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There are few things better than talking about the food at Walt Disney Parks! From the never-ending festivals in Epcot, the great restaurants in the parks and resorts, to the culinary delights at Disney Springs, we want to cover it all. Not just the what is it but also how do they craft it. Food News, reviews, and helpful tips to make your trip to Disney properties practically perfect in every way.
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Down to Earth is a podcast about regenerative agriculture, and it’s for everyone who eats. We invite you to meet the people shaping a healthier food system—farmers, ranchers, scientists, land managers, writers, and many others. Designing a future that draws on both tradition and innovation, they’re on a mission to change the paradigm so that the food we eat is healthy and long-term sustainable—for families and growers, for wildlife and water, for climate and planet. downtoearthradio.com
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Episode 250 - From Park to Plate to 2nd Harvest: Disney’s Culinary Harvest Program
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Send us a Text Message. Pull Up Chair Happy Platers! On today's show, we talk about Disney's Culinary Harvest Program. This is a partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, benefiting more than 40 Orlando-area nonprofits such as food pantries, soup kitchens, women’s shelters, senior centers, day care centers, and Kids Cafes. Click…
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Episode 249 - Food News: Dates for EPCOT Food & Wine Released and More
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Send us a Text Message. Hey Howdy Hey Happy Platers! We are BACK...apologies again for our complete technical failure last week. It was a social experiment we will definitely try again. On the menu this week: Dates released for Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival Dates: Aug. 29th - Nov. 23rd The menus for …
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Seed Savers Exchange is a small non-profit that's making a big difference. For a half century, they've been saving seeds, getting them out into gardens, telling their stories––and cultivating biodiversity that has been badly diminished with the rise of corporate agriculture and seed production. Located in Decorah, Iowa, Seed Savers has a large farm…
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Dirt Capital Partners takes a "slow money" perspective on investing, helping farmers get land access and regenerate not only the soil but also their communities. Their goal is to not only transform how agriculture is done in the US, but how investing itself is done, by focusing on the real impact of investment, and the good––or harm––that it does t…
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Episode 248 - Victoria & Albert's Michelin Star & Smellephants on Parade
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Send us a Text Message. Greetings Happy Platers! Today we celebrate Victoria & Albert's receiving their first Michelin Star and the installation of Smellephants on Parade, presented by Scentsy in Storybook Circus. Will you be signing up as a "Whiff-sistant"? Now Taking Reservations for the Chef's Table on our private Facebook Page called "The Happy…
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Episode 247 - Resort Dining: Deluxe Resorts - Disney's Yacht Club
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Send us a Text Message. Ahoy Happy Platers! On today’s menu, we are finishing up our series about dining at WDW Resorts to give you a breakdown of all the dining and lounge options available. We started this with value resorts on show 203, the moderates on 206, and the Deluxe on 212, 216, 220, 237, and 243. Our last Deluxe Resort is Disney’s Yacht …
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From suburban Chicago to rural Montana: the journey of a bison rancher
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Matt Skoglund grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, went to law school, and for ten years worked for the Natural Resources Defense Council doing policy work to protect bison in Yellowstone. Always happy in the outdoors and with an interest in both hunting and conservation, he started a bison ranch in 2018 near Bozeman, Montana. North Bridger Bisonis a…
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Episode 246 - Disney Dining with Large Groups
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to the table Happy Platers! Traveling in large groups to Walt Disney World poses unique challenges, particularly when it comes to securing dining reservations. Today we discuss some strategies to enhance your chances of getting the dining experiences you desire for your group and list the WDW restaurants that can acc…
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Will Harris's ranch, White Oak Pastures in Bluffton, Georgia, has been in the Harris family for over 150 years. His ancestors had a polyculture farm, but when industrial tools came to ranching, his father, and then Will, went all in––corporate ranching allowed their family to make a good living. But one day, in a life-changing moment of clarity, Ha…
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Send us a Text Message. Pull up a Chair Happy Platers! On today's show, we gather up some Disney Food Bites: Character Breakfast returning to Disney's Vero Beach Resort Celebrate Earth Month in Disney's Animal Kingdom Parks & Resort Season of the 4th begins on April 5th in Disneyland Park Eagerly awaiting sponsorships for our Disneyland Trip! May t…
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Episode 244 - Walt Disney World Immersive Dining Experiences
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Send us a Text Message. Hey Happy Platers! We all know that Disney does theming extremely well. It is often so good; that we get completely lost trying to absorb all of it. That goes for the restaurants too…sometimes we miss out on the meal trying to discover all of the hidden easter eggs and décor references. Today we will talk about some eateries…
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Episode 243 - Resort Dining: Deluxe Resorts - Disney's Saratoga Springs & Wilderness Lodge
