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This episode is a fun compilation of some of the differences that Jen and Steve have experienced living in Spain. They could easily complain, but they're doing their best to see the good -- and laughing along the way. Let's keep the conversation going! j4knapp1@gmail.com, knapptyme@hotmail.com, Insta & X: @jknapp_jk, Facebook: Steve Knapp

Composting is one of the easiest climate actions and there are so many ways to do it! On this episode, you'll get a straightforward explanation of how composting works and all the inspiration and guidance you need to start composting — no matter where you live. Listen in to hear:Listeners' firsthand advice for composting in any living situationYour composting questions answered by Dr. Sheridan Ross of Compton Community GardenThe carbon impact of composting our food wasteIf you want to get personalized recommendations for composting in your area, try the Composting action in the Commons app.

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This week Dr Ian Bedford tells us about the vast number of important garden creatures living within the warmth of our microbe-rich compost heaps.Tell us what you think of the podcast and any topics you might like us to cover in future episodes by following this link: bit.ly/BugTalesRequestsAlternatively you can contact us at TheBugTalesPodcast@gmail.com or follow Dr Ian on Twitter @DrIanBedfordThanks for listening!

On our mid-month check in for November 2023, we review the latest Asian American book and publishing announcements, as well as follow up on the recent Scholastic book fair controversy as well as checking in on the latest literary awards!Upcoming books mentioned in our publishing news:We Will Go to Jinju by Grace M. ChoThe Typing Lady and To Live for Now by Ruth OzekiTea Is Love written by Adib Khorram; illust by Hanna ChaMustafa's Mithai by Sana Rafi; illust by Nabi H. AliBadge Quest by Guy KopsombutPig Town Party by Lian ChoA Hanbok for Hana by Korena Di Roma Howley; illust by Jaime KimAloha Everything by Kaylin Melia George; illust by Mae WaiteChang'e on the Moon by Katrina Moore; illust by Cornelia LiThe Salt Princess by Anoosha SyedIf You're Reading This, I'm Dead and The Comment Section by Arvin Ahmadi Somewhere in the Gray by Michelle Jing ChanInside the Compost Bin by Melody Sumaoang Plan; illust by Rong Pham & Vinh NguyenDreamslinger by Graci KimMade for More by Chloe Ito Ward; illust by Gael Abary*Support the podcast by supporting our new Patreon*Follow our hosts:Reera Yoo (@reeraboo)Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh)Follow us:FacebookTwitterGoodreads GroupThe Books & Boba November 2023 pick is Squire by Nadia Shammas & Sara AlfageehThis podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

Fiona Valpy is a historical fiction author who has sold millions of books, her work has been translated into more than 30 languages, and she's always up for a challenge.Her new novel, 'The Cypress Maze', is inspired by the true story of Iris Origo. An English-born woman in Italy, she sheltered refugee children and helped prisoners of war escape during World War II. It's a dual timeline novel, set across 1943 and 2015. We chat about the extensive research that goes into historical fiction, how she keeps track of it all, and why that's led to a filing system overhaul.Fiona writes for different publishers, doing different things, and we chat about the added pressure that heaps on her writing, and why she's always peering into her compost bin to see which ideas are ready to go.You can hear how she balances fictional plot with factual history, and how much her visual style utterly absorbs her while she's writing.Support the show at patreon.com/writersroutine@writerspodwritersroutine.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The compost bin, I'm finding it hard to love. I hate it. I hate the process, the mess, and most of all, the smell. So, I'm sorry, I'm out.” Those are the words of Irish Independent Columnist and Host of the Home Show on Newstalk, Sinead Ryan.

The compost bin, I'm finding it hard to love. I hate it. I hate the process, the mess, and most of all, the smell. So, I'm sorry, I'm out.” Those are the words of Irish Independent Columnist and Host of the Home Show on Newstalk, Sinead Ryan.

Mindy O'Brien, Chief Executive, Voice Ireland Conor Walsh, Irish Waste Management Association

