Podcast appearances and mentions of richard mccarthy

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On this week's show, we look at agriculture and innovation in our state and beyond. We begin with New Orleans' native son Richard McCarthy, founder of the Crescent City Farmers Market and former executive director of Slow Food USA. The activist recently published a book entitled, Kuni: A Japanese Vision and Practice for Urban-Rural Reconnection. Richard shares the revolutionary ideas and practices his co-author Tsuyoshi Sekihara is using to save rural areas that were abandoned in postwar Japan. Then, we get an up close look at Louisiana's rice production with expert Steve Linscombe. Steve currently serves as director of the Rice Foundation, but for most of his career, he was instrumental in innovating Louisiana's rice varieties and cultivation. Finally, we learn about Nourish Louisiana, a state-funded food purchase program that buys food from local farmers from socially disadvantaged backgrounds and feeds communities that need it most. We speak with two of the program's partners: Natalie Jayroe of Second Harvest Food Bank and Margee Green of Sprout NOLA. For more of all things Louisiana Eats, be sure to visit us at PoppyTooker.com.

On this week's show, we look at agriculture and innovation in our state and beyond. We begin with New Orleans' native son Richard McCarthy, founder of the Crescent City Farmers Market and former executive director of Slow Food USA. The activist recently published a book entitled, Kuni: A Japanese Vision and Practice for Urban-Rural Reconnection. Richard shares the revolutionary ideas and practices his co-author Tsuyoshi Sekihara is using to save rural areas that were abandoned in postwar Japan. Then, we get an up close look at Louisiana's rice production with expert Steve Linscombe. Steve currently serves as director of the Rice Foundation, but for most of his career, he was instrumental in innovating Louisiana's rice varieties and cultivation. Finally, we learn about Nourish Louisiana, a state-funded food purchase program that buys food from local farmers from socially disadvantaged backgrounds and feeds communities that need it most. We speak with two of the program's partners: Natalie Jayroe of Second Harvest Food Bank and Margee Green of Sprout NOLA. For more of all things Louisiana Eats, be sure to visit us at PoppyTooker.com.

In this episode I'm joined by Richard McCarthy, a longtime activist around food issues, most especially the creation of farmers markets. In addition to his work with the New Orleans Crescent City Farmers Market, we spend most of our time talking about Richard's new book Kuni. Co-authored with Tsuyoshi Sekihara, the book explores Sekihara's efforts to revitalize and reorganize a rural area in Japan without relying on either national government subsidies or municipal governments. It's a fascinating idea, one which has uniquely Japanese elements but also many lessons for anyone looking to revisit our relationship to food, farming, and the environment.

Urban-rural and youth-elder divisions in society represent some of the most difficult challenges to having a robust conversation about how to reduce emissions and waste, what we value as a society, and the path to a sustainable, carbon-neutral society. A just future will be codesigned by all of us to some extent, but we need to reconnect to move from division to collaboration. Richard McCarthy, coauthor of Kuni, A Japanese Vision and Practice for Urban-Rural Reconnection with Tsuyoshi Sekihara discusses how to restore social connections. Richard is the cofounder of Crescent City Farmers Market in New Orleans and was part of the leadership of Slow Food USA for many years.Kuni is an ancient word in Japanese that means “a nation” or “a small, independent ancient community. Tsuyoshi Sekihara developed the modern practice of kuni when he moved to a village after more than a decade in Tokyo, the world's largest city. He found older people living in a dying village with little support or hope and decided to develop a democratic governance model for building urban-rural networks of people committed to having egalitarian, sustainable relationships with one another and the earth. You can learn more about Richard and Kuni at https://thinklikepirates.com/ Kuni, A Japanese Vision and Practice for Urban-Rural Reconnection is available from Amazon, Powell's Books, and olocal bookstores.

What Matters Most podcast host Paul Samuel Dolman speaks with urban sustainability expert and author Richard McCarthy. The post Richard McCarthy #1106 appeared first on Paul Samuel Dolman.

