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First Aired - 12/13/2010 12:00PM
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This week on The Naturalist, Bernie takes us on a tour of The Republic of Namibia, a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. Tune in and learn about bird guano, stick insects, and wildlife in the area. By the end of the show, you'll be a few steps closer to buying your plane tickets and seeing for yourself! This episode was sponsored by S. Wallace Edwards & Sons. For more information visit www.surryfarms.com
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The Naturalist Introduction: Namibia (28:17)
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The Naturalist, Bernie Wides, Carol Butler, Botswana, Namibia, Africa, deserts, sand dunes, were tribal countries before WWI, colonialism, South Africa became a huge country, independence movement in Africa, diamond industry in Namibia, bird guano, harvested for fertilizer, present day Namibia is a poor country, small population, mariculture, oysters, stick insects, make for great pets, African monarch butterfly, stay in the vehicle while on a safari!, lions, buffalos,Wildlife in South Africa (25:55)
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skeleton coast, shipwrecked boats, giraffes, zebras, look like horses!, no two zebras have the same stripes, wart hogs, they are very common in Africa, crocodiles, some die during migration, wildebeests, rhinoceros, elephants, hyrex, cave paintings, rock art, rock paintings, Himba tribe, corn meal mush,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 04/11/2011 12:00PM
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Bernie Wides, aka The Naturalist, is joined by past guests Ariana Rickard & Pierre Bull who talk about their recent trip to The Everglades. Learn more about the history of the Everglades and find out why the 1.5 million acre park is one of the most diverse, important and overlooked parks in this country. Also find out how crocodiles and alligators care for their young and how gender offspring is determined in a very surprising fashion! This episode was sponsored by The Barterhouse
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The Naturalist: The Everglades (24:34)
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The Naturalist, Bernie Wides, Heritage Radio Network, The Barterhouse, Ariana Ricard, solar energy, Pierre Bull, legislation, power companies in NY State, utilities, retail electric providers, ConEd, smooth transition to solar energy, trade able credit mechanism, market based, American Energy Politics, Everglades, Shark Valley, Nine Mile Pond, history of the Everglades, 1.5 million acres, 3rd largest park in the contiguous US, plumes, orchids, trees, birds, many species in the Everglades, bike trails, tram tour, Cutler Ridge, The Pass, swamp drainage, Golden Eagle Pass,Crocodiles & Alligators (14:02)
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manatees, Crystal River, National Wildlife Refuge, crocodiles, alligators, the reptiles care for their young, they build nests made of loose dirt and vegetation, when eggs are layed the sex is not determined, the temperature of the sand determines the sex, limestone sand, reefs, parrot fish,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 10/25/2009 12:00PM
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Patrick & Katy are joined by Alan Duckworth of Blue Ocean who discusses marine conservation and seafood sourcing. Also on the show, Katy talks to Bill Telepan about the school lunch dilemma.
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The Main Course Introduction (16:19)
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The Main Course, Patrick Martins, Katy Keiffer, Fairway Market, http://www.fairwaymarket.com, Steve Jenkins, catering, Regina Schrambling, pizza crust, wood fire taste, Jiminy Glick, Sarah Obraitis, Michael Moore, Matthew Broderick, would we starve to death without Costco?, commodity meat, Bill Telepan, New York Public Schools, PS 87, school lunch, Wellness In The Schools, training school lunch staff, most school lunch ladies have no culinary training, Roberta's, Hairspray, blogging, www.meatingplace.com, developing better skills for existing staff, Fleisher’s,Dr. Alan Duckworth of Blue Ocean (12:01)
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New Zealand, Long Island, Dr. Alan Duckworth, Blue Ocean, seafood, striped bass are being caught at record numbers, fisheries, oysters, Blue Ocean is a marine conservation institute, climate change, the oceans have gotten one degree warmer in the last 100 years, American lobsters are moving North, warmer water is promoting disease, invasive species, educational projects, Riverhead, river tours, food chain, aquaculture, 50% of fish we eat are raised in farms, local sourcing, many countries have dodgy practices, China, country of origin sticker, FDA, overfishing, habitat destruction, small fishing boats, industrialized fishing started in 1750, cod, Mark Kurlansky, this destroys ecosystems, endangered species, sea birds sea turtles sea mammals, http://www.blueocean.org/home, Marine Stewardship Council, www.msc.org, www.edf.org, there's a higher price for seafood with the msc logo, by catch is catching fish that you don't intend to, 20 million tons of seafood is caught as by catch each year, a fifth of the seafood eaten has the msc sticker on it, Environmental Defense Fund,Alan Talks About Australia & Salt Water Crocodiles (24:49)
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Harbour Branch Oceanic Institute, algae, The Great Barrier Reef, it covers about a third of the Eastern coastline of Australia, swimming with salt water crocodiles, salt water crocodile is the largest and most dangerous in the world, they are normally found in muddy waters, remote communities, manatee, sting ray, jellyfish, Steve Irwin, giant squid, Humboldt Squid, some cultures eat dolphin, mahi-mahi, some seafood we eat is loaded up with mercury and pcb, orange roughy, industrial agricultural practices, blue crab, oysters, biological active metabolites, most indigenous Australians live on the coast, the average life expectancy is 42, Chesapeake bay,Katy Talks With Bill Telepan (18:26)
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Bill Telepan, Edible Magazine, French Culinary Institute, WIC, School lunch, Boxes of frozen food and popping them into oven and serving them, frozen and canned vegetables, plant based items, subsidized meat, commodity beef, high sodium, department of education, materials for salad bar, keep salad bar at a temperature that is safe, cost cutting measure, better ingredients close to impossible, farm to school program, trying to get in fresh vegetables, training staff, government gives you 94 cents a day, need more money per child, why can't we just get a piece of chicken that you pull of the bone cook it and season it, hamburger, properly cook it and it will be fine, salad bar, kids went nuts, kids are willing to try new things, most important thing is that they feel so much better going into the second half of the day, studies show that attention spans are better if they eat healthier, ethnic cuisines, beans and rice are two of cheapest things on planet, vegetarian chili recipe that will be served twice a month at our schools, ultimately cheaper, big system, better communication program, training program, people can find better and more ethnic things to cook, Whole Foods, Hot topic, Children's Nutrition Act, Raising quality of ingredients that you are allowed to bring into schools, Local agriculture, Local farmers, Money Issues, You are feeding a child you are feeding a future and you have to give these kids a chance, Chef in Residence program, Days of Taste, Change one kids life, Tie better food quality to institutional food, Hunt's Point Market, Wholesale Stall, Connecting source to plate, Alice Waters, Government has to appease all the people who they subsidize, balancing act, Make the change, 60 years ago school lunch was locally bought and produced in the schools, Heritage Radio Network, The Main Course, Find distribution that takes burden of collection and transportation out of their hands,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
