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Have you ever wondered what to do with all of the extra produce in your garden? Today I have very special guest, Gary is a sought-after food waste thought leader, World Food Prize nominee, CNN Hero, lecturer and speaker (including two TEDx presentations). Founder of AmpleHarvest.org More at www.AmpleHarvest.org/speaker Enjoy the show!

We're kicking off the 2025 season with the garden interviews that were the Top 3 topics that drew the most interest from you, the listeners, in 2024. Debbie Flower and I have the tips to start your first garden, along with advice for anyone who wants a successful. Blueberry experts, including Master Gardeners and professional  blueberry growers, delve into the knowledge you need for growing the best blueberries ever. And, we talk with noted doctor and gardener, The Fresh Physician, Doctor Laura Varich, about the heart healthy garden.It's all in today's Episode 373, the "Greatest Garden Hits of 2024".Previous episodes, show notes, links, product information, and transcripts at the home site for Garden Basics with Farmer Fred, GardenBasics.net. Transcripts and episode chapters also available at BuzzsproutPictured: BlueberriesLinks: Smart Pots  Dave Wilson Nursery Farmer Fred Rant Blog: Tips for the Beginning Vegetable Gardener Solarize your soil to control weeds, diseases Reciprocating Hoe (aka Hula Hoe, Scuffle hoe) Dripworks (drip irrigation supplies and tutorials) AmpleHarvest.org for your excess backyard produce Farmer Fred Rant Blog Page: Grow Blueberries in Containers Fair Oaks Horticulture Center Dave Wilson Nursery Video: Container Blueberries for Small Spaces Heart Healthy Foods Newsletter from Fresh Physician My Fitness Pal Black Seed (Black Cumin, Nigella Sativa) Ground Flaxseed Devil's Ear Lettuce Tokyo Bekana Chinese Cabbage Book: "The One Minute Workout" by Martin GibalaAll About Farmer Fred: GardenBasics.net“Beyond the Garden Basics” NewsletterFarmer Fred website:  http://farmerfred.comThe Farmer Fred Rant! Blog http://farmerfredrant.blogspot.comFacebook:  "Get Growing with Farmer Fred" Instagram: farmerfredhoffman https://www.instagram.com/farmerfredhoffman/Blue Sky: @farmerfred.bsky.socialFarmer Fred Garden Minute Videos on YouTube As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases from possible links mentioned here.Got a garden question? • Leave an audio question without making a phone call via Speakpipe. • Call or text us the question: 916-292-8964. • Fill out the contact box at GardenBasics.net• E-mail: fred@farmerfred.com Thank you for listening, subscribing and commenting on the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast and the Beyond the Garden Basics Newsletter.

Do you want a successful garden? Before planting, you need to do some planning. And if it's a first garden, you need to do a lot of planning. It's not overwhelming, but it is necessary for a productive garden of food and flowers. Today, America's Favorite Retired College Horticulture Professor, Debbie Flower, and I offer tips for your first garden or a new garden. Tips that will save you a lot of time and money in your pursuit of getting your family the healthiest food possible, as well as the most colorful flowers to attract some garden help in your battle against the bad bugs.Today, it's episode 307, First Garden? New Garden?  We Have Tips.We're podcasting from Barking Dog Studios here in the beautiful Abutilon Jungle in Suburban Purgatory, it's the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast, brought to you today by Smart Pots and Dave Wilson Nursery. Let's go!Previous episodes, show notes, links, product information, and transcripts at the home site for Garden Basics with Farmer Fred, GardenBasics.net. Transcripts and episode chapters also available at Buzzsprout.Pictured:  Raised Bed Garden Under ConstructionLinks: Subscribe to the free, Beyond the Garden Basics Newsletter https://gardenbasics.substack.com Smart Pots https://smartpots.com/fred/ Dave Wilson Nursery https://www.davewilson.com/home-garden/Farmer Fred Rant Blog: Tips for the Beginning Vegetable GardenerSolarize your soil to control weeds, diseasesReciprocating Hoe (aka Hula Hoe, Scuffle hoe)Dripworks (drip irrigation supplies and tutorials)AmpleHarvest.org for your excess backyard produceGot a garden question? • Leave an audio question without making a phone call via Speakpipe, at https://www.speakpipe.com/gardenbasics• Call or text us the question: 916-292-8964. • Fill out the contact box at GardenBasics.net• E-mail: fred@farmerfred.com All About Farmer Fred: The GardenBasics.net websiteThe Garden Basics with Farmer Fred Newsletter, Beyond the Basics https://gardenbasics.substack.comFarmer Fred website: http://farmerfred.comThe Farmer Fred Rant! Blog http://farmerfredrant.blogspot.comFacebook:  "Get Growing with Farmer Fred" Instagram: farmerfredhoffman https://www.instagram.com/farmerfredhoffman/Twitter: @farmerfredFarmer Fred Garden Minute Videos on YouTube As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases from possible links mentioned here.Thank you for listening, subscribing and commenting on the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast and the Beyond the Garden Basics Newsletter.

