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First Aired - 03/17/2011 04:30PM
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This week on Flash Talks Cash, JoAnn & Andrew address the horrible disasters happening in Japan and discuss what happens with your money in a time of crisis such as this. Are you financially prepared for disaster? How can you help those in need? These questions and more are answered on a topical and interesting episode of Flash Talks Cash. Sponsored by The Museum of Food & Drink
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Flash Talks Cash Introduction: Disaster & Money (17:06)
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Flash Talks Cash, JoAnn Flash Fleming, Andrew Newman, Disasters & Money, tragedy in Japan, tsunami, nuclear meltdown, earthquake, what can we do to give back?, money, food, baby food, non perishables, blood is always needed following a major disaster, donate blood!, Red Cross, most people in this country don't carry around cash, insurance policies, emergency preparation,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 03/17/2011 01:00PM
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This week on The Farm Report, Erin Fairbanks is joined by Mara Gittleman of Farming Concrete. Tune in to learn more about this "citizens science project" and how Mara and her colleagues have gathered detailed statistics on all the community farms in New York City. This episode was sponsored by The Museum of Food & Drink .
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The Farm Report Introduction: Farming Concrete (17:38)
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Erin Fairbanks, The Farm Report, Mara Gittleman, Farming Concrete, citizen science project, gardening, cartography, how much food are community gardeners growing in NYC?, www.farmingconcrete.org, community development, the internet is not always the best tool, Green Thumb, New York Restoration Project, Just Food, crop inventory, 400 community gardens in New York, ACGA, community garden is any space where more than 1 person is gardening, spaces open to the public, urban farming in Detroit, social justice, illegal farming in vacant lots, Rudy Giuliani tried to auction off gardens, land trusts, land protection, Food Works,Quantifying Food Production (15:12)
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quantifying food production, being classified as a farm, urban agriculture, Mara is part of the Prospect Heights community farm, communal flower cutting bed, herb gardens, garlic, ask your local community garden about what's in season, plant sales, seed swapping, seed saving, crop inventory forms,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 03/13/2011 12:00PM
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Gus Schumacher & Richard A. Jones are the guests on this week's edition of HRN's flagship show, The Main Course. Gus Schumacher is a founding member of Wholesome Wave and formerly the Undersecretary of Agriculture for the Clinton Administration. Gus discusses his work with SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) and farmers markets, and explains how we can add more "Nutrition" to the SNAP program. He also talks about the upcoming Farm Bill and how we can move towards a more local and regional food system in America. Richard A. Jones, author of The Beekeepers Bible, does into depth about beekeeping and the incredible lives of bees. This episode was sponsored by The Museum of Food & Drink. For more information on the "Get the Ball Rolling Fundraiser" click here.
Gus Schumacher
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The Main Course Introduction (8:20)
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The Main Course, Patrick Martins, Katy Keiffer, Museum of Food & Drink, www.MoFad.org, Thomas Waugh, March 27th,Richard A. Jones, Author of "The Beekeeper's Bible: Bees, Honey, Recipes & Other Home Uses" (33:59)
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Richard A. Jones, The Beekeepers Bible, history of beekeeping, biology, mythology, instructions for setting up your hive, multiple authors, bee biology, etymology, swarming, honey harvest, selectively breeding honeybees, ancient Egyptians, husbandry, mead, honey wine, bee intelligence, waggle dance, figure 8 dance, bee research, queen bees, honey production, nectar, pollen, nectar is fuel for bees, pollen has protein, royal jelly, worker bees, they can detect he queens death, brood food, bee hives, bee genetics, Colony collapse disorder, more prevalent in the US, bee monoculture, artificial insemination, honey flavors,Gus Schumacher, founding member of Wholesome Wave (15:55)
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Gus Schumacher, founding member of Wholesome Wave, SNAP program, farmers markes, 43 million Americans have access to food stamps, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Michel Nischan, putting more nutrition into the SNAP program, EBT, wireless credit card machines at farmers markets, market accounts, Cultivating Community, Amy Carrington, incentives for WIC and SNAP customers to buy fresh local and regional food, a generation that's forgotten how to cook, fast food, people actually DO like to cook, City Heights,Farm Bill, Main Tomatoes, Rising Oil Prices & More (13:16)
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centralization of the food system, regional and local food systems, regionalization, infrastructure change, rising oil prices, backyard tomatoes in Madison Maine, Maine tomatoes, new farm bill being negotiated, 2010 Farm Bill, supporting people who are investing money in food production, greenhouse horticulture, Kathleen Merrigan, Tom Vilsack, Martha Putnam, freeze in North Mexico, China, diminishing water, China consumers 50% of the worlds soy beans, grassland in Argentina, mono-cropping, how does change happen in Washington, fighting against lobbies, write to your congressmen, winter farmers markets in Massachusetts, Michael Batterberry, New American Farmer program, refugee farmers, Brooklyn Grange, Roberta's,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
