Food Show

Hosted by: 
Emily Becker
Produced by: 
KBOO
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Do you eat?

3rd Wednesday at 11 AM.

Do you eat? Then you'll love the KBOO Food Show.

Airs on the 3rd Wednesday of every month at 11 AM.

At the Food Show on KBOO we'll keep you on top of the news and issues surrounding the food on your plate. We sit down and talk with thought leaders and change makers about food production, nutrition, economy, and politics. Be sure to join us every third Wednesday for a little extra flavor each month. Buen provecho!

Topic tags: 
Food, Education, Arts/Culture, Health, Agriculture, Economy
Streams: 
KBOO Stream 1
Program status: 
Current

Northwest Permaculture Convergence

Airs at: Wed, 09/20/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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We're going to be talking permaculture for this special membership drive episode of the Food Show. We'll start with the event organizer, Pat Rasmussen, who will give us an overview of the convergence. We'll also hear from Andrew Millison who focuses on adapting to climate ... Read more

Support Black Owned Restaurants Week and What She Ate

Airs at: Wed, 08/16/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Food Show
On this episode, I'll be talking with chef Dub Travis, owner of Dub's St. Johns. This coming week is Support Black-Owned Restaurants Week 2017. Dub will talk about his experience running a restaurant and  ways we can support other black owned restaurants around Portland. I... Read more

Big Hunger and Gastrophysics

Airs at: Wed, 07/19/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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Food pantries and food banks were meant to be a stopgap to prevent hunger during a slow economy. That said, the emergency food system has turned into a behemoth industry that props up many of the social ills of corporate America. Andy Fisher tackles the issue of the "hunger... Read more

Growing Gardens and Food Stories

Airs at: Wed, 06/21/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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Growing Gardens works to cultivate healthy communities by encouraging people to grow their own food. On this episode, we talk with Jason Skipton, the executive director of Growing Gardens, about the goals of the organization, food justice, and their upcoming fundraising ser... Read more

Happiness Family Farm, North Portland Farmers Markets

Airs at: Wed, 05/17/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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It is a very special Spring Membership Drive episode of the Food Show. I'm extremely excited to share an interview with Rosata Hezumuryano from Happiness Family Farm and Eca-Etabo Wasongolo from Village Gardens. Rosata is originally from Burundi, where she spent nine years ... Read more

Jewish Food and Fantastic Fermentations

Airs at: Wed, 04/19/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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Joan Nathan, author of several Jewish cookbooks including The Flavor of Jerusalem, Jewish Cooking in America, and, most recently, King Solomon's Table, will be joining me on the program. She'll be talking about the jewish recipes she's collected from all over the diaspora. ... Read more

Cacao and Fruit Tree Propagation

Airs at: Wed, 03/15/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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Like many people, I have an obsession with chocolate. Recently, obsession has extended to the main ingredient in chocolate: cacao. This month, I have Sebastian Cisneros, owner of Cocanú, on the Food Show to talk about chocolate making and cacao. I'll also be featuring a sho... Read more

Everyday Meals and Food Systems Activism

Airs at: Wed, 02/15/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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We are living through a time when calls for isolationism and closing the borders is reaching fever pitch. In an attempt to find solidarity and community with other human beings we can turn to one thing everyone experiences: food. In her new book, "Meet Me at the Bamboo Tabl... Read more

Hunger Myths, Meat Addiction, Vodka for Women

Airs at: Wed, 01/18/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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  On this episode we'll hear from Frances Moore Lappe, author of Diet for a Small Planet and, most recently, World Hunger: 10 Myths, an update to the classic originally written in 1986. She gets to the root causes of hunger around the world, debunking common myths that kee... Read more

Farmers Ending Hunger, Organicology, Taste and Technique

Airs at: Wed, 12/21/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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There is a group of farmers who have come together to donate portions of their harvest to the Oregon Food Bank. John Burt, the executive director of Farmers Ending Hunger, talks about the mission of the organization and they work they are doing in Oregon. The biennial orga... Read more