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.

20 episodes

10d ago latest

fortnightly cadence

English language

▶ Play latestRSS feed Website Arts Food Society Culture Places

https://www.capeandislands.org/podcast/the-local-food-report/rss.xml

Episodes 20

Eating wild black cherries, pits and all
3d ago · 4:49
There must be some good way to eat them, I started thinking, because historically people have always tended to use what’s available, and for centuries, wild black cherries have been both abundant and incredibly important here ecologically.
The underappreciated Cornelian cherry
10d ago · 4:50
I have a friend in Barnstable who’s always telling me about unusual edible plants, particularly perennials. Recently, he told me he’s planting something new called a Cornelian Cherry.
The underappreciated Cornelian cherry
10d ago · 4:50
I have a friend in Barnstable who’s always telling me about unusual edible plants, particularly perennials. Recently, he told me he’s planting something new called a Cornelian Cherry.
A fizzy fermented drink made from leftover bread
17d ago · 4:30
Helen loved kvass. The flavor, the fizz, everything about this drink made from fermenting stale bread with water and sugar. But when she got home, she forgot about it for almost 40 years.
Remembering Wellfleet’s historic herring run
24d ago · 4:14
This week on the Local Food Report, we learn about Wellfleet’s historic herring run.
Baking in jail builds connection
1mo ago · 4:19
This week on the Local Food Report, Cape Cod jail inmates find connection and hope in a program baking for those in need.
Huckleberries are tasty and often overlooked
1mo ago · 4:49
The small, black relatives of the blueberry grow all over the Cape and Islands.
Cooking with kelp
1mo ago · 4:07
Amateur cooks get by with a little “kelp” from their friends and the results are pretty tasty.
Cooking with garlic scapes
1mo ago · 4:45
Garlic scapes are in season at the Truro Farmers Market, and there are so many good ways to cook them.
A feast of royalty, religion, and community
1mo ago · 4:50
A centuries-old Portuguese ritual rich with history, pageantry, and, most definitely, food.
Holding onto rain for food security
2mo ago · 4:15
Landscaping can direct major rainfalls to places where plants can use the water later.
Insects as food
2mo ago · 4:49
An expert makes the case for eating "micro-livestock."
Growing a local food hub
2mo ago · 4:47
The hub offers food from 20 farms in the region.
A fish hatchery in Sandwich among the oldest in the country
3mo ago · 4:09
For more than a hundred years, the state has been stocking ponds all over the Cape and Islands with locally raised trout. Mike Clark of Plymouth helps breed these fish at a series of outdoor pools in Sandwich.
Blueberries and Bumblebees
3mo ago · 4:16
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.
A beekeeper on Martha’s Vineyard rears his own Queens
3mo ago · 4:45
Last spring, honeybee keeper Tim Colon of Vineyard Haven emailed me a fascinating recording.
Acorns, chestnuts, and hickories
4mo ago · 4:10
We look at acorns, chestnuts, and hickories on the commercial food scene.
A perennial vegetable you probably have in your yard
5mo ago · 4:12
You know hostas? Those broad-leafed, perennial plants landscapers so often put in shady spots, or on the edges between gardens and lawns? Well, it turns out hosta shoots are edible. Really.
A Portuguese chef teaches students to cook local seafood
5mo ago · 4:42
This week on the Local Food Report, a chef in New Bedford teaches students to cook with local seafood.
Restoring native meadows
6mo ago · 4:43
Local Food Report: restoring native meadows