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world's leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Richard McCarthy, author of Kuni: A Japanese Vision and Practice for Urban-Rural Reconnection. For 25+ years, Richard McCarthy has played both hyper local and global roles in growing community through food. His innovations include: a workers' cooperative with public housing residents; the nation's first farmers market health incentive pilots; and an international research fellowship to measure the human, social, and financial capital in community markets. McCarthy's work has become increasingly global through partnerships with the UN World Summit on Sustainable Development, Project for Public Spaces, and Slow Food. He is a frequent public speaker, author, and organizer of conferences, symposia, and festivals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Crawford speaks with author Richard McCarthy about his, and Tsuyoshi Sekihara's book, Kuni. What is Kuni? Kuni refers to a particular community that focuses on sustainability and connections. Connections with the environment and perhaps more importantly, each other. Kuni is both a reimagining of the Japanese word for nation and an approach to reviving rural communities. It shows what happens when dedicated people invest their hearts, minds, souls and backs into a community and live with in reliance with one and other. This is such an unexpected and thought provoking read that will stir contemplation and reflection. I hope you all will give it a read.

This episode's guest is Kyle Richard McCarthy! Kyle Richard McCarthy is an award-winning filmmaker based out of Long Beach, New York known for his short films and mixed media music videos. His unique mixed-media style of filmmaking has recently drawn the attention of many on Tik Tok (@kylemakesshortfilms) where he currently has 50k people following his account. www.kylerjmccarthy.com/short-films @KyleMakesShortFilms --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tim-heller/support

Richard McCarthy (Captain at Think Like Pirates, Brooklyn, New York, United States)I asked Richard the following questions:- Tell us more about the Market Cities concept.- The unexpected rise of civil society-led farmers' markets (addressing the question of who runs them, why, and why does that matter?. -In relation to places where traditional markets and municipal markets may have long existed. Is there room for more markets and why?-How about the E-market? the digital market, does it exist? does it mean less physical market?-Does really food link together communities on a bigger scale? or it's just linking a few people?-What are the main challenges that food markets are facing now?-How can city planning serve these markets? -There is a trend now about introducing urban farming on a small scale, do you think we can scale it up? how do we do that?-If you picture a future city from a food market's point of view, what do you see? based on what we have now.Keep Up the Good Work. Keep Loving Cities ❤️️Let's connect and talk further about this episode Mustafa Sherif Linkedin.Visit Mustafasherif.com for collaborations and nominations or email me at info@mustafasherif.comFollow Urbanistica on Instagram, Facebook & Youtube channel.Thanks to Urbanistica Podcast partner AFRYAFRY is an international engineering and design company providing sustainable solutions in the fields of energy, industry, and infrastructure.Read more about AFRY https://afry.com/en Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Friendless, your host James Avramenko meets film maker, collage visual artist, and famed message in a bottle finder Kyle Richard McCarthy. Check out Kyle's work on TIKTOK or at his LINKTREE Visit the Friendless Website to sign up for the newsletter and to find out all the ways you can support the show!Fun and safety sweeties!Support the show

This week on Tent Talk we're sharing another live recording from the 2022 InTents Conference! In his presentation “The State of the Market: Claiming our Place in the World," you'll hear farmers market advocate and practitioner, Richard McCarthy, share some surprisingly good news from the world of farmers markets. You'll learn about new market awareness, new models and new infrastructure linking rural to urban opportunities, and recent Market Cities and World Farmers Market Coalition developments to support markets worldwide. This week's episode is made possible by support from our sponsors including Square, Market Wurks, Farmers Market Coalition, The Food Corridor, and others!

To start off the spooky season, we bring you 1988's GHOST TOWN!  Directed by Richard McCarthy (well, Richard Governor as far as the DGA is concerned), this film stars Catherine Hickland as a woman who abandons her wedding and is kidnapped by old-timey ghosts and Franc Luz as a semi-law-abiding deputy who tries to save her.  And trust us, you've never met ghosts like this!  Seriously, they often don't make sense, but that didn't stop us from enjoying this horror western, which also taught us an unique German curse word, what to do after your car spontaneously combusts, and that perhaps this whole film was an Old West version of THE GAME! 

On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani talks with Richard McCarthy and Carmelo Troccoli about the World Farmers Market Coalition. The newly launched coalition aims to promote and support farmers markets around the world. McCarthy, writer, speaker, and community development specialist, and Troccoli, Executive Director of Campagna Amica, talk about the role of farmers markets in shaping food systems transformations. While you're listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have your feedback. You can listen to “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg” wherever you consume your podcasts.

