2002 Episodes
December 27, 2002 (#2816)
Lack of infrastructure hinders the movement of locally grown products to the marketplace. A company named Red Tomato is creating new routes from farm gate to dinner plate.
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December 20, 2002 (#2815)
Greg and Lei Gunthorp are selling their hogs, chickens, and ducks directly to Chicago area chefs.
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December 13, 2002 (#2814)
A Local Food Project introduces restaurants and institutions to farmers who can grow food to complete a business' menu.
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December 6, 2002 (#2813)
Marketing organizations link farmers to grocery stores for a "Buy Local" initiative
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November 29, 2002 (#2812)
North Dakota ranchers target the health consious consumer with their own label.
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November 22, 2002 (#2811)
As rural areas look for solutions to broadband access, a new technology is showing promise...without wires.
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November 15, 2002 (#2810)
Armin Hesterberg of Gifford, Illinois is direct marketing the meat from his herd of Belgian Blue cross-breds
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November 8, 2002 (#2809)
While the technology boom of the 90s has not been as evident in rural areas, broadband isn't just a metropolitan phenomenon.
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November 1, 2002 (#2808)
Because they vote by mail Oregonians are already voting on ballot Measure 27. If enacted all food in Oregon containing even trace amounts of genetically altered material would be required to be labled.
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October 25, 2002 (#2807)
For nearly 60 years, a Minnesota farm family has been raising organic crops, processing and freezing them for the organic frozen food market.
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October 18, 2002 (#2806)
Log Chain Apiary, a family owned honey business in Allerton, Iowa, has found several direct marketing outlets
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October 11, 2002 (#2805)
A certified organic restaurant located in Washington, D.C., has a direct pipeline to the land through a Pennsylvania-based Organic Growers Cooperative.
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October 4, 2002 (#2804)
Lack of infrastructure hinders the movement of locally grown products to the marketplace. A company named Red Tomato is creating new routes from farm gate to dinner plate.
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September 27, 2002 (#2803)
Today, nearly every food category has an organic version, from produce to meats, even candy. And organic goods are no longer produced and marketed by just small farmers or niche processors. General Mills, Gerber, and Kellogg's have either created their own organic line or purchased a small organic food company. In addition, many conventional grocery stores now offer entire organic shopping sections within their stores.
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September 20, 2002 (#2802)
Three Iowa women combine forces to deliver chevre', a high quality goat cheese, from their dairy to Iowa dinner tables.
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September 13, 2002 (#2801)
Billions continue to be spent on research into the genetic structure of a host of crops.
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September 6, 2002 (#2752)
Coffee is the second most heavily traded commodity in the world behind oil. Yet this rich product produces very little income for the world's coffee producers. A movement is afoot to create a new marketplace that values farmers.
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August 30, 2002 (#2751)
American farmers insist they can't pay farm workers more, arguing that international trade agreements, especially NAFTA, has locked them in competition with nations that enjoy benign environmental regulations and lower labor costs.
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August 23, 2002 (#2750)
Log Chain Apiary, a family owned honey business in Allerton, Iowa, has found several direct marketing outlets
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August 16, 2002 (#2749)
Prodded by an increasingly mobilized rural population, federal and state lawmakers have been stiffening laws and strengthening enforcement of livestock operations that pose a threat to water quality.
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August 9, 2002 (#2748)
While rural communities across the U.S. are having economic trouble, Manning, Iowa, is surviving and thriving.
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August 2, 2002 (#2747)
The USDA's Food Inspection Service is reviewing its actions on the recent recall of 19 million pounds of E.coli tainted beef.
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July 26, 2002 (#2746)
Richmond, VA, based Ukrop's Super Markets contracts with midwestern ranchers for beef sold under store label
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July 19, 2002 (#2745)
For nearly 60 years, a Minnesota farm family has been raising organic crops, processing and freezing them for the organic frozen food market.
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July 12, 2002 (#2744)
North Dakota ranchers target the health consious consumer with their own label.
