Food

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The World of Hunger

Airs at: Mon, 07/11/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
 Why is food not reaching hungry people?  What could  be done about it?  For some clear answers to these questions, Bill Resnick talks with Christina Schiavone, Director of the Global Movements Project at WHY .  For more information on this topic, Schiavone recommends Food ... Read more

Food-Stamps: an effective program that we can't afford to cut

Airs at: Mon, 07/04/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe talks with Jessica Chanay of Partners for a Hunger Free Oregon about the food-stamps program, its importance for recipients and society at large, and what it would mean if we applied 1996 Welfare Reform type cuts to it, as current legislators want to.   Read more

The Oregon Food Bank in Action

Airs at: Wed, 06/29/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Radiozine
The Oregon Food Bank works with a cooperative, statewide network of partner agencies to distribute emergency food to hungry families. KBOO reporter Ross Freeman Levin visited OFB and talked to volunteers from local agencies and programs who were picking up food to distribut... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 06-23-11 Understanding hunger in Oregon

Airs at: Thu, 06/23/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Voices from the Edge
Understanding hunger in Oregon Each month, nearly a quarter million Oregonians ate meals from emergency food boxes provided by the Oregon Food Bank network. Last year, the network moved a record 72 million pounds of food to hungry people. Who are these Oregonians? Are thei... Read more

Tomato time, plus Jon Betz on "Queen of the Sun"

Airs at: Wed, 05/11/2011 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for The Dirtbag
Host Glen Andresen and guest Jim Gilbert talk veggies and fruit. This month's plant of the month is tomatoes: varieties, types and planting tips. Plus, producer Jon Betz is on The Dirtbag for a short interview to talk about the national release of his film Queen of the Sun.... Read more

The Roquefort Files (6/15/2011)

Airs at: Wed, 06/15/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Food Show
KBOO's homage du fromage, hosted by Justin Miller and KBOO's Cheese Wiz in Residence, Stuart Margolis Read more

Community Food Centers in Corvallis and Canada

Airs at: Wed, 05/18/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Food Show
Corvallis food activists are sharing ideas with their counterparts in Canada. Host Laura McCandlish interviews Elizabeth Fraser of The Stop, "an innovative anti-poverty and anti-hunger program" in Toronto. It’s a unique urban food bank/prenatal clinic/ open kitchen with amp... Read more

June 13 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 06/13/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
 Denise Morris hosts this episode of the Old Mole on which --  JoAnn Bowman and Bill Resnick discuss the many ways the criminal justice system practices and creates violence; Clayton Morgareidge reads a piece about efforts to remove food from the commodity system;... Read more

World Food Crisis

Airs at: Mon, 06/13/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
 Old Mole Bill Resnick surveys the several causes of the world food crisis and some of the possible solutions to it.   Read more

Beyond Food for Profit

Airs at: Mon, 06/13/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
 Half the world is hungry because they are too poor to buy increasingly expensive food, while agro-business corporations rake in profits  -- a worsening crisis capitalism cannot solve.  Clayton Morgareidge reads an edited excerpt from a recent book, From Food Crisis to Food... Read more