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The act of composting ensures that food scraps and green waste are never wasted, but returned to enrich the soil. It sequesters carbon, and helps t...

  • Added: Jul 11, 2022
  • Length: 58:00
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Climate change is coming for your food. In the American Heartland, farmers are battling increasingly severe weather, with epic floods and heat. Nea...

Bought by KMUN and WXDU


  • Added: Apr 12, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: freshly harvested sungold cherry tomatoes
Reducing food waste is a good thing for the environment, but it can also help address food insecurity. Producer Ella Nigro spoke to women within th...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2021
  • Length: 11:06
Caption: Totally Awesome Vegan Food Truck
Producer Anna Ravis interviewed an activist, a chef and seaweed researchers to understand some ways that people are trying to reduce the impacts of...

  • Added: May 10, 2021
  • Length: 16:51
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A deep exploration of the urban-rural divide and how one group is trying to bring both sides together

  • Added: Nov 22, 2020
  • Length: 28:19
Caption: Nadia Ruffin, M.S.
Nadia Ruffin is an entomologist, gardener and educator. She is the founder of Agricademy Inc, and Urban Farm Sista based in Cincinatti, Ohio. A lov...

Bought by KVNF


  • Added: Jun 11, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Will Tarleton trims his first Hemp plant of the season.

  • Added: Mar 21, 2019
  • Length: 58:00
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This week we're welcoming two people on The Rough Draft Diaries. One is Lyndsey Stough, Executive Director of Toledo Soup, and Roberta de Boer-Durh...

  • Added: Jan 07, 2019
  • Length: 06:11
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Did you know that eating certain foods can offer protection against Alzheimer’s Disease? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Meli...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 18, 2017
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Did you know that home and school gardens help nourish children’s natural curiosity, and motivate them to eat more healthful foods? Join Food Sleut...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Apr 20, 2017
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
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“Hey everyone, our chocolate is getting cheaper!” On the surface, that sounds great. But the story behind the low costs is not good news. And a hig...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2017
  • Length: 24:00
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Do you know the biggest challenges family farmers face when trying to bring their livestock to market? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered D...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Mar 02, 2017
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Did you know that one of the biggest changes to rural America has been the loss of farm families and farming communities? Houses, barns, and people...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Nov 17, 2016
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
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For generations, farmers in western North Carolina have relied on tobacco as a core crop, their lifeblood. It was more than just income, though: to...

Bought by KVLU


  • Added: Nov 17, 2016
  • Length: 26:01
  • Purchases: 1
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Corn is a ubiquitous part of Southern food—from bread to whiskey. But how did it get to be that way? In this episode of Gravy, we go on a hunt for ...

Bought by KVLU and West Virginia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Nov 03, 2016
  • Length: 25:21
  • Purchases: 2
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Did you know that global free trade agreements impact local family farmers, food labeling, and the quality of food on our plates? Join Food Sleuth ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Feb 12, 2016
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Did you know that farmers’ increasing use of antibiotics to prevent and treat animal diseases and increase growth efficiency contributes to antimic...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Jan 28, 2016
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Did you know that most insects are “good” and that they have a critical role to play in our national food security and good nutrition? Join Food Sl...

Bought by Radio Catskill, RadioFreePalmer, and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Dec 31, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Seventy percent of pesticides used in agriculture today are herbicides, designed to kill weeds growing in farmers’ fields across the U.S. However ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: Nov 06, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Lillie Cotlon (L) and Burnell Cotlon (R), Credit: Ian Spencer Cook for StoryCorps
Burnell Cotlon owns and operates the only grocery store in the Lower Ninth Ward. When it opened in 2014, it was the first grocery store to serve th...

Bought by WMUU-LP and WTJU


  • Added: Aug 21, 2015
  • Length: 02:11
  • Purchases: 2
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Because of persistent drought and water crises due to unsustainable practices, California is facing many challenges to its very existence. It is wa...

  • Added: May 11, 2015
  • Length: 05:23
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Despite growing newfound interest in food, diets and nutrition, how many question where their food comes from and the conditions under which it was...

Bought by WRGY


  • Added: Mar 19, 2015
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Ethiopia is said to be the birthplace of coffee, and this aromatic elixir continues to be an important part its culture. KFAI’s Allison Herrera met...

  • Added: Jan 28, 2015
  • Length: 05:29
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From fast and processed foods to common personal care items, palm oil is a common ingredient in thousands of household products. However, this “ch...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 08, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Have you wanted to grow your own garden, but you're afraid you don't have a green thumb? Tune in to hear expert advice on how to get started. Avoid...

  • Added: Aug 26, 2013
  • Length: 08:30