Long ago and far away, near the small town of Sumter, SC, you met the amazing Bradford Family. You might be asking yourselves when? The answer Season 1, Episode 03 Farming Like It’s 1699. Nat Bradford spoke proudly of his land, ancestors, and the heirloom seeds he uses to grow his crops that have...
You probably don't get to see the flowers of farming the way we do. You're usually looking at the finished fruit or veggie, not the lovely blossoms that made it happen. We took a detour with Nat Bradford to talk about some of those flowers and the role they play in food and farming. We start with...
Back in the third ever episode of Where The Food Comes From, we visited a remarkable farming family, the Bradfords of Sumter, SC. Then, they were still growing the same crops their ancestors had for 200 years, from the same seeds, on the same land. Dad Nat, Mom Bette and their five kids formed the...
American imports are massive. Everything from machinery, appliances, furniture, pharmaceuticals and so much more. Yes, we are even getting our prescription drugs from foreign countries. I realize it’s a global economy, but I also know we have to take care of business at home first. I don’t know...
Splenda's new stevia farm in central Florida is the first of its kind in the U.S. Thousands of plants produce millions of leaves that are then turned into plant-based stevia sweetener products. But how do they get the sweet stuff out? Science! Wait... come back! It's not scary science, it's...
American family farmers are dreamers. They’re do-ers, too, of course. Nobody works harder than farmers. But in the world of modern agriculture, it’s getting harder and harder for Mom and Pop farms — the backbone America was built on — to get ahead. Enter Heartland Food Products Group, makers of...
Not all shoots are dangerous. My goodness we have seen enough of that — like climbing cargo cranes at the Port of Savannah — and a somewhat laid-back shoot is most welcome. November 17 Where The Food Comes From visited Circle F Meats in Baxley, GA. Meat! Sounds a bit out of the ordinary for us....
Cows are generally pretty tranquil animals, and the pampered bovines at Baxley, GA's Circle F Farms are even moreso. The Folsom family has been ranching for generations — now they've put that experience in play with an amazing retail store and an emphasis on charcuterie. But have you ever had a...
So you always thought we invented cold cut and cheese platters in modern times? Hold your roll — charcuterie is an ancient art that stretches back to 14th Century France! But it's had a real renaissance of late. To make great charcuterie, you have to have great meats. And we found an amazing...
So you've seen all of this stuff we've shown you about bees, and you're still not scared off. You're thinking maybe you'd want to establish a hive or two. How would you ever begin? You can't just go out and hunt down a bee colony and bring it home. You can't go borrow one from another beekeeper...
