Catherine Roberts, associate editor for health at Consumer Reports, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss what to look for when picking produce to avoid harmful substances, why out of season fruits and vegetables might be a no-no, and why you don’t always have to buy organic to stay safe.
Read moreHow a plan for hemp riches went up in smoke
Finn Murphy discusses his attempt at a Colorado hemp farm, battling the elements and a disappearing bank account, and his pivot to middleman as he pursued his American Dream.
Read moreAn Urbanite’s Journey To Understand The Heartland
Marie Mutsuki Mockett, a fiction and nonfiction teacher at Rainier Writing Workshop and visiting writer in the MFA program at Saint Mary’s College, joins us to talk about her exploration of her family’s heritage in rural Nebraska to understand a more conservative way of life
Read moreThe Kids Who Pick Your Produce
Valeria Fernández joins host Krys Boyd to talk about how the farming industry is exempt from the standards that govern other sectors.
Read moreFeeding An Overcrowded World
We’ll talk about the scientists who are exploring new ways of producing food with Joel K. Bourne, author of The End of Plenty: The Race to Feed a Crowded World.
Read moreFresh Fruit, Broken Bodies
What does it take to deliver fresh produce to our grocery stores and who’s responsible for the welfare of our country’s farming workforce?
Read moreUrban Farming, On The Rise
How are city dwellers using rooftop farms and gardens to battle rising food prices?
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