Podcasts about five acres

“There was so much thought that went into the textures, the finishes, the views, everything. We'd wake up in the middle of the night and ask, what do you think about that? And we'd both be awake thinking about all these ideas. So there was so much love and care that went into it from both of us.” We're in great company with Katie & Rom Lamaro, the husband and wife duo who picked up their family and settled into what was at the time, a rundown “Five Acre” patch of property on Phillip Island in Australia, having since transformed it into a picturesque and functioning micro-farm welcoming guests from all over the world with luxury coastal accommodations. After leaving careers in hospitality to live a slower way of life living on the coast - hosting friends, growing a garden, learning carpentry - quickly made Katie & Rom crave more. Five Acres more, in fact - upon which they've built cabins, a guesthouse and community gathering space, for all to savor their labor of love.  As we welcome in our Fifth Season with our first episode featuring a family halfway around the world, Katie & Rom share with us what we all seek out in our travels - local food, sustainable practices, beautiful views, and great hospitality.  Top Takeaways [1:35] While both Katie and Rom pursued separate careers in hospitality, they both had personal desires to not only tend to guests - but to nature, its produce and other living creatures, as well.  [6:05] How a romantic turn of events in Katie and Rom's love story led them to create a slower lifestyle on Phillip Island away from the hustle and bustle of Melbourne.  [7:40] What most would overlook as a rundown piece of wasted land, Katie and Rom saw as an opportunity to build their dream homestead.  [9:25] There are plenty of chores to keep this family of 5 busy as they steward their Five Acres - from picking the fruit, to feeding the chickens, to pickling the vegetables.  [13:05] Five Acres is a micro-farm full of flavor with an orchard of fruit and nut trees, extensive vegetable gardens, honey-producing beehives, and “family pets” that roam the land.  [21:50] A stay in one of Five Acres three cabins or guesthouse comes equipped with a view everywhere you look - from the bed, to the bathtub, to the shower skylight - so guests can watch the highland cows grazing in the fields by day and take in the expansive starry sky by night.   [25:20] “We love to indulge in the local food, it's really for us, what traveling is all about.” and thus Katie & Rom curate a grazing board and gin cocktail to welcome every guest.  [27:45] There's so much Phillip Island has to offer, including nature park attractions, the world-famous penguin parade, wineries, coastal walks and a stunning array of beaches. Notable Mentions Phillip Island Penguin Parade Phillip Island Winery  Ânerie European Bistro Visit For Yourself Five Acres Website @fiveacres.phillipisland Stay In Good Company Website

Topics: holiday parties, Christmas carol singing, Cobble Hill Ballet's The Nutcracker at Tribeca Performing Arts Center, Serafina Tribeca, Mates of State + Versus + Girl Scout Handbook + The Aislers Set at Littlefield, Yo La Tengo + The Aislers Set at the Bowery Ballroom, Madonna + Honey Dijon at Barclays Center, Jon Langford + Sally Timms at the Good Fork Pub, I Get Wild shows at Reservoir Studios, Littlefield, Colony Woodstock, John and Peter's New Hope, Gutenberg! The Musical at the James Earl Jones Theatre, birthday parties, Garcia Peoples at Bacaro, Bob Dylan at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Baltimore, Untable, Le Rock, Five Acres, Good Night in Woodstock, Gus's Chop House, Depeche Mode at Madison Square Garden.

New rice mill--the first ever to be operated by a cohort of southern Black farmers - Five Acres and a Mill - 64 Parisheshttps://www.wwno.org/coastal-desk/2023-06-07/as-the-u-s-invests-more-in-climate-smart-ag-these-louisiana-farmers-could-serve-as-a-model Visit: jubileejustice.com / @swamikondananda

This week on A Fist Full of Dirt it's a very timely conversation with Colby Mac of The Mac's on YouTube. This young man has a self sustaining farm that started with just 5 acres but now is providing almost 100% of their family's food. It's an amazing example of what a few acres of land, a plan and hard work can accomplish. Thanks for listening!  #food #farm #land   Have a question or a podcast idea?  Email us at ffodpodcast@mossyoak.com   Stay connected with Fist Full of Dirt:  Instagram: @ffodpodcast Instagram: @moplandforsale Twitter: @FistDirt Instgram : @CuzStrickland Twitter: @CuzStrickland Facebook: @CuzStrickland YouTube: Cuz411

