Global Food Collaborative

America’s Heartland is the only nationally-broadcast weekly program on agriculture.  This season offers even more informative, in-depth stories about issues important to viewers in both urban areas and rural communities. With a new, faster-paced format, the series’ larger reporting staff travels the country to meet farmers, ranchers and growers. Each High Definition broadcast tells their storiesand personal insights on life in the heartland.

Let's not forget the stories America's Heartland produced right here in Alaska during Season 2.    Or the story produced during Season 3.

Reporters Jason Shoultz, Sarah Gardner, Yolanda Vazquez, Rob Stewart, Paul Robins, Akiba Howard and John Lobertini travel coast-to-coast to provide viewers a better understanding on how American agriculture affects their lives. 

 
In addition, new features like Off the Shelf give viewers information on the food they buy every week; Harvesting Knowledge takes a look at the historical background of our favorite foods; and Working the Land takes urban viewers to America’s farm fields to look at the specialized and sometimes dirty jobs of people working in agriculture.

 
                                              
                                          Samples of Video Stories Below With Links

Cruise Ships

On this special edition of America ’s Heartland,  see how Heartland food favorites are being enjoyed on cruise vacations, flights overseas and on long distance train trips across the United States . Start with cruising where sumptuous buffets and high end dining have helped the cruise industry serve more than ten million passengers each year.

Airlines

Then it’s "Bon Appétit at 30,000 feet." With military precision, flight kitchens are turning out thousands of meals for overseas airline trips to Europe and Asia. See howchanging tastes and consumer demands help determine the kinds of foods placed on in-flight dining tray.

 
Railroad
 
And for those who like to see the country up-close and personal, an Amtrak long distance train trip can give both scenery and fine dining. Amtrak uses American farm and ranch products to provide interesting meals that often utilize specialties of the region.