Where Do Baby Vegetables Come From?

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Veggies help kids grow and develop, but it can be hard to convince them to eat their broccoli. These research-backed tips can help you encourage your kids to eat more veggies — or at least try them. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privac ... Show More

After hearing a vicious rumor on the internet that vegetables aren't real, Maddie goes looking for answers. Turns out, vegetables are a mere culinary construct. Still healthful and delicious, but a kinda mythic category of food. With the help of Harvard botanist Molly Edwards, Ma ... Show More

Veggies help kids grow and develop, but it can be hard to convince them to eat their broccoli. These research-backed tips can help you encourage your kids to eat more veggies — or at least try them. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privac ... Show More

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Elliot wants to plant some chocolate cookies 🍪 in his garden… but he finds out that he can grow delicious crunchy carrots and juicy green kale 🥬 instead! Join the first-time gardeners, Cowy, Lisa, Elliot and Billy to learn how you can start your own veggie patch wherever you ar ... Show More

From harvesting to brewing, we look at some of the tech connected to that ol' cup of Joe. Learn about harvesters, hullers, pulpers, roasters and other terrifying machinery! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for pri ... Show More

<p>In this episode of Stuff Mom Never Told You, Molly and Cristen ponder baby technology of the future -- from designer babies to robot children.</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a ... Show More