The Local Food Report
The Local Food Report takes us to the heart of the local food movement to talk with growers, harvesters, processors, cooks, policymakers and visionaries. The world of food is changing, fast. As people reimagine their relationships to food, creator Elspeth Hay and editor Viki Merrick aim to rebuild our cultural stores of culinary knowledge — and to reconnect us with the people, places, and ideas that feed us. Tips from listeners are always welcome.
The Local Food Report airs Thursday at 8:35 AM and 5:45 PM and Saturday at 9:35 AM and is made possible by our Local Food Report sponsors.
Latest Stories
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When Brewster farmer Ron Backer first read about honeynut squash, he knew he wanted to grow it. -
What if I told you I’ve been making grape pie? Would you believe me? Or, like my mother, would you need me to cut you a slice, to prove it? -
Sara and Dean Moran of Wellfleet are sitting half in Cape Cod bay, half out, taking a break from fishing on a pile of rocks.Dean has a fish in his hand. It’s a tautog. Also known as tow-tog or blackfish. It’s actually a really good eating fish. -
Digree Rai and her son David are farmers in Truro. They emigrated here from Nepal in 2011 and they say there’s one crop that’s common there that almost no one recognizes on the Cape. -
I found an amazing source for dried figs and olive at our local farmers market. Maria Lemanis grew up on Cape Cod. But her extended family is from Greece, and once she finished school she moved back to the old country to work on her family’s farm. -
Honeybees are necessary for the way we do industrial agriculture, says Nick Dorian. -
You've probably heard of chervil, lemon basil, and lemon verbena. But have you ever cooked with them? -
Drew Locke raises pastured poultry in Truro. Every year between April and November he raises between 600 and 900 birds to sell to local customers at farmers markets, through his family’s farm stand, and wholesale. -
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Almost two decades ago, farmer Stephanie Rein of Truro planted something new.
