138: Lyn Harwell on Community Cafes and Kitchens
Greg takes the time to get to know Lyn and is moved by his persistence and dedication to making a difference in his community. Lyn tells how he has always been doing something with food, and how he has worked with some well-known chefs on his way to opening up his own very special restaurant.
137: Heather Grove on Fleet Farming
Greg gets a chance to meet Heather who is leading a transformative new community farming program called Fleet Farming. You might have heard about the new idea of community gardening through donated front lawns and volunteers traveling on bikes to farm the plots.
136: Tim Diebel, from Pastor to Farmer
Greg interviews Tim and finds out what motivated Tim and his wife to move to the country and start focusing on growing food through simple techniques some of which are those which were used a couple generations back.
135: Ruwan Subasinghe and Costas Simoglou on Nanofarms
Greg does a double interview with Ruwan, one of the inventors of a new appliance that grows food indoors, and Costas, the director of the Center that that helped bring the idea to the fruition.
134: Cecilia Nedelko on Growing Organically
Cecilia opens up with Greg and shares her passion about…growing food as naturally as possible. Her garden is a local marvel with layers upon layers of permaculture techniques in use.
133: Simon Huntley on Marketing a Small Farm
Simon shares his story with Greg about how he went from avoiding the farm as a kid, to now using his technology skills to help farmers promote their farms online. Farmers who are just starting out with a small farm, are the people that Simon is focusing on helping
132: Denise Stalder on Growing Food to Support Retirement
Denise tells Greg how one day she was unexpectedly retired and needed to start saving money. After getting inspiration from a walk near a farmers’ market, she and her husband started with a small plot in a community and
131: Kami McBride on Culinary Herbs for Health
Kami joins Greg for an informative discussion on the value of herbs in our kitchens and our diets. She talks about how the garden and the spice rack are of central importance to the economy and health of a household. And she gives some great suggestions on how to use some common key herbs for improving and maintaining health.
130: Catherine Crowley is “The Herb Lady”
Catherine shares with Greg some of her tricks that she has figured out for growing herbs in her garden in Phoenix. She explains how she learned about new herbs by asking her farmers market customers about their heritage, and how she experimented to expand her knowledge and skills.
129: Ping Honzay on Garden Based Education Resources
129: Ping Honzay on Garden Based Education Resources Providing educators with methods and tools for garden based education. Ping is currently Member Programs Associate for the American Horticultural Society […]