Michigan Avenue Media Podcasts  are fun, informative discussions that are based on writing and the interesting topics that the guests want to discuss.  Please join Marsha Casper Cook and her guest, Richard McCarthy, on June 15th at NOON EST  11 AM CST  10 AM MT  9 AM PST. Richard has been on before and will be discussing what's new for Independent Publishers. It's going to be a great show. 2021 Edition - This book is going to show you the top 5 secrets to selling your book on Amazon. These are rock solid proven tips that are sure to make your book more visible on the only online store that counts – Amazon. This Unofficial Guide answers many of the most important questions not addressed in KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing). What's the best way to launch my book? How can I increase my book sales? How can I get hundreds if not thousands of reader to download by book? What's the best way to get book reviews? This guide will show you how best to prepare your book to maximise sales, and find the ultimate sales solution: Getting Amazon to sell your books for you! http://www.marshacaspercook.com https://kbookpromotions.com/  

In this episode of Healthy Family Project, we talk to Richard McCarthy, Meatless Monday Culinary Ambassador, about the importance of family dinner and how families can kick start important conversations at the dinner table.  Richard McCarthy is a community development specialist, whose quest for behavior change always puts carrots ahead of sticks. In 2005, he developed one of the nation’s first farmers market incentive programs to promote local vegetable consumption among SNAP consumers in New Orleans.  Based in Brooklyn, NY, he spends hours in the kitchen with his wife and daughter exploring the traditional knowledge of global cuisines that take ordinary and affordable ingredients to prepare culinary surprises that put vegetables first. An author, broadcaster, and organizer, he values food as the bridge between people. Writings: Slow Down with Banana com Queijo  Radio: Farmers Market Minute on WWNO-FM Video: From Disaster to Dessert on rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina; Debate with Sam Kass at the James Beard Foundation Healthy Bite Featuring Cranberry Marketing Committee Today, we’re snacking on No-Bake Cranberry Pistachio Bites! Packed with oats, dried cranberries, pistachios, peanut butter and flaxseed, with a touch of sweetness from the maple syrup, these granola bites will help fill kids up and keep hunger at bay until dinner. No baking required and easy enough that kids can prep themselves. We partnered with US Cranberries to share more delicious ways to use cranberries this summer.  Listener Survey! Thank you so much for supporting the Healthy Family Project Podcast from Produce for Kids! We'd love if you could take 5 minutes to let us know how we can bring you the best possible content future episodes. By completing the survey, you'll also be entered to win a $50 Amazon gift card! Take the survey here. Healthy Recipes & Tips in Your Inbox Sign up for the Produce for Kids e-newsletter to receive healthy recipe inspiration, our latest blog posts and more directly to your inbox each week.  Healthy Family Project Facebook Group Join our new Healthy Family Project Facebook group! This group will serve as a safe space for parents and caregivers to talk all about raising a healthy family - from dealing with a picky eater and tips to get more fruits and veggies onto plates to exercising as a family and mental health. We welcome all of you to join in! Relevant Links  Check out our newly designed website! Shop our #WhatsYourCause shirts & give back to Feeding America Follow MeatlessMonday on Instagram & Facebook Get recipe ideas from Meatless Monday Jump Start Dinner with These Conversation Starters Kids Cook Monday DeStress Monday Other Podcast Episodes to Check Out: Episode 52: Fresh Produce 101: How to Pick, Clean & Store Episode 48: Conquering Mealtime Struggles Episode 35: Helpings Kids Make Good Choices Timestamps 3:59 Welcome, Richard! 5:54 Why are family meals important? 12:13 Starting Family Conversations: Rose & Thorns 14:11 How to get family conversations flowing 19:53 How to engage with your tweens and teens 23:14 Healthy Bite Featuring US Cranberries 25:22 Why is it important for kids to have a say in dinner? 31:01 The benefits of exploring different cultures through food 35:56 What does a healthy family mean to you?

This week, we shine a spotlight the humble yet mighty bean. We begin with its role as cultural icon–celebrated each Lundi Gras at the Red Beans Parade. When Devin De Wulf founded the Krewe of Red Beans over a decade ago, he had no idea he was creating a Lundi Gras tradition that would develop a cult following. The annual parade has gotten so popular that three bean parades will be marching this year. Devin joins us to discuss the krewe’s expansion from a Lundi Gras marching parade to a year-round institution.   Next, we talk beans with a host of international food leaders at Slow Food Nations in Denver, Colorado. We explore the connection between seeds and beans with seed farmer, Evan Gregoire. Celebrity chef Rick Bayless reflects on the cultural connections to be found in a pot of beans. Academic and activist Raj Patel explains how beans can restore ecological systems for more sustainable agriculture. We also sit down with Richard McCarthy, who tells us how beans connect to Slow Food USA’s mission to provide good, clean, and fair food for all.   Finally, we sample some red beans and rice with longtime vendors Judy Burks and Morris Douglas. Judy's Red Beans booth has been woven into the very fabric of Jazz Fest over the 40 years that she's been stirring the pot at the Fairgrounds.   For more of all things Louisiana Eats, be sure to visit us at PoppyTooker.com.

