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    Good Food

    The New Bread Basket

    Bread — whether tall, flat, enriched with egg or unsalted — has historically brought together communities. So have mills. Food and ag writer Amy Halloran explores the revival of regional grain production in the US, starting in her home state of New York, in The New Bread Basket .

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    By Evan Kleiman • Jul 22, 2016 • 1 min read

    Bread — whether tall, flat, enriched with egg or unsalted — has historically brought together communities. So have mills. Food and ag writer Amy Halloran explores the revival of regional grain production in the US, starting in her home state of New York, in The New Bread Basket. See where Halloran got started on her quest in this video on how to make the perfect pancake.

    Music: "Concerto of the Desperado" (Instrumental) by The Roots

    The full episode

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    Hive heists, artisanal food, local grains & bulgogi, Gangnam-style
    1. 0:30Finding the flavors we lost
    2. 15:24Hive heists and stolen honeybees
    3. 23:12The art of picking the perfect watermelon
    4. 30:37The New Bread BasketYou’re reading this
    5. 41:36Grist & Toll
    6. 52:07Bulgogi, Gangnam-style
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Abbie Fentress Swanson

      Independent reporter and producer

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      Camellia Tse

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    The full episode

    4 of 6
    Hive heists, artisanal food, local grains & bulgogi, Gangnam-style
    1. 0:30Finding the flavors we lost
    2. 15:24Hive heists and stolen honeybees
    3. 23:12The art of picking the perfect watermelon
    4. 30:37The New Bread BasketYou’re reading this
    5. 41:36Grist & Toll
    6. 52:07Bulgogi, Gangnam-style
    Back to Good Food