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WATCH: The Great American Food (Road) Trip

Daniel Klein | Posted 05.22.2012

Daniel Klein

We heard stories of Americans from generations past and others just off the boat. We were inspired and sadened by what we saw, heard and experienced.

WATCH: An Invasive Species That's Threatening America's Rivers

Daniel Klein | Posted 05.08.2012

Daniel Klein

We met with a fisherman on the Peoria River who was tackling the very fish who could soon be invading your nearest river.

WATCH: Fighting Racism With Urban Farming

Daniel Klein | Posted 05.02.2012

Daniel Klein

The ideas of cooperative work are central to many movements in Latin America. Nelson Escobar has brought those ideas from his home in El Salvador to Louisville, Kentucky.

WATCH: Herding Goats In The City

Daniel Klein | Posted 04.24.2012

Daniel Klein

It's not often that you look out your suburban backyard to find a man herding goats, but that is what people in one neighborhood in Louisville experie...

WATCH: Illegal Backyard Chickens

Daniel Klein | Posted 04.17.2012

Daniel Klein

The backyard chicken trend is becoming more and more prevalent these days. But in many North American cities, keeping a flock of hens is still illegal.

WATCH: Invasive Clams And A Hand-Made Fire

Daniel Klein | Posted 04.10.2012

Daniel Klein

In the event of a nuclear disaster, zombies taking over the planet, or industrial food collapse -- the subject of our latest film is who you'd want to be friends with.

How To Kill And Eat A Lizard

Daniel Klein | Posted 04.03.2012

Daniel Klein

Over the course of 30 years, the island of Boca Grande in Florida went from having zero iguanas to over 10,000. This invasive species was making it im...

Did A Slave Grow Your Tomato?

Daniel Klein | Posted 05.27.2012

Daniel Klein

Cheap food is not really cheap. We made this short film in Immokalee Florida, where a third of the tomatoes in our grocery stores are grown.

WATCH: Seeds And The Southern Food Renaissance

Daniel Klein | Posted 05.13.2012

Daniel Klein

On our way through South Carolina, we cooked and collaborated on a multi-course dinner with Sean Brock (of Husk and McCrady's) consisting entirely of ...

WATCH: Sean Brock's Vegetable Farmer Talks Jesus, Collard Greens

Daniel Klein | Posted 05.06.2012

Daniel Klein

When our road trip took us through South Carolina, we asked Sean Brock (the Chef at Husk) about farmers to check out near Charleston, he recommended ...

WATCH: Teaching Kids About Where Their Food Comes From

Daniel Klein | Posted 04.29.2012

Daniel Klein

In this week's episode we visit a school garden and take a class on radishes with Ashley Rouse of Georgia Organics. Kids are in a lot of our videos - ...

What You Should Have Given Your Valentine

Daniel Klein | Posted 04.16.2012

Daniel Klein

I'd known about Prince Charles' organic farm since I was a kid. But I always thought because he was royalty, the farm was more of a fun pastime as opposed to a step in the fight to change the system.

WATCH: An Inspiring Refugee Farm

Daniel Klein | Posted 04.08.2012

Daniel Klein

On our way through Atlanta we stopped at a very diverse community garden run by Friends of Refugees. It's home to the vegetable patches of Iraqis, Bu...

Can Small Farms Help Native Americans?

Daniel Klein | Posted 03.25.2012

Daniel Klein

On our way across North Carolina, we stopped to chat with some Native American Farmers trying to change the food and work situation in their communities.

Canadian Geese Invade Virginia

Daniel Klein | Posted 03.04.2012

Daniel Klein

Apparently Canadian Geese aren't supposed to be hanging out in Virginia in huge numbers -- eating wine makers' grapes.

WATCH: The Perennial Plate's Sustainable Video Competition Winner

Daniel Klein | Posted 02.26.2012

Daniel Klein

Culled from dozens of entries followed by four finalists, this is the winner of our First Perennial Plate Video Competition.

Vote For Your Favorite Food Video

Daniel Klein | Posted 02.20.2012

Daniel Klein

After putting out over 80 episodes about real food in America, we wanted to give our viewers a chance to share their work. And so we launched our Perennial Plate Video Competition.

How To Change A Picky Eater

Daniel Klein | Posted 02.08.2012

Daniel Klein

The people you love shouldn't try to change you. They should just take you on a six month road trip around the U.S., have you meet random people from the internet who kill things at a swamp in the middle of the night.

Are Chipotle And Trader Joe's Really Selling Food With "Integrity?"

Daniel Klein | Posted 12.27.2011

Daniel Klein

Taco Bell has agreed to join the plight for farm workers, as have 9 other major corporations including McDonald's, Subway, Burger King, and Whole Foods. But guess who wont: Chipotle and Trader Joe's.

WATCH; New York Farmers Need Your Help

Daniel Klein | Posted 11.27.2011

Daniel Klein

We are interrupting our trip's linear flow to bring you an episode of The Perennial Plate from upstate New York. We felt like the immediacy of this is...

Meatless Monday: The Perennially Meatless Plate

Ellen Kanner | Posted 06.18.2011

Ellen Kanner

Not every Perennial Plate episode is a thrill kill special. Many feature "small farmers who are trying really hard and struggling."