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May. 18, 2012
From Rooftops and Abandoned Lots, an Urban Harvest
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From rooftop apiaries in Paris to a vegetable-and-chicken farm in Philadelphia, agriculture has come to the city. This hour, urban farmer Mary Seton Corboy and food writer Jennifer Cockrall-King talk about the future of food. And how about some dandelion flower jelly? Tama Matsuoka Wong, forager for Restaurant Daniel in New York City, talks about the joys of eating garden weeds.
Bonus for Science Friday fans:
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Guests
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Mary Seton Corboy
Co-Founder and Chief Farm Hand
Greensgrow Farm
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -
Tama Matsuoka Wong
Author, forthcoming book "Foraged Flavor: Finding Fabulous Ingredients in Your Backyard or Farmers' Market" (Clarkson Potter, June 12, 2012)
Forager, Restaurant Daniel in New York City
Hunterdon County, New Jersey -
Jennifer Cockrall-King
Author, "Food and the City: Urban Agriculture and the New Food Revolution" (Prometheus Books, 2012)
Naramata, Canada -
Flora Lichtman
Multimedia Editor
NPR's Science Friday
New York, New York
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by Tama Matsuoka Wong, Eddy Leroux
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