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Join journalist and host Cat Neville for an eye-opening journey into the heart of the food movement. TASTEMAKERS introduces viewers to artisans across the United States who are defining the flavor of American food today.

Adam Puchta Winery - the oldest, continuously-owned family farmed winery in the US.
At Triple J Shrimp, saltwater shrimp are raised sustainably 1000s of miles from the ocean.
Bold Spoon Creamery’s Rachel Burns left finance to pursue a passion for ice cream.
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Adam Puchta Winery - the oldest, continuously-owned family farmed winery in the US.
Visit Castor River Farms, where they focus on regenerative practices for soil.
At Yoli Tortilleria, they use local ingredients and traditional techniques.
At Foeder Crafters of America, they handcraft massive beverage barrels.
Visit a Missouri distiller handcrafting top rated spirits.
The team at Askinosie is partnering with farmers to create bean-to-bar chocolate.
Bold Spoon Creamery’s Rachel Burns left finance to pursue a passion for ice cream.
By looking to the past, the family at Hildebrand Farms Dairy ensures the farm’s future.
At Triple J Shrimp, saltwater shrimp are raised sustainably 1000s of miles from the ocean.
MO Hives installs apiaries in vacant lots and creates green STEM opportunities for youth.
At Dale Hollow Winery, a young couple is focused on making regional wines in the Ozarks.
At Homie Hospitality, wood-fired feasts feature the bounty grown outside the kitchen door.
Atlantic Sea Farms partners with lobstermen on the rocky coast of Maine to farm kelp.
Custom Foodscaping builds permaculture food forests focusing on native plants.
In Portland, Oregon, Jacobsen Salt Co. harvests salt from the clean waters of Netarts Bay.
At Food Building in Minneapolis, makers focus on transparency, quality and sourcing.
The Button family is cultivating a bean that nourishes the soul as well as the body.
Heirloom sugarcanes are being preserved & cultivated on Oahu by the team at Kô Hana Rum.
Union Kitchen is working to help launch and nurture culinary startups in Washington DC.
Yoshihiro Sako uses time-honored Japanese techniques to brew small-batch sake.
Smoking Goose in Indianapolis is creating unique charcuterie that reflects Indiana farms.
Roots Kitchen & Cannery turns organic produce into pickles, preserves and canned goods.
Through sustainable aquaculture, Marshallberg Farm is raising Russian sturgeon.
Barton Springs Mill gets unique varieties of wheat to Austin’s culinary artisans.
Mead dates back to 7000 BC in China where honey was fermented with fruit and rice.
Louismill works directly with grain farmers to source wheat, rye and corn.
Coldpressed, unrefined oils are made from sunflower, okra and sesame seeds.
Meet a couple who craft sour beers celebrating Vero Beach, Florida's farming history.
Meet the owner of Broken Arrow Ranch in Ingram, TX.
Green Dirt Farms in Weston, MO, specializes in cheeses made from sheep’s milk.
Phoenix Bean's tofu is on the menus of some of Chicago’s best restaurants.
Freight Farms builds self-contained hydroponic farms from cast-off shipping containers.
The health benefits of the ancient preservation technique of fermentation.
Straight-from-the-farm custards from Honeychild's Sweet Creams.
Visit Coupeville, WA, to meet a farmer on the forefront of sustainable shellfish farming.
Join Cat Neville for an eye-opening journey into the heart of the food movement.
Travel to Jack Rabbit Hill Farm in Hotchkiss, CO.
Heliculture, a fancy word for snail farming, is on the rise in the U.S.
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From phylloxera to prohibition, this documentary traces the history of Missouri wine.