Ben and Rahul talk jury selection with Harry Plotkin, a nationally renowned expert on jury selection who has picked over a thousand juries in cases across the country. Harry has been involved in many high-profile cases and ground-breaking plaintiff's verdicts.  Harry shares his strategies for identifying favorable and unfavorable jurors and identifies areas where lawyer intuition leads to poor choices in jury selection. Harry explains how involvement of a jury consultant can increase the chances of a good result at trial.  If you are heading to trial and picking a jury, you don't want to miss this episode! About Harry Plotkin Harry is a nationally renowned jury consultant and leading voice in the field of jury decision-making, psychology, and persuasion. He has helped shape the outcome of over one thousand trials across the country in nearly every state. $19.25 MILLION VERDICT in dangerous condition trial in Santa Cruz        Howard v. CalTrans, February 2023 100% LIABILITY VERDICT in liability phase/fall down lift shaft trial in San Mateo        Veimau v. Phillips, December 2022 (settled for large confidential amount before damage phase) $45 MILLION VERDICT in public school district physical abuse trial in Los Angeles        Wong v. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, October 2022 $464.2 MILLION VERDICT in employment retaliation trial in Los Angeles        Martinez/Page v. Southern California Edison, June 2022 $150 MILLION VERDICT in wrongful death trial in Palm Springs        Collins v. Diamond Generating Company, July 2022 $11 MILLION VERDICT in pedestrian v. auto crash trial in Santa Monica        Knight v. Haskell, August 2022 $34.5 MILLION VERDICT in aiding/abetting wrongful termination in Santa Cruz        Ruvalcaba v. Keenan & Associates, May 2022 $102.5 MILLION VERDICT in public school district sexual abuse trial in San Jose        Doe v. Union School District, March 2022 $25.7 MILLION VERDICT in medical malpractice arbitration in San Diego        Vargas v. Kaiser Permanente, April 2022 $23.2 MILLION VERDICT in care home death (of an 81 year-old) trial in Bakersfield        Mosley v. Pacifica Healthcare, March 2022 $10 MILLION VERDICT in "jaywalking" pedestrian death trial in Long Beach        Garcia v. Herrera, December 2021 $7.2 MILLION VERDICT in federal airline/unruly passenger mistreatment trial in LA        Bandary v. Delta, October 2021 $136.9 MILLION VERDICT in federal hostile work environment/race trial in SF        Diaz v. Tesla, October 2021 $12.6 MILLION VERDICT in spinal fusion/premises liability trial        Acosta v. Athena Management, August 2021 $6.4 MILLION VERDICT in spinal stimulator/vehicle crash trial in Orange County        Castaneda v. Perez, September 2021 $13 MILLION VERDICT *county record* in wrongful death/product trial in rural Missouri        Church v. CNH Industrial, November 2020 $25.6 MILLION VERDICT in dangerous condition/pedestrian stuck in crosswalk trial        Tusant v. City of Hemet, February 2020 $17 MILLION VERDICT (with fees) in right of publicity trial in San Diego        Hansen IP Trust v. Coca Cola, Monster Energy, February 2020 $13.3 MILLION VERDICT in traumatic brain injury trial against County sheriffs/nurses        Collins v. County of San Diego, July 2019 $2 MILLION VERDICT in non-termination retaliation trial against a public university        Linskey v. UC Irvine, April 2019 $6.5 MILLION VERDICT in zero-offer, coffee burn trial against a hotel        DeRuyver v. Omni La Costa, March 2019 $7 MILLION VERDICT in 70-mph motorcyclist's wrongful death against local city        Ascensio v. Covina, October 2018 $45.4 MILLION VERDICT in failure to prevent sexual abuse trial against local County        F.M. v. Los Angeles County DCFS, July 2018$2 MILLION VERDICT in non-termination retaliation trial against a public university        Linskey. v. UC Regents, April 2019 $16.2 MILLION VERDICT in disputed slip-and-fall, disputed brain injury trial        Kidd v. WKS/El Pollo Loco, February 2018 $25 MILLION VERDICT in product liability/wrongful death trial        Cruz, Mathenge v. Nissan North America, July 2017 DEFENSE VERDICT ($30M+ demand) in fraud/fiduciary duty trial        Hotze v. Hotze, October 2018 DEFENSE VERDICT ($30M demand) in fraud/elder abuse trial        Howard v. Howard, September 2018 $25.1 MILLION VERDICT in whistleblower retaliation trial        Babyak v. Cardiovascular Systems, April 2017 $29 MILLION VERDICT in medical malpractice trial        Williams v. Pilapil, March 2017 $16.3 MILLION VERDICT in trip and fall trial        Picazzo v. CW Driver, October 2017 DEFENSE VERDICT ($16M demand)in fraud/breach of contract trial        Oregon Ice Cream v. Gleason, April 2017 $256 MILLION VERDICT in fraud/breach of contract trial        Kahn v. Nissan, May 2017 $26 MILLION VERDICT in wrongful death (of a minor) trial        Zisette v. Starline, November 2016 $5.3 MILLION VERDICT plus malice in negligence/molestation trial        Doe v. Five Acres, May 2017 $27 MILLION VERDICT in wrongful death/construction site trial        Gonzalez v. Atlas Supply, July 2016 $47 MILLION VERDICT in breach of contract/employment trial        Stewart v. AAPS, February 2016 $2.9 MILLION VERDICT (plus malice) in wrongful termination trial        Mackey v. Helinet, January 2016 $14 MILLION VERDICT in insurance bad faith trial        Madrigal v. Allstate, November 2015 $7.1 MILLION VERDICT in age discrimination trial        Simers v. LA Times, November 2015 $10.5 MILLION VERDICT in breach of contract trial        Stelluti Kerr v. Mapei Corporation, November 2015 $3.5 MILLION VERDICT in eye injury trial versus charter bus        Guerra v. Starline, November 2015 $9.7 MILLION VERDICT in product liability/design defect trial        Rivera v. Volvo, August 2015 $28 MILLION VERDICT in medical malpractice/failure to diagnose trial        Rahm v. Kaiser Permanente, March 2015 $60 MILLION VERDICT in federal wrongful death/product liability trial        Shinedling v. Sunbeam, June 2015 $8.7 MILLION VERDICT in single-plaintiff discrimination/retaliation trial        Leggins v. Rite Aide, July 2015 DEFENSE VERDICT in class-action bad faith trial        Keller, et. al. v. California State University, April 2015       Class sought $58 million in damages, plus interest $1.75 MILLION VERDICT + MALICE in employment retaliation trial        Wascher v. Kaiser, June 2015       No claims for economic damages, only emotional distress $3.3 MILLION VERDICT + MALICE in breach of fiduciary duty trial        Colaco v. Cavotec, June 2015       DEFENSE VERDICT on claims, won on counter-claims $16.2 MILLION VERDICT against employer in car crash/injury trial       Evans v. Prospect Education, February 2015       Jury found driver was in “course and scope” while commuting $58 MILLION VERDICT in personal injury/car crash trial        Herman v. Cardiel, June 2014       Verdict included $45 million in non-economic damages RECORD VERDICT in a federal whistleblower trial        Zulfer v. Playboy, March 2014       $6 million verdict, plus finding of malice (settled) DEFENSE VERDICT in product liability/wrongful death trial       Chen v. BusWest, April 2015       Plaintiff's attorney asked for $57 million in closing

