From 2009 to 2018, Food for Thought was a weekly radio show on KHSU public radio. Jennifer Bell and Jessica Eden co-produce the show featuring local food producers. These 10 minute long segments were an opportunity to meet the people who bring us the food we eat in Humboldt County through radio stories. Over 300 interviews were recorded and aired. This show was dedicated to developing a relationship between the food producers and the consumer, develop an understanding and respect for the hardworking women and men in this industry, break down barriers to connecting with and buying food from local producers, and to encourage youth to consider food production as an option for their future.

To learn more about the Food for Thought, visit their blog. For questions about the collection, please contact Cal Poly Humboldt Special Collections at archives@humboldt.edu.

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Submissions from 2018

Adam Canter, Botanist, Table Bluff Rancheria

Ann Anderson, Locally Delicious 2018 Local Food Guide

Bruce Kaye, Navajo and Hopi Foods, Frybread, Piki, and more

Cultured Life Food – Kate Brown

Daniel Draskinis, Gold Nugget Ghee

Del Norte and Tribal Lands Community Food Council

Del Norte and Tribal Lands Community Food Council

Grace Brosnahan, North Bay Shellfish

Klamath Salmon Festival

LeeAnn Moore – Wiyot Food Traditions

Lena Hurd, Acorns, Traditional Food Harvesting and Basket Making

Louise’s Gourmet Seasoned Finishing Salts

Meagen and Robert Baldy, Hupa, Deer Hunting

North Coast Growers Association — Winter Market

Quinoa – Yojana Miraya

Rachael Patton, Food is Love, Love is Food

Yadao Inong, Traditional Foods

Submissions from 2017

2017 Local Food Month

Albacore Tuna Canning – Joyce Houston and Jennifer Bell Master Food Preservers

Alexandre Dairy and Eggs, Stephanie Alexandre

Cliff Clendenen, Clendenen’s Cider Works

Emblem Club, Suzie Owsley and Jim Berry

Hydrofarm Humboldt County Office of Education, Karen Brooks

Jeanine Cava, Hungry for Change

Jim Hughes, Brick and Fire Bistro

Karen Solomon, Author

Katie Edgmon, Humboldt Spice Company

Kevin Patzkowsky, Heart’s Leap Winery

Kyle Shamp and Travis Franco – Eureka High School Ag Program

Laura Hughes, North Coast Growers Association — Farmers Markets

Master Food Preservers (2012)

Master Food Preservers 2017 Training Program

Michelle Palazzo, Sanctuary Forest Edible and Medicinal Plants

Miguel Uribe, Tierra Viviente, Uruapan, Mexico

Nicole Nada, Shifting Gears Nutrition

Rabia O’Loren, Honeycakes

Shamira Heinz, Heartfire Bakery

Spring Hill Farmstead Goat Cheese – Karin Eide

Submissions from 2016

Abalone Diving, Frank Onstine

Abe Stevens, Humboldt Distillery

Alchemy Distillery, Amy and Steve Bohner

Alissa Sarvinski, Agriculture Program Eureka High School

Allison Poklemba, Foraging for Sea Vegetables

Amber Madrone, Wildberries Marketplace

Anna Lappe, Small Planet Institute

Blue Lake Winery, Frank Onstine

Caterina Lewis-Perry and Michael Kein, Fresh Roots Humboldt

Chef April Goess from the CIA

Dave Feral, Feral Family Farm

Dawn Walker and Natalie Ferris, Forage Apothecary

Donnelly Pickles, Sheila Donnelly

Dutch and Dewey Distillery, Jeff St. John

Ed Cohen, Earthly Edibles…Artichokes!

Fred Moore, Humboldt Craft Spirits

Henry’s Olives, Henry Robertson

Humboldt Regeneration, Jacob Pressey (2016)

Ilene Poindexter and Matt Marshall, Westhaven Blackberry Festival

Ivy Matheny, North Coast Growers Association

Jim Cotton, Food Growing and Foraging

Johnny Gary and Heather Plaza, Organic Matters Ranch

John Short, College of the Redwoods Educational Farm

Josh Bergen, JoshFox Bread

Juliette Bohn, Food Waste and Sustainability

Lee Ann Moore and Don Duclo, Oceanside Jams

Michelle Wyler CAFF; Heather Plaza and Johnny Gary Organic Matters Ranch

Pacific Flake, Bryon Duty

Ron Rudebock, HSU Housing and Dining Services

Slice of Humboldt Pie, Amber Saba, P-nut Thompson

Steve Palecki, College of the Redwoods Plant Propagation, Agriculture Program

Tammy Erickson, Bien Padre

The Tofu Shop, Matthew Schmidt (2016)

Trinity Raw, Amy and Tanner Martinisko

Wrangletown Cider Company, Pat Knittel

Submissions from 2015

Brett Shuler Fine Catering

Cafe Phoenix, Conny Pena and Breon Hole

Cooking With Cannabis, Elise McDonough

Daryl Coldren, Fine Feather Ranch

Debbie Perticara, Natural Resources Services RCAA

Elissa Verdillo, Cacao Cocoon

Ewe So Dirty, Jaime and Ben Cohoon

Farmer Jayme Buckley, Bayside Park Farm

Fermentation, Christopher and Kirsten Shockey

Gary and Candee Mooslin, FV Blue Dolphin

Humboldt Cider Company, Jamie Ashdon

Humboldt Honeywine, Paul Leslie

Humboldt Kimchi – Sarah and Gailee Han (aka Mama Han)

JoAnn Olson, Humboldt Bay Mycological Society

Julia and Brett McFarland, Crazy River Ranch

Kit Mann, Sports Fisherman

Lauren Sarabia, Comfort of Home Catering

Lauren Sarabia, Jewish Food Traditions and Kosher Food Law

Lisa and Laurence Hindley, Hindley Ranch

Meagen Baldy, Eating Healthy in Indian Country

North Coast Growers Association Farmers Market

Rebecca Katz, The Cancer Fighting Kitchen

Sheil Pec-Krause, Tule Fog Farm

The Happy Butchers — Sarah Godlin and Bridget Winkler

Tom Wrigley Apple Orchard

Submissions from 2014

Arcata Scoop, Nicole and Garrett Nada

Bill Thompson, Folklife Farm