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"I'm much more interested in how a person achieves something than in what they specifically achieved," says Debbie Millman, the "Pod Mother" and OG podcaster, twenty years in for Design Matters. She's also the author of the new book Love Letter to a Garden (Timber Press).In this episode, we talk about: The 20 year arc of Design Matters What people she's most drawn to How she views the narrative arc of an interview The research As well as the evergreen themes of her new book on her quest for a gardenYou can find Debbie at debbiemillman.com and on Instagram @debbiemillman.Podcast Specific Substack at creativenonfictionpodcast.substrack.com.Pre-order The Front RunnerNewsletter: Rage Against the AlgorithmShow notes: brendanomeara.com

In celebration of National Garden Month, this episode of Big Blend Radio features gardening expert Bevin Cohen who discusses his new book, "HERBS IN EVERY SEASON: 48 Edible and Medicinal Herbs for the Kitchen, Garden, and Apothecary," that's out now through Timber Press.  "Herbs in Every Season" offers gardeners, herbalists, cooks, and homesteaders a new way of looking at herbs throughout the year, and from every angle. The photographed guide features information on gardening, cooking, and integrating herbs as part of a holistic wellness routine. Herbalists will learn how an herb's growth habits inform its medicinal capabilities, and gardeners will gain insight into herbs as integral culinary plants for the kitchen garden, pollinator plants for perennial borders, and key ingredients for a home apothecary.  Bevin Cohen is an author, herbalist, gardener, seed saver, and educator. He is the owner of Small House Farm, the founder of Michigan Seed Library Network, and offers workshops and lectures. More at: http://www.smallhousefarm.com/ 

This episode of Big Blend Radio's NATURE CONNECTION Podcast features  Alyson F. Brokaw, behavioral and sensory ecologist, and author of "The Weird and Wonderful World of Bats: Demystifying These Often-Misunderstood Creatures."  Out now through Timber Press, "The Weird and Wonderful World of Bats" is a vibrant and approachable text that reintroduces readers to bats, dispelling their negative reputations and providing a window into their world. Partitioned into easily navigable sections, it explains not only how bats see, smell, and fly, but also how they share, love, and create homes. As Brokaw proves, these creatures are more familiar than foreign. In fact, bats are a lot like us: they argue with their roost mates, share with their friends, and take care of their young. By better understanding them, we can learn from them—not only to coexist, but potentially grow healthier and wiser together.  Alyson F. Brokaw's professional passion is communicating about the diversity and biology of bats. Since earning her PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Texas A&M University, she has studied wildlife around the world, including Mexico, Belize, Panama, Argentina, and Tanzania, while also publishing multiple articles in peer-reviewed journals on bat behavior and other topics. She is a narrator for March Mammal Madness.  You can find Alyson on social media @alyb_batgirl.  http://www.alysonbrokaw.com  

In this episode, featured poet Theta Pavis (0:03:00) speaks with Ann Wallace about her new chapbook, The Red Strobe, which just came out from Finishing Line Press. Theta's work is marked by grief and pain, but also love, family, protection, and a fierce kind of resilience—as can be seen in the garden her mother created many years ago, a garden which is now Theta's, in her Jersey City yard. Follow Theta online at ThetaPavis.comRandi Eckel returns for a brand-new Ask Randi segment about NPSNJ's upcoming BioBlitz, (0:34:31) to celebrate National Native Plant Month. Randi describes how volunteers, scientists, and naturalists collaborate to document as many native species as possible in a specific area within a set timeframe. Kim Correro is then joined by Bobbie Herbs, (0:41:36) co-leader of the NPSNJ Southwest Chapter. Bobbie has played a crucial role in establishing the IGC Committee, which aims to encourage independent nurseries throughout New Jersey to stock native plants. Together, Kim and Bobbie talk with award-winning author and pollinator conservationist Heather Holm. Heather is an expert on the interactions between native pollinators and native plants, and she will teach a four-week course for NPSNJ beginning in April.In the final segment, Kim and Ann speak with Paula Whyman (1:09:57) about her new book, Bad Naturalist: One Woman's Ecological Education on a Wild Virginia Mountaintop, which was released this winter by Timber Press. Blending memoir, natural history, and conservation science, the book chronicles her efforts to restore a former mountaintop farm to its natural habitat. If you enjoy the book, you can continue following Paula's journey by signing up for her popular newsletter, Bad Naturalist at PaulaWhyman.com.Thank you for joining us on The WildStory. Follow us on Instagram @Thewildstory_podcast