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Send us a Text Message. Greetings Happy Platers! On today’s menu, we are continuing our series about dining at WDW Resorts to give you a breakdown of all the dining and lounge options available. We started this with value resorts on show 203, the moderates on 206 and started the Deluxe on 212, 216, 220, and 237. Today we continue with the next 2 de…
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The robber barons of today's food corporations
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Austin Frerick grew up in Iowa, which in his youth had a robust regional food system that offered abundant produce and meat from family farms. But because of one "baron"––that's the name Frerick calls the men whose monopolistic corporations profoundly reshape markets and communities––rural areas were hollowed out, farmers were driven off their farm…
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to the table Happy Platers! Today's show is a serving of Disney Food News: Revision to the dining reservation system on desktop and app 1900 Park Fare Menu released “Sip, Savor & Stroll” Event - Patina Restaurant Group March 21st Disney Springs Click here for tickets to the Sip, Savor & Stroll Now Taking Reservations…
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Farm Aid: Food, festivity, and fighting for farmers
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In 1985 Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, and Neil Young organized a concert to benefit farmers and spread awareness of the crisis U.S. farmers were facing. The concert raised $7 million and spread awareness across the country. Since then Farm Aid has become a force advocating for farmers, promoting healthy, farm-grown food, providing a hotline and r…
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Episode 241 - Live Recording from EPCOT Flower & Garden 2024
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Send us a Text Message. Greetings Happy Platers! On today's show, join us for a live recording of all the food we tried at the International Flower and Garden Festival. Filled with all the background sounds and music, it is just like you were there with us. Special thanks to Happy Plater, Brandi K. who joined us at the table and trash cans! Now Tak…
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Episode 240 - EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival
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Send us a Text Message. What's Blooming Happy Plater?! The Flower and Garden Festival, now a classic springtime tradition, had humble beginnings in 1994 as a simple seasonal display garden featuring a few Disney characters. Before the introduction of fancy food stalls and entertainment, the event primarily showcased small floral arrangements and me…
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Episode 239 - Special Guest: Jon Self - Theme Park Food Blogger
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Send us a Text Message. Hey Howdy Hey Happy Platers! We have a special guest at the table today, Jon Self, a member and frequent contributor to the Happy Platers community. Jon, a freelance writer specializing in theme park foods in the Orlando area, has made significant contributions to more than 16 different sites and blogs. We're thrilled to wel…
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Healthy fish snacks––what cod be better?
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Nick Mendoza grew up in a cattle ranching family in New Mexico, but when he moved to San Diego he fell in love with the ocean and got hooked on fish and marine science. Taking the lessons from regenerative cattle production to the oceans, he studied Environmental and Marine Resources at Stanford University, and earned a graduate degree in graduate …
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Episode 238 - Villainous Valentine Delights
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Send us a Text Message. Greetings Happy Platers! In the enchanted realm of Disney, where villainous hearts intertwine, a sinister symphony of love songs unfolds. Eerie melodies like "Be Prepared," The Queen’s Dungeon," and "Friends from the Other Side" weave tales of dark passion, capturing the essence of Disney's most notorious couples. As Valenti…
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Episode 237 - Resort Dining: Deluxe Resorts - Disney's Polynesian & Riveria Resorts
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Send us a Text Message. Aloha & Bienvenue Happy Platters! On today’s menu, we are continuing our series about dining at WDW Resorts to give you a breakdown of all the dining and lounge options available. We started this with value resorts on show 203, the moderates on 206, and started the Deluxe on 212, 216, and 220. Today we continue with the next…
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Carbon credits were designed as a market mechanism to incentivize projects that sequester carbon and reduce carbon emissions. The idea is to pay people who are doing climate friendly projects, and sell credits to emitters. But do they work? Is there independent verification that carbon is really being sequestered? What does it mean when people are …
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Episode 236 - Celebrate Soulfully 2024, Disney Dining Plan Update & FotA Bites
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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to the Table Happy Platers! On today's show, we have a potluck of topics: Celebrate Soulfully Food More Dining Plan News Review of Festival of the Arts - quick bites Are you excited about the beignets at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom? Now Taking Reservations for the Chef's Table on our private Facebook Page calle…
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Episode 235 - Disney Dining Plan Review
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Send us a Text Message. Hey Howdy Hey Happy Platers! This year, on Jan. 9th, the Disney Dining Plan came back online. It was first introduced in 2005 and has developed in complexity and variations over time. The Disney Dining Plan allows guests to eat at park restaurants without needing to have cash on their persons. The plan does now include alcoh…
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At The Table: Chefs advocating for a better food system
