735: Your First Garden Is Your Worst Garden
A Garden Chat with Emily Rockey. – Are you starting your first garden? Take heart!! Your First Garden is Your Worst Garden, and that means you can experience a variety of challenges, setbacks, excitement, and successes too. Let’s talk about these and what comes next. Join Emily Rockey and…
721: Mike Smith on A Demonstration Organic Farm
Teaching people of all backgrounds about sustainably growing food (at the Guelph Centre for Urban Organic Farming). – Mike Smith studied political science with the intention of changing agricultural policy and making a difference from the top down. As important as that is, he eventually discovered…
698: Andrew Millison on The Permaculture Water Summit
Creating a hopeful future through how we manage our water. – Andrew Millison, an experienced and enthusiastic permaculture teacher, announces his upcoming online Permaculture Water Summit. He spells out the serious problems facing the world today, then shares his passionate belief that quick…
693: Paul Horner on Vermicomposting
Worms are people too. – When his previous industry ground to a sudden halt, Paul Horner decided to farm worms, and this unusual decision turned his life in a completely unexpected direction. His enthusiastic appreciation for the humble worm has fueled a passion for educating others about the value of…
684: Foliar Feeding in the Garden
A Garden Chat with Anthony Dominguez. – A Garden Chat with Anthony Dominguez. – We are talking with gardener and chemist Anthony from HyKreations about foliar feeding our gardens. Besides providing the respiration for our plants, the foliage can be a direct method for getting nutrients into the plant. A virtually immediate foliar feeding…
679: Soil Review – What does a Garden Need
A Garden Chat with Michael Moore. – Instead of starting a new crop in your gardens with tired old soil, consider boosting the potential yield and health of the crops by rejuvenating the soil each season. In this Garden Chat we talk with permaculture gardener and practitioner Michael about how to boost…
664: Growing Flowers to Love Your Veggies
A Garden Chat with Lisa Ziegler. – Every vegetable garden can benefit from having beautiful flowers in and around the area. Beautiful blooms can boost the aesthetics and add a wide pallet of colors. Some flowers can repel unwanted pests, and some flowers can bring in healthy pollinators. Some flowers are even…
657: Vicki Hird on Rebugging the Planet
Renewing Our Relationships with Bugs. – Wait…Don’t step on that bug! Vicki Hird introduces us to the fascinating world of bugs, showing us a whole new way to think about our insect and invertebrate friends. She invites us to look a little closer so we can begin to appreciate bugs not only for the many essential…
642: Jeffrey Smith on the Impact of GMO’s On Our Environment and Health
Motivating People Into Action To Protect Our Ecosystems. – Jeffrey Smith sounds the alarm about the devastating harm that can be caused by genetic engineering. He explains how GMO’s have the potential to destroy entire microbiomes, and he describes the serious negative effects on…
618: Wildflowers
A Chat with a Seed Expert. – This is the June 2021 Seed Saving Class discussing wildflowers. Bill McDorman draws on his 28 years of careful observation as he shares expert tips for successful wildcrafting and planting of wildflower seeds, including mistakes to avoid. He also clears up some common misconceptions about…