On this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Nature Connection" Show, author Paula Whyman discusses her memoir, "BAD NATURALIST: One Woman's Ecological Education on a Wild Virginia Mountaintop," out now through Timber Press.  A few years ago, Paula Whyman decided to leave her Maryland / suburban DC empty nest to find a rural getaway -- maybe a small farmhouse where she could put her interest in conservation to work. With little experience in gardening or conservation, Whyman had a crazy idea to cultivate a small native meadow to provide an acre or two where wildlife could thrive and she could explore with her poodle. Then she set foot on 200 acres of old farmland atop a Virginia mountain about 20 miles outside Front Royal, VA and her dream became a reality. In "BAD NATURALIST: One Woman's Ecological Education on a Wild Virginia Mountaintop," author Paula Whyman explains how she cares for her mountain-sized ecological restoration challenge with a mixture of humility and humor.  She quickly discovers it's impossible to be a “good” naturalist. More at https://paulawhyman.com/ 

Episode 17 features poet Nadia Colburn (03:47), who joins Ann Wallace from Massachusetts to speak about her new collection, I Say the Sky, published this year by University of Kentucky Press. Nadia's collection is a work of meditative healing, moving from silence into power. She invites us to see ourselves reflected in nature, and that poetry, in the words of Audre Lorde, indeed is not a luxury.    Next up, Kim Correro speaks with Sarah F. Jayne (0:37:29)about her new book Nature's Action Guide: How to Support Biodiversity and Your Local Ecosystem. Sarah's book, a companion to Doug Tallamy's Nature's Best Hope, outlines fifteen actions we can and must take for creating healthy, functioning ecosystems where we live, work, and play. Each action includes a checklist, step-by-step instructions, recommended resources, and informative tips.   And in our final segment, Kim and Ann talk with Doug Tallamy, (057:39)bestselling author and co-founder of Homegrown National Park, about his new book, How Can I Help: Saving the World with Your Yard, forthcoming from Timber Press on April 8, 2025. In the new book, Doug shares compelling and actionable answers to questions he most often receives from gardeners and homeowners. Topics range from ecology and biodiversity, conservation and restoration, native plants and invasive species, to pest control and support of wildlife at home. Doug offers important advice on what we can do as individuals to support biodiversity. He also stresses the importance of voting and making our values known to public officials.  Thank you for joining us on The WildStory. Follow us on Instagram @Thewildstory_podcast

This episode is an audiobook preview for Something in the Woods Loves You, Jarod K. Anderson's new memoir coming this September from Timber Press and Hachette Books. For more information, visit JarodKAnderson.com.

