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First Aired - 11/15/2011 06:30PM
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This week on Let's Get Real, Erica sinks her teeth into some meaty discussion. Tune in and find out why humans are SUPPOSED to eat meat, not avoid it! Learn why vegetarians are guilty of the ultimate foodiness and why all healthy people should have at least some protein consumption in their diets! From the dark side of boca burgers and tofu to coming to terms with the fact that human's are truly omnivores this episode will have you thinking about your eating habits, vegetarian and carnivore alike. This episode was sponsored by Fairway Market
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The Falseness of Vegetarianism (18:33)
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vegan, vegan celebrity, Oprah, Let's Get Real, Erica Wides, foodiness, Erica is furious, vegetarianism, meat, meat myths, tofu dogs, eating meat, boca burgers, Jon Robbins, Diet For A New America, pesticides, drugs, animal protein, pastatarian, animal cruelty, sushi, carbs, grass-fed,What Makes Us Human (13:12)
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humans, sweat, panting, cooking animas, omnivores, molars, incisors, quinoa, chia seeds, oxtail, tripe ragu, process grains, Michael Pollan, eating habits, Let's Get Real,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 01/17/2013 12:00PM
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"The kitchen anchors the country's economic, social, and political life." Christine Baumgarthuber revives the dying discipline of home economics on this week's episode of A Taste of the Past. Christine is a writer and blogger for The Austerity Kitchen, and she's talking with Linda Pelaccio about the history of economical cooking. Learn about Juliet Corson, the woman who spread the good word of nutrition and wrote about meals on a budget. Hear how Juliet Corson's writings became political, and ultimately threatened the wages of the working class. How does home ec empower individuals? Listen in to hear Christine and Linda talk about the relationship between home economics education and understanding the food industry. This program has been sponsored by White Oak Pastures.
"I truly believe that revolution does begin at home. What people cook at home can be a model more mindful means of consumption." [21:15]
-- Christin Baumgarthuber on A Taste of the Past
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A History of Home Economics (16:42)
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home economics, home ec, cooking, Christine Baumgarthuber, cooking at home, subsidies, corn, soy, obesity, chronic disease, fast food, chick peas, sewing, nutrition, Michelle Obama, Alice Waters, The New Inquiry, Workingman's Bread, bookkeeping, healthy meals, Juliet Corson, Fifteen Cent Meals, stews, soups, German cookbooks, corned beef, cabbage, mutton, boiled rice, broth, lentils, macaroni, crock pot, working classes, fresh fish, labor, Helen Zoe Veit,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
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
