Eat Your Heartland Out

Renee Casteel Cook is the author of the Columbus Food Truck Cookbook , Ohio Ice Cream, and Ohio Buckeye Candy . Follow along as we discuss how Ohio became a mecca for ice cream producers, and how Columbus has grown its eclectic food truck scene. Also, we discuss the mystery and lore of the tasty Buckeye confection. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support E...

Meet best-selling author and Minnesota native J. Ryan Stradal.  J. Ryan and Capri discuss the importance of finding Midwestern themes in fiction and how food is used as a compelling storyteller in the author’s last three books: Kitchens of the Great Midwest , Lager Queen of Minnesota and  his latest novel, Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club . Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported...

Chef Les Eckert ,  Culinary Director of the Great Lakes Culinary Institute in Traverse City, Michigan, shares the details behind the Institute’s launch of its first ever Maritime Culinary Certificate  in this special episode.  This one year program gives students real world experience to become a chef aboard a ship or freighter. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast netw...

This episode of Eat Your Heartland Out, in collaboration with Great Lakes Now from Detroit Public Media, celebrates the flavorful and nutritious fish of the Great Lakes. Brandon Schroeder , Extension Educator with Michigan Sea Grant and Michigan State Sea Grant programs, shares details behind the Great Lakes Fisheries Heritage Trail. Geneva Langeland , Communications Editor at Michigan Sea Grant,...

On this episode of Eat Your Heartland Out, in collaboration with Great Lakes Now from Detroit Public Media, we get an overview of the ins and outs of fishing the Great Lakes with a spotlight on Lake Superior. Daniel Grooms, business manager of the Red Cliff Fish Company , shares how Red Cliff is implementing a traditional indigenous  approach to sustainable commercial fishing in Lake Superior. Sha...

Great Wine on the Great Lakes introduces the audience to the wine industry on Ohio’s North Coast on Lake Erie. Lori Lalak Lee talks about the specialized programs offered by Kent State University Ashtabula to train the next generation of winemakers and grape growers.  Additionally, Donniella Winchell , Executive Director of the Ohio Wine Producers Association , discusses the importance of the wine...

This episode showcases the growing craft brewery scene in Thunder Bay and how food and drink are driving tourism to this northern Ontario town on the coast of Lake Superior. Capri welcomes Drea Mulligan , founder of Sleeping Giant Brewing Company , who shares her story as part of the origin of the Thunder Bay craft brewing industry.  But first up, it's travel professional Kerry Berlinquette , who...

This episode of Eat Your Heartland Out spotlights chief stewards who are upping the food game aboard Great Lakes freighters.  We meet two chefs who combine culinary creativity with a personal touch to create tasty menus for hard working freighter crews. First up is Catherine Schmuck , a Canadian restaurateur and cookbook author who left restaurant life behind to be a galley steward. Then we talk w...

Today's show is all about food waste reduction efforts across the Midwest.  Our first guest, Jennifer Trent, is the Food, Beverage, and Organics Program Manager at the Iowa Waste Reduction Center , and has been involved in the field of food waste and sustainability practices for over a decade. Then we speak with Tony Staubach, the food Waste Diversion Coordinator at the Hamilton County Solid Waste...

Meet Malcom Evans and Yusuf Bin-Rella, two inspiring guests whose life’s work is focused on using the power of agriculture and food for positive transformation.  They also happen to capture the growing presence of BIPOC leaders in the Midwestern ag space. Malcom Evans, Director of Farming at Urban Growers Collective in Chicago, shares how being exposed to farming as a kid changed his life’s path a...

We are going back in time to explore iconic foods with roots in the Midwest. I’ll chat with Kathryn Dolan, Professor of American Literature at Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, MO. She’s the author of Breakfast Cereal: A Global History . Then, I head to my hometown to speak with Bill Lawson, Executive Director of the Mahoning Valley Historical Society in Ohio. Bill tells us a...

Over this 3 episode series we're highlighting individuals that are both involved in agriculture and identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community. We've met an agriculture educator in Michigan, flower farmers in Iowa and a fifth-generation dairy, grain and beef farmer in North Dakota. Agriculture is becoming increasingly more inclusive thanks to the leadership of people like our guests.  This episode...

Introducing a special series of episodes that highlight individuals that are both involved in agriculture and identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community. In this series of 3 episodes, we meet an agriculture educator in Michigan, flower farmers in Iowa and a fifth-generation dairy, grain and beef farmer in North Dakota. Agriculture is becoming increasingly more inclusive thanks to the leadership of...

