Miss an episode of Deep Roots Radio? Here’s a bunch of them – conversations with some of the most interesting farmers, ranchers, reporters, writers, cooks, scientists, policymakers and thought leaders. Download and listen whenever you like, or click and listen online.
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Saturdays, 9:00-9:30AM CT on wpcaradio.org
We all know that chefs can cook, some of them extraordinarily. And we know that what they cook can reflect and flavor local culture. But did you know our chefs can – and increasingly do – play a role in redesigning a more sustainable, healthful food system in America?
I really enjoyed this conversation with Kris Moon, Vice President of the James Beard Foundation because the foundation’s Impact Programs spotlight and promote chef-led efforts to rebuild a more nutritious and regionally-sourced food system in our country.
Experienced and trained in restaurant management, nutrition and major networking events, Moon is leading programs true to the values and heart of the foundation’s namesake, James Beard – the chef and cookbook author who was lovingly regarded as “America’s favorite chef.”
I hope you enjoy this Deep Roots Radio conversation.
Sylvia
Connecting the dots between what we eat and how its grown
Amery, Wisconsin
Rama Hoffpauir and her husband Josh Bryceson have run their 250-subscriber CSA, Turnip Rock Farm, for a close to a decade. They added a herd of beautiful big-eyed Jersey dairy cows a few years back, and just this summer, the young couple began delivering their farmstead cheese to retail outlets, restaurants, and CSA customers.
In this Deep Roots Radio interview, Rama describes their 5-year Cosmic Wheel Creamery journey: getting her cheesemaker’s license (required in the state of Wisconsin), building the herd, constructing and licensing the cheese processing facility, and creating the aging “cave.”
Enjoy.
Sylvia
Deep Roots Radio, 91.3FM and www.wpcaradio.org
Cody Holmes began beef ranching conventionally – with all the hormones, additives and labor demanded by the conventional system. Once he’d decided he’d had enough, he adopted and adapted his operation into one of the model multi-species grazing farms in the USA.
Author of “Ranching Full Time on Three Hours a Day,” Cody and his wife and partner Dawnnell and their daughter Taylor, operate Real Farm Foods on their 1,100-acre farm, Rockin H Ranch, in Norwood, Missouri (east of Springfield). But they are not standing pat in their business. Cody is extending his enterprise to include many other farms and farmers in a regional food hub providing grass-fed meats, vegetables, eggs and dairy, and a growing variety of value-added products.
In this Deep Roots Radio interview, Cody describes the vision and challenges of developing a local food hub to meet his area’s growing demand for delicious, high-quality, clean, and healthful foods. Enjoy.
Sylvia
Connecting the dots between what we eat and how it’s grown
One way to move America’s food system to great taste, high nutrition, environmental stewardship, humane animal welfare, and fair wages is through thoughtful investment – slow money. What is slow money? How does it work and what does it mean to you and me? How can you and I make a difference? Find out in this Deep Roots Radio interview with Brett Olson, co-founder and creative director of Renewing the Countryside. Minnesota’s first Slow Monday event is June 17, 2015, 5:00-8:00PM at Como Park, St. Paul, Minn. For information on this event, click here.
A rose is a rose is a rose, or so the old song goes. But is it? The more we learn, the more we become aware that every living thing is unique. While two roses may appear identical at first glance, a closer examination reveals hundreds of differences – many of them critical. While both are red, one can thrive in drier soil, while another is resistant to aphids. In both cases, the traits can be passed on to the next generation: they are heritable.
Full Throttle, registered BueLingo bull, herd sire
A well-established tradition in Europe, agricultural tourism is now growing rapidly in the United States. In this Deep Roots Radio interview, Steve Peterson, President of the Wisconsin Agricultural Tourism Association, describes the educational, entertainment and economic benefits of this sector.
He recommends farmers explore resources at luv-r-ag.com.
Similarly, if you want to visit to a local winery or micro-brewery, or find a weekend farm-stay, travelwisconsin.com.
Enjoying the warm at Bull Brook Keep
