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Wheat or White?

Season 1 Episode 7 | 3m 01s

Consumers learn how to tell the difference between whole wheat and white, while farmers tell the rich story of heritage and identity grains and innovative bakers reintroduce the grains of their youth.

Aired: 02/26/14
Extras
57 is the average age of US farmers. See what’s next in education and green collar jobs.
Food: deserts, security, sovereignty — terms, culture and politics for feeding the world.
Farming on rooftops and in vacant lots connects urbanites to where their food comes from.
Agriculture depends on water. Find out where our water comes from and how to conserve it.
Land trusts can keep farms afloat when the real estate is worth more than the yield.
GMO labeling advocates want consumers to know about all the ingredients in their food.
When you buy food, you’re buying values, values of those who grow, transport and sell it.
Learn how and why nearly 80% of antibiotics in the U.S. are used on healthy animals.
Sustainability is an ideal rooted in the choices we make as consumers and producers.
Food has characteristics defined by geography and climate. The French have a word for that
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57 is the average age of US farmers. See what’s next in education and green collar jobs.
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Farming on rooftops and in vacant lots connects urbanites to where their food comes from.
Agriculture depends on water. Find out where our water comes from and how to conserve it.
Land trusts can keep farms afloat when the real estate is worth more than the yield.
GMO labeling advocates want consumers to know about all the ingredients in their food.
When you buy food, you’re buying values, values of those who grow, transport and sell it.
Learn how and why nearly 80% of antibiotics in the U.S. are used on healthy animals.
Sustainability is an ideal rooted in the choices we make as consumers and producers.
Food has characteristics defined by geography and climate. The French have a word for that