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WIC program is helping more Martha's Vineyard families thanks to grant
The Local Food Report - June 27, 2024 11:45 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsHave you ever been in a grocery store and seen items marked “WIC approved”? It stands for “women infants and children.” It’s a federally funded state run supplemental nutrition assistance program.
Tuning into plant flowers to manage fruit and vegetable productivity
The Local Food Report - June 20, 2024 12:14 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsOver the past few years, I’ve started noticing how much I can control certain plants’ productivity by managing their flowers and seeds.
The magic of weeds
The Local Food Report - June 13, 2024 10:47 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsA New Jersey forager visits Falmouth to give a talk on the magic of weeds.
Exciting new vegetables for your summer garden
The Local Food Report - June 06, 2024 12:43 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIt’s that time of year where many of us are getting summer seedlings in the ground. And I don’t know about you, but my excitement is usually bigger than my garden — I can’t fit everything I want to plant.
Kale Rabe: A local spring delicacy
The Local Food Report - May 23, 2024 11:45 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsMost cooks have heard of broccoli rabe. But what about other rabe varieties? This week on The Local Food Report, Elspeth Hay talks with growers at the Orleans Farmers' Market about this spring delicacy from the Brassica family.
These indoor-outdoor houseplants are edible
The Local Food Report - May 09, 2024 12:05 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis week, the joys of keeping indoor-outdoor food plants.
A slaughterhouse in Westport
The Local Food Report - May 02, 2024 12:34 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis week on the Local Food Report, a slaughterhouse in Westport.
A Mashpee Wampanoag youth group works to protect a beloved fish
The Local Food Report - April 25, 2024 12:31 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe Local Food Report can be heard every Thursday on WCAI, the local NPR station for Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, and the South Coast. From farmers' markets to backyard gardens, wild forage to home kitchen recipes, the Local Food Report explores the Cape, Islands, and South Coast to fi...
Making bagels in the dawn kitchen
The Local Food Report - April 18, 2024 11:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThere aren’t many things that will get me out of bed at 5:30 in the morning. But bagels—or really just the prospect of learning how to make them—is one. Recently, I stood in Wellfleet’s Bagel Hound with owner Ellery Althaus, while the windows were still dark, staring a pile of dough.
Black garlic, a popular choice for home cooks and chefs
The Local Food Report - April 11, 2024 12:09 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsBeau Valtz is standing in his Wellfleet kitchen in front of a giant pile of fresh garlic.He's wrapping heads of garlic tightly in tin foil.
Four trout varieties that are stocked in local waters
The Local Food Report - April 04, 2024 10:38 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsRecently I made a visit to the Sandwich fish hatchery. That’s where the state raises trout for stocking in local ponds and rivers and I spoke with Mike Clark who helps breed four different trout varieties.
One woman’s story of starting a food truck
The Local Food Report - March 28, 2024 12:18 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe Local Food Report can be heard every Thursday on WCAI, the local NPR station for Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, and the South Coast. From farmers' markets to backyard gardens, wild forage to home kitchen recipes, the Local Food Report explores the Cape, Islands, and South Coast to fi...
A primer on Cape Cod clams
The Local Food Report - March 21, 2024 11:01 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsA primer on Cape Cod clams—local species and how to handle each one in the kitchen.
Pruning wild blueberries and our relationship with the natural world
The Local Food Report - March 07, 2024 12:32 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis week, a young man in Truro on pruning wild blueberries and our relationship with the natural world.
Skate 101: Three local cooks share their favorite recipes
The Local Food Report - February 29, 2024 13:13 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsFor a long time, skate has been considered trash fish. But with local groundfish like haddock and cod increasingly off the menu, home cooks and local chefs are turning more and more to this tasty shark relative.
Turnip latkes from a chef in Orleans
The Local Food Report - February 22, 2024 11:20 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIt’s that time of year again—we’re deep into storage vegetable season and I’m looking for recipe inspiration.
A farmer goes into the schools on the Outer Cape
The Local Food Report - February 01, 2024 12:54 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsAbout ten years ago when farmer Stephanie Rein’s kids were in elementary school in Truro, she noticed something about local garden-based education.
Adapting Cape Cod menus to changes in local fisheries
The Local Food Report - January 25, 2024 12:20 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis week on the Local Food Report, adapting Cape Cod menus to changes in local fisheries.
A chef gets creative with school lunch
The Local Food Report - January 18, 2024 12:58 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis week on the Local Food Report, a chef gets creative with school lunch.
A community farming project makes an impact in Orleans
The Local Food Report - January 11, 2024 11:56 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn the 1960s, Putnam Farm was home to 14 acres of thriving cropland.
Soil building inspiration from the Amazon
The Local Food Report - January 04, 2024 13:08 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis week on the Local Food Report, soil building inspiration all the way from the Amazon.
A local chef uses walnuts and almonds to create two Italian-inspired after-dinner drinks
The Local Food Report - December 28, 2023 13:59 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis week a chef in Provincetown uses walnuts and almonds to create two Italian-inspired after-dinner drinks.
Not your grandmother's fruitcake... ice cream
The Local Food Report - December 21, 2023 11:43 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis week, Elspeth gets the holiday scoop from a local ice cream maker.
Holiday pies and memories
The Local Food Report - December 14, 2023 12:57 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis time of year, I miss my grandmother. When I was a kid Biee always came to visit for Christmas and she spent most of her time in the kitchen.
A rare local fruit is making its way back to Cape Cod
The Local Food Report - November 30, 2023 12:49 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis week, a Falmouth man heads to the Midwest to meet a rare local fruit.
Nora Hay, age 9, teaches us to make her favorite fall dish
The Local Food Report - November 23, 2023 13:35 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis week on the Local Food Report, Elspeth’s daughter, Nora Hay, age 9, teaches us to make her favorite fall dish.
A powerful but often overlooked wild berry
The Local Food Report - November 16, 2023 13:18 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsI’m walking the back roads of Truro with my friend Nicole Cormier, who works as a dietician and is studying herbalism. We’re looking for something called Aronia which grows dark purple almost black berries.
Blue ribbon garlic winner reveals tips for growing bigger cloves
The Local Food Report - November 09, 2023 11:43 - 4 minutes - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsBen Chung is obsessed with garlic. He lives in East Orleans with his wife, six kids, and uncle, and he works as a dentist. But when he’s not cleaning teeth, he’s outside working in his garden, where he grows over fifty kinds of garlic.
Tips for beginning mushroom hunters from a Wellfleet enthusiast
The Local Food Report - November 02, 2023 14:15 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsI’m walking the woods on a beautiful fall day looking for fungi with Alex Emmons.He points out dead oak trees and explains how they have a symbiotic relationship with mushrooms.
Bumblebee diversity necessary for food security
The Local Food Report - October 26, 2023 10:57 - 4 minutes - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsFor decades, Anne Averill has been researching how our agricultural systems impact native bees. More specifically, she's been studying the diversity and abundance of bumblebees for 30 years now.
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