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Show #1,000: FARMING FOR THE CITY Jan 17, 2016

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Topics include the fundamental strategy for successful metropolitan farming; which crops are most appropriate, and most profitable; and a look a successful metropolitan farms. Guest: Michael Olson, Author, MetroFarm & Host Food Chain Radio

Show #764: EATING NORTH AFRICA Jan 17, 2016

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While the north side of the Mediterranean basin is green and fertile, the south side is brown and barren. This leads us to ask…

Show #1019: Farm's Labor's Lost Jan 17, 2016

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Guests: Bob Martin, General Manager of Rio Farms and Butch Lindley, Partner of J&L Farms,

Show #1001 DOG - THE PERFECT EMPLOYEE: Jan 17, 2016

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They always show up for work on time, love their job, never ask for a raise or a day off, and love to please. And so we ask...

Show #938: FEEDING THE POOR Jan 17, 2016

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There are over a thousand foodbanks in North America serving billions of pounds of food through thousands of agencies to millions of people. This leads us to ask…

Show #539: GRANDMA'S WAR KITCHEN Jan 17, 2016

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We enjoy a plentiful supply of the best food the world has to offer. But there were times when knuckle of pork was a culinary treat. This leads one to ask, “What will we eat if times get tough… again?” Topics include how food was ra

Show #708: TESTING TESTOR'S FOOD SAFETY Jan 17, 2016

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Some say S510, The Food Safety Modernization Act, is so onerous it will destroy our nation’s small farms, and so are trying to amend the Act to protect small farms. Others say “A microbe is a microbe,” and all should abide by the law, r

Show #937: THE RIGHTS TO FOOD Jan 17, 2016

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Consider a patented berry: You can touch it, smell it, and eat it, but you may not own it because it contains the intellectual property of someone else. This leads us to ask…

Show #627: FARMLANDS OF LINCOLN Jan 17, 2016

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Abraham Lincoln spent his first 21 years on the dirt-poor farmlands of the young nation’s frontier. His upbringing leads us to ask:

Show #787: FARM'S LABOR'S LOST Jan 17, 2016

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Approximately 22% are now unemployed, and yet farmers can’t find enough people to work on their farms. This leads us to ask…