Episode 134: Save Bristol Bay

04/01/12 • 54 min

Bristol Bay is our nation’s last great wild salmon fishery but may soon become our largest open-pit mine. Tune in to to The Main Course as Patrick Martins hosts a discussion about the negative effects that the proposed pebble mine would have on salmon fishing in Bristol, Alaska. Find out how sport fisherman and commercial fisherman are uniting to protect Bristol Bay against potential sulfide deposits, acid mine drainage and other threats to the surrounding habitat. Hear from Bristol fisherman Christopher Nicholson, chef Corwin Kave of the Fatty Crab empire, Michael Dimin of Sea2Table and Elizabeth Dubovsky of Trout Unlimited. Learn how you can help by signing a petition to President Obama at www.SaveBristolBay.org. This program was sponsored by Hearst Ranch.

“Britsol Bay is the site of the worlds greatest salmon run. Theres a tremendous threat from a conglomerate of mining companies who want to build a gigantic open pit mine right in the head waters of Bristol Bay.” –Michael Dimin of Sea2Table on The Main Course

“It’s rare to see commercial salmon fisherman and sport fisherman uniting over a common cause.” –Elizabeth Dubovsky of Trout Unlimited on The Main Course

“The quality of product you can get at a price point you can afford to serve it as is very low…[Luckily], consumers are more educated now and are willing to pay more for something like wild salmon.”–chef Corwin Kave on The Main Course

“Britsol Bay is the site of the worlds greatest salmon run. Theres a tremendous threat from a conglomerate of mining companies who want to build a gigantic open pit mine right in the head waters of Bristol Bay.” –Michael Dimin of Sea2Table on The Main Course

“It’s rare to see commercial salmon fisherman and sport fisherman uniting over a common cause.” –Elizabeth Dubovsky of Trout Unlimited on The Main Course

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Episode 133: Underground Eats

This week on The Main Course, Patrick starts the show by sharing some of Prince Charles’s inspired speech about agriculture and food systems, “The Future of Food”. Later on, Harris Damashek and Adam Sirois of Underground Eats bring their alternative dining experience work to the surface. Find out how they pull off their larger than life concept dinners and food events. Also, get a special invitation to Underground Eats by clicking this link. This program was sponsored by Cain Vineyard & Winery.

“Anything that’s not going to a restaurant and ordering off a menu like you have a thousand times before is an alternative dining experience.”

—Underground Eats on The Main Course

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Episode 135: Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry Todd Haymore

This week on The Main Course, Patrick Martins chats with Todd Haymore, Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, who tells listeners about all of the artisanal food and agricultural products coming out of the Old Dominion. Learn how their old world wines are turning heads globally and how an export mandate has helped spread products like peanuts and Virginia Ham across the nation and beyond. Find out what “Virginia’s Finest” is all about and how farmland is being lost at an alarming rate. Learn more about the Virginia Department of Agriculture here. Later in the show, hear a state of the union on trucking in this country from Larry Boukal of Cannonball Express. This program was sponsored by S. Wallace Edwards & Sons.

“We’re spending a lot of time promoting our wine industry. We’re the fifth largest wine producer in the country right now. We’re trying to get these old world style wines in the global marketplace.”

“We’re blessed with having millions of acres of farmland in Virginia, but studies show that 100,000 acres a year are lost to development. Once those acres are gone, they’re gone.”

–Todd Haymore, Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry

“I think taking the drivers off the road from 1-5am [is a bad idea]. It’s the most efficient time for truckers to operate on the road.”

–Larry Boukal of Cannonball Express