Earth Eats: Real Food, Green Living
279 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★ - 35 ratingsEarth Eats is a weekly podcast, public radio program and blog bringing you the freshest news and recipes inspired by local food and sustainable agriculture
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Pies, novels, poetry and a podcast [replay]
July 27, 2023 15:13 - 51 minutes - 46.7 MB“Preserved they don’t burn, the bitterness softens. California has been burning for years. When I lived in LA, I drank water pumped from Colorado. Lemons from my grandmother’s tree—two orbs, turning in my hands under the faucet—clear, cold, unfiltered…” This week on the show we’ve got poetry and pie. We talk with the authors of How to Write a Novel in 20 Pies, and we hear from a poet who incorporates food imagery into her work. Plus, Daniella Richardson reviews a podcast that...
How to build a better local food system
July 21, 2023 15:05 - 50 minutes - 46.9 MB“And that’s why we call it a food value chain.You know, it’s a supply chain but it’s based on the values that you have as far as how the land is treated, how people are treated, what kind of nutrition contents in your food–all those things [that] people up and down–from the farmer to the consumer have an interest in. And so, this system that we’re developing is about addressing those values and making sure they happen.” —Patty Cantrell This week on the show, an uplifting conversati...
Raising rare seeds and growing a small business
July 14, 2023 15:14 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBConversations with a farmer at Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company and the owners of Lost Farm Meal Service.
From restaurant to research [replay]
July 07, 2023 17:27 - 51 minutes - 46.7 MBA conversation with geographer Jen Watkins on her experience as a server and her research on the industry.
Upland’s Woodshop brews specialty beers with local fruits
June 30, 2023 14:12 - 51 minutes - 47 MBHuge wooden foeders, wild yeast, and hundreds of pounds of fruit make Upland’s sour beer program one of a kind.
Hoosier Young Farmers Coalition helps BIPOC farmers connect
June 23, 2023 17:00 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBA recent fellowship for young farmers focuses on Black, Indigenous and People of Color in Monroe County, Indiana.
Learn how to raise figs in the midwest
June 16, 2023 12:28 - 30 minutes - 1 ByteA how-to episode for growing your own figs and for preserving your tomato harvest.
Learn how to raise figs in the midwest
June 16, 2023 12:28 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBA how-to episode for growing your own figs and for preserving your tomato harvest.
Canopy Bloomington nurtures the urban forest
June 09, 2023 15:12 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBA conversation about a non-profit organization working to build a resilient and equitably green city for all.
Memory, nostalgia and comfort food in contemporary Greek cuisine
June 02, 2023 17:10 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBA conversation with chef and anthropologist, Nafsika Papacharalampous about changes in high-end dining in Greece, sparked by the financial crisis.
Gloria Lucas of Nalgona Positivity Pride celebrates all body types
May 26, 2023 17:57 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBTreatment for eating disorders is often inaccessible and ineffective, especially in communities of color. The founder of Nalgona Positivity Pride has a program that aims to meet people where they are.
The Chocolate Moose is more than ice cream
May 19, 2023 18:41 - 30 minutes - 1 ByteLocal ice cream shop puts the focus on community with Food Truck Fridays.
The Chocolate Moose is more than ice cream
May 19, 2023 18:41 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBLocal ice cream shop puts the focus on community with Food Truck Fridays.
Kashika Singh brings comfort food to students who are far from home
May 12, 2023 20:09 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBA visit to a cooking session at the IU Food Institute where an IU language professor shares traditional Indian foods.
Kashika Singh brings comfort food to students who are far from home
May 12, 2023 20:09 - 30 minutes - 1 ByteA visit to a cooking session at the IU Food Institute where an IU language professor shares traditional Indian foods.
"Why are we together creating a world that as individuals none of us would choose?" [replay]
May 05, 2023 04:00 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBFrances Moore Lappé continues the work she began more than 50 years ago with Diet for a Small Planet. Now she’s challenging us to save our Democracy.
How to feed a six-banded armadillo
April 28, 2023 17:32 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBEverybody eats, including animals at the zoo. Producer Toby Foster talks with the curator of nutrition at the Cincinnati Zoo.
The CAFO next door [replay]
April 21, 2023 10:31 - 51 minutes - 70.7 MBA conversation about the The Smell of Money–a documentary film about environmental justice in rural communities
“Our bodies aren’t the problem,” rethinking the stories we tell about weight and health
April 13, 2023 20:13 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBA conversation with dietician Jessica Wilson about what we get wrong when we focus on weight.
“Our bodies aren’t the problem,” rethinking the stories we tell about weight and health
April 13, 2023 20:13 - 30 minutes - 1 ByteA conversation with dietician Jessica Wilson about what we get wrong when we focus on weight.
Take a bite of the big apple at Gables Bagels
April 07, 2023 18:07 - 50 minutes - 46 MBA new little bagel shop with a big personality brings an East Coast vibe to Bloomington.
“Local man likes pizza”
March 30, 2023 18:33 - 30 minutes - 1 ByteProducer Toby Foster gets in the weeds about home pizza making with Pete Giordano.
“Local man likes pizza”
March 30, 2023 18:33 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBProducer Toby Foster gets in the weeds about home pizza making with Pete Giordano.
