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Food From Here

Produced by WNIN, Food From Here invites growers, producers & purveyors of the food we eat in our region of the Midwest to share their stories and their recipes as we discuss what makes food from here distinctly ours. Host Peggy Pirro talks with chefs, farmers, brewers, educators and home gardeners about our surprisingly vibrant local food community.

Latest Episodes
  • Roger & Mary Winstead own Beautiful Edibles farm in Newburgh, and are founding co-owners of Local Source, Evansville’s online food hub and farmers market. Learn how they’re changing the way we get our local food in this end-of-the-season episode.
  • Lisa Vaughan launched Feed Evansville to get food into the hands of families when schools shut down at the start of the COVID pandemic. Today, the organization continues to find innovative ways to address food insecurity in our community.
  • From the ecology of beehives to how she collects a swarm of honeybees from a nervous homeowner, Kelsey Gerhardt discusses her work as a 4th generation beekeeper, educator, honey judge and honey sommelier.
  • Amanda Bradshaw-Burks is the Urban Agriculture and Natural Resources educator with the Vanderburgh County Purdue Extension, and an avid gardener with a passion for heirloom tomatoes. Get her recipe for easy tomato sauce and some tips for beginning gardeners.
  • She grew up in Flagstaff, Arizona. He went to North High in Evansville. They met in Sandpoint, Alaska, and moved to Posey County to start a farm. Now Nate & Amelie Julian raise chickens and goats and grow vegetables and gourmet mushrooms on the land they named Earthryz.
  • In this first episode of our Fall 2024 Season, we hear from Chef Jeff Gott and partner DeAndre Wilson of Turn Table, the local catering company that built a following at events and festivals and is now serving enthusiastic fans at Arcademie in downtown Evansville.
  • Nina Bambina’s childhood summers were spent with her extended family in Sicily, in a house with palatial doors that opened onto the beach, where the food was always fresh, the wine and olive oil were local, and the cannoli were simply the best.
  • Haynie’s Corner Brewing Company owner Sam Buente brings an inclusive vibe and an abundance of community spirit to this popular neighborhood brew pub.
  • At Sweet Schmitt’s Artisan Candies in Evansville, owner Mike Schmitt creates gourmet caramels, chocolate truffles, dessert marshmallows, and memories.
  • Scot Mangold is the head chef at Old National Events Plaza, in charge of a busy kitchen that caters performances, conferences and conventions, and hosts the monthly Dinner on the Bridge events in downtown Evansville.