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I used some of my "shelter-in-place" time to work on a new kirtan recording of a song that always moved me when we chanted it at Paramahansa Yogananda's Self Realization Fellowship. My nephew, Tucker Sody, a professional drummer in Tampa, provided a long-distance accompaniment. Taking a cue from my Psych Rock Kirtan partner Idgy Dean, I played all the rest of the parts myself. I'm looking forward to playing it live in the future, but for now, I hope it gives you some inspiration. In his book Cosmic Chants, Yogananda said, “Words that are saturated with sincerity, conviction, faith, and intuition are like highly explosive vibration bombs that have power to remove the rocks of difficulties and to create the change desired.”Rock on and blow that sh!t up.Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon and please feel free to gmail me with questions at peterspodcast108.
Lindsay Sanwald aka Idgy Dean chooses her own religion! Lindsay is a classmate of mine at Harvard Divinity School who creates and performs amazing psychedelic spiritual surf rock, and she came on to share her musical, creative, and spiritual journey. We also muse on comparative theology, Christianity, and spiritually working with anger. Go to idgydean.com for more of her music!
Come join me and Idgy Dean on New Years Day at ISHTA Yoga for a practice and Kirtan! In today's episode, I share a meditation class recorded live! Happy New Year to you all. Thank you for your support on Patreon.
In today's episode, I begin with a talk about getting what you want — and not getting what you want. It leads to a discussion of the Course in Miracles and how the same topics are addressed in yoga. In the final segment, I play some excerpts from our Psych Rock Kirtan album Shiva Shakti, which is available on BandCamp. It features me and Idgy Dean and you should go download it! Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon. It's how we roll. Namaste.
In today's episode, I speak with Lindsay Sanwald about our kirtan and her music. Lindsay is the one-woman psychedelic rock musician IDGY DEAN. She has an upcoming single with Run DMC's Darryl McDaniels. She and I created Psych Rock Kirtan, and we met for a chat to discuss our next live kirtan, October 18 at ISHTA Yoga and our recording, which we're mixing as we make this podcast. Please support Peter's Podcast on Patreon.com! Keep posted on goings-on by getting on the mailing list at peterferko.com
Letting the women do the talking (or singing) this week Enjoying the show? Please support BFF.FM with a donation. Playlist 0′00″ Double Down by Slothrust on The Pact (Dangerbird Records) 4′22″ New Year's Eve by Mal Blum on Every Time You Go Somewhere (Don Giovanni Records) 10′26″ Little Sadie by Hedy West on Hedy West Accompanying Herself On The 5 String Banjo (Vanguard) 13′23″ Let The Sun Shine Down On Me by Jean Ritchie on Mountain Hearth & Home (Elektra) 15′50″ Windy City Blues by Ruth Ladson on Chicago Blues Vol. 2 (Document) 18′40″ Let Me Down Easy by Bettye LaVette on Nearer To You (n/a) 21′52″ High & Wild by Angel Olsen on Burn Your Fire For No Witness (Jagjaguwar) 25′43″ Are you Looking After yourself by Courtney Barnett on A Sea of Split Peas (Marathon Artists) 31′05″ Wayside/Back in Time by Gillian Welch on Soul Journey (Acony Records) 34′52″ One Way Street by Ann Peebles on I Can't Stand the Rain (Hi Records) 37′48″ Sweet Little Angel by Big Mama Thornton on Ball And Chain (Arhoolie Records) 45′05″ When You Die by Lala Lala on The Lamb (Hardly Art) 48′21″ Heartache by The She's on All Female Rock and Roll Quartet (Empty Cellar Records) 52′02″ Cinnamon by Girl K on Cinnamon (n/a) 56′31″ New Red Pants by Slothrust on The Pact (Dangerbird) 59′06″ Sing Sung Saing by Penny Honeywell on Faint Humms (n/a) 62′31″ Treat Me Right by Norma Tanega on Walkin' My Cat Named Dog (Rhino) 65′34″ Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You by Joan Baez on In Concert (Vanguard) 69′13″ People Talkin' by Lucinda Williams on World Without Tears (Lost Highway) 75′11″ Just a Heart by Hurray For The Riff Raff on My Dearest Darkest Neighbor (This is American Music) 77′53″ Last Kind Words Blues by Geeshie Wiley on American Primitive Vol. II: Pre-War Revenants (1897-1939) (Revenant) 80′35″ Livin' With The Blues by Odetta on Odetta Sings (Universal (MT)) 83′14″ Nine Hundred Miles by Barbara Dane on Livin' With the Blues (Fresh Sound Records) 86′07″ In My Own Dream by Karen Dalton on In My Own Time (Paramount Records) 90′48″ Careless Love by Madeleine Peyroux on Careless Love (Rounder) 94′19″ Wandering Star by POLIÇA on Give You The Ghost (Mom + Pop) 99′50″ Pantheon Punk by Idgy Dean on Ominous Harminus (n/a) 104′03″ Born, Never Asked by Laurie Anderson on Big Science (Warner Brothers) 109′42″ All Apologies by Sinead O'Connor on Universal Mother (Chrysalis Records) 113′12″ Motion Sickness by Phoebe Bridgers on Motion Sickness (Dead Oceans) 115′18″ Sextet in C Minor by Louise Farrenc (n/a) Check out the full archives on the website.