AmpleHarvest.org is nationally recognized for successfully recruiting backyard gardeners to fight food insecurity. The site lists 8,000 local pantries which accept donations of fresh fruits and veggies. The non-profit also works to involve pastors and churches nationwide through the Faith Fights Food Waste campaign and recently added a program to feed malnourished people on Native American reservations. K-LOVE's Marya Morgan reports. [Educational Media Foundation - All Rights Reserved]

AmpleHarvest.org is nationally recognized for successfully recruiting backyard gardeners to fight food insecurity. The site lists 8,000 local pantries which accept donations of fresh fruits and veggies. The non-profit also works to involve pastors and churches nationwide through the Faith Fights Food Waste campaign and recently added a program to feed malnourished people on Native American reservations. Air1's Marya Morgan reports. [Educational Media Foundation - All Rights Reserved]

Gary Oppenheimer is the founder of AmpleHarvest.org, an organization that links millions of amateur gardeners to local pantries. ➡️ Watch this episode on YouTube ➡️ Episode Highlights: beattheoftenpath.com Have you ever had a few too many tomatoes in your garden? Know someone with an extra basket of zucchini? AmpleHarvest.org makes it incredibly easy to make sure that your excess food doesn't go to waste. Food waste is one of THE defining problems of our era, and Gary Oppenheimer has made it his life's work to solve it. His efforts have landed him on CNN, in the white house with 2 sitting presidents, on TEDx, and more. I support everything about this man's journey.

In today's episode we interview Gary Oppenheimer, the founder of Faith Fights Food Waste, which is a global awareness program of AmpleHarvest.org. The program gives faith leaders of all religions the opportunity to speak to their congregations about the waste of food in America, each from their own faith perspective. Gary shares how his program focuses on providing faith leaders with sermons that empower each community to combat food waste. We are thrilled to have Gary join us on another Connect Kindness Podcast and this is another very insightful episode. So without further delay, this is our interview with Gary Oppenheimer of Faith Fights Food Waste. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/connectkindness/support

In today's episode we interview Gary Oppnheimer, the founder of AmpleHarvest.org. Gary and his team envision an America where millions of gardeners eliminate wasted food, malnutrition and hunger in their own community. Gary shares with us the inspiration behind starting AmpleHarvest.org, and how he had the vision of connecting gardeners with local food pantries to provide fresh food for people in need. We discuss how within 5 years of starting his organization, Gary was recognized as a CNN Hero, spoke about food waste on the TedX stage, and was invited to the White House. Gary is passionate about helping people and one of the most interesting change makers we've spoken to this year. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/connectkindness/support

The nationwide lockdown saw the number of gardeners in the US rise from 42 to 62 million. With so many extra hands in soil, it is essential to educate people on just how impactful their surplus harvests can be. AmpleHarvest.org connects gardeners with local food pantries in order to eliminate wasted food, malnutrition and hunger in their communities.  Find out how you can help to eradicate hunger in your community. Want to support AmpleHarvest.org? https://ampleharvest.org/  Find the episode on Great.com: https://great.com/great-talks-with/a-sustainable-solution-to-hunger-straight-from-your-soil

In the age of free two-day shipping and groceries on demand, it may still be shocking to know that many low-income residents of cities still suffer from a scarcity of affordable or quality fresh food. These are food deserts, and they still exist in thralling metropolises like New York City and Atlanta. Host Mangesh Hattikudur speaks to growers and organizations who are growing for good. These are community members and outsiders who introduce sustainable gardening solutions to help communities gain access to fresh produce and healthy foods. In this episode, Mango checks in with Kamal Bell, founder of Sankofa Farms, and Gary Oppenheimer, founder of AmpleHarvest.Org, and learns about what they've been doing to combat food apartheid. For more information, check out the Miracle-Gro Website and learn about initiatives like GroMoreGood. Your friends at Miracle-Gro are collaboration partners with iHeart Radio for "Humans Growing Stuff."