Pleasant Grove Pizza farm is located just north of Waseca, Minnesota. Today we're talking to owner, Emily Knudsen. She shares the journey from dream to reality of creating her business. We talk about agri-tourism, a growing industry in the region. Plus, hear how Pleasant Grove Pizza Farm is getting national attention and what's in store for the future!

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://bluebonnetnews.com/2022/05/27/bridgehaven-cac-gifted-with-five-acres-for-new-headquarters/

Have you ever been curious about the process of fostering or fostering to adopt? Our guest this week, Ivon Favela, has experience and perspective that will open your mind and heart.Ivon is the family engagement and training coordinator at Five Acres where she has worked for nearly 20 years. In that time she has trained and assisted over 1000 families in their journey toward foster parenthood. When she isn't training she is painting or spending time with her two adult children and her favorite four pawed pal Bailee.To connect with Ivon go to http://www.5acres.org/programs or you can reach her at (626) 214-0465Listen to the Five Acres PodcastTo connect with me, Alana Banana, follow on IG @TheAlanaBananaShow or join the Inspired Grownups Private FB Group. For The Alana Banana Show kids content subscribe to our Youtube Channel or listen to music online wherever you stream your music. You can also watch our "If I Were a Dog" music video HERE.The Alana Banana Show on Apple MusicThe Alana Banana Show on Spotify

BREAKING NEWS! RFK Jr discusses lawsuit filed today! Extra, extra hear all about it! Scott Street handles a broad range of business litigation and trial work, for both plaintiffs anddefendants. Mr. Street participated in a high-profile civil rights trial against the LAPD; he also handled several other high profile civil rights cases in Southern California. He defended a regional bank in a purported class action based on its use of the “365/360” method to calculate interest on short-term loans. He defended a commercial real estate broker against negligence and breach of fiduciary duty claims. He also helped defend an appliance manufacturer in a $10million products liability case filed by a local magazine publisher (the case was settled favorably just before trial). Mr. Street represents real estate companies, developers, Fortune 500 companies, local businesses, public interest organizations, and individuals. He has served on the Board ofDirectors of Five Acres — the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society of Los Angeles, and on the Advisory Board of the Western Center on Law and Poverty. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rfkjr/message

It is now time for our BC farming series “Keep it Local”. Over the past two weeks we have highlighted farms to convince you to buy local. Today, farm is bit different from others, but their farm is so interesting we just had to have them on. Guest: Amanda McAllister, Co-owner of Five Acres Flower Farm. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Make a DONATION to support of FIVE ACRES! Your contribution will go towards supporting our mission of promoting safety, well-being and permanency for children and their families by building on their strengths and empowering them within communities. LINKS: Five Acres Website | STRTP HOPE Line Five Acres Podcast Page Welcome to the Five Acres Podcast! The first in-house, agency-produced program designed to provide inspiration, motivation and concrete action steps for families struggling with issues related to adoption, residential care, and mental health. Adam Haynes (Trainer of Evidence Based Practice), Brandon Ito (Associate Director of Development), and Jake Cashill (Director of Facilities) will be the team to introduce you to the wonderful and talented clinicians, residential treatment counselors, therapeutic behavioral specialists, case managers, adoption service specialist, and the many other staff members who work tirelessly to help our clients at Five Acres. Join the JAB team in their first Five Acres Podcast Clubhouse discussion with Jennifer Woolery (Program Manager, STRTP DCFS) and Melissa Spragg (Program Manager, STRTP DMH). They dive deep in the nuts and bolts of our STRTP program. The team will discuss what it takes to care for the children - from intake, to housing, to therapy, case management, safety, and ideally to permanency.

