May 24 Shuffle Five Farms: Succession Saturday, May 29, 2010 9pm Producer: Wesley Horner Productions and the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University Listen Again For each of the families of Five Farms, the question looms large: Who will take over the farm? Succession features the next generation — the young people in each farm family. Who will continue to […] By Todd Mundt May 24 Shuffle Five Farms: Succession Todd Mundt
May 17 Shuffle Five Farms: Harvest Saturday, May 22, 2010 9pm Producer: Wesley Horner Productions and the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University Listen Again Autumn is harvest time. That means Iowa corn and soybeans; fruit dried in the California sun; greens, beans, and potatoes; slaughtered hogs and beef trucked to market. It also means Thanksgiving turkeys. Harvest follows the […] By Todd Mundt May 17 Shuffle Five Farms: Harvest Todd Mundt
May 10 Shuffle Five Farms: Stewardship Saturday, May 15, 2010 9pm Producer: Wesley Horner Productions and the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University Listen Again Stewardship focuses on the daily choices farming families make to preserve their land, water, and air — the fundamentals of farming. During mid-summer visits to a Massachusetts milking barn, an Iowa soybean field, an apricot […] By Todd Mundt May 10 Shuffle Five Farms: Stewardship Todd Mundt
May 3 Shuffle Five Farms: Nurturing Saturday, May 8, 2010 9pm Producer: Wesley Horner Productions and the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University Listen Again Early summer is a time of long days on the family farm, perfect for nurturing crops and animals as they approach the peak of growing season. Nurturing illuminates the daily work of farming through the […] By Todd Mundt May 3 Shuffle Five Farms: Nurturing Todd Mundt
Apr 26 Shuffle Five Farms: Planting Saturday, May 1, 2010 9pm Producer: Wesley Horner Productions and the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University Listen Again Spring planting on the family farm is the time of the annual gamble — on the alchemies of nature, on the health of livestock, on future fall harvest market prices. Planting introduces five families who […] By Todd Mundt Apr 26 Shuffle Five Farms: Planting Todd Mundt
Mar 3 Shuffle Five Farms: Nurturing Saturday, May 8, 2010 9pm Producer: Wesley Horner Productions and the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University Listen Again Early summer is a time of long days on the family farm, perfect for nurturing crops and animals as they approach the peak of growing season. Nurturing illuminates the daily work of farming through the […] By Todd Mundt Mar 3 Shuffle Five Farms: Nurturing Todd Mundt
Jun 22 State of Affairs What Does It Take to Run a Family Farm? This week, WFPL's Summer Docs Series will begin airing Five Farms, a five part documentary depicting the varied lives of America's Family Farmers. Monday, we will speak with Executive Producer Wesley Horner about the documentary. Some of our local family farmers will also join the conversation to talk about their own trials and triumphs on the farm. Listen to the Show By Robin Fisher Jun 22 State of Affairs What Does It Take to Run a Family Farm? Robin Fisher