Gabbing about Gardening

Organic market gardener Arzeena Hamir from Amara Farms shares her professional tips for growing your best garlic ever; winter mulching; seed-saving and more!

Dr. Nancy Turner, beloved professor, ethnobotanist, researcher, mentor, author and co-author of dozens of books gabs with Lu about the native plants and indigenous peoples she knows and loves.

Permaculture Teacher and owner of New Branch Permaculture gabs with Lu about multiple permaculture topics including food forest canopy gardens, no-dig benefits, mulching and companion plants.

The Homestead Mama, Jennifer Banks-Doll gabs with Lu about what she's harvesting and how she's using it and preserving it to feed her family year-round. Joyce McMennamon, from Speedibin Compost Bins, gabs with Lu about keeping compost active and health during summer months.

Let's Ask Arzeena! Lu gabs with Arzeena Hamir, agrologist and professional market gardener answers questions and shares her best gardening tips. Arzeena and her family own and operate Amara Farm, a 26-acre certified organic farm in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island. They grow over 40 different fruits and vegetables!

BC Green Party Leader and MLA for Cowichan Valley, Sonia Fusteneau gabs with Lu about her garden and shares her vision for more resilient communities in BC and beyond.Dr. Lee Gass, retired UBC science professor turned sculptor gabs with Lu about the concept and meaning of environmental resilience.

Seed-saving guru Dan Jason from Salt Spring Seeds gabs with Lu about how and when to save seed and about his favourite wild food plants.Sheila Jones, an intrepid home gardener in Victoria, gabs with Lu about her personal gardening philosophy of letting her gardens have a "mind of their own."

Jennifer Banks-Doll, the Homestead Mama on Quadra Island gabs with Lu about her family's homestead farm Foot Forward Forest Farm.Melissa Rickey, Bokashi compost devotee gabs with Lu about her recent compost workshop and reports on her gardening experiments.Laura Ellingsen from Fairhaven Gardens on Cortes Island gabs with Lu about her fave garden tips & what we we can be planting now.

Regenerative Farmer-Homesteader Marc Doll gabs with Lu about the joys and challenges of family farming on their 40 acres on Quadra Island.Whitney Vanderleest, founder/owner of New Branch Permaculture Centre on Cortes Island gabs with Lu about using permaculture principles to build better soil and more resilient gardens.

James Steidel, woodworking artisan and founder of Stop the Spraying of Our BC forests gabs with Lu about why gardeners should care about forest health and regeneration.Arzeena Hamir, organic production gardener and garden teacher gabs with Lu about what to plant now in this unique growing season and weather conditions. Ray Grigg, zen-practitioner, writer and organic gardener gabs with Lu about his mission to help people value nature and understand our relationship to trees.

Jennifer Banks-Doll, The Homestead Mama on Quadra Island about growing, harvesting, and preserving berries.Master Herbalist Brigitte Mars from Boulder Colorado about the wild plants aka “weeds” that have the power to heal us. Be sure to follow us on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/QuadraIslandandCortesIslandGardensInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabbingaboutgardening/Radio Show Music:- "Willow" - the all-woman band from Quadra Island playing "C-Minor", "Carry On" and more.- "Pato Banton" Reggae legend and his band playing "New Day Dawning". Thank you to our sponsors!- Speedibin Backyard Composters - https://speedibin.com- Cortes Island Market

Lu gabs with:Whitney Vanderleest, the founding-owner of New Branch Permaculture on Cortes Island about The Core Principles of Permaculture and how we can all use them to remediate, regenerate and renew the health and fertility of our own gardens, even our whole planet. Speedibin compost advisor, Joyce McMenamon from Vancouver Island about boosting our compost's bio activity. Writer and photographer Finlay Burrage from FarmFolk CityFolk about ways to enable young people to become gardeners.Be sure to follow us on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/QuadraIslandandCortesIslandGardensInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabbingaboutgardening/Radio Show Music:- "Willow" - the all-woman band from Quadra Island playing "C-Minor", "Carry On" and more.- "Pato Banton" Reggae legend and his band playing "New Day Dawning". Thank you to our sponsors!- Speedibin Backyard Composters - https://speedibin.com- Cortes Island Market

Lu gabs with:Organic Market Gardener Adam Schick from Linnaea Farm about being a land steward and garden teacher on the 300-acre Linnaea Farm on Cortes Island. The Dahlia Lady, Margery Zapf- Gilje about growing your best dahlias ever - how to plant them, care for them and get the most amazing blooms ever.Urban food forest gardener Justice Schanfarber in Campbell River about the practical reasons for growing food forest gardens and why they hold such promise for feeding people and for restoring the health of our planet earth.Be sure to follow us on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/QuadraIslandandCortesIslandGardensInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabbingaboutgardening/Radio Show Music:- "Willow" - the all-woman band from Quadra Island playing "C-Minor", "Carry On" and more.- "Pato Banton" Reggae legend and his band playing "New Day Dawning". Thank you to our sponsors!- Speedibin Backyard Composters - https://speedibin.com- Cortes Island Market

