America's Heartland

1802

Visit a pumpkin patch that attracts tens of thousands of people a year. Find out how to cook an autumn vegetable quiche with mushrooms and leeks. A former farm laborer starts his own farm selling berries and rosemary. Explore the nutritional benefits of berries with our health expert. Discover how an urban school in the middle of a food desert built its own farm to feed the neighborhood.

1802

26m 46s

Visit a pumpkin patch that attracts tens of thousands of people a year. Find out how to cook an autumn vegetable quiche with mushrooms and leeks. A former farm laborer starts his own farm selling berries and rosemary. Explore the nutritional benefits of berries with our health expert. Discover how an urban school in the middle of a food desert built its own farm to feed the neighborhood.

Previews + Extras

  • Tanaka Farms: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Tanaka Farms

    S18 E1802 - 5m 50s

    Meet the fourth-generation farmers behind this pumpkin patch in Southern California. It attracts more than 120,000 people a year who come to pick pumpkins - and much more!

  • R&R Fresh Herbs: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    R&R Fresh Herbs

    S18 E1802 - 4m 18s

    Discover how this former immigrant and farm laborer is realizing his dreams by the California coast, where he sells berries and rosemary.

  • Connecting and Feeding the Community: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Connecting and Feeding the Community

    S18 E1802 - 3m 20s

    An urban school in the middle of a ‘food desert’ in Southern California planted its own farm that’s feeding the neighborhood.

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