Slice of Ham (Radio): Fall disasters and rendering your own lard with Amy and Heidi

By Heidi Holtan,

Published September 25, 2026 at 11:59 AM CDT

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"Ham Radio: Cooking with Amy Thielen" launched May 23, 2025, on KAXE / KBXE.

Minnesota James Beard Award-winning author and chef Amy Thielen along with KAXE Director of Content and Ham Radio sidekick Heidi Holtan divulge their mistakes in the garden and the kitchen this fall.

Have you been wondering what's going on in the world of Ham Radio: Cooking with Amy Thielen? Thank you for your patience, no worries, we're cooking up a new season.

Until then, we bring you a new Slice of Ham Radio. You'll hear about Amy's garden and Heidi's mishaps and we hope that you will join us by leaving us a voice memo!

A stack of red apples on grass, with more apples on the ground. — Honeycrisp apples as artwork in Grand Rapids.

And let us know how your fall garden and canning and cooking season is going!

Check out our past Ham Radio conversations - especially one we mentioned about no-till gardening with Beth!

Look for more Ham Radio: Cooking with Amy Thielen in November of 2026!

Original music for Ham Radio licensed from Jeremy Messersmith.

Graphic design by Christopher Larson, artwork by T. L. Solien.
Ham Radio is produced and hosted by Amy Thielen and Heidi Holtan.