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Katherine Miller, author of At The Table: The Chef's Guide To Advocacy, began her work toward a healthier food system with a deep background in political advocacy. She trains chefs to use their position as influencers to make change on issues like healthy and regenerative food sourcing, food waste, sustainability, fair wages, anti-sexism and -racis…
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Episode 234 - EPCOT International Festival of the Arts 2024 Menu
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Send us a Text Message. Bon Appetit Happy Platers! The Epcot International Festival of the Arts, inaugurated in 2017, is a festival showcasing visual, culinary, and performing arts. The first annual event took place on weekends. This year the Festival starts on Jan. 12 and runs through Feb. 19, EPCOT will embrace the arts in all forms, from music t…
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Beehives take up little space on the land, but, like other livestock, bees need space to roam, and they need a varied diet. Beekeeper Melanie Kirby is a "landless farmer," who sets up her beehives on farms and ranches, where the bees can thrive and the agrarians can take advantage of their pollination services. In fact pollination services have bec…
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Epsiode 233 - Overview of the Dining Promo and Disney Trivia
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Send us a Text Message. Hey Howdy Hey Happy Platers! Today WDW launched 2 new promos and one of them is delicious. Disney+ Subscribers: Enjoy a FREE dining plan when you purchase a non-discounted 4-night, 4-day Walt Disney Travel Company package that includes a room at a select Disney Resort hotel and a theme park ticket with a Park Hopper option—f…
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Episode 232 - 2024 Disney Dining Resolutions
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Send us a Text Message. Happy New Year Happy Platers! We can’t believe that this is our first show of 2024 and once again like everyone else we are talking about “Resolutions”. Not just any old resolutions but some of the best, Disney Dining Resolutions! What are your top 5 Disney Dining Resolutions? Now Taking Reservations for the Chef's Table on …
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Episode 231 - Just a Dash of Disney Food News!
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Send us a Text Message. Happy Holidays Happy Platers! On today’s show we have some menu reviews for 2 new restaurants in Disney Springs and dining options for EPCOT’s new fireworks show Luminous – The Symphony of Us. First up – there has been lots of buzz about the two new eateries that have opened up in Disney Springs – eet by Maneet Chauhan and S…
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Episode 230 - The 12 Days of Disney Food Christmas Carol
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Send us a Text Message. Happy Holiday Happy Platers! It's beginning to sound a lot like Christmas! Back by popular demand the amazing and incredible “12 Days of Disney Food” sung to the popular Christmas Tune “The 12 Days of Christmas” with a visit from the ghost of Christmas past, Ryan Hedstrom! 1 – A Dole whip eaten in the shade of Swiss Family R…
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Anica Wong is Quivira Coalition's communications director and she had the idea for an "ask me anything" episode with Down to Earth host Mary-Charlotte Domandi ... and here it is! Listeners asked questions and we answered as best we could, in a wide-ranging discussion about everything from to Anica's urban farm to our favorite podcasts to Plato's Re…
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Photographing grasslands: beauty, community, life
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Photographer Sally Thomson's gorgeous new book of photographs and texts, Homeground, is a deep exploration of rangelands in the Southwest––landscapes, livestock, water, wildlife, and the stewards who keep the land thriving. With her deep background in landscape architecture, conservation, and land use planning, Thomson photographs in ways that reve…
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Episode 229 - Very Merry Disney Holiday Gift Guide 2023
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Send us a Text Message. Seasons Greetings Happy Platers! Today we are hoping to lend a helping hand with your holiday shopping. As we record this show, Christmas Day is 18 days away and the beginning of Hannukah is 1! Each year we had a show dedicated to Disney Food Gifts. These may range from cheap to extravagant and lots in between. So here is ou…
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Episode 228 - Trip Report: Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, Gingerbread House Tour and Capa
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Send us a Text Message. Hello Happy Platers! On today's show, Kristi & Danae give a trip report from their recent visit to Walt Disney World to celebrate Danae's bday that included: Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party Gingerbread House Resort Tour Blizzard Beach (brrr!) Dining at Capa - The Four Season Resort Orlando Now T…
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Land, sheep, and the inefficiency of being too efficient
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Elena Miller Ter-Kuile is a sixth-generation farmer living in southern Colorado. At Cactus Hill Farm she and her father raise sheep for wool, grass-fed meat and organic grain and hay, and are in the process of restoring their family’s damaged land.Autor: Radio Cafe, Quivira Coalition
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Episode 227 - A Few of Our Favorite Things: Holiday Edition
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Send us a Text Message. Merry Yuletide Greetings Happy Platers! It is officially the holiday season, and we hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving that was filled with laughter and lots of leftovers. We thought we would join in on the celebration by listing “These are a few of my favorite things” that we love about Disney in the holiday se…
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Episode 226 - Tokyo Disneyland: Special Guest Miranda B.
