On this week's episode of Meat and Three, we are heading back to school. This year, the first day at school looks a lot different. From daycares to universities, every institution is operating under a different model – and that includes their plans for how students will eat.

Join co-hosts Vallery and Ethan for a very special conversation with Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams.

This week, we have stories about mutual aid and the many shapes and sizes it can take. You’ll hear about how people are stepping up to feed their neighbors and keep community businesses afloat.

Michael Ruhlman has written some of the best cookbooks of the last 2 decades. His influence on how you're cooking right now can't be understated.

Caity’s awesome nephew joins the HRN crew for a special appearance on HRN Happy Hour to get us all in touch with our inner kid. Arran Gallagher is a fourth-grader at Jefferson Elementary School in Maplewood, NJ.

Becoming A Sommelier Is Like School, But With Less Drinking by Marissa A. Ross and Adam Vourvoulis

[audio mp3="https://heritageradionetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/japanese-luches.mp3"][/audio] Food service directors double as teachers in Japanese schools. Filmmaker Atsuko Quirk and journalist Nancy Matsumoto join host Laura Stanley to describe the emphasis on food education in Japanese schools on episode 59 of Inside School Lunch.   Listen to the full episode here.

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Born and raised in New York, though has called Japan home for more than four decades, writer and Japanese Food Culture Specialist Elizabeth Andoh joins host Akiko Katayama for another informative episode of Japan Eats.

This week on The Farm Report, host Erin Fairbanks welcomes Courtney Epton, Director of Education at City Growers to the program.