North America was home to apples long before Europeans - or cider - reached its shores. Malus fusca, or the Pacific crabapple, is native to the continent and there’s a rich history and contemporary culture surrounding the variety to explore. We’ll look at how the apple has been and is...

On Meat and Three, understand how food policy affects everyone - from children and families to street vendors and farmers.

This week on Beer Sessions Radio, Jimmy is highlighting a new variety of New York state barley, following it from development at Cornell University to utilization in breweries across NY. On the show this week, Jimmy welcomes Paul Leone from the NY State Brewers Association in Rochester NY; Jason Havens...

By Kat Johnson Any serious cider drinker should take the journey to Ithaca, New York to explore the dozens of cideries that call the Finger Lakes region home. As HRN embarked on our Hard Core journey, documenting the revival of American cider, we spent a weekend enjoying Fingerlakes Cider Week...

In this episode, we’re looking at the science behind cider making and apple growing. We start with a chemistry lesson on fermentation and assess how microscopic organisms affect cider’s taste. Then we pay a visit to Cornell University to explore the cutting edge of horticulture, where scientists seeking to increase...

by Kat Johnson As the Heritage Radio Network team embarked on a six-episode journey to cover the revival of American cider-making, conversations about history, terroir, and science often turned to where cider is going next. We traveled through the Finger Lakes region and Champlain Valley to document organic practices, high-density...

[audio mp3="https://heritageradionetwork.org/sites/default/files/wp-uploads/2016/02/You-Know-What-They-Say-About-Big-Plates.mp3"][/audio] Subliminal clues surround every food choice we make. Whether that is plate size, who we are with, or the order in which we eat, we tend to eat more or less based on the context of the eating situation. Tune in to hear A Taste of the Past’s...

Ever wondered how plate size affects waist size? This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda Pelaccio is on the line with Brian Wansink, Professor and Director of the famed Cornell University Food and Brand Lab, where he is a leading expert in changing eating behavior – both on...

Ming's love of cooking was forged in his early years. Ming was raised in Dayton, Ohio, where he spent hours cooking alongside his mother and father at Mandarin Kitchen, the family-owned restaurant. His experience also taught him about restaurant operations and the art of making customers happy. Ming headed east...

This week on The Farm Report, host Erin Fairbanks is kicking off the show with Meghan Filbert, on the line from the Practical Farmers of Iowa who has been doing a lot of work in the response to avian influenza in Iowa. Talking about what is called the largest outbreak...