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# 101
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/americas-heartland/episode/americas-heartland-101/
- Published: 2024-05-08T14:08:11.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T08:51:28.000Z
- Description: Celebrate agriculture by profiling the people, places, and processes of American farming!
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: America's Heartland, Season 1, Episode 1, #ZZZ_Episode_23d76ee8-c7ca-4338-95fc-c3cc2bc9fb5d, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_e2dd9911-ad05-4ab5-aadb-338e5c6e1486, #v1.16

Celebrate the hardworking people who provide us with fresh food and fabric. The act of homesteading shaped the very foundation of America’s heartland. Smart folks are leaving the facts, figures, and opinions of our modern-day behind, and are returning to the basics! Explore the story of corn in South Dakota at Mitchell Corn Palace. U.S. growers produce 1.5 billion lbs of carrots per year!