America's Heartland
Farming, ranching and food production from the farmers of America to you. A national evolution of California, a popular and critically acclaimed series. Produced by KVIE Public Television in Sacramento, California. The show airs weekly on public television stations across the US.
- 2000-2019
- 14 seasons
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Farming, ranching and food production from the farmers of America to you. A national evolution of California, a popular and critically acclaimed series. Produced by KVIE Public Television in Sacramento, California. The show airs weekly on public television stations across the US.
Season 14 Episode Guide
20 Episodes 2019
Episode 1
1401
Fri, Mar 8, 2019 27 mins
Choose the fast talking winners at America's cattle auctioneer championships. Bring in a sweet harvest of Alabama watermelons. Discover why grains are playing a role in your diet and cook up some unusual recipes using bright red tomatoes.
Episode 2
1402
Fri, Mar 8, 2019 27 mins
The National Cornbread Festival in Tennessee. A Wisconsin teenager whose future in dairy farming and demolition derby driving. Sharon Vaknin serves dishes using barley, and an Iowa city pulls out all the stops for its annual festival.
Episode 3
1403
Fri, Mar 8, 2019 27 mins
Picking and packing sweet Georgia peaches. An Oregon brewery goes to the source for the right kinds of hops. A rural Tennessee community celebrates the heritage music of the mountain dulcimer.
Episode 4
1404
Fri, Mar 8, 2019 27 mins
Haul in a harvest of tall timber in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Learn how to cook up some blueberry recipes. Discover how the internet helped 4 young ladies begin farming and travel to Arizona where one farm raises cactus.
Episode 5
1405
Fri, Mar 8, 2019 27 mins
Encounter a dairy farmer who says that his work as a veterinarian has an influence in delivering better milk to your breakfast table. Then, to Texas for a peachy dessert and visit the last family farm in an historic New England town.
Episode 6
1406
Fri, Mar 8, 2019 27 mins
Young people just starting out in farming at the California Farm Academy. Meet some young people handling farming chores in Philadelphia's inner city. And a Florida couple teaching about organic farming at their produce farm.
Episode 7
1407
Fri, Mar 8, 2019 27 mins
Some strange hen houses are key to improving poultry production for a New Mexico farmer. Haul in a catch of fish recipes. Take to the field to see how California rice farmers are providing picture perfect opportunities for bird watchers.
Episode 8
1408
Fri, Mar 8, 2019 27 mins
Youth participating in a Florida farm program that helps them face troubling life experiences. Then, find ideas for serving a colorful vegetable, and Kansas women introduce their farms and families through the internet.
Episode 9
1409
Fri, Mar 8, 2019 27 mins
Sheep have been a mainstay of agriculture. Arizona's badlands on an unusual sheep drive.An Idaho family raising sheep. Sarah tests her abilities at a Tennessee sheep shearing school and travel to Nevada where they help prevent wildfires.
Episode 10
1410
Fri, Mar 8, 2019 27 mins
A Montana family combines farming and fishing. An Arkansas family with a passion for produce. A Wyoming family working hard to preserve a ranch. Take to the ocean for a New England program that delivers seafood direct to consumers.
Episode 11
1411
Fri, Mar 8, 2019 27 mins
California's olive groves to meet the growers. We'll also talk to the experts at the University of California-Davis whose olive oil research is giving consumers new information about claims concerning "virgin" olive oil, taste, and price.
Episode 12
1412
Fri, Mar 8, 2019 27 mins
Rob Stewart finds city folks who do farm vacations. Urban gardening programs in Kansas City help youngster to eat healthier. And a farm in Boston benefits consumers looking for produce and youngsters who enjoy a rural vacation in the city.
Episode 13
1413
Fri, Mar 8, 2019 27 mins
Antique tractor fans gather to see them in action once again. Gluten free affects your diet and your health. Sharon Vaknin serves walnut recipes. Harvest some Chilis at one Arizona farm. Why sweet means different things to sugar.
Episode 14
1414
Fri, Mar 8, 2019 27 mins
A Washington farm family ties environmental to their winter wheat crop. Hydroponic farming helps produce ingredients. Find out how the farm fresh foods can help you battle stress. A Michigan farm family finds success in raising mint.
Episode 15
1416
Fri, Mar 8, 2019 27 mins
Take to the waters of Chesapeake Bay for a harvest of oysters. Open a carton of milk from an Ohio heritage dairy. Test your kitchen skills on some unusual beef recipes and sample the artwork created by farmer artists in California
Episode 16
1416
Fri, Mar 8, 2019 27 mins
Take in a tart harvest of cranberries from a historic New England farm. Answer the question: Which is best, canned, frozen or fresh? One woman finds success with an exotic mushroom farm in the heart of one California city.
Episode 17
1417
Fri, Mar 8, 2019 27 mins
Sarah Gardner rounds up Texas Longhorn cattle. A Kansas Ranching family changes the color of their cattle. California officials work to stop cattle rustlers. Rob Stewart travels to Idaho to meet a cattle ranching family that's added Elk. .
Episode 18
1418
Fri, Mar 8, 2019 28 mins
An Iowa crop that may exceed your expectations of corn and soybeans: wine. Then, a Tennessee couple explains their technique for producing rare cheese, and experience how one family in California goes the extra mile to stay on the land.
Episode 19
1419
Fri, Mar 8, 2019 27 mins
Florida ranchers are saving a cattle breed. Produce at Alabama's oldest farmers market. A new recipe for sweet and spicy corn fritters and discover how a New Mexico farm school is helping residents in one disadvantaged community.
Episode 20
1420
Fri, Mar 8, 2019 27 mins
A California organic farm. A Nebraska farm family makes gluten free flour made from sorghum. Stefanie Cruz explains just what gluten is..And Virginia school children help farmers succeed with a farm to school program into the lunchroom.