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America's Heartland

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Season 11 Episode 18

America’s Heartland takes you to California’s olive groves to meet the growers and learn more about the processing of the green and golden liquid. We’ll also talk to the experts at the University of California-Davis whose olive oil research is giving consumers new information about claims concerning “virgin” olive oil, taste, and price.

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An orchard recovers from a fire, and a small farm focuses on culturally relevant foods.
1804
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A school grows its own hydroponic lettuce, and a farmer meets demand for bagged salads.
1803
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Refugees grow and sell their own food, and a farmer diversifies his crops.
1802
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Visit a bustling pumpkin patch, and meet a farm laborer who started his own farm.
1801
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A farmer grows dates in the desert, and two sisters take over their family’s orchard.
Episode 10
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See why mandarins are exploding in popularity and visit a lettuce and herb farm.
Episode 9
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An urban couple grows saffron, and a tomato farmer adds solar panels to his farm.
Episode 8
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See why artichokes are California’s official vegetable and meet a protea flower farmer.
Episode 7
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Oranges and cantaloupes are grown for peak sweetness at these California farms.
Episode 6
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Tour the largest producer of endive in America and visit a sustainable walnut farm.
Episode 5
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Red chili peppers become sweet chili powder, and a food bank harvests fresh green beans.
Episode 4
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See how olives are transformed into olive oil and learn to cook olive focaccia bread.
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