Food

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In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto

Airs at: Sun, 03/30/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Healthwatch
Host Dr. David Naimon talks with journalist Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto. Pollan's advice to "Eat food, not much, and mostly plants" is not quite as easy as it sounds, since most of what you find at today's g... Read more

Portland Farmer's Markets

Airs at: Sun, 03/16/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Food Show
Today's topic: The Market Miriam Widman and Mark Bitterman host. Today's Guests are Ron Paul, Consulting director for a Portland Public Market (portlandpublicmarket.com), and Eamon Molloy, manager of the Hillsdale Farmer's Market (hillsdalefarmersmarket.com) and president ... Read more

Mark Winne, author and activist talks of hunger in a land of plenty.

Airs at: Tue, 03/11/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
Marianne Barisonek interviews Mark Winne, co-founder of several food and agriculture policy groups, and author of Closing the Food Gap: Resetting the Table in the Land of Plenty. In this wealthy nation there are  35 million Americans hungry or food insecure, and a large per... Read more

Oregon White Truffles Abound

Airs at: Thu, 02/14/2008 at 4:00pm
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Using Wood Chips in the Garden

Airs at: Sun, 03/09/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  The Dirtbag
Host Glen Andresen busts myths about using wood chips in the garden. Read more

Dr. Dean Ornish and The Spectrum

Airs at: Sun, 02/24/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Healthwatch
Host Dr. David Naimon interviews #1 New York Times Bestselling author, Dr. Dean Ornish about his new book "The Spectrum: A scientifically proven program to feel better, live longer, lose weight and gain health." (www.ornishspectrum.com) Read more

Public Information Event on Genetic Engineering

Produced for:  Evening News
ever wonder what’s actually in the food you buy?KBOO’s Magnus Fleming spoke with the Northwest Resistance Against Genetic Engineeering about an educational  event they are holding this weekend to help educate and inform the Public on this matter  Read more

Field Guide to North American Truffles

Airs at: Sun, 02/17/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Food Show
Join Marliese Franklin as she goes trufflle hunting along Beaver Creek with Frank Evans, Co- author of the book, Field Guide to North American Truffles.  (Ten Speed Press) He'll also join her in the studio for an interview. Be sure to visit the North American Truffling Soc... Read more

Treasurer Edwards on Oregon's Role at UN Energy Summit

Airs at: Mon, 02/11/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
 The U N will be holding a meeting with over forty leading institutional investors managing over 1.75 trillion dollars in assets to discuss the coming problems with climate change. Among them will be Oregon State Treasurer Randall Edwards. An outline for the investor commit... Read more

Prune those Grapes and Blueberries NOW!!!

Airs at: Sun, 02/10/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  The Dirtbag
Host Glen Andresen talks about simple directions for pruning grapes and blueberries. Now's the time, folks! Better hop to it before too much spring growth starts happening! Read more