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VPR Cafe: New Farms For New Americans

Melissa Pasanen
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Burlington Free Press
New Farms for New Americans farmer Janine Ndagijimana in front of one of her Ethan Allen Homestead plot of African eggplants.

With each wave of immigrants to this land, new foods have been introduced and it’s still happening today. 

 Melissa Pasanen, who writes for the Savorvore Section of the Burlington Free Press joined the VPR Café to talk about what new foods are being grown in Vermont.

Learn more in Pasanen's article, Vermont Grown African Egg-Plant, Served Two Ways and in the Global Food, Local Food: Guide to Growing, Harvesting And Preserving African and Asian Crops in the Northeast

The VPR Café is made possible by Otter Creek Kitchenware in downtown Middlebury, offering over 70 lines of kitchenware.

Ric was a producer for Vermont Edition and host of the VPR Cafe.
Liam is Vermont Public’s public safety reporter, focusing on law enforcement, courts and the prison system.
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