Crop to Cuisine: Food in Egypt, feeding the birds, and food advertising
Crop To Cuisine discusses food in Egypt, as the standoff between protesters and government continues. The World Food Programme’s Abeer Etefa joins us over the phone from Cairo. We hear from Carol O’Meara on feeding the birds this season. And we turn food advertising on its head. All of that, headlines in food and farming from around the world, and more.
February 9, 2011
Crop to Cuisine: Vermont invests in big sustainable agriculture
Vermont officials are serving up a new plan to boost the state’s food and farm economy. The Vermont Farm to Plate Investment Program was created in 2009. Its goal is to improve the state’s food system and make it easier to get healthy local food. The Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund has spent the past 18 months developing a strategic 10-year plan which they say will meet those goals. They’ll release it to lawmakers today.
January 14, 2011
Crop to Cuisine: Food Corps, help with the harvest, and From the ground up
This week on Crop To Cuisine. We speak with Curt Ellis of the award winning documentary, King Corn, about his new projects, Food Corps and Truck Farm. Carol O’Meara joins us to help with the harvest. And Aubrey White is with us for another installment of From The Ground Up, our exploration of the adventures facing the New American Farmer. All that, headlines in food and farming, and more.
September 10, 2010
Crop to Cuisine: Garden cocktails, Pakistan flooding, and From Crop to Cup
This week on Crop To Cuisine, we go into the garden in search of cocktails with Paul Abercrombie, Author of “Organic, Shaken and Stirred”. Pakistan is in the midst of the worst flooding disaster in history. The WFP speaks with us about the realities on the ground and what people can do to help. And our series on the most popular beverage in the world continues, From Crop To Cup. All of that, headlines in food and farming, and more.
August 18, 2010
Crop to Cuisine: Urban farming, food safety, and the new generation of farmers
This week, Crop To Cuisine steps into the field of urban farming. Food Safety Expert, Bill Marler, addresses the right to eat whatever you want. And Crop To Cuisine continues its series on the new generation of american farmers, From The Ground Up. All that and more.
August 4, 2010
Crop to Cuisine: Book Features
Crop To Cuisine stocks the pantry for Thanksgiving. We speak with historians about the truth behind the thanksgiving meal and the turkey. We also feature reports on how people are coping during tough times, and how you can give back.
November 18, 2009