Letting the women do the talking (or singing) this week Enjoying the show? Please support BFF.FM with a donation. Playlist 0′00″ Double Down by Slothrust on The Pact (Dangerbird Records) 4′22″ New Year's Eve by Mal Blum on Every Time You Go Somewhere (Don Giovanni Records) 10′26″ Little Sadie by Hedy West on Hedy West Accompanying Herself On The 5 String Banjo (Vanguard) 13′23″ Let The Sun Shine Down On Me by Jean Ritchie on Mountain Hearth & Home (Elektra) 15′50″ Windy City Blues by Ruth Ladson on Chicago Blues Vol. 2 (Document) 18′40″ Let Me Down Easy by Bettye LaVette on Nearer To You 21′52″ High & Wild by Angel Olsen on Burn Your Fire For No Witness (Jagjaguwar) 25′43″ Are you Looking After yourself by Courtney Barnett on A Sea of Split Peas (Marathon Artists) 31′05″ Wayside/Back in Time by Gillian Welch on Soul Journey (Acony Records) 34′52″ One Way Street by Ann Peebles on I Can't Stand the Rain (Hi Records) 37′48″ Sweet Little Angel by Big Mama Thornton on Ball And Chain (Arhoolie Records) 45′05″ When You Die by Lala Lala on The Lamb (Hardly Art) 48′21″ Heartache by The She's on All Female Rock and Roll Quartet (Empty Cellar Records) 52′02″ Cinnamon by Girl K on Cinnamon 56′31″ New Red Pants by Slothrust on The Pact (Dangerbird) 59′06″ Sing Sung Saing by Penny Honeywell on Faint Humms 62′31″ Treat Me Right by Norma Tanega on Walkin' My Cat Named Dog (Rhino) 65′34″ Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You by Joan Baez on In Concert (Vanguard) 69′13″ People Talkin' by Lucinda Williams on World Without Tears (Lost Highway) 75′11″ Just a Heart by Hurray For The Riff Raff on My Dearest Darkest Neighbor (This is American Music) 77′53″ Last Kind Words Blues by Geeshie Wiley on American Primitive Vol. II: Pre-War Revenants (1897-1939) (Revenant) 80′35″ Livin' With The Blues by Odetta on Odetta Sings (Universal (MT)) 83′14″ Nine Hundred Miles by Barbara Dane on Livin' With the Blues (Fresh Sound Records) 86′07″ In My Own Dream by Karen Dalton on In My Own Time (Paramount Records) 90′48″ Careless Love by Madeleine Peyroux on Careless Love (Rounder) 94′19″ Wandering Star by POLIÇA on Give You The Ghost (Mom + Pop) 99′50″ Pantheon Punk by Idgy Dean on Ominous Harminus 104′03″ Born, Never Asked by Laurie Anderson on Big Science (Warner Brothers) 109′42″ All Apologies by Sinead O'Connor on Universal Mother (Chrysalis Records) 113′12″ Motion Sickness by Phoebe Bridgers on Motion Sickness (Dead Oceans) 115′18″ Sextet in C Minor by Louise Farrenc
In this episode, I take you to meditation class where I touch on current news about men, women, and truth as a way into looking at our multi-perspective world. I include the meditation on Shiva consciousness, so you can join in! I mention a Kirtan I'm leading with IDGY DEAN on October 18. Here's the link for tickets. It's also a release party for our Kirtan EP recording, which we're mixing as I speak. Please come and chant! Support Peter's Podcast on Patreon dot com, so I can keep this content ad-free!