Master Gardener Pam Bone is here to brag about her 2020 berry crop. What is she doing that you aren’t? We will find out. Exploring tomato roots. AmpleHarvest.org. Upcoming Garden events.

What's bugging your trees this summer? Master Gardener Pam Bone tackles your tree questions. AmpleHarvest.org. Garden Grappler.

We’re into that time of the summer when, with a very serious look in her eye, and wearing a tomato-stained apron, my wife sternly says: "Next year, don’t plant so many cherry tomato plants!" In my defense, there were only five cherry or grape-sized tomato plants in the ground this year: Sungold, Sweet Million, Gardeners Delight, Juliet and Valentine. Still, my wife is the one who has to do something with all those tomatoes. So, after spending the better part of a Sunday in a hot kitchen roasting tomatoes, I can understand her point of view.Are you suffering from tomato burnout? Zucchini overload? A cornucopia of cucumbers? If so, you are not alone. If you’re a long time listener to the Garden Basics podcast, you might be asking yourself as your lugging in another bucket full of backyard produce…"didn’t I hear an episode about food banks and food pantries that gladly welcome excess garden produce?" Here then, for you, and for many many others in the weeks to come, an expanded encore edition of our interview with Gary Oppenheimer, the founder of AmpleHarvest.org. For everyone else who will be consuming their own tomato harvests, here's a link to that nifty garden wagon pictured on today's podcast...perfect for hauling tomatoes to the kitchen.Maybe afterwards I can get my wife to share her roasted tomato recipe on the air with us. And after listening to it, you just might be in the market for a convection oven. And a water bath canner.More information about safe water bath canning.In today's Q&A segment, a listener is wondering about the dimensions and materials of the raised beds pictured on the Garden Basics title page. Wonder no more...Debbie Flower talks about what to do when your cool season vegetables begin to bolt when the weather gets too warm. You could enjoy the beneficial insects that visit those flowers of the bolted crops; or, serve up those flowers in meals! Here's a link to safe plants to munch on.More episodes and info including live links, product information, transcripts, and chapters available a the home site for Garden Basics with Farmer Fred https://www.buzzsprout.com/1004629.Garden Basics comes out every Tuesday and Friday. It's available wherever podcasts are found. Please subscribe and leave a comment or rating at Apple Podcasts or Stitcher.Got a garden question? Call and leave a question, or text us the question: 916-292-8964. E-mail: fred@farmerfred.com or, leave a question at the Facebook, Twitter or Instagram locations below. Be sure to tell us where you are when you leave a question, because all gardening is local.All About Farmer Fred:Farmer Fred website: http://farmerfred.comDaily Garden tips and snark on TwitterThe Farmer Fred Rant! BlogFacebook: "Get Growing with Farmer Fred"Instagram: farmerfredhoffmanFarmer Fred Garden Videos on YouTube

Soils expert Steve Zien talks about the benefits of topping you garden soil with organic mulch. And, he mentions the best mulches to use…as well as the ones to avoid. UC Davis Arboretum’s Warren Roberts on the showy plants of June. AmpleHarvest.org . Garden Grappler.

Looking ease your garden chores on the heat of the summer? Steve Zien has tips on easy weed control as well as advice on how to preserve soil moisture on hot days. Warren Roberts takes us on a June plant tour of the UC Davis arboretum. AmpleHarvest.org wants your leftover garden vegetables!

If your specialty crop is not on the list for those eligible for coronavirus assistance payments from the USDA, there is a way you can get included, but you better hurry. And among those currently not eligible are two major California agricultural producers, cut flowers and nursery products. The Japanese Beetle is back in Sacramento County, a major threat to the county’s wine grapes and pears. We talk with the Sacramento County Agricultural commissioner about what is being done to eradicate the latest find. Small farmers with leftover produce from farmers markets now have a website where they can easily find a food bank or food pantry near them to donate their surplus. We talk with the founder of AmpleHarvest.org. And the battle to control the spread of Pierce’s Disease in California’s vineyards is an ongoing battle. We have an update. All that, crop reports, the week ahead in weather, and a lot more, on this week’s KSTE farm Hour.

