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Episode 169: Fossil Farms

Episode 169: Fossil Farms

FromThe Farm Report


Episode 169: Fossil Farms

FromThe Farm Report

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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
May 23, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Sample some exotic meats on this weeks installment of The Farm Report! Erin Fairbanks is joined in the studio by Ben and Dan Del Coro of Fossil Farms. Fossil Farms began as an ostrich farm, and has come to be a one-stop-shop for all sorts of exotic and game meat: wild boar, bison, elk, and more! Find out why wild and game proteins are lower in fat than farmed animals, and hear why the demand for game has increased over the past few years. Learn how Fossil Farms uses every part of its ostriches. How do the lack of regional slaughterhouses affect Fossil Farms business? Find out on this weeks episode of The Farm Report! This program has been sponsored by Whole Foods. Thanks to Idgy Dean for todays music. When consumers go out looking for different proteins, were a good place to land because of the variety of products that we offer. [4:40] Game meat, if you go back 80 years ago, was on restaurant menus and a regular part of our diet. [8:30] Bison is Americas original grass-fed beef. [21:20] -- Ben Del Coro on The Farm Report
Released:
May 23, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode

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The Farm Report is a show about the people, processes, and policies that shape how food is produced today. From the latest agricultural innovations to the day-to-day challenges of running a viable business growing vegetables and grazing cattle, host Lisa Elaine Held engages in conversations with farmers and farmworkers and the people who work alongside them—like chefs, researchers, activists, and investors. Expect from-the-field insights paired with real-world context as guests explore how producing fresh, delicious food relates to environmental and community sustainability, equality and justice, politics and policy, and better health.