The most important part of this dish is not to overcook your oysters. You want to cook them until they smile. The little edges around the oysters are going to start to wrinkle up and smile at you.

And your guests will smile when they try this oyster stew. Chef Daniel Orr makes it sound so easy.

We go oyster fishing in the Pearl Lagoon basin of Nicaragua, where tons and tons of wild oysters are a short paddle away.

Then birds! Harvest Public Media looks at the disappearing habitat for Midwestern pheasants.

And, our resident chicken farmer Jana Wilson talks about why she thinks it's important to give her hens a break from laying eggs.

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