In this episode, I chat with wedding photographer Richard McCarthy about why Irish weddings tend to run so late! Check out our website MyWeddingStore.ie

On this week s show, we discuss sustainable food policy with culinary revolutionaries from around the world. While growing up, Michel Nischan spent a lot of time on his grandfather s farm. So the thought of eating fresh food was second nature to him. Now he s focused on changing food policy on a federal level. Next, Wynnie Stein reflects on the evolution of the Moosewood Collective, a group of cooks, artists, and activists who have been making healthy food together and publishing acclaimed cookbooks in Ithaca, New York since 1973. Then, we hear from Ugandan agronomist Edward Mukiibi and Richard McCarthy of Slow Food USA. Edward leads the 10,000 Gardens in Africa Project, an effort to transform the food system in Sub Saharan Africa by re establishing community ties to the land. For more of all things Louisiana Eats, be sure to visit us at PoppyTooker.com.

Richard McCarthy, local musician and a good friend of Louis', joined us to discuss his picks Wild Strawberries and Deconstructing Harry. We explore the themes that connect Bergman and Allen and the circumstances that led to Richard to both of them.

Host Greg Blais interviews Slow Food USA director Richard McCarthy and Dr. Paul Kindstedt live from the Crown Finish Caves in Crown Heights, Brooklyn at the Molds, Monasteries, and Microscopes event on May 20th.

From community gardens in North Louisiana to village farms in Sub Saharan Africa, local leaders are cultivating a passion for regional cuisine and sustainable agriculture. On this week s Louisiana Eats , we learn about the push for community driven food policy and meet some advocates who are inspiring people to think differently about how they eat. First, we visit Mary Dumars at Valencia Youth Garden in Shreveport s Stoner Hill neighborhood, who explains how their garden has provided a space for schoolchildren to learn how to become self sufficient. A couple miles down the Red River is Highland Community Garden. Cookie Coleman tells us about the ways they are building youth and community power through gardening education. In 2015, Minden, Louisiana native Chef Hardette Harris collaborated with local government officials to create distinctly regional dishes that became the official meal of North Louisiana. We talk to Chef Hardette about her process of putting together that meal. Then, our conversation turns global with Ugandan agronomist Edward Mukiibi. Through his 10,000 Gardens in Africa Project, Edward is working with communities throughout the continent to help reestablish ties to the land. We speak with Edward and Slow Food USA s Richard McCarthy during the New Orleans stop on their urban agricultural tour of the U.S. Finally, we speak to our youngest guest ever on the show, Baton Rouge Episcopal High School junior Martine Cruz, about her ambitious research project that aims to promote healthy living among young people in her area through the simple act of drinking water. We re thinking globally while growing locally on this week s Louisiana Eats