Ahhhh...... Doesn't it feel great when you can complete a project around your homestead all on your own?!?! First off, your hint for The Unusual Animal of The Week!! It's a type of bug who is considered "pest" control....and the pest it controls is the most annoying of all. Listen to find out!! :) We are always so grateful to our husbands and the rest of our families for helping out as much as they do (takes a village, right??!!), and on the flip side it feels damn good to just get shit done all on our own. ;) While some projects on your homestead are definitely a 2 person (or more! Shearing unruly alpacas anyone???) kinda job, there are 100% some projects when you can "Do It Your Damn Self!" And we LOVE those kinds of projects! Completing a task all on your own is a great feeling! In todays episode we have 3 project ideas to get you started! So, let's Do It Your Damn Self! Compost Bin using Pallets Cinder Block Garden Beds Pallet & Cattle Panel Shelters There are many more do-it-yourself homestead projects. These are just 3 to get you goin'. Sometimes all we need is a bit of inspiration. :) If you're not already, follow us on Instagram right here, https://www.instagram.com/ourkindofhomesteading/ (https://www.instagram.com/ourkindofhomesteading/) for daily pics, videos and laughs! If FaceBook is more your jam, you can find us there with the same pics, videos and laughs right here: https://www.facebook.com/ourkindofhomesteading (https://www.facebook.com/ourkindofhomesteading) And if you're likin' our podcast, SHARE with friends & family! Have you rated our podcast yet?? We LOVE reading your comments anywhere but especially in the ratings!!! You can rate our awesome podcast at this link! https://ourkindofhomesteading.captivate.fm (https://ourkindofhomesteading.captivate.fm) Thank you a ton!! And Happy Homesteading!!!! This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

You may be ultra diligent when it comes to putting food scraps and compostable products into your compost since the Vermont law went into effect in July 2020. But that compostable foodware — the cups, plates and utensils that hold your take-out and to-go orders — are only meant to be the vehicle for getting your food scraps into the compost bin.

Compost Bin of History is roaring back with a historical reading series! Workin' guys James and Jared prod the underbelly of the ruling class by reading about the shenanigans of Peter Paul Montgomery Buttigieg and his zany former employer, McKinsey & Company, in “An Army of Pete Buttigiegs”, by Nicole Aschoff.   Mayor Pete is the current Secretary of Transportation and noteworthy loser/winner of the 2020 Iowa Caucus. His management expertise and ambition for public service have made him a valued “asset” to many a “company” over his short career. Foremost among them, McKinsey & Co have pioneered the use of data translation and analytic technology to streamline shareholder revenue for the most trusted names in the Corporate World, from Enron to Best Buy, and have advised political actors from Eisenhower to MBS. Learn why this network of powerful business elites, this shadowy political faction – a cabal, if you will – is actually just really good at doing business stuff and worthy of your undying support.   But you're probably too dumb to understand anyway, because you didn't go to Harvard.   Sources:   Aschoff, Nicole. “An Army of Pete Buttigiegs”. Jacobin Magazine. No 41, pp 41-48. 27 April 2021. https://jacobinmag.com/2021/04/an-army-of-pete-buttigiegs   Gaviola, Anne. “Canadians Are Convinced Mayor Pete Helped Fix Bread Prices” Vice News Online. 10 December 2019. https://www.vice.com/en/article/epgggz/canadians-are-convinced-mayor-pete-buttigieg-helped-fix-bread-prices   Unknown author. “New York Times Reporter Accuses Pete Buttigieg of Fixing Bread Prices. Air.TV. 19 January 2020. https://www.air.tv/watch?v=5QCE84TiRmCVm0irKxswug     Wikipedia contributors. "Pete Buttigieg." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 17 Jun. 2021. Web. 22 Jun. 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Buttigieg  

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As the weather warms up, many of you are planning to spend more time in the garden. Listen to learn about  a simple way to create your own compost bin at home.

This week on The Best of Car Talk, Mary loaded her Mustang's trunk with compost two months ago. Her husband says it's rotting the floor, but Mary wants to keep the compost all winter for ballast. One added wrinkle: Mary got the Mustang because her husband works for Ford—at least, for the time being. Elsewhere, Carla would love to escape from Alaska for a bit, but the fact that her truck will only drive backwards is making it difficult. Also, can Kathy figure out her Stratus's burnt popcorn smell without asphyxiating her sons? And is Justin's engine making noise, or is he just hearing people laughing a him for driving an old Beetle? All this, plus a plea for more civil Hate Mail, this week on the Best of Car Talk.

It's field trip day at Compost Bin of History University! Grab your signed parental permission slip and throw your meth pipe in the lunchbox, because we're heading to the Scrap Yard of Economics!  How about that current financial situation!? You know, that one that is alternately wonderful/terrible, depending which side of the gilded fence you are standing on? Sure is funny how it has to be exactly that way! In this episode, learn how the Modern Science of Economics continues to unlock the True Potential of Mankind! The philosophical discoveries of luminaries like Adam Smith and John Stuart Mill have paved the way for a world of Unlimited Market Potential! ONLY COMPOST BIN OF HISTORY UNIVERSITY can tell YOU how to get The Invisible Hand of the Market to fondle your profit-motive! Also Included in this LIMITED ONE-TIME OFFER: Compost Investment Secrets of the Habsburgs, and our revolutionary, patented stock-predicting technology: Dio-nomics!   {Big Thanks to Kadoodles from the Purple Palette Podcast for their question which inspired this episode. The Purple Palette is a space for reflection, advice, and mental wellness for artists, Twitch streamers, and content creators. Check out their work here: https://thepurplepalette.podbean.com/ - James}

