Agriculture

Fruit pollination and more!

Airs at: Wed, 05/12/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: The Dirtbag

It's almost prime time for planting veggies! Host Glen Andresen reveals tips and techniques for getting those veggies off to a great start. Guest Jim Gilbert of One Green World will lead a general discussion about fruit pollination, includiing self-fertility, parthenocar... Read more

Cover crop in the way? What to do. Plus, favorite fruits!

Airs at: Wed, 04/14/2010 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: The Dirtbag

This month a discussion of what to do with your cover crops. Plus favorite fruit varieities. Your cover crop is growing, you're ready to plant some April veggies, but the cover crop is in the way? What's next? Join host Glen Andresen for a discussion of ways to proceed... Read more

Radiozine on 2/22/10

Airs at: Mon, 02/22/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Radiozine

Host Bruce Silverman interviews Alissa Hamilton, author of "Squeezed: What You Don't Know About Orange Juice." Alissa Hamilton is a Food and Society Policy Fellow with the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. She lives in Toronto. Close to three quarters of U.S. ... Read more

The One Straw Revolution - Larry Korn's Portland, OR talk

Airs at: Thu, 07/30/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: The Lecture Room

Larry Korn, the english translator of Masanobu Fukuoka's 1970s book "The One Straw Revolution" is the presenter here. Recorded at Tryon Life Community Farm on June 30th, 2009. Introduction by Marisha Auerbach Discussed in this recording are: natural farming, growing crop... Read more

Dolores Huerta Speaks at Willamette University

Airs at: Fri, 10/23/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Radiozine

Legendary labor organizer Dolores Huerta, co-founder and first Vice-President of the United Farm Workers of America spoke Wednesday, October 21st at The Annual Salem Peace Lecture at Hudson Hall in the Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center at Willamette University, Salem, Oreg... Read more

Radiozine on 10/23/09

Airs at: Fri, 10/23/2009 at 11:00am - 11:45am

Produced for: Radiozine

"Delores Huerta on Immigration Reform and Farmworker Justice," recorded on 10/21/09 at Willamette University Dolores Huerta was co-founder and first Vice-President of the United Farm Workers of America (UFW). In 1962 she and Cesar Chavez formed the National Farm Workers... Read more

Political Perspectives on 6/22/09

Airs at: Mon, 06/22/2009 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Political Perspectives

Crystal Leighty interviews Novella Carpenter, author of the book "Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer". CD-1561 Read more

Food Show on 06/17/09

Airs at: Wed, 06/17/2009 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Food Show

The season of bounty (ripe strawberries, shelling peas, cherries) is upon us. But you may lose your appetite after seeing Food, Inc., the new documentary that exposes how industrial agriculture has tainted our food supply. You'll never care to eat Smithfield ham, Tyso... Read more

Dirtbag on 06/09/09

Airs at: Tue, 06/09/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: The Dirtbag

Can you get fertile soil by fertilizing? Host Glen Andresen tackles the concept of soil fertility...and your composting and vegetable growing questions. CD-1391 Read more