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America the Bountiful takes viewers on a weekly journey into America’s heartland to learn about culture and find inspiration in the personal, emotionally moving chronicles of farmers, artisans, restauranteurs, and home cooks through the fare that they grow, produce, and eat. Host Capri Cafaro meets guests who share culturally diverse and untold food stories and traditions.

Andrew Zimmern joins this episode all about wild rice and its history.
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Capri Cafaro harvests farmed & wild mushrooms in the “Mushroom Capital of the World.”
Capri Cafaro harvests lobster and sees how they’re celebrated in coastal Maine.
Capri Cafaro catches crawfish in the bayou and experiences true Cajun cuisine.
Capri Cafaro catches and cooks walleye in her home state of Ohio.
Capri Cafaro traces the history of wheat in Kansas.
Capri Cafaro sees how honey is harvested and made into a variety of products.
Capri Cafaro visits Illinois for the pumpkin harvest.
Capri Cafaro learns about cattle ranching and all things beef in Texas.
Capri Cafaro visits the island of Oahu to learn how taro is sacred to the Hawaiian people.
Capri Cafaro harvests olives and makes olive oil in central California.
Capri Cafaro goes fishing for king salmon in the Upper Skagit River.
Capri Cafaro experiences the grape harvest in the Finger Lakes region of New York.
Capri Cafaro visits Michigan for the cherry harvest.
Capri learns how groups use cranberries in various dishes.
Capri witnesses a pheasant hunt and samples a pheasant sandwich with origins back to WWII
Capri heads to South Carolina to explore the storied history of the oyster.
A colorful New Mexico road trip, traces the history and current state of chiles.
Discover the story of the apple, as complex as American history itself.
Discover the history of pears in Oregon and the different ways they can be prepared.
Andrew Zimmern joins this episode all about wild rice and its history.
Harvest crabs off Maryland’s Eastern Shore and enjoy a crab feast with Capri.
Capri learns how to create a variety of memorable ancient and modern foods from maize.
Meet one of the first women to own a brewery and artisan cheesemakers and their cows.
Capri learns how to make maple syrup in Vermont.
Celebrate the nature of Appalachian culture and the celebrated ramp, or spring onion.
Capri helps harvest pecans and tries a unique twist on pecan pie.