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One can find unusual plants like gooseberries, quinces, jujubes, and hops  along with traditional items like cherries and apples. We meet Michael McConkey from Edible Landscaping in Afton. 

In much of the world, famine and drought are real.   Through a new board game, international student Jacob Mayiani, with JMU ecology professors, is trying to teach his fellow Maasai people in Kenya that their own cattle-grazing practices might contribute to the climate-conditions which cause so much suffering.    

Working cacao beans upon a volcanic-stone grinding bench with a push-pestle while perched on a handmade seat, foodie Leni Sorensen shows students how to make reeeeeaallly "old fashioned" chocolate.  

Katrina Didot turned world travel, an appreciation for hospitality, and an interest in fair pay into the restaurant, A Bowl of Good.