Rotten Tomatoes
Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Season 1 – America's Heartland

Play trailer Poster for Season 1 – America's Heartland Sep 2005 Special Interest Travel Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 0 Reviews Popcornmeter 0 Ratings
Much of the food Americans eat is produced by farmers and ranchers in the country's heartland, but many people don't know how it's produced. "America's Heartland" provides information about the people and processes responsible for the availability of food and fuel across the country and around the world. The show's reporters and producers tell stories in topics that include farm families, consumer issues, animal welfare and crop sustainability. Some episodes also take the show abroad to countries such as Egypt and Taiwan, to show the impact American agriculture has on the global economy.
America's Heartland — Season 1

My Rating

Read More Read Less WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW POST RATING

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 24, 2005 The development of agriculture in America; the Old Farmer's Almanac; the Corn Palace of Mitchell, S.D. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 1, 2005 The production of New England's maple sugar; sheepherders; iceberg lettuce; Loyd Hall mansion in Louisiana. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 8, 2005 A biodiesel production plant in Iowa; the Babcock Ranch in Florida raises cracker cattle and alligators; distillation process of bourbon. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 15, 2005 The King Ranch of Texas spans 800,000 acres; Iowa corn harvest; Clear Springs Foods rainbow trout farm. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 22, 2005 Organic farms and farming; Creole farmers of old Louisiana; Swiss cheese production. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 29, 2005 A man devoted to saving old barns; descendants of Gloucester fishermen; Muller's Farm in Illinois operates by horse and hand power. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 5, 2005 Rancher-developed stock in Montana; Wyoming cattle auction; crawfish farm; Illinois couple import a small herd of reindeer; family business promotes gourmet produce. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 12, 2005 Harvesting sugar cane; wheat and barley; Maine lobster; the Iowa State Fair; Nebraska farmer growing grass. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 19, 2005 Flint Hills area of Kansas; potato crops in Maine and Idaho; potato chips; Louisiana strawberry festival. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 26, 2005 Bison make a comeback in Kansas; a family farm produces multiple organic products; Wisconsin ranch of Michael Martin Murphey; fuel from agriculture. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 3, 2005 Tobacco farmers look for other crops to grow; round barns in Wisconsin; European weed called spurge; Harvest for Humanity project; roadside "farm art" in the Southwest. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 10, 2005 How walnuts are processed to move from farm to market; wild horses; Frances Causey's Equine Voices ranch; Limburger cheese producer. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 17, 2005 A family runs sheep on a 50,000-acre Wyoming ranch; preserved mid-1800s farm of Oliver H. Kelley, founder of the National Grange. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 24, 2005 The Farm Progress Show; 4-H at the Kansas State Fair; abalone farmers of California's Monterey Bay. Details Episode 15 Aired Dec 31, 2005 A family farm creates multiple organic products; bluegrass music; products made from bales of straw; annual wild-rice harvest. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 7, 2006 George Washington's history as a farmer; a family's seventh generation continues raising crops; prairie dogs. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 14, 2006 The big island of Hawaii is home to paniolo cowboys; Kona coffee; Greenwell Farms; vanilla orchids. Details Episode 18 Aired Jan 21, 2006 A farm operation turns its cotton into jeans; Lake Superior; mushrooms in Pennsylvania; chili harvest. Details Episode 19 Aired Jan 28, 2006 A woman turns her farm into a tourist attraction; Future Farmers of America; hog farmer; kiwi; turning cucumbers into pickles. Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 4, 2006 A company called Edenspace develops plants that remove toxins from polluted soil; mandarin oranges; producing dehydrated foods in Texas; ducks being farmed in Indiana. Details

Season Info

Network
PBS
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Special Interest, Travel
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 24, 2005