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The Local Food Report

Fresh episodes and conversations from the agricultural community.

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About This Podcast

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

Food as Medicine

Food as Medicine

October 15, 2026 4:33
Episode notes
Experts estimate food-related deaths and illness cost the economy about one and a half trillion dollars a year. That's like a second defense budget, and then some.
A glossary of the winter squashes on Cape Cod

A glossary of the winter squashes on Cape Cod

October 8, 2026 4:10
Episode notes
Winter squash is everywhere these days. I find it in my soup and folded into pies, it’s hidden in the guise of muffins and sweetbreads.
Farmers, gardeners, and landscapers adapt as our climate changes

Farmers, gardeners, and landscapers adapt as our climate changes

October 1, 2026 4:13
Episode notes
This summer, farmer Dave Dewitt of Truro told me he’s growing something I’ve always thought of as a southern crop — okra.
Scup as sashimi

Scup as sashimi

September 24, 2026 4:44
Episode notes
Texture-wise, the fish was phenomenal. There was no “fishiness” at all. It had a delicate sweetness, like what you get at a sushi restaurant. It left a little aftertaste of ocean brine, like you walked into a seafood shop.
Preserving figs in a year of abundance

Preserving figs in a year of abundance

September 17, 2026 4:15
Episode notes
What to do when you get too many figs at once.
Tips for beginning mushroom hunters from a Wellfleet enthusiast

Tips for beginning mushroom hunters from a Wellfleet enthusiast

September 10, 2026 4:31
Episode notes
Looking for fungi with Alex Emmons.
One delicious crab

One delicious crab

September 3, 2026 4:26
Episode notes
This week on the Local Food Report: it’s a duel of appetites in a new documentary about delicious but destructive green crabs.
Eating wild black cherries, pits and all

Eating wild black cherries, pits and all

August 27, 2026 4:49
Episode notes
There must be some good way to eat them, I started thinking, because historically people have always tended to use what’s available, and for centuries, wild black cherries have been both abundant and incredibly important here ecologically.
The underappreciated Cornelian cherry

The underappreciated Cornelian cherry

August 20, 2026 4:50
Episode notes
I have a friend in Barnstable who’s always telling me about unusual edible plants, particularly perennials. Recently, he told me he’s planting something new called a Cornelian Cherry.
The underappreciated Cornelian cherry

The underappreciated Cornelian cherry

August 20, 2026 4:50
Episode notes
I have a friend in Barnstable who’s always telling me about unusual edible plants, particularly perennials. Recently, he told me he’s planting something new called a Cornelian Cherry.
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