The American Farm Bureau says prices for a basket of 16 basic grocery
items rose by 8 percent in the first quarter of 2008. Sec. of Agriculture Roger Allbee explains what’s behind the rise in food prices and how it’s affecting
farmers, grocery retailers and consumers.
Also, a new cookbook specializes in Vermont-grown foods, and we go searching for fiddleheads near the Winooski River.
The apple harvest is nearly past and we check in with growers and agriculture officials about the physical and financial health of this year’s crop. Also, we hear stories from the orchard from a grower who cultivates heirloom varieties, and from his wife, who doesn’t see him much around picking time.
