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First Aired - 11/23/2009 05:00PM
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On the latest episode, Marla Camp is joined by a sustainable minded panel of guests. Mike Evans, Judith McGeary & Joel Salatin talk about issues ranging from farms to schools.
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Edible Communities Introduction (2:39)
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Marla Camp, Edible Austin, Edible Communities, Roberta's, Urban Root, Judith McGeary, Joel Salatin, Mike Evans,Mike Evans of Urban Roots Talks About Youth Farm Programs (20:25)
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Mike Evans, Urban Roots, Max Elliot, farming, Texas, The Food Project, Boston, bringing youth together, middle school gardening program, focus groups, paid internship to work on farms, ages 14-17, Oasis Garden, youth energy on the farm, peppers, community farming, soup kitchens, community lunches, every city is different, sharing across sister organizations, gaining job skills, money management class, public speaking skills, after school jobs, the program is open to everyone, all organic farm, sustainability, sustainable and organic practices, standard job expectations, farm based education, school presentations, family health night, power point game show, match the fruit or vegetable to the plant, eat local week, celebrating local food, grants, donations are being accepted, www.youthlaunch.org, click on urban roots to learn more and donate, www.edibleaustin.com, shared curriculum, non profit,Judith McGeary of Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance: Animal Tracking & Raw Milk (16:26)
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Roberta's, www.robertaspizza.com, Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance, Judith McGeary, raw milk regulations, Texas, NEIS, Nuclear Energy Information Service, electronic tracking, USDA, industrial agriculture, Congress drastically reduced funding, nobody wants this program, small family farms, food safety problems, processing issues, e coli, handling, national animal ID system, tracks animal from birth to death, www.farmandranchfreedom.org, regulation of raw milk, building a milk barn, testing, regulatory prices, regulations restrict the sale of the milk to on the farm, carbon footprint, Department of State Health Services, salmonella, slaughterhouse,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 10/13/2009 06:30PM
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On this week's Why We Cook, Erica covers good foods gone bad; healthy foods hijacked by food industry and turned bad.
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Good Foods Gone Bad! (9:30)
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check out the archives!, free itunes podcasts, state of food in US, New York Times cover story, Jamie Oliver: getting the unhealthiest town in Virginia to eat better, foods that get hijacked by the food industry and turned into something you should never eat, microwave popcorn, there are other ways to pop corn besides microwave, microwave popcorn about as toxic a food as you can consume, bags made for microwaving lined with plastics and other compounds released when heated, butter flavor, buy bulk organic popcorn, whirley pop, dust with sea salt and nori,Good Foods Gone Bad: Canned Tomatoes (9:40)
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find Why We Cook on Facebook, popcorn a whole grain, no calories, canned tomatoes, cans have to be lined with plastic film to keep acidity from corroding metal, BPA, BPA just as toxic as lead, BPA is a hormone-disrupting chemicals, avoid acidic products in cans!, Muir Glen cans still have BPA, Muir Glen owned by General Mills, stop eating non-organic potatoes, non-organic potatoes one of the most heavily sprayed and poisoned crop,Great Local Veggies: What's in Season? (8:29)
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potato: most toxin-laden vegetable out there, go to NRDC website, Tuscan kale, collards, mustard greens, winter greens, squashes, hubbard squash, delicata, easy to cook squash, brussel sprouts, parsnips, cauliflower, veggies you think you hate, get past the smelly sulfurous mass,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 10/02/2009 04:00PM
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Charlie Nardozzi joins Friday's Farm Report to share his passion and forty plus years experience to answer any and all questions related to growing your own food.
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Planting the Seed with Charlie Nardozzi (10:51)
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bringing expert gardening tips to people everywhere through TV and print, Italian immigrant parents, faith in nature and weather, farm and central hub meeting place, Community Supported Agriculture, working hard, stick with it, lose a crop, animal gets sick, rolling with punches, grandfather's farm, some relatives show up to eat, not to plant, a few apples as payment, Shelburne Orchards, Shelburne Farm Cheese, Apple Cider with Ginger, pie eating contest, Japanese taiko drummers, good appreciation for farming is important, first generation in history with no close connection to farms, connections to the land, more support means higher prices means saving farms, sense of community and helping each other out, juggle responsibilities,The Five Steps to Starting a Garden (12:30)
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Soil, Site, Size, Selection, Sun, be aware where the sun is in the sky, soil, organic matter, raised planting beds, plant what you like to eat, vegetable gardening for dummies, Elliot Coleman, maximize production, best yield, planting in a small space, build grow beds where you'll see the plants every day, succession planting, vertical planting, important for a beginner gardener, plant where the sun is for at least three to six hours, planting bed no wider than four feet,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
