A podcast playlist all about farming equity, food access, and workers’ rights in honor of MLK Day.

If you live in New York City, how far would you have to go to get to a neighborhood farm selling freshly harvested greens? Turns out, you just need to get to Brooklyn’s Prospect Heights. On this episode of Tech Bites, host Jennifer Leuzzi talks with returning guest Rob Laing...

Would you guess that the Brooklyn navy yard is the location of the world’s first commercially viable urban rooftop vineyard? With the help of Finger Lakes industry leaders and Cornell University, Rooftop Reds has developed a custom urban planter system. 42 of these planters cover the 14,800 square-foot rooftop at...

On today's episode, Aarón and Zarela are joined by their friend Chef John Mooney of Bell, Book & Candle (NYC) and Bidwell (Washinton, D.C.). John explains how he has incorporated vertical agriculture into his work as a restaurateur, and together they discuss a number of their favorite Mexican herbs and...

Lisa Held spoke with three farmers from three different parts of the country about forging your own path and experimenting with crops. David Bohlen is the owner of Bohlen Family Farms in Florissant, Missouri. He is working with seed savers to and plant breeders to cultivate the best produce his...

By Nina Medvinskaya Visitors at 2019 Making Brooklyn Bloom at Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Photo by Alvina Lai. Courtesy of Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Saturday, March 9th – Brooklyn Botanic Garden recently kicked off spring gardening season by celebrating the 38th annual Making Brooklyn Bloom event. Gardening enthusiasts gathered to participate in...

For the season premiere of The Farm Report, host Lisa Held sits down with New York City Council Member Rafael Espinal. Born in East New York, Espinal is a lifelong resident of Brooklyn and currently represents the 37th district, which includes Bushwick, Brownsville, Cypress Hills, and East New York. As...

Professor Angela Harris of UC Davis School of Law joins longtime civil rights activist, farmer and Terra Madre delegate Jim Embry in an exploration of the history of American agriculture as a site of citizenship and racialization. Angela Harris’ essay, “(Re)Integrating Spaces: The Color of Farming,” in the Savannah Law...

Bob Peters, the mastermind behind Ritz Carlton’s Punch Room bar in Charlotte, North Carolina, sits down with Caity and Kat to talk mixology and gardening. He praises Charlotte’s growing urban agriculture scene, supported by the Piedmont Culinary Guild, which connects Charlotte chefs with local farmers. Bob manages a rooftop garden...

by Ope Omojola Summer is basically over, and after all the weekend trips, weddings, and wine-fueled late nights, you might want to rein in your spending in the coming weeks. That said, keeping a stricter budget doesn’t have to mean giving up the best parts of still-warm weather. Here’s a...