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Show #799: CAN'T THEY JUST GET ALONG? Jan 17, 2016

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USDA commissioned a study group, called AC21, to determine how genetically-modified crops could best co-exist with organic crops. This Rodney King effort leads us to ask…

Show #691: BRIDGES OF FOOD Jan 17, 2016

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While purchasing a cup of coffee from the booth at my local farmers market, I noticed that the proprietors, a husband and wife team of smiling seniors, were also selling world peace. And so I ask…

Show #940: PESTERING THE PESTS Jan 17, 2016

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We build up our farms, gardens and homes to suit our needs, then they sneak in and steal. Their unrelenting assault leads us to ask…

Show #791: Growing Permanence on Shifting Sands Jan 17, 2016

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Sixteen trillion dollars of debt! Flash mobs of rioters! A clash of civilizations! The shifting sands of our Modern Times lead us to ask…

Show #976: PROHIBITION! Jan 17, 2016

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Guest: Bryce Bauer, author of Gentlemen Bootleggers

Show #705: BIOMASS COWBOYS Jan 17, 2016

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California has elected to reduce its carbon emissions by up to 30% beginning in 2012. This decision has sparked a stampede to figure out how, which leads us to ask….

Show #563: 80% RIGHT! Jan 17, 2016

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“Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get,” said Mark Twain. But when it comes to observing today’s climate in order to predict next year’s weather, The Old Farmer’s Almanac is most always 80% right. This leads us

Show #496: From Grass to Gas Jan 17, 2016

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Our daily bread travels an average of 2,000 miles on oil provided by those who simply do not like us. This leads us to ask, "Can we turn our grass into gas?" Topics include the difference between grain (or corn) ethanol and cellulosic (or biomass) ethano

Show #929: GUEST WORKER PROGRAM Jan 17, 2016

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Slave labor was cheap, but then it became very expensive. Illegal immigrant labor is cheap, but it, too, is becoming very expensive. The cost of cheap labor leads us to ask…

Show #575: MARK ON THE BEAST IV Jan 17, 2016

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The National Animal Identifiication System, or NAIS, is a new government program that seeks to register each premises in the United States that harbors farm animals, and then to track the movements of each of those animals from birth to death. This lead

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