Twin Peaks Orchards
When the leaves turn color and the air grows crisp, it’s time for this fall crop: Persimmons! Meet a farm family that’s been growing this golden fruit for more than a century, and see how they overcame a devastating fire during peak harvest.
- Season: 18
- Episode: 1805
- Duration: 5m 41s
- Aired: 08/30/2024
S18 Ep1810 | 26m 46s
Meet a first-generation farmer inspired by childhood dishes, and visit a women-led farm.
S18 Ep1809 | 26m 46s
A farm offers free farm stands, and doctors prescribe fruits and vegetables to patients.
S18 Ep1808 | 26m 46s
A San Francisco farm inspires urban farming, and a husband-and-wife team grows flowers.
S18 Ep1807 | 26m 46s
A fruit farmer opens a restaurant, and farm workers launch their own farms.
S18 Ep1806 | 26m 46s
Black farmers collaborate on a farm project, and see how olives go from fruit to bottle.
S18 Ep1805 | 26m 46s
An orchard recovers from a fire, and a small farm focuses on culturally relevant foods.
S18 Ep1804 | 26m 46s
A school grows its own hydroponic lettuce, and a farmer meets demand for bagged salads.
S18 Ep1803 | 26m 46s
Refugees grow and sell their own food, and a farmer diversifies his crops.
S18 Ep1802 | 26m 46s
Visit a bustling pumpkin patch, and meet a farm laborer who started his own farm.
S18 Ep1801 | 26m 46s
A farmer grows dates in the desert, and two sisters take over their family’s orchard.
S18 Ep1805 | 3m 43s
Our health expert unpacks all the nutritional benefits of persimmons.
S18 Ep1805 | 5m 24s
Discover how to cook a perfectly seared skirt steak with an olive tapenade.
S18 Ep1805 | 4m 30s
See why it takes a lot of trial and error to start a small farm in California these days.
