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Guests Pat Hayes, Mary Cluskey, Brigid Meints, and Andrew Ross from the OSU food barley research project will talk about the benefits of barley, how you can use barley in your diet, and some news about barley growing in the Willamette Valley.

Sharon Thornberry from the Oregon Food Bank will talk about the documentary film, A Place at the Table, now playing in Portland.

Also an update on genetically engineered salmon, and some voices from the farmer/rancher day of action in Salem.

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What is it to be "human" or "wild?" What do we mean by "sustainability" or "civilization?" Miles Olson questions our basic assumptions, and shares practical information for surviving an uncertain future in his unconventional survival guide, Unlearn, Rewild: Earth skills, ideas and inspiration for the future primitive.  He has spent the last decade learning and practicing earth skills, and deepening his connection to nature.

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News and Public Affairs Day, Part 2: Reconnecting with Democracy

Democracy Now host Amy Goodman on "The Silenced Majority" recorded at a benefit for KBOO on October 25th, 2012 at the historic Bobwhite Theatre.

Writer and activist Bill McKibben, founder of the grassroots climate campaign 350.org on "Do the Math," recorded at the First Congregational Church on November 8th, 2012.

Writer and activist and food policy expert Raj Patel on "Who Owns Our Food, recorded at the First Congregational Church on January 23rd as part of the Illahee Lecture Series.  

Tune in all day for news and public affairs. Speakers include Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now, Bill McKibben of 350.org, activist and author Raj Patel and much more.