Make a DONATION to support of FIVE ACRES! Your contribution will go towards supporting our mission of promoting safety, well-being and permanency for children and their families by building on their strengths and empowering them within communities. LINKS: Five Acres Website | STRTP HOPE Line Five Acres Podcast Page Welcome to the Five Acres Podcast! The first in-house, agency-produced program designed to provide inspiration, motivation and concrete action steps for families struggling with issues related to adoption, residential care, and mental health. Adam Haynes (Trainer of Evidence Based Practice), Brandon Ito (Associate Director of Development), and Jake Cashill (Director of Facilities) will be the team to introduce you to the wonderful and talented clinicians, residential treatment counselors, therapeutic behavioral specialists, case managers, adoption service specialist, and the many other staff members who work tirelessly to help our clients at Five Acres. Join us in this episode as Jake speaks with our Short Term Residential Treatment Program (STRTP) team and how they play a specific role in guiding and supporting the children who on the Five Acres residential facility. This incredible group will discuss what it takes to care for the children - from intake, to housing, to therapy, case management, safety, and ideally to permanency.

Welcome to the Five Acres Podcast! The first in-house, agency-produced program designed to provide inspiration, motivation and concrete action steps for families struggling with issues related to adoption, residential care, and mental health. Adam Haynes (Trainer of Evidence Based Practice), Brandon Ito (Associate Director of Development), and Jake Cashill (Director of Facilities) will be the team to introduce you to the wonderful and talented clinicians, residential treatment counselors, therapeutic behavioral specialists, case managers, adoption service specialist, and the many other staff members who work tirelessly to help our clients at Five Acres. The title of this podcast episode speaks for itself. Raquel is a "Super Mom" who knew she wanted to build her family through fostering and adoption. Raquel shares her amazing journey and why she continues to support foster/adoptive parents. Please make a DONATION to support Five Acres' programs or services. Your contribution will go towards supporting our mission of promoting safety, well-being and permanency for children and their families by building on their strengths and empowering them within communities. LINKS: Five Acres Podcast Page Five Acres Website Foster Care & Adoption Five Acres HOPE Line

Welcome to the Five Acres Podcast! The first in-house, agency-produced program designed to provide inspiration, motivation and concrete action steps for families struggling with issues related to adoption, residential care, and mental health. Adam Haynes (Trainer of Evidence Based Practice), Brandon Ito (Associate Director of Development), and Jake Cashill (Director of Facilities) will be the team to introduce you to the wonderful and talented clinicians, residential treatment counselors, therapeutic behavioral specialists, case managers, adoption service specialist, and the many other staff members who work tirelessly to help our clients at Five Acres. Grab some tissues! This touching episode with Gina and Dana will definitely tug on your heartstrings and make you shed a few tears This amazing couple shares their foster and adoption stories and how Five Acres supported them through their journey. LINKS: Five Acres Website | Foster Care & Adoption Five Acres HOPE Line Five Acres Podcast Page Make a DONATION to support of FIVE ACRES! Your contribution will go towards supporting our mission of promoting safety, well-being and permanency for children and their families by building on their strengths and empowering them within communities.

Welcome to the Five Acres Podcast! The first in-house, agency-produced program designed to provide inspiration, motivation and concrete action steps for families struggling with issues related to adoption, residential care, and mental health. Adam Haynes (Trainer of Evidence Based Practice), Brandon Ito (Associate Director of Development), and Jake Cashill (Director of Facilities) will be the team to introduce you to the wonderful and talented clinicians, residential treatment counselors, therapeutic behavioral specialists, case managers, adoption service specialist, and the many other staff members who work tirelessly to help our clients at Five Acres. In this episode, Jorden (Program Manager) and Doncella (Division Director) share a heart-wrenching but very hopeful story about a resilient client named K. K, despite her ups and downs, leaned on Five Acres and their services to help her persevere in her endeavors. Thank you to Jorden and Doncella for being our guests on today's episode, and thank you to everyone for joining and listening. For additional information on Five Acres, mental health services, therapeutic behavioral services, and all the services Five Acres offers, please visit the links below. LINKS: Five Acres Website Mental Health/Therapeutic Behavioral Services Five Acres HOPE Line Five Acres Podcast Page Make a DONATION to support of FIVE ACRES! Your contribution will go towards supporting our mission of promoting safety, well-being and permanency for children and their families by building on their strengths and empowering them within communities.

