WUNC North Carolina Public Radio
Friday, July 3, 2009

They say, "You are what you eat," so knowing what happens on a farm is vital information. The documentary series,

surveys a year in the lives of five families across the country who still work the land. Series producer John Biewen and executive producer Wesley Horner join host Frank Stasio in the studio for a preview and a behind-the-scenes look at this radio documentary series. Amber Nimocks, producer. Frank Stasio, host.



A behind-the-scenes interview with series producer John Biewen and executive producer Wesley Horner. Courtesy "Where We Live" from WNPR, a media service of the Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network. Libby Conn, producer. John Dankosky, host. Kim Grehn, WNPR Vice President/Director.



A behind-the-scenes interview with series producer John Biewen, field producer Rob Dillard, and LaVon Griffieon, of the Griffieon family farm in Ankeny, Iowa. Courtesy Iowa Public Radio. Greg Shanley, host. Jeff Schmidt and Katherine Perkins, producers.

"Outlook" is heard by an estimated 40 million listeners around the world, including those in the United States where the program is broadcast by affiliates of PRI Public Radio International.















Five Farms Features from "Here and Now"
These five features about the Five Farms families were originally broadcast on the daily news program "Here and Now," WBUR Boston and PRI Public Radio International.















Five Farms Theme Music
Original music by Wesley Horner. Performed by Kalindi Bellach, viola; Yi Wei, percussion; and Wesley Horner, piano. Recorded by Antonio Oliart-Ros at the studios of WGBH Boston.













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Map of the Five Farms



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