A great radio spot about geese

[Guest guest]

All,

When I saw Botan's recent post, I thought of this. If you missed or don't

listen to one of the greatest (my opinion) radio shows - This American Life last

Saturday - the 2nd, you may want to tune in to listen to the last story of the

hour. The show is entitled: The Poultry Slam - 3 stories about fowl (take off

on the name The Poetry Slam) The last act is: Latin Liver. It's a story about

foie gras of all things. Yet, I believe it may be the most interesting and

beautiful story about animals, or at least geese, that I've heard. Dan Barber,

a chef with the restaurant Blue Hill, in Manhattan, who also has a farm in

upstate New York, raising animals and vegetables humanely and sustainably,

travels to Spain to meet and interview Sousa - a farmer who raises geese

primarily for foie gras without force feeding or confining them. His knowledge

and love of his geese was amazing to hear. I can't get the link to copy here

but if you pull up This American Life - and go to the show on 12/2/11, you'll

find it and can listen.

Rebekah