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    Good Food

    Market Report; Crop Losses

    The recent stretch of cold weather has impacted Southern California farmers – affecting acres of crops that are accustomed to more temperate conditions.  Laura Avery spoke to Troy Regier about his family's losses from the record freeze, explaining that an 80% crop loss is the same as a 100% loss, since it's too expensive to root through each…

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The recent stretch of cold weather has impacted Southern California farmers – affecting acres of crops that are accustomed to more temperate conditions. Laura Avery spoke to Troy Regier about his family's losses from the record freeze, explaining that an 80% crop loss is the same as a 100% loss, since it's too expensive to root through each piece of fruit to find the undamaged produce.

    farmers market!

    The full episode

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    Sugar Substitutes; The Methane Digester; The History of Tea
    1. 1:00Market Report; Crop LossesYou’re reading this
    2. 8:00Jonathan Gold - Vegetarian Bliss
    3. 15:00Sugar Substitutes
    4. 22:00Cow Power
    5. 29:00Chris Hatcher - Australian Wines
    6. 36:00The History of Tea
    7. 43:00Cooking as Therapy
    8. 50:00Wilderness Survival Skills
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Marina McLeod

      Producer, Good Food

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      Bob Carlson

      host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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      Jennifer Ferro

      Jennifer Ferro, President, KCRW, Los Angeles

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    1 of 8
    Sugar Substitutes; The Methane Digester; The History of Tea
    1. 1:00Market Report; Crop LossesYou’re reading this
    2. 8:00Jonathan Gold - Vegetarian Bliss
    3. 15:00Sugar Substitutes
    4. 22:00Cow Power
    5. 29:00Chris Hatcher - Australian Wines
    6. 36:00The History of Tea
    7. 43:00Cooking as Therapy
    8. 50:00Wilderness Survival Skills
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