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Send us a Text Message. Konnichiwa Happy Platers! On today’s show, we welcome to the table Happy Plater, Miranda Benson, an original Happy Plater joining us on our 100th episode celebration and showcasing her knowledge as our resident Disney historian on episode 112. Miranda, her husband Jon, and son Alex recently went on a trip to Tokyo Disneyland…
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Episode 225 - Holiday Eats: Disney Springs, Resorts & More
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Send us a Text Message. Pull Up a Chair Happy Platers! It’s the most wonderful time of the year and you know what that means … holiday goodies! The culinary teams at Walt Disney World Resort have been hard at work making sure everyone gets a flavorful present all across property. And with the passion and creativity put to the plate this year, there…
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Transforming 40 million acres of lawns into thriving ecosystems
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Erik Ohlsen author of The Regenerative Landscaper, is helping people, municipalities, companies, and farms create thriving landscapes at every scale––and cultivate native plants, wildlife, and food. His new book, The Regenerative Landscaper: Design and Build Landscapes That Repair the Environment, deeply explores the theory and hands-on practice of…
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Episode 224 - Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party Foodie Guide
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Send us a Text Message. Hey Howdy Ho Ho Ho Happy Platers! Happy Platers just like Walt Disney World in just one show we move from Halloween to Christmas! That’s right, MVMCP is bringing the festive fun from Nov. 9, 2023 through Dec. 22, 2023. This beloved party is filled with holiday excitement sure to put you in the spirit of the season. This year…
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Episode 223 - Delicious Food News: Haunted Mansion, Gingerbread Displays & Jollywood Nights Foodie Guide
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Send us a Text Message. Happy Haunts Happy Platers! On today's show, we discuss some delicious food news - Haunted Mansion Lounge on the Disney Tresuure Holiday Gingerbread Display in Walt Disney World Foodie Guide to Jollywood Nights in Disney's Hollywood Studios Now Taking Reservations for the Chef's Table on our private Facebook Page called "The…
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Sheep and goats for healthy land, thriving businesses, and fire reduction
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Cole Bush is a shepherdess, entrepreneur, and educator. Founder of Shepherdess Land & Livestock and Grazing School of the West, she uses a "flerd" (flock-herd) of sheep and goats to restore landscapes and prevent fire. She's also bringing along a generation of new shepherds, and is cultivating entrepreneurial businesses that spring from this work, …
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Episode 222 - Dining Outside the Disney Bubble with Special Guest Kerry H.
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Send us a Text Message. Pull up a chair Happy Platers! On the menu for today’s show is dining outside the Disney bubble. The Lake Buena Vista and Orlando areas have many delicious places to eat that are very close to WDW. Joining us at the table today is Orlando local and Happy Plater, Kerry Holthe. With over 200 places to eat at Walt Disney World,…
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Episode 221 - Festival of the Holiday Outdoor Kitchens & Resort Menu Updates
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Send us a Text Message. Hello Happy Platers! On today's menu, we discuss the Holiday Kitchens coming to the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays - A Taste of the Holidays for Everyone! Sip, savor and celebrate the most magical time of the year! Delight in seasonal dishes and beverages from our holiday kitchens. Plus the Candlelight Processi…
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Words of wisdom from a holistic veterinarian and regenerative dairy farmer
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Dr. Hubert Karreman started out as a soil scientist and then fell in love with dairy cows. He became a veterinarian and a regenerative dairy farmer, following a path of respect and reverence for life. He specializes in holistic and organic methods including homeopathy and plant medicine. He and his wife Suzanne own Reverence Farms, a pasture-based,…
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Episode 220 - Resort Dining: Deluxe Resorts - Disney's Grand Floridian & Old Key West
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Send us a Text Message. Greetings Happy Platers! On today’s menu, we are continuing our series about dining at WDW Resorts to give you a breakdown of all the dining and lounge options available. We started this with value resorts on show 203, the moderates on 206 and started the Deluxe on 212 and 216. Today we continue with the next 2 deluxe resort…
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Episode 219 - Replay: Celebrating Our 100th Show
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Send us a Text Message. Hey Happy Platers! Phew, did life throw some bumps at us this past week...due to that we are replaying the 100th Episode Celebration which featured a live recording from EPCOT World Showplace. Would anyone be interested in joining us for another live recording? What time of year or EPCOT Festival works best for you? Now Taki…
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Funneling federal ag money to the people who most need it
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The Biden administration has made a great commitment to building sustainable and healthy food systems. But how to get the money from the government to folks on the land who need it but aren't skilled bureaucrats? Dave Carter Director of Regional Technical Assistance Coordination for the Flower Hill Institute, explains.…
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Episode 218 - New Dining Bites: EPCOT
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Send us a Text Message. Greetings Happy Platers! Today we discuss some recent food news and new food bites over at EPCOT: Disney just announced plans at Destination D23 that a new tavern is in the works for Adventureland in Magic Kingdom. NEW FOOD ITEMS in EPCOT Connections Cafe Sunshine Seasons Space 220 Final Food Booths opened at EPCOT Internati…
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