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PROTECTING FOOD LAND IN OREGON

Airs at: Mon, 11/07/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Oregon's statewide land use laws, dating back to 1973, have done a pretty good job of protecting farmland around the state. But they are not doing nearly as a good a job protecting land for growing food. As the price of farmland in the Willamette Valley soars, it's getting ... Read more

My Zine

Good old-fashioned spoken-word radio.  Observations and opinions, commentary and creative writing by long-time staff member, Bruce Silverman.  Random, thought-provoking topics including everything from human-interest stories read straight from the local paper, to personal c... Read more

Edible Portland, On the Ground, Food Preservation

Airs at: Wed, 10/19/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Food Show
Edible Portland is back on the newstands! I'll be talking with the new publisher of the magazine, Alex Corcoran, about food journalism and the Edible Portland relaunch.  I'll also be talking with Crystal Davis from Sisters of the Road about their new film On The Ground. We... Read more

Street Farm: Growing Food, Jobs and Hope on the Urban Frontier

Airs at: Mon, 10/17/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
According to the American Farmland Trust, fifty acres of prime agricultural land are paved over and developed every hour in North America. At the same time the number of farmers is declining while the human population is expected to eclipse eight billion in just over a deca... Read more

EcoFilm and the Pillars of Portland

Airs at: Thu, 09/22/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Film Show
  In this special membership-drive episode of The Film Show, Jenn Chavez previews the Portland EcoFilm Festival with director Dawn Smallman and documentarians Taggart Siegel and Jon Betz, who have produced The Real Dirt on Farmer John, Queen of the Sun, and the new film Se... Read more

Bread and Roses on 09/16/16

Airs at: Fri, 09/16/2016 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
  Tonight, we talk to award-winning independent media artists Barbara Bernstein and Elaine Velazquez who run The Media Project. They collaborated on a new documentary focusing on food, environmental, and racial justice called Gaining Ground. GAINING GROUND is a feature-le... Read more

'Love The Ugly: Ending Food Waste with Jordan Figuereido

Airs at: Thu, 09/15/2016 at 10:00am - 11:00am
  Food Waste - What's in it for you? Host Chris Andreae speaks with Jordan Figuereido, food waste watchdog and all-round futurist, about Farm to Food Bank Programs.  Approximately 23% of all fruits and vegetables are left uneaten in the United States before they even reac... Read more

Special Program

Airs at: Thu, 09/15/2016 at 10:00am - 11:00am
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Gaining Ground: An Interview with Barbara Bernstein and Elaine Velazquez

Airs at: Mon, 09/12/2016 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
GAINING GROUND, a feature-length documentary film by Elaine Velazquez and Barbara Bernstein, tells personal stories of farmers making extraordinary changes in their farming practices to feed their local communities sustainably grown produce and grains. The documentary inter... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for September 5, 2016

Airs at: Mon, 09/05/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Clayton Morgareidge hosts this Labor Day Old Mole, with segments on work, writing, activism, food and climate, and music including "Erosion" by science teacher David Newman. Clayton comments on what it means to be a worker in a capitalist economy. Tod Sloan comments on ... Read more