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First Aired - 06/21/2009 03:30PM
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"Who's Your Daddy?" This week Anne talks about breeding and genetics with Rick Feete and Laini Fondiller.
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Introduction with Anne & Megan Saxelby (8:05)
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dairy breeds, Anne Saxelby, Megan Saxelby, Jersey cows, Lazy Lady Farm, genetics, there are countless breeds of dairy animals, Holstein sturdy constitution, Michelle Obama?, higher volume, supermarket milk is watered down, raw milk is very rich and delicious, what milk should taste like, we've lost the fat and flavor of our milk, breeding is an art, different breeds contribute different flavors, Pauline Wayne produced milk for President Howard Taft and the first family, converting grass to milk, quantity over quality, there is more to dairy than Holstein cows,Breeding & Genetics with Rick Feete of Meadow Creek Dairy (9:10)
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Jersey Cows, Rick Feete, Meadow Creek Dairy, cross breed cows, Rick hasn't brought new cows into the farm since 1989, Jersey cows are known for their butter production, smaller and less intimidating, better breeders, New Zealand genetics, semen import export, UPS, Rick inseminated his own cows since 1981, breeding ten to twelve cows a day, seasonality, cows need a baby to lactate, no grass in winter, seasonal milk production, reproductive efficiency, path less traveled, tailoring genetics to suit individual operation,Breeding & Genetics with Laini Fondiller of Lazy Lady Farm (12:20)
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Laini Fondiller, Lazy Lady Farm, breeding and genetics in dairy animals, one buck can breed twenty girls, tantric goat sex, goats that produced no milk are called junk, registered animals, breeder, genes, ingredient stock, milk production, French Alpine, American Alpine, cross breeding, pure, bucks shipped from Oregon, French are always dainty, ships at one month old, weight differences, culling, milk consistency, do breeds make a difference, feed plays a big part, higher protein content, Bipartisan, new cheeses, goat pedigrees, genealogy, Emotional, Filibusters,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 12/13/2009 12:00PM
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There's a lot to handle this week on The Main Course. A jam packed show includes Scott Stringer, Novella Carpenter, Peter Trippi, Dan Hitt & The Art Break Gallery. This is a must-listen episode!
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The Main Course Introduction (10:16)
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The Main Course, Patrick Martins, Katy Keiffer, Fairway Market, Novella Carpenter, Scott Stringer, Manhattan Borough President, western climate policy, global warming, art market, Wall Street, hedge fund managers, betting on the failures of other people, charter schools, stock traders, using money as a crutch, slaughtering, harvesting, rabbits,Cofnerence Recap (14:44)
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school lunch, infrastructure, processing facilities, regional farms, US Department Of Education, gardens, Kristen Mancinelli, nutrition education, Farm To School Bill, state assembly, state legislation, Roberta's, these guys get it done, fear of appointing single leaders, we need a czar, Chris Grace,Procurement: Institution Food (16:33)
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Fairway Market, school gardening, Roberta's, Jackie Burger, Just Food, in 2007 there were 50 CSA's, by 2010 there will be 100 CSA's, City Council, obesity epidemic, procurement, institution food, prisons, hospitals, schools, Liz Neumark, Mark Hurley, Chris Grace, Kathy Lawrence, Steve Schimoler, Cisco, supply and demand, chef partnership, farm to table, distribution, trucking, aggregation, US Foods, talk vs action, drop off points, USDA regulations, Chris Parachini, Hunt's Point, produce, Fulton Fish Market, infrastructure, commodities program, find the cheapest product available, Sam Cass, Alice Waters, Community Supported Agriculture, Carlo Petrini, Thomas Hoving, The Metropolitan Museum Of Art, Union Square Green Market, farmer's market, metrics for how much of institution food is bought locally, Heritage Foods USA, Marion Nestle,Novella Carpenter Talks About Slaughtering Rabbits (15:07)
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Novella Carpenter, Farm City: The Education Of An Urban Farmer, rabbit harvesting seminar, slaugther, processing, Roberta's, some people are sensative to the word slaugther, rabbits have a small footprint, raising rabbits in New York, France, rabbits scream when you slit their throat, bludgeoning,More With Novella On Urban Farming (7:49)
