All alcohol starts life as sugar, and the sugars used to make agave spirits like mezcal and tequila come from … agave! But the energy source that becomes sugar is also what powers the agave’s ability to reproduce. So if you allow the agave to reproduce, you’re also burning up...

There’s a lot of moral outrage around the harvesting of agave that hasn’t yet reached maturity. But … when exactly is agave mature? By whose standards? And if the agave is getting harvested before it can produce seeds — which is always the case when you’re using the agave to...

The agave has one mission in life: to reproduce. It spends its life generating the energy it needs to fulfill that mission. So ... does it tell us something when one agave takes significantly longer -- decades longer, even -- to reach maturity than another agave? I've got a theory...

This week on Animal Instinct, Celia Kutcher is talking with Lorelei Tibbetts about pet or companion birds! Lorelei works in New York City where she currently is the manager of The Center for Avian and Exotic Medicine. She has worked exclusively with exotic pets since 2004, and is the chair...

The topic of the day is animal rescue on The Farm Report. Erin Fairbanks is talking with Gene Baur, the president and co-founder of Farm Sanctuary. Farm Sanctuary rescues and protects animals from factory farms and abusive situations, and promotes a vegan lifestyle. Tune in to this episode to hear...

On this week's episode of Cutting the Curd, Anne Saxelby and Sophie Slesinger are talking with Sandor Katz, author of the book The Art of Fermentation. Tune in to hear about how bacterial cultures are reflections of our cultural identity! Anne, Sophie, and Sandor also discuss the war on bacteria...

On this episode of the Naturalist, Bernie Wides and Carol Butler are talking about a glowing natural phenomenon- bioluminesence! Tune in to hear how Bernie and Carol were inspired by the new exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History called Creatures of Light: Nature's Bioluminesence. Bernie and Carol discuss...

This week on The Naturalist, Carol A. Butler leads a conversation on a variety of different subjects. She talks about some very interesting facts regarding katydids, including their mating techniques and sound making abilities. Later on the show, she discusses filial cannibalism in the animal kingdom and how odors in...

On the premiere episode of The Naturalist, Bernie Wides teaches us about the glacier that would have eaten New York City and the sex life of barnacles.

This week on the Farm Report: Marge Kilkelly of Dragon Fly Cove Farm joins Lorenzo to discuss consortium farming. Marge is part of the Thyme for Goat consortium of Maine along with our guests today Kathy Webb and Wendy Pieh.