Weekend Voices 4/19/08

Executive Producer/Host: Amy Browne

Topic:  Keynote speaker Linda Faillace, author of Mad Sheep: The True Story Behind the USDA’s War on a Family Farm”, speaking at the Food For Maine’s Future Conference in Unity, Maine on April 5th, 2008.   Her book, and her keynote, describe in poignant detail her family’s tragic encounter with the USDA’s bureaucracy.

FMI: www.foodformainesfuture.org

BabyTalk 4/17/08

Producer/Host: Cathy Jacobs

Topic: New Parents Returning to the Workplace

What are some things to weigh when deciding whether to return to the workplace after the birth of a child?  What are the challenges of staying home with a child rather than being in the workplace?  What are the challenges of working outside the home soon after the birth of a baby?

Guests: Karen Bruck, Emily Lowell, Lesley Slaybaugh, Anita Sommers and Lorena Stearns–moms of babies and young children

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