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First Aired - 11/08/2010 03:30PM
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This week on Hot Grease Nicole sits down with food systems strategist Melissa Danielle. They talk Glenn Beck's recent jab at Michelle Obama and the progress being made on the healthy food financing initiative. Tune in and hear some of the movers and shakers making waves in food with Melissa's Hot Five: the best of the good food movement's underground. This episode was sponsored by White Oak Pastures.
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Hot Grease Introduction: Melissa Danielle (14:48)
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Nicole Taylor, Hot Grease, Heritage Radio Network, White Oak Pastures, www.whiteoakpastures.com, Melissa Danielle, Michelle Obama, healthy food financing initiative, food deserts, What The Midterm Means For Federal Ag Policy Reform, small farmers need help from Congress, grassroots policy organizations, dismantling racism, are people sick of foodies?,Old NY Food & Saving Black Farmers (7:00)
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food system strategists, health coach, social media consultant, what foods remind you of old NY, old Jewish Deli's, pastrami sandwiches, relocating families interested in farming to different states, Tillary, NC, Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association, rally to save black farmers,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 10/21/2010 01:00PM
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This week on The Farm Report Erin sits down with Scott Bridi of Brooklyn Cured to discuss the wonderful world of charcuterie, whole animal cooking, and how Scott broke into the industry with his cure-crazy artisan skills. Erin and Scott explain why the requisite space, time, and skill necessary for good charcuterie make it relatively hard to find, and how you can be sure the cured meats you're eating are top-notch. This episode was sponsored by White Oak Pastures.
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The Farm Report Introduction: Scott Bridi (17:10)
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The Farm Report, Erin Fairbanks, White Oak Pastures, www.whiteoakpastures.com, Roberta's, Heritage Radio Network, Brooklyn Cured, Scott Bridi, http://www.brooklyncured.com/, charcuterie, italian sausages, cured meats, Maialino, Scott was a line cook at Gramercy Tavern for a few years, Bev Eggleston, Eco Friendly Foods, not many people have experience making charcuterie, it takes time money and space, there are many variables involved in getting it right, whole animal cooking, it's ideal to sell a restaurant a whole animal, for every rack of pork chops there's a head attached to it, Heritage Foods USA,Charcuterie, Cured Meats & Whole Animal Cooking (13:59)
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Flying Pigs Farm, proliferation of new markets, Brooklyn Flea, New Amsterdam Market, Scott makes sausages in a commercial kitchen in Caroll Gardens, fresh chicken sausage, www.brooklyncured.com, classes for the public, pate making class, scott@brooklyncured.com,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 12/02/2010 01:00PM
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A lot is being said about EBT & Food Stamps being spent at farmers markets, but what does it really entail? Tune in to The Farm Report for a comprehensive view of how greenmarkets can feed food insecure households. Erin Fairbanks is joined by Alexis Stevens, EBT Project Manager for Greenmarket, GrowNYC. Alexis Stevens manages the EBT in Farmers Market Project and various other Food Access Initiatives for Greenmarket/GrowNYC. Before working for Greenmarket she worked as a VISTA for the Hunger Action Network of NYS coordinating a low income CSA and their food stamp outreach project. This episode was generously sponsored by White Oak Pastures; raising some of the best All Natural Grassfed Beef in the country! For more information visit www.whiteoakpastures.com.
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The Farm Report: Alexis Stevens of Greenmarket (17:32)
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Erin Fairbanks, The Farm Report, Heritage Radio Network, White Oak Pastures, www.whiteoakpastures.com, 1 in 8 households in NYC are food insecure, EBT stands for Electronic Benefits Transfer, like a debit card, prior to 2001 food stamps were issued as paper stamps, most farmers were able to accept them, using an EBT card to get wooden tokens at farmers markets, food stamp sales are expected over $500,000, cost of staff, wireless transaction fees, bookkeeping, more grants and money has been made available, making it just as easy as using cash, Alexis Stevens manages the EBT in Farmers Market Project and various other Food Access Initiatives for Greenmarket/GrowNYC. Before working for Greenmarket she worked as a VISTA for the Hunger Action Network of NYS coordinating a low income CSA and their,Feeding Food Insecure Households (14:02)
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food access in NYC, it's not possible to put a farmers market on every corner, everybody in NYC should have access to fresh foods, promoting community space, making a first purchase really helps people get used to the concept, health bucks, for every $5 you spend with food stamps you receive a $2 coupon, mailings help get more customers, NYC Coalition Against Hunger, City Harvest, Hunger Relief, Just Food, www.grownyc.org,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
