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Podcast: Food Chain Radio Podcast with Michael Olson
Episode: Farming the City's Parking Lots
Description: Jeff Herman, Editor in Chief, Lawn Starter
I once worked as a story producer for NBC Magazine with David Brinkley. One story we told was about the “survivalists” who believe the economy is going to collapse and so move more than one tank of gas from the nearest big city, where they arm themselves with defensive weapons, store up canned foods, and hunker down to wait. Our story was titled, “Armed for Armageddon.”
To get our establishing shot we took the network camera and talent to a hilltop overlooking the Rogue Valley of Southern Oregon. “Beyond you can see th...