Lu gabs with:Jennifer Banks-Doll, "The Homestead Mama" about her life as a homesteader, gardener, farmer, mother, and entrepreneur. Judy Kemchand, a professional gardener, garden designer and Lavender Farmer on Cortes Island about her favourite lavender-growing tips.Former UBC science professor Lee Gass about turning that woody debris burn-pile into a fertile garden bed.Be sure to follow us on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/QuadraIslandandCortesIslandGardensInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabbingaboutgardening/Radio Show Music:- "Willow" - the all-woman band from Quadra Island playing "C-Minor", "Carry On" and more.- "Pato Banton" Reggae legend and his band playing "New Day Dawning". Thank you to our sponsors!- Speedibin Backyard Composters - https://speedibin.com- Cortes Island Market

Horticultural teacher Connie Kuramoto from Gardens-on-the Go on Vancouver Island about her tried and true spring gardening tips including prepping the soil and seed-starting."Rose Guru" Jason Croutch from Fraser Valley Rose Farm about tending our roses after a rough winter. Melissa Rickey on Cortes Island about her ongoing gardening and Bokashi composting experiments. Be sure to follow us on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/QuadraIslandandCortesIslandGardensInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabbingaboutgardening/Radio Show Music:- "Willow" - the all-woman band from Quadra Island playing "C-Minor", "Carry On" and more.- "Pato Banton" Reggae legend and his band playing "New Day Dawning". Thank you to our sponsors!- Speedibin Backyard Composters - https://speedibin.com- Cortes Island Market

Gabbing about Gardening Episode 12 presents: - Romina Jones gabs about “Interplanting, Companion Planting & Cover Cropping in the Garden”- Nadia Kuhl gabs about “Growing, Harvesting, Drying & Using Your Garden Herbs”- Joyce Mc Menamon gabs about “Composting Tips & Trouble-shooting”Be sure to follow us on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/QuadraIslandandCortesIslandGardensInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabbingaboutgardening/Radio Show Music:- "Willow" - the all-woman band from Quadra Island playing "C-Minor", "Carry On" and more.- "Pato Banton" Reggae legend and his band playing "New Day Dawning". Thank you to our sponsors!- Speedibin Backyard Composters - https://speedibin.com- Cortes Island Market

Gabbing about Gardening Episode 11 presents: - Arzeena Hamir gabs about “Watering Your Garden in High Heat”- Jennifer Banks Doll gabs about “Summer salads, cilantro sauce, succession planting & pacing yourself”- Mike Gall gabs about “How to FireSmart Your Garden”Be sure to follow us on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/QuadraIslandandCortesIslandGardensInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabbingaboutgardening/Radio Show Music:- "Willow" - the all-woman band from Quadra Island playing "C-Minor", "Carry On" and more.- "Pato Banton" Reggae legend and his band playing "New Day Dawning". Thank you to our sponsors!- Speedibin Backyard Composters - https://speedibin.com- Cortes Island Market

Gabbing about Gardening Episode 10 presents: - Dr. Nancy Turner gabs about Native Plants - Jennifer Banks Doll gabs about Strawberries & Peas- Dan Jason gabs about Saving Seeds- Be sure to follow us on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/QuadraIslandandCortesIslandGardensInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabbingaboutgardening/Radio Show Music:- "Willow" - the all-woman band from Quadra Island playing "C-Minor", "Carry On" and more.- "Pato Banton" Reggae legend and his band playing "New Day Dawning". Thank you to our sponsors!- Speedibin Backyard Composters - https://speedibin.com- Cortes Island Market

Gabbing about Gardening Episode 9 presents: - Gabbing about Bee time with Dr. Mark Winston- Gabbing About the Tips., Tricks & Honest Opinions of a Market Gardener with Adam Schick- Gabbing About Planting for Winter Gardens with Dr. Linda GilkesonBe sure to follow us on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/QuadraIslandandCortesIslandGardensInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabbingaboutgardening/Radio Show Music:- "Willow" - the all-woman band from Quadra Island playing "C-Minor", "Carry On" and more.- "Pato Banton" Reggae legend and his band playing "New Day Dawning". Thank you to our sponsors!- Speedibin Backyard Composters - https://speedibin.com- Cortes Island Market

Gabbing about Gardening Episode 8 presents: - Dan Jason gabs About "Medicinal Herbs to Know & Grow"- Steven Mooney gabs about Mushrooms & Soil Health”-Arzeena Hamir gabs about “Planning & Planting Your Winter Garden”-Jennifer Banks Doll gabs about “What's Cooking in Her Farm Kitchen”Be sure to follow us on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/QuadraIslandandCortesIslandGardensInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabbingaboutgardening/Radio Show Music:- "Willow" - the all-woman band from Quadra Island playing "C-Minor", "Carry On" and more.- "Pato Banton" Reggae legend and his band playing "New Day Dawning". Thank you to our sponsors!- Speedibin Backyard Composters - https://speedibin.com- Cortes Island Market