It's Compost Bin of History University time, as James and Jared take you to class on Ethics and why it's bullshit and not worth caring much about. They discuss how individual morals influence our actions and bring us into ethical conflicts - and how those actions and conflicts are filtered through the mass of society. None of this has anything to do with the Election. Also in this episode: idealism vs materialism, tree propagation, permaculture, and exploitation in the trucking industry. Kick-back and spark-up (allegedly) for an episode that goes in some surprising directions!

Smart Pots has an awesome and beautiful alternative to the traditional compost bin. I like to say that my compost bin is always dressed to receive more things to compost. She blends in with the landscape and has given me a reason to look at the leaves that will inevitably fall in a new way. No more hauling from the front to the back, only to haul it back to the front again next Spring. With maturity comes wisdom...now I just need three more Smartpot Compost Saks for the rest of my garden. To read bout the virtues of Smartpots Compost Sak, click here The Crazy Botanist, Derek Haynes, and I discussed Fungi...because he is a Fun guy! If you want to laugh - as well as learn, follow him on Instagram. He is real and is still learning. As an African American Young Botanist, I give him space to be heard and to share in his own way. I can't wait to see him shine in his field of interest in Botany! You can follow Derek on Instagram. He is The Crazy Botanist! Follow me: Https://www.cottageinthecourt.com...Instagram and Twitter: @cottageincourt...Facebook: CottageInTheCourt, and sometimes on Medium: Cottage In The Court If you live in the DMV and want to know what's happening locally and in our gardens, follow the collaborative podcast by two garden communicators, Peggy Riccio and Teresa Speight. To garden fanatics talking about real gardening as it occurs right in our own yards!! Check out Gardens 'n Plants Podcast In the meantime...Get outside and garden, Teri, Cottage In The Court

Adding compost to your soil is one of the best ways to improve your garden. Here's how to make a compost pile from a mixture of organic matter and a garbage can.

