Lisa Morehouse

KQED Contributor

Lisa Morehouse is an award-winning public radio and print journalist, who has filed for National Public Radio, American Public Media, KQED Public Radio, Edutopia, and McSweeney’s. Her reporting has taken her from Samoan traveling circuses to Mississippi Delta classrooms to the homes of Lao refugees in rural Iowa. In addition to reporting, she teaches radio production to at-risk youth in the Bay Area.  Her series After the Gold Rush featured the changing industries, populations and identities of rural towns throughout California. She’s now producing California Foodways, a series exploring the intersections of food, culture, economics, history and labor.  Follow along on the Facebook page or on Twitter @cafoodways.

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In San Mateo County, This Market Is a Community Destination for Food, Faith and Ramadan Staples

The California Railroad's Surprising Impact on Food and Civil Rights

The Railroad's Surprising Impact on Food and Civil Rights in California

Serving Up French Bistro and North African Comfort Food in a Tiny Eastern Sierra Town

An Asian woman in a white apron stands in an industrial kitchen.

How Music Inspires the Cheeses at This Petaluma Dairy

The Crucial Job That Keeps Central Valley Water Flowing – Commercial Diving

A person with long hair smiles while tending to a grill in a park setting.

This Stockton Park Is a Weekend Haven for Hmong and Cambodian Bites

A woman with her hair tied up in a bun, preps pizza dough in her hands in a commercial kitchen.

The Hollywood Food Stylist Behind the Scenes of Popular Films and TV

A Japanese-American man with white hair wearing blue jeans and a blue shirts walks down a grassy aisle between flowering peach trees.

Farming With Ghosts: David 'Mas' Masumoto Shares How He Learned a Family Secret