GRANITE FALLS, Minnesota, March 27, 2025 —Mary Holm and the Prairie Yard & Garden team visit Country Blossom Farm near Alexandria, Minn., which is a popular destination that draws thousands of visitors each year. Visitors have the opportunity to witness how the farm produces the finest apples, enjoyed for their fresh and juicy flavor as well as their use in creating delicious pies and other delectable products. Mike Cihak is in his 30th season producing and editing the show, and Mary Holm returns for her eleventh as the host. The episode airs Thursday, April 10 at 7:30 p.m., on Pioneer PBS. All episodes are rebroadcast on Saturdays at 4 p.m. and Mondays at 1 p.m., immediately following their air date.
Individuals in Pioneer PBS’s viewing area can livestream this episode at www.pioneer.org/live. The episode will be available on the PBS app and online at www.pioneer.org/pyg, video.pioneer.org/show/prairie-yard-garden/, and on the Prairie Yard & Garden YouTube channel immediately after the broadcast.
About Prairie Yard & Garden
Produced by Pioneer Pioneer PBS, Prairie Yard & Garden (PY&G) is a Midwest gardening program hosted by Mary Holm, produced and edited by Mike Cihak, with additional videography by Tim Bakken and production assistants Gorden McIntosh and Vivian Heltemes. Production sponsorship is provided by Minnesota Grown, Heartland Motor Company, ACIRA, Shalom Hill Farm, Friends of Prairie Yard & Garden and members of Pioneer PBS.
About Pioneer PBS
Established in 1966, Pioneer PBS is an award-winning, viewer-supported television station dedicated to sharing stories from rural Minnesota with the world. Pioneer PBS is headquartered in Granite Falls, Minnesota, with towers in Appleton, Worthington, and Fergus Falls. Pioneer PBS reaches more than a million people in rural areas and small towns in western Minnesota, the eastern Dakotas, and northern Iowa. Pioneer PBS is honored to be your television station—the only station in western Minnesota telling your stories and raising your voices into the media landscape. Our members help make programs like this possible with their generous support. For more information about Pioneer PBS or how you can help us make these stories a reality, visit pioneer.org/support or call 800-726-3178.