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The Local Food Report episodes
- A glossary of the winter squashes on Cape CodWinter squash is everywhere these days. I find it in my soup and folded into pies, it’s hidden in the guise of muffins and sweetbreads.5 min
- Farmers, gardeners, and landscapers adapt as our climate changesThis summer, farmer Dave Dewitt of Truro told me he’s growing something I’ve always thought of as a southern crop — okra.5 min
- Scup as sashimiTexture-wise, the fish was phenomenal. There was no “fishiness” at all. It had a delicate sweetness, like what you get at a sushi restaurant. It left a little aftertaste of ocean brine, like you walked into a seafood shop.5 min
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- One delicious crabThis week on the Local Food Report: it’s a duel of appetites in a new documentary about delicious but destructive green crabs.5 min
- Eating wild black cherries, pits and allThere must be some good way to eat them, I started thinking, because historically people have always tended to use what’s available, and for centuries, wild black cherries have been both abundant and incredibly important here ecologically.5 min
- The underappreciated Cornelian cherryI have a friend in Barnstable who’s always telling me about unusual edible plants, particularly perennials. Recently, he told me he’s planting something new called a Cornelian Cherry.5 min
- The underappreciated Cornelian cherryI have a friend in Barnstable who’s always telling me about unusual edible plants, particularly perennials. Recently, he told me he’s planting something new called a Cornelian Cherry.5 min
- A fizzy fermented drink made from leftover breadHelen loved kvass. The flavor, the fizz, everything about this drink made from fermenting stale bread with water and sugar. But when she got home, she forgot about it for almost 40 years.5 min
About The Local Food Report
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The Local Food Report takes us to the heart of the local food movement to talk with growers, harvesters, processors, cooks, policymakers and visionaries. The world of food is changing, fast. As people…
reimagine their relationships to food, creator Elspeth Hay and editor Viki Merrick aim to rebuild our cultural stores of culinary knowledge — and to reconnect us with the people, places, and ideas that feed us. Tips from listeners are always welcome.The Local Food Report airs Thursday at 8:35 AM and 5:45 PM and Saturday at 9:35 AM and is made possible by our Local Food Report sponsors.