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A love for cooking isn’t the only reason to start a food business [replay]

Fred Bennett and Virginia Githiri stand behind a stainless steel table in a commercial kitchen with a popcorn machine to the left. Both are wearing shirts with Popkorn logos and both are looking at the camera.

Hear the story of a public health professor with a passion for popcorn.

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A glimpse at local history through the lens of restaurants and pudding

Hilary Fleck siting on a table with purple background and a shingled roof over the table with a sign that reads 'liars bench'

The Monroe County History Center shares the stories of bygone diners and dives.

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Little sweets, from Italy to Indiana

Maria Carlassare standing in a commercial kitchen holding a book

Maria Carlassare’s business is called Piccoli Dolci, which is Italian for little sweets. These days she’s making plenty of savory Italian specialties too, from distinct regions in Italy.

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When CAFOs come to your neighborhood

Sherri Dugger in knit cap, squatting down petting goats, smiling at camera with greenish blue barn in the background next to a portrait of Craig Watts, seated in a blue hoodie and cap, looking slightly over his shoulder

A conversation about the The Smell of Money–a documentary film about environmental justice in rural communities

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Gloria Lucas offers a harm reduction approach to eating disorders

Head shot of Gloria Lucas with long brown hair, large glasses and pink shirt that reads: Eating Disorders are a social justice issue. White background, outdoors, some flowers visible in a shrub

Treatment for eating disorders is often inaccessible and ineffective, especially in communities of color. The founder of Nalgona Positivity Pride has a program that aims to meet people where they are.

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It’s time to listen to Indigenous farmers and farmers of color [replay]

portrait of Latrice Tatsey next to a portrait of Liz Carlisle

Liz Carlisle’s new book explores the origins of the farming practices we need today–in order to reduce the devastating effects of agriculture on our planet’s climate.

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Latest News

A new, divided Congress will have to take on a new Farm Bill with far-reaching effects

A combine harvesting corn

The Farm Bill, that sets important policy on everything from crop insurance to SNAP benefits, is up for renewal next year. But the results of the midterm elections may not shed much light on how that legislation will end up.

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All we want for Christmas is ... Spam Figgy Pudding?

SPAM's Limited Edition Figgy Pudding

This seasonal Spam includes additional "fig and orange flavors, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger and all spice." As ever, it is shelf stable in case of the apocalypse.

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Drought-fueled wildfires are exhausting volunteer firefighters across the Plains and Midwest

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Bone-dry and windy conditions across the Midwest and Great Plains are only making it easier for wildfires to spark. The worsening drought factors mount pressure on volunteer firefighters that respond when wildfires occur.

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Recipes

The 'human cannonball' is gone, but his lasagna recipe lives on

A photo of Edmondo Zacchini

A circus performer known for being fired out of a cannon liked to make dinner for the people he worked with. One of them still makes his inspired lasagna today, and it has some surprising ingredients.

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This is the one-pan recipe to make your Thanksgiving easy

Melissa Clark's Sheet Pan Thanksgiving recipe

NPR's Michel Martin speaks to New York Times columnist Melissa Clark about cutting out the stress — especially if it's your first time cooking for the holiday.

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It took clever thinking to write a recipe for this Irish soda bread, a family favorite

Irish soda bread

Maureen O'Reilly wanted to make the treat for her husband, but first she had to watch his grandmother make it — and measure out each ingredient rather than just eyeballing it.

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