Millions of kids spent the first few years of their lives saying “Yuck” to broccoli. Pres. George Bush Sr. didn’t like it either. But most of us grow up to find it quite tasty. And over the last few years, we’ve come to realize just what a nutritional powerhouse this flowery veggie is — along with...
We spend most of our time in the dirt and on the farm, and that won’t change. But we wondered if our friends in the wild-caught seafood industry might deal with some of the same problems and challenges our farmer friends on land do. The answer? Oh yeah — and maybe then some. If you’ve ever been to...
We took you to the amazing North Carolina State Farmers Market and Restaurant in Episode 2 of this season, “Gypsy’s Place.” What you didn’t know then is that we had some very important guests joining us for lunch that day. Our goal was to show some of the support infrastructure it takes to keep...
If you're passing through Raleigh, NC (or even coming close) there's an amazing restaurant you need to know about. It's technically called The North Carolina State Farmers Market restaurant — but folks around there just call it Gypsy's place. That's because Gypsy Gilliam, who's been in business...
The DiLoretos founded Fading D a few years back after a trip to Italy. They couldn't find the traditional fresh buffala mozzarella cheese they'd discovered in Italy at home. So they decided to make their own. To do that, first they'd need some water buffaloes. And if they were going that far, why...
Larry Smith is a Christmas tree grower in the tiny North Carolina town of Newland, population about 700. But even in a town that size, he’s hardly the only farmer growing trees — it’s pretty much what they do up there! In 2018, Larry won the national contest to provide the official White House...
In Part 2 of this very special episode, you’ll meet a sweetpotato grower who — like many — does double duty with his volunteer fire department. You’ll also meet a cancer survivor who speaks to the way the community supports each other in troubled times. We’ll visit another grower who earmarks...
In Season 1, we showed you how North Carolina sweetpotato farmers do what they do — which is grow an amazing two-thirds of the U.S. sweetpotato crop. But, as with all farmers, there’s another side to show. Farmers are committed to serving and giving back to their communities. In this episode, Part...
The only problem with Vidalia Onions — Georgia’s trademarked crop — is they’re only available from April ’til September. When they first came to national prominence in the 1980s, that wasn’t a problem. But people loved ’em so much they started asking for more and grocery stores wanted Vidalias...
In part 2 of our very special episodes focusing on farmers and Feeding America, we'll meet some volunteers from the Society of St. Andrew, a remarkable Feeding America partner that actually does the hard work of going out and salvaging unharvested crops from fields — they call it gleaning, just...
