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First Aired - 09/28/2009 05:00PM
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Marla Camp talks about the importance of humane and traditional farming practices. Marla is joined with author Lisa Hamilton, Animal Welfare Approved program director Andrew Gunther and rancher Hugh Fitzsimons.
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Introduction (2:22)
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Author Lisa Hamilton, Animal Welfare Approved, Animal Welfare Institute, free book give-away, ranchers, farmers, Deeply Rooted by Lisa Hamilton, e-mail Marla@edibleaustin.com,Unconventional Farming with Author Lisa Hamilton (22:55)
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unconventional farmers re-defining farming in America, farmers' stories, writing, photography, agricultural roles, community, 10th generation rancher, water resources, convert to organic farming, challenges, spent the winter of 1974 reading all about organic, literature, North Dakota, greed taking over the countryside, go big or get out, cooperative crop pools, changing the system, La Farge Wisconsin, Organic Valley, commodities, distribution, farmers market model works on a small scale, dairy farmers need to take back the power of pricing, Harry Lewis of Sulphur Springs Texas, conventional agriculture is more machine based, Virgil Trujillo of Abiquiu New Mexico, David Theresa and Dan Podoll of Fullerton North Dakota, relationships with the land and animals, NYC book tour week of September 28th 2009, www.lisamhamilton.com, Savoy, e-mail marla@edibleaustin.com for a free copy of Lisa's new book, Lisa Hamilton author of: Deeply Rooted,Marla talks with Andrew Gunther of the Animal Welfare Approved Program (15:05)
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Animal Welfare Approved, focus on access to pasture for farm animals, standards for farmers to compare their practices to, health and well-being of animal reigns supreme, farm audits, annual process once a farm is accepted into AWA program, consumer demand for the AWA seal, humane and fair treatment of animals, local press releases for farmers admitted into program, consumer demand, www.animalwelfareapproved.org, sign up to weekly e-mails to stay informed, USDA is trying to help small farmers by changing laws on selling across state lines from a state only inspected facility, rural and urban America is struggling, vote with your dollar, support family farmers, organization,Model Bison Rancher Hugh Fitzsimons of Thunderheart Bison Shape Ranch (15:24)
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Thunderheart Bison Shape Ranch, Texas, Hugh Fitzsimons, built an onsite abattoir, Hugh is the first rancher in Texas to be approved by the Animal Welfare Approved, how Hugh got into raising bison, Hugh was most interested in raising an indiginous animal to his land, bovine species, reducing the stress of slaughtering bison for meat production, bison are social animals, they live in pods, all animals are related and kept in an in tact unit, a secure family like social structure, feeding corn is cutting corners, Hugh's cooking tip is in line with how he raises his bison: low and slow, using all parts of the animal, hides are almost indestructible, www.thunderheartbison.com, bison hides are so strong that they were exported from the US to make belts for steam engines during the times of the industrial revolution, bison is a sacred animal to the native people in the US, Hugh is trying to keep this dignity alive, certified grass fed,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 09/07/2009 05:00PM
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Marla Camp interviews guests featured in the book Growing Good Things to Eat in Texas. Guests include author Pamela Walker, Bart Reid, David Pitre and Carol Ann Sayle.
