Earth Eats

A grocery store butcher shares his story, migrant farm workers get vaccinated and we celebrate the fig tree.

What is possible when we listen to Black people’s food stories beyond an all encompassing narrative of lack?

Insect cuisine is a part of many cultural traditions throughout history and across the globe. So why does everybody talk about it as a future food?

The cofounder of the Hoosier Young Farmers Coalition tells us what it means to be a young farmer today and grower Shane Bernardo talks about organizing around food justice in Detroit.

Priscilla McCutcheon talks about her research on Fannie Lou Hamer’s Freedom Farm, and we learn how to eat well when the power is out.

The owner of Wild Mint Apothecary shares what it means for her to make medicine from plants, and the owners of Two Sticks Bakery talk about turning a passion for baking into a thriving business.

Young farmers at Outlier Farmstead say you can’t avoid politics on the farm, and band member Dani Dubuto cooks vegan food on the road.

What does it take to get honey from a honeycomb--and why would you ever want to graft a cucumber stem?

Learn how easy it is to make your own pita pockets, and how to make falafel without a box mix.

Learn how one participant in a nutrition prescription program adapts his new diet to fit his job as a truck driver.

IU Food Researcher Angela Babb talks about the USDA’s glaring conflict of interest.

If you have a new year’s resolution to improve the way you eat, it might be nice to think about adding to your diet, rather than restricting.

The IU Dining services has access to fresh produce grown right on campus. That comes in handy, especially during a pandemic.

The term food desert implies that it’s naturally occurring--but is it?

This week on earth eats, beans and corn and cornbread and bean poetry and planning for your own apocalypse.

A new book by Marcia Chatelain complicates the relationship between McDonald’s and the Black community.

Revisit a spicebush tea and acorn pancake tasting, and a bicycle ride with a self-sufficient coffee stop.

Hear our conversation with Lawrence County resident Michelle Porter--about learning to cook from a government-issue wedding present.

Dominant narratives do more than describe a situation or circumstance. The stories we tell can shape our world.

Join us for conversations with farmers working with nature to grow food in Puerto Rico and here in the Midwest, plus Black farming challenges and traditions in Iowa and Oklahoma and a kimchi startup In North Carolina.