PRESS RELEASE — Thursday, July 8, 2010
For information contact: Bob Evancho at 373-7369
                     Anne Peterson at 373-7368

July 15 Dialogue Discusses Trend of ‘Eating Local’

— Airs July 15 (Thursday) at 8:30/7:30 p.m. MT/PT
— Repeats July 18 (Sunday) at 5:30/4:30 p.m. MT/PT
— See it in HD Thursday, July 15, at 9:30/8:30 p.m. MT/PT and Sunday, July 18, at 8:30/7:30 p.m. MT/PT (High Definition, digital sub-channel 2)

On the next DIALOGUE, host Marcia Franklin looks at the trend of “Eating Local.” Guests include Janie Burns of Meadowlark Farm in Nampa, Dave Krick of Bittercreek Alehouse in Boise, Frank Muir of the Idaho Potato Commission, and Leah Clark of the Idaho Department of Agriculture’s Idaho Preferred ® program.

This show is the second of a two-part presentation by Idaho Public Television on this subject. DIALOGUE directly follows the airing of “Eating Local” on OUTDOOR IDAHO.

The live Thursday (July 15) show at 8:30/7:30 p.m. MT/PT will take calls from viewers on a toll-free line: 1-800-973-9800. Questions can also be submitted via e-mail at dialogue@idahoptv.org or to the Dialogue Facebook page at www.facebook.com/dialogue. There is no call-in segment on the Sunday (July 18) repeat at 5:30/4:30 p.m. MT/PT. The program also airs on the HD channel (digital sub-channel 2) Thursday at 9:30/8:30 p.m. MT/PT and Sunday at 8:30/7:30 p.m. MT/PT.

Franklin and her guests discuss what the movement entails and ways that both consumers and food purveyors, including schools and restaurants, can get more of their food locally. Panelists also discuss the challenges for the local food movement in the state, including the lack of processing facilities, and whether “eating local” can actually hurt the marketing of Idaho products, such as potatoes, out of state.

Idaho currently has more than 50 farmers’ markets and demand for locally grown food is growing. A recent study of farms in the Treasure Valley area showed that about 10 percent, or nearly 900 farms, sell directly to consumers, a 36 percent increase over each of the last five years. Still, according to the same study, conducted by Ken Meter of the Crossroads Resource Center in Minneapolis, more than 98 percent of food bought by Treasure Valley residents, at an estimated cost of $1.7 billion, comes from out of state.

View or listen to DIALOGUE episodes in a variety of formats:

• Over-the-air broadcast on Idaho digital sub-channel 1 airs Thursdays at 8:30/7:30 p.m. MT/PT, with repeats Sundays at 5:30/4:30 p.m. MT/PT, on channels 12-KUID/26-KCDT, 4-KAID/13-KIPT, and 10-KISU. Analog signals remain available through cable and satellite and many translators; consult local suppliers for channel numbers.
• High-definition over-the-air broadcast on HD digital sub-channel 2 airs Thursdays at 9:30/8:30 p.m. MT/PT, with repeats Sundays 8:30/7:30 p.m. MT/PT, on channels KUID-12, KCDT-45, KAID-21, KIPT-22 and KISU-17. The high-definition broadcast also is available through some cable companies; consult local suppliers.
• Standard-definition over-the-air broadcast airs on World digital sub-channel 4 frequently throughout the week, days and evenings, times vary. The standard-definition broadcast also is available through some cable companies; consult local suppliers.
• Video streaming from idahoptv.org/dialogue is available in high-bandwidth or low-bandwidth format. Windows Media Player is required; a free download is available. DIALOGUE also is available through IdahoPTV’s video player that also features national PBS shows (video.idahoptv.org).
• Video download from idahoptv.org/dialogue; ultra-high bandwidth required.
• Podcasts (MP3, audio-only; and MP4, audio-video for Macintosh and iTunes users) are available for download from idahoptv.org/dialogue.
• NPR News 91 audio-only airs in Southwest Idaho. Sundays, at 11:30 a.m. MT.
• KISU FM audio-only airs in Eastern Idaho. Mondays, at 6:30 p.m. MT.

 

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