Raw milk is a controversial food. Proponents say it is healthier and more flavorful than processed, pasteurized milk. Yet many states outlaw its sale, saying raw milk is unsafe.
Idaho, however, recently changed it’s laws to allow the selling of raw milk. In this installment of the Market & Garden Report, correspondent Guy...
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One of gardening’s most fundamental chores — watering — is also one of its most vexing. Even seasoned gardeners struggle with the question of when and how much to water.
In this episode of the Market & Garden Report, correspondent Guy Hand talks to Clay and Josie Erskine of Peaceful Belly Farms about...
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This Thursday, Outdoor Idaho will air a show on Idaho’s vibrant local food scene. It’s a story that Idaho Public Television producer Thanh Tan has been working on since last summer — a subject dear to her heart. Here’s what Tan says about the show:
“I always tell people one of the pleasures of working at IdahoPTV...
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It’s berry season. Area farmers’ markets are chocked full of blackberries, blueberries and raspberries. But there’s one berry at the Capital City Public Market in Boise that many of us know only through nursery rhythms. In this installment of the Market & Garden Report, correspondent Guy Hand tries the sung-about-but-seldom-eaten mulberry.
(Mulberry Music)...
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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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For the last two months, the Market & Garden Report has aired tips on vegetable gardening — with the help of Clay and Josie Erskine of Peacefully Belly Farms. That’s the “how” of gardening. Today correspondent Guy Hand is going to look at the “why” of gardening — why so many people...
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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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We’ve had a cold Spring and gardeners are anxious to get plants like tomatoes in the ground. But when? And what varieties? In this installment of The Market & Garden Report, correspondent Guy Hand digs up some useful tips on growing tomatoes.
(Plant Sale sounds) (Woman): Is there a red beef steak? (Josie):...
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I got this email from Lee Rice at Rice Family Farms in Meridian, Idaho the other day. Lest you think organic farming is a walk in the sustainable ag. park, take a read at what Lee and his dad Gilbert have been up to for the first few weeks of the new growing season:
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In this the first installment of Edible Idaho’s new weekly Market & Garden Report, correspondent Guy Hand looks into tomorrow’s seed swap at the Capital City Public Market. He finds out why saving seed is not only practical, but vital.
(Rasgorshek) This is so cool, I just love opening this little box.
(Sounds of...
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