Tune in for a special partnered episode of Eating Matters and The Farm Report as hosts Kim Kessler and Erin Fairbanks are on the line with the United States Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary, Krysta Harden. Recently announced, the Department of Agriculture announced a commitment to prioritize $5.6 billion over...

Tune in for a special partnered episode of Eating Matters and The Farm Report as hosts Kim Kessler and Erin Fairbanks are on the line with the United States Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary, Krysta Harden. Recently announced, the Department of Agriculture announced a commitment to prioritize $5.6 billion over...

This week's featured farmer is Mike Sommer. Mike Sommer is an organic farmer in the Treasure Valley in Southwest Idaho. He is the production manager for his family’s farm, Purple Sage Farms, and directs the employees, plans crop production and manages sales. Mike works side by side with his father...

Julia and Todd met in 2002 around a barbecue in the backyard of a Chicago apartment. Todd revealed his "not very ambitious" desire to become an organic vegetable farmer. They married in 2007 and started Peasants' Plot. Seven years later, the couple is living in a trailer outside of Manteno...

Hannah Rae Murphy grew up on a small farm in Michigan's Upper Peninsula with a large garden, sheep, chickens, pigs and the occasional turkey or goat. Now a Conservation Biology student at Middlebury College in Middlebury, VT she is involved in the college's organic farm and is an RA of...

Owner of the Ballymaloe Cookery School in Shanagarry, Co Cork, Ireland, Darina Allen is a teacher, food writer, newspaper columnist, cookbook author and television presenter. The Ballymaloe Cookery School is situated on her family's organically run farm, and they believe that good food, good health and good farming practices are...

This week on The Main Course, Patrick Martins takes a break from food and recaps his recent honeymoon and rainforest adventure in Costa Rica. Hear about his experiences with sloths, macaws, tucans and more interesting wildlife. Hear from birdwatcher Jeff Davies about some of the interesting species in Costa Rica...