New Slow City: Living Simply in the World's Fastest City (New World Library)Burned-out after years of doing development work around the world, William Powers spent a season in a 12-foot-by-12-foot cabin off the grid in North Carolina, as recounted in his award-winning memoir Twelve by Twelve. Could he live a similarly minimalist life in the heart of New York City? To find out, Powers and his wife jettisoned 80 percent of their stuff, left their 2,000-square-foot Queens townhouse, and moved into a 350-square-foot "micro-apartment" in Greenwich Village. Downshifting to a two-day workweek, Powers explores the viability of Slow Food and Slow Money, technology fasts and urban sanctuaries. Discovering a colorful cast of New Yorkers attempting to resist the culture of Total Work, Powers offers an inspiring exploration for anyone trying to make urban life more people- and planet-friendly.Today's event is being co-sponsored by Slow Food LA, CRSP Institute for Urban Ecovillages at Los Angeles Eco-Village, Slow Food USA, and World Policy Institute.Praise for New Slow City"All of us sense that we could live better, kinder lives. But Bill Powers has the courage to try to change and then -- ever so artfully, without the slightest wag of a finger -- to show us how."-- Colin Beavan, author of No Impact Man "The reenchantment of urban life -- so compromised by the accelerated techno-industrial culture -- takes work, and William Powers saves us a lot of time on the learning curve. Hats off, especially to his courage."-- Douglas Tompkins, founder of the North Face clothing company and the Foundation for Deep Ecology "In the City That Never Sleeps, in a place whose very definition of success is 'bigger, better, faster, ' Powers attempts to lead a more deliberate life, to paraphrase Thoreau....Will his time spent off the grid in rural North Carolina prepare him for downsizing to a 340-square-foot micro apartment in the heart of Manhattan? With his new bride? Who soon becomes pregnant? Analyzing what it means to 'want what we want, ' Powers turns his ecologically contemplative gaze both inward and outward, to matters both personal and global, to reconnect with those increasingly rare pockets of peace, tranquility, and mindfulness that will allow him to appreciate life at a slower pace and from a simpler vantage point. One need not live in a city to savor Powers' languid, albeit unconventional, advocacy for an unhurried pace."-- Booklist "Is it possible to live an earth-friendly and spiritually fulfilling life in the middle of the bustle of a big city? William Powers and his wife are the perfect people to find out. I found that the tales of the remarkable people they meet, the challenges they confront, and the beauty and joy they discover nourished a part of my soul that rarely gets fed. Never preachy, always entertaining, and often wise, this is a splendid book for anyone wanting to bring more heart and joy to urban living."-- John Robbins, author of Diet for a New America "New Slow City tells an inspiring story. At the outset, Powers's goal -- to live slowly and mindfully in frantic Manhattan -- seems quixotic in the extreme. But one should never underestimate a determined idealist. This delightfully provocative book will speak to anyone trying to build a balanced life in our crazy world. I first came to know Powers's work because we coincidentally share the same name. Now I read him to question my own assumptions and reimagine how to live."-- William Powers, New York Times-best-selling author of Hamlet's BlackBerry"An inspirational quest to slow down, simplify, and find serenity in a supercharged city. William Powers discovers the joy in less stuff, less work, and less speed!"-- Francine Jay, author of The Joy of Less, A Minimalist Living Guide"Powers's message, honed through his experiences living in poor countries like Bolivia, shows that we can live simply, sustainably, and happily. And I know it's real because I stayed with him in his tiny place. But Powers also slows down -- at least as important as scaling down -- and learns to savor the little daily miracles of life. This message may be just what you need to change your own life for the better. Don't miss it!"-- John de Graaf, coauthor of the New York Times bestsellerAffluenza and What's the Economy For, Anyway? and executive director of Take Back Your Time "Powers places the difficult decisions we face on a daily basis into an equation that should provide us all with an optimistic glimpse of how to slow our lives down. Read New Slow City and watch as its insights pepper your daily decisions while you navigate the folly of the fast life."-- Richard McCarthy, executive director of Slow Food USA William Powers has worked for two decades in development aid and conservation in Latin America, Africa, and North America. From 2002 to 2004 he managed the community components of a project in the Bolivian Amazon that won a 2003 prize for environmental innovation from Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. His essays and commentaries on global issues have appeared in the New York Times and the International Herald Tribune and on NPR’s Fresh Air. Powers has worked at the World Bank and holds international relations degrees from Brown and Georgetown. A third-generation New Yorker, Powers has also spent two decades exploring the American culture of speed and its alternatives in some fifty countries around the world. He has covered the subject in his four books and written about it in the Washington Post and the Atlantic. Powers is a senior fellow at the World Policy Institute and an adjunct faculty member at New York University. His website is www.williampowersbooks.com.

