The Local Food Report

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Baking in jail builds connection Jul 30, 2026

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This week on the Local Food Report, Cape Cod jail inmates find connection and hope in a program baking for those in need.

Huckleberries are tasty and often overlooked Jul 23, 2026

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The small, black relatives of the blueberry grow all over the Cape and Islands.

Cooking with kelp Jul 16, 2026

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Amateur cooks get by with a little “kelp” from their friends and the results are pretty tasty.

Cooking with garlic scapes Jul 09, 2026

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Garlic scapes are in season at the Truro Farmers Market, and there are so many good ways to cook them.

A feast of royalty, religion, and community Jul 02, 2026

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A centuries-old Portuguese ritual rich with history, pageantry, and, most definitely, food.

Holding onto rain for food security Jun 25, 2026

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Landscaping can direct major rainfalls to places where plants can use the water later.

Insects as food Jun 18, 2026

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An expert makes the case for eating "micro-livestock."

Growing a local food hub Jun 04, 2026

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The hub offers food from 20 farms in the region.

A fish hatchery in Sandwich among the oldest in the country May 28, 2026

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For more than a hundred years, the state has been stocking ponds all over the Cape and Islands with locally raised trout. Mike Clark of Plymouth helps breed these fish at a series of outdoor pools in Sandwich.

Blueberries and Bumblebees May 21, 2026

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On a Cape Cod blueberry farm, a newly arrived colony of bumblebees takes flight, beginning the careful work that transforms spring flowers into summer fruit.

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