"Planet Green" news and stories

On June 16, Planet Green will begin airing a hilarious new reality T.V. series, "The Fabulous Beekman Boys." The "boys" in question are Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge, two fabulous Manhattanites who decide to buy and revive a farm in upstate New York. Imagine a gay Green Acres and you're on the right track.

They spoke to Slashfood about the show and what goats are really like.

So what's the show about?
BR: We had this farm for about three years and it was pretty much just a weekend place, and then last year we decided that in order to continue to make the farm successful one of us was going to have to make the commitment to live up there full time. Last February, a year ago, I moved up there full time and Josh comes back and forth on the weekends. The show follows our learning curve as we try to become a successful farm and the way it tests our relationship.

How long have you been together?
JKP: We've been together for 10 years or, as I like to say, we've been together for 9 years and apart for 1. The first year of the show really chronicles what I like to call our year of sacrifice which is Brent really sacrificing his career in the city to try and make a business at the farm.

Fresh off his departure from the Food Network and the sale of most his empire to Martha Stewart Omnimedia, the Discovery Channel has announced that Emeril Lagasse has signed on to host a new cooking show called Emeril Green. This show will air on their Planet Green network.

The show will be set in Whole Foods Markets and will feature organic, free range and natural foods. According to the post at Treehugger, the show will feature a revolving cast of other cooks, farmers and food experts. I am really looking forward to seeing what Emeril can do with this format. We need more food television that focuses on environmentally friendly ways of growing and raising.

[via Ecorazzi and Treehugger]

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