The Importance of Garlic to Small-Scale Farmers

1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 The Importance of Garlic to Small-Scale Farmers Across the US and Canada, there is an exciting emergence of a unique type of food festival – a festival for garlic! When looking at a map of where garlic festivals are emerging, it’s clear that garlic knows no geographic boundaries – it’s a food that grows well in most climates across the continent. This popularity of garlic festivals appears to be communicating an important story – a story of our longing to connect and celebrate with one another around food, a story of people wanting to make more flavorful dinners, and a story of a food that has become an incredibly important crop for small-scale farmers. &nbsp; Features: Ken Meter,&nbsp;Professor,&nbsp;Crossroads Resource Center&nbsp;(Minneapolis, MN) Liz Primeau, Author,&nbsp;In Pursuit of Garlic&nbsp;(Mississauga, ON) Bill Christopher, President,&nbsp;Christopher Ranch&nbsp;(Gilroy, CA) Bob Baloch, Farmer,&nbsp;The Fresh Veggies&nbsp;(Brampton, ON) Peter McClusky, Founder,&nbsp;Toronto Garlic Festival&nbsp;(Toronto, ON) JP Gural, Farmer,&nbsp;Samsara Fields&nbsp;(Waterford, ON) Ross Breen, Farmer,&nbsp;Stone Soup Farm&nbsp;(Harlowe, ON) Paul Hoepfner-Homme, Farmer,&nbsp;Victory Garden Vegetables&nbsp;(Cobourg, ON) Deconstructing Dinner http://www.deconstructingdinner.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/2833958/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/7172576