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**The Food Chain – What’s Eating What Radio**

The Food Chain is an audience-interactive newstalk radio program that airs live on Saturdays from 9am to 10am Pacific time. The Food Chain, which has been named the Ag/News Show of the Year by California’s legislature, is hosted by Michael Olson, author of the Ben Franklin Book of the Year award-winning MetroFarm, a 576-page guide to metropolitan agriculture.

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Show #720: OUT OF THE FRYING PAN Jan 17, 2016

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We have decided to quit our jobs in the city to start a farm. Now we must ask…

Show #628: FEDERALIZING OUR FARMS Jan 17, 2016

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They tell us it is for our own good, that they are simply trying to help, that we should trust them to do what we cannot do for ourselves. They lead us to ask…

Show #591: BIG CITY BEES Jan 17, 2016

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Bees are so sensitive they appear to die at the first sign of trouble. As such, they have become the canaries in the mine of our environment. But this leads us to ask, “Why are bees thriving in the unnatural environment of Los Angeles?” To

Show #529: WWOOFING AROUND Jan 17, 2016

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One tragedy of industrial agriculture is that it takes youth off the land and thrusts them into the city, where they find little or no meaningful employment. This leads us to ask, “Where can youth find real work?” Topics include a history of

Show #944: STALIN'S GREAT HOLODOMOR Jan 17, 2016

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Government exists to serve the people. However, during the time of Joseph Stalin’s Holodomor, government served the people death. That time leads us to ask…

Show #498: The Pop of Corn Jan 17, 2016

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It's the snack everybody loves to make, which leads one to ask, "Who put the pop in corn?" Topics include a brief look at the history of popcorn; how Gary's grandfather, Orville Redenbacher, built the world's largest popcorn brand; and stories of growing

Show #700: FROM FOOD TO FREEDOM Jan 17, 2016

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Every once in awhile, like when you get to be 700, you should celebrate by doing something special. And so…

Show #709: What does sustainable mean and how much power can it have? Jan 17, 2016

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Words have meaning and names have power. “Sustainable” is a word that is trying to become a name, which leads us to ask…

Show #530: BIG GOVERNMENT VRS LITTLE BUGS Jan 17, 2016

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There have been 21 outbreaks traced to contaminated leafy-green produce in the past decade. Many suffered; some died. This leads us to ask: “Can government protect us from bad food?” Topics include a brief history of E.coli 0157:H7 food c

Show #615: THE DENIALISTS Jan 17, 2016

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HIV / AIDS currently accounts for an estimated 80 percent of all American financial aid to world health and population issues. Yet an increasing number are denying the efficacy of this food chain, which leads us to ask:

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