Matt regularly appears with Jordan Rich on “Connoisseur’s Corner” which airs on WBZ (1030 AM) at 7:25, 8:25 AND 9:25 AM Saturday and Sunday and ALSO at 11:55 AM Saturday!
Recent samples can be found at https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1002-connoisseurs-corner-28654273/
The following is a “script” for one of Matt’s segments:
I recently talked about the MA Department of Agricultural Resources new MassGrown program (information about which can be found at https://massnrc.org/farmexchange/) and, since joining as a media partner, I have been meeting all sorts of amazing local folks who are contributing to the Commonwealth.
Among the many productive friends I have made is Mohammed Hannan, the owner of Hannan Agro Farms.
Raised on a family farm in Bangladesh, Mohammed moved here a little over 10 years ago with his family. When he found it difficult to find the fresh organic produce he had enjoyed as a child, Mohammed decided to grow his own! In 2018, Mohammed leased a quarter-acre plot in Beverly from Tufts University’s New Entry Sustainable Farming Project and has been growing and selling award-winning produce at prices that even his less fortunate neighbors can afford. Having recently expanded to a half-acre in Lincoln, MA, Muhammad now grows over 40 different types of vegetables, fruits, and herbs, including many from Southeast Asia and some of the most amazing tomatoes I have ever tasted!
When not farming, Mohammed has a full-time job at Harvard Medical School. Perhaps this is why he takes his farm’s motto from Hippocrates (he of the Hippocratic oath) – “Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food.”
If the food is this good, I will never go to the doctor again!