In this episode we talk with award-winning garden designer Nick McCullough. He has developed a distinctive style he calls Midwest Modern, one that relies on a balance of natural paving and innovative perennial plantings. Based in Ohio, he and his team at McCullough's Landscape & Nursery create and maintain plant centric gardens in and around the Midwest that are both ecologically sensitive and family-forward. His first book American Roots which he co-authored with his wife Allison and Teresa Woodard has recently been published by Timber Press.   This is episode 151 – American Roots: A Conversation with Nick McCullough on the Garden Question Podcast. Unveiling Nick McCullough's Gardening PhilosophyIn episode 151 of The Garden Question Podcast, host Craig McManus interviews award-winning garden designer Nick McCullough, exploring his distinctive 'Midwest Modern' gardening style that combines natural paving with innovative perennial plantings. McCullough talks about his design process, his plant-centric approach, his company's operations in Columbus, Ohio, and his passion for containers inspired by his travels. He also discusses his love for texture over color in the garden, breaking conventional gardening rules, and the influence of his artistic background on his work. Additionally, McCullough touches on his book, 'American Roots', co-authored with Allison McCullough and Teresa Woodard, which showcases 20 unique gardens across the United States, emphasizing the diversity and creativity of American gardeners. The podcast highlights the importance of low-maintenance, environmentally-conscious gardening options like gravel gardens, the value of repurposing materials, and the concept of rewilding. McCullough's personal gardening experiences, inspirations, and future plans are also shared, offering listeners an in-depth look at his holistic approach to designing, building, and growing smarter gardens.00:00 Introduction to the Garden Question Podcast00:41 Meet the Guest: Award-Winning Garden Designer Nick McCullough01:30 Understanding Nick's Gardening Design Style01:56 Inside Nick's Company: McCullough's Landscape and Nursery02:44 The Art of Designing and Growing Container Gardens03:32 Exploring the Importance of Texture in Gardening06:12 Breaking the Rules in the Garden07:56 The Art of Repurposing in Gardening08:57 Unveiling the Book: American Roots13:03 Exploring the Concept of Rewilding14:09 The Journey of Writing the Book: American Roots15:48 Behind the Scenes of a Typical Garden Shoot17:47 Garden Photography Tips and Tricks18:38 The Future of American Roots19:27 Garden Design Philosophy19:54 Container Gardening and Watering Techniques20:59 Gardening Memories and Influences22:54 The Horticulture Profession and Personal Garden23:58 Gardening as a Fine Art25:12 Influences and Future Plans for the Garden26:07 Gardening Mistakes and Lessons28:13 Gardening Love and Future Plans32:24 Connecting with Nick McCullough32:35 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

JULIE WITMER BIOJulie Witmer works to create beautiful and ecologically sensitive gardens across the continental United States. She began in perennial production and garden nursery retail before earning a Certificate of Horticulture—Britain's professional gardener qualification—from the Royal Horticultural Society in Wisley, UK. She is a popular local speaker, teaching classes for all ages, and is a published garden photographer in books by Timber Press, Kew Gardens, and Rodale. Her own garden, Havenwood, is nearly one acre and divided into fifteen diverse garden spaces which grow a wide variety and succession of plants throughout the year. With a keen eye for design and place, Julie has worked with private clients for nearly twenty years, helping them realize their own garden dreams, and providing one-on-one coaching in order to grow the skills of the gardener alongside their garden. She shares online classes and garden inspiration on her Substack Julie Witmer Gardens and Instagram at @juliewitmergardens. You can learn more about Julie by visiting her website juliewitmer.com.THE PLANTASTIC PODCASTThe Plantastic Podcast is a monthly podcast created by Dr. Jared Barnes.  He's been gardening since he was five years old and now is an award-winning professor of horticulture at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, TX.  To say hi and find the show notes, visit theplantasticpodcast.com.You can learn more about how Dr. Jared cultivates plants, minds, and life at meristemhorticulture.com.  He also shares thoughts and cutting-edge plant research each week in his newsletter plant•ed, and you can sign up at meristemhorticulture.com/subscribe.  Until next time, #keepgrowing!

Poet Tess Taylor (2:10) speaks with Ann Wallace about her new anthology Leaning Toward Light: Poems for Gardens and the Hands That Tend Them (Storey Publishing, 2023) and the ability of poems to carry us through the seasons of planting, tending, grieving, harvesting, sharing in a world filled with both joy and crisis. We reflect on the deliberate cultivation of happiness as a discipline, and at the end of our conversation, we spend some time with Tess's most recent solo collection, Rift Zone, published in 2020 by Red Hen Press. We then hear from Dr. Randi Eckel (36:24) who shares information about NPSNJ's newest native plant guide created for schools by our Essex Chapter. She then answers a question from Sucharita about poison ivy in the latest installment of Ask Randi. And Kim Correro joins Ann to talk with native plant advocate Janet Crouch (44:48) from Howard County, Maryland who fought a protracted legal battle with her Homeowners' Association over her native plant garden—and won! And to close out the episode, Rachel Mackow (1:07:08), writer and co-owner of Wild Ridge Plants, joins us. “Winter Thaw” is one of the winners of the Seed Challenge that we ran earlier this fall, sponsored by Jennifer Jewell and Timber Press. Rachel and two other winners each received a copy of Jennifer's book What We Sow: On the Personal, Ecological, and Cultural Significance of Seeds.   Thank you also to Storey Publishing for offering a 20% discount on Tess Taylor's anthology Leaning Toward Light to members of The Native Plant Society of NJ. You can purchase the collection—which would make a beautiful holiday gift—at NPSNJ.org.

