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Last Chance for Oysters
From: Lawrence Lanahan
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From Weekend America, a day on the river with one of southern Maryland's last working oystermen

Bought by The Nature Podcast


  • Added: May 06, 2007
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 1
Raw Pet Food Junkies
From: The Environment Report
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Pet food scare has some people fixing food for Fido at home.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 30, 2007
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 1
Corn Ethanol: Higher Food Prices
From: The Environment Report
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Corn ethanol is causing corn prices to go up. That will affect food bills.

Bought by WFUV


  • Added: Apr 23, 2007
  • Length: 04:21
  • Purchases: 1
Fiddleheading on the Kennebec River
From: Rob Rosenthal
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Picking fiddleheads along the shores of the Kennebec River, Maine.

Bought by WMPG, PRX Remix, The PRX Podcast, and The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Apr 22, 2007
  • Length: 04:14
  • Purchases: 4
Mysterious Disappearing Bees
From: The Environment Report
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Bees are dying by the millions and no one knows why.

  • Added: Mar 26, 2007
  • Length: 04:08
Study May Bolster Organic Potato Farming
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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On average, each of us scarfs up about 140 pounds of this delectable tuber a year. It's a $2 billion industry, but just a fraction of the potatoes ...

  • Added: Feb 20, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
Supermarkets Go "Organic"
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Organic food is becoming trendy, and you?ll be seeing more of it at your supermarket, it?ll probably be cheaper to.

  • Added: Feb 20, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
Restoration of the "River of Many Fish"
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: March 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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The Ashtabula River in Ohio flows into Lake Erie, one of the four Great Lakes.

  • Added: Feb 20, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
Growers Cover Up Local Produce
From: The Environment Report
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The growing use of hydroponics in agriculture is letting people get local produce even in places where the climate is chilly.

  • Added: Jan 29, 2007
  • Length: 04:02
Locally Grown Food Sprouts in Restaurants
From: The Environment Report
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Chef is encouraging farmers to grow local food for new trend in restaurants.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 29, 2007
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 1
Restoring a Fragile Marine Ecosystem
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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A study in the journal Nature found that up to 90 percent of the larger specimens of these species have disappeared from the world's oceans.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
New Technology for Cleaner Fish Farms
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Fish farming - also known as aquaculture - helps to keep fish stocks up and prevent over-fishing. But fish farms are usually located in shallow wat...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Alaska Model Produces Sustainable Yields
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Many of the world's fisheries and marine ecosystems are in trouble from overfishing and high "bycatch" - the accidental killing of millions of mari...

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Dec 17, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
LA's Community Gardens
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
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Neighborhood Gardens in Urban Los Angeles

  • Added: Dec 05, 2006
  • Length: 03:43
Eco-friendly Coffee Cultivation
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Open-field coffee cultivation emerged some 30 years ago. While the method may be productive in the short run, it often degrades the environment, an...

Bought by KMXT, KOSU, and WEPS


  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Fish Farming for a Hungry World
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: December 2006 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Aquaculture is becoming big business in a hungry world. The challenge is to develop methods and technologies that produce sustainable yields while ...

Bought by KMXT, KOSU, and WEPS


  • Added: Dec 01, 2006
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 3
Preserving Classic Turkeys
From: The Environment Report
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Farmers are raising 'heritage' turkeys to preserve DNA

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and Prairie Public


  • Added: Nov 20, 2006
  • Length: 04:04
  • Purchases: 2
100 Mile Meal: A Homegrown Thanksgiving
From: The Environment Report
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A reporter's attempt to buy all of the ingredients in his Thanksgiving meal from sources within 100 miles, right down to the salt.

Bought by PRX Remix, KISU, Delta College Public Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, KZYX and more


  • Added: Nov 20, 2006
  • Length: 04:04
  • Purchases: 30
More Poison, Says Bush
From: Dick Meister
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A commentary on the Bush administration's successful attempt to allow U.S. growers to continue using methyl bromide, the highly toxic pesticide ban...

  • Added: Nov 18, 2006
  • Length: 02:54
American Chestnuts Roasting Again?
From: The Environment Report
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Saving the American Chestnut

  • Added: Nov 17, 2006
  • Length: 04:51
RN Documentary: Diner Pensant
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: RN Documentaries
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What our diet tells us about our relationship with the natural world.

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KFAI Minneapolis, and WGBH Radio Boston


  • Added: Sep 21, 2006
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 3
Garden Renaissance in Brooklyn
From: Next Generation Radio
Series: NPR's Next Generation Radio
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Joyce Vargas explores the idea of "city famrs" and how it might just bring change to one of the roughest neighborhoods in New York City.

  • Added: Sep 11, 2006
  • Length: 04:34
Julia Child in Corn
From: Karen Brown
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Light feature about a corn maze in the shape of Julia Child.

Bought by KUT, KERA, Marfa Public Radio, and KTNA


  • Added: Aug 29, 2006
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
More Than Vegetables
From: WFUV
Series: Notes from the Farm
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Organic farmer Cindy Jones explains why her customers take away more than fresh vegetables.

Bought by WTIP, WMUK, and WUAL


  • Added: Aug 28, 2006
  • Length: 02:28
  • Purchases: 3
PART 4: TOO MUCH MANURE?
From: The Environment Report
Series: Pollution in the Heartland
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A look at the environmental costs of a large-scale dairy operation.

  • Added: Aug 09, 2006
  • Length: 04:32

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