America's Heartland.

America's Heartland

Much of the food Americans eat is produced by farmers and ranchers in the country's heartland, but many people don't know how it's produced. "America's Heartland" provides information about the people and processes responsible for the availability of food and fuel across the country and around the world. The show's reporters and producers tell stories in topics that include farm families, consumer issues, animal welfare and crop sustainability. Some episodes also take the show abroad to countries such as Egypt and Taiwan, to show the impact American agriculture has on the global economy.

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Sun, 6/22 at 11:30 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

Lettuce Eat It

A school district grows hydroponic lettuce; nutritional differences between hydroponic and conventional farming; making a mushroom brie wrapped in a puffed pastry; a farm family meets demand for washed and bagged salads.

Sun, 6/29 at 11:30 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

Persimmon farm; nutritional benefits of persimmons; how to cook a perfectly seared steak with an olive tapenade; what it takes to start a small farm in California; touring a chili farm in the Arizona desert.

Sun, 7/6 at 11:30 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

Olives and Fishing Lures

Tribe grows olives to make olive oil; Montana cattle ranch welcomes fly fishermen.