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Episode 10 Aired: Monday, July 7th 2014
You may be surprised to discover that Americans waste 40% of our food. Jonathan
Bloom, author of American Wasteland, reveals why food dating systems are so confusing and
what we can do as individuals to lessen our cumulative amount of waste.
California is reeling from one of the driest years on record. The wine industry in Napa Valley and Sonoma County is trying hard to adapt. Smaller high-end vineyards and wineries are using the drought conditions to their advantage. By Meradith Hoddinot
Go inside school food on Inside School Food, a brand new show on Heritage Radio Network! Paying for the new school lunch on just six extra cents (yes, you heard that right) per meal: Gitta Grether-Sweeney, Director of Nutrition Services at Portland, OR Public Schools and Bertrand Weber, Director of...
Get ready to be convinced that you should be eating insects! Pat Crowley, Founder of Chapul Bars, is this week's guest on What Doesn't Kill You, and he's got his sights set on introducing bugs to the American plate. Chapul Bars are protein bars made using insects as healthy, eco-friendly, and tasty...
2013 was a good year for recycling legislation in NYC. NYC Council approved legislation that will require large restaurants and food establishments to compost! Sound too good to be true? Well, that's pretty much the case.
Cows burp out methane, and a lot of it. We talk to a dairy farmer who captures methane from his cows' manure and burns it like natural gas. By Meradith Hoddinott
Water management is a serious issue - one that affects almost everything in the world of agriculture. How can you insure your crops against drought as a farmer? What happens when the rain won't fall? What are some new irrigation technologies that are helping keep crops healthy? Today's episode of...