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!

Here we are at 15! ChopChop has turned 15 and we’re celebrating our accomplishments and accolades as well as all the fun we’ve had over the years. We are joined this episode by Ryan from Ryan’s Recycling to hear more about his story and why recycling is so important. We have party ideas and lots of singing! We’ve got Strawberry pie on order instead of cake and you’ll hear about the history of the piñata!

This month's recipe: Strawberry Galette.

This month's giveaway is a Ryan’s recycling baseball cap so you can promote recycling in your town! Follow us on Instagram @chopchopkids and subscribe to our newsletter for more information.

Music in this episode includes modified versions of: "Cheesy Radio Ballad" and "Jazzy Inquisitors" by Lisa Hammer, "Horizons" by Beat Mekanik, and "Strange Italian Song" by Juanitos.

Thank you to Lola, Lulu, Pippen, Rose, Lila and Sara McSwiggan's kindergarten class 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 episode is all about school food! More than 5 billion (with a B!) lunches are served in school across the United States every year. This food helps kids learn, helps the local economy and is integral to a day in the life of a kid. Tune in to hear from Mara Fleishman, the CEO of the Chef Ann Foundation, who align with our mission at ChopChop by working to provide fresh, healthy, delicious, cook from scratch meals that support the health of children and our planet to millions of kids all over the USA! We’ll also hear from Naomi Ward, a third grader who had a big idea about food waste at her school.

This month’s recipe: How about a Quesadilla after school?

Our featured "Check It Out" book is Granny Torrelli Makes Soup by Sharon Creech. 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, "Kerplunk" by Mr. Smith, "Into Toast Squares" by Mole and "Strange Italian Song" by Juanitos.

Thank you to Frank and Colin 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 focusing on oranges and other citrus fruits, because wintertime is when they are at their finest and most abundant. Most people eat oranges out of hand, but we also like to use them in salads, smoothies, and here, “sorbet.” We also learn from Olgo Russo, the former owner of Russo’s Market in Watertown, MA. Olgo knows a thing or two about every fruit and vegetable we can think of, and you’ll definitely enjoy this interview.

If you live near Boston, come see us on Sunday, February 16th. We’ll be hanging out with some other great kids podcasters at WBUR’s Mega Awesome Super Huge Wicked Fun Podcast Playdate at City Space. Our friends from Greeking out, The Past and the Curious and Radiolab kids are all presenting live shows, so come say “hi” and eat an orange with us.

Our featured "Check It Out" books are Nothing Rhymes with Orange by Adam Rex and Measuring Up by Lily LaMotte. 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, "Trapped in the Upside Down" by Jim Hall, "Kerplunk" by Mr. Smith, "Into Toast Squares" by Mole and "Strange Italian Song" by Juanitos.

Thank you to Frank, Bodhi, Rahm, Wyatt, and Lola 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!

What’s your favorite sandwich? We talk about sandwiches, lunch and how to make amazing bread. Jim Lahey stops by to talk about no-knead bread and gives us a great recipe. We also hear from lots of listeners with some jokes and their favorite sandwiches!

Try out this Month's recipe: No-Knead Bread

Our featured "Check It Out" book is The Bear Ate Your Sandwich by Julia Sarcone-Roach. Follow us on Instagram for your chance to win our guest Jim Lahey's book: My Bread.

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

Thank you to Audrey, Emilia. Caitlin, Emma, and Ravi 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 Eatable Gifts because no matter what holiday you celebrate—and even if you don’t celebrate any—it's a great time of year to share food with your family, friends, and neighbors.

Receiving is great, but giving is even better; neuroscientists have taken images of people’s brains that show that when they are generous, the pleasure and reward centers light up. These are the same parts of the brain that light up when you do well on a test. So whether you’re making a gift or sharing one of our books, you're not only delighting the recipient, you’re also getting a little jolt of pleasure yourself.

Besides hearing from listeners like YOU, this episode features chef Ana Sortun and sixteen-year-old entrepreneur Te’Lario Watkins.

Try out this Month's recipe: Cinnamon Toast Granola.

Follow us on Instagram for your chance to win whole library’s worth of books: The ChopChop Family Cookbook, I Made This: Snacks, Eatable Alphabet Kitchen Activity Cards, a 1-Year Subscription to ChopChop Magazine, 1 back issue of ChopChop Magazine, and 1 issue of Benjamin: The Smart Money Magazine for Kids, AND Ana Sortun’s book Spice, and Te’Lario Watkins book Te’Lario’s Amazing Mushroom Farm. Wow, that’s a lot of books.

Music in this episode includes modified versions of: "Strange Italian Song" by Juanitos, "Bright and Positive Acoustic Melody" by Universfield, "Jazzy Inquisitors" and "Cheesy Radio Ballad" by Lisa Hammer, and "Fastest Man on Earth" by Jahzzar.

Thank you to Sora, John, Hannah, Anaya, Emilia, Audrey, and Emma 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!