The ideas of cooperative work are central to many movements in Latin America. Nelson Escobar brought these ideas from his home in El Salvador to Louisville, Kentucky, where he coordinates a large urban farm that brings together a diverse community to grow, eat, and sell good food. Watch this video to see the inspiring story. More

The backyard chicken trend has become more and more prevalent these days. But in many North American cities, keeping a flock of hens is still illegal. We met up with some unlikely outlaws who were breaking the law right in their own backyards, by producing fresh eggs. More

In the event of a nuclear disaster, zombies taking over the planet, or an industrial food collapse, you'd want to be friends with the folks in this video. This short film is a meditation on survival and the beauty of doing things that aren't necessary with such conventions as matches and lighters. After wading in the river in Andalusia, Alabama, we cooked Corbicula Clams over a homemade fire. More

Over the course of thirty years, the Island of Boca Grande in Florida went from having zero iguanas to over 10,000. This invasive species was making it impossible for native plants and animals to survive. The island finally decided to do something about it; they called George Cera. We went on trip around the island with this hired gun... and of course, we ate some iguana. More

This short film was made in Immokalee, Florida, where one-third of the tomatoes in our grocery stores are grown. The Perennial Plate spent a day with Lupe Gonzalo, a tomato picker and organizer for CIW (Coalition of Immokalee Workers). The Coalition is fighting to change the way our country's tomato laborers are treated. More

There are two types of mullet in Florida: One is a hairstyle made popular in the nineties, the other is a type of fish. We chose to focus on the latter in our latest Perennial Plate episode. Some people love the fish, others hate it (whether for good reason or no). But one thing's for sure, there's a ton of it. More

Traveling through South Carolina, the Perennial Plate cooked and collaborated on a multi-course dinner with chef Sean Brock of Husk and McCrady's, which consisted entirely of grains from Anson Mills, the seminal grits and rice producer in the United States. "I'm a seed collector. I collect seeds like kids collect baseball cards," said Brock. More

When the Perennial Plate cross-country road trip took us through South Carolina, we asked Sean Brock, the chef at Husk, what farmers to meet near Charleston; he recommended the Joseph Fields Farm. More

In this week's Perennial Plate episode we visit a school garden and take a class on radishes with Ashley Rouse of Georgia Organics, a non-profit that connects organic food from Georgia farms to Georgia families. When Ashley introduced the kids to different types of radishes, including the French breakfast radish, one kid asked: "does that mean French people eat these for breakfast?" It's a very sweet video. More

Do not watch this if you're hungry and without easy access to Vietnamese food. Last month the Perennial Plate traveled to Vietnam for two weeks on an Intrepid Travel trip. Our assignment was to document this food-focused journey across the country. Travel with us in this video! More