Happy Solstice, Kwanza, Hanukkah, Christmas, or whatever you appreciate this time of year! The holidays around this time celebrate light, and today’s podcast is about light’s energy: vibration. Here’s a link to a video that shows you how vibrations move matter in beautiful ways. I head over to visit my student and kirtan co-conspirator Lindsay Sanwald where we talk about mantras and kirtan. But before I head out, I wanted to share something from Oprah’s Supersoul podcast, which Lindsay turned me on to a while back. In Oprah’s recent conversation with Shawn Achor, who taught a course on happiness at Harvard, they discuss a practice of gratitude. At this time of darkness and light, I just want to say, I’m grateful that you are listening to my podcast, and I wish you actual happiness and deep living. Come start the new year in the right vibration at ISHTA Yoga, New Year’s Day. Details are here. I D G Y D E A N is the musical moniker of ISHTA-trained yogini Lindsay Sanwald. A one-woman psychedelic rock band, Idgy Dean has been composing DIY music for 20 years, playing various instruments in multiple bands, performing solo as a looping artist across the country, and producing critically-acclaimed records and music videos from her home base in Brooklyn, New York. I hope you’ve noticed that I don’t run ads for taxis or mattresses or food delivery or underwear on Peter’s Podcast, but here’s a mini-advertisement for me. An issue of Yoga Journal costs close to $10 A single yoga class in New York costs more than $20 A single private consultation with a yoga teacher can cost hundreds of dollars I’m bringing the kind of content you would find in all those places to your phone, weekly. Won’t you please support me on Patreon? I’m avoiding running advertisements, because I find them so annoying on the podcasts I like. I constantly fumbling for my phone to hit the fast-forward control. But to keep my ad-free format feasible, I need for you to value this effort. You can support the podcast at any level you like, and change or stop your support whenever you want. Help me keep this an ad-free zone supported by the community of listeners like you. Go now to Patreon.com/peterspodcast. Click the link now. And thank you for listening. I’m very excited to announce a summer retreat, led by Ulrica Norberg, Wendy Newton, and myself in Normandy, France this summer, August 14-18. It’s called Yoga and the Art of Living Creatively. Details are available at peterferko.com/france2018. I’m also heading to the Caribbean for an Easter retreat with Petra Rakebrandt. Details here! I’m teaching a 300-hr teacher training at ISHTA in January. I also teach regular asana and meditation classes there. See ISHTAYOGA.com for details. Finally, I’m using Patreon to offer opportunities to work with me one on one. You can subscribe for a mantra session or for an hour video private. Of course, as they say on public radio, I hope you’ll subscribe at any level, just because you value Peter’s Podcast. Go to Patreon.com/peterspodcast.
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In this episode, I chat with Lindsay Sanwald. Known to her music fans as Idgy Dean, I know Lindsay as a yoga teacher and as part of a kirtan project, where we join forces to put a psych-rock vibe to traditional Sanskrit mantra. We cover a lot of ground between the arts and yoga, including the way both serve as a "way" to help find one's purpose, or ISHTA devata — the energy that helps you experience the whole of who you really are. We mention several artists in the episode, including: Singer Mira Lu Kovacs and her project Schmids Puls Painter Robert Henri (I mistakenly attribute a quote by him to sculptor Henry Moore) Artist Petr Shvetsov We talk about my book, Yoga for Artists, and how yoga creates a path for tapping your muse as an artist. Finally, we discuss the nature and value of mantra, including the sound Om, and how a mantra creates transformation. I decided not to interrupt my podcast with advertisements, so if you like it, please support it on Patreon, a wonderful artist-funding web community. You can support the podcast at any level you like. Various levels will soon get you cool rewards, like questions on the podcast, a decal of me as a motorcycling meditator, and a temporary tattoo of Like Happiness, but More Permanent. See Patreon.com/peterspodcast for details. Learn more about me at www.peterferko.com. And please share the podcast with friends who you think would appreciate it. Special thanks to my student and friend, photographer Francesco Sapienza who took my logo photo.
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Quite possibly the longest we've ever left it between the live Bucks101 Radio broadcast of Front Row with Owen and Paul, and the eventual podcast edit of the show. In fact, in the meantime, we've even broadcast an entire other show. Sorry about that. But this was a good one, we promise. Mainly, I suppose, because most of the content was decided by you, the listener, and not us! To tie into the fact that one or the other of Owen and Paul have been missing at least once this series, we thought the best thing to do would be to let you choose the music - and we had some crackers! Idgy Dean, I Start Counting, erm... AC/DC... It wasn't just music last week. We also talked a little about The Purge: Election Year, the (then) latest football results amongst the sports round-up and even managed to fit in enough time to roll the dice and rant about E4's new barrel-scraping bottom-feeder of a show, Celebs Go Dating. Urgh. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Timmy starts his own show. "Nancy Grace" answers your sex and relationship questions. Miss Christina is a part of the psychic friends network on the weekends. Josephine and Napoleon: Dog Cops. Janine gives a "Pup Date" check https://twitter.com/infrequencypod for her photos. Catch the news. Music by Idgy Dean www.idgydean.com For donations (patreon forthcoming): https://www.paypal.me/JuliaWDHarrison Please rate, review, subscribe, and all that good stuff wherever you listen. It means the world to me.