Welcome to the Five Acres Podcast! The first in-house, agency-produced program designed to provide inspiration, motivation and concrete action steps for families struggling with issues related to adoption, residential care, and mental health. Adam Haynes (Trainer of Evidence Based Practice), Brandon Ito (Associate Director of Development), and Jake Cashill (Director of Facilities) will be the team to introduce you to the wonderful and talented clinicians, residential treatment counselors, therapeutic behavioral specialists, case managers, adoption service specialist, and the many other staff members who work tirelessly to help our clients at Five Acres. In this episode, Doncella (Division Director), Keith (TBS Coordinator) and Ruth (Therapeutic Behavior Specialist) share a story about a Five Acres client named “L” and her mother “D”. This was a very intense case with a lot of twists and turns but with the help of Five Acres, “L” and “D” are doing well and are in a very hopeful place right now. Thank you to Doncella, Keith and Ruth for joining our episode, and thank you to everyone for joining and listening. For additional information on Five Acres, mental health services, therapeutic behavioral services, and all the services Five Acres offers, please visit the links below. LINKS: Five Acres Website Mental Health/Therapeutic Behavioral Services Five Acres HOPE Line Five Acres Podcast Page Make a DONATION to support of FIVE ACRES! Your contribution will go towards supporting our mission of promoting safety, well-being and permanency for children and their families by building on their strengths and empowering them within communities.

Welcome to the Five Acres Podcast! The first in-house, agency-produced program designed to provide inspiration, motivation and concrete action steps for families struggling with issues related to adoption, residential care, and mental health. Adam Haynes (Trainer of Evidence Based Practice), Brandon Ito (Associate Director of Development), and Jake Cashill (Director of Facilities) will be the team to introduce you to the wonderful and talented clinicians, residential treatment counselors, therapeutic behavioral specialists, case managers, adoption service specialist, and the many other staff members who work tirelessly to help our clients at Five Acres. Who better to feature as our first guest and to introduce Five Acres than our very own CEO, Chanel Boutakidis! Thank you to everyone for joining and listening to the new Five Acres Podcast. Please check out the links below for additional information on Five Acres. LINKS: Five Acres Website Five Acres Podcast Page Five Acres HOPE Line Make a DONATION to support of FIVE ACRES! Your contribution will go towards supporting our mission of promoting safety, well-being and permanency for children and their families by building on their strengths and empowering them within communities.

In this HIPAA Critical episode, we chat with Hoala Greevy, Paubox Founder & CEO, regarding the latest news headlines and how fax machines are hindering healthcare. Five Acres is winning this week, and Sierra Reed, Paubox Marketing Manager, chats with Scott Segerstrom, Director of Information Systems, from Christie Clinic in Illinois.

Empowering a community through the benefits of growing food in the middle of the city. In This Podcast: After running the Cooperative Extension Program for Urban Gardening in Atlanta, and taking leadership roles in several other community orgs, Bobby Wilson was not going to stop when he retired! Instead he invested his retirement money into a farm and is transforming it in a community resource with education and community plots along with the production agriculture. He has a huge vision for what his team can accomplish. Don't miss an episode! Click here to sign up for podcast updatesor visit www.urbanfarm.org/podcast Bobby is the President and CEO of Metro Atlanta Urban Farm, founded to use as a teaching tool, economic empowerment zone, and as a food production site for the southwest Metropolitan Atlanta area.  He promotes the benefits of urban agriculture in food deserts with a farming model that works to decrease the number of food insecure families through education on planting, cultivating, and cooking fresh produce. Go to www.urbanfarm.org/bobbywilson for more information and links on this podcast, and to find our other great guests. The contest in this episode has been closed. 465: Bobby Wilson on Five Acres in Atlanta

