The Local Food Report

On a Cape Cod blueberry farm, a newly arrived colony of bumblebees takes flight, beginning the careful work that transforms spring flowers into summer fruit.

The town of Harwich has opened a recreational herring fishery for the first time in twenty years.

Last spring, honeybee keeper Tim Colon of Vineyard Haven emailed me a fascinating recording.

This week on the Local Food Report, we explore the benefits of gardening for kids with special needs.

There aren’t many things that will get me out of bed at 5:30 in the morning. But bagels—or really just the prospect of learning how to make them—is one. Recently, I stood in Wellfleet’s Bagel Hound with owner Ellery Althaus, while the windows were still dark, staring a pile of dough.

We look at acorns, chestnuts, and hickories on the commercial food scene.

Chris Trump grew up on a 750-acre family macadamia nut farm in Hawaii. His dad took over the farm in 1988, and by the time Chris joined the business in the early 2000s, it was struggling. Profits were low, and chemical use was high.

Experimenting with acorn flour.

This week on The Local Food Report, Elspeth learns about building drought-resistant raised beds.

Every gardener has had the experience of getting all geared up to try something new and exciting—a melon, or a very particular pepper—only to find the seeds don’t even sprout.