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On a special episode of The Farm Report, Erin Fairbanks is joined by none other than Patrick Martins, founder of Slow Food USA, Heritage Foods USA and Heritage Radio Network. He’s also the author of The Carnivore’s Manifesto: Eating Well, Eating Responsibly, and Eating Meat. The book features fifty ways to be an enlightened carnivore, while taking better care of our planet and ourselves. We have evolved as meat eaters, proclaims Patrick Martins, and it’s futile to deny it. But, given the destructive forces of the fast-food industry and factory farming, we need to make smart, informed choices about the food we eat and where it comes from. Tune in as Erin and Patrick chat about the book, the inspirations behind it, and the goals it sets out to accomplish. From seasonal meat to sustainable food production, get a candid and insightful look at the future of food. This program was brought to you by White Oak Pastures. Music by Idgy Dean. “Our greatest wish is that more farms produce more of America’s food.” [3:00] “If you don’t shop at five different stores for your food, you’re probably not doing it right.” [22:00] “You can go to a food truck now and eat a dish as if you were at Jean Georges.” [25:00] — Patrick Martins on The Farm Report
How does one begin to encapsulate the varied cuisine of Italy? On this episode of A Taste of the Past, Linda Pelaccio is joined by Associate Professor at the New School, Fabio Parasecoli. Recently, Fabio released Al Dente, a book about the history of food in Italy. Learn how a desire for modernization suppressed the interest in Italian heirloom ingredients. Find out how economic conditions shaped Italian cuisine today. Why is Italian food so regionally diverse, and how do Italians express their local pride through food? How did Italians incorporate agricultural products from other areas into their culinary identity? Find out on this week’s episode of A Taste of the Past! Thanks to our sponsor, The International Culinary Center. Music by Idgy Dean. “There was this idea of being ‘modern’ rather than ‘Italian’, and that allowed for the spread of products throughout the country, and many of them were industrialized food products.” [9:30] — Fabio Parasecoli on A Taste of the Past
This week on Food Talk with Mike Colameco, Mike is joined by food media power couple Daniel Krieger and Jordana Rothman. Daniel is an esteemed food photographer who shoots for the likes of Eater NY and The New York Times. How did one of Daniel’s iPhone shot make the cover of The Times‘ Dining Section? Jordana is a food writer who cut her teeth as the Food & Drink editor at Time Out New York. Tune in to hear about Daniel and Jordana’s recent culinary adventures! Later, Executive Chef Thomas Lents and Sommelier Dan Pilkey of Chicago’s Sixteen stop by the program to talk about their current stint at Jean-Georges. Hear about how Sixteen’s menu reflects the seasonality of Chicago. Tune in to hear the crew get nerdy about wine and grape varieties! This program has been sponsored by Cento, King Arthur, Colavita, and Wines Of Portugal. Today’s music has been provided by Idgy Dean. “I shot an image of one of the dishes at Aska, and The New York Times ran the image without noting it was an iPhone image… I think it was the first time an iPhone image made the cover of the Dining Section.” [8:45] — Daniel Krieger on Food Talk with Mike Colameco “I think the best food writing needs to stand for something these days.” [11:45] — Jordana Rothman on Food Talk with Mike Colameco “The story that we’re trying to tell- we do that in every part of the restaurant.” [42:05] — Thomas Lents on Food Talk with Mike Colameco
This week on The Main Course, Patrick brings in head of GrowNYC Marcel Van Ooyen. After the break, Patrick speaks with Larry Boukal from Cannonball Express about how things change in his business with the change in seasons. This program has been sponsored by Consider Bardwell Farm. Today's music provided by Idgy Dean. “We figured that about 98% of what people eat comes through wholesale channels.” [19:15] “You will see a lot more value-added products produced by our farmers now.” [26:50] “The main thing that farmers want is they want to be treated fairly, they want a place to sell their product, and they want customers.” [28:10] –Marcel Van Ooyen on The Main Course
This week on Eat Your Words, Cathy invites Allison Kave into the studio, founder of First Prize Pies, and author of First Prize Pies. Allison jumped in to the world of pies after winning a pie bake-off in 2009, and spontaneously became a baker. Tune in to hear all about her delicious recipes! This program has been sponsored by Le Creuset. Today’s music provided by Idgy Dean. Image from First Prize Pies “I feel like New York keeps getting smaller in the sense that I keep meeting more people and everyone seems to know each other, and I really love that.” [4:55] Allison Kave on Eat Your Words
Looking to get something special for that special someone on Valentine’s Day? Skip the roses and try some slow flowers! What’s a slow flower? Well, Debra Prinzing is here today on We Dig Plants to explain! Alice Marcus Krieg and Carmen Devito invite Debra onto the program to discuss her infatuation with local, seasonal, American-grown flowers, and why she wrote about the floral industry entitled Slow Flowers. Why is origin labeling not required for flowers? Hear how Debra made a flower arrangement a day using whatever flowers and plants were in season at the time! Are there any special government grants for American flower producers? Find out on this week’s edition of We Dig Plants! Thanks to our sponsor, Tabard Inn. Music by Idgy Dean. “This artisanal notion allows us to slow down and connect with nature.” [11:30] “There are floral designers that are growing their own flowers out of the desire to have the most unique varieties!” [17:50] — Debra Prinzing on We Dig Plants