Today we celebrate the Landscape Architect, who left a mark on over 50 towns in the United States.  We'll learn about The Botany Man, who helped start The Sierra Club. We'll hear beautiful words about the mists of November from two of the world's best nature writers. We Grow That Garden Library with the book written by the wife of the author of Stuart Little and Charlotte's Web. I'll talk about getting your outdoor rugs cleaned, and then we'll wrap things up with the story of an award-winning botanical writer who was once tutored by Nathaniel Lord Britton.      But first, let's catch up on a few recent events. 1. Here's a very helpful video tutorial on How to Make a Compost Bin for Next to Nothing from Richard Spencer @RS_Garden_Care. I really like the simplicity and functionality of this.    2. Excellent Hedge Planting Advice from Buckingham Nurseries. It made me of that saying... The best time to plant a tree (or a hedge) was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.    3. Here are Six Hardy Annuals to Sow in Autumn for a beautiful Spring & Summer from @theenglishgarde Think California Poppy, Centaurea, Borage, Love-in-a-Mist, Calendula, & Clary sage. I'd also add Cornflower and Larkspur!      Book Winner: Kathy Brown The Garden in Every Sense and Season by Tovah Martin     Now, if you'd like to check out these curated articles for yourself, you're in luck - because I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. So there’s no need to take notes or track down links - the next time you're on Facebook, just search for Daily Gardener Community and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group. Brevities   #OTD  Happy Winter's Day! In the Old English poem of the Anglo-Saxon Calendar known as the Menologium, November 7th is considered to be the first day of winter - 'Winter's Day.' According to the poem, winter has 92 days, lasting from November 7th to February 6th.       #OTD   Today is the birthday of the American landscape designer Warren H Manning who was born on this day in 1860. The day Manning was born, his father recorded the moment in his diary: "At five minutes past 12 this morning, we had a son born to us. He is strong and healthy to all appearances. I set Hackett at work to dig the hole while I planted the Elm tree to commemorate the day that our first child was born. I think that there should be a tree planted at the birth of every child so that in the after times it may be seen which is most useful."   Manning's dad was undoubtedly proud of his son, who worked on design projects in almost every state in the country. Manning started out as an apprentice to Frederick Law Olmsted before going out on his own. Ultimately, Manning designed on all types of properties, from estates to golf courses and everything in between. All told, his portfolio included over 1,600 projects. One of the signature aspects of Manning's practice was promoting "Wild Gardens."  Wild gardens appealed to Manning because they were more affordable (at least initially) for his clients compared to formal gardens. Adding wild spaces meant that Manning would generally get an opportunity to follow up on his projects as they usually needed some fine tunings. Then, third, many of Manning's private wild garden designs ended up becoming a gift to the community. And Manning was always thrilled to see more natural areas transitioned into public spaces. The Birmingham artist and Landscape Architect Frank Hartley Anderson gave a moving tribute to Manning upon his death: "Fifty other towns and cities today arc better places to live because of the vision of Warren H. Manning. Eleven hundred communities, in part, were made pleasanter places through his 50 years of wholehearted service."         #OTD Today is the anniversary of the death of The Botany Man Willis Linn Jepson, who died on this day in 1946. Carved on his tombstone are the following words: “Profound Scholar, Inspiring Teacher, Indefatigable Botanical Explorer, ... In the ordered beauty of nature, he found enduring communion.”   When Jepson was 25, he created the Sierra Club along with John Muir and Warren Olney. During Jepson's junior year at Berkeley, he decided to start a diary. His diaries became known as his field books. Like many botanists, Jepson was an archivist at heart, and he recorded everything - not just dates, but as much as he could. It was a practice Jepson never abandoned and resulted in over fifty Jepson field books. In 1894, Jepson began to think seriously about creating a Flora of California. As long as he was working on the flora, Jepson thought he might as well create a herbarium, which he considered to be his legacy. Although Jepson often said he disliked common names, he came up with many on his own. He once named a plant Mountain Misery after suffering the after-effects of walking through it. By the early 1900s, automobiles were becoming mainstream, but Jepson warned, “You must still go afoot if a real botanist. No field botanist should become soft and travel only in an auto.“  Jepson had started numbering plants for his flora in 1899. His last specimen was No. 27,571 - the Salsola kali - a little plant commonly known as Prickly Russian Thistle. Jepson collected it on October 28, 1945. Earlier that year, Jepson suffered a heart attack when he attempted to cut down a dead Almond tree on his ranch. Sadly, he never fully recovered, and on this day in 1946, Jepson passed away. Jepson impacted many botanists. One was Mary Bowerman, who was one of Jepson's doctoral students. She wrote once, “Little did I know, 65 years ago, that my senior project would become my life‘s work.“   Another botanist influenced by Jepson was George Dexter Butler. Butler's story is unusual. He was trained as a lawyer, but his passion was botany. Yet, he put his botanical efforts aside to raise his family. But when he was 56, he passed by a book store in Oakland. The store had a copy of Jepson's Flora. His time to pursue botany had come, and the trigger was that little book written by Willis Lynn Jepson.     #OTD  A year ago today, we said goodbye to Irvin M Williams, who died on this day in 2018 at the age of 92. Williams served as Chief Horticulturist at the White House from 1962 to 2008, becoming the longest-serving gardener in White House history. Williams helped develop the Rose Garden during the Kennedy administration. He once said that the Merion bluegrass that made up the famous White House lawn as "the best grass you can have."     Unearthed Words Today is the birthday of the poet Ruth Pitter who was born on this day in 1897 As a gardener herself, Ruth had an excellent understanding of flowers. Pitter once shared that she liked to write her poetry only after she finished bother her chores and her gardening. My favorite book by Pitter is The Rude Potato. It's is a very witty and entertaining collection of poems about gardens and gardeners. Here's a verse from Ruth Pitter about November from her 1941 book called The Diehards:   "All in November's soaking mist We stand and prune the naked tree, While all our love and interest Seem quenched in the blue-nosed misery."   On this day in 1855, Henry David Thoreau was writing about the November mist as well: "Another drizzling day, — as fine a mist as can fall... My thoughts are concentrated; I am all compact. The solitude is real, too, for the weather keeps other men at home. This mist is like a roof and walls over and around, and I walk with a domestic feeling... The world and my life are simplified. What now of Europe and Asia ?"         Today's book recommendation: Onward and Upward in the Garden by Katherine White After Katherine separated from her first husband, she married E.B. White, who was the author of three beloved children’s books, Stuart Little (1945), Charlotte’s Web (1952), and The Trumpet of the Swan (1970). In the early 1930s, Katherine and E.B. bought a farmhouse in North Brooklin, Maine. By the end of the decade, they moved there from New York. White began writing garden pieces for The New Yorker in 1958. Onward and Upward in the Garden (1979) is her only book, edited and published posthumously by her husband E.B. White. Gardeners especially enjoy EB White's tenderly written preface to his gardener wife. You can get a used copy and support the show, using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for $3.         Today's Garden Chore Get your outdoor rugs cleaned. Sonny had an accident in the front room this week. When the carpet cleaner arrived, I asked if they could clean the outdoor rugs, and even the natural fibered welcome mat got a makeover with a quick professional clean. It was the perfect first step toward getting the house ready for the holidays. Next week is all about putting together containers and pots for the holidays.     Something Sweet  Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart On this day in 1967, The Daily Times out of Salisbury, Maryland, reported the death of botanist and author Norman Taylor who died on November 5th. Taylor immigrated from England with his parents when he was a little boy. He was very sickly and was not able to stay in school. In his early 20's, Taylor was hired to work at the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) by Nathaniel Lord Britton. It was a lucky break for Taylor as Brittain became his personal tutor in Botany, taking Taylor along on expeditions to the Caribbean. Taylor also worked as the curator of plants at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. There, he came up with the idea of a Garden Dictionary. It brought Taylor accolades and popularity. His obituary in The Daily Times shared what Taylor considered one of his most significant endeavors: "Besides writing over a dozen books and articles by the score on botany, Mr. Taylor is responsible for what he considered a "terrific undertaking." This was the amount of work required in framing 33,000 botanical definitions for Webster's New International Dictionary, second edition, published by Houghton, Mifflin Co. 1933-36."       Thanks for listening to the daily gardener, and remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

