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Food Rebel: Betti Wiggins

Betti feeds 50,000 children in the Detroit Public Schools while supporting local farms.

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Food Forward Season 1
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From the Founding Farmers to the modern Farm Bill, what has 200 years of progress brought?
Wild Food, I Think I Love You
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Once, wild food was all there was. If you didn’t pick, catch, or kill it, you didn’t eat.
Food on the Brain
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24:41
Explore the disconnect between the belly and the brain and our national eating disorder.
Make Food, Not Waste
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24:40
Americans throw away 34 million tons of food each year, a quarter of the groceries we buy.
Quest for Water
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24:40
How can agriculture use less water and still grow enough food for everyone?
Food (Justice) for All
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24:40
All across the country, the ways and means of America's small farmers are evolving.
The Future of Food
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24:41
A new breed of passionate farmers, chefs and scientists are revamping our food system.
School Lunch Revival
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24:40
Affordable school lunches don't necessarily mean healthy school lunches.
Modern Milk
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24:40
American dairy is undergoing a renaissance.
SOS: Save Our Soil
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26:46
The top six inches of soil are the most precious, yet least understood ecosystem on earth.
Seeds of Change
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24:40
Seeds represent hope, a new beginning. Explore the battle over GMOs.
The Meat of the Matter
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24:44
Cheap meat is actually quite costly, taking its toll on America’s health and environment.
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