Almost fifty years ago, when Haraldur Sigurdsson first came to the University of Rhode Island from Iceland, he got interested in what makes some clam shells more purple than others.

My friend Nicole Cormier is a registered dietician and studying for a masters in herbalism. And when she told me she eats pine pollen — and that in fact, it’s one of her favorite things to forage, I had to tag along.

Many of our native bees — and a few other surprising insects — evolved with and rely on many native edible species.

This week on the Local Food Report, a Korean Natural Farming teacher on the relationships that create healthy soil.

John Bunker has spent the past fifty years learning everything he can about North American apple varieties.

Earlier this year, I finally made the journey north to meet John Bunker — a farmer in his 70s who arguably knows more about apple varieties than almost anyone alive in New England today.

This week on the Local Food Report, a naturalist takes Elspeth hunting for hazelnuts.

This week part three of a mini-series on big picture local food issues—today with a focus on what we can change with a little hyper-local creativity.

This week on the Local Food Report, weekend meals to help hungry kids.