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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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 15 Episode Guide
14 Episodes 2020
Episode 1
1501
Wed, Apr 22, 2020 27 mins
Rob Stewart is taking us to visit to some of the fairs and festivals like the National Cornbread Festival in Tennessee. A Wisconsin teenager does dairy farming and demolition derby driving.. Country cooking with Chef Sharon Profis.
Episode 2
1502
Wed, Apr 22, 2020 27 mins
Jason Shoultz examines how consumer demands are changing production techniques on farms and ranches across the country. in Califironia and Idaho. Wheat farmers in Kansas City and a San Francisco airline kitchen meets dining demands.
Episode 3
1503
Wed, Apr 22, 2020 27 mins
Go coast to coast to meet some farm and ranch families with some special talents when it comes to being creative. Tennessee-crafted historic dulcimers; A Wisconsin dairy farmer and woodcarver; Wyoming sheep's wool and a Kansas farm family.
Episode 4
1504
Wed, Apr 22, 2020 27 mins
Rob Stewart says dairy foods are an important part of life He shows us Idaho dairy farmers work to protect rivers and streams. A Tennessee couple making goat cheese. Cottage Cheese for your next party and Minnesota home milk delivery.
Episode 5
1505
Wed, Apr 22, 2020 27 mins
Head south for Crawfish in Louisiana. Sample recipes made with Belgian endive. Join the search as "working dogs" look for dangerous plant pests and celebrate a special anniversary as an Ohio farm family marks two hundred years.
Episode 6
1506
Thu, Apr 23, 2020 27 mins
Bring in the colorful harvest on a Florida blueberry farm. Pass the salt and learn about the history of popcorn. Cook up some unique asparagus recipes with Sharon Profis and climb to new heights at a New Orleans rooftop farm.
Episode 7
1507
Thu, Apr 23, 2020 27 mins
A rural community celebrates its crops with "Art on a Silo". A California vineyard combines grapes and olive oil for fine dining. The National Cornbread Festival delivers plenty to eat. Learn about the colorful history of carrots.
Episode 8
1508
Thu, Apr 23, 2020 27 mins
Akiba Howard helps haul in a harvest of potatoes in Colorado. An Idaho farm creates new potato varieties.. An Arkansas family stakes their future on growing potatoes. Sharon Profis is in the kitchen with a unique potato recipe.
Episode 9
1509
Thu, Apr 23, 2020 27 mins
John Lobertini goes to Maine where lobster fishermen are facing new challenges as they harvest crustaceans. Sarah Gardner discovers how Arkansas farmers are finding fish farming. Oyster farming in Maryland in Chesapeake Bay.
Episode 10
1510
Thu, Apr 23, 2020 27 mins
Yolanda Vazquez meets a New York family. Rob Stewart travels to Louisiana.. It's science and not soil for researchers in Arizona creating food and fuel from algae. Travel to the waters off the coast of Maine.
Episode 11
1511
Thu, Apr 23, 2020 27 mins
Travel back in time to Kentucky. Examine the science behind the effort to develop America's best-looking lawns. Take your pick of some great apricot recipes, and join Louisiana trackers on the hunt for feral hogs destroying farmland.
Episode 12
1512
Thu, Apr 23, 2020 27 mins
Unravel the secrets behind new research that shows Washington State farmers how to grow more wheat with less water. Then, tempt your taste buds with apples in New Jersey and gain knowledge about turkeys you may not have previously had.
Episode 13
1513
Thu, Apr 23, 2020 27 mins
Learn lessons as you go back to class at a summer farm school in New England. Then, accompany Jason Shoultz to unravel a mystery of meat, and join California nuns in the tasty tradition of making olive oil.
Episode 14
1514
Thu, Apr 23, 2020 27 mins
We visit three Midwestern farms during the busy harvest season. We'll see how they're using the newest technology to improve yield, and improve soil health and the environment. They'll pass the farm to the future generations.