227: Jan Dohner on Predators on the Urban Farm
Adjusting to a new normal with predators near our farms. Permaculture can be understood as the growth of agricultural ecosystems in a self-sufficient and sustainable way. This form of agriculture draws inspiration from nature to develop synergetic farming systems based on crop diversity, resilience, natural productivity, and sustainability.
Phoenix Youth Plant and Harvest Seeds of Change
Almost one year ago, Asiyah, homeschooling mother of four, took her children on a field trip to visit St. Vincent de Paul’s (SVdP) Urban Farm located next to the downtown Phoenix dining room. What she didn’t anticipate was how this small plot of land that grows food to feed those in need would greatly impact the lives of her children.
Featured Farmer: Raymond Jess from Phoenix, AZ
Featured Farmer: Raymond Jess from Phoenix, AZ Tell me a little about your urban farm. What is its name? Size? I’m not sure I can call my small backyard an […]
Building my Wicking Garden Bed
Building my Wicking Garden Bed By Raymond Jess Updated: May 2017 with new pictures at bottom.Check out Wicking Beds 2.0 and Wicking Beds 3.0 next!I discovered wicking garden beds when […]
216: Emiley Kight on Loving Natural Foods
A chance meeting at the Farmers Market connected Greg to Emiley Kight, a Nutrition Consultant who tells about how she helps people to make little changes and enjoy natural foods. She explains about how her focus on food was taking her towards the kitchens of large food corporations until her mom’s illness and the realization that real food information and options were not included in recovery discussions and she decided to work on changing that.
215: Suzanne Bontempo on Gardening without Pesticides
215: Suzanne Bontempo on Gardening without Pesticides. Contemplating the best options for:If, when, and what type of insect control to use in the garden. – – – – Suzanne has […]
214: Michael Matheson Miller on Poverty in the World
Examining the problems of poverty and solutions we need to reconsider. Greg gets a chance to talk about a serious social sustainability topic when he interviews Michael Matheson Miller, the Director-Producer of Poverty Inc. Michael has examined this issue at great lengths and tells why some of the things we think are helping are really fostering additional problems and why we should be asking if we are part of the problem.
Myrna's "Instant Orchard" (in an Urban Desert)
“Instant Orchard” in an Urban Desert By Myrna Hales The truckload of lovely, fragrant, composted soil arrived in our desert scape back yard on January 25th, 2017 and by January 27th we […]
213: Nikki Golly on Nutrition and Wellness
We get to meet Nikki Golly who’s focus on micro nutrients gives her a detailed perspective on the essentials of good nutrition. Her chat with Greg is a chance to break down the descriptions of some important food terms in today’s vocabulary and bring to light some very key details on the tiniest, but very powerful ingredients.
212: Jenny Beasley on Community Gardening
Building a community revitalization garden project from scratch. Starting a community garden from scratch is no easy feat, and Greg talks with Jenny Beasley to hear about her work to bring a bare lot to life with a very thriving and highly appreciated garden resource in her community.
