Maguey mutts! Palenque pups! Fido de mezcal! We did an episode about how much mezcal you can bring back from Mexico -- now we talk about how to get a dog back! If you’ve ever fallen in love with a four-legged furry friend in rural Mexico … or even a...

Today on Cooking Issues, Dave and Nastassia weigh in on Burning Man, Ranch Dressing, and convection ovens. We also float some Doritos flavor ideas, Nastassia plans their Leatherman-inspired tourism venture, and Dave gives a PSA about dog ownership. Also, 2 important shout outs for Sci-Hub, for all your research needs...

Savannah Sasser and host Sam Benrubi discuss ethical meat eating and more at the Springer Mountain Farm campfire. Savannah Sasser is the chef at Hampton + Hudson in Atlanta, Georgia. She grew up in Montgomery, Alabama, where she learned to cook at her mother’s side and attended Le Cordon Bleu...

The holiday season is full of great food, parties, family time, and ugly sweaters—and not just for people! We love including our pets in our seasonal celebrations, so we asked our HRN community to share some of the holiday traditions they share with their pets. They're sure to get a...

During the making of Like Farmer, Like Dog, we learned a lot about the nature of being a pet parent in the city. One of the biggest challenges about being a city-dwelling pet parent, according to both Erica Harte and Emma Gonzalez, is finding open space and dog-friendly establishments. Fortunately...

When we first met Erica Harte, the proud pet parent of Italian Greyhound and Chihuahua mix Baxter and the subject of our second episode of our Like Farmer, Like Dog podcast, she was still navigating how to balance Baxter’s picky palate with his nutritional needs. Though she had taken care...

Urban farmer Erica Harte (of Randall's Island Urban Farm) and her 7-year old Italian greyhound chihuahua mix, Baxter, both originally got their agricultural start in northern Maine. "I got to really learn about how a more homestead style, traditional farm operates," says Erica, "and all the ins and outs of...

In the process of making our podcast, Like Farmer, Like Dog, we visited multiple urban farms that care deeply about growing food in a way that's both responsible and sustainable. "We still don't know that much about the long term effects of pesticides and it's scary," says Emma Gonzalez, farmer...

Like Farmer, Like Dog is a series exploring the relationship between urban farmers and their canine companions in New York City. In the first episode we hung out under the Williamsburg Bridge at North Brooklyn Farms with Emma and her feisty pup Jam. This time, we’re taking a trek up...

For the first episode of our Like Farmer, Like Dog podcast, we went to North Brooklyn Farms to meet vegan chef Emma Gonzalez and her dog Jam, who is something of a celebrity around the farm. And while you might think Jam is famous for her Chihuahua mix good looks...