America's Heartland.

America's Heartland

Food as Medicine

An urban farm provides free food to families in need; getting the most nutrition out of leafy greens like kale and collards; making a homemade pizza with broccoli rabe, leeks and potatoes; a farmer grows alfalfa for feed lots. (30 minutes)

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Sun, 11/2 at 11:30 am on Austin PBS WORLD

A Cornucopia of Crops

A farmer builds housing for his workers right on the land; how to make a white bean dip appetizer; a farm that provides refugees a place to grow and sell their own vegetables; farmers grow wheat in a very dry climate. (30 minutes)

Sun, 11/9 at 11:30 am on Austin PBS WORLD

Lettuce Eat It

A school district grows hydroponic lettuce; nutritional differences between hydroponic and conventional farming; making a mushroom brie wrapped in a puffed pastry; a farm family meets demand for washed and bagged salads. (30 minutes)