Mushrooms are trending and so is gardening
Solful Gardens in Indianapolis makes home gardening more accessible--and foragers, farmers and chefs are excited about edible mushrooms.
Feb 19, 2022•51 min
Earth Eats
Earth Eats is a show about food and farming. It’s storytelling, recipes, farm visits, and kitchen sessions. We have conversations with scholars, chefs, growers, and food justice activists. We hear from authors, artists, scientists, poets, and people who love to eat. Earth Eats is a production of WFIU Public Radio and Indiana Public Media.
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Episodes
Myths about farming attract new growers; making a profit is a challenge
Farm life still manages to attract young people, but they often come to the land with unrealistic expectations.
Feb 11, 2022•51 min
This geography professor teaches about food and place
A conversation with Olga Kalentzidou on the complexity of food geographies.
Feb 05, 2022•51 min
Stewarding the land for the next generation
Planting trees and building soil don’t always reap instant rewards–and maybe that’s the point.
Jan 28, 2022•52 min
Groundwork Indy helps to build personal and community resilience through garden and conservation work
Join us for a community garden tour and conversation with Phyllis Boyd, former director of Groundwork Indy
Jan 21, 2022•51 min
Keitlyn Alcantara studies foodways as tools of empowerment
An anthropologiical bioarcheologist studies precolonial burial sites to understand Indigenous foodways of the past and present.
Jan 14, 2022•56 min
Terre Haute is hot–-with two new food startups featuring fermentation
Hear the story of gardener-turned-bread-baker, Candace Minster, plus a new kombucha bar in Twelve Points.
Jan 07, 2022•52 min
Carey Gillam tells the story of an ordinary citizen taking on Monsanto
A conversation with award winning journalist Carey Gilliam who covered the case of Lee Johnson vs. Monsanto.
Dec 31, 2021•51 min
Earth Eats presents Part II of the Hoosier Young Farmer Podcast
What is the role of community in the life of a farm? How do farmers strike a work/life balance? Explore these questions and more on this special episode.
Dec 25, 2021•51 min
Hear the story of a public health professor with a passion for popcorn
A love for cooking isn’t the only reason to start a food business.
Dec 18, 2021•51 min
Now is the time for chestnuts
What would it look like for midwestern farmers to convert row crops into tree crops?
Dec 09, 2021•51 min
A decorative bento box sparks Japanese food sharing in an art museum’s virtual event
When art museum programming goes virtual, finding ways to engage the public with the collection can be a challenge.
Dec 03, 2021•51 min
Earth Eats presents The Hoosier Young Farmers Podcast
Hear the voices of farmers across the state talking about their farming lives and the challenges they face.
Nov 26, 2021•51 min
Cooking lessons can come from the strangest places
When was the last time your congressman sent you a cookbook in the mail?
Nov 19, 2021•51 min
Frances Moore Lappé reflects on fifty years since her groundbreaking book
It started as a one-page handout and grew into a multi-million copy best seller. Lappé shares the origins of Diet for a Small Planet, and where the work has taken her.
Nov 12, 2021•51 min
A second-generation baker takes the family business to the next level
When Brittany Kiel took over the family bakery, she wanted to make changes to reflect her own passions. Honoring tradition is also important to her, so she’s striking a delicate balance.
Nov 05, 2021•51 min
Jamel Velji explores the Islamic origins of coffee
The story of Kaldi the goat herder discovering coffee by accident is a common tale. Religious studies scholar Jamel Velji explores a few more origin stories for one of the world’s favorite sources of caffeine.
Oct 29, 2021•51 min
Historian Rebecca Spang considers the past and possible futures of the restaurant
The restaurant industry is in the midst of a dramatic transformation. We talk about how restaurants came to be, and speculate on where they’re headed.
Oct 22, 2021•51 min
We head to the forest for Indiana delights this fall
Enjoy recipes and stories on persimmon, pawpaw and Indiana ginseng plus, a visit with a chef exploring Native cuisines.
Oct 16, 2021•51 min
‘Food safety’ could include long-term health and environmental concerns
Emily Broad Leib of the Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic argues that narrowly focused food safety regulations in the US are failing to address the most important aspects of our food system.
Oct 08, 2021•52 min
Falling For Frostfall Baked Goods And A Plant-Based Update Of A Classic Recipe
Function Brewing develops recipes for vegan diners, and a young baker takes advantage of Indiana’s Home Based Vendor Laws.
Oct 01, 2021•51 min
A Conversation With Ashanté Reese On “Racial Justice In The Wake Of Food Justice”
What is possible when we listen to Black people’s food stories beyond an all encompassing narrative of lack?
Sep 24, 2021•52 min
A Kitchen For The Community, And Wisdom Found In The Garden
If your jam or hot sauce idea is ready for market, it might be time to rent some kitchen space.
Sep 18, 2021•52 min
Vegan Food, Venezuelan Music, Radical Farming
Young farmers at Outlier Farmstead say you can’t avoid politics on the farm, and band member Dani Dubuto cooks vegan food on the road.
Sep 10, 2021•54 min
Exploring Indonesian Cuisine
A conversation and kitchen session with Melati Citrawireja of Three Salted Fish.
Sep 04, 2021•52 min
Special Presentation--A Documentary From Nebraska Public Media
They made fuel from the pesticide-coated seeds farmers plant. Soon, something was rotten.
Aug 27, 2021•52 min
Less Meat, More Plants
Thoughts on sustainable eating for a warming planet.
Aug 21, 2021•51 min
Much More Than Good Food
Dr. Jarrod Dortch of Solful Gardens talks about what growing food has brought to his life, beyond the food itself, and how he’s sharing those discoveries with his community.
Aug 14, 2021•51 min
Cooking Good Food--In The Cab Of A Truck
Learn how one participant in a nutrition prescription program adapts his new diet to fit his job as a truck driver.
Aug 06, 2021•51 min
Farm-To-Table Fraud, Midwest Lavender, Indiana Wine And More
A Tampa Bay Times Food Critic talks with Earth Eats about her groundbreaking work exposing fraudulent claims in the world of farm-to-table dining. Plus a story about Midwest lavender, Indiana wine and an apricot salad recipe.
Jul 30, 2021•46 min
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