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Urban Harvest

Confronting climate change and poverty, a new crop of city farmers comes of age in Africa. Table of Contents | Digital Edition
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A Farmer's Quest for a Truly Local Brew

Listen above or download. Running time: 6 minutes, 12 seconds.

Farmer Rick Pedersen talks with Emily Voigt about bringing hops back to New York state, and the challenges of producing a truly local beer.

Related:
» Read "In Search of a Homegrown Beer," from OnEarth's Winter 2009 issue

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Emily Voigt is a freelance writer and producer in New York. Her work has appeared in the science section of The New York Times and on "This American Life," among other places. She is the recipient of a Pulitzer Traveling Fellowship from the... READ MORE >