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Balakian Farms

Balakian Farms

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Season 18 Episode 1801

Meet a farmer growing dates he calls “Black Gold.” Our nutrition expert looks at the sugar content of dates, and why they are a sweet treat. A family originally from India passes their prune orchard onto their daughters in Northern California. Learn how to cook a spicy roasted red bell pepper pasta. Visit a cooking school and farm for elementary school students.

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Episode 10
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Meet a first-generation farmer inspired by childhood dishes, and visit a women-led farm.
Episode 9
26:46
A farm offers free farm stands, and doctors prescribe fruits and vegetables to patients.
Episode 8
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A San Francisco farm inspires urban farming, and a husband-and-wife team grows flowers.
Episode 7
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A fruit farmer opens a restaurant, and farm workers launch their own farms.
Episode 6
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Black farmers collaborate on a farm project, and see how olives go from fruit to bottle.
Episode 5
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An orchard recovers from a fire, and a small farm focuses on culturally relevant foods.
Episode 4
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A school grows its own hydroponic lettuce, and a farmer meets demand for bagged salads.
Episode 3
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Refugees grow and sell their own food, and a farmer diversifies his crops.
Episode 2
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Visit a bustling pumpkin patch, and meet a farm laborer who started his own farm.
Episode 10
26:46
See why mandarins are exploding in popularity and visit a lettuce and herb farm.
Episode 9
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An urban couple grows saffron, and a tomato farmer adds solar panels to his farm.
Episode 8
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See why artichokes are California’s official vegetable and meet a protea flower farmer.
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