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First Aired - 12/09/2010 01:00PM
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Heather Hyman is back from Miami, and her and Erin Fairbanks explore ways that we can change NYC's Food System on this episode of The Farm Report. They are joined by Gabrielle Blavatsky, a graduate student at NYU Wagner's Graduate School of Public Service. Gabby also works with councilwomen Christine Quinn, and FoodWorks - Quinn's 59 point system to change the way New Yorkers eat. Together, they discuss what issues we face in this state and what we can do to address these issues. Tune in and learn some interesting facts about food production in The Big Apple and get inspired to make change! This episode was sponsored by S. Wallace Edwards & Sons. For more information visit www.surryfarms.com
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The Farm Report Introduction: Gabrielle Blavatsky (14:10)
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The Farm Report, Heather Hyman, Erin Fairbanks, Heather was in Miami with Roberta's, ART Scope, Gabrielle Blavatsky, FoodWorks, A Vision to Improve NYC's food system, 59 point plan from Christine Quinn, Bob Lewis, it's become cheaper and easier to consume more calories, NY is second highest producer of cabbage, second only to the department of defense in institution meal purchasing, reading journals to find relevant information, Nevin Cohen, New School, NYC Coalition Against Hunger, Urban Design Lab, Columbia, Christina Grace, Wagner Food Policy Alliance, NYU, collaborative happy hour,FoodWork's Plan to Change the NYC Food Sytstem (17:54)
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San Francisco doesn't have specialized high schools like NYC, it's unbelievable how much food NY produces, setting things in historical context, where does NY stand nationally?, farm bill, farmland protection, rate of farmland loss, what's the role for urban constituents, purchasing power, processing on an agricultural level, support the businesses that already exist in NY, NYC is known for bakeries and chocolate, Pat LaFrieda, Hunts Point, Diesel powered storage facilities, refrigeration trucks, expanding capacity, 8 million people to feed in NYC, consumption and post consumption issues, food deserts, composting and recycling, read the report at council.nyc.gov,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 10/14/2010 01:00PM
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This week on The Farm Report, Heather and Erin sit down with Bushwick's own Matt Lorenz, of the urban gardener non-profit Trees Not Trash. Listen in to learn all about trees, trash, and being green in the modern age. This episode is brought to you by Acme Smoked Fish (www.acmesmokedfish.com)
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The Farm Report Introducion: Matt Lorenzo (13:33)
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Heather Hyman, Erin Fairbanks, Heritage Radio Network, The Farm Report, Matt Lorenz, Trees Not Trash, Putting the Bush back in Bushwick, not for profit collective of urban gardeners, Bushwick is one of the most non green areas in the five boroughs, young gardeners project, community farms, protecting farms against inclimate weather, climate change, heat index for NYC is hotter, Arbor Day Foundation, Million Trees Program, trees are like slow motion explosions, trees ease anxiety of kids allergic to straight angles, allergies, healing properties of trees,Trees Not Trash (13:43)
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rain, water retention, local street trees, systems get overburdened when there is too much rain, pollution goes into the river, disturbing YouTube video from the Brooklyn Tornado, clip of the Gawanus Canal with raw sewage, dirty rain, street trees can mitigate rainfall that floods the system, rooftop showers, sugar maples, bees, where are some good tree spots in NYC?, Maria Hernandez Park suffered a huge downage of trees during the tornado, www.treesnottrash.org,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 09/25/2009 04:00PM
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On this week' Farm Report, Heather and Lorenzo interview Ken Klemm of The Buffalo Guys. Ken lets us in on his Experimental Farming Project, a program designed to uncover avant garde farming techniques to improve the quality and vitality of American soil.
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The Advantages of Polyculture (9:50)
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Ken Klemm, The Buffalo Guys, experimental farming, no till polyculture, polyculture: planting several different types of seeds, monoculture: single seed planting, nitrogen fixing plants, canola, radish, turnip, benefits of planting multiple species together, greater results and healthier soil with multiple species planted, corn needs a lot of nitrogen, vetch produces a lot of nitrogen, corn and vetch's symbiotic relationship, chemical fertilization put a stop to research in the field of natural fertilization, no-till aspect, cover-cropping, tilling reduces soil fertility, micro organisms, tilling sets soil back,Cover-Cropping: Improving the Quality of American Farmland (11:50)
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using Facebook as a marketing tool, disconnect between rural and urban America, lack of knowledge among urbanites about where their food comes from, easy to influence the flavor of pork by feed, bison taste profiles less affected by changes in feed, Ken's experiments are directed at improving quality of land and improving fuel usage, moisture retention, cover-cropping, soil is a living organism, millions of organisms per square inch of soil, predator organisms, plants are what feeds soil, with chemical farming practices microbes are not being fed properly, cover-cropping feeds soil microbes properly, reduce fuel usage, less time spent tilling, vegetable seeds, moving herds around, bison are harvesting crew for Ken's projects, commodity crop production, getting crop lands healthy again, if Ken decides to grow commodity crops he could without the advent of fertilizer, turning a meat farming operation into a commodity crop operation, corn, wheat, great potential for evolutions in ecological farming,The Difference Between Buffalo and Bison (11:51)
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Crop rotation, taste profiles, effect of feed on meat, nitrogen, carbohydrates, diet, age of animal, quality meat, buffalo versus bison, Cape Buffalo native of Africa, Water Buffalo native of India, Buffalo were one the most prolific grazing animals on earth, more buffalo then wilderbeasts, 60 million Buffalo roaming the earth at one point, Buffalo is more commonly known and referred to for marketing purposes, first Spanish explorers, Bison raising versus cattle raising, bison are hearty animals, predators are not an issue for bison, buffalo survived the last ice-age, buffalo were known to fend off saber tooth tigers and large bears, marketing is a challenge, irrigation issues, demand for bison is high supply is low,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
