This month we are putting on our protective gear and heading to the hives to check in on some of Mother Nature’s hardest working insects! We talk with Sally’s local beekeeper about honey and learn all about keeping bees from Akeem, who is an 8 year old beekeeper with his Dad Kamal at Sankofa Farms in North Carolina. Plus, our friend Nidhi stops by to share some valuable information all about the nutrition side of eating honey.

This month’s recipe: Nutty Oat Bars

Akeem and Kamal wrote a book to help you learn more about bees, and it’s this month’s giveaway. It’s called Akeem Keeps Bees! Follow us on Instagram for your chance to win.

Music in this episode includes modified versions of: "Cheesy Radio Ballad" and "Jazzy Inquisitors" by Lisa Hammer, "Kerplunk" by Mr. Smith, and "Fastest Man on Earth" by Jahzzar

Thank you to Reuben, Milo, Lola, Sapair, Anya, Wyatt, Izzy, Charlie, and Jackson for adding your voices to our show.

Want to hear yourself on air? Send a joke, a “did you know,” or anything else you’d like to share! Email us your recordings at podcast@chopchopfamily.org. Please include your name, age and your address. If we use your voice on the show we will send you a special gift.

If you’re enjoying the show and want even more great food content, follow us @chopchopkids.

Have a few minutes this July? Help us improve ChopChop Family! We’ve been on a mission for 15 years to teach and encourage kids to cook and eat real foods with their families. We want to be sure we’re delivering what your families need in a format and frequency that works for you. Please respond to our brief survey this July and include your contact information to be entered into a raffle for a special cooking gift box curated by the ChopChop family team. Thank you!

This month on the ChopChop podcast we dig deep into… Compost! What is it? Why is it good for your plants? We are joined by Jayne Merner of Earthcare farm to talk about tips for home composting. Check out Jayne’s show The Composter wherever you get your podcasts. We also speak with Georgia, a fifth-grader who noticed a lot of food scraps in the garbage at school, and decided to do something about it. She started a compost program for her cafeteria, and you can too!

Music in this episode includes modified versions of: "Cheesy Radio Ballad" and "Jazzy Inquisitors" by Lisa Hammer, "Kerplunk" by Mr. Smith, and "Fastest Man on Earth" by Jahzzar

Thank you to Teagan, Ryker, Hart, Sapair, Sarah, Cicely, and Anya for adding your voices to our show.

Want to hear yourself on air? Send a joke, a “did you know,” or anything else you’d like to share! Email us your recordings at podcast@chopchopfamily.org. Please include your name, age and your address. If we use your voice on the show we will send you a special gift.

If you’re enjoying the show and want even more great food content, follow us @chopchopkids.

Have a few minutes this July? Help us improve ChopChop Family! We’ve been on a mission for 15 years to teach and encourage kids to cook and eat real foods with their families. We want to be sure we’re delivering what your families need in a format and frequency that works for you. Please respond to our brief survey this July and include your contact information to be entered into a raffle for a special cooking gift box curated by the ChopChop family team. Thank you!

This month we’re talking about fish and fishing. We hear the story of Gail and Luke, who have a special friendship all because of their shared love of fishing. Kate Masury from Eating with the Ecosystem stops by to tell us about her work. Fish is super easy to cook, fun to catch and we hope you’ll learn a little more about that this episode.

This month’s recipe: Fish Tacos!

Our featured "Check It Out" books are Caterpillar Summer by Gillian McDunn and Milton and Odie and the Bigger-than-Bigmouth Bass by Mary Ann Fraser. Follow us on Instagram for your chance to win our book giveaway.

Music in this episode includes modified versions of: "Cheesy Radio Ballad" and "Jazzy Inquisitors" by Lisa Hammer, " "Into Toast Squares" by Mole and "Strange Italian Song" by Juanitos.

Thank you to Wyatt and Bastian for adding your voices to our show.

Want to hear yourself on air? Send a joke, a “did you know,” or anything else you’d like to share! Email us your recordings at podcast@chopchopfamily.org. Please include your name, age and your address. If we use your voice on the show we will send you a special gift.

If you’re enjoying the show and want even more great food content, follow us @chopchopkids.

Have a few minutes this July? Help us improve ChopChop Family! We’ve been on a mission for 15 years to teach and encourage kids to cook and eat real foods with their families. We want to be sure we’re delivering what your families need in a format and frequency that works for you. Please respond to our brief survey this July and include your contact information to be entered into a raffle for a special cooking gift box curated by the ChopChop family team. Thank you!