In this tenth episode (part 2) of Sex Ed with DB, Season 3, we chat about sex ed on stage with the wonderful Una Aya Osato. Una aka exHOTic other aka Norms is a performer, writer and educator from NYC, who dynamically merges her art and politics. She is a co-founder of the renowned troupe brASS: Brown RadicalAss Burlesque, who have a queer POC monthly show called "Compost Bin!" in Brooklyn. Una and her sister Michi Ilona Osato's written work can be found in adrienne maree brown's NY Times Bestseller book "Pleasure Activism" in their chapter: Burlesque and Liberation. Check her out at www.UnaOsato.com. --- Sex Ed with DB, Season 3 Team: Creator, Producer, and Host: Danielle Bezalel (DB) Assistant Producer: Cathren Cohen Graphic Illustrator: Alanna Rance Sound Engineer: Oliver Divone Fundraising Co-Coordinator: Jamie Cooper Fundraising Co-Coordinator/Content Assistant: Cally Cochran Website: Alex Morton  --- Sex Ed with DB is Sponsored by: Milli, Imperium Illustrations, Babeland, Sweet Vibrations, Spectrum Boutique, and Lena --- Love Sex Ed with DB? Email us at Sexedwithdb@gmail.com for comments and questions about what's coming up this season. --- About the podcast: Sex Ed with DB is a feminist podcast bringing you all the sex ed you never got through intersectional and unique storytelling. We discuss topics such as birth control, abortion, sex ed in politics, sex toys, queer sex ed, consent, HIV, sex in entertainment, and more. --- Follow Sex Ed with DB on: Website: www.sexedwithdb.com Twitter: @sexedwithdb Instagram: @sexedwithdbpodcast Facebook: @edwithdb ---

