Saundra Ball is in her third year of farming, having first apprenticed on a vegetable farm in Texas before moving to the Hudson Valley, where she's worked on several small scale diversified farms. Saundra now works on a small dairy in Columbia County, milking Jerseys for direct market sales of...

Tune into this week's GrowNYC Market Update for some tasty grain information! Erin Fairbanks is talking with Jeanne Hodesh about Hawthorne Valley Farm's 100% Rye Bread, and local grain producers! Hear about some upcoming fermented treats and awesome events at the Greenmarket! This program has been brought to you by...

Tasty tomatoes year-round? This week on The Farm Report, Erin Fairbanks is joined in the studio by Lucky Lee of Lucky's Real Tomatoes. Tune in to hear Lucky talk about her family's history in the tomato business. What makes Lucky's tomatoes stand out? Find out why restaurant groups like the...

Peter Kindel shares his cheese journey on today's Cutting the Curd with Diane Stemple. Hear how Peter got his start in the cheese world, and how his travels in France and England changed his perspective on cheesemaking entirely. Peter talks about his experiences working with Neal's Yard Dairy and helping...

This week on The Farm Report, Erin Fairbanks calls up Eric Weltman of Brooklyn's Food Water Watch to talk about hydrofracking. Food Water Watch is a non-profit organization that aims to ensure the safety and accessibility of food and water, and to ensure these basic needs in a...

Ginny Moore hails from the suburbs of Philadelphia. She studied agriculture and the environment (among other things) at McGill University, and has spent the last two seasons apprenticing on farms—in 2010, at Skunk Hollow Community Farm, a small vegetable CSA in her hometown, and in 2011, at Hawthorne Valley Farm...

It's time for more urban cheese making on Cutting the Curd! This week, Anne Saxelby and Sophie Slesinger talk with Matt Spiegler- web developer by day, and cheese maker by night. Tune in to hear Matt's first memories of cheese, his initial interest in making his own cheese, and what...