Do you change the oil in your window boxes and containers every spring? You really don't need to - I don't. Here's what I do: I remove about a quarter to a third of the soil in my containers, and I put it in my potting soil bin. Then, I add a little perlite and compost to the original container, and that's it. Any extra potting soil that I have leftover in my bin, I use for new containers.     Brevities #OTD It was on this day in 1869 that the botanist Edwin Hunt collected the last known specimen of Arethusa bulbosa in the old Oriskany swamp in New York. Arethusa bulbosa is known as Dragon's Mouth Orchid, and it is found in the eastern and central parts of the United States and Canada, from South Carolina to Saskatchewan. One of Hunt's former students shared his recollections of his teacher: "Mr. Hunt was an expert in the preparation of his botanical specimens. Hunt was ever-guarded in his knowledge of locality. He did not believe in sharing it if he thought someone would exhaust it. He knew only too well how many years of patient industry he had spent on his collection." And then he recalled: "We journeyed many miles together and he always seemed 2 inches taller when we got into the woods. He was a very rapid walker and when on a botanical excursion, it was a difficult matter to keep up with him. I have a faint but pleasant recollection of running at his heels for a distance of 12 miles." The Crataegus huntiana is named in memory of Edwin Hunt.       #OTD On this day in 1871, James Weldon Johnson was born. He's the lyricist of the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing." He had a summer home known as Five Acres, and he had a little writing cabin on a hill above a brook. Johnson was a founder and member of the Harlem Renaissance, and he wrote most of his famous works like God's Trombone and his autobiography Along This Way in his writing cabin on the hill. Johnson also loved poetry. Here are some excerpts from his Venus in a Garden:   But the fair Venus knew The crimson roses had gained their hue From the hearts that for love had bled; And the goddess made a garland Gathered from the roses red.       #OTD It was on this day in 1879 at the Botanical Gardens of Berlin, a monument of the late eminent botanist, Alexander Braun, was unveiled. Professor Adler did the granite pedestal. The bust of the Braun was said to be an excellent likeness. Braun was a botanist from Bavaria. He researched the morphology of plants.     #OTD It was on this day in 1916, a photograph of Nellie McClung was taken with fellow suffragist Emmeline Pankhurst. Nellie McClung earned Canadian women the right to vote. Today you can explore Nellie's home and garden in Calgary. Although she is perhaps best known for her social activism, being an author was her “day job.” Nothing inspired her more than her garden Her first book was called "Sowing Seeds in Danny." It has been compared to L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables. Both books were immediate best-sellers in Canada.     #OTD It was on this day in 1934 that the University of Wisconsin's Arboretum was officially dedicated. The idea had first occurred in 1853, to Wisconsin's early naturalist, Increase Lapham. The University didn't actually begin purchasing land for the Arboretum until 1932. The following year, William Longenecker was hired to be the executive director, and Aldo Leopold, who has been a professor of wildlife ecology, was made research director.       Unearthed Words Emily Dickinson wrote today's poem in the fall of 1877. She, like most gardeners, was reflecting the seasons, and she made some observations about critical growing times during the year. Dickinson never wrote a poem strictly about June, but she loved to reach back to June in her poems about Autumn. To Dickinson, June was sweeter and best appreciated through the amber lens of Fall.   "Summer has two Beginnings -- Beginning once in June -- Beginning in October Affectingly again -- Without, perhaps, the Riot   But graphicker for Grace -- As finer is a going Than a remaining Face -- Departing then -- forever -- Forever -- until May --   Forever is deciduous Except to those who die --"   And here's a quote from my friend and fellow podcaster, Joanne Shaw, who said this one year ago: "A piece of our heart is in all our gardens." Today's book recommendation: The Plant Hunters: The Adventures of the World's Greatest Botanical Explorers by Carolyn Fry Most of the plants in our gardens are not native to our region. Although we take their accessibility and ubiquity for granted, we owe a debt to the naturalists and explorers who traveled in search of these unusual plants and then brought them back along with fantastic stories. Carolyn is the former editor at Geographical; The magazine of the Royal Geographical Society.   Today's Garden Chore Attend to your geraniums. Regular deadheading prevents disease and increases flower production. Be sure to remove the entire flower stalk after the flowers fade. Also, remove yellowing or dry leaves from the plants. It’s quite normal for the lower leaves of geraniums to turn yellow as they age. To help reduce yellowing, try to increase the amount of sun if you can (full sun is best) and start fertilizing. If your geranium gets leggy, prune it back a bit to encourage branching.     Something Sweet Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart   When I was researching Edwin Hunt, I came across an article that told how Professor Hunt was collecting flowers for the Hungarian Revolutionary Lajos Kossuth. Kossuth was lamenting yet another political disappointment, and he told Hunt how he had turned to nature: In this sadness of my poor distressed heart, I was longing for some consolation. And the words of Chateaubriand came to my mind: "Happy those who love nature, her they shall find, and shall not find but her in the days of adversity."   And so I turned to that sole consoler who never disappoints and never deceives. The study of nature confirmed me In what my heart was longing to hope. A mild ray of peace and consolation fell on my sad soul as the cooling balm falls on the burning wound.       Thanks for listening to the daily gardener, and remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

Claim your independence! And learn how to live a more fulfilling life on your own terms that's more in tune with nature. Anyone who has ever dreamed of getting back to the soil will get from Maurice Grenville Kains' practical and easy-to-understand discussions a more complete view of what small-scale farming means. Most likely, you, like thousands of others who have read "Five Acres and Independence," will come away with specfic projects that you can begin, specific plans that you can start to materialize. The farmer in you will begin to appear, bringing you closer to the fulfillment of that dream of independence on a small farm of your own. =================================== Contact Ecovillage Library Podcast at: ecovillagelibrary@gmail.com or leave a voice message and get featured in the next podcast episode! (anchor.fm/ecovillage-library) Support the Ecovillage Library Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/ecovillagelibrary =================================== Ecovillage Library beginner's reading list: 1. Permaculture A Designer’s Manual: https://amzn.to/2JQ83ja 2. The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It: https://amzn.to/2YAe5I3 3. Nature and the Human Soul: https://amzn.to/2TEVB5n 4. The Hand-Sculpted House: https://amzn.to/2HLnLKx 5. Holistic Management: https://amzn.to/2HMNnXu 6. The Art of Living: https://amzn.to/2V4oJo9 7. A New Earth: https://amzn.to/2HMNN00 8. Creating a Life Together: https://amzn.to/2TFZwiw =================================== About Christopher Kinney: Christopher Kinney works in the field of civil engineering and sustainable development and has worked with over 30+ communities around the world in the areas of water resources, natural building, sustainable agricultural systems, renewable energy, appropriate technology ecological footprint analysis and ecovillage design. Music Credit: Strivers by tubebackr | https://soundcloud.com/tubebackr Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ecovillage-library/message

