America's Heartland

Episode 3

Fresh, ripe summer peaches are the top crop at this Fresno farm. We’ll walk you step-by-step through making a Peach and Tomato Panzanella Salad at peak season. Meet an almond farmer whose parents immigrated from India and settled in California’s fertile Central Valley. An Alaska family builds a flour factory right on their barley farm, and leads the way in promoting soil health to others.

Episode 3

26m 46s

Fresh, ripe summer peaches are the top crop at this Fresno farm. We’ll walk you step-by-step through making a Peach and Tomato Panzanella Salad at peak season. Meet an almond farmer whose parents immigrated from India and settled in California’s fertile Central Valley. An Alaska family builds a flour factory right on their barley farm, and leads the way in promoting soil health to others.

Previews + Extras

  • Fresno Summer Peaches: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Fresno Summer Peaches

    S17 E1703 - 6m 15s

    Fresh, ripe summer peaches are the top crop at this Fresno farm. Mountain View Fruit is family-owned, with every member of the family playing a role in the operation. They grow, pick, pack, sell and market peaches and other stone fruits by the millions of pounds.

  • California Almonds: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    California Almonds

    S17 E1703 - 5m 15s

    Meet an almond farmer whose parents immigrated from India and settled in California’s fertile Central Valley. Thanks to its Mediterranean climate, nearly all the almonds Americas eat come from the Central Valley. California supplies close to 80 percent of the world's almonds.

  • Alaskan Flour Factory: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Alaskan Flour Factory

    S17 E1703 - 5m 24s

    An Alaska family builds a flour factory right on their barley farm, and leads the way in promoting soil health to others.

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