On the Edge
The producer of today's show was Emma Brown. Our executive producer was Ben Manilla. The assistant producer was Angela Kilduff. The anchors were Claire Trageser and Karen Weise. The engineer was Vianna Davila. The webmaster is Ian Sherr. Music used in this broadcast include: "Ecstasy" by Rusted Root Casey Miner explores the edge between our most intimate habits and the things we cast away. Download link: Here Hear Paulo de Souza describe some of the hairier aspects of his roadkill habit: California has a reputation for being on the cutting edge of any trend. In this piece, Nicholas Kusnetz visits the newest offshoot of a movement that got its start here in Berkeley back in the 70s. Download link: Here Miner's lettuce tastes a bit like spinach. Rabins picks miner's lettuce in an undisclosed San Francisco park. Coastal cliffs offer a different bounty. Rabins stuffs wild radish greens into a plastic bag for the next day's CSF box. For more information, visit: ForageSF: http://foragesf.com/ and read SF Weekly's Article on Iso Rabins: here. Author Peter Rock (http://www.peterrockproject.com/) is reading from his new novel, "My Abandonment," at 7 pm on Thursday, April 2 in Green Apple Books in San Francisco. His book is based on the true story of a father and 12-year-old daughter who lived secretly for four years in Portland Oregon's Forest Park. Forest Park is about eight miles long and is actually the largest urban reserve in the country, so the father-daughter pair were able to build a small hut and a garden without anyone noticing. Then, in 2004, they were discovered by a back-country runner. After being checked out by the police, they were set up with a home and the father was given a job on a nearby horse farm. They disappeared again a few weeks layer, and haven't been seen since. Northgate Radio reporter Claire Trageser brings us this interview with Peter Rock. Download link: Here Listen to Mr. Rock read more from his book: A three-year drought and an ailing economy is putting farmers across California's Central Valley on edge. Northgate Radio's Noah Buhayar traveled to Fresno County to find how one community is holding up. For more information about the water crisis and its effect on the Central Valley, read the most recent newsletter (PDF) from the Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics at the University of California. Download link: Here Jose Ramirez, city manager of Firebaugh, worked the phones to bring attention to his community's problems. Berta Lopez works at El Buen Comer, a Mexican Restaurant in Firebaugh. She says fewer customers are coming into eat. Steve Malanca, general manager of Thomaston Tractor Company, a John Deere Dealership, says his company is feeling the pinch of the water crisis, too. The City of Fremont is a bedroom community of Silicon Valley. Even though it’s a city of a quarter million people, as of early March there’s no mainstream movie theater in town. Now the only big theater is Naz8, whose eight screens show only Bollywood films. Reporter Karen Weise discovers how something seemingly fringe can actually outlast the mainstream. Download link: Here Arson fires put the baseball and softball seasons at Richmond High School in a tough situation. Fernando Gallo reports on how the community rallied around Richmond High and made a big difference. Download link: Here If you would like to donate to Richmond High's baseball or softball programs, please contact Athletic Director Darrin Zaragoza at 510-459-4594 or darrinzaragoza (at) yahoo (dot) com
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"How Am I Different" by Bettye Lavette
"As Cold As It Gets" by Patty Griffin
"Livin' on the Edge" by Aerosmith
"Take Me Out to the Ball Game" by the Goo Goo Dolls
Life and the Landfill
From Forest to Table, A San Francisco Foodie Brings Wild Food to Your Kitchen
Living on the edge of civilization
Photo courtesy of The Peter Rock Project.
Prospects Dry Up for Central Valley Farming Towns
Many farmers in western Fresno County are turning to well water to keep their almond trees alive this year, because the federal government has restricted pumping from the California Aqueduct.
This field will grow tomatoes this year using ground water. Several other fields surrounding Firebaugh have been left fallow, or were planted with a cover crop.
all photos by Armand Emamdjomeh
Bollywood theater beats out mainstream multiplexes
Getting Richmond baseball back on its feet
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