Earth Eats: Real Food, Green Living

May 2, 2025

Three successive images of a bearded man's face, wincing. He is wearing a tweed hat, and there is a mic in front of him.

Adventures in hot peppers

What is the world's hottest pepper and what does it feel like in your mouth? Two public radio hosts are about to find out.

April 25, 2025

Jordan Chell standing in a greenhouse with orange flowers at his feet and trees with oranges around him

Farming for Seeds

Conversations with a farmer at Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company and the owners of Lost Farm Meal Service.

April 18, 2025

Mark Chilla stands next to his mom, Gay Chilla in a kitchen with white cabinets

Italian savory pie connects family across the miles

Mark Chilla and his mom, Gae Chilla, spent many Easter Sundays apart. But they found a way to connect, making their favorite Italian Easter dish–and comparing notes.

April 11, 2025

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Eats Wild Episode 3: Treasure hunting in the woods

Rose Harding takes us on a morel hunt in the Hoosier National Forest, and The Forager Chef, Alan Bergo, teaches us how to eat a pine tree.

April 4, 2025

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Eats Wild Episode 2: Wild food is all around us

Discover the joys of urban foraging in the spring with Stephanie Solomon, in part two in our special nine-part series on wild edible plants in the midwest.

March 28, 2025

Several young people sitting around a campstove with a skilled, next to a creek. A wooden bowl with pancakes is visible, and other ingredients.

Eats Wild Episode 1: Stalking the wild food experience

Monique Philpot finds joy and connection foraging for wild food and sharing her knowledge with others.

March 21, 2025

Heather Craig in apron and surgical mask chopping green vegetables in a commercial kitchen with bins of yellow mushrooms, leafy greens and chopped red and yellow peppers on the countertop

Flexibility and improvisation make community meals delicious

Heather Craig crafts nourishing menus at the Community Kitchen.

March 14, 2025

Seven mega-companies have an out-sized role in our food system

A conversation with Austin Frerick about his new book exposing the money, power and corruption of America’s food industry.

March 7, 2025

A red panda outdoors looking at the camera while Barbara Henry offers it a piece of fruit.

How to feed a giraffe--and other lessons from a zoo nutritionist

Everybody eats, including animals at the zoo. Producer Toby Foster talks with the curator of nutrition at the Cincinnati Zoo.

February 28, 2025

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What's the status of the people who grow our food?

Since immigrants grow and process our food, how will the Trump administration's immigration policies affect our food system?

February 21, 2025

Five white men with beards in ball caps, plaid, and long sleeved t-shirt stand in front of large shiny metal equipment.

History and tradition sweeten the maple harvest at Groundhog Road Farms

The Miller Family had their first sugar camp in the 1880s. The tradition continues out at Groundhog Road Farms where family and friends gather every year to harvest and process maple syrup.

February 14, 2025

Korie Griggs in a brightly lit kitchen pouring water from a kettle into a cup

Slow down and smell the coffee, with Korie Griggs

A conversation with Korie Griggs about working to support equitable access in the world of specialty coffee.

February 7, 2025

Dr. Ivette Perfecto and her student, Iris Rivera Salinas standing next to a leafy plant

Biodiversity saves the coffeee crop

Ecologist Ivette Perfecto uncovers the complex relationships between insect species in a move towards sustainable pest control for farmers.

January 31, 2025

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Planting trees for community resilience

A conversation about a non-profit organization working to build a resilient and equitably green city for all.

January 24, 2025

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You are what you eat…what about what you drink?

Christine Folch is a cultural anthropologist who studies food. Listen to learn what her book on yerba mate reveals about Latin America, empire, religion, labor and more.

January 17, 2025

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

Harm reduction for eating disorders

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.