Today we celebrate the impressionist Landscape painter who included kitchen gardens as a subject and the botanist who gave a speech in 1916 about his four rules of home landscaping. We'll learn about the English botanist who saved many varieties of Japanese cherry from extinction and the botanist who braved the destruction of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake to save plant specimens. We'll hear the Poem called "A Song of October" that debuted in 1890. We Grow That Garden Library with THE book on She Sheds. I'll talk about making a simple leaf compost bin, and then we'll wrap things up with a poignant diary entry by the quintessential southern gardener Elizabeth Lawrence.   But first, let's catch up on a few recent events.   Mother Earth News recently shared a post called When Age and Illness Invade the Homestead. The article asks this question: "How do you cope when long-term illness or a  chronic health condition, even just aging, becomes a factor?" Gardeners need to consider: Reassessing and prioritizing their space. Maybe you don’t need such a big garden space at this point in your life. Is it time to consider going small? Adapt and compensate with new ideas like elevated beds.  Take more breaks when you are working. Farm it out - get help, so you don't overdo it.     The Guardian just shared the results of research that shows that a healthy diet means a healthy planet. The research showed that, "fruit, vegetables, beans, and whole grains were best for both avoiding disease and protecting the climate and water resources." Michael Clark at the University of Oxford, who led the study, said: “Choosing better, more sustainable diets is one of the main ways people can improve their health and help protect the environment.” So there you go: growing your own food, gardening, is not only good for you - it's better for the planet.     Finally, Gardenista just shared an excellent article called 10 Perennial Gardens Inspired by Piet Oudolf. Oudolf's signature look includes soft drifts of grasses combined with striking perennials that look good even in winter. Oudolf's goal is getting all of it to work together to create dream landscapes that evoke a natural look. Gardenista did a great job of sharing ten images of different gardens that understand the Oudolf formula, and they created installations inspired by his work. When it comes to picking which perennials to include in the garden, Oudolf sees perennials through a lens that is focused on architectural elements. He's looking at the shape and the lines of the plant - but he's also incorporating the full life cycle of the plant. He wants to incorporate the way perennials look not only in early spring and summer but also in the fall and even in the winter. Seed heads, pods, dried blossoms, and stems; these are all embraced and part of the plan. So don't be too quick to tidy everything up in the garden. Especially when it comes to winter gardens, you've got to leave enough standing so that you have something to look at.     If you'd like to learn more about Oudolf, I shared a great video in the Facebook Group from PBS that was featured in April of this year. The reporter, Jeffrey Brown, met with Oudolf at his home in the Netherlands to discuss his work.        Now, if you'd like to check out these curated articles for yourself, you're in luck - because I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. So there’s no need to take notes or track down links - just head on over to the group the next time you're on Facebook, just search for:  The Daily Gardener Community and request to join.        Brevities #OTD  Today is the birthday of Alfred Sisley, who was born on this day in 1839. Sisley was an impressionist landscape painter. He painted landscapes almost exclusively, and he especially loved natural, untouched scenes. Gardeners enjoy his paintings called A Garden Path and The Kitchen Garden.     #OTD   Today is the birthday of the botanist George Plummer Burns who was born on this day in 1871. Burns was the chairman of the UVM botany department. He also had served as the superintendent of the park department for Burlington, Vermont. When I was researching Burns, I stumbled on a newspaper clipping from 1916, which shared a speech he gave to the Rutland Woman's Club called  Landscape Gardening for the Home.    He gave four rules for landscaping: "1.Avoid straight lines;  2. Keep open spaces;  3. Plant in mass;  4. Use common sense.   Burns gave this advice about shrubs: Do not use a shrub simply because a man wants to sell it to you.  Do not use a shrub or tree simply because your neighbor has one, and if you do, do not use it in the same way. After the house is built shrubs should be planted around the base to soften the lines. Next, a hedge should be placed around the' lot so that the owner, in looking from his place, can see the skyline and have the immediate surroundings hidden. In that way, a person owns as far as he can see.   And, we get a little glimpse into Burns' personal preferences when he said: Never spoil a lawn by cutting a circular bed and filling it in with cannas. Such art is like putting a da  ub of paint on a beautiful picture. Cannas are all right in their place but not in beds on a lawn. Shrubs should always be planted in mass and never should a single root be set; not one rosebush but 20 should be set out."     #OTD   Today is the birthday of the British botanist Collingwood "Cherry" Ingram, who was born on this day in 1880. Since he was a child, Ingram was obsessed with cherry blossoms. He spent most of his adult life devoted to their cultivation and preservation. In 1926, Ingram traveled to Japan, hoping to find new varieties of cherry trees. Instead, Ingram witnessed a sharp decline in cherry diversity. The usual suspects played a role: loss of habitat and a lack of attention. But there was also a more significant danger posed by a new, pervasive ideology. As it turned out, the Imperial stance had changed, and the emperor wanted his people to grow just one variety of cherry ina symbolic way to unite the nation of Japan. At the time, the preferred cherry blossom was the pink Somei-yoshino. The emperor had outlawed all white-blossomed cherry trees. The new law was especially tragic to Ingram, who was partial to the white-blossomed cherry tree. In response to Japan's declining cherry diversity, Ingram personally cultivated and grew 50 varieties of cherry that were slowly phasing out on the Island of Japan.  