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Would it be possible to get all of our food from local farms?
From: Possibly
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Today, we’re digging into urban agriculture. Would it be possible to get all of our food from local farms?

Bought by Raven Radio, KICI Iowa City, and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Aug 07, 2022
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 3
Apartment Farming has Arrived! Hydro Grow's Founder Scott Massey
From: WCWP
Series: Taking Care of Business with Richard Solomon
Caption: Scott Massey, Credit: Hydro Lrow LLC
Imagine growing fresh fruit and vegetables in your RV, Apartment or Home - organic and relatively easy to do.

  • Added: Jan 16, 2017
  • Length: 53:00
The food that grows from concrete
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Philip Stark looks at mallow growing in West Oakland with leaves as big as his hand., Credit: Olivia Cueva
Imagine eating at your favorite restaurant and being told that the salad on your plate was harvested from the cracks in the sidewalk in West Oaklan...

Bought by WESM 91.3 FM, WABE, and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 17, 2015
  • Length: 07:05
  • Purchases: 3
Mission High and Bi-Rite Market partner in a neighborhood divided
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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San Francisco’s Mission District. It’s a neighborhood where Mark Zuckerberg now owns a home, and a place where an affluent, whiter population is di...

  • Added: Jan 12, 2015
  • Length: 06:23
Urban agriculture ordinance heads to fruition in Richmond
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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A vibrant mural announces Happy Lot Farm and Garden to visitors and anyone passing by. A greenhouse stands in the middle of the lot, and an improvi...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2014
  • Length: 06:45
Richmond youth learn agriculture and more at Urban Tilth's summer apprenticeship
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Urban Tilth summer apprentices Dante Ricardo, Carlos Hernandez, and Nikia Whittie in the Richmond High garden, Credit: Isabel Angell
It’s a sunny, windy afternoon in Richmond, and Adam Boisvert is out in a garden.

  • Added: Oct 14, 2014
  • Length: 04:35
Must love broccoli: A community garden plays matchmaker
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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San Franciscans love to garden, but a backyard is hard to come by if you live in an apartment. And the 36 city-operated community gardens have wait...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2014
  • Length: 07:25
Edward Behr reads from 50 Foods: The Essentials of Good Taste (5/16)
From: Peter Johnson
Series: The Author's Corner on Public Radio daily show: MAY 2014
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100-second module, from our weekday readings for May. What are the Top 50?

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Apr 24, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1
Living Simply
From: WITF
Caption: Brandon Tennis and Abby Sullivan tending their farm., Credit: Joseph Ulrich
Living in a tent with no electricity or running water, a couple tries their hand at a more simple lifestyle.

Bought by Boise State Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 15, 2014
  • Length: 07:59
  • Purchases: 1
Sights & Sounds of Bayview: Neighbors are doin' it for themselves
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents - Sights & Sounds of Bayview
Caption: Neighbors of the Quesada Gardens Initiative, Credit: Kevin B. Jones
Like many people who see a pretty rose in bloom, Annette Smith likes to take in the sight and scent of it. But when she bends her head to inhale th...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 23, 2013
  • Length: 08:09
  • Purchases: 1
Virgin's Guide to Olive Oil
From: Nancy Greenleese
Caption: Marco Viola, the CEO of the Viola olive mill and farm, tastes the oil which was named the world’s best by Flos Olei olive oil guide. , Credit: Viola
The health benefits of extra virgin olive oil are widely touted. The condiment offers so-called good fats and antioxidants. Yet how do you differ...

Bought by KLCC


  • Added: May 23, 2013
  • Length: 04:39
  • Purchases: 1
A Year of Idaho Food Wrap Up
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
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Producer Guy Hand looks back on the highlights of the 12 month long project called "2011: The Year of Idaho Food."

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and KISU


  • Added: Dec 31, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
Quince: A Path to the Past
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Quince, Credit: Guy Hand
Modern science acknowledges the unique power of taste and aroma to teleport us back in time. It’s simply the way our brains are wired. For Boisean ...

Bought by Boise State Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, KLCC, KUOW and more


  • Added: Dec 10, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 7
The Complicated World of Idaho Garlic
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
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The Northwest has several crop quarantine zones to control the spread of diseases. In southern Idaho, a quarantine zone helps protect the states l...

Bought by Boise State Public Radio, WABE, Spokane Public Radio, and KISU


  • Added: Nov 12, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
Seeking Genetic Diversity in Abandoned Apple Orchards
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Pioneer apple varieties found along the Salmon River, Credit: Guy Hand
Producer Guy Hand jet boats into Idaho's River of No Return Wilderness with a team searching for remote and abandoned pioneer-era apple orchards. T...

Bought by Boise State Public Radio, Boise State Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 29, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 6
In Awe of the Pawpaw
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: A just picked pawpaw, Credit: Guy Hand
The pawpaw is America's largest native fruit. Once loved by George Washington, it's now nearly forgotten and survives today largely thanks to backy...

Bought by Boise State Public Radio, Boise State Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, and KISU


  • Added: Oct 14, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
Learning to Love the Lowly Lentil
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Lentil Festival mascot, Credit: Guy Hand
A trip to the National Lentil Festival in Pullman, Washington and the lentil growing Palouse region of Washington and Idaho.

Bought by KUOW, Spokane Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and KISU


  • Added: Sep 10, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
Slow Food and the Growing World Population (Short Version)
From: Louisville Public Media
Caption: A locally-grown tomato, Credit: Kyle Durbin
An feature-length interview with Slow Food International Secretary General Paolo di Croce about how his organization plans to feed the growing worl...

  • Added: Sep 07, 2011
  • Length: 03:24
A Year of Idaho Food Mid Season Update
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Tyler Korn enjoying a garden school carrot at Northside Elementary School in Sandpoint, Idaho., Credit: Michele Murphree
The Year of Idaho Food is nearing it’s halfway mark. A year long collaboration of volunteers, the Year of Idaho Food is designed to collect and cat...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and KISU


  • Added: May 29, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
City Slicker Farms changes landscape of West Oakland
From: KALW
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West Oakland is a community of about 24,000 residents, and about a quarter population living below the poverty level. It’s bordered on three sides ...

  • Added: May 16, 2011
  • Length: 05:45
The Gospel of Spring Greens
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Tim Sommer of Purple Sage Farms, Credit: Guy Hand
A look at the varied world of spring greens.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KUOW, and KISU


  • Added: May 15, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Once Loved Dandelion
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Dried dandelion root, Credit: Guy Hand
The surprising history of the once much loved dandelion.

Bought by PRX Remix and KISU


  • Added: Apr 02, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
Making Beef Better: A search for the World's best steak.
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
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An interview with Mark Schatzker, author of Steak, on why great steak is hard to find and how a few small-scale ranchers are helping to make beef b...

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Mar 19, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
Sowing the Seeds of a New Generation of Farmers
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Farmer Casey O'Leary, Credit: Guy Hand
The average age of the American farmer is 57 years old. But there's a new breed of farmer out there, one who is young, focused on the small scale a...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KISU, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 12, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
Fans of Fermentation
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
Caption: Tara Kelly with an assortment of her fermented foods., Credit: Guy Hand
A profile of an Idaho woman immersed in the ancient craft of fermentation.

Bought by KUOW and KISU


  • Added: Feb 26, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2