The Poor Prole’s Almanac

Agroecology in a world where everything seems to be getting worse.

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episode 197: New Food Histories with Hank Shaw


Renowned forager and chef Hank Shaw joins us to discuss foodways, invasives, the impacts of culture on our cuisine, and how we can change the narrative around local foods. We spend some time talking about how pollution and abundance can influence how...


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 January 15, 2024  59m
 
 

episode 196: A Bigger, Better Butternut


The butternut walnut is arguably the least known nut tree across eastern North America. Often called the white walnut or the oil nut, it grows throughout the northeastern United States. Once a prized tree for furniture-making, carving, and boats, as ...


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 January 8, 2024  43m
 
 

episode 195: Katy Morlas Shannon & The Enslaved Man behind the Pecan Industry


In this episode, we're joined by author and historian Katy Morlas Shannon to discuss her book "Antoine of Oak Alley". The story of Antoine is emblematic of countless enslaved people whose lives and contributions have been overlooked. Antoine, the ens...


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 January 1, 2024  32m
 
 

episode 194: The Story of the Pecan: Making Native Crops Popular


Nearly every person reading this has tasted the pecan, a marked difference from every other tree crop subject we have covered so far in this series. Pecans are without a doubt the most successful native commercial nut crop in North America, but what ...


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 December 25, 2023  40m
 
 

episode 193: Talking Tree Nurseries with Buzz Ferver


In this episode, we're joined by Buzz Ferver from A Perfect Circle Farms to talk about tree crops, grafting, tree nurseries, acorns, hecans, and much more. What does it look like to build a tree nursery, what should you be considering in that process...


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 December 18, 2023  48m
 
 

episode 189: The Hickory


If the oak tree is the tree that fed the world, Hickories are the tree that helped humans thrive in North America. Across eastern North America until only 300 or so years ago, hickories were the staple crop consumed most commonly. Like the oaks, thei...


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 December 11, 2023  46m
 
 

episode 191: Breeding Hazelnuts with Dr. Thomas Molnar


We're joined by Dr. Thomas Molnar from Rutgers University's Plant Biology program where they're actively working with American Hazelnut genetics to breed eastern filbert blight resistance into European hazelnuts.  Thomas Molnar received his PhD from ...


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 December 4, 2023  45m
 
 

episode 188: The American Hazelnut


In this episode, we dive into the history and use of the American hazelnut. Often an afterthought in nut production, the American hazelnut offers significant potential as a food crop while also offering critical ecosystem services. We compare its pro...


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 November 27, 2023  41m
 
 

episode 187: Restoring Chinquapins with the Ozark Chinquapin Foundation


In this episode, we're joined by the Ozark Chinquapin Foundation to discuss the historical context of the Ozark and the breeding work they're doing to create blight-resistant native chinquapin chestnuts. What potential do they have to restore chestnu...


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 November 20, 2023  49m
 
 

episode 186: North America’s Forgotten Chestnut- The Chinquapin


In this episode, we dive into the history of the forgotten chinquapin and what new research tells us about its diversity and actual range. For folks unfamiliar, the chinquapin is often considered the smaller cousin of the American Chestnut, despite t...


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 November 13, 2023  39m