Agriculture

Grow Portland provides critical outdoor learning opportunities for schoolkids

Airs at: Wed, 04/21/2021 at 5:30pm

Produced for: Evening News, News In Depth

Earth Day is Thursday, April 22nd, and we’re taking the opportunity to learn more about different avenues for environmental advocacy in our community. KBOO's Althea Billings speaks with Michelle Welton, the Executive Director at Grow Portland, a non-profit that works wit... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour April 26th 2021

Airs at: Mon, 04/26/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Denise Morris Hosts this Episode og the Old Mole which includes Viral Epidemics. Bill Resnick interviews David Quammen, a journalist of science, who wrote the book, Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic. Published in 2013 it eerily predicted the Covi... Read more

Farmers Ending Hunger connects donations from farmers to food banks

Airs at: Tue, 04/20/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm

Produced for: Evening News, News In Depth

Farmers Ending Hunger is a non-profit organization started in 2004 that works toward eliminating hunger in Oregon by connecting farmers, food processors and food banks. The pandemic has increased the need for food bank support as millions have lost work or income because... Read more

Oh Gee Pee Oh Gee on 04/18/21

Airs at: Sun, 04/18/2021 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm

Produced for: Oh Gee Pee Oh Gee

A show celebrating and highlighting some of the great programming available through KBOO. We also consider the evolution of grasses and human dependence upon them.as well as different perspectives on Spring. Resources African Rice in the Amazon https://youtu.be/j... Read more

Earth Day Special: Ecological responsibility for family farmers

Airs at: Thu, 04/22/2021 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: Earth Day Special Programming

KBOO's Isobel Charle talks with Alice Morrison of Friends of Family Farmers to get an update on the state of Oregon's small and mid-sized farms. Alice shares her take on being a farmer during the pandemic, links between racial justice and farming, as well as the main str... Read more

Proposed bill would limit timber industry influence on Board of Forestry

Airs at: Mon, 03/22/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm

Produced for: Evening News, News In Depth

"Over the last 30 or 40 years, the ownership of Oregon's forests has really shifted. Decisions are made by people who have never set foot on the ground" -Oregon State Senator Jeff Golden Oregon has long been a frontier in the conflict between conservation and the timber... Read more

Banning Animal Cruelty and Abuse In Oregon

Airs at: Fri, 03/26/2021 at 10:00am - 10:30am

Produced for: Voices for the Animals

Today we get to speak with David Michelson, the chief petitioner of the Yes On IP13 campaign and director of the petition committee End Animal Cruelty. The Initiative Petition 13 is a proposed ballot initiative for the 2022 Oregon general election. If passed, IP13 would rem... Read more

Squash Trials & Farming is Medicine

Airs at: Wed, 03/17/2021 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Food Show

On today's episode of the Food Show, Lane Selman and Patrick Merscher talk about the Northern Organic Vegetable Improvement Collaborative, the Culinary Breeding Network, and their work helping organic growers select the best winter squash varieties. Among other evaluation t... Read more

Interview with Head of Medical Action in Nicaragua ( español abajo)

Airs at: Mon, 12/14/2020 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: News In Depth

KBOO spoke with the head of Accion Medica Cristiana, Dr. Moises Gonzalez, for the latest update on the response to the recent hurricanes in Nicaragua. This interview was recorded in Spanish, then translated. KBOO habló con el director de Acción Médica Cristiana, Dr. Mois... Read more