Join us for captivating discussions on current events from a psychic perspective. Our show is filled with special guests who bring their unique gifts, participate in thought-provoking conversations, and enjoy a cup of coffee with us. We invite influential writers and prominent members of the psychic community to contribute to our lively discussions, covering a wide range of topics. Aeson Knight, our esteemed master psychic, brings over 22 years of experience to the table. With certifications as a clairvoyant and life coach, Aeson provides guidance to clients worldwide, including average housewives and government officials. Techie Joe, an expert in Information Systems & Operations Management. With his problem-solving skills and tech support expertise, Joe has been assisting others for many years. As a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community, he played a crucial role in supporting an LGBT student organization during his college years. Our guest tonight : Marta McDowell teaches landscape history and horticulture at the New York Botanical Garden and is a popular lecturer and writer.  Her latest book is Gardening Can Be Murder, about the horticultural connections to crime fiction. Timber Press also published Unearthing The Secret Garden, Emily Dickinson's Gardening Life, The World of Laura Ingalls Wilder, New York Times-bestselling All the Presidents' Gardens, and Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life, now in its ninth printing. She was the 2019 recipient of the Garden Club of America's Sarah Chapman Francis Medal for outstanding literary achievement Learn More: https://www.martamcdowell.com/ Don't miss the opportunity to have a personal reading with Aeson Knight. Schedule your session today at https://www.aesonknight.com/book-an-appointment. To learn more about Aeson Knight and his remarkable abilities, visit https://www.aesonknight.com/. If you're interested in learning Wicca and enhancing your psychic skills, explore our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/innercircleconnections. DISCLAIMER: Please be aware that we may use colorful language during our discussions. Rest assured, it is all part of creating an engaging and dynamic experience for our audience. You can find me on various platforms by visiting https://bio.site/aesonknight. Stay connected and stay informed! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pcspnetwork/message

Poet Emily Hockaday (2:07) speaks with Ann Wallace about her new poetry collection, In a Body, published in October 2023 by Harbor Editions. Emily discusses the layered ways in which new motherhood, the death of her father, a diagnosis of fibromyalgia—as well as science and ecology—have shaped Emily's work, much of which she composed while walking with her child on the trails of Forest Park in Queens, New York. We then hear from Dr. Randi Eckel (32:52) about the new NPSNJ programs that members can look forward to in 2024. Also, in this episode, Randi answers a question from Gail about using cardboard as a mulch to suppress invasive weeds in a new installment of Ask Randi. And Kim Correro joins the conversation to talk with sustainable landscape designer and naturalist Elaine Silverstein (40:32) about rethinking the lawn. Elaine is the Vice President of Chapters for NPSNJ and the Co-leader of the Bergen Passaic Chapter. She will further share her expertise in “Choosing, Planting, and Caring for Native Plants,” a four-week workshop for The Native Plant Society of New Jersey, to be offered in January. Registration opens on December 4th at NPSNJ.org. And to close out the episode, poet Theta Pavis (1:05:16) shares “Growing Avocadoes in East Orange,” winner of the Seed Challenge that The WildStory ran earlier this fall, sponsored by Jennifer Jewell and Timber Press. Theta and two other winners each received a copy of Jennifer's book What We Sow: On the Personal, Ecological, and Cultural Significance of Seeds.

