America's Heartland.

America's Heartland

Farmworker to Farm Owner

A pumpkin patch that attracts thousands of people a year; cooking an autumn vegetable quiche with mushrooms and leeks; a former farm laborer starts his own farm selling berries and rosemary; nutritional benefits of berries; an urban school's farm. (30 minutes)

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Sun, 5/11 at 11:30 am on Austin PBS WORLD

An urban couple moves to the country and grows saffron; a tomato farmer adds solar panels to farmland affected by drought; new soybean varieties resist drought and disease. (30 minutes)

Sun, 5/18 at 11:30 am on Austin PBS WORLD

Mandarins; a lettuce and herb farm that grows just about everything needed for a salad; making spanakopita with tzatziki sauce; a multigenerational family in Iowa grows soybeans. (30 minutes)

Sun, 5/25 at 11:30 am on Austin PBS WORLD

A farmer grows dates he calls "black gold"; the sugar content of dates; a family passes their prune orchard to their daughters; cooking a spicy roasted red bell pepper pasta; a cooking school and farm for elementary school students. (30 minutes)