Eggs, raising chickens, restorative farming

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"Their personalities are different which people don't expect when they go into backyard chicken raising," says journalist Tove Danovich of her flock.

"Their personalities are different which people don't expect when they go into backyard chicken raising," says journalist Tove Danovich of her flock. Photo by Tove Danovich.

Lizzie Stark hatches stories exploring the cultural history and uses of eggs while sharing her personal story. Cookbook author Irina Georgescu hungered for familiar Easter recipes while baking her way through the overlapping cultures of Romania. Tove Danovich loves raising backyard chickens, a tradition that dates back to her great-grandmother. Margot Anne Kelley revisits utopian back-to-the-land movements throughout American history. Craig McNamara turned to restorative farming as he grappled with the legacy of his father's involvement in the Vietnam War. 

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Credits

Host:

Evan Kleiman

Producers:

Laryl Garcia, Gillian Ferguson, Elina Shatkin