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Native Harvest in a Modern World

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

An agricultural renaissance has taken root among the Taos Pueblo people in New Mexico. Sustainable agriculture is returning, after years of unhealthy food, poor health and obesity. Rita Daniels brings us a story of rebirth and renewal.

How We Survive: Sprouting Up in Empty Breadbaskets

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

The irony of food poverty in California’s agriculturally rich Central Valley and a look at community gardens popping up in food deserts. We also explore a project bringing healthy food to low income neighborhoods in Oakland, California.

Dateline Havana: The Future Of Cuba

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

We look at how Cuba brought about equality for symphony musicians and it’s efforts to feed itself through the world’s largest organic farming experiment.

Food for Thought

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Solutions for our ongoing food crisis are explored, from food production in a skyscraper to urban farms and food banks.

Stuffed and Starved

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Raj Patel, ‘Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System’ author, who used to work for the World Bank, the WTO, and the United Nations, has become a harsh critic of the way those organizations set policies that he says lead to increasing hunger and food insecurity around the world.

Harvesting Justice (encore edition)

Wednesday, January 10th, 2007

On this edition, we’ll hear from speakers working on behalf of farm workers in the U.S. today, and we’ll hear from some of the farm workers themselves.

Cow Heaven: Saving Agricultural Land

Wednesday, April 19th, 2006

In this edition of Making Contact, we learn how West Marin was permanently preserved as farms and agricultural open space.

The New Green Revolution

Wednesday, February 1st, 2006

On this edition, we take a look at the challenges rural people face, and the growing international movement to gain land rights.

Women Rising V: International Changemakers – Grassroots Activists

Wednesday, September 28th, 2005

In this program we profile three courageous change makers: Shereen Essof is an advocate for democracy and land rights for women in Zimbabwe. Sahar Saba is a leader in RAWA, the underground resistance organization struggling for women’s rights and democracy in Afghanistan, and Wendy Pekeur represents farmworkers in South Africa.

Salmonlands

Wednesday, June 1st, 2005

On this edition, producer Barbara Bernstein takes us on a journey into the land of salmon. Why are they so significant and what will it take to keep them from disappearing?