America's Heartland
This series celebrates US agriculture, horticulture and aquaculture by spotlighting the diverse group of men and women providing food, fuel and fiber to the world. Season 5 boasts a fresh format, faster pacing, new regular features and on-camera contributors, and a greater emphasis on direct-to-consumer issues in urban environments. The series also welcomes back the popular "Harvesting Knowledge" (about the history of food and farming), "Voices from the Heartland" and "Along the Way" segments, and introduces "Off the Shelf," a recurring segment which traces the origins of everyday grocery-store products.
Upcoming Broadcasts:
Episode #808H Duration: 26:46 STEREO TVG
Bring in a colorful harvest of irises with a California farm family. Learn what to look for when you reach for orange juice on the supermarket shelf. Sample a unique vintage of wine from...Wyoming and join some New Mexico residents bringing the produce from an Albuquerque urban farm.
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- KQED Life: Sat, May 25, 2013 -- 2:00pm email reminder
Episode #809H Duration: 26:46 STEREO TVG
Haul in a harvest of tall timber in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Learn how to cook up some unusual blueberry recipes. Discover how the internet helped four young ladies begin farming and travel to Arizona where one farm specializes in raising cactus.
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- KQED Life: Sat, Jun 15, 2013 -- 2:00pm email reminder
Episode #810H Duration: 26:46 STEREO TVG
Ready to choose up sides on the "Great Dairy Debate"? Wisconsin may be "America's Dairyland", but California cows have made their mark in the battle over milk production, cheese making and all things dairy. Visit the farms involved in making America's dairy production the envy of the world and sample some results at the World Cheese Championships.
Upcoming Broadcasts:
- KQED Life: Sat, Jun 29, 2013 -- 2:00pm email reminder









