Edible Idaho Radio
Edible Idaho is a monthly NPR show on food and agriculture airing on Boise State Radio and other public radio affiliates
Animal Welfare on the Farm
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... »
Butchery Classes For Conscientious Carnivores
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... »
Local Food on a Large Scale: Idaho’s Bounty goes wholesale
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... »
Idaho’s Bounty: Delivering local food in winter
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... »
A Taste for Blood (sausage, that is)
Tis the season for holiday feasting. But some celebratory foods can be a little hard to swallow. Like blood sausage. Made from the blood of freshly killed animals, it’s not exactly a holiday favorite. So why have people flocked every November for over a half century to the Boise Basque Center . . . to eat... »
The Arugula Wars: Food as partisan politics
Food has the power to draw people together like no other human activity — think Thanksgiving. But food can also divide. In the past presidential campaign opponents frequently used food to divide voters down party lines — think “those arugula eating liberals.” In this installment of Edible Idaho, correspondent Guy Hand looks at eating as... »
More on the Menu than a Meal
Farm to Fork dinners are served on the very farms where the evening’s food is grown. They’re a national phenomenon. But ultra-fresh fare isn’t all these events offer. In this episode of Edible Idaho, correspondent Guy Hand goes to dinner at Boise’s Peaceful Belly Farms and finds there’s more on the menu than a... »
Ruling on Sugar Beets not so Sweet
A ruling on Monday could have a dramatic impact on agriculture in Idaho and the Northwest. According to the New York Times: “A federal judge has ruled that the government failed to adequately assess the environmental impacts of genetically engineered sugar beets before approving the crop for cultivation in the United States. The decision... »
A White Flag of Fruit
Who would think that Idaho and Iran have anything in common? Dr. Esmaeil Fallahi does. This Iranian immigrant and Idaho fruit researcher says you only have to visit his fruit orchard in Parma to see that southern Idaho and his Middle Eastern homeland have important similarities. In this installment of Edible Idaho, correspondent Guy Hand... »
The Urban Winemakers Cooperative
As Idaho's wine industry flourishes, so does interest in becoming part of it. Unfortunately, that takes money and equipment. But a handful of new winemakers are trying one solution: a winemakers cooperative. »