This week on Relationships 2.0 my guest is William Powers author of Dispatches from the Sweet Life: One Family, Five Acres, and a Community’s Quest to Reinvent the World About the book: Many fantasize about dramatically changing their lives — living in accordance with their ideals rather than the exigencies of job, bills, and possessions. William Powers actually does it. In his book Twelve by Twelve, Powers lived in an off-grid tiny house in rural North Carolina. In New Slow City, he and his wife, Melissa, inhabited a Manhattan micro-apartment in search of slow in the fastest city in the world. Here, the couple, with baby in tow, search for balance, community, and happiness in a small town in Bolivia. They build an adobe house, plant a prolific orchard and organic garden, and weave their life into a community of permaculturists, bio-builders, artists, and creative businesspeople. Can this Transition Town succeed in the face of encroaching North American capitalism, and can Powers and the other settlers find the balance they’re seeking? Dispatches from the Sweet Life is compelling, sobering, thought-provoking, and, no matter the outcome, inspiring. About the author: An author, speaker, and expert on sustainable development, William Powers is a senior fellow at the World Policy Institute and an adjunct faculty member at New York University.

Wouldn't it be great to rid yourself of bills, work, technology, all the trappings of our modern lifestyles? William Powers journeys from rural North Carolina, to Manhattan, to Bolivia, as he and his family pursue sustainable living in Dispatches from the Sweet Life: One Family, Five Acres, and a Community's Quest to Reinvent the World. William has spent two decades in development aid and conservation around the world. His essays and commentaries on global issues have appeared in the New York Times and the International Herald Tribune. Sean Parnell has witnessed firsthand the difficulty of reintegrating into society after returning from war, as his platoon has suffered three times as many men to post-war suicide than in combat. His American Warrior Initiative aids returning veterans by providing them fully paid for service dogs. Sean is a former U.S. Army airborne ranger who served in the legendary 10th Mountain Division for six years, retiring as a captain. He received two Bronze Stars (one for valor) and the Purple Heart. Also an author, his latest novel is Man of War.

Wouldn't it be great to rid yourself of bills, work, technology, all the trappings of our modern lifestyles? William Powers journeys from rural North Carolina, to Manhattan, to Bolivia, as he and his family pursue sustainable living in Dispatches from the Sweet Life: One Family, Five Acres, and a Community's Quest to Reinvent the World. William has spent two decades in development aid and conservation around the world. His essays and commentaries on global issues have appeared in the New York Times and the International Herald Tribune. Sean Parnell has witnessed firsthand the difficulty of reintegrating into society after returning from war, as his platoon has suffered three times as many men to post-war suicide than in combat. His American Warrior Initiative aids returning veterans by providing them fully paid for service dogs. Sean is a former U.S. Army airborne ranger who served in the legendary 10th Mountain Division for six years, retiring as a captain. He received two Bronze Stars (one for valor) and the Purple Heart. Also an author, his latest novel is Man of War.

Discover how to hunt a rural five acre parcel that includes your house. Five Acres…yields bucks 1. Have a creek bottom run across the back boundary 2. Be surrounded by crops 3. Have no neighbors who hunt 4. Tie up the dog during deer season 5. Scout every morning from your deck 6. Install WIFI Trail Cameras 7. Play the wind 8. Control your scent cone 9. Hing cut to create travel corridor 10. Location, Location, Location

Discover how to hunt a rural five acre parcel that includes your house. Five Acres...yields bucks 1. Have a creek bottom run across the back boundary 2. Be surrounded by crops 3. Have no neighbors who hunt 4. Tie up the dog during deer season 5. Scout every morning from your deck 6. Install WIFI […]

We are thrilled share episode 103 of our Pretty in Pasadena Podcast with you! Live from the Langham Hotel & The Maya Salon! Synopsis: Tea at the Langham Hotel A note about Julia Child (one of our favorite Junior League heroes from Pasadena!) Also, did you know that the Junior League house was bestowed to the League in 1983? Fun fact about Pasadena: Did you know the first Trader Joe's is in Pasadena, it's on Arroyo Parkway We were honored to attended the Five Acres Annual Board Meeting at the Altadena Town and Country where we celebrated 130th year of this amazing nonprofit and learned more about the Tile Campaign they recently started! We chatted about a fun Birthday Party at Block Party one of our favorite fun casual bars in Highland Park Did you know there is a local distillery in Pasadena? We didn't either until we went to the Pasadena Playhouse to see the Pirates of Penzance We tracked down Stark Spirits owned by husband and wife team, Karen and Greg. To learn more visit stark spirits online starkspirtis.com We loved attending and supporting the Five Acres Give Back at Lavender and Honey! On International Women's Day we had a Give Back at the Stand with JLP If you know of a business that would be interested in doing a Give Back with our home nonprofit (JLP) or our 2018 nonprofit partner (Five Acres) Let us know! We chat about Michelle's Birthday which was on March 27th! Pasadena Walking Tour Julia Long Visit our blog to learn more! Interview with Azelle from The Maya Salon in South Pasadena If you know of a local business, or local happening that would like to be featured please reach out to us! hello@prettyinpasadena.com Thank you to Simonsen Sounds for engineering, producing and creating custom music for our podcast. Thank you our amazing friends for their support and love! There are ads in this podcast for: Five Acres, Junior League of Pasadena, and The Langham Hotel

