Believe it or not, spring is just around the corner. But it’s been a rough winter for those growing crops and raising livestock.

Today, we hear how this winter season has impacted Connecticut agriculture and farms.

More Connecticut farmers are working to bring new products to market and maybe inspire your tastebuds along the way. We hear from one farm doing just that.

Find your local farm by visiting www.ctgrown.org.

GUESTS:
Commissioner Bryan Hurlburt: Connecticut Department of Agriculture
Mackenzie White: Diversified Livestock Extension Field Based Specialist at the UConn Extension College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources
Spencer Lord: Owner of Oracle Mushrooms Company in Kent, Connecticut
Matt Went: president of the New Connecticut Farmer Alliance

Believe it or not, spring is just around the corner. But it&rsquo;s been a rough winter for those growing crops and raising livestock.
Today, we hear how this winter season has impacted Connecticut agriculture and farms.
More&nbsp;<a href="https://www.grownconnected.org/findfarms">Connecticut farmers</a>&nbsp;are working to bring new products to market and maybe inspire your tastebuds along the way. We hear from one farm doing just that.
Find your local farm by visiting&nbsp;<a href="https://ctgrown.org/">www.ctgrown.org.</a>
GUESTS:
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<li>Commissioner Bryan Hurlburt:&nbsp;<a href="https://portal.ct.gov/doag">Connecticut Department of Agriculture</a></li>
<li><a href="https://extension.uconn.edu/2024/11/07/meet-mackenzie-white/">Mackenzie White:</a>&nbsp;Diversified Livestock Extension Field Based Specialist at the UConn Extension College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources</li>
<li>Spencer Lord:&nbsp;Owner of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.oraclemushrooms.com/">Oracle Mushrooms Company</a>&nbsp;in Kent, Connecticut</li>
<li>Matt Went:&nbsp;president of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newctfarmers.com/">New Connecticut Farmer Alliance</a></li>
</ul>

Produced by Connecticut Public, 'Where We Live' puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Where We Live is a call-in talk show about who we are in Connecticut and our place in the world.

Where We Live

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

CT farms are bringing some unique crops to the table

Tick activity is on the rise.

Connecticut scientists are seeing unseasonably high levels of tick activity in the state this year.

That uptick carries big potential impacts for human health. Lyme disease is one of the many diseases these parasites can carry. We ask what you can do to protect yourself.

We’ll also get the latest on another environmental hazard with big health impacts in Connecticut – air pollution.

Guests:
Katie Dykes: Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Dr. Neeta Connally: Professor at WCSU and director WCSU Tick-borne prevention Laboratory
Goudarz Molaei: Research scientist, medical entomologist and director of Tick and Tick-Borne Disease Surveillance Program at The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station

Tick activity is on the rise.
Connecticut scientists&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/news/2026-04-08/state-scientists-seeing-unseasonably-high-disconcerting-tick-activity-in-ct">are seeing unseasonably high levels of tick activity in the state this year</a>.
That uptick carries big potential impacts for human health. Lyme disease is one of the many diseases these parasites can carry. We ask what you can do to protect yourself.
We&rsquo;ll also get the latest on another environmental hazard with big health impacts in Connecticut &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Air/Air-Quality-and-Health">air pollution.</a>
Guests:
<ul>
<li>Katie Dykes:&nbsp;Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection</li>
<li>Dr. Neeta Connally:&nbsp;Professor at WCSU and director&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wcsuticklab.com/">WCSU Tick-borne prevention Laboratory</a></li>
<li>Goudarz Molaei:&nbsp;Research scientist, medical entomologist and director of Tick and Tick-Borne Disease Surveillance Program at The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station</li>
</ul>

CT is experiencing an 'unseasonably high' tick season. What's behind the uptick?

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Journalist and author Fortesa Latifi remembers the first time she stumbled upon child influencer content. She noticed a pattern of family influencers sharing incredibly intimate content of their children's firsts.

"They were shaving their legs for the first time or getting potty trained, and it would get millions of views," she said. "And I just started thinking how strange it would be to grow up that way."

The family influencer world has become a multi-million dollar industry. But some are starting to question the way this content is created, asking questions on how children are compensated for participating in these videos. Additionally, there is the question of consent.

Today on Where We Live, we talk to Fortesa Latifi about her new book “Like, Follow, Subscribe: Influencer Kids and the Cost of a Childhood Online.”

Where We Live is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Listen Notes, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode.

Journalist and author Fortesa Latifi remembers the first time she stumbled upon child influencer content. She noticed a pattern of family influencers sharing incredibly intimate content of their children's firsts.
"They were shaving their legs for the first time or getting potty trained, and it would get millions of views," she said. "And I just started thinking how strange it would be to grow up that way."
The family influencer world has become a multi-million dollar industry. But some are starting to question the way this content is created, <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/08/23/1195508847/a-new-illinois-law-wants-to-ensure-child-influencers-get-a-share-of-their-earnin">asking questions on how children are compensated for participating in these videos.</a> Additionally, there is the <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/07/06/1186221489/the-sunday-story-permission-to-share">question of consent.</a>
Today on Where We Live, we talk to Fortesa Latifi about her new book <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/like-follow-subscribe-influencer-kids-and-the-cost-of-a-childhood-online-fortesa-latifi/0015d12afb1a78c2?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=dsa_nonbrand&amp;utm_content={adgroupname}&amp;utm_term=aud-1885352274184:dsa-19959388920&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=12440232635&amp;gbraid=0AAAAACfld43RqBg6w7QIpcOG1b_pEWfAt&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwkYLPBhC3ARIsAIyHi3R2tBTf6XcHfHYiMpBIrT7tMDrsJI_cW5A78EIcI5NVT-xvgbply18aAlHxEALw_wcB">&ldquo;Like, Follow, Subscribe: Influencer Kids and the Cost of a Childhood Online.&rdquo;</a>
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Investigating the world of influencer kids

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About one in four U.S. adults take care of a loved one – from bathing to managing medical appointments. And as the American population is aging, more of us are becoming caregivers.

We’re exploring caregiving and aging in a series we’re calling Caregiving in Connecticut. You can hear the stories and conversations this week during Morning Edition and All Things Considered and you can check out the coverage on our website.

We’re going to feature some of those stories today and later, we’re going to hear from a UConn researcher who took a close look at what it means to age in northeastern Connecticut.

Guest:



Asmita Aasaavari: Ph.D. candidate in sociology at UConn.

"Where We Live" is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Listen Notes, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode.

About one in four U.S. adults take care of a loved one &ndash; from bathing to managing medical appointments. And as the American population is aging, more of us are becoming caregivers.
We&rsquo;re exploring caregiving and aging in a series we&rsquo;re calling Caregiving in Connecticut. You can hear the stories and conversations this week during Morning Edition and All Things Considered and you can <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/watch/pbs-programming/caregiving">check out the coverage on our website</a>.
We&rsquo;re going to feature some of those stories today and later, we&rsquo;re going to hear from a UConn researcher who took a close look at what it means to age in northeastern Connecticut.
Guest:
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<li>
Asmita Aasaavari: Ph.D. candidate in sociology at UConn.
</li>
</ul>
"Where We Live" is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Listen Notes, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode.

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