We want to make gardening easier for you. Garden author (and contrarian) Robert Kourik explains the benefits to your soil and plants if you not only don’t rototill the soil, but also limit your digging. “No-dig” your way to your best garden ever!This episode is brought to you by Smart Pots. Visit smartpots.com/fred for a money-saving offer on the original, award-winning fabric planter, made in the USA. Listen to learn how to win a free, Smart Pots 6-foot long bed! (By the way, if the podcast service you listen to doesn't have a ratings/comment section, you can send your ratings/comment here to enter this contest.)Garden pesticides can be very confusing, especially when several different formulations have the same brand name. Our in-house college professor, Debbie Flower, talks about the importance of reading and following label directions, now, more than ever.Soon, if not already, you will be harvesting more from your garden than you know what to do with it all. How about feeding the hungry with all those extra tomatoes, zucchini, peppers and peaches? We talk with the founder of AmpleHarvest.org, which is connecting overwhelmed gardeners with local food pantries who want your fresh fruits and vegetables.It’s all part of Episode 20 of Garden Basics with Farmer Fred. Put down your shovel, gather a few cherry tomatoes to munch on, and give us a listen. We will do it all in under 30 minutes. Let’s go.More episodes and info available at Garden Basics with Farmer Fredhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/1004629.Garden Basics comes out every Tuesday and Friday. It's available just about anywhere podcasts are handed out. Please subscribe and leave a comment or rating.Got a garden question? There are several ways to get in touch: call and leave a question, or text us the question: 916-292-8964. E-mail: fred@farmerfred.com or, leave a question at the Facebook, Twitter or Instagram locations below. Be sure to tell us where you are when you leave a question, because all gardening is local.All About Farmer Fred:Farmer Fred website: http://farmerfred.comDaily Garden tips and snark on TwitterThe Farmer Fred Rant! BlogFacebook: "Get Growing with Farmer Fred"Instagram: farmerfredhoffmanFarmer Fred Garden Videos on YouTubeGarden columnist, Lodi News-Sentinel

Stay-at-home orders in Spring 2020 gave millions of new green thumbs a chance to grow. What can you do with all those extra cucumbers and tomatoes? Take them to a participating food pantry! Air1's Marya Morgan talks with ampleharvest.org founder and lifelong backyard gardener Gary Oppenheimer.

Stay-at-home orders in Spring 2020 gave millions of new green thumbs a chance to grow. What can Americans do with all those extra cucumbers and tomatoes? Take them to a participating food pantry! K-LOVE's Marya Morgan talks with https://ampleharvest.org/ founder and lifelong backyard gardener Gary Oppenheimer.

Gary Oppenheimer from AmpleHarvest.org returns to the show to talk about his organization has teamed with Bonnie Plants to provide fresh produce to food pantries across the country. Architect Nate Kipnis talks about what a healthy home means in the time of COVID-19 and into the future.

By Susan Miller You grew way too many tomatoes this year. Your zucchini went crazy. And what in world will you do with all those cucumbers? What if you could donate all your extra veggies? “The gardeners across America hate wasting food,” says Gary Oppenheimer founder of an innovative online matching service called AmpleHarvest.org. He is a lifelong gardener who once saw his own bountiful backyard as both a blessing and a curse. “I found out the hard way,” he laughs, “you can only give so much zucchini to friends and still call the them a friend.” So along with fellow growers he devised a solution: connect local backyard gardeners with food pantries, women’s shelters or feeding programs that would welcome fresh vegetables.

How do we reduce our food waste while feeding those who are food insecure? Hear what Gary Oppenheimer, Founder and Executive Director of Ampleharvest.org has to say. 40% of the US food supply is wasted while 12% of Americans are food insecure. Gary Oppenheimer has found an effective way of solving the mismanagement of food waste by making it easy for the millions of backyard gardeners to donate their extra produce to local food pantries. If you would like to donate, volunteer, or learn more, visit AmpleHarvest.org If you enjoyed our episode please make sure to subscribe and leave us a review. If you want to nominate a social impact leader who is finding scalable sustainable solutions for world pressing problems, please reach out to us at guest@gettingtherepodcast.com To access more stories, blog posts, videos, quizzes (and more!), highlighting leaders tackling humanity's biggest problems, follow us on: LinkedIn | Medium | Website | Facebook | Instagram --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gettingtherepodcast1/message

The cast and crew of Green Scene's play "Helianthus!" come to the WCGO studios to talk about this theatrical history of the plant we call a sunflower. Gary Oppenheimer of AmpleHarvest.org is back on the final day of Food Waste Weekend to promote the productive distribution of excess food in America.

