Oregon Public Broadcasting

Chances are if you’re asked where dinner’s coming from, you probably think that means a choice of restaurants or supermarket chains.

At least that’s how it occurred to Oregon historian Ann Vileisis.

She’s the author of Kitchen Literacy: How We Lost Knowledge of Where Food Comes from and Why We Need to Get It Back.

She spoke with us in our Portland studios

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