The Farm Report
Join us for a special series of The Farm Report in collaboration with The National Young Farmers Coalition that's all about The Farm Bill. Tune in to hear from farmers, policymakers, organizers, and food advocates about all the ways the farm bill directly impacts our lives—whether we realize it or not. We’ll break down farm policy and talk to young farmers about what hangs in the balance for them as another Farm Bill gets made. Join our coalition to shift power and change policy for the next generation of growers and land stewards. The future of good food depends on it.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 442
- Years Active
- 2009 - 2024
Episode 340: Farmland for a New Generation
With funding from New York State, American Farmland Trust (AFT) recently launched its most ambitious program to help young farmers access land and conserve farmland statewide. The program is modeled …
00:46:49 |
Wed 12 Dec 2018
Episode 339: Leaves and Fishes: Urban Aquaponics with Oko Farms
Aquaponics is a system that pairs produce growing with raising fish. At Oko Farms in Bushwick, Brooklyn, Yemi Amu operates the largest outdoor aquaponics farm in New York City. Amu sits down with hos…
00:45:19 |
Wed 05 Dec 2018
Episode 338: Farming While Black
At Soul Fire Farm, Leah Penniman has been leading a farm-based movement to uproot racism in the food system and seed community food sovereignty for years. Now, her first book, Farming While Black, di…
00:38:07 |
Wed 28 Nov 2018
Episode 337: Expanding Aeroponic Farming
In Newark, NJ, AeroFarms is producing greens using unique growing methods inside massive warehouse farms. Co-founder Marc Oshima sits down with host Lisa Held to talk about the approach, how it compa…
00:42:08 |
Wed 14 Nov 2018
Episode 336: Orchard-to-Bottle: Growing and Making Heritage Cider
The first apple trees were planted at Hicks Orchard, about 200 miles north of New York City, in the 1880s. Since, then multiple generations have grown apples, pears, cherries and plums to sell direct…
00:43:22 |
Wed 07 Nov 2018
Episode 335: Porter Road's Meaty Mission
James Peisker and Chris Carter opened butcher shop Porter Road in order to get better meat from local farms in Kentucky and Tennessee to more restaurants and home kitchens in Nashville. Recently, the…
00:38:21 |
Wed 31 Oct 2018
Episode 334: Why Is Food Insecurity a Farmworker Issue?
Agricultural workers play a critical role in feeding people around the world. According to a new United Nations report, “they are, however, among the most food insecure, facing formidable barriers to…
00:43:27 |
Wed 24 Oct 2018
Episode 333: Go for the Goat
Is goat meat inherently more sustainable than other meats? Host Lisa Held sits down with James Whetlor, founder of Cabrito and author of the book Goat: Cooking and Eating. They discuss his model of u…
00:44:41 |
Wed 17 Oct 2018
Episode 332: Are We Approaching a Farm Crisis?
Host Lisa Elaine Held sits down with writer-researcher Siena Chrisman to talk about her recent reporting on the dire economic realities facing farmers and rural communities across the United States. …
00:55:24 |
Wed 10 Oct 2018
Episode 331: A New Organic Movement
Some organic farmers, including Long Wind Farm’s Dave Chapman (a Vermont tomato grower), started growing food decades ago as part of a back-to-the-land movement focused on building healthier soil and…
00:52:12 |
Wed 03 Oct 2018
Episode 330: Food Forever: Safeguarding Crop Diversity
Why build a massive vault into permafrost on a remote island between Norway and the North Pole? To safeguard sorghum and sweet potatoes, of course. On this episode, host Lisa Held sits down with exec…
00:44:45 |
Wed 26 Sep 2018
Episode 329: Federal Farm Policy Update with Rep. Chellie Pingree
United States Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) is a former organic farmer and currently serves on the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee. She's been a longtime advocate for policies th…
00:23:28 |
Thu 20 Sep 2018
Episode 328: Big Picture Beef
When it comes to beef, farmer Ridge Shinn has been on a mission to get other producers and eaters to see the “big picture” for decades. “It’s the local and global perspective of our company—the aware…
00:43:22 |
Wed 19 Sep 2018
Episode 327: Farm-to-City Innovators
While the growth of farmers markets and CSAs have helped small farms sell their food locally over the past few decades, both models come with challenges that have become increasingly apparent. Hudson…
00:50:47 |
Wed 12 Sep 2018
Episode 326: A Farm Bill for New York City
For the season premiere of The Farm Report, host Lisa Held sits down with New York City Council Member Rafael Espinal. Born in East New York, Espinal is a lifelong resident of Brooklyn and currently …
00:35:26 |
Wed 05 Sep 2018
Episode 325: Lisa Held, New Host of The Farm Report
On this special episode of The Farm Report, outgoing host Erin Fairbanks hands the reins to Lisa Held, who will be taking over the show this fall!
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00:44:55 |
Mon 06 Aug 2018
Episode 324: Purchasing for the CIA
This week on The Farm Report, host Erin Fairbanks takes a trip north to the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, where she sits down with Brad Matthews and Jeffrey Minard to talk about how the…
00:41:03 |
Wed 18 Oct 2017
Episode 323: Ithaca Farmers Market & Fishkill Farms
In this first half of this episode of The Farm Report, host Erin Fairbanks speaks with Becca Rimmel, co-manager of the Ithaca Farmers Market. Becca's experience as a professional naturalist led her t…
00:44:57 |
Wed 11 Oct 2017
Episode 322: NYC Greenmarket Grain Project with June Russell
On this week's episode of The Farm Report, June Russell joins host Erin Fairbanks to share a bit of what's exciting in the world of grains. June Russell is the Manager of Farm Inspections and Strat…
00:44:22 |
Wed 04 Oct 2017
Episode 321: Steve Burnett and Austin Maness
On an all new episode of The Farm Report, host Erin Fairbanks is joined by farmers Steve Burnett and Austin Maness.
Steve Burnett is an extremely well-respected organic farmer of Burnett Farms in De…
00:57:54 |
Thu 28 Sep 2017
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