Synopsis: -Article about Pasadena recently in the news: Winter Olympics! Mirai Nagasu, She got her start skating at age 5, she later skated at the Pasadena Ice Skating Center at the City's Convention Center! She's the 2nd American woman to land a triple axle in competition! -March is Women's History Month! Famous Historic Woman of Pasadena: Did you know Julia Child was born in Pasadena? August 15, 1912 She was a member of Junior League of Pasadena (we're members too!) -Recap of some fun Pretty in Pasadena adventures around our community: Huntington Library and Gardens; Rose Garden Tea Room Langham for drinks in the afternoon with Rose PR! Had our first meet-up at Float Pasadena, and also drinks with the meet-up group at Nick's of Pasadena (all on Lake Ave!) Michelle also played saxophone at Float that day! Valentine's Day Experience Event; Banter and Bliss + We Olive #prettyinpasadenaxcollaboration Candlemaking & Wine! Giveaway coffee card from Rosebud Coffee! Valentine's Day Stories Galentine's Day! Junior League of Pasadena Galentine's fundraiser -Favorite things to do with best friends in Pasadena -Where did Galentine's Day get it's start: Hint, it's a TV show! -Recap of our shoot with Bug and Bird Photography and our photo reveal session. -Events coming up in Pasadena this March! Free Museum Day: Huntington Library, Thursday, March 1, 2018, 10:00am Free Museum Day: Norton Simon Museum, Friday, March 2, 2018, 5:00pm - 8:00pm (Local Tip: The Norton Simon Museum is free to the public on the first Friday evening of every month, from 5-8pm. PIP tip: sometimes they also have happy hour by the pond!) Lavender and Honey Giveback for Five Acres, March 7th All Day. 10% of the Proceeds from your purchase go back to Five Acres. (Updated date from what is said on the podcast.) ArtNight Pasadena: Friday, March 09, 2018 6:00pm - 10:00pm Free Museums throughout Pasadena. ArtNight Pasadena occurs twice per year (March and October), where the city's most prominent museums and cultural institutions open their doors for free and offer special programming. Attendance reaches 28,000. Complimentary shuttles are brought in to transport visitors around to different venues, begin your evening at any one of the venues on the shuttle route and make your way around until your back at your starting point. Free Museum Day: Descanso Gardens, Tuesday, March 20, 2018 9:00am - 5:00pm (Local Tip: Descanso Gardens is free on every third Tuesday of every month.) -We answer questions submitted by listeners! -We discuss our recent visit to Five Acres -One of our biggest takeaways was learning about the focus and mission of Five Acres - "Permanency" and what that truly means to the organization. Basic definition of permanency from Five Acres: To us, our mission of permanency means that no child grows up without a loving forever family. Permanency can be achieved in three ways: 1) By strengthening families in crisis so that they can remain together; 2) By counseling separated children and their biological parents to help them reunify or; 3) By connecting children with loving foster-adoptive families who go on to permanently adopt them as their own. -Interview with Emily Peters from Five Acres -If you know of a local business, or local happening that would like to be featured please reach out to us! hello@prettyinpasadena.com Thank you to Simonsen Sounds for engineering, producing and creating custom music for our podcast. Thank you our amazing friends for their support and love!

Polly Shyka and Prentice Grassi raise five acres of vegetables and five acres of cover crops, plus broiler chickens, egg layers, and beef cattle, at Villageside Farm in Freedom, Maine. Polly and Prentice have been involved in farming for twenty years, and have been farming their land since 2001. Making a living for both of them on $200,000 in sales, they have worked hard to build a farm business that is an asset to their community. We talk about the challenges of farming at the five-acre scale, and dig into the nuts and bolts of how they manage their vegetables in a three-years-on, three-years-off rotation with perennial cover crops. Polly and Prentice dish out plenty of details about how they manage the livestock and vegetable production together, and about the equipment and tools they use to manage their five acres of produce. Polly and Prentice also dig into the numbers that drive their farm, and the hard work they’ve put in to balancing life and business. They share their strategies and philosophy for making the most of their interactions with customers, children, employees, and each other, and how they have worked to develop the human skills that support their farm and their family. Perennial support for the Farmer to Farmer Podcast is generously provided by Vermont Compost Company and BCS America. Pictures, show links, and more at farmertofarmerpodcast.com/episodes/villageside.

Lou and Paul Ureneck have been part of the Maine community for several decades—in very different ways. Paul has worked in construction management, helping orchestrate projects such as the Portland Museum of Art's Winslow Homer home restoration and Thompson’s Point redevelopment. Lou is a writer and Boston University Professor who worked as the deputy managing editor at the Portland Press Herald for many years.  In 2011, Lou wrote Cabin - Two Brothers, a Dream and Five Acres in Maine. https://www.themainemag.com/radio/2015/08/cabin-building-brotherly-love-207/