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Gabbing About Gardening is a weekly interview-style radio show, broadcast 11:30-12:30 on Tuesdays, and hosted by Lucretia (Lu) Schanfarber. Join her in the Facebook group to engage with the Gabbing About Gardening community! https://www.facebook.com/

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    • Dec 3, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 16m AVG DURATION
    • 27 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Gabbing about Gardening

    October 18, 2022: Lu Gabs with Arzeena Hamir about growing your best garlic ever; winter mulching; seed-saving and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2022 90:01


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

    August 16, 2022: Lu Gabs with Dr. Nancy Turner about the native plants and indigenous peoples she knows and loves.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2022 90:00


    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.

    August 2, 2022: Lu gabs with Permaculture Teacher about food forest canopy gardens, no-dig benefits, mulching and companion plants

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2022 90:01


    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.

    July 12, 2022: Lu gabs with Jennifer Banks-Doll about what she's harvesting and how she's using it and preserving it to feed her family year

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2022 89:53


    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.

    July 5: Lets Ask Arzeena! Lu gabs with Arzeena Hamir where she answers Q's and shares her best gardening tips.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2022 89:41


    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!

    June 29, 2022: Sonia Fusteneau & Dr. Lee Gass on the meaning of environmental resilience and creating more resilient communities in BC.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 89:56


    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.

    June 21, 2022: How and When to Save Seed with Dan Jason & Sheila Jones and her Gardening Philosophy.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 90:01


    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."

    June 14, 2022: The Homestead Mama, Melissa Rickey and her Compost Workshop & Laura Ellingsen and her Fav Garden Tips.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 90:01


    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.

    May 31, 2022: The Joys and Challenges of Family Farming & Using Prmaculture Principles to Build Better Soil.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 90:00


    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.

    May 24, 2022: Gabbing with James Steidel, Arzeena Hamir & Ray Grigg

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 89:50


    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.

    May 3, 2022: Growing, Harvesting and Preserving Berries

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2022 90:00


    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

    April 19, 2022: Core Principles of Permaculture in our Own Gardens, Boost your Compost's Bio Activity & Enabling Young Gardeners.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 90:13


    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

    April 12, 2022: Life as a Land Steward & Garden Teacher, Growing your Best Dahlias Ever & Food Forest Gardening for Everyone.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 91:54


    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

    April 5, 2022: "The Homestead Mama" life, Lavender-growing Tips & Turning Woody Debris into a Garden Bed.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2022 90:49


    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

    March 29, 2022: Tried and True Spring Gardening Tips Including Prepping the Soil and Seed-starting.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 92:54


    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

    EP 12 July 6, 2021: Cover Cropping in the Garden, Using Your Garden Herbs and Composting Tips & Trouble-shooting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 63:44


    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

    EP 11 July 6, 2021: Watering Your Garden in High Heat, Summer salads, Succession Planting & How to FireSmart Your Garden

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 55:13


    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

    Ep 10 June 22, 2021: Gabbing about Native Plants, Growing Strawberries & Peas & Saving Seeds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 59:49


    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

    Ep 9 June 15, 2021: Gabbing about Bee time with Dr. Mark Winston, Tips &Tricks of a Market Gardener & Planting your Winter Garden

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 60:01


    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

    Ep 8 June 1 2021: Medicinal Herbs to Know & Grow, Mushrooms & Soil Health, Planning & Planting Your Winter Garden & Farm Cooking

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 61:45


    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

    Ep 7 May 25, 2021: Eating your Weeds, Growing Your Best Squash & Carrots, Haida Gwaii Plant Experience & Hummingbird Research & Art

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 58:53


    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

    Ep 6 May 18, 2021: Wonderful Rhubarb, A New Compost Project, Planting in May & Listening to Bees Museum Exhibit

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 55:27


    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

    Ep 5 May 11, 2021: Growing Terrific Tomatoes, Great Gardening Books, Wild Plants that Heal Soil & Relaxed Gardening

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 55:37


    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

    Ep 4 May 4, 2021: BIG Container Gardening, Making Elder Flower Edibles, Cortes Museum Garden & Gardening on Quadra Island

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 60:09


    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

    Ep 3 April 27, 2021: Making Speedi-Compost, Growing an Ancient Melon, Wood Chips & Food Forest Gardening

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 57:33


    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

    Ep 2: April 20, 2021- Phenology in the Garden, Soil Health, Street Farming & Kids Who Garden

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 56:31


    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

    Ep 1 April 13, 2021: Burning Alternatives, Building Hugels, Bokashi Compost & PermaCulture Youth

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 60:36


    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

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