You grew way too many tomatoes this year. Your zucchini went crazy. And who's gonna eat all those cucumbers? What if you could donate all your extra veggies to a hungry family near you? K-LOVE's Susan Miller finds out how.

You grew way too many tomatoes this year. Your zucchini went crazy. And who's gonna eat all those cucumbers? What if you could donate all your extra veggies to a hungry family near you? K-LOVE's Susan Miller finds out how.

You grew way too many tomatoes this year. Your zucchini went crazy. And who's gonna eat all those cucumbers? What if you could donate all your extra veggies to a hungry family near you? K-LOVE's Susan Miller finds out how.

You grew way too many tomatoes this year. Your zucchini went crazy. And who's gonna eat all those cucumbers? What if you could donate all your extra veggies to a hungry family near you? Air1's Susan Miller finds out how.

Gary Oppenheimer, founder of AmpleHarvest.org, created the organization to address two problems in our food system - food waste and hunger - with one simple solution. Listen in to hear what that simple solution was!

Are you one of those amazing people who ends up growing more food than you know what to do with? This is the short show episode with Gary Oppenheimer, founder of AmpleHarvest.org. This nonprofit helps 42 million home and community gardeners end food waste and hunger by educating and enabling them to donate their excess garden produce to the nearest food pantry. 

Are you one of those amazing people who ends up growing more food than you know what to do with? Gary Oppenheimer is the founder of AmpleHarvest.org, a nonprofit that helps 42 million home and community gardeners end food waste and hunger by educating and enabling them to donate their excess garden produce to the nearest food pantry. 

Gary Oppenheimer, founder and Executive Director of AmpleHarvest.org, explains his organization's mission to enlist backyard gardeners to fight food waste by connecting them to local food pantries.

Food pantries and food drives are one of the great staples of American charity.  They are everywhere, in cities big and small.  But there’s an aspect to them that never occurred to me until I started talking to our guest, Gary Oppenheimer. Having grown a cucumber plant or two in my life, I am familiar with how one can have too much of a very good thing.  What if home gardeners had a convenient, easy way to share extra food with people in need?  Our guest has created a way to do just that.  We’ll talk to Gary and learn about the problem of food waste, the effect it has on global warming, and how we can all take a crack at solving it.  I love it when I come across a great idea, and Gary, through AmpleHarvest.org, is going to tell us all about his.

Gary Oppenheimer is connecting food producers with surpluses to food pantries across the world! This week on Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer is talking with Gary about his initiative, AmpleHarvest.org! Why is it so hard for communities to connect to food pantries in their area? Hear how AmpleHarvest.org plans to expand and reach more producers. Tune in to hear Gary talk about global food waste, and the percentage that can be attributed to the United States. Find out how local food can address the lack of fresh food in food pantries. Did you know that food waste creates three different environmental problems? Find out more about food waste, hunger, and the environment on this episode of Straight, No Chaser! Thanks to our sponsor, Fairway Market. “The number of food pantries has grown significantly because the need has grown significantly.” [5:20] “Food waste starts at the farm and ends in the kitchen.” [16:15] — Gary Oppenheimer on Straight, No Chaser

Gary Oppenheimer is connecting food producers with surpluses to food pantries across the world! This week on Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer is talking with Gary about his initiative, AmpleHarvest.org! Why is it so hard for communities to connect to food pantries in their area? Hear how AmpleHarvest.org plans to expand and reach more producers. Tune in to hear Gary talk about global food waste, and the percentage that can be attributed to the United States. Find out how local food can address the lack of fresh food in food pantries. Did you know that food waste creates three different environmental problems? Find out more about food waste, hunger, and the environment on this episode of Straight, No Chaser! Thanks to our sponsor, Fairway Market. “The number of food pantries has grown significantly because the need has grown significantly.” [5:20] “Food waste starts at the farm and ends in the kitchen.” [16:15] — Gary Oppenheimer on Straight, No Chaser