Small Favors features local ingredients [replay]
March 24, 2023 11:01 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBListen to our conversation with the owner and chef of Small Favors, and his recipe for rich and savory cream puffs.
If you care about food, pay attention to The Farm Bill
March 17, 2023 20:35 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBThe farm bill isn’t just about farming. It’s about food security for households across the nation.
Jori Lewis on the complex story of the peanut [replay]
March 10, 2023 12:49 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBWhile peanut butter is one of my favorite foods, I can’t say that I have given much thought to the peanut as a crop, or paid any attention to its role in history.
Raise your hand if you want to work in a meatpacking plant [replay]
March 02, 2023 21:00 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBA conversation with Elizabeth Cullen Dunn about our food system’s dependence on the labor of forced migrants.
Raise your hand if you want to work in a meatpacking plant
March 02, 2023 21:00 - 30 minutes - 1 ByteA conversation with Elizabeth Cullen Dunn about our food system’s dependence on the labor of forced migrants.
Writing a novel is easy as pie (if only pie were easy)
February 24, 2023 18:22 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBThe creators of How to Write a Novel in 20 Pies talk with Earth Eats about their book.
Who lives in a beehive?
February 17, 2023 15:52 - 51 minutes - 46.7 MBMicrobiologist Irene Garcia Newton shares her knowledge about the many organisms involved in keeping a colony of honeybees healthy.
Wake up and slow down–with coffee
February 10, 2023 13:53 - 49 minutes - 45 MBA conversation with Korie Griggs of the Color of Coffee Collective.
Rethinking the restaurant industry
February 03, 2023 18:27 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBA conversation with geographer Jen Watkins on her experience as a server and her research on the industry.
What does it mean to “queer” the food system? [replay]
January 27, 2023 18:00 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBA conversation with Dr. Ike Leslie, questioning the traditions and assumptions around the role of family in farming.
Max Haiven explains palm oil [replay]
January 20, 2023 18:00 - 51 minutes - 47 MBWhat can one commodity reveal about our food systems, about health, about labor and capitalism and about the environmental costs of so-called cheap food production?
Art and science in the kitchen, with Cakes by Yenni
January 13, 2023 12:13 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBWhen your grandmother tells you it’s time to open a cake business, maybe you should listen.
Old-school customer service meets the latest kitchen trends [replay]
January 06, 2023 13:00 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBGoods for Cooks owners Sam Eibling and George Huntington are siblings who make a good team. Hear the story of their independent store–filled with cooking equipment, tableware and specialty food items.
Building a bridge for community food security [replay]
December 30, 2022 16:27 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBHeather Craig crafts nourishing menus at the Community Kitchen.
Toasty winter treats
December 23, 2022 15:41 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBA winter holiday special with chestnuts roasting, cookies baking and coffee outside.
Pinoy Garden Cafe brings a new taste to town
December 17, 2022 03:35 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBThe owners of a new pop-up talk about Filipino cuisine and their plans for the future.
“Profound acts of care” at the Ukrainian-Polish border [replay]
December 09, 2022 17:59 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBStories of ordinary people assisting those fleeing Ukraine at the start of the war earlier this year.
Crisis leads to transformation in Greek cuisine
December 03, 2022 03:10 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBA conversation with chef and anthropologist, Nafsika Papacharalampous about changes in high-end dining in Greece, sparked by the financial crisis.
The National Young Farmers Coalition centers racial equity
November 24, 2022 17:05 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBThe future of farming must be inclusive, and the NYFC is intentionally moving agriculture towards racial diversity.
A love for cooking isn’t the only reason to start a food business [replay]
November 18, 2022 14:43 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBHear the story of a public health professor with a passion for popcorn.
A glimpse at local history through the lens of restaurants and pudding
November 11, 2022 18:40 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBThe Monroe County History Center shares the stories of bygone diners and dives.
Little sweets, from Italy to Indiana
November 04, 2022 14:51 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBMaria Carlassare’s business is called Piccoli Dolci, which is Italian for little sweets. These days she’s making plenty of savory Italian specialties too, from distinct regions in Italy.
When CAFOs come to your neighborhood
October 28, 2022 15:31 - 51 minutes - 70.7 MBA conversation about the The Smell of Money–a documentary film about environmental justice in rural communities
Gloria Lucas offers a harm reduction approach to eating disorders
October 21, 2022 21:57 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBTreatment for eating disorders is often inaccessible and ineffective, especially in communities of color. The founder of Nalgona Positivity Pride has a program that aims to meet people where they are.
It’s time to listen to Indigenous farmers and farmers of color [replay]
October 13, 2022 16:35 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBLiz Carlisle’s new book explores the origins of the farming practices we need today–in order to reduce the devastating effects of agriculture on our planet’s climate.
This neighborhood restaurant sources ingredients from neighboring farms
October 07, 2022 03:01 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBListen to our conversation with the owner and chef of Small Favors, and his recipe for rich and savory cream puffs.
As the weather cools, summer’s heat is captured in a hot pepper
September 30, 2022 18:16 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBWhat is the world's hottest pepper and what does it feel like in your mouth? Two public radio hosts are about to find out.