© 2024 Connecticut Public

FCC Public Inspection Files:
WEDH · WEDN · WEDW · WEDY
WECS · WEDW-FM · WNPR · WPKT · WRLI-FM · WVOF
Public Files Contact · ATSC 3.0 FAQ
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Episode 5

Season 18 Episode 1805 | 26m 46s

Visit a persimmon farm owned by a family that’s been growing this golden fruit for a century. Our health expert unpacks all the nutritional benefits of persimmons. Discover how to cook a perfectly seared skirt steak with an olive tapenade. See why it takes a lot of trial and error to start a small farm in California these days. Tour a chili farm in the Arizona desert.

Aired: 08/29/24
Funding for America’s Heartland is provided by US Soy, Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education, Rural Development Partners, and a Specialty Crop Grant from the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
Extras
Discover the life of singer Brenda Lee and her musical hits spanning genres and decades.
FRONTLINE examines the rise of Xi Jinping, his vision for China and the global implications.
POV
Trailer for Gabriel Francis Paz Goodenough's film The Body Politic.
Sheri puts a twist on muhammara, a Middle Eastern dip with aromatic spices and tangy pomegranate.
Sheri shares easy and delicious holiday recipes that will be a hit at your next seasonal gathering.
Witness Sir David’s love of fossils as a young boy transform into a passion for the natural world.
Humans are born to roam. See how engineers are inventing new ways to explore and extend our range.
Leonardo da Vinci becomes more of a scientist with age and performs experiments to test theories.
Leonardo da Vinci’s The Battle of Anghiari commission pits him against his rival, Michelangelo.
Da Vinci’s The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne showcases his scientific and artistic knowledge.
Latest Episodes
All
  • All
  • America's Heartland Season 18
  • America's Heartland Season 17
  • America's Heartland Season 16
  • America's Heartland Season 15
  • America's Heartland Season 14
  • America's Heartland Season 13
  • America's Heartland Season 12
  • America's Heartland Season 11
  • America's Heartland Season 10
  • America's Heartland Season 9
  • America's Heartland Season 8
  • America's Heartland Season 7
  • America's Heartland Season 6
  • America's Heartland Season 5
  • America's Heartland Season 4
  • America's Heartland Season 3
  • America's Heartland Season 2
  • America's Heartland Season 1
Meet a first-generation farmer inspired by childhood dishes, and visit a women-led farm.
A farm offers free farm stands, and doctors prescribe fruits and vegetables to patients.
A San Francisco farm inspires urban farming, and a husband-and-wife team grows flowers.
A fruit farmer opens a restaurant, and farm workers launch their own farms.
Black farmers collaborate on a farm project, and see how olives go from fruit to bottle.
A school grows its own hydroponic lettuce, and a farmer meets demand for bagged salads.
Refugees grow and sell their own food, and a farmer diversifies his crops.
Visit a bustling pumpkin patch, and meet a farm laborer who started his own farm.
A farmer grows dates in the desert, and two sisters take over their family’s orchard.
See why mandarins are exploding in popularity and visit a lettuce and herb farm.