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July 5, 2002 (#2743)
1.2 million acres of American farmland are lost to urban sprawl every year. But suburban growth has not only changed the face of farming. It affects the entire rural community.
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June 28, 2002 (#2742)
Urban Development,taking over the rural landscape, can be profitable for farmers who take advantage of opportunities in their "new" surroundings.
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June 21, 2002 (#2741)
Three Iowa women combine forces to deliver chevre', a high quality goat cheese, from their dairy to Iowa dinner tables.
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June 14, 2002 (#2740)
Concern over food quality is spurring growth in the development of organic products and an increase in the number of retail outlets selling organic foods.
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June 7, 2002 (#2739)
The U.N.'s food and agriculture organization is asking for 86-million dollars to help protect Iraqi crops in the hope of staving off food shortages.
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May 31, 2002 (#2738)
Ranchers, meatpackers, and even grocery stores develop their own branded beef products
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May 24, 2002 (#2737)
Farmer and high-tech guru Brian Gardiner applies his skills to make the distance shorter from "field to fork."
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May 17, 2002 (#2736)
Prodded by an increasingly mobilized rural population, federal and state lawmakers have been stiffening laws and strengthening enforcement of livestock operations that pose a threat to water quality.
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May 10, 2002 (#2735)
American farmers insist they can't pay farm workers more, arguing that international trade agreements, especially NAFTA, has locked them in competition with nations that enjoy benign environmental regulations and lower labor costs.
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May 3, 2002 (#2734)
While rural communities across the U.S. are having economic trouble, Manning, Iowa, is surviving and thriving.
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April 26, 2002 (#2733)
New cuts in state funding are putting an extra bind on rural schools. Even successful programs are facing problems. But, sheer determination of teachers at one rural school is moving students outside the tradional classroom.
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April 19, 2002 (#2732)
Coffee is the second most heavily traded commodity in the world behind oil. Yet this rich product produces very little income for the world's coffee producers. A movement is afoot to create a new marketplace that values farmers.
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April 12, 2002 (#2731)
A farmer-driven effort is working to curb farm run-off in Iowa.
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April 5, 2002 (#2730)
Billions continue to be spent on research into the genetic structure of a host of crops.
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March 29, 2002 (#2729)
The USDA's Food Inspection Service is reviewing its actions on the recent recall of 19 million pounds of E.coli tainted beef.
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March 22, 2002 (#2728)
Ranchers, meat processors and even some grocery stores market their own branded beef products to appeal to consumers.
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March 15, 2002 (#2727)
A western fruit industry employs innovation, marketing and product diversity to rebuild itself.
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March 8, 2002 (#2726)
Market To Market revisits an Illinois community four years after it participated in a program that temporarily places returned Peace Corps workers in rural towns.
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March 1, 2002 (#2725)
After years of decline, flax is finding its way back into North Dakota farm fields.
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February 22, 2002 (#2724)
Farmer and high-tech guru Brian Gardiner applies his skills to make the distance shorter from "field to fork."
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February 15, 2002 (#2723)
1.2 million acres of American farmland are lost to urban sprawl every year. But suburban growth has not only changed the face of farming. It affects the entire rural community.
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February 8, 2002 (#2722)
Urban Development,taking over the rural landscape, can be profitable for farmers who take advantage of opportunities in their "new" surroundings.
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February 1, 2002 (#2721)
Private sector initiative fuels sustainable energy movement.
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January 25, 2002 (#2720)
When consumers think of American wines, they first think of California. But wine making is becoming more than a hobby in other parts of the country as well. Midwest states, like Iowa have carved out a successful wine industry.January 18, 2002 (#2719)
Arizona Farm Bolsters Sustainability Through Tourism
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January 11, 2002 (#2718)
The demise of dot-coms has led many to believe the internet is not as useful as once thought. But debunking that line of thinking is an Ames, Iowa business which is turning the web into a network for Rural America.
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January 4, 2002 (#2717)
Jennifer and David Marsh are part of the vanguard that are leading Kentucky farmers into a new era of aquaculture in the Bluegrass state.
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