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Scott Vander Ploeg

Scott Vander Ploeg is a scholar and writer who contemplates our culture from Madisonville, Kentucky.

"My Bluetooth"

The technology market is constantly being flooded with new products.  Young people seem to adapt quickly, but Scott Vander Ploeg is having trouble keeping up.

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"Locavore"

On June 18th, Congress overrode the President’s veto on the Farm Bill. This means good things ahead for local farmers and members of the Community Farm Alliance of Kentucky. Dr. Scott Vander Ploeg says you too can feel the effects of healthy living and a sustainable future by becoming a “locavore” ...that is, eating and advocating locally grown food.

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"Fictive Kitchens"

Each Friday this month on Meridian we’ve run part of a national series called Hidden Kitchens and tomorrow where we take a look at some hidden kitchens in our region. We asked Commentator Dr. Scott Vander Ploeg where he finds hidden kitchens, he said, “In contemporary fiction.” 


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