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Modern Pioneering with Georgia Pellegrini

In her public television debut, chef, bestselling author and outdoor expert Georgia Pellegrini shares recipes, projects and skills for a self-sufficient life, and introducing viewers to memorable characters along the way. Throughout MODERN PIONEERING, Georgia helps viewers hone new skills in the kitchen with refreshing recipes; offers gardening tips for all spaces (including urban fire escapes); and showcases DIY projects such as watermelon kegs, handcrafted paper and homemade survival kit. At the same time, she teaches viewers to waste nothing while rolling up their sleeves and tapping into their pioneer spirit. Traveling the country, Georgia also highlights artisans and craftsmen who are modern pioneers, as well as extraordinary food heroes with uplifting and moving personal stories.

Modern Pioneering with Georgia Pellegrini  
  • France: The Noble Olive
    Wednesday, May 7
    4:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Georgia travels back to the South of France, where she once cooked at a Michelin restaurant, and spends time in the olive harvest with a family who is carrying on the tradition of making olive oil. We learn about the herbs that are grown by a farmer late in the season to be infused in the olive oil, and how the oil is used by the baker who is baking bread using heirloom wheat.
  • The Lakota Nation: A Story of Empowerment
    Wednesday, May 14
    4:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Georgia travels to the Rosebud Native American Reservation in South Dakota where the Lakota people are pursuing the "7-generation framework" - their vision for the next 150 years. She learns about the work they are doing to reclaim their food sovereignty, their culture and language, to bring their people back to that sacred place of equilibrium that is essential in building a strong tribal nation.
  • The Bovina Farm and Fermentory Story
    Wednesday, May 21
    4:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Georgia visits the Catskills in New York, where a couple has created a stunning homestead and serves their community through weekly dinners attracting people from afar. She heads out into the woods, the root cellar, and the kitchen with Jake and Elizabeth as they create a beautiful dinner for their guests. The couple share how they created their space and offer inspiring ideas for entertaining.
  • Honoring Your History By Serving The Community
    Wednesday, May 28
    4:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Georgia visits two women who are reclaiming the land that their ancestors once worked, while serving their community through food, farming and ranching. Georgia learns about the ways they are trying to impact and teach others to connect with the land and access healthy food. They roll up their sleeves together in the soil and in the kitchen, making recipes passed down through generations.
  • From Earth to Art
    Wednesday, June 4
    4:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Georgia brings the audience into the kitchen with her to share delicious garden to table recipes. Along the way she pays a visit to an artisan beeswax candle maker who teaches her the art of candle making. Georgia then goes to sit at the pottery wheel with a gifted ceramicist to create candle holders and elements for a table setting.
  • Earth, Women, Fire
    Wednesday, June 11
    4:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    In preparation for a dinner party, Georgia searches for wild edibles in unlikely places, and pays a visit to a pair of women glass blowers who create works of usable art in their glass studio in Brooklyn, New York. They work together to make glass pieces for the dinner table. Georgia brings us back to the kitchen to cook delicious dishes and set a table with their glassware.
  • Flowers, Tea and Chi
    Wednesday, June 18
    4:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Georgia visits a florist in Austin, Texas whose sculptural approach to flower arranging is unlike any other. He teaches her his techniques and shares how viewers can create conversation starting pieces. Georgia stops at a tea house to learn from an expert about the ancient and resurgent art of drinking tea, then heads back to the kitchen to make a delicious meal and integrate what she's learned.
  • Copper and Chocolate
    Wednesday, June 25
    4:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Georgia visits master copper artisans to learn about the art of hand hammered copper, and all of the ways it can be used in the kitchen and home. We then visit an artisan chocolate maker and learn recipes for making truffles at home. Georgia takes us back to the kitchen to create some delicious cocktails and recipes using all that she has learned.

 

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