What is craft beer? Will contract brewing be the death of craft beer? This week on Beer Sessions Radio, Jimmy brings in Rich Buceta from Single Cut Brewery, Greg Dorowski from Greenport Harbor Brewing, Augie Carton from Carton Brewing, and producer Justin Kennedy to discuss these questions and more! This program has been sponsored by GreatBrewers.com. Today’s music provided by Idgy Dean. “This industry modeled itself under the word ‘craft’.” [5:45] “We don’t just buy beer off the shelf, it has meaning to us.” [7:35] Rich Buceta on Beer Sessions Radio “[In Astoria] we’re really seeing the influences that a brewery can have, and it’s all about community.” [37:30] Augie Carton on Beer Sessions Radio
Erin Fairbanks digs into the lamb business with David Piestch of the Australian Lamb Council on this week’s edition of The Farm Report. Tune into this episode to hear why Australians eat twenty times more lamb than people in the United States, and the roots of the industry in wool. Find out what types of Australian lamb carcasses are shipped to the United States based on the cuts that Americans prefer. Why are most Australian lambs raised on pasture? Does Australian lamb importation affect the bottom line of local producers in the States? Tune in to this episode for more on global trade, and how larger scale production can ensure a certain consistency of product. Thanks to our sponsor, White Oak Pastures. Music provided by Idgy Dean. “We eat about twenty times the amount of lamb in Australia than you do in the United States.” [3:30] “While people love producing lamb, it’s not the most profitable thing in the world, especially with seasonal conditions… But our farmers are proud to produce pasture-raised lamb and ship it all over the world.” [7:00] — David Piestch on The Farm Report
This week on The Farm Report, Erin calls Mike Fedison, the Assistant Manager at Hilltop Hanover Farm in Westchester County. Mike’s farm participates in multiple educational programs with high school and college students which helps promote and preserve agriculture in the Westchester area. Later, Mike shares with us his feelings about running a farm on your own vs being part of a larger team. This program has been sponsored by Cain Vineyard & Winery. Today’s music provided by Idgy Dean. Image from Hilltop Hanover Farm “There’s a lot of advantages to being part of a larger organization – I’m interested in education and teaching as well, so I can do that, whereas when I was on my own little farm there just weren’t any hours left in the day for that.” [21:35] “The idea behind is all these classes is maybe you can shortcut your way to experience and you can get to the point where you’re understanding a little more about the progressions of the seasons and some of the bigger picture things a little bit quicker than if you just leap right in to things. ” [23:45] Mike Fedison on The Farm Report.
Alice Marcus Krieg and Carmen Devito are celebrating the 18th installment of Plant-O-Rama on this week’s edition of We Dig Plants! Alice and Carmen check in with Bob Hyland, one of the founders of Plant-O-Rama. Hear about Bob’s history in horticulture, and why he decided to move out to Portland, Oregon. Find out why Plant-O-Rama filled a gap amongst garden enthusiasts in New York City. Find out how the Metro Hort Group helped Alice get her first horticulture job in New York City, and why nursery nerds should consider attending the Plant-O-Rama trade show! Who will be speaking at this year’s event? Why, Dave Culp, author of The Layered Garden, will be talking at Plant-O-Rama, and he joins today’s program to discuss the future of horticulture! Hear how Dave will elaborate on the relationship between plants and politics in his speech. Thanks to our sponsor, Fairway Market. Music by Idgy Dean. “Few gardens, if any, are made in vacuum. They’re made on the shoulders of another garden, or perhaps another movement.” [29:45] “We get out of our gardens what we demand of them.” [31:10] “One of the reasons I love The Highline is because you always see people in it. Gardens are for people.” [37:00] — Dave Culp on We Dig Plants
To celebrate his 200th episode, Patrick Martins takes on food justice on The Main Course! Patrick enlists Anthony Butler, Execuitve Director of St. John's Bread & Life, to discuss the topic. Tune into this episode to hear why hunger is a justice issue, and why its relationship with policy and subsidies make it a political concern. Find out how limited job growth and low wages have increased hunger in the United States. How do American notions of private property play into the idea of charity? Hear Patrick and Anthony discuss the future of New York City politics, and whether the election of Mayor de Blasio will ultimately affect the poverty situation in the city. How will Pope Francis I change perceptions of poverty and hunger on a global scale? Find out all of this and more on the very special 200th episode of The Main Course! Thanks to our sponsor, Hearst Ranch. Music by Idgy Dean. “Even a charitable organizations like ours, St. John's Bread & Life, are purchasing local food because people are asking for it.” [10:20] “Subsidies are political choices, and policy leads to justice and injustice.” [11:30] “If minimum wage increased with inflation, it would be twenty-one dollars per hour. It's not a minimum wage; it's a sub-standard wage.” [19:00] — Anthony Butler on The Main Course