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Introduction (2:35)
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Working Farmers Labor Day, marla@edibleaustin.com, win a copy of Pam Walker's new book, congrats to winner of Fresh movie screening giveaway,Marla talks with Pamela Walker, Author of Growing Good Things to Eat in Texas (20:18)
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agriculture, food marketing systems, stories of men women and children that make up the agricultural community of Texas, cast a wide net to gather contacts, certifications, growers, organic versus non organic practices, ranges of products and places, personal visits with farmers and growers doing interviews, why they work on the farm, challenges they have faced, people like to speak of themselves, breaking the ice, easy flow of conversation, policy of USDA since World War II allowed for chemicals in planting, Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, The Unsettling of America by Wendell Berry, as of recently small farms are increasing at a higher rate than larger scale farms, farmers markets, small farms moving more towards direct marketing, Texas, educational events, commercial success, discovered sincere generosity, food and water watch, support of independent agriculture, work against prevailing policy at state and national levels, against one size fits all philosophies, close connections to food growers as inspiration,Downtown on the Farm with Carol Ann Sayle (7:45)
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Carol talks about farming in Pamela's new book Growing Good Things to Eat in Texas, farmstand, pears with Arugula, roasted cashews with feta cheese, olive oil meyer lemon juice dressing, less canning because of more demand for fresh produce, year round Arugula plants,Marla talks with Bart Reid Owner of Permian Sea Organics (17:55)
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practicing sustainable aquaculture in West Texas, farm to market roads, Bart Reid is a farmer and marine biologist, aquaculture, feed, intensive care unit for aquatic animals, building new self sustainable systems, shrimp, natural productivity, macro-environment, fertilize ponds with compost, founded non-profit research organization, develop and promote organic products, fertilize ponds with composts, Organic Aquaculture Institute, funded by grants and donations, fish nutritionists, fish meal, fish oils, algae produces fish oil not fish, why not culture the algae in the pond system, building a set of rules for more sustainable aquaculture, how to get involved, National Organic Program website, Reid_Bart@yahoo.com,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 08/23/2009 01:00PM
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Amy Kalafa of the film Two Angry Moms talks school lunches, Bob Frye stops by for an Obituary, Bonnie & Mary discuss their after-school arts program Step Right Up, plus Gwen of Roberta's and Mo Frechette!
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Amy Kafala and Her Film 'Two Angry Moms' (5:59)
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www.AngryMoms.org, childhood obesity, type 2 diabetes, fast food and junk food moving into the mainstream, prepackaged chicken nuggets, we spend $200 per person on health care, this generation of children will be the first in the nation's history to live shorter lives than their parents, Michelle Simon, Marion Nestle, CDC, local community activists, certified organic poultry and game farm, big food profits vs. children’s health, Americans spend 200 billion dollars a year in diet related health costs, Dean & Deluca, eliminating toxins in food can reverse obesity statistics, Amy Kafala,School Lunches with Amy Kalafa (6:07)
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school diet, school food in the 1970's was not great, but better than now, school food became a profit center for schools, districts were forced to sell chips and french fries because they were money makers, there is more profit to be had with junk food, trans fats, fewer whole vitamins, contaminated beef, beef, chicken & cheese, protein dense meals, school gardens are becoming more popular, the school environment is being examined, Susan Rubin, Pepsi Co, The Institute of Medicine,Teaching Kids to Garden & The Educational Food Revolution with Amy (14:07)
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Alice Waters, the fairy godmother of whole foods, The Colbert Report, The CDC sounded the alarm, Victory Garden, Michelle Obama, White House Garden, organic garden, if it doesn't sound like food, it ain't food, if your grandmother cannot recognize it, it's not food, Peninsula Restaurant, outside corporate caterers, nobody thought of children’s health, wellness committees, Eleanor Roosevelt, USDA, FDA, NYU, Atlanta,Bob Frye: Don Hewitt Obituary (11:05)
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Bob Frye, Former Executive Producer of ABC News, Don Hewitt, 60 Minutes, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, This Week Has Seven Days, BBC, Don was as important as Walter Cronkite, Mike Wallace, Leslie Stahl, 60 Minutes was a victim of it's own success, pressures of commercial television, Wall St. Journal, Don allowed journalists to go deep into a subject, a little meat on the bones is good for the meal,Bonnie & Mary of Step Right Up (4:25)
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after school program, step right up, theater, http://steprightupprogram.blogspot.com, fifth graders, pizza, nonprofit, education, Williamsburg elementary school, Arts For All, 97 Green St October 3rd, www.arts-for-all.org,Mo Frechette of Zingerman's Mail Order (6:24)
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, mail order, Zingerman's, shipping across America, FedEx, UPS, lobster, freshness issues, Columbia Record Club, shipping chargers, catalogs, brownies, bread, word of mouth, Mo Frechette,Gwen of Roberta's Talks About Urban Gardening (11:33)
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Roberta's, gardening, Gwen, public access format, open mic night, rooftop garden, basil, pizza chef, tomatoes, peppers, growing vegetables year round, don't let the vegetables freeze, broccoli, microclimate, Roberta's is exposed from it's industrial surroundings, seasonality, tomato blight, rodents, raccoons, white flies, slugs, white powder mold, white spots on the leaves of your plants, squash, rain, solar power, locavores, Midwest, summer crops, arugula,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
