New Show Spotlight: Fields
b'We\\u2019re spotlighting a new show on HRN: Fields. Fields brings you the stories of people who are working in urban agriculture\\u2014for money, for fun, to feed the hungry, and for entirely other reasons. In each episode, hosts Melissa Metrick and Wythe Marschall delve into different foods grown in cities. Moreover, they investigate the whys behind getting up in the morning and working as a farmer in the shadow of skyscrapers. You don\\u2019t need to be a farmer to enjoy this podcast, or even a foodie! With their expert guests, Melissa and Wythe break down the realities and possible futures of urban farming to their elements.\\n\\nToday we share Episode 5: \\u2018Shrooms! Indoors, Foraged, and Friendly. Why are mushrooms so popular recently, and who is growing them\\u2014and searching for them in the wild\\u2014in New York City? To find out, the hosts interviewed a whole bunch of fungi-focused folks. Learn about the cello-inspired origins of the commercial vertical farming startup Smallhold, which grows oyster mushrooms and lion\\u2019s mane all over the city. Hear from an entrepreneur on why she started\\u2014and then sold\\u2014her mushroom farm in Brooklyn.\\xa0 Melissa and Wythe visit expert forager Wildman Steve\\u2014who makes us call him \\u201cWildman\\u201d\\u2014and try to avoid his bird. And they end with a very fun, philosophical interview of Jie Jin, a mushroom club organizer who makes them rethink our relationship to fungi spores.'