America the Bountiful
Highlighting the culturally diverse stories and traditions hidden in rural and small-town America.
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UPCOMING EPISODES
Sat, 7/12 at 1:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS HDTV
Wheat in Kansas
Regional traditions surrounding wheat in Kansas; how wheat was harvested 150 years ago vs. today; how to mill flour and make sourdough bread; using kernza in products like pasta and beer.
Thu, 7/17 at 5:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create
Walleye in Ohio
Regional traditions surrounding walleye and perch in Ohio; catching walleye in Lake Erie; cooking walleye fillets, cheeks and "wings" on Kelleys Island; raising perch with aquaculture; sampling gefilte fish in Cleveland.
Thu, 7/17 at 2:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS HDTV
Sat, 7/19 at 1:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS HDTV
Honey in North Dakota
Honey in North Dakota; how bees make honey; a small honey producer who also makes beeswax products; how mead is made; cooking a historic Russian honey cake called medovik.
Thu, 7/24 at 5:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create
Wheat in Kansas
Regional traditions surrounding wheat in Kansas; how wheat was harvested 150 years ago vs. today; how to mill flour and make sourdough bread; using kernza in products like pasta and beer.
Thu, 7/24 at 2:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS HDTV
Sat, 7/26 at 1:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS HDTV
Lobster in Maine
The largest lobster festival in Maine; a working lobster boat; a traditional lobster boil; two lobster-driven dishes at Me Lon Togo.