Patrick Martins hosts an eclectic edition of The Main Course starring Chef Goran Ristic of The Meatball Shop, and rare-breed turkey farmer Frank Reese! Tune into this program to hear Goran talk about his decision to move to the United States from his native Serbia, and how he began working at The Meatball Shop. Why is The Meatball Shop able to produce high-quality food for such a low price? Tune in for more regarding Serbian food and holiday traditions, and why the Mangalitsa pig owes a lot to Eastern Europe. Later, Frank Reese joins the conversation to talk about the life-cycle of the turkey, breeding practices, and more! This program has been brought to you by Hearst Ranch. Music by Idgy Dean. “The food we make is pretty straight-forward. There are no secrets; we make convenient food.” [11:00] “That's the beauty of the meatball- we can use high-quality ingredients and make cheap food because we don't need to buy the high-end cuts.” [13:00] — Goran Ristic on The Main Course
In this episode of The Farm Report, host Erin Fairbanks brings in guest Shirley Richardson. Shirley started Vermont Chevon when she saw a window of opportunity to compete with the millions of pounds of goat meat that are imported into the US every year. Erin also speaks with Matt Birong, Chef and owner of the Three Squares Cafe in Vergennes, VT, and the three discuss why Matt has enjoyed using Shirley’s goats in his restaurant. This program has been sponsored by Hearst Ranch. Music provided by Idgy Dean. a “About 80% of the goats born on a dairy farm every year are considered a waste product.” [05:45] — Shirley Richardson on The Farm Report “Consistency is key. You want to know what you’re getting without it being a crapshoot every time.” [18:55] — Matt Birong on The Farm Report
On this week’s episode of The Farm Report, host Erin Fairbanks speaks with Bill Savage, owner of Pungo Creek Mills in Painter, Virginia. In 2007, Bill purchased a bushel of Indian corn from a man whose grandfather had been growing it since 1870 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. After considering marketing the Indian corn for cornamental purposes, he and his father realized when grinding the corn that it made a unique, sweet-smelling cornmeal. After trying the cornmeal, his family decided that this would be the route he would take with marketing and Pungo Creek Mills was born. Hear directly from the farmer himself who runs his small business, and believes that the traditional ways of making corn, equals better tasting corn. Find out how you can receive Bill’s great tasting corn in your home or market today! This program has been sponsored by Cain Vineyard & Winery. Music by Idgy Dean. source: http://www.pungocreekmills.net/ “It’s nice to keep that small farm dream alive. If you put your heart into it, you come out with a product that’s a whole lot better than the others that use mechanization.” [13:10] “I’d rather do a lot of small batches than a lot of big ones. It helps me keep a handle on the market.” [31:10] — Bill Savage on The Farm Report
Alice Marcus Krieg and Carmen Devito are talking herbal remedies and alternative medicine with Nicole Weigl and Jacqui Daniels of The Herb Shoppe. Tune into this episode to learn what herbal medicines are most popular at The Herb Shoppe, and what symptoms these herbs treat. Find out how Nicole and Jacqui feel about the government regulation of herbal remedies, and find out if Western doctors are adopting alternative medical treatments. Learn more about Nicole’s medical training, and hear her talk to the problems associated with the lack of herbal treatments in conventional medicine. Why will pharmaceutical companies never support herbal medicine? Find out on this week’s edition of We Dig Plants! This program has been brought to you by Heritage Foods USA. Music provided by Idgy Dean. “We don’t want to have herbal medicine taken away from us just because it cannot be patented and produced like drugs.” [15:50] — Nicole Weigl on We Dig Plants
This week on We Dig Plants, Carmen Devito and Alice Marcus-Krieg dig into the world of garden writing and self-publishing with Sandra and Zora Knauf of Greenwoman Magazine! Greenwoman is published and edited by the mother-daughter duo of Sandra and Zora, and features fiction, poetry, and comics pertaining to gardening and nature. Hear how Sandra fell in love with garden writing, and why she decided to self-publish. How has the literary world shifted towards a botique-publishing model? Hear about Sandra’s idol in Victorian plant enthusiast Ruth Stout, and how Zora explains her mother’s first book, Zera and the Green Man. This program has been brought to you by Fairway Market. Thanks to Idgy Dean for today’s musical break. “I think that writing about nature and gardening, and getting these stories out there is going to be the thing that saves our environment and promotes good health.” [10:20] — Sandra Knauf on We Dig Plants
Jimmy Carbone is talking local brews on this week’s Beer Sessions Radio! Frequent co-host Dave Brodrick makes the trip from Vermont to talk beer and talk about his new restaurant, Worthy Kitchen. Tommy Keegan of Keegan Ales is in the studio talking about his roots in brewing, and how he came to run a brewery in Kingston, NY. Hear about the explosion of food businesses in the Hudson Valley, and why consistency is of utmost importance in Keegan Ales recipes. Chase Healey of Prairie Artisan Ales calls in to talk about the Oklahoma craft beer scene. Are Oklahoma residents thirsty for creative saison beers? Find out how Chase has been able to distribute his beer widely. John Rubbo, Nick Califano, and Sharif Taleb from Yonkers Brewing stop by to talk about their focus on lagers, contract brewing, and their beginnings in winemaking. Don’t miss this week’s edition of Beer Sessions Radio! Today’s show has been brought to you by GreatBrewers.com. Thanks to Idgy Dean for today’s music. “The whole Hudson Valley food industry is growing. It’s not just about the restaurants, but the whole farm-to-table movement. It’s taking a big hold in the area.” [7:50] — Tommy Keegan on Beer Sessions Radio “Look at how many successful breweries started as contracts. Look at Brooklyn Brewery!” [39:00] — John Rubbo on Beer Sessions Radio
