Edible Idaho is a monthly NPR show on food and agriculture airing on Boise State Radio and other public radio affiliates
(HOST INTRO) On August 1st, The Monastery of St. Gertrude, north of Grangeville, held its 18th annual raspberry festival. This year’s festival was dedicated to Sister Wilma Schlangen, the festival’s original inspiration and most devoted raspberry picker. Sister Wilma died this spring at the age of 94. In tribute, we revisit an Edible Idaho...
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A bird is helping blur the boundary between urban and rural America. A few years ago, a chicken would have been a reliable sign that you’d crossed into farm country. No more. As correspondent Guy Hand reports in this installment of Edible Idaho, chickens are invading many American cities — and helping...
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Underground markets and restaurants have popped up all over the country. They open their doors only briefly, for an afternoon or an evening, in ever changing, often secret locations. Like 21st Century speakeasies for the foodie set, they sidestep the high overhead and complex regulations that traditional food establishments face.
In this installment...
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Religions frequently struggle to find a balance between the spiritual and material world. To some people Heaven and Earth often seem at odds. Today, though, many faith-based organizations are finding that balance . . . in the garden.
In this installment of Edible Idaho, correspondent Guy Hand looks at churches that believe good...
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Edible Idaho producer and print journalist Guy Hand has written on controversial subjects in the past like clear-cut logging, mining pollution and factory farming. But none of those stories prepared him for the perils of writing restaurant reviews. In this installment of Edible Idaho, correspondent Guy Hand drops us into the boiling...
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It appears that a bill sponsored by Idaho Senator Tim Corder to update Idaho’s animal cruelty laws, which passed the Idaho Senate with a 34 to 1 margin, has been stalled and perhaps killed thanks to House committee leader Representative Tom Loertscher.
Idaho’s animal cruelty laws have been ranked by several organizations as some of...
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The ethical treatment of farm animals is a growing concern for many Americans. And that puts states with relatively few animal cruelty laws, like Idaho, in the cross-hairs of animal welfare groups. It also makes those states attractive to livestock operations looking to relocate to less regulated areas.
In this installment of Edible Idaho, correspondent...
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More and more people are getting directly involved in food. Growing it, cooking it, even blogging about it. Some are going still further: plunging — literally — into the meat of the matter.
In this installment of Edible Idaho, correspondent Guy Hand visits a class where every student wields a knife — and the desire...
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Last Monday, Edible Idaho aired an NPR story on Idaho’s Bounty Co-op, a group bringing sustainably raised, local food to individual consumers.
Today, producer Guy Hand reports on Idaho’s Bounty’s attempt to provide large institutions like hospitals, universities and restaurants with local food. By selling wholesale quantities, Idaho’s Bounty plans to take home-grown meats, produce...
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The local food movement is exploding in popularity. At this time of year, though, fresh local produce can seem like a distant memory. But even as the snow flies, there are people connecting hungry consumers to local food.
In this installment of Edible Idaho, correspondent Guy Hand visits Idaho’s Bounty Co-op, a pioneer in the...
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