America's Heartland

Episode 7

A farmer opens her own restaurant, serving fruit from the family orchard. Learn how to prepare an oven-roasted salmon, with a fennel and orange salad. Former farm workers launch their own farms. Health expert Dr. Daphne Miller explores why small locally owned farms are better for our health. Visit a historic fishing town in New England where locals can buy each week’s fresh catch.

Episode 7

26m 46s

A farmer opens her own restaurant, serving fruit from the family orchard. Learn how to prepare an oven-roasted salmon, with a fennel and orange salad. Former farm workers launch their own farms. Health expert Dr. Daphne Miller explores why small locally owned farms are better for our health. Visit a historic fishing town in New England where locals can buy each week’s fresh catch.

Previews + Extras

  • K & J Orchards: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    K & J Orchards

    S18 E1807 - 5m 46s

    Taking farm-to-fork to a new level! Meet a farmer who opened up her own Oakland restaurant. Their dishes feature fruit that arrive straight from K & J Orchards, her family's orchards in Northern California.

  • ALBA Farmers: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    ALBA Farmers

    S18 E1807 - 5m 10s

    Visit a unique farming project in the Salinas Valley called ALBA. Farm workers are provided with classes, equipment and land to help them launch their own farms.

  • Gloucester Fisherman: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Gloucester Fisherman

    S18 E1807 - 4m 3s

    Visit this historic fishing town in Massachusetts, where local residents can sign up to receive that week’s catch in a program modeled after CSA boxes.

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