This week on _ The Farm Report _, Erin Fairbanks is in studio with Edie Mukiibi, Vice President of Slow Food International, and Richard McCarthy, Executive Director of Slow Food USA.Edie Mukiibi was born and raised in the rural parts of Mukono District in Central Uganda. He attended a nearby rural school for his primary and secondary education. Agriculture was used as a form of punishment in both schools: experiencing firsthand the practice of shaping a young person’s attitude towards agriculture. Mukiibi graduated from Makerere University with honors in Agricultural Land Use Management in 2009, where he has also worked as a teaching assistant in the Soil Science Department. In 2006, Mukiibi founded Developing Innovations in School and Community Gardens (DISC), a project aimed at promoting community engagement and agricultural sustainability among the youth. Mukiibi’s involvement with Slow Food began in 2008. It was stimulated by a drought in Uganda whose destabilizing impacts were made far worse by the widespread mono-crop planting of a maize hybrid. By contrast, he argues, traditional agricultural practices provide stability: “If one takes a classic African farm, one finds there are fruit trees, vegetables…it’s thanks to this model that, over the years, Uganda has never known famine.” In 2014, at the age of 28, he was named Vice President of Slow Food International. With this recent appointment, Mukiibi helps to steer the work of the global network and to grow Slow Food’s 10,000 Gardens in Africa project.  Edie goes on to share with Erin misconceptions about Africa and how he strives to change these for the better. Richard McCarthy also joins the show and embodies the phrase “think globally; act locally.” He joined Slow Food USA as Executive Director in January 2013, having previously served as Executive Director of Market Umbrella, an internationally recognized non-profit mentor organization for farmers markets, community building and sustainable economic development. After Hurricane Katrina, Richard played a key role in restarting the local agricultural economy in the New Orleans area, aiming to help provide returning residents with a sense of normalcy and resilience through the revival of farmers markets. Stay tuned to the end of the show to hear the EscapeMaker segment featuring Chris Harp from Honey Bee Lives! “

Today on The Farm Report, Erin interviews Richard McCarthy from Slow Food USA about the Slow Meat conference that Slow Food is having at the University of Denver this summer. After the break, Erin brings in Joe Maxwell of the Humane Society to further discuss the goals of Slow Meat and some of the biggest issues it will address. Tune in for the whole interview! This program has been sponsored by White Oak Pastures. Today’s music provided by Pamela Royal. “Meat is a divisive issue. When I think of the last 20 years of my work in food, there was a sense of discovery among many of us coming to food issues from a variety of backgrounds and there was a great deal of learning that has occurred.” [5:40] –Richard McCarthy on The Farm Report “As a country, we just can’t afford the cost of this cheap food and cheap meat.” [23:05] –Joe Maxwell on The Farm Report

With cold weather approaching, are you taking care of your skin? Farmers market vendors are always talking about healthy skin. After all, they are always outdoors. Recently, I was spellbound whilst listening to celebrated Turkish cook and Covington Farmers Market vendor Nur Pendaz. In conversation with a young mother, she described how important it is to moisturize ones face with “ghee.” I have to admit: I didn’t see this coming. If you’re not familiar with ghee, it's clarified butter used widely in Indian and Turkish cuisine, and it also fits into Nur’s skincare philosophy: Don’t put ointments on your skin that you wouldn’t eat. And me? I can eat a lot of ghee. I have come to rely on Nur’s ghee for my kitchen. Apparently it also belongs on the vanity stand. For WWNO, this is Richard McCarthy.

You know, one of the benefits of open-air farmers markets is their flexibility and mobility. By contrast, brick and mortar retail is land-locked, and thus unable to respond to changes in neighborhoods. Farmers markets are nimble. They can pack up and relocate to sunnier spots. One market that has tested this theory of itinerant living is the Ninth Wards Sankofa Farmers Market. It began life in 2007 as a monthly free-for-all market in Lower Nine. In 2010, it reinvented itself as a weekly farmers market. In 2011, it moved upriver to Holy Angels on St. Claude. And this summer, it has finally found its home at the Arise Academy, located at St. Claude Avenue and Alvar Street. I encourage you to check out Sankofas new home and taste how change does one good. For the WWNO Farmers Market Minute, this is Richard McCarthy.

The Louisiana mirliton is disappearing. But, there is hope. In recent years, Lance Hill has become an unexpected mirliton midwife. He has assembled a fleet of farmers, backyard growers, and foragers to search for and propagate disappearing heirloom varieties of this unique vining, chayote squash. They scour farmers markets, garage roofs, storm fences and other places where fruit can still be found. I just viewed video footage of an incredible mirliton orchard in Harvey. West Bank micro-farmer Leo Jones has taken over one city block for trellising mirlitons. It supports a canopy of 300 shoots. Thanks to Lances efforts, this huge concentration of mirlitons will seed future gardens. Click here to see the video footage yourself . For the Farmers Market Minute, this is Richard McCarthy.

