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.
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- 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 1 Episode Guide
20 Episodes 2005 - 2006
Episode 1
101
Sat, Oct 8, 2005
Celebrate the hardworking people who provide us with fresh food and fabric. Smart folks are leaving the facts, figures, and opinions of our modern-day behind, and are returning to the basics.
Episode 2
102
Sat, Oct 22, 2005 27 mins
From February to early April towns in Massachussetts take part in an old New England tradition called sugaring. Visit the Loyd Hall Plantation. Get a taste of Schmeck at the German-Swiss festival in South Dakota.
Episode 3
103
Sat, Oct 29, 2005
Soybeans are fuel for the future. Southwestern Florida property where gators and cattle roam. Plains, Georgia has the 39th US President Jimmy Carter. The Country Hen Farms in Massachusetts. Visit Maker's Mark Distillery in Kentucky
Episode 4
104
Sun, Nov 6, 2005 27 mins
Catch a wild rainbow trout with fish farmers close to the Snake River. At the McDougald Ranch in Madera County, Ca, four work horses-now it's time for another renovation. How did Kentucky Fried Chicken come to be?
Episode 5
105
Sun, Nov 13, 2005 27 mins
MaryJane's Farm in Idaho has developed into a farm. Learn about Creole farmers of Louisiana.Amish Swiss cheese is more in Ohio. Horses are honored at the Kentucky Horse Park. A Texas farm family that specializes in one crop: Aloe Vera.
Episode 6
106
Sun, Nov 20, 2005 27 mins
John High has made it his mission to save barns. America's oldest working seaport. A husband and wife who are keeping farming and homemaking, See the John Deere Pavilio. Learn how a family distributes the work at Weisenberger Mill.
Episode 7
107
Sun, Dec 18, 2005 27 mins
The modern-day cattle drive in the foothills of Montana's Rocky Mountains. Visit a cattle auction in Wyoming. Crawfish are a commercial enterprise in Louisiana. Visit Illinois that focuses on Christmas critters all year long.
Episode 8
108
Sun, Dec 25, 2005
Visit the O'Briens family wheat and barley farm in Montana. In 2002 Maine Lobstermen brought in more than 62 million lbs. Study a single gene within the sugarcane plant that creates a protein to combat cancer. The Iowa State Fair..
Episode 9
109
Sun, Jan 1, 2006 27 mins
The potato has been a staple of the American diet throughout our history. Visit Zanesville, Ohio for its version of potato chips. Crystal City, Texas a special place. Meet Eric Morrow, an 8th generation strawberry farmer in Louisiana.
Episode 10
110
Sun, Jan 8, 2006 27 mins
Linda Hubalek brings bison to the heartland. Lee Faris tries to preserve the natural resources for his family's future. Experience the music with Michael Martin Murphy. Modern technology helps a farm in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Episode 11
111
Sat, Jan 14, 2006 27 mins
Old barns as they bring back the simple life in the heartland. Leafy spurge is invading farms around America,. See what a couple discovered during a Florida vacation. Artist John Cerney is inspired by Ca's fertile Salinas Valley.
Episode 12
112
Sun, Jan 22, 2006 27 mins
Experience a love between people and horses called mares. Jerry Habets show's off his chemical-less crops. Try Limburger cheese from the Chalet Cheese Cooperative-the only factory left in the U.S. that makes it.
Episode 13
113
Sun, Jan 29, 2006 27 mins
Two brothers are running sheep.Oliver H. Kelley is founder of the national grange. in June, the Olmsteads are picking rainier cherries. Meet bakers that is busy turning out 32 hundred apple pies a day. Visit an emu at a Kansas farm.
Episode 14
114
Sun, Feb 5, 2006 27 mins
Illinois grain farmer salivating over a giant tractor. 4-H program shows their livestock at the Kansas State Fair. Abalone farming in Monterey, CA. Nebraska's corn, popcorn that is. and Maine's blueberries.
Episode 15
115
Sun, Feb 12, 2006
Listen to bluegrass music from the heartland. Harvesting rice leads to large amounts of straw left behind, find out how to get rid of it. Where wild rice is grown and how its harvested. Meet Dick Maier, the one who makes goat's milk soap.
Episode 16
116
Sun, Feb 19, 2006 27 mins
Visit Sussex, Virginia to meet a family whose roots date back to the days of George Washington. Diverse history comes to life at an museum. Visit Allensworth, a black farming community. Prairie dogs have been plaguing land for years.
Episode 17
117
Sun, Feb 26, 2006 27 mins
Visit Parker Ranch on the Big Island of Hawaii where it is the only U.S. state where Kona coffee is grown. Cocoa is also grown nowhere else but Hawaii.. Visit the only commercial vanilla farm in the U.S.
Episode 18
118
Sun, Mar 12, 2006 27 mins
In Texas where a group of cotton growers turn their crop into denim. Chase down the fish on Lake Superior. Mushrooms are a versatile crop in Pennsylvania. Get a taste of North Carolina truffles. Visit New Mexico for its chili peppers.
Episode 19
119
Sat, Dec 3, 2005 27 mins
A Virginia woman turned her farm into a tourist attraction. FFA members gather yearly to learn about leadership and career success.. Melvin Bishop found his success in raising hogs. Try the kiwi. Meet an Indiana pickle making family.
Episode 20
120
Sat, Dec 10, 2005 27 mins
Visit EdenSpace Plants..The mandarin orange has traveled a long way to be grown right in California. Meet Gary Wood of Desert Sweet Shrimp farm. Getting that nutrition is a goal for a Texas dehydration plant. Visit Maple Leaf Duck Farm.