This Week's Food Stories

Babson Food Historian Frederick Douglass Opie shares his favorite foodie mp3 downloads this week 

Julia Child’s 100^th Birthday: [7 min 45 sec]  http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/july-dec12/julia_08-15.html

Saving Lives in Africa with Sweet Potatoes: [5 min 38 sec] http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/08/15/158783117/saving-lives-in-africa-with-the-humble-sweet-potato

Cherry Farmers in Michigan: [8 min 47 sec] http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/climate-change/july-dec12/cherries_08-16.html

State Fair Crop Contest and the Draught: [8 min 47 sec] http://www.npr.org/2012/08/14/158791595/drought-stunts-vegetable-contests-at-state-fairs

Camping Food:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/foodprog

[Listen 28 min 4 sec] http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/foodprog/foodprog_20120806-1600a.mp3