This week on The Farm Report, Heather and Erin sit down with Bushwicks own Matt Lorenz, of the urban gardener non-profit Trees Not Trash. Listen in to learn all about trees, trash, and being green in the modern age. This episode is brought to you by Acme Smoked Fish (www.acmesmokedfish.com)

This week on the Farm Report, Heather and Erin continue the Reports history of linking farmer with consumer as they speak to Sam Penix of Everyman Espresso and Seth McEachron of Battenkill Valley Creamery. Seth spoke about why he cant distribute his milk himself, and the importance of swift delivery on such a time sensitive product, while Sam lauded the quality of Seths product and described how the best baristas handle milk and cream in their caffeinated workflow. This episode was sponsored by Edwards Ham of Surry Virginia.

This week on The Farm Report Heather and Erin talk green markets with someone who knows them better than anyone: June Russell, who inspects farms to make sure they make the grade and are up to snuff so they can join in on the green market fun. June talks about what criteria she looks for in a good, clean farm, why its not always necessary to be organic, and how the green markets change with the seasons. This episode was sponsored by White Oak Pastures.

This week on The Farm Report Erin and Heather speak to Katharine Millonzi, who is working with the Sustainable Food and Agriculture Program via the Zilkha Center for Environmental Initiatives. Katherine is working to make Williams College entire food program based on companies that source locally, share wages with their workers, and utilize fair trade. Tune in to find out how Katharine and the others at the program are working to help other institutions beyond Williams shy away from one-source institutional dining services and get their food sustainably and fairly, while keeping costs down and wages up. This episode was sponsored by Heritage Foods USA. Photo: Katharine Millonzi

This week on The Farm Report Erin and Heather speak to Angela Miller of Consider Bardwell farm. Angela is a literary agent turned dairy farmer, and is the author of Hay Fever, a book that chronicles the ups and downs of that life-altering change in trajectory. The gals discuss the day to day of running a dairy farm in Vermonts Champlain Valley: choosing and breeding goats and cows, rotational grazing, steering clear of hormones and pesticides, and finally making cheese by hand. This episode was sponsored by Hearst Ranch: purveyors of fine grass-fed beef from the coast of CA. Photo: Angela Miller

This week on The Farm Report Heather welcomed new co-host Erin Fairbanks to the show. The gals talked to Derek Denckla, author of TheGreenest.net and founder of FarmCity.us, a sort of combination catalyst, aggregator, and promotional tool for sustainable agriculture events. Tune in to find out how Dereks survey of Bushwick revealed a community hungry for more food growth and less condos, and how a lagging economy and the vacant lots left in its wake put this shared dream within reach. This episode was sponsored by Robertas.

This week on The Farm Report Heather and Jack sat down with Sattva Catering proprietor Keshari Das. Shes a yoga enthusiast who fuses everything from Hinduism and elements of alternative healing to community supported agriculture and the good food movement to create a culinary experience that is truly ideological. Das discusses her tutelage in India and how she came to find cooking the most engaging and successful out of a myriad of attempts to find harmony within herself and the outside world. This episode was sponsored by Edwards of Surry Virginia. Photo: Sattva! Catering for you, by you, and to you...

This week on The Farm Report, Heather and special co-host Michaela Best spoke to Dave Romanelli, Yahoos Wellness Expert and proponent of blurring the boundary between the good food movement and the practice of yoga. Romanelli, or Yea Dave, gives seminars and writes books extolling the virtues of aligning the worlds of yoga and eating sustainably and intelligently. Tune in for his advice on how to stay happy and healthy without being some sort of food snob. This episode was sponsored by Hearst Ranch: purveyors of grass-fed beef grazing on the beautiful coast of San Simeon, CA.

Jack and Heather speak with Shelley Rogers, director of Whats Organic About Organic? (www.whatsorganicmovie.com), about food film and the complexities of the organic movement.

John T. Edge from The Southern Foodways Alliance (http://www.southernfoodways.com) talks about transforming Southern culture through food and food history, and about the universal power of fried chicken.