Back in April, we hosted food and agriculture writer Tom Philpott to talk about the impact of COVID-19 on our food supply. Today, he returns to the show to discuss his new book, Perilous Bounty, and the effects of climate change and farming practices on two major growing regions in the U.S.: California and the […]
Rural Check-In: Wisconsin Farmers and Routes to Roots
First up on today’s rural Wisconsin check-in show, journalist Dan Kaufman breaks down his latest piece from the New Yorker, “How Suffering Farmers May Determine Trump’s Fate.” Then, we’re joined by Liz Froehlich to learn about Routes to Roots, a new interactive event from FairShare CSA Coalition featuring twelve walking and biking tours designed to […]
The History of America’s Forgotten Black Pioneers with Anna-Lisa...
Long before the Civil War, thousands of African Americans owned property and worked the land as homestead farmers in the Northwest Territory, or the present-day states of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin. On today’s episode, guest host Richelle Wilson and news director Molly Stentz uncover the forgotten history of Black pioneers on the first […]
The Grand Food Bargain with Kevin D. Walker
“We’ve created a narrative around food that says that food will always be there, and that we can take food for granted,” says Kevin D. Walker, professor at Michigan State University and author of The Grand Food Bargain and the Mindless Drive for More. He argues that we have forgotten what food scarcity is like […]
Working to Combat Farmer Suicide in Wisconsin
On today’s show, Patty Peltekos looks at the occupation with the highest suicide rate: farmers and agricultural workers. Amidst belt-tightening for all farmers, the landscape of depressed milk prices and an oversupply of milk means that dairy farmers are particularly suffering from economic woes, with western Wisconsin having the nation’s highest rate of farm bankruptcies […]
