The Farm Report

This week on The Farm report, Heather Hyman and Erin Fairbanks are joined by friend of the show Derek Denckla. Derek updates us on Farm City and his many other endeavors as he touches on some of the problems facing our food system in the United States today. Tune in to learn more about events that fit in line with Derek’s work and find out how you can help. This episode was sponsored by White Oak...

No Farms, No Food! You’ve heard the slogan, now hear from the people behind the rally – The American Farmland Trust. David Haight returns to The Farm Report, this time live in studio! Joined by Jen Smalls, David explains the challenges that farmers and farm families facein the New York area. Learn why real estate competition is so fierce and how recent promises from government have not quite gone...

This week on The Farm Report, Heather & Erin have a conversation with internet entrepreneur Jeremy Bloom about the intersecting worlds of farming, technology and buying clubs. Jeremy currently runs www.internet-farmer.com. Internet Farmer is a website service for small farms in Maine, as well as other food producers, co-ops, farmer’s markets, buying clubs, non-profits and any organization deal...

Heather & Erin are back in action on the first Farm Report of 2011! Tune in as the show goes back to its roots: the farm. Phil Smeltz of Down to Earth Organics joins the show to explain how he found a way to make a living off of 1/2 acre of land! Tune in and learn more about making farming a profession, why tractors are so important and what it takes to become an agricultural do-it-yourselfer....

This week on The Farm Report, Erin and Heather are joined by Dan Gibson of Grazin’ Angus Acres. Grazin Angus Acres is a farm committed to raising the finest quality Grass-Fed and Finished Black Angus in a sustainable 2,000-acre eco-friendly environment. Dan talks about the challenges of raising grassfed and grass finished beef on a farm, and what complications arise when dry aging the meat. Tune i...

Heather Hyman is back from Miami, and her and Erin Fairbanks explore ways that we can change NYC’s Food System on this episode of The Farm Report. They are joined by Gabrielle Blavatsky, a graduate student at NYU Wagner’s Graduate School of Public Service. Gabby also works with councilwomen Christine Quinn, and FoodWorks – Quinn’s 59 point system to change the way New Yorkers eat. Together, they d...

A lot is being said about EBT & Food Stamps being spent at farmers markets, but what does it really entail? Tune in to The Farm Report for a comprehensive view of how greenmarkets can feed food insecure households. Erin Fairbanks is joined by Alexis Stevens, EBT Project Manager for Greenmarket, GrowNYC. Alexis Stevens manages the EBT in Farmers Market Project and various other Food Access Init...

This week on The Farm Report, Heather & Erin are joined by friend of the station and rooftop farming extraordinaire, Ben Flanner. They discuss the progress of the Brooklyn Grange rooftop farm, and touch upon many of the important elements that help bring fresh and delicious produce from a roof to your mouth. This episode was kindly sponsored by the folks at Cain Five Vineyard & Winery. See...

This week on The Farm Report Erin and Heather talk to Sabrina Wilensky of Corbin Hill Farms. Sabrina explains the difference between Community Shareholder Farms and CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). It turns out CSFs may be equally if not more important to growing the good food movement, as they don’t entail some of the deal-breaking features found in CSAs (like steep initial membership fees)...

This week on the Farm Report Erin and Heather speak to Marissa Guggiana: journalist, food activist, and author of the book “Primal Cuts: Cooking with America’s Best Butchers”. The book is part meat manual, part look back at the golden age of butchery, part look forward at the world of sustainable meat and what these trends mean for chefs everywhere. The gang talk about why chefs can benefit from a...

This week on The Farm Report Heather and Erin speak to Taylor Cocalis and Dorothy Neagle of GoodFoodJobs.com, a networking and job-listing site for the good food movement. Taylor and Dorothy created the website to help people find “meaningful food jobs”–jobs that don’t just deal with food, but sustainable, clean, and ethical food. The website, still in its infancy but already a hit, has an impress...

