The Food Chain - What's Eating What Radio

They sneak across the border to work in our fields. After tasting our Great American way, they’re here to stay, by the millions. So we ask…

We can grow corn for food, and we can grow corn for fuel; but when we grow corn for food and fuel, both will cost more. This leads us to ask…

We’ve all seen the brutal videos taken at our nation’s confined animal feeding operations and processing facilities. Those videos lead us to ask…

Some are virgin. Others are extra virgin. The rest are not very virgin at all. It’s difficult to tell which is which when shopping the sublime and scandalous world of olive oil, and so we ask…

In 1990, a loaf of bread cost $.70; today, the loaf costs over $3.00. Incomes, however, have not been growing at the same rate, and thus the true cost of food is going “through the roof.” This leads us to ask…

When the nation was young we raised children on farms and gave them chores to do. Now we raise children in cities and give them allowances to spend. This leads us to ask…

They say one should be careful of what one asks. Many small-scale farmers asked for an official definition to the word "organic," and got it. Organic farming then grew into a multi-billion dollar-a-year industry, which now leads some to ask, "Should big

Each year, the U.S. government spends about $90 billion to ensure that its citizens have cheap food. This leads us to ask, “Who should get the $90 billion? Topics include why governments subsidize agriculture; why 70% of U.S. subsidies go to 10%

When the going gets tough, the tough get growing. And what better way to grow than with friends and neighbors in a community garden. But all those community gardens sprouting up lead us to ask…

Topics include the different kinds of farm and ranch work assigned to dogs; popular breeds of work dogs; and how work dogs are trained and maintained. Guests:Sally Fallon Morell and Kaayla Daniel, President and Vice-President of the Weston A Price Fou