Episodes

  • Plenty #17: Cr Lawn on Saving Seeds

    Plenty #17: Cr Lawn on Saving Seeds
    Aug 21 2020
    We caught a presentation by Cr Lawn, co-founder of Fedco Seeds, at the Heath Fair August 20, 2016 on food preservation and seed saving, and spoke afterwards.
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    28 mins
  • Plenty #16: Jake Levin, author, Smokehouse Handbook

    Plenty #16: Jake Levin, author, Smokehouse Handbook
    Oct 20 2019
    Smokehouse Handbook, by Jake Levin, with gorgeous photos and approachable instructions and recipes, is a treasure map for your tastebuds. ⠀ ⠀ Smoked bluefish and vegetables; photo by Keller + Keller Photography.
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    30 mins
  • Plenty #15: Eating the Landscape with Chef Brian Alberg

    Plenty #15: Eating the Landscape with Chef Brian Alberg
    Jul 29 2019
    On Plenty #15, we hear from Chef Brian Alberg about Seeds, the new Tap House, and Eating the Landscape.
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    19 mins
  • Plenty #14: Farming While Black

    Plenty #14: Farming While Black
    Oct 26 2018
    Good day to you, dear sustainable food enthusiasts! I am your host, Jason Velázquez, and I thank you for tuning in to Episode #14 of Plenty. On this week’s show, we hear from Leah Penniman, author of Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm’s Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land. Before we get into the episode. I have to pause to say that I was so excited…and so grateful, to get the notification yesterday that this podcast network just gained a new member at the $1 per month level. Think I’m crazy for getting jazzed about that? I don’t think
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    35 mins
  • Plenty #13: The Ultimate New Mom’s Cookbook

    Plenty #13: The Ultimate New Mom’s Cookbook
    Sep 28 2018
    As you might expect, we’d never settle for a cookbook that asks us to sacrifice the satisfying or substantial to achieve our family dietary priorities. Thankfully, The Ultimate New Mom’s Cookbook, by Aurora Satler, doesn’t leave taste buds or tummies, big or small, wanting. We have arrived at Episode #13. It’s good having you here, knowing we have Plenty in store for you. This podcast released a few days into Autumn, September 26, 2018. Like a lot of these episodes, though, the information and interview will be fresh and helpful long, long into the future. We spoke this week with
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    42 mins
  • Plenty #12: HEIRLOOM by design, at Greylock WORKS

    Plenty #12: HEIRLOOM by design, at Greylock WORKS
    Jul 25 2018
    HEIRLOOM by Design, coming to Greylock WORKS in North Adams, Mass., July 28, will showcase some of the best artisan wares that the Berkshires region offers.
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    29 mins
  • Plenty #11: No-till and Urban Ag at NOFA/Mass Winter Conference

    Plenty #11: No-till and Urban Ag at NOFA/Mass Winter Conference
    Dec 18 2016
    Amazing no-till results, proof-of-concept urban agriculture, and learning “tracks” available for a curated conference experience Hey, how’s it going today? I am Jason Velázquez, and we have arrived here at Episode #11. It’s good having you here at the table of Plenty. What’s the date today? Well for me it’s Sunday, December 18, 2016. For you it could be anytime after that, right? This is a podcast—you can listen whenever you like. I can’t make you do anything. And you know what’s great about this podcast? Even if some of the info pertains to specific events on certain dates, the
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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • Plenty #10: Raising the Stakes of Fossil Fuels at Standing Rock

    Plenty #10: Raising the Stakes of Fossil Fuels at Standing Rock
    Nov 24 2016
    The human stories connected to social movements are, almost without exception, highly charged with emotion. Details about the violence and intimidation directed at protesters by corporations and law enforcement generate instantaneous, visceral reactions in people with any amount of compassion. The chronicles of the struggle of the Standing Rock Sioux, and their allies ignite just such emotions. Few stories could be cast with more contrasting players: unarmed indigenous people and their supporters up against the gargantuan machine (and machines, literally) of corporate power in a existential crisis. The core issue encapsulates the clash of a basic human need, water, with
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    48 mins