- 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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A glossary of the winter squashes on Cape Cod

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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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