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First Aired - 12/16/2010 01:00PM
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This week on The Farm Report, Erin and Heather are joined by Dan Gibson of Grazin' Angus Acres. Grazin Angus Acres is a farm committed to raising the finest quality Grass-Fed and Finished Black Angus in a sustainable 2,000-acre eco-friendly environment. Dan talks about the challenges of raising grassfed and grass finished beef on a farm, and what complications arise when dry aging the meat. Tune in and learn how he transformed from a suit and tie Wall Street life to life on the farm. This episode was sponsored by Tekserve & The Lower East Side Ecology Center's "E-Waste Events". Find out everything you need to know about recycling your old electronics by clicking here!
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The Farm Report Introduction: (15:45)
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The Farm Report, Heather Hyman, Erin Fairbanks, Tekserve, Lower East Side Ecology Center, E-Waste event, www.tekserve, Heritage Radio Network, Dan Gibson, Grazing Angus Acres, family was affected heavily by 911, made the transition into farming, bought land first and had no idea what to do, about 300 head on his farm today, it takes 3 years to finish cattle on grass alone, processing 100 head a year, USDA, using small processors, Animal Welfare Approved, reviews everything about how the cattle are raised, they follow the cattle to the slaughterhouse, you have to be willing to go to the farmers market, not everybody at the farmers market is clean and organic, GrazingAngusAcres.com, Green Market,Segment 2 (15:31)
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conventional dairy was not for Dan, dry aging, processing, it's very important to the tenderness of the steak for dry aging, let is hang for 21 days, gives the enzymes an opportunity to break down the cell wall structure, makes meat less tough, some farms have problems dry aging grassfed beef because it enhances the flavor of the meat, if the flavor of the meat has a high protein flavor which is caused by grass it might not taste great, alfalfa is very high in protein, high urea smell, creates an off taste in milk or meat, cooking technique for urban kichens, color and caramelization, steaks and burgers, what about the rest of the cow?, farmers have been given incentive to use corn since World War II, there is a huge cost for having used all this corn, it's becoming more clear now, it's time for farmers to stand up, grassfed and finished black angus,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 06/27/2010 12:00PM
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This week on The Main Course Patrick and Katy hosted the venerable nutritionist, activist and writer Marion Nestle, author of a myriad of books on cooking and nutrition and former chairperson of the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at NYU.
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The Main Course Introduction (8:08)
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The Main Course, Heritage Radio Network, Patrick Martins, Katy Keiffer, Tekserve, www.tekserve, > Heritage Radio Network is supported by Tekserve, Tekserve’s having an eWaste Recycling Event, created to help keep hazardous materials out of landfills, by recycling electronics. Saturday July 10th from 10am to 4pm. 23rd St. near 6th Ave. Info, NYC Food Film Festival, wrap up party is tonight, festival is in its 4th year,Pet Food Politics with Marion Nestle (16:44)
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Cherryholmes, Marion Nestle, Patrick would be unemployed if it wasn't for Marion, all interns for Patrick have come through Marion, NYU Food Studies, Marion has a new book, Feed Your Pet Right, pet food, supermarkets, pet food doesn't have nutrition fact labels, Mars is the biggest pet food manufacturer in the world, Nestle owns Purina, the ingredients of all pet food are byproducts of human food production, some byproducts are better than others, pet foods are like infant formulas, complete and balanced, all pet food should be tested, pet diets, you can save a fortune by cooking for your pets, the USDA has never set standards for pet foods, pet food recall, Pet Food Politics: The Chihuahua in the Coal Mine,Proft Motives vs National Health (22:24)
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Food Politics, childhood obesity, food marketing, calories in food supply has gone way up in the United States, 3900 calories a day, there is twice as much food available than everybody needs, our food supply is privitized, you need to regulate, our government doesn't regulate many things, food safety, HACCP, it's un-American to regulate, sugar is regulated, tariffs are in place that benefit a few large corporations, high fructose corn syrup, corn growers are subsidized, cheaper than sugar, Michael Pollan, high fructose corn syrup vs sugar, corn is going to ethanol so high fructose corn syrup is more expensive, sucrose, if farm subsidies stopped farmers would go out of business, we need an agricultural policy that will promote public health, Tom Vilsack is not as bad as he's made out to be, Know Your Farmer Initiative, USDA vs FDA, we need ONE food agency, Dietary Guidelines have never made clear statements about eating less foods, they sometimes urge you to eat less of a certain nutrient, 40% of added sugars in America come from soft drinks,Rapid Fire Questions with Marion Nestle (23:35)
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Marion follows her own advice in terms of diet, Rapid Fire!, Suppliments & Vitamins, Vitamin D is really complicated, it's not a vitamin, it's made with your skin when you're out in the sun, Health Care, Genetically Modified Foods, they started with tomatoes, flavor saver tomato, started with a company in California, they were proud that it was genetically engineered, The Politics of Food Safety, gluten allergies and genetically modified grain?, doubtful, rates of gluten intolerance are increasing and nobody knows why, Gas Drilling, Gulf Coast oil spill, The Center for Science & The Public Interest, advocate group for nutrition and food advocacy, why are there not more nutritionists like Marion speaking up?, New York University, Senior Nutrition Policy Adviser, writing a book is not easy!, forces you to make things understandable, European Food Safety Authority,Marion's World of Blogging (19:01)
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Marion has about 24,000 followers on Twitter, it goes up by 1,000 a week, http://www.foodpolitics.com/, Bill Marler, Marion has started her own independant orbit, what's the role of the media in the food revolution?, is the media doing its job?, some are and some aren't, what is the state of gastronomy as a discipline, some of the most important movements in American society started with the elites and then trickled down, food cost argument, relative rise in cost of fresh fruits and vegetables, food is the most democratic political arena, EVERYBODY eats, diabetes, there is one comprehensive diabetes clinic in New York City,Distribution with Larry Bokal of Cannonball Express (13:51)
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Larrk Bokal, Cannonball Express, are there enough LTL carriers to cover the nation?, LTL means less than load, what's a typical load, 44000 pounds, pet food shipments, Larry doesn't haul inedible products, sleep regulations, each driver has to log every 15 minutes of his day, the life of a trucker, how does food get where it's going?, guys like Larry support the smaller producers we want to see succeed,Sam Edwards, Michael Kaney & Steve Pope (33:12)
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Michael Kaney, Sam Edwards, Edwards VA Ham, S Wallace Edwards & Sons, Hearst Ranch, grass fed and grass finished, Sam is here for the Fancy Food Show, pasture raised Berkshire pork, Surryano Hams, peanut finished pigs, Edwards uses the pork Heritage Foods USA sends them for sausages and hams, chefs don't use many hams, the whole animal needs to be used, one chef can't use a whole pig, California grows happy cows, in northern California there are many small farms popping up, Brian Kenny is on the line!, cryovac is very important to the livelihood of a meat company, mobile Hearst unit, we need to embrace what we are rather than be something that we aren't, how many butchers are there left?, most supermarkets just cut steaks, new show with Dave Arnold coming soon!,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
