This week on the Farm Report get ready to meet Pat McLenithan of Cambridge Valley Livestock, the largest family-owned livestock auction house in New York state. He talks with host Erin Fairbanks about the ins-and-outs of how a livestock auction house works, from when the animal arrives to when it is sold on sale day and everything in between. Learn about why livestock buyers have some of the sharpest eyes around , what a feeder cow is, and even hear Patrick do one of his amazing auctioneer chants live! This episode is sponsored by Whole Foods Market.

"[Beef] is a commodity ... within a phone call the price can change drastically, it really is like the stock market sometimes."

--Pat McLenithan on the Farm Report

As a compendium to the upcoming TEDxManhattan event in NYC on February 18th, Erin Fairbanks chats with one of the featured speakers, Maisie Greenawalt of Bon Appetit Management Company. Her speech will be titled "The realities behind a large company going sustainable", and on this radio interview she discusses why she is so interested in humane farm animal trtreatment, and the challenges that come along with trying to transition into sustainable practices at a large organization. How do you make a commitment to buying a product that's not yet in the marketplace? Small changes can bring about big ones - which is exactly what Maisie reminds us of on a great conversation for foodies and change agents in all wakes of life.

"Creativity and freedom take work - but our people are up for that challenge and excited about it" [10:30]

--Maisie Greenawalt of Bon Appetit Management Company on HeritageRadioNetwork.org

Heritage talks with Eric Rapp of the Rare Hare Barn in Leonn, Kansas. Eric raises rare breed Heritage Rabbits. The second guest is Charlotte Swancy, a young Heritage Berkshire pig farmer of Riverview Farms in Georgia.