115
Episodes
13
Transcribed
6
Ratings
Daily
Cadence
2023
First episode

About The Local Food Report

The Local Food Report takes us to the heart of the local food movement to talk with growers, harvesters, processors, cooks, policymakers and visionaries. The world of food is changing, fast. As people reimagine their relationships to food, creator Elspeth Hay and editor Viki Merrick aim to rebuild our cultural stores of culinary knowledge — and to reconnect us with the people, places, and ideas that feed us. Tips from listeners are always welcome.The Local Food Report airs Thursday at 8:35 AM and 5:45 PM and Saturday at 9:35 AM and is made possible by our Local Food Report sponsors.

Publisher
CAI
Category
arts · society & culture
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
12 Oct 2023
Latest episode
8 Oct 2026

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13 of 115 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    A glossary of the winter squashes on Cape Cod

  2. 1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Farmers, gardeners, and landscapers adapt as our climate changes

  3. 24 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Scup as sashimi

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A glossary of the winter squashes on Cape Cod

Published 8 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Long-keeping and thick-skinned enough to see us through till spring. This is your butternut, and that peels up very nicely. It's really orange. That's Doris Mills of Nocachoke Orchards in Westport. Butternut is her top seller, she says, and probably the most popular squash locally amongst both farmers and cooks. It's firm, sweet, and a good keeper, and versatile enough to work in almost any recipe. Next up, Tim Friary of Cape Cod Organics Farm in Barnstable. Let's see. Squash, we got delicatas. acorn squash, and buttercup. These are the other top three winter squash varieties. Delicatas are oblong, covered in a thin, pale yellow skin marked with dark green stripes. […]

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