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...
It's the oldest story we know — the birds and the bees. We don't need the birds to grow our food, but without the bees we'd be in a lot of trouble. About a third of all crops require direct pollination by bees, including 70 of the top 100 primary sources of our food. Take away the bees, you take...
Port of Savannah is the third-busiest in the nation. It's a constant blur of activity — cranes, trains, trucks and some of the most massive ships you've ever seen, all loaded with products from around the world, including a whole lot of the food we eat. They measure traffic in "TEUs" — but what is...
We import a lot of the food we eat. Fortunately for farmers, we export a lot, too. We think of endless lines of trucks streaming in across our southern border bringing in fruits and veggies from Central and South America, and that certainly happens. But for longer trips, larger loads, nothing...