Today is Bastille Day. In celebration, head over to the West Bank. You can drive on an avenue named for a French head of State, Charles De Gaulle. He actually visited New Orleans in 1960. And while you are there, why not pop over to the Gretna Farmers Market to purchase a bottle of Henry Amatos orange wine. With it, you can prepare a refreshing French cocktail in honor of the occasion. Heres what you need: four ounces of Amatos wine, two ounces of NOLA dark rum, six cubes of ice, one ounce of vanilla simple syrup, and one ounce of lemon juice. In a cocktail shaker, add all liquid ingredients and shake vigorously for fourteen seconds. No more, no less. Pour into two highball glasses with ice. Serves two. Heres to the revolution! For the WWNO Farmers Market Minute, this is Richard McCarthy.

If your holiday barbecue embers are still glowing with heat, consider joining the throng of chefs who have discovered the joys of grilling fruit. A decade ago, it was exciting to simply taste savory salads that feature watermelon, peaches and figs. Today, that seems pedestrian. I marvel at how chefs are finding ways to grill summer fruit and how to pair them. Among the surprises is grilled watermelon. Its a thing of beauty to see melon etched with grill marks. Imagine the sweet, liquid smoke of watermelon juice atop a green salad or served with grilled meat or cheeses. While figs and pork are often paired together, charbroiled figs take tenderloin dishes to an entirely different level. Whichever fruit you choose, grill in volume. The more healthy, summer fruit you consume, the better. For the WWNO Farmers Market Minute, this is Richard McCarthy.

This time of year, all eyes are on watermelons, and for good reason: local farmers grow stars and stripe melons just in time for the July 4th weekend. This year, melon fans should be especially grateful for the spring drought. It has yielded an expectedly good run of cantaloupes and musk melons. Annually, local farmers battle overwhelming humidity and regular showers to grow these delicate orange flesh melons, but this year is different. Just ask Garyville farmer Christine Monica. Her family farms in the sandy River soils of St. John Parish, and this year it’s cantaloupe country . Last week, she sold two trucks worth of musk melons at the side of the road in just two days. So, the next time you curse the drought, be thankful for it bearing fruit: memorable Louisiana cantaloupes. For the Farmers Market Minute, this is Richard McCarthy.

Each year, food system solutionaries attempt to eat within 200 miles of New Orleans as part of the Eat Local Challenge . This is a marvelously interactive addition to our local food revolution. However, the Challenge triggers deeper questions about local self-reliance. While you may find Louisiana rice on sale, why is it you dont find local rice vinegar? Rice wine or rice syrup? The same could be said of pecans and sugar. This raises questions about economic development priorities at the state level. For example, I marvel at the ingenuity of farmer Henry Amato, who processes Ponchatoula strawberries for Abitas strawberry ale. But, consider the entire bottle of beer. Which other ingredients could be grown and processed here? This is where you, the consumer, come in. Talk to farmers. Make your voice heard. For WWNO, this is Richard McCarthy.

I noticed this morning at market a most welcome site: squash blossoms for sale. I dont know whether you grow vegetables. I do. Well, let me correct myself: I try to. Mostly, I seem to raise snails. Yes, I too have tried to grow squash. Unfortunately, the squash borers appear to be in cahoots with my snails. They eat them before I can. SO, heres the rub. Since winter never showed up this year, all gardeners face more bugs than usual this spring. Follow the farmers lead: A squash blossom in hand is worth more than fruit on the bush. Just ask chef Alon Shaya at Domenica. He deep fries blossoms ever so lightly, stuffed with cheese. Or you can roast them in your oven at home. Drizzle olive oil, salt, pepper and stuff with cubes of Bill Ryals feta cheese. Delicious! For the WWNO, this is Richard McCarthy.

Are you familiar with a traditional food thats just come into season: Mayhaw. It is so named for May Day, its peak season. According to mayhaw mythology, this wild, apple-like cousin of the hawthorn tree thrives in swampy coastal Louisiana and Texas. The fruit is often harvested heroically by young foragers riding pirogues. After battling water snakes and mosquitos, they deliver enough mayhaw for grandmothers to cook up jelly and syrup to last the year. But, with the mayhaws native habitat increasingly endangered, will this traditional Southern flavor disappear? Heres where you come in: Ask for mayhaw fruit and products at farmers markets. Serve it to friends and family; and to those who have the power to preserve coastal wetlands, vocalize your desire to protect our taste of place. For the WWNO Farmers Market Minute, this is Richard McCarthy.

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