'Chronicle' episode to air 8/14/13 and 8/18/13 featuring Boston College

This episode will air Wednesday, Aug. 14
(7:30-8pm) and Sunday, Aug. 1(11:30am-12
pm) on WCVB-TV Channel
5.


Their farms to your table; talk about a tasty route!
Tonight we celebrate the people who make eating local a delight, as we visit a
fruit farm that is a favorite among Boston chefs; meet a self-professed tomato
snob who's making very popular pastas and sauces; see a unique program in action
that introduces city kids to the joys of farming; and discover that the milkman
is not just a thing of the past!

 

For all you foodies out there, it may come as no
surprise to you that Chef Eric Brennan advocates for the farm to table movement.
Rest assured, he is not just riding the wave of this trend. In fact, every month
he partners with a farmer or fisherman to prepare a multi-course dinner at the
popular Boston
restaurant Post
390. Chronicle will follow Chef Brennan's partnership with
Kimball Fruit Farms of Pepperell,
MA, as they collaborate on this month's
meal.

 

Meet a couple that is making spaghetti sauce and ravioli
from ingredients grown on their family farm, Valicenti
Organico in Hollis, NH.  Their pastas and
Valicenti Organico “Red Gravy” are get rave reviews and sell like hotcakes at
farm stands and farmers markets throughout the NE
region.


Also, take a look at a hydroponics program on the
Boston College campus

led by a B.C. professor of education.  The program welcomes inner-city kids,

getting them off the streets and onto the farm, and gives them a unique and fruitful opportunity to learn.


Plus... the milkman is back! Anthony Everett visits
Hornstra Farms of Hingham and
Norwell. Anthony uncovers this
local farm’s roots, founded by Dutch immigrants in 1915 and has yet to miss a
delivery throughout their 98-years in business. This South Shore favorite now
has seven refrigerated delivery trucks serving more than 3,000 customers about
2,600 gallons of milk each week, plus ice cream juices and other products.