Wisely, Ingram brought specimens home with him to the island of England, where Ingram's work with cherries made him a world expert.  Thanks to Ingram's foresight and preservation efforts, he was able to reintroduce the Great White Cherry Tree to Japan.     #OTD Today is the anniversary of the death of the Canadian American self-taught botanist Alice Eastwood who died on this day in 1953.    Eastwood is remembered for saving almost 1500 specimens from a burning building following the San Francisco earthquake in 1906.  Afterward, she wrote about the specimens that didn't make it:   “I do not feel the loss to be mine, but it is a  great loss to the scientific world and an irreparable loss to California. My own destroyed work I do not lament, for it was a joy to me while I did it, and I can still have the same joy in starting it again.”   An account of Eastwood's heroics was recorded by Carola DeRooy, who wrote  :   "On the day of the 1906 earthquake, Alice Eastwood, curator of botany at the California Academy of Sciences, rushed straight into the ruins of downtown San Francisco as a firestorm swept toward her beloved Academy building. Arriving to find the stone steps dangerously crumbled, she and a friend nevertheless climbed the metal spiral staircase to the 6th floor with a single-minded mission: to rescue what she could of the largest botanical collection in the Western United States, her life's work.     Eastwood saved 1,497 plant type specimens from the Academy but lost the remainder of the collections to the all-consuming fire. Just three days later, she joined Geologist GK Gilbert to inspect a fault trace resulting from the earthquake, north of Olema, within what is now the Point Reyes National Seashore." That moment with Gilbert at the fault line was memorialized forever in a captivating photo featuring Alice standing next to the surface ruption of the fault line. Eastwood was 47 years old when the quake hit in 1906.   After the fire, Eastwood set her mind to rebuilding the herbarium, and over the next four decades, she collected 300,000 specimens. She retired as the curator at the age of 90. Eastwood was the protégée of the botanist Kate Brandegee.         Unearthed Words The alder wears its scarlet beads, The clematis its downy seeds, The sumach's deepening ruby gleams, The birch in hues of topaz beams;   In golden bars through leafy doors The sunshine falls on forest floors, While the warm air with balsam breathes A spicy odor from the trees. The softened light, the veiling haze, The calm repose of autumn days, Steal gently o'er the troubled breast, Soothing life's weary cares to rest   ~Phebe A. Holder, "A Song of October," in The Queries Magazine, October 1890     It's time to Grow That Garden Library with today's book recommendation: She Sheds Style by Erika Kotite The subtitle of this book is Make Your Space Your Own, and it came out a year ago on October 2nd. Erika's book is eye-candy and ideas and inspiration for anyone who has ever wanted their own little place in the garden. You could say, Erika shed’s light on the topic of She Sheds. :) Whether you already have a shed or are still dreaming of one, this book is a total charmer. It's filled with incredible photos of outbuildings that women have turned into the ultimate garden space, a She Shed. The decorating ideas are perfect for those gardeners looking to brighten up their workspace or increase the functionality of their She Shed. Erika shares how to incorporate architectural details and style. She shares ideas for color palettes. There are dozens of projects in this book as well - from repurposing old furniture to installing personalized art for your shed. Another fantastic feature of the book is that Ericka has gathered hundreds of tips from She Shed owners from around the country.  Best of all, Erika is a former editor for Romantic Homes/Victorian Homes. So, her photos have that floral, romantic quality to them. She Sheds are notoriously creative and intelligent spaces - often serving multiple purposes - and always evolving. How lovely it is, to have a book like this, that shares some of the best ideas and She Shed spaces from around the country.         Today's Garden Chore If you have extra leaves, make a simple leaf compost bin. Leaf mold is an excellent way to improve your soil. It is also an excellent weed suppressant and mulch. To make your bin, simply place four tall garden stakes in the ground and then use netting or burlap to wrap around the outside of the stakes. As you add leaves into the bin, make sure to layer in some moisture by watering the leaves. Watering the leaves helps stimulate decomposition. You can also add some coffee grounds while you're at it - if you feel so inclined. Then, in the spring, you'll have wonderful compost for your garden.      Something Sweet  Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart   Bonaro Overstreet once wrote, "Autumn asks that we prepare for the future —that we be wise in the ways of garnering and keeping. But it also asks that we learn to let go—to acknowledge the beauty of sparseness." This little saying had me thinking of the gardener Elizabeth Lawrence. In late October of 1935, Elizabeth was visiting her father in the hospital. She wrote the following poem in her notebook during her visit:     My father lies dying, And all that he has said Begins to sprout, Begins to grow. Is branching overhead.   My father lies dying, And all that he has said Will bud and blossom and bear fruit Long after he is dead.   Samuel Lawrence lived another nine months after Elizabeth wrote these words. He passed away on July 16, 1936.   Thanks for listening to the daily gardener, and remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

