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Tuesday, April 5, 2022 – Famed Polar explorer Will Steger is out with a book, a cookbook. The Steger Homestead Kitchen: Simple Recipes for an Abundant Life is a collection of recipes his niece and Steger Center head chef Rita Mae serves guests. The book promotes seasonal eating, foraging, and zero waste or fossil fuels. ~~~ Ford is coming out with an electric F-150. Harvest Public Media’s Elizabeth Rembert reports. ~~~ Bret Dockter, North Dakota’s 2022 Teacher of the Year, has been awarded a $15,000 grant to promote the teaching profession and education. It is the first grant of its kind...

Tuesday, March 29, 2022 - In our final installment of the North Dakota Teacher Retention Crisis series, in partnership with North Dakota United, Tom Gerhardt visits with former Democratic State Senator and former teacher Erin Oban. ~~~ The US Department of Agriculture’s first-ever survey of hemp production found an industry worth more than 800 million dollars. But the recent report also showed a glaring diversity issue: Just six percent of hemp growers are Black. Harvest Public Media’s Corinne Ruff reports. ~~~ We share a Natural North Dakota essay, “Pasque Flower.” ~~~ Growing Small T...

Tuesday, March 22, 2022 – David Ripplinger is an Associate Professor in the Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics at North Dakota State University. He joins Prairie Pulse Host John Harris to talk about the economic impact worldwide of the war in Ukraine. ~~~ We continue the Ukraine coverage with a report from Harvest Public Media on the cost of fertilizer. ~~~ In the fourth installment of the series, “North Dakota Teacher Retention Crisis,” in partnership with North Dakota United, Tom Gerhardt visiting with North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baelser.

Tuesday, March 15, 2022 – Muscle Memory is a film examining dance and vulnerability. It’s showing during the Fargo Film Festival, where filmmaker Mary Trunk will also take audience questions. ~~~ It’s the third installment in our series examining how to retain teachers in North Dakota. Tom Gerhardt interviews North Dakota United President Nick Archuleta.

Today we’re launching a series examining how to retain teachers in North Dakota. North Dakota United Public Affairs Director Tom Gerhardt interviews Kari Nehls, a former Bismarck teacher with 15 years of experience, on her emotional decision to leave the profession she loves.