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Working to End Hunger

Tom — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:01:12 +0000

Food. We may not think much about it, until we go without a meal. I hope you’ll join me in giving thanks and helping those who are in need. Today’s broadcast is brought to you by FarmersFeedingtheWorld.org. Let’s work to end local and global hunger and share agriculture’s life changing story. Watch our Thanksgiving Ag Day television broadcast or join the effort at farmersfeedingtheworld.org.

More Than An Ice Cream Cone

Tom — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 05:01:51 +0000

When is an ice cream cone, more than just ice cream in a cone? We solve that riddle…..

Aroostook County’s Potato Harvest

Tom — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 05:01:51 +0000

This week, many schools in this county are giving their students a couple of weeks of vacation. It is a vacation from school, but for most, it is not a vacation from work. In this county, the largest county east of the Mississippi River, everyone is needed to pitch in…..

Robert Rothschild Farm

Tom — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 05:01:51 +0000

It all began with a west coast couple that wanted to grow some raspberries in the Midwest. It became one of the most recognized names in today’s food industry…..

Feeding People in a Different Way

Tom — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 05:01:05 +0000

If you were dropped inside this building and had no idea what it was, it might take you awhile to figure out what business operated here. That’s because this place looks at its role of feeding Americans in a unique and proactive way…..

An Old Mattress Warehouse

Tom — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 05:01:25 +0000

What can you do with an old mattress warehouse? Use it to feed thousands of people in twenty counties. That’s what this organization is doing…..

Lindberger Cheese

Tom — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 05:01:18 +0000

It’s a story that radio can not do justice. Not because you need to see it, but because you need to smell it.

Tom — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 05:01:06 +0000

If your restaurant sat in an alley underneath a parking garage, you would not have a prime location to attract customers. But if you’re a listener on KBIZ in Ottumwa, Iowa, you know it’s the perfect place to attract a crowd almost every day of the year…..

A Delicious Fruit

Tom — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 05:01:50 +0000

It’s one of the world’s most popular varieties of fruit and we have it because one farmer couldn’t get a nasty spout to go away. It’s a story that will take us to two state fairs before a delicious taste is discovered…..

Springfield, Illinois: The Cozy Dog

Tom — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 05:01:41 +0000

Route 66 is full of pieces of Americana, and in Central Illinois you’ll find a drive-in over 65 years old, and customers traveling from other continents just to experience it…..