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The Local Food Report episodes
- Blueberries and BumblebeesOn a Cape Cod blueberry farm, a newly arrived colony of bumblebees takes flight, beginning the careful work that transforms spring flowers into summer fruit.5 min
- A beekeeper on Martha’s Vineyard rears his own QueensLast spring, honeybee keeper Tim Colon of Vineyard Haven emailed me a fascinating recording.5 min
- Acorns, chestnuts, and hickoriesWe look at acorns, chestnuts, and hickories on the commercial food scene.5 min
- A perennial vegetable you probably have in your yardYou know hostas? Those broad-leafed, perennial plants landscapers so often put in shady spots, or on the edges between gardens and lawns? Well, it turns out hosta shoots are edible. Really.5 min
- A Portuguese chef teaches students to cook local seafoodThis week on the Local Food Report, a chef in New Bedford teaches students to cook with local seafood.5 min
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- Sourdough discardSarah Reynolds North talks about how to take care of sourdough starter and what you can do with it.5 min
- Chatham Seafood Cooperative connects dots from boat to plateFor decades now, we’ve been hearing about the broken nature of our New England seafood industry fisherman Brett Tolley of Harwich explains.5 min
- Hickory oilBitternut hickory trees were one of the most important perennial staple food crops in the eastern U.S. for eight thousand years or more.5 min
- How abundant shellfish help create healthy watersStarting in about 2010, many towns on the Cape began trying to increase shellfish populations and credit them for their nitrogen-removal work.6 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.