The Food Chain - What's Eating What Radio

The Hollister Ranch has been a privately-owned sheep ranch since 1794, but it has some of the best surf breaks in California. And so we ask: Should government force private property to open its gates?

The number of children who were intoxicated in utero is frightening, but what is really frightening are the stories told by those who care for them. And so we ask…

There are many definitions for what is “sustainable,” and most all of them would seem to be good. But what if the one that really counts is “sustained control.” That definition would lead us to ask: Who would want to sustain con

Two fermentations have carried us through history. The one that pleases our senses has only one use; but the one that displeases our senses has many uses. And so we ask: How did we become addicted to vinegar?

The world’s most widely used pesticide has been found to be the likely cause of serious birth defects in large mammals– like humans. And so we ask: Why did pesticides become the weapon of choice for farmers?

The dream is energy independence. The reality is an economy dependent on hydrocarbons. And so we ask:

The dream was to connect California’s major cities with a high-speed rail line. The nightmare is a collosal concrete boondoggle that is eating up some of the most productive farmland on earth. And so we ask:

Farmer John Duarte was caught plowing his field in violation of the Waters of the United States and fined $1.1 million. Though WOTUS provisions have been repealed, farmers are still being fined for plowing their fields. And so we ask:

My family was served an entre nearly five decades ago at a Sichuan Restaurant that was said to be one of the seven best in the world. That we all remember that dish as if it were yesterday leads us to ask:

Where a big box store might sell a gallon of milk for $3, an upscale natural food store might sell a gallon for $8. To sell the milk, each store must present an argument as to why theirs is the best value. This leads us to ask: