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America's Heartland

Website: http://www.americasheartland.org
Next Airing: Sun, Mar 31st, 2024 at 12:00 PM on UEN-TV

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AMERICA'S HEARTLAND celebrates the men and women across who grow the country's crops, raise its livestock, tend its nurseries and prepare its food. AMERICA'S HEARTLAND taps into the national fascination with food and curiosity about unfamiliar places and ways of life, while also exploring the American values of family, hard work and the spirit of independence. The series, produced entirely on location, portrays the worlds of agriculture, horticulture and aquaculture complete with fascinating stories, compelling characters, innovative ideas and enticing travel destinations.

Episodes:

  • In this special episode, we join U.S. growers as they discover how their grain products are used in Egypt and Morocco. American ranchers also help a Moroccan farmer raise healthier cattle.

    Next Airing: Sun, Mar 31st, 2024 at 12:00 PM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:25:41
    Usage rights: 5/15/2022 to 5/14/2025
  • Celebrate Americans working together to make a difference: overcoming hardships and disabilities to continue working the land. It's a cross-country look at Heartland Heroes.

    Next Airing: Sun, Apr 7th, 2024 at 12:00 PM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:26:30
    Usage rights: 5/15/2022 to 5/14/2025
  • Utah eco-friendly ranch family is honored; young Nebraska couple begins farming; research leads to better chicken for consumers; New England company restores historic barns.

    Next Airing: Sun, Apr 14th, 2024 at 12:03 PM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:25:41
    Usage rights: 5/15/2022 to 5/14/2025
  • A mushroom farm near Monterey Bay grows unique varieties like Lion's Mane and Cauliflower mushrooms. Discover how to prepare a Wild Mushroom Galette with chimichurri sauce. Visit a bustling farm in California's Central Valley as they harvest bell peppers. Meet the women who own a rural farm in Pennsylvania that's a leader in organic and sustainable agriculture.

    Next Airing: Sun, Apr 21st, 2024 at 12:01 PM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:26:46
    Usage rights: 7/1/2023 to 6/30/2026
  • Ever heard of grapes with names like Cotton Candy and Gum Drop? See how they're grown at this farm in California's Central Valley. Prunes are being rediscovered by chefs and consumers as a healthy food choice. Learn how to make Salsa Verde Braised Chicken with fresh tomatillos. A Texas farmer works with college researchers to see if sheep can provide effective weed control in cotton fields.

    Next Airing: Sun, Apr 28th, 2024 at 12:00 PM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:26:46
    Usage rights: 7/1/2023 to 6/30/2026
  • Fresh, ripe summer peaches are the top crop at this Fresno farm. We'll walk you step-by-step through making a Peach and Tomato Panzanella Salad at peak season. Meet an almond farmer whose parents immigrated from India and settled in California's fertile Central Valley. An Alaska family builds a flour factory right on their barley farm, and leads the way in promoting soil health to others.

    Next Airing: Sun, May 5th, 2024 at 12:00 PM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:26:45
    Usage rights: 7/1/2023 to 6/30/2026
  • Olives grown near Sacramento are rushed to a nearby processing plant and mill, guaranteeing the freshest olive oil. Follow along as we prepare an Olive and Goat Cheese Focaccia bread recipe. See what it takes to grow figs and pistachios in California's Central Valley. A family-owned South Dakota cattle ranch is trying some innovative practices borrowed from abroad.

    Next Airing: Sun, May 12th, 2024 at 12:00 PM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:26:46
    Usage rights: 7/1/2023 to 6/30/2026
  • Bright red chili peppers grown at this Mendocino farm are turned into a spicy and sweet chili powder beloved by chefs. See how farmers and volunteers are making a difference in southern California, where fresh produce is grown just for food banks. Learn how to make a Sweet Corn Polenta dish. A new peanut plant in Alabama is owned by hundreds of local growers of this popular legume.

    Next Airing: Sun, May 19th, 2024 at 12:00 PM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:26:46
    Usage rights: 7/1/2023 to 6/30/2026
  • How do you pronounce endive? We find out at the largest endive producer in America. Visit a walnut farm where the debris from the harvest is used to enrich the soil. Learn how to make an appetizer with Whipped Goat Cheese with Dates and Bacon. Tour a cheese plant in Tennessee that provides a home for the milk from a co-op of Minnesota dairy farmers.

    Next Airing: Sun, May 26th, 2024 at 12:00 PM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:26:45
    Usage rights: 7/1/2023 to 6/30/2026
  • Meet a family growing oranges for the long haul in California's Central Valley. Cantaloupes make a sweet treat, picked and packed right off the vine. We'll show you how to put together a Lemon Cous Cous Chicken dish for your family. Discover how California is expanding its "Farm-To-School" effort to bring K-12 students more local foods.

    Next Airing: Sun, Jun 2nd, 2024 at 12:00 PM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:26:46
    Usage rights: 7/1/2023 to 6/30/2026
  • Artichoke farmers reveal why you shouldn't be intimidated by this thorny but delicious crop. Journey up steep terrain in San Diego County to see how farmers grow protea flowers for bouquets. Follow along as we cook up a sweet Caramel Apple Crisp. Meet Georgia farmers supplying "imperfect" produce to the Atlanta Community Food Bank.

    Next Airing: Sun, Jun 9th, 2024 at 12:00 PM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:26:45
    Usage rights: 7/1/2023 to 6/30/2026
  • An urban couple realizes their dream by moving to the country and growing saffron, one of the world's rarest spices. A tomato farmer adds solar panels to farmland that's been affected by drought. We'll walk you through the steps to cook a hearty White Bean and Beef Stew. Tour a lumber mill in Alabama, a state that's become one of the leading timber producers in the nation.

    Next Airing: Sun, Jun 16th, 2024 at 12:00 PM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:26:45
    Usage rights: 7/1/2023 to 6/30/2026
  • Mandarin farmers explain why this tiny, easy-to-peel fruit is exploding in popularity. Visit a lettuce and herb farm that grows just about "everything in a salad." We'll show you how to make a popular Greek recipe, Spanakopita with Tzatziki sauce. Meet a multi-generational family in Iowa growing soybeans.

    Next Airing: Sun, Jun 23rd, 2024 at 12:00 PM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:26:46
    Usage rights: 7/1/2023 to 6/30/2026
  • Discover the historic California ranch of William Randolph Hearst, home to a special grass-fed cattle operation. Meet an Alabama woman rancher working to improve the environment. A look at the World Cattle Auctioneering Contest, and an Arkansas ranch raises big buffalo.

    Length: 00:26:30
    Usage rights: 5/15/2022 to 5/14/2025
  • Rodney Dillard returns to his family farm. Jewel shows off her Texas ranch. Michael Martin Murphey sings to support farmers and ranchers. A Mississippi farmer celebrates Blues music and his farm's rural roots.

    Length: 00:26:30
    Usage rights: 5/15/2022 to 5/14/2025
  • Discover two maple syrup farms in New England. Come along on a huge sheep drive in the wilds of Arizona, one of the last of its kind in the nation. An Oregon grain operation run by one family for 150 years. Visit a historic farm in Ohio that once hosted Bogey and Bacall.

    Length: 00:25:41
    Usage rights: 5/15/2022 to 5/14/2025
  • Explore the many uses of U.S. soybeans - from materials in car seats to animal feed, bio-fuel, tasty snacks, even beauty lotions!

    Length: 00:25:41
    Usage rights: 5/15/2022 to 5/14/2025
  • Discover how American agriculture is part of our vacation plans. US food products are featured on a Carnival cruise, Amtrak train journey, and in a "flight kitchen" for tasty meals in the sky.

    Length: 00:25:41
    Usage rights: 5/15/2022 to 5/14/2025
  • An Illinois farm's "country connection" includes hosting weddings. Two Michigan sisters grow ripe red apples while protecting the environment. Discover "life on the range" with some tasty campfire cooking.

    Length: 00:26:30
    Usage rights: 5/15/2022 to 5/14/2025
  • Travel to Montana for a one-of-a-kind sheep roundup. Experience apple harvest time in New England. Discover how one farmer's soybeans end up as products in your home.

    Length: 00:26:30
    Usage rights: 5/15/2022 to 5/14/2025
  • Head south to visit a century-old South Carolina family peach farm. Cranberries are harvested in Massachusetts. Making maple syrup in Vermont, and new consumers find CA strawberries.

    Length: 00:26:30
    Usage rights: 5/15/2022 to 5/14/2025
  • Saddle up with city folk on a Utah cattle drive. Colorado female rancher works with environmentalists. Learn the cowboy life out on the range.

    Length: 00:26:30
    Usage rights: 5/15/2022 to 5/14/2025

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