Where The Food Comes From

New Old-School Farming

Farmers near the Everglades go back to old-school ways.

They Grow Potato Chips? - Part 2

There's more to a potato than you could ever imagine.

They Grow Potato Chips? - Part 1

Every 4th of July, every potato chip you eat comes from here.

Baseball, News, and Chickens?

NewsNation's Liz Prann and MLB Star Darren O'Day at their backyard Atlanta farm.

Bye Bye Bananas

In less than 10 years, there'll be no more bananas. Unless...

Homecoming

A new generation comes aboard at Shuman Farms.

Gouda Nuff

Head to Wisconsin for a lesson in Dutch cheese mastery.

Fruit or Vegetable?

You're pretty sure what's a fruit and what's a veggie, right' Not so fast...

Beans Ahoy!

A farmer revives his grandmother's dream.

There's No Such Thing As The 3-Second Rule

Is our food safe? The UGA Food Safety show us.

A New Moo

Not all milk is made the same -- even from cows.

Simple As Corn - Part 2

Meet a 95-year-old Wisconsin corn farmer who has long known what he's doing.

Simple As Corn - Part 1

Meet a 12-year-old Wisconsin corn farmer who already knows what he's doing.

Cooking With Fire

The disappearing of cooking with fire.

A Day Without Sunshine

Florida citrus growers fight to survive in a different kind of pandemic.

Clemson Blues

Chip Carter makes world-famous Clemson blue cheese.

Robot Dairy

The machines do all the work at Hickory Hill Milk.

Sunsational!

Remember old-school Florida' It's still alive at Sunsational Farms.

Still Farming Like It's 1699

A return to visit a farmer and family who do things the way their ancestors did.

Splenda's American Dream

An industry giant brings commercial stevia farming to the U.S. for the first time.

Cold-Cut Platter? Nope -- It's Charcuterie!

The art started in 14th Century France -- it's everywhere now.

The Buzz About Bees

Your hamburger would be the size of a quarter without a little help from bees.

Why Is There A Seaport In A Show About Farming?

Any idea how much food comes in -- and goes out -- through out ports' A lot...

Sweet Vidalia Reboot - Part 2

Meet some of the people who grow the world-famous Vidalia onion with tales of tragedy to triumph.

Sweet Vidalia Reboot - Part 1

The most famous onion in the world has even more amazing stories to tell.

Eat Your Broccoli!

Broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, they're all cousins. You won't believe how they grow.

Farming The Seas

As hard as it is to be a dirt farmer, being a professional wild-caught fisherman might be even tougher.

Watermelon Capital of the World

Cordele, GA is known as the Watermelon Capital of the World. We'll show you why.

A Real Family Farm

Remember the good ol' days when a farm had a little bit of everything' Meet the Gibbs family.

Round The Table

There are people in every state who aren't farmers -- but farmers couldn't get along without 'em.

Stuckey's: An American Icon Reborn

Stuckey's was once a roadside wonder known to millions. Now with a farm partner, it's on the way back!

Gypsy's Place: The Raleigh Farmers Market

You never had a biscuit this good as this amazing spot on the North Carolina State Farmers Market, a top 10 attraction.

Where The (Water) Buffalo Roam

We think of water buffalo as exotic animals -- and they are. But we met up with a few for cheese and ice cream!

Larry's Tree Redux

Pumpkins and Christmas trees are at home in North Carolina's mountains. We'll show you how they grow and get to you.

Heart and Soul - Part 2

From volunteer fire departments to local charities to a tour bus that brings food into needy communities, NC sweetpotato growers give back.

Heart and Soul - Part 1

North Carolina sweetpotato growers are an essential part of the community -- and they show it every day in every way.

It's Showtime! - Part 2

It's showtime! The Southeast Produce Council Southern Exposure extrvanganza gets underway.

It's Showtime! - Part 1

A look at what happens when people who grow food by the ton meet up with people who buy it by the ton.

A Sweet Circle

You can only get Vidalia onions 5 months a year (sadly). the solution' An alternate universe!... sort of...

Just Peachy

A look at Lane Southern Orchards in Fort Valley, Ga., where agritourism has been prevalent for a long time.

Feed My Sheep - Part 2

In part 2 of our very special Where The Food Comes From episodes focusing on farmers and Feeding America, we'll meet some volunteers from the Society of St. Andrew, a remarkable Feeding America partner that actually does the hard work of going out and salvaging unharvested crops from fields – they...

Feed My Sheep - Part 1

About 40% of the food farmers grow never makes it to market; thanks to Feeding America, it doesn't go to waste.

Where The Food Came From - Part 2

Chip Carter gets behind a mule team and shows us how they farmed back in the day!

Where The Food Came From - Part 1

Chip Carter spends a day working on an 1850s farmstead and recreation village.

Farming's New Research Jewel

North Carolina's new $150 million Troxler Ag Science Center sets a new international bar for ag research.

Tomatoes From The Ceiling

Canada's Red Sun Farms has brought farming indoors to the U.S. This is how we'll be growing food on Mars.

Sweet Vidalia - Part 2

Vidalia onion farmers share their tragedies and triumphs on the way to building empires.

Sweet Vidalia - Part 1

50 years ago, no one had even heard of a Vidalia onion--it's the result of maybe the happiest accident in food history.

Eat Your Veggies!

This is not Mr. McGregor's garden. We follow veggies from winter in the Everglades to summer further north.

A Little T&L

Where The Food Comes From doesn't much matter if you don't have ways to get it where it needs to be.

Deadline: Florida Citrus - Part 2

Farmers come up with ingenious ways to combat the lethal Citrus Greening disease that's already cost billions.

Deadline: Florida Citrus - Part 1

A single bug has destroyed half of Florida's citrus groves in just 15 years. Can an industry be saved?

SweetPotato is One Word - Part 2

Part 2 of the past and present dominance North Carolina has on the growing of sweetpotatoes in the U.S.

SweetPotato is One Word - Part 1

Tobacco built North Carolina farming. But the humble sweetpotato (yes it's one word) is saving it.

Alternative Agriculture - Part 2

Farming in the city? In a box? It's a real thing... and possibly heading to a grocery story near you soon.

Alternative Agriculture - Part 1

Most of the food we eat is still grown on conventional farms, but other ways are making an impact. Up first we'll meet a firefighter who has turned a mushroom growing hobby into a $200,000 a year business... in his suburban garage. He's been so successful he's just purchased five acres in the...

Nat Bradford: Farming Like It's 1699

A South Carolina farmer does it like his ancestors did -- he and his family farm exactly the way his predecessors did 200 years ago, with the exact same seed stock and with the exact same methods on the exact same land. Nat has also dedicated his life to reviving ancient crops on the edge of...

Berries Bust Out

From tasty snack to superfood, berries have taken over the food world. We spend a day with Florida berry giant Gary Wishnatzki (Wish Farms) and company, and also visit the University of Florida to find out why - and how -- berries have become such a big deal.

Tomato Time

From field grown to heirloom to hothouse to custom-engineered. Tomatoes are America's second-favorite vegetable (even though they're technically a fruit, a berry in fact) behind only King Potato. But American growers are under intense pressure from foreign competitors. How will they survive? We'll...