America's Heartland

Season 10

Farming, ranching and food production from the farmers of America to you. A national evolution of California, a popular and critically acclaimed series. Produced by KVIE Public Television in Sacramento, California. The show airs weekly on public television stations across the US.

Where to Watch America's Heartland • Season 10

22 Episodes

  • 1001
    E1
    1001North Dakota scientists are developing new kinds of sunflower seed snacks. Akiba Howard profiles research on building a better tomato. Jason Shoultz reveals how seed stock are protected at the National Seed Bank.
  • 1002
    E2
    1002Meet a New York family finding success in raising crops without soil. Rob Stewart travels to Louisiana where one grocery store has a produce garden on the roof of its building. Arizona creating food and fuel from algae.
  • 1003
    E3
    1003In Louisiana, discover the secret of the world's most famous hot sauce. Travel back in time to learn more about George Washington the farmer. Reporter Rob Stewart takes you to Vermont where one man is working to save historic barns.
  • 1004
    E4
    1004Reporter Akiba Howard helps haul in a harvest of potatoes in Colorado. An Idaho farm creates new potato varieties. An Arkansas family stakes their future on growing large sweet potatoes. Sharon Profis shows a unique potato recipe.
  • 1005
    E5
    1005Foodies celebrate artisanal wines and beers. A California man is serving up some very different kinds of beverages with artisanal Vodka. Kentucky is world famous for bourbon, one farmer's corn is critical to the flavor of this drink.
  • 1006
    E6
    1006A Delaware farm where the customers do the picking. An Alabama chef celebrates local food producers with his own "Farm to Table" movement. Chef Sharon Profis serves up an unusual pork recipe with a strawberry sauce.
  • 1007
    E7
    1007Urban gardening finds a growing fan base in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Discover a 300-year-old farm in the heart of New York City. A California woman finds success by farming mushrooms in the heart of Sacramento.
  • 1008
    E8
    1008Meet a South Carolina family that's been raising prize-winning peaches for nearly a century. Discover the hard work involved in bringing in the harvest in the cranberry bogs of Massachusetts. See maple sugaring in Vermont.
  • 1009
    E9
    1009Meet a Virginia farmer improving his profit margin by helping reduce pollution on his farm. A Louisiana family improves soil for their sugarcane farm. See a grilled peach recipe that delivers unusual flavor to a spicy meat topping.
  • 1010
    E10
    1010Jason Shoultz visits a bacon festival in Colorado, a Chicago pub serving up beer and bacon pairings, a state fair bacon-booth, and a bacon-themed food truck hitting the streets of Sacramento, California.
  • 1011
    E11
    1011Meet an Alabama farmer who credits a serious accident for his success. Discover how Florida officials battle bugs and bacteria to make our food safer. Take to the woods to face a challenge from feral hogs.
  • 1012
    E12
    1012Rob Stewart heads to class with high school students learning to be farmers. Yolanda Vazquez jumps aboard a New Jersey school bus powered by soybeans. Sharon Profis serves up cheese flavored biscuits.
  • 1013
    E13
    1013It's all about cotton. Rob Stewart takes viewers to a Louisiana cotton harvest. You'll learn how cotton fibers are transformed into denim jeans. And you'll discover why cotton seed is a favorite with dairy farmers.
  • 1014
    E14
    1014Rob Stewart finds out how climate change is affecting American agriculture. Sarah Gardner travels to Washington State where farmers learn to do more with less water. Jason Shoultz takes to the fields as Georgia farmers use new technology to stretch scare water supplies. And Jason joins researchers in Florida working to create drought resistant lawns.
  • 1015
    E15
    1015Jason Shoultz visits Illinois where one farm's "country connection" also means weddings. Sarah Gardner meets two Michigan sisters earning honors for their environmental work while growing ripe red apples.
  • 1016
    E16
    1016Sarah Gardner visits a farming program helping Armed Services veterans transition from combat to life on the land. Jason Shoultz travels to Minnesota where immigrant members of the Hmong community are starting out in farming.
  • 1017
    E17
    1017Rob Stewart finds that North Carolina fishermen face challenges from the ocean and consumers in keeping their industry alive. Sarah Gardner heads for Arizona to meet a farmer trying to create the perfect pepper.
  • 1018
    E18
    1018Rob Stewart takes us to the ranch of William Randolph Hearst. One of the most famous locations in America is home to a special grass-fed cattle operation. Meet an Alabama woman rancher working to improve the environment.
  • 1019
    E19
    1019Jason Shoultz visits a California rice farm where a focus on preserving wildlife is important to the farm's future. Sarah Gardner heads for New England where folks are a critical element in preserving one family's farming heritage.
  • 1020
    E20
    1020See how Chicago's Downtown Marriott sources food from local farmers, and raises vegetables on the hotel roof for its restaurants. South Carolina businesswoman is working to improve her farming community with a world-class botanical garden.
  • 1021
    E21
    1021Rob Stewart visits a California forester transforming hardwoods into heirloom furniture. Kristen Simoes travels to Montana where the Spring Creek Ranch diversifies their cattle operation with world class fly fishing.
  • 1022
    E22
    1022On this special edition of America’s Heartland we follow a California cattle rancher as he goes on his last cattle drive before handing the family ranch over to the next generation. As the family faces an uncertain future, so does their small town of Likely, California. A changing rural economy is forcing many to this once-thriving community.

 

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