370: Steve Gabriel on Forest Farming. Guarding forests as a valuable part of the agriculture system. Steve is an ecologist, forest farmer, and educator living in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State. He passionately pursues work that re-connects people to the forested landscape and supports them to grow their skills in forest stewardship.…
DetailsGarden-Based Learning(Not as Scary as it May Sound)by Guest blogger: Lanita PerryListen to her podcast HERE Garden-Based learning gives a whole new meaning to ‘engaging students’. The key to getting students out into the school garden is to have a ‘hand holder’ on your campus. A person, usually a teacher, who will take charge of…
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369: Lanita Perry on Garden Based Education. Actively teaching through growing food. Lanita is a Special Education teacher at Irving Elementary in Cleeeburne, Texas and teaches in a Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities. She’s very excited about garden-based education and the opportunities it gives her students to learn across all academics in every grade…
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4 Ways to Make Urban Farming Fun by Guest blogger: Matthew Kozuchof Engineers for a Sustainable World Listen to his podcast HERE On a warm and sunny Oakland afternoon, dozens of students, volunteers, and community members came together at Hoover Elementary School. It was Engineers for a Sustainable World’s first Build Day event. With about…
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368: Matthew Kozuch on Youth and Sustainable Gardening. Having the perspective and impact of younger generations on growing food. Matthew currently serves as the Build Day Coordinator for Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) which he’s been a part of since joining the UC Berkeley chapter as a project leader in 2014. He graduated in…
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367: Amy Stross on Growing Food in the Suburbs. Bringing permaculture education to city dwellers. Amy is a permaculture gardener, writer, educator, and author of The Suburban Micro-Farm, with a varied background in home-scale food production. As a permaculture designer, she specializes in ecologically regenerative and productive landscapes. Her own front yard landscape is a…
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366: Stacey Murphy on The Garden Hack Summit. Bringing gardening experts together in one event. Stacey has helped thousands of new gardeners from six continents grow vegetables and herbs in small spaces, so they can enjoy fresh, affordable vegetables and live a healthy, happy life. She walks eager growers through her holistic garden system, showing what…
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Bake a Buckwheat Buckle with Foraged Berries By Guest Blogger Sara Bir,Click HERE to listen to her Podcast Perhaps one of the most blissful summertime moments is running across a thicket of ripe berries when you are out on a hike or walk in the wilds. If I’m running on the trails that thread through…
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365: Sara Bir on Foraging for Fruit. Finding bounties of flavor hidden in plain sight. Sara is a seasoned chef, gardener, forager, and author. She graduated from The Culinary Institute of America and prefers to create recipes that draw on her professional skills set yet are realistic for home cooks. Don’t miss an episode! Click…
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364: Roza Ferdowsmakan on Farm-to-Table Experiences. Enjoying a good meal cooked with great food. Roza’s goal is to change the way people connect with food, with their communities, and with the earth. As a tech company founder, she created a community-driven, farm-to-table mobile app called bites which launched officially in February of 2018. She also…
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