Crystal Stewart explains how to create and use a compost bin and help save the earth!

How you can make a compost bin from a garbage can.

Theatre is an art all by itself. It's not a stepping stone up or down from other forms. You can read the post here: https://artiststruggle.wordpress.com/2018/09/10/theatre-is-not-a-training-ground-or-a-compost-bin/ Song: (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone by the Monkees To support me, you can become a Patreon on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/emilyrdavis

Monogamous sweater knitting, a little yarn dyeing for the Two Ewes Shop, and some weaving homework for Marsha are all featured this episode. Click here for complete show notes with photos. Marsha's projects Marsha is now obsessed with knitting with her combo spin yarn. She is knitting Beeline by Heidi Kirrmaier.  She has renamed the project Compost Spin after listener GloriaMcC from Michigan reported that she had been hearing this project as the Compost Bin project.  Combo Spin... Compost Bin.  Guess it's a good thing we have show notes so people can see what we're saying! Kelly's projects Kelly is back to working on the Handspun Cowichan sweater.  She has the body done and is ready to work the sleeves and collar.  Like Marsha, she has been focused only on this knitting project over the last two weeks.  Kelly has also been doing some dyeing.  Right after Thanksgiving new colors were added to the shop and new items for spinners are coming in the upcoming week. The shopsmall2017 discount code is good for free shipping until December 10.  One of our listeners has created a beautiful shawl from our textured Raucous Rambouillet yarn.  It's a great example of pattern and yarn pairing.  She used the the Among the Shadows pattern that Marsha has used twice now and created the Blueberry & Cream Shawl.  Weaving Kelly and Marsha talk a little about how Marsha can prepare for her Winter Weave Along project.  Marsha will be selecting yarns that she wants to use to make a sampler on her 4-harness table loom. Announcements If you are in the Seattle area, save the date for the Two Ewes Seattle Crafternoon on January 6, 2018.  One of our spinning friends from the Spinning With Friends Ravelry Group, Eileen aka Leprkon on Ravelry, had a severe stroke in September and her community is having a fundraiser.  If you'd like to contribute, check out the flyer in our show notes for this episode.

Great Escape Podcast is an audio version of the blog posts from Great Escape Farms, Specializing in Unique Edible Plants, Permaculture Gardens, and Homesteading. The blog posts can be viewed at GreatEscapeFarms.com.  This week we cover; The Week in Review, Canna Winterization or Canna Bulb Storage for Winter, SHURflo 4008 Product Review, and Red Wiggler Worm Compost Bin Update.

Great Escape Podcast is an audio version of the blog posts from Great Escape Farms, Specializing in Unique Edible Plants, Permaculture Gardens, and Homesteading. The blog posts can be viewed at com.  This week we cover; The Week in Review, Red Wiggler Worm Compost Bin, Backyard Nursery Propagation Bed Winterization, Harvesting Latefry Muscadine.

My guest on the podcast this week is Kori Williamson.  I learned so much from her.  She’s thoughtful, kind, and you’re going to wanna run out to Lowe's and get a compost bin. You know, tomorrow is Earth Day and I never know what to do!  I know that when we think about Shalom, we think about wholeness in our relationships, in systems, and the Earth itself, but that last part feels so inaccessible to me.  What does recycling and conserving water have to do with wholeness?  And more than that, how can I work it into my life without being all or nothing!  By the end of my conversation with Kori, I not only felt like I could do something to care for the Earth as a practice of Shalom but I felt so much grace for the moments I forget to recycle or my garden is a huge failure.  I'm actually excited about tomorrow I hope you'll listen to today's episode and get excited too. We have a great time talking about creation care, documentaries, and of course, "The Lorax"!   Kori Williamson is passionate about creation care. By day she's a social worker, and when she's not in her garden, she the writer behind, "Steps of Intent".  Kori is about to embark on a new adventure: Urban Homesteading in her city of Indianapolis. Kori is married to her amazing husband Brent for almost 7 years. She's the mama of one sweet little boy, Teddy, and a fur mama to a  house full of rescued pets: 2 cats, 1 dog, 1 bird permanently; and she also foster animals (they used to foster children as well, but are currently taking a break). I love this article, "Just One Thing"  from Kori on doing just one thing for Earth Day in which she gives a few more Shalom Steps.   Which I SO encourage you to check out! I hope you love today’s episode and if you do let me know by leaving a review on iTunes. Did ya’ll know “Shalom in the City” made New and Noteworthy last week?  It did! I’m so thrilled.  The more weeks it can stay on the list, the easier it’ll be for fellow shalom sistas to find the show.  So, pop over and leave a review when you get a chance.   Shalom and Shopping for A Compost Bin, Osheta  

This show is all about the 22 things you should start adding to your compost bin. If you don't have a compost bin, I highly recommend you source one, because there are many used household items that you can add to it that gives back nutrients to your garden! From hair to cotton balls, there  [Continue Reading …] The post TGoG 125 – 22 Things You Should Start Adding to Your Compost Bin appeared first on The Greening of Gavin.

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