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Many consumers want to eat locally grown produce. Many small farmers want to oblige but have difficulty getting the food shipped to a local market. The business is dominated by big distributors. In northern Michigan, one entrepreneur is trying to solve the problem.

As 2008 ends, Tell Me More revisits some of the year's most memorable headlines. Pamela Gentry, of BET News; Abderrahim Foukara, of Al Jazeera News Channel; Marcus Mabry, of the New York Times and NPR's Ken Rudin reflect on a broad range of defining events in 2008 — from a heated White House race to a domestic financial meltdown.

The NFL playoffs begin this weekend. However, the most dominant team in recent years — the New England Patriots — will not be playing. Bill Curry, head coach at Georgia State University and a former pro player, talks with Steve Inskeep about the teams in this season's playoffs.

Detroit's Big Three automakers wanting a bailout was on the minds of many listeners. Some said U.S. carmakers had made unreliable vehicles for too long, while others thought Detroit should have addressed energy efficiency before now. Listeners also e-mailed about the Bush administration turning over a lot of government work to private contractors, the attacks in Mumbai and an appreciation for singer Odetta, who died Tuesday at the age of 77.

The state is offering aggressive tax incentives to lure Hollywood production companies — and some are biting. The hope is that generous rebates will help revive the ailing economy, but some critics say it may not be worth the investment.

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin urged Republicans in Georgia to turn out and vote for incumbent Sen. Saxby Chambliss in Tuesday's runoff election. Chambliss is facing Democrat Jim Martin. Neither candidate was able to garner 50 percent of the vote in last month's election.

Scores of U.S. businesses plan to forgo their annual bash as a response to the slumping economy. One business consultant says the decline in parties doesn't bode well for the futures of the companies cutting back.

President-elect Barack Obama promised the nation's governors swift action on an economic plan to deal with the recession. Obama spoke to members of the National Governors Association on Tuesday in Philadelphia. The states want federal money for infrastructure projects like roads and bridges.

M. Ward's seventh album Hold Time was released Feb. 17. The singer-songwriter is known for his largely acoustic and usually spare arrangements. Ken Tucker has a review.

Many of the U.S. satellites that collect climate change data were launched in the 1990s. With replacement satellites years away, the United States faces a big data gap when the current orbiters go out of service. It's like sitting on the edge of a cliff, says one climate researcher.