Daniel Delaney is bringing Central Texas barbecue to Brooklyn! This week on The Main Course, Patrick Martins introduces the new HeritageRadioNetwork.org “Op Ed” recordings, and invites Daniel into the studio to talk local food, taste, and regional authenticity. Learn why Central Texas barbecue is unique in its combination of German and Mexican immigrant traditions. Hear how Daniel first got the barbecue bug, and why he decided to start a classic barbecue joint in South Williamsburg. How did Daniel use his background in media to promote and start his business? Tune in to find out what's next for Delaney Barbecue, and why Daniel prefers to smoke heritage breed pork ribs in his eighteen-foot smoker. This program has been sponsored by S. Wallace Edwards & Sons. Thanks to Idgy Dean for today's musical break. “These were butcher shops, not restaurants. All of the food (at barbecue joints) was very basic; it was stuff they had around. There might be some saltine crackers or pickled jalapeños, but that's about it.” [14:10] “Let's not sacrifice flavor to partake in a trend. That said, there are major ecological impacts associated with transporting giant amounts of wood.” [18:20] “Let's be less like Texas and realize that we're in the hospitality business.” [27:25] — Daniel Delaney on The Main Course
Hospital food has a pretty awful reputation, and the Physicians for Social Responsibility are working on new procurement opportunities that include small farmers and focus on anti-biotic free meat. Tune in to this week’s episode of What Doesn’t Kill You as Katy Keiffer is joined by Robert Gould, a member of Physicians for Social Responsibility and Professor and Vice Chair of Radiology for Technology and Capital Projects at the University of California, San Francisco. Find out why it’s so difficult to change the culture of eating within hospitals, and why contract purchasing companies need to hear feedback from institutions regarding food. Do patients who eat better food have better health outcomes? Tune in to learn what the Physicians for Social Responsibility are doing for the environment outside of the agricultural scope. Hear about their projects that aim to curb chemical waste, and find out where Dr. Gould stands on subtherapeutic antibiotic applications. This program has been sponsored by Cain Vineyard & Winery. Thanks to Idgy Dean for today’s break music. “In certain food deserts, Kaiser has set up farmers markets. It’s the only place in the area where you can get locally-grown, organic food.” [28:30]
Hospital food has a pretty awful reputation, and the Physicians for Social Responsibility are working on new procurement opportunities that include small farmers and focus on anti-biotic free meat. Tune in to this week’s episode of What Doesn’t Kill You as Katy Keiffer is joined by Robert Gould, a member of Physicians for Social Responsibility and Professor and Vice Chair of Radiology for Technology and Capital Projects at the University of California, San Francisco. Find out why it’s so difficult to change the culture of eating within hospitals, and why contract purchasing companies need to hear feedback from institutions regarding food. Do patients who eat better food have better health outcomes? Tune in to learn what the Physicians for Social Responsibility are doing for the environment outside of the agricultural scope. Hear about their projects that aim to curb chemical waste, and find out where Dr. Gould stands on subtherapeutic antibiotic applications. This program has been sponsored by Cain Vineyard & Winery. Thanks to Idgy Dean for today’s break music. “In certain food deserts, Kaiser has set up farmers markets. It’s the only place in the area where you can get locally-grown, organic food.” [28:30]
Learn about the history of Antarctic exploration and cuisine on this week’s episode of A Taste of the Past. Linda Pelaccio is talking with Jason Anthony, author of the recent Hoosh. But what is ‘hoosh’? Antarctic explorers used ingredients like pemmican and melted snow to create a stew that they named hoosh; find out how a diet of hoosh lead to vitamin deficiencies on the cold continent. Tune in to hear about Jason’s seasons in Antarctica, and what food he packed for a hundred-day excursion into the center of the continent. What foods are most desired by Antarctic explorers? Also, tune in to hear about early explorers’ roasted penguin recipes, and find out how Jason and his colleagues preserved fresh produce in their sleeping bags! This program has been sponsored by Whole Foods. Thanks to Idgy Dean for today’s music. “Antarctica went from being an unknown blank spot on the map to a known blank spot on the map.” [7:00] “Explorers knew from Arctic exploration that you needed more calories in cold temperatures, but the problem was that they were unable to bring enough supplies to Antarctica on their ships to sustain themselves.” [8:50] “I think the unstated thesis of my book is: the worse the food, the better the story!” [15:55] — Jason Anthony on A Taste of the Past
Mario Carbone talks about the inspiration for his newest restaurant, Carbone, with Patrick Martins on this week's episode of The Main Course. Find out about Mario's childhood in Queens, and his culinary training with greats like Daniel Boulud and Wylie Dufresne. What attracted Mario to the old-style of New York Italian restaurants? Hear about the customer's ‘food IQ', and why Mario updates classic Italian with fresh, local ingredients. Later, Matt Molina calls into the program. Trained at the Los Angeles Culinary Institute, Matt Molina got his start in cuisine at Campanile, where he worked his way from line cook to chef de cuisine. After six years under Nancy Silverton at Campanile, Molina left the West Coast to delve further into contemporary Italian cuisine at Del Posto. Upon returning to Los Angeles, Molina was more than ready for his executive chef post at Pizzeria Mozza and Osteria Mozza, Green Restaurant Association-certified additions to LA's