This week on The Farm Report Erin sits down with Scott Bridi of Brooklyn Cured to discuss the wonderful world of charcuterie, whole animal cooking, and how Scott broke into the industry with his cure-crazy artisan skills. Erin and Scott explain why the requisite space, time, and skill necessary for good charcuterie make it relatively hard to find, and how you can be sure the cured meats you’re eat...

This week on The Farm Report, Heather and Erin sit down with Bushwick’s own Matt Lorenz, of the urban gardener non-profit Trees Not Trash. Listen in to learn all about trees, trash, and being green in the modern age. This episode is brought to you by Acme Smoked Fish (www.acmesmokedfish.com) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#...

This week on the Farm Report, Heather and Erin continue the Report’s history of linking farmer with consumer as they speak to Sam Penix of Everyman Espresso and Seth McEachron of Battenkill Valley Creamery. Seth spoke about why he can’t distribute his milk himself, and the importance of swift delivery on such a time sensitive product, while Sam lauded the quality of Seth’s product and described ho...

This week on The Farm Report Heather and Erin talk green markets with someone who knows them better than anyone: June Russell, who inspects farms to make sure they make the grade and are up to snuff so they can join in on the green market fun. June talks about what criteria she looks for in a good, clean farm, why its not always necessary to be organic, and how the green markets change with the se...

This week on The Farm Report Erin and Heather speak to Katharine Millonzi, who is working with the Sustainable Food & Agriculture Program via the Zilkha Center for Environmental Initiatives. Katherine is working to make Williams College entire food program based on companies that source locally, share wages with their workers, and utilize fair trade. Tune in to find out how Katharine and the o...

This week on The Farm Report Erin and Heather speak to Angela Miller of Consider Bardwell farm. Angela is a literary agent turned dairy farmer, and is the author of “Hay Fever”, a book that chronicles the ups and downs of that life-altering change in trajectory. The gals discuss the day to day of running a dairy farm in Vermont’s Champlain Valley: choosing and breeding goats and cows, rotational g...

This week on The Farm Report Heather welcomed new co-host Erin Fairbanks to the show. The gals talked to Derek Denckla, author of TheGreenest.net and founder of FarmCity.us, a sort of combination catalyst, aggregator, and promotional tool for sustainable agriculture events. Tune in to find out how Derek’s survey of Bushwick revealed a community hungry for more food growth and less condos, and how...

This week on The Farm Report Heather and Jack sat down with Sattva Catering proprietor Keshari Das. She’s a yoga enthusiast who fuses everything from Hinduism and elements of alternative healing to community supported agriculture and the good food movement to create a culinary experience that is truly ideological. Das discusses her tutelage in India and how she came to find cooking the most engagi...

This week on The Farm Report, Heather and special co-host Michaela Best spoke to Dave Romanelli, Yahoo’s Wellness Expert and proponent of blurring the boundary between the good food movement and the practice of yoga. Romanelli, or “Yea Dave”, gives seminars and writes books extolling the virtues of aligning the worlds of yoga and eating sustainably and intelligently. Tune in for his advice on how...

Jack and Heather speak with Shelley Rogers, director of “What’s Organic About Organic?” (www.whatsorganicmovie.com), about food film and the complexities of the “organic” movement. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

John T. Edge from The Southern Foodways Alliance (http://www.southernfoodways.com) talks about transforming Southern culture through food and food history, and about the universal power of fried chicken. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

This week on The Farm Report Heather, along with special guest host Patrick Martins, spoke to Colleen Rapp of the Rare Hare Barn. Colleen is a master of bunny genetics, bunny farming, bunny butchering, and bunny history. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Heather talks with Severine von Tscharner Fleming from The Greenhorns about her organization and upcoming documentary. Visit www.thegreenhorns.net for more information and listen to Severine’s own radio show every Thursday at 2 on HRN. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Heather and Jack are on the phones with New School environmental studies professor Nevin Cohen and Erin Fairbanks of Flying Pig Farms to talk about their upcoming “Room To Grow” paneled discussion at the Astor Center on May 24th (astorcenternyc.com). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .