Health

Greg Higgins and the Food Wars

Airs at: Mon, 06/16/2008 at 5:00pm
Hosts Joe Uris and Abe Proctor speak with downtown Portland Higgins Restaurant owner and chef Greg Higgins on the food wars. Read more

Organic Farming Certification and Farmer's Markets

Airs at: Tue, 06/10/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Host Barbara Bernstein talks about organic farming certification with Chris Schreiner of Oregon Tilth, plus Moreland Farmers' Market Manager Laura Wendel and several farmers who have gone through the federal organic certification process, and some who have not. Read more

Biodevastation & Food Special: Interview with Bill Freese of The Center for Food Safety

Airs at: Sun, 06/01/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Our Backyard
KBOO's Edison Carder interviews Bill Freese of The Center for Food Safety.  Bill is a science policy analyst. In his six years with the Safer Food - Safer Farms campaign at Friends of the Earth, he authored  numerous reports and comments to government agencies concerning th... Read more

Dr. Daphne Miller and The Jungle Effect

Airs at: Sun, 06/01/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Healthwatch
Host Dr. David Naimon (DrNaimon.com) invites guest Dr. Daphne Miller (DrDaphne.com) in to discuss her latest offering The Jungle Effect (Harper Collins). Find out what the healthiest diets from cultures around the world can do to help YOU live a happier, healthier life ri... Read more

Patenting the Climate Genes

Airs at: Tue, 05/27/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  People Rise Up
Hope Shand,  Research Director for the ETC Group and I discuss their new report describing efforts by the ag-biotech industry to patent 'climate-ready' genes which would theoretically allow our most common agricultural crops to continue thriving in the warm future confronting... Read more

Getting Medical Supplies to places with short supplies

Airs at: Mon, 05/26/2008 at 5:00pm
Bruce Silverman interviews Kathleen Hower, executive director of Global Links, about their work getting medical supplies to places where there are shortages. Read more

Gary Null and The Food Mood Connection: Nutritional and Environmental Approaches to Mental and Physical Health.

Airs at: Sun, 05/25/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Healthwatch
Host Dr. David Naimon (DrNaimon.com) talks with Gary Null (GaryNull.com), author of many books, including The Food Mood Connection (Seven Stories Press), Nutritional and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Well-being. Read more

The Portland Plan, Civic Engagement & the Village Building Convergence

Airs at: Tue, 05/20/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  People Rise Up
Building on the work of visionPDX, the Portland Plan is a citywide effort to guide the physical, economic, social, cultural and environmental development of Portland over the next 30 years.  City Repair, among many projects, seeks to activate people to be part of the communit... Read more

DirtBag with Chip Bubl on seeds

Airs at: Sun, 05/11/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  The Dirtbag
Glen Andresen sorts out the pros and cons of heirloom, hybrid and genetically modified vegetable seeds with Columbia County OSU Extension Agriculture Faculty member Chip Bubl. Read more

Taras Grescoe - Bottomfeeder: How to Eat Ethicallty in a World of Vanishing Seafood

Airs at: Sun, 05/11/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Healthwatch
Dr. David Naimon (DrNaimon.com) speaks with Taras Grescoe (TerasGrescoe.com), author of Bottomfeeder: How to Eat Ethically in a World of Vanishing Seafood. Read more