America's Heartland

Episode 10

Mandarin farmers explain why this tiny, easy-to-peel fruit is exploding in popularity. Visit a lettuce and herb farm that grows just about “everything in a salad.” We’ll show you how to make a popular Greek recipe, Spanakopita with Tzatziki sauce. Meet a multi-generational family in Iowa growing soybeans.

Episode 10

26m 46s

Mandarin farmers explain why this tiny, easy-to-peel fruit is exploding in popularity. Visit a lettuce and herb farm that grows just about “everything in a salad.” We’ll show you how to make a popular Greek recipe, Spanakopita with Tzatziki sauce. Meet a multi-generational family in Iowa growing soybeans.

Previews + Extras

  • California Mandarins: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    California Mandarins

    S17 E1710 - 5m 36s

    Mandarin farmers explain why this tiny, easy-to-peel fruit is exploding in popularity. A father-and-daughter team head up Mulholland Citrus. They're the third and fourth generations of the Mulholland family to farm citrus, moving operations from Southern California to Orange Cove in the Central Valley.

  • “Everything in a Salad” Farm: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    “Everything in a Salad” Farm

    S17 E1710 - 5m 38s

    Visit a lettuce and herb farm that grows just about “everything in a salad.” The Ratto family immigrated to America from Italy in 1878. Ratto Brothers was founded by Antone Ratto, who was known as the "Market Man" delivering vegetables to customers with a horse drawn carriage – the company's logo today.

  • California's Apple Hill: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    California's Apple Hill

    S17 E1710 - 2m 45s

    Discover all the delicious treats that California’s Apple Hill has to offer to visitors, from pies to pastries.

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