Over the next 3 episodes, we're highlighting individuals that are both involved in agriculture and identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community. We'll meet an agriculture educator in Michigan, flower farmers in Iowa and a fifth-generation dairy, grain and beef farmer in North Dakota. Agriculture is becoming increasingly more inclusive thanks to the leadership of people like our guests.  This episode...

We are delving into the unique world of Missouri foodways with author, food historian and foodways interpreter Suzanne Corbett . A native of Missouri, Corbett has contributed to a variety of regional and national publications, including AAA Explorer, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and Midwest Living. And, she’s authored five book including The Gilded Table, Pushcarts & Stalls: The Soulard Market...

This episode celebrates dairy agritourism in the Midwest.  First we hear from Dan Young, who invites us to Indulge in ice cream and family friendly activities at Young’s Jersey Dairy in Ohio.  Then Lindsey Borst offers up more ice cream while we learn about the inner workings of a dairy farm at Moo House in Minnesota. ...Or for a more up close and personal experience,  Lynn Bolin shares how you ca...

In this episode, we're celebrating bakers who are successful entrepreneurs with a commitment to lift one another up as part of their mission. First, we head to Chicago and speak with Tamara Turner, CEO of Silver Spoons Desserts . Tamara shares her incredible story of building her business one relationship at a time; eventually taking to the skies! Then we travel to Michigan to meet Amy Emberling,...

We head out to Iowa and Indiana in search of some of the best food and agricultural tourism destinations in the Midwest. Iowa’s Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area gives visitors a chance to get up close and personal with ag, while Indiana’s Foodway Alliance offers over 20 culinary trails to explore the tastes of the Hoosier State. Our guests are Candy Welch-Streed Director of Partnership...

In this episode, we travel to Kansas City and St. Louis to learn about the impact of urban farming in the Midwest.  We speak with Semra Fetahovic, a Program Manager at Cultivate KC , who helps train newly settled refugees to grow their own food…refugees like Ca Saw, a native of Burma, who we also meet in this episode. Then, we travel to St. Louis where we chat with Katie Houck,   Urban Harvest STL...

We meet Ji Hye Kim, a chef who has a passion for making Korean food with a Michigan twist.  As the owner of Miss Kim restaurant in Ann Arbor, Ji Hye calls upon Korean Buddhist food tradition which emphasizes using local and seasonal ingredients. Ji Hye works with local farmers to source her menu.  One of those farmers is Tammie Gilfoyle of TamChop Farm .  Tammie shares her journey from a desk job...

On this week's show, we are welcomed  into the tight-knit community of hobos by a woman named Connecticut Shorty. She shares some history of the hobo lifestyle and invites us all to Britt Hobo Days , a National Hobo Convention that's been meeting annually since 1900. Plus, you guessed it: hobo stew! Eat Your Heartland Out is Powered by Simplecast . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy a...

In this episode, we highlight an academic institution that integrates hands-on learning as a way to teach different facets of the food industry. Kiley Hutcheson is the Director of Retail Operations at the College of the Ozarks in Missouri, where students sell what they make in the kitchen. Join us to get a virtual tour of this unique educational experience. Eat Your Heartland Out is Powered by Sim...

In this episode, we are drinking in the effervescent world of Midwestern craft soda. We meet makers and purveyors of unique pop products.  Mark Lazarchic, better known as Soda Pop Mark, brings us to Blue Sun Soda in Minnesota where he claims they have the largest collection of sodas in the world.  Bob Hansen, owner of Spring Grove Soda , gives us a history lesson on his brand that has been around...

Coming up on this episode, we are celebrating the ethnic and cultural diversity that makes the food of the American Midwest unique.  In Champlain, Illinois, we meet Alex Sentowski and Jennifer Gunji-Ballsrud, the founders of Suzu , a Japanese bakery brings a traditional Japanese menu to a Midwest college town. Then, in Holland, Michigan, we visit with members of the local Latino community who have...

This week on Eat Your Heartland Out, we are spotlighting the Amana Colonies in Iowa. This unique community with German roots has a surprising history and exciting future. Learn about how a communal way of living gave way to special culinary traditions and year-round festivals.  Our first guest is Jon Childers, the Executive Director of the Amana Heritage Center , followed by Dana Jensen, the Event...