Several local kids tell their stories
May 19, 2010
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An American Journey: Pescadero, CA
Several kids from the Pescadero Valley present the stories.
Saffron Bowman, Caroline Graham, Roddie and Ian Cardamone, Laura Metrulas, Clodagh Hussey, Hayley & Natalie Strohm cover a wide range of aspects of the food industry -- from the rise in organic, to food factories and genetic modification:
MONEY: We haven’t been to Freddy’s Rhubarb and Banana Sandwich stand in several episodes, but that’s where the adventure begins: with an old customer complaining about the higher prices of Fred’s fresh organic ingredients…
On their AMERICAN JOURNEY, Toby and Gramps grab a bowl of soup in Pescadero, California, then get a personal tour of a nearby organic herb farm (Jacobs Farm) …
In SOUNDS, we hear the a revolving door, transporting Monsanto executives between their boardroom and government positions…
Laura goes back in time to the 1980s to interview a conventional Illinois farmer experimenting with a new “old” way of farming in this episode’s TURNING POINT…
Clodagh has sharp commentary about Frankenfood and genetic modification…
Saffron and that famous French Chef, Jacques LaTour, reacquaint listeners with the joys of cooking (and eating)…
On the BIG IDEA, Hayley and the King of Complicated Stuff explore the moral dilemmas involved in choosing meat in the marketplace…
Finally, Natalie has a NATURAL WONDER: Why do we treat our luscious, precious soil -- like dirt?
Downloads ($8) will be available at our website (www.boomkids. com) shortly, and CDs ($10) hopefully at local stores.
Enjoy a sampling of the newly minted BOOMERANG CD/Download "The Dirt on Food".
(Paste this link into your browser to hear about the more uplifting side of Pescadero.)
http://www.boomkids.com/transfers/03_AmJourneyPescadero.mp3
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