Earth Eats: Real Food, Green Living

March 24, 2023

Nick Deitrich standing in a well lit restauran with light colored wood and some set tables around him and a wine rack behind him

Small Favors features local ingredients [replay]

Listen to our conversation with the owner and chef of Small Favors, and his recipe for rich and savory cream puffs.

March 17, 2023

small child stocking a shelf in a food pantry with canned goods

If you care about food, pay attention to The Farm Bill

The farm bill isn’t just about farming. It’s about food security for households across the nation.

March 10, 2023

Jori Lewis on the complex story of the peanut [replay]

While peanut butter is one of my favorite foods, I can’t say that I have given much thought to the peanut as a crop, or paid any attention to its role in history.

March 2, 2023

young girl holding red bean bags, about to toss one. browning grass, an apartment complex and other people in the background

Raise your hand if you want to work in a meatpacking plant [replay]

A conversation with Elizabeth Cullen Dunn about our food system’s dependence on the labor of forced migrants.

February 24, 2023

A book open on a countertop with an illustration of a spinner and a headline "what does your nove really need? Step right up and take a spin"

Writing a novel is easy as pie (if only pie were easy)

The creators of How to Write a Novel in 20 Pies talk with Earth Eats about their book.

February 17, 2023

honeybees gathered on a wood surface in sunlight with shadows

Who lives in a beehive?

Microbiologist Irene Garcia Newton shares her knowledge about the many organisms involved in keeping a colony of honeybees healthy.

February 10, 2023

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

Wake up and slow down–with coffee

A conversation with Korie Griggs of the Color of Coffee Collective.

February 3, 2023

Jennifer Watkins, head and shoulders photo next to a window with and orange and white cat sitting to the left of her face.

Rethinking the restaurant industry

A conversation with geographer Jen Watkins on her experience as a server and her research on the industry.

January 27, 2023

Two figures from the back, looking at a red barn. One of the figures has 'support queer farmers' on the back of their shirt

What does it mean to “queer” the food system? [replay]

A conversation with Dr. Ike Leslie, questioning the traditions and assumptions around the role of family in farming.

January 20, 2023

A drawing in the style of a tarot card with a person and palm production supply, next to a black and white head shot of Max Haiven

Max Haiven explains palm oil [replay]

What can one commodity reveal about our food systems, about health, about labor and capitalism and about the environmental costs of so-called cheap food production?

January 13, 2023

Jennifer Whitley in kitchen with apron holding pink cake decorated with strawberries and blackberrys with a slice taken from the edge of the cake

Art and science in the kitchen, with Cakes by Yenni

When your grandmother tells you it’s time to open a cake business, maybe you should listen.

January 6, 2023

many different bottles of vinegar and oil arranged on a bar, with shelves of bottles in the background

Old-school customer service meets the latest kitchen trends [replay]

Goods for Cooks owners Sam Eibling and George Huntington are siblings who make a good team. Hear the story of their independent store–filled with cooking equipment, tableware and specialty food items.