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rural areas, Washington, Novella moved to Seattle when she was 18, Martha Stewart, home grown vegetables, Oakland, Jerry Brown, urban farming, The Encyclopedia of Country Living, swine flu, sanitation, pigs, dumpster diving, pigs prefer cooked food, Bay Area, bio diesel station, Berkley, breeds, Red Duroc, Yorkshire, Novella took the pigs to a USDA slaughterhouse, Novella Carpenter, vertical farming, Detroit, gray water, rural farmers,Interview With Scott Stringer, Manhattan Borough President (16:18)
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Scott Stringer, Manhattan Borough President, Food & The Public Interest, breeding new life into Manhattans community boards, Scott competed in a very tough election, empowering local communities, community board, neighborhood organizations, Go Green East Harlem Committee, reducing asthma and diabetes, food and climate change, NYC Food & Climate Summit, elected officials and thousands of activists, policy issues, skill building, the United Stats spends 300 billion dollars a year dealing with the issue of obesity, heart disease, Wall St, we've gotten away from being entrepreneurial, bringing food production closer to home, entry level jobs can be created, mainstream media only covers certain things, alternative media, the last thing we need is more task forces and commissions, post conference report, vacant lots turning into urban farms, rooftop gardens, green initiatives, The Politics of Food, too many people live in food deserts, building supermarkets in economically challenged communities, food stats, healthy options, New York Times, the city of New York was subsidizing fast food chains in northern Manhattan, we weren't subsidizing food markets and healthy bodegas, tactical subsidizing, bringing down health costs, preventing disease, this years conference should be double in size, food charter pledge, sign the pledge!, hug and release, affordable housing, farmers markets, tree planting, Steve Israel, the public is ahead of elected officials on these issues, Copenhagen Climate Conference, public awareness has grown, what can people do?, Just Food, sign the charter!, Roberta's, bloggers, sustainability, education, http://www.mbpo.org/free_details.asp?id=179, www.justfood.org, www.mbpo.org,Peter Trippi of Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine (20:09)
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Fairway Market, Katy Keiffer, Patrick Martins, the art world, collecting, Peter Trippi, economic downturn, www.becketmedia.com, Brenda Bradley, baseball cards, 195 Grand St, www.artbreakgallery.com, Baptized Catholic, The Catholic Church, nobody has supported the arts like the church, Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine, the magazine is going into its sixth year, fine art, collecting art, Andy Warhol, up and coming artists, collecting trends now, SoHo, Julian Schnabel, genealogy, recession has hurt artists, Damien Hirst, who dictates the trends, fashion, Eli Broad, museum curators, The Whitney, Etruscan Vase, there is no single marketplace for antiques, hope springs eternal, William Coke, coin collections, The Getty, Italian jail,Dan Hitt from Beckett Media (19:57)
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Dan Hitt, Beckett Media, baseball cards, kids collectibles, plushy pals, sports memorabilia, how do you assign value?, Jim Beckett, coin collecting, price guide, most expensive baseball cards, Honus Wagner t 206, baseball cards are the most popular category, Babe Ruth, autographs, baseball is the most popular American sport, a baseball card from 1910, John Singer Sargent painting, collecting, Toby Jugs, why do people collect?, there is a collecting gene, there are parts of the brain that are more focused on the anticipation of pleasure from acquiring something, Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine January Edition, baseball cards are more controlled than art, there are a few manufacturers, the league has to license the manufacturing, price guides, there are two big categories of baseball cards, vintage cards, prior to 1980, Julio Franco, Nolan Ryan, steroids tarnished the reputations in baseball, Barry Bonds, steroids have been around since the 70's,The Art Break Gallery (14:59)
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Fairway Market, there is a lot of art that isn't getting play in the mainstream art media, we live in a society right now without history, respect history, The Art Break Gallery, 195 Grand St, Rinaldo Frattolillo, Baptized Catholic, contemporary art, art school, John Currin, pornography paintings, Williamsburg, thriving art community, second Friday's of the month, Roebling Hall, pierogi 2000, Bushwick, Bushwick Arts Association, Holy Bible,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