In this episode of Gabbing about Gardening: - Brigitte Mars gabs about "Eating Your Weeds!"- Arzeena Hamir gabs about "Growing Your Best Squash & Carrots"- Loni Taylor gabs about her "Haida Gwaii Plant Experience"- Professor Lee Gass gabs about his "Hummingbird Research & Art"Be sure to follow us on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/QuadraIslandandCortesIslandGardensInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabbingaboutgardening/Radio Show Music:- "Willow" - the all-woman band from Quadra Island playing "C-Minor", "Carry On" and more.- "Pato Banton" Reggae legend and his band playing "New Day Dawning". Thank you to our sponsors!- Speedibin Backyard Composters - https://speedibin.com- Cortes Island Market

In this episode of Gabbing about Gardening: - Jennifer Banks-Doll gabs about "Wonderful Rhubarb"- Melissa Rickey gabs about "A New Compost Project" - Connie Kuramoto gabs about "Planting in May"- Jane Newman gabs about "Listening to Bees Museum Exhibit"Be sure to follow us on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/QuadraIslandandCortesIslandGardensInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabbingaboutgardening/Radio Show Music:- "Willow" - the all-woman band from Quadra Island playing "C-Minor", "Carry On" and more.- "Pato Banton" Reggae legend and his band playing "New Day Dawning". Thank you to our sponsors!- Speedibin Backyard Composters - https://speedibin.com- Cortes Island Market

Gabbing about Gardening Episode 5 presents: - Arzeena Hamir gabs about "Growing Terrific Tomatoes"- Marnie Andrews gabs about "Great Gardening Books"- Steve Mooney gabs about "Wild Plants that Heal Soil"- Melissa Rickey gabs about "Relaxed Gardening"Be sure to follow us on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/QuadraIslandandCortesIslandGardensInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabbingaboutgardening/Radio Show Music:- "Willow" - the all-woman band from Quadra Island playing "C-Minor", "Carry On" and more.- "Pato Banton" Reggae legend and his band playing "New Day Dawning". Thank you to our sponsors!- Speedibin Backyard Composters - https://speedibin.com- Cortes Island Market

Gabbing about Gardening Episode 4 presents: - Jane Newman gabs about "Cortes Museum Gardens" - Nadia Kuhl gabs about "Growing a NEW Garden on North Quadra Island" - Jennifer Banks-Doll gabs about "Making Elder Flower Edibles" - Owen Williams gabs about "BIG Container Gardening"Be sure to follow us on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/QuadraIslandandCortesIslandGardensInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabbingaboutgardening/Radio Show Music:- "Willow" - the all-woman band from Quadra Island playing "C-Minor", "Carry On" and more.- "Pato Banton" Reggae legend and his band playing "New Day Dawning". Thank you to our sponsors!- Speedibin Backyard Composters - https://speedibin.com- Cortes Island Market

Gabbing about Gardening Episode 3 presents: - Joyce McMenamon gabs about "Making Speedi-Compost"- Alana Chomica gabs about "Growing An Ancient Melon"- Jim Abram gabs about "Wood Chips" - Justice Schanfarber gabs about "Food Forest Gardening"Be sure to follow us on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/QuadraIslandandCortesIslandGardensInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabbingaboutgardening/Radio Show Music:- "Willow" - the all-woman band from Quadra Island playing "C-Minor", "Carry On" and more.- "Pato Banton" Reggae legend and his band playing "New Day Dawning". Thank you to our sponsors!- Speedibin Backyard Composters - https://speedibin.com- Cortes Island Market

Gabbing about Gardening Episode 2 presents: - Adam Schick gabs about "Phenology in the Garden" - Marc Doll gabs about "Soil Health"- Michael Ableman gabs about "Street Farming"- Jennifer Banks-Doll gabs about "Kids Who Garden"Be sure to follow us on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/QuadraIslandandCortesIslandGardensInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabbingaboutgardening/Radio Show Music:- "Willow" - the all-woman band from Quadra Island playing "C-Minor", "Carry On" and more.- "Pato Banton" Reggae legend and his band playing "New Day Dawning". Thank you to our sponsors!- Speedibin Backyard Composters - https://speedibin.com- Cortes Island Market

Gabbing about Gardening Episode 1 presents: Arzeena Hamir gabs about "Burning Alternatives"Dr. Lee Gass gabs about "Building Hugels" Melissa Rickey gabs about "Bokashi Compost"Morag Gamble gabs about "PermaCulture Youth"Radio Show Music:- "Willow" - the all-woman band from Quadra Island playing "C-Minor", "Carry On" and more.- "Pato Banton" Reggae legend and his band playing "New Day Dawning". Thank you to our sponsors!- Speedibin Backyard Composters - https://speedibin.com- Cortes Island Market