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The Local Food Report takes us to the heart of the local food movement to talk with growers, harvesters, processors, cooks, policymakers and visionaries. The world of food is changing, fast. As people reimagine their relationships to food, creator Elspeth Hay and editor Viki Merrick aim to rebuild our cultural stores of culinary knowledge — and to reconnect us with the people, places, and ideas that feed us. Tips from listeners are always welcome.The Local Food Report airs Thursday at 8:35 AM and 5:45 PM and Saturday at 9:35 AM and is made possible by our Local Food Report sponsors.

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Recent Episodes

Turnip latkes from a chef in Orleans

January 1, 2026 4:20

It’s that time of year again—we’re deep into storage vegetable season and I’m looking for recipe inspiration.

Tips for pie makers

December 25, 2025 4:22

Imagine yourself sitting down to dessert at the end of a holiday feast. What are you looking for in a pie? This is the question a panel of judges in Provincetown asks themselves each year at an event at the Provincetown Commons called Pie Fest.

Not your grandmother's fruitcake... ice cream

December 18, 2025 4:38

This week, Elspeth gets the holiday scoop from a local ice cream maker.

A winter quest for the perfect biscuit

December 4, 2025 4:40

Lesley Marchessault of Provincetown has gotten serious about her biscuit recipes.

Cranberry chiffon pie

November 27, 2025 4:24

This week on the Local Food Report: cranberry pies in Provincetown.

Getting local food to those in need

November 13, 2025 4:34

A program that provides local food to people whose SNAP benefits run dry

A powerful but often overlooked wild berry

October 9, 2025 4:29

I’m walking the back roads of Truro with my friend Nicole Cormier, who works as a dietician and is studying herbalism. We’re looking for something called Aronia which grows dark purple almost black berries.

Making kombucha from scratch

October 2, 2025 4:33

Amy Costa of Truro got into fermentation kind of accidentally. She had just stopped working as a bartender but wanted to keep creating drinks and her friend was brewing kombucha from a kit.

Grieving Provincetown's Beech trees—and the foods they've long provided

September 25, 2025 4:47

This week on the Local Food Report, grieving the beech trees of Provincetown’s beech forest—and the nuts they’ve long provided.

One farmer's love affair with garlic

September 25, 2025 3:41

Carrie Richter of Peach Tree Circle Farm in Falmouth is a self-proclaimed garlic fanatic."It makes every dish better. There's nothing about garlic that I don't like."