Maybe it started with PBS as a kid, but I love to compare and contrast things. So when the team at Midwest Dairy recently asked if I would like to see two different dairy farms...
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I frequently hear people talk about the goal of being self-sufficient with their food production. Ask yourself though, do you see people do it? Well, for two decades I’ve had a front row to watch...
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The unique taste of lamb draws me in almost every time its on a menu and I think pasture-to-table lamb is something everyone should try. The Mediterranean flavors just aren’t the same without lamb. That’s...
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There is nothing that will wake me up faster or better than the smell of hickory-smoked country ham and bacon. And when I want to buy country ham or the “good bacon” (a phrase our...
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Imagine the smell of a lavender farm…. it is something that will captivate your imagination for all sorts of things!Lavender farms may not be everywhere, but thanks to Long Row Lavender, just west of...
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In the midst of most family farms, is a house called the home place. When you layer that with the appreciation of food, family and hospitality that runs so deep in western Kentucky, you get...
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In this week’s episode, we talk with Will Kornegay about how Ripe Revival is capturing food waste at the farm and providing access through subscriptions and outreach to people in rural food deserts. An AI...
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Did you know Illinois is know for growing horseradish? Ok, maybe it’s not as famous for that as it is for Chicago’s Miracle Mile, but the majority of the horseradish eaten in the US is...
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47:33 SUMMARY KEYWORDS cheese, charcuterie, eat, absolutely, people, board, dairy, cheese monger, crackers, midwest, places, food safety, little bit, lactose, thought, water, milk, farm, ounce, cheddar SPEAKERS Janice Person, Grounded by the Farm; Jessica Keahey,…
This transcript is for episode 318 of Grounded by the Farm titled Farm Co-op: Two Decades of Food Self-Sufficiency & Community. In this episode I talk with my brother Ray Person about the farm co-op…
This transcript accompanies the audio from our conversation at a place that offers fantastic hickory-smoked country ham and bacon. You can see photos and video of the smokehouse, the process they undergo to make some…