Episodios

  • 109: Tomatoes and More Garden

    109: Tomatoes and More Garden
    Aug 1 2024
    We taste a homemade Nocino (a black walnut liqueur). Tomatoes: so much to celebrate, so many varieties... seed saving, growing, harvesting, eating and processing for later. We talk about oven-candied tomatoes, gazpacho, green beans and an easy pickle recipe. Donna shares some news about PFA's. And we have fun with the list of new foods coming up at the Iowa State Fair.
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    51 m
  • 108: Drinks, Carrots, Recipes and Elderberries

    108: Drinks, Carrots, Recipes and Elderberries
    Jul 25 2024
    Hydrate! Donna talks about herbal drinks, watermelon, infusions, syrups, and mocktails. Lonna talks about carrot cake and the history of the carrot and the color orange. And we consider the elderberry.
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    49 m
  • 107: Iowa's Water Quality and Quantity

    107: Iowa's Water Quality and Quantity
    Jul 18 2024

    Who is taking care of our water? Carolyn Raffensperger joins us to talk about the quality, quantity, and the speed with which water moves through our state. Nitrate levels are at an all time high in our rivers. Agriculture and industry are putting extreme demands on our water resources. Is anyone keeping track of the common good?
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    51 m
  • 106: Chickens with Cynthia McClure

    106: Chickens with Cynthia McClure
    Jul 11 2024
    We take a light hearted look at backyard poultry with Cynthia McClure. Cynthia reports on her visit to the first ever Murray McMurray Chicken Festival, held in Webster City, Iowa. We talk about chickens, ducks, guinea hens and eggs. Cynthia shares her recipe for salt-preserved egg yolks.
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    51 m
  • 105: Blueberries with Kim Anderson

    105: Blueberries with Kim Anderson
    Jul 4 2024
    Kim Anderson has a way with blueberries. We talk about growing, managing and marketing at the organic, U-pick - Blueberry Bottom Farm in Brighton, Iowa. Kim talks about the challenges of local wildlife, her enthusiastic customers and the growing demand for her berries. We also talk about recipes and her PFI field day in July.
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    50 m
  • 103: Healthy Iowa Food Systems with Kamyar Enshayan

    103: Healthy Iowa Food Systems with Kamyar Enshayan
    Jun 20 2024
    Knowing what to eat is a tricky business. How do we learn to eat healthy food? Donna and Lonna are joined by Kamyar Enshayan, Director of the Center for Energy & Environmental Education at University of Northern Iowa. We explore the latest cancer study data for Iowa. We discuss Ultra Processed Food and health consequences of being able to access good food. Kamyar talks about the positive development of Iowa Food Systems and local action like the Garden in Every Lot project in Waterloo.
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    51 m
  • 102: Recipe Review, Banjos, Kismet Recipe Book, Garden, Lime Pie, Wild Greens

    102: Recipe Review, Banjos, Kismet Recipe Book, Garden, Lime Pie, Wild Greens
    Jun 17 2024

    A review of a Rhubarb Upsidedown Cake recipe, thoughts on banjos, groundhogs, gardens and Lime Pie. Donna reviews Kismet, a new recipe book... and we explore edible wild spring greens.
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    45 m
  • 101: Fire in the Kitchen, a History with Nick Land

    101: Fire in the Kitchen, a History with Nick Land
    Jun 13 2024

    How did humans figure out how to cook with fire? We talk to historian and grass fed meat marketer, Nick Land about the evolution of cooking, human development, the open hearth, the invention of matches, Henry Ford and charcoal briquets. And Nick talks about grilling techniques for grass fed meat.
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    52 m