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Season 18 – America's Heartland

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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 18

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 2, 2024 Dates in the Desert Farmer grows dates in the desert; parents hand over prune farm to daughters. Details Episode 1 Aired Aug 1, 2024 A farmer grows dates he calls "black gold"; the sugar content of dates; a family passes their prune orchard to their daughters; cooking a spicy roasted red bell pepper pasta; a cooking school and farm for elementary school students. Details Episode 2 Aired Aug 8, 2024 Farmworker to Farm Owner A pumpkin patch that attracts thousands of people a year; cooking an autumn vegetable quiche with mushrooms and leeks; a former farm laborer starts his own farm selling berries and rosemary; nutritional benefits of berries; an urban school's farm. Details Episode 3 Aired Aug 15, 2024 A Cornucopia of Crops A farmer builds housing for his workers right on the land; how to make a white bean dip appetizer; a farm that provides refugees a place to grow and sell their own vegetables; farmers grow wheat in a very dry climate. Details Episode 4 Aired Aug 22, 2024 Lettuce Eat It A school district grows hydroponic lettuce; nutritional differences between hydroponic and conventional farming; making a mushroom brie wrapped in a puffed pastry; a farm family meets demand for washed and bagged salads. Details Episode 5 Aired Aug 29, 2024 Persimmon farm; nutritional benefits of persimmons; how to cook a perfectly seared steak with an olive tapenade; what it takes to start a small farm in California; touring a chili farm in the Arizona desert. Details Episode 6 Aired Sep 5, 2024 Olives and Fishing Lures Tribe grows olives to make olive oil; Montana cattle ranch welcomes fly fishermen. Details Episode 7 Aired Sep 11, 2024 Fruit, Fish, and Small Farms A farmer serves fruit from the family orchard at her restaurant; preparing an oven-roasted salmon with a fennel and orange salad; a historic fishing town in New England where locals can buy weekly fresh catch. Details Episode 8 Aired Sep 12, 2024 Urban Ag and Fresh Flowers A San Francisco farm inspires people to grow their own food; microgreens; chicken sandwiches with fresh pesto, burrata cheese and fresh roasted tomatoes; a husband-and-wife team grows and sells organic flowers. Details Episode 9 Aired Sep 13, 2024 Food as Medicine An urban farm provides free food to families in need; getting the most nutrition out of leafy greens like kale and collards; making a homemade pizza with broccoli rabe, leeks and potatoes; a farmer grows alfalfa for feed lots. Details Episode 10 Aired Sep 16, 2024 Herbs, Apples and Festivals A Taiwanese-American farmer is inspired by her childhood dishes; a look into the nutritional benefits of culturally significant foods like bitter melon; a farm is led by women; tour an apple farm. Details Episode 11 Aired Apr 9, 2025 Farmers vs. Extreme Weather Farmers and ranchers across the US find new ways to deal with weather extremes. Details Episode 12 Airs undefined Soy's Amazing New Uses New and useful products made from U.S. soybeans. Details

Season Info

Network
PBS
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Special Interest, Travel
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 2, 2024