Italian culinary scene courtesy of Silverton, Mario Batali, and longtime partner Joe Bastianich. Since assuming charge of the restaurants—and taking on a very proactive role in their standards of sustainability, environmentalism, and organics—Chef Molina has earned three stars from the LA Times. In 2008, Osteria Mozza was nominated for “Best New Restaurant” award by the James Beard Foundation and in 2012 Molina himself was nominated for “Best Chef: Pacific.” This program was sponsored by White Oak Pastures. Thanks to Idgy Dean for today's music. “It's difficult to cook a dish that people have eaten hundreds of times… The idea is not to make the food unfamiliar to the guest, but take a little more care with the ingredients.” [18:10] — Mario Carbone on The Main Course “Japanese cuisine has a huge influence on Los Angeles given our geography.” [40:20] — Matt Molina on The Main Course
We’re continuing our exploration into the Maine lobster industry on this week’s edition of The Farm Report. Erin Fairbanks chats with Robin Alden, the Executive Director of Penobscot East Resource Center, about the importance of diversity in the fishing business. Find out how climate change is affecting the oceans and the Maine lobstering business. Learn more about hatcheries, and why Maine fisheries are committed to sustainability. Later, Erin calls Chad Dorr of Dorr Lobster to talk about his family’s history in lobstering. Find out why different purveyors choose to work with certain fisherman, and how lobster prices fluctuate. This program has been sponsored by Whole Foods. Thanks to Idgy Dean for today’s music. “The thing that harvesting a wild food is that you can try to be sustainable in your own practices, but you are at the mercy of what the ecosystem provides.” [4:15] — Robin Alden on The Farm Report
Sample some exotic meats on this week’s installment of The Farm Report! Erin Fairbanks is joined in the studio by Ben and Dan Del Coro of Fossil Farms. Fossil Farms began as an ostrich farm, and has come to be a one-stop-shop for all sorts of exotic and game meat: wild boar, bison, elk, and more! Find out why wild and game proteins are lower in fat than farmed animals, and hear why the demand for game has increased over the past few years. Learn how Fossil Farms uses every part of its ostriches. How do the lack of regional slaughterhouses affect Fossil Farms’ business? Find out on this week’s episode of The Farm Report! This program has been sponsored by Whole Foods. Thanks to Idgy Dean for today’s music. “When consumers go out looking for different proteins, we’re a good place to land because of the variety of products that we offer.” [4:40] “Game meat, if you go back 80 years ago, was on restaurant menus and a regular part of our diet.” [8:30] “Bison is America’s original grass-fed beef.” [21:20] — Ben Del Coro on The Farm Report
How do livestock protect the environment? This week on The Farm Report, Erin Fairbanks calls up Judith Schwartz, author of Cows Save the Planet to discuss erosion, carbon, and the health of the planet. Tune into this program to hear Judith talk about the natural grazing habits of herbivores like cows, and how these tendencies help keep the ecosystem in check. How do animals contribute to the biodiversity of plant species? Learn more about topsoil; what is topsoil, and how is it created? Listen in to hear how Judith hopes her book will inspire the future of consumers, and influence producers to adopt alternative land management practices. Tune in and learn how proper holistic land stewardship is a political issue, and how you can affect change. This program has been brought to you by Bonnie Plants. Thanks to Idgy Dean for today’s music. “The livestock functions as biological accelerators- they move this process forward. They keep the carbon cycle, the water cycle, etc. from getting out of whack.” [13:50] “For every ton of grain produced, seven tons of topsoil are lost.” [17:50] — Judith Schwartz on The Farm Report
Patrick Martins is joined in the studio by two accomplished chefs on this week's installment of The Main Course. First up is Cal Elliott- Chef/Owner of the restaurant Rye in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Learn about Cal's past as a commercial fisherman in Alaska, and how that work inspired his do-it-yourself ethic. How has Williamsburg changed since the opening of Rye, and what are the dining trends in the neighborhood? Hear how Cal constructed the restaurant by hand. Later, Patrick talks with Hadley Schmitt, the Executive Chef at Northern Spy Food Co. Hear about the restaurant's focus on local and seasonal food, but also their emphasis of working with like-minded producers of quality products. Tune in to learn about Hadley's creative processes in the kitchen. Is it ever acceptable to serve a dish that doesn't look pretty? And what percentage of a restaurant's budget is devoted to sourcing food? Tune into this episode to find out! This program has been sponsored by Hearst Ranch. Thanks to Idgy Dean for today's music. “Rye is a place to go out to dinner. A lot of young people in Williamsburg don't go out to dinner; they go out to eat.” [6:00] — Cal Elliott on The Main Course
Hear how Let’s Get Real has evolved from a podcast into a TEDx talk on this week’s episode. Erica Wides talks about how she went from the world of guerilla PR to the main stage for TEDx Berkeley. Later, Erica performs her TEDx speech for her Let’s Get Real listeners. What distinguishes real food from foodiness? Learn how ‘the real food movement’ falls short and doesn’t serve the people who really need it. Erica doesn’t preach compromise, but talks about realistic goals for consumers. This program has been brought to you by Cain Vineyard & Winery. Music has been provided by Idgy Dean. “Processed foods are super convenient. All you need is a hand, a mouth, and a dollar.” [13:10] — Erica Wides on Let’s Get Real