As we turn the calendar to November and the season to decidedly late-fall and even wintery in many places across the U.S., we look toward our fall & winter planting windows – especially good for native plants in most of our areas as long as the ground is workable. With that in mind, this week we're joined by two native plant enthusiasts and nursery people – Kristin Currin and Andrew Merritt of Humble Roots Nursery in Oregon's Columbia River Gorge. Humble Roots is a native plant nursery acclaimed for its efforts in sustainability and promoting native plant passion, knowledge, and ethics across the wider ecoregions of the Pacific Northwest. After years at this work, Kristin and Drew, as he is known, have recently shared a great deal of their knowledge even more widely with the recently published The Pacific Northwest Native Plant Primer, 225 plants for an Earth Friendly Garden, out now from Timber Press. It might be just the inspiration we need to get us all planting! Cultivating Place now has a donate button! We thank you so much for listening over the years and we hope you'll support Cultivating Place. We can't thank you enough for making it possible for this young program to grow even more of these types of conversations. The show is available as a podcast on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Google Podcast. To read more and for many more photos, please visit www.cultivatingplace.com.

Take a closer look at Green Schoolyards America.This episode is a conversation that includes: Rachel's journey BEFORE coming to Green Schoolyards AmericaCovid Initiative and how it was formed National School Yard Forest SystemSchoolyard Forest System Resource LibraryLiving Schoolyards ActNational Schoolyards Library.....and so much more!!! MEET RACHEL: Rachel Pringle, MA, is the Director of Strategic Partnerships at Green Schoolyards America and has been working in the environmental education and green schoolyard fields for 18 years. Rachel was the VP of Strategy at Education Outside, a San Francisco-based nonprofit that brought science and environmental literacy to life in over 60 green schoolyards throughout the Bay Area. Rachel was instrumental in developing the Education Outside AmeriCorps program model and oversaw corps operations, field staff, program evaluation, and expansion activities. Rachel also taught in a public school garden for four years and conducted environmental education programming for San Francisco Unified School District students with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy. Rachel earned a bachelor's degree in anthropology and a master's degree in conservation biology from the University of Pennsylvania and is co-author of How to Grow a School Garden: A Complete Guide for Parents and Teachers from Timber Press.CONNECT WITH GREEN SCHOOLYARDS AMERICA: WebsiteInstagramCONNECT WITH VICTORIA: FREE Seedling Newsletter WEBSITE: www.outdoor-classrooms.comEMAIL: Victoria@outdoor-classrooms.comInstagram: instagram.com/outdoor_classrooms/Facebook: Facebook.com/OutdoorClassrooms1OUTDOOR CLASSROOM RESOURCES:The Outdoor Classrooms CIRCLE MembershipThe Outdoor Teaching Bootcamp Seeds of Inspiration for Outdoor Learning Card Deck

Better Lawns and Gardens Hour 2 – Coming to you from Summit Responsible Solutions Studios,  Teresa is joined by award-winning podcast “Cultivating Place” host and author, Jennifer Jewell. Jennifer describes her latest work, “What We Sow: On the Personal, Ecological, and Cultural Significance of Seeds.” The book is a insightful, year-long journey exploring the outsize impact on one of nature's smallest manifestations—the simple seed. The Dirty Word of the Day is Botanophobia. Garden questions include using weed and feed, too late to use a pre-emergent herbicide, what is causing sabal palms to decline, pet pig has gored a rubber tree – will it recover, and more.  https://bit.ly3c1f5x7 Graphic and photo credit: TeresaWatkins, Timber Press. Listen every Saturdays from 7am - 9am EST on WFLA- Orlando. Call in with your garden questions and text messages on 1-888.455.2867 and 23680, Miss the live broadcast? Listen on Audioboom podcast 24/7. https://bit.ly/3c1f5x7   #WFLF #WFLA #FNN #WNDB #WDBO #BetterLawns #gardening #Florida #planting #gardeninglife #radio #southflorida #northflorida #centralflorida #Deland #SHE #Orlando #Sarasota #Miami #FortLauderdale #BLGradio #WRLN #WiOD #gardening #SummitResponsibleSolutions #QualityGreenSpecialists #BlackKow #seeds #seed #journal #gardenjournal #CultivatingPlace #JenniferJewell #JewellGarden #WhatWeSow #sow

In PX109, our interview guest is Professor Douglas (Doug) Tallamy, the author of many nature books and co - founder along with Michelle Alfandari of Homegrown National Park (https://homegrownnationalpark.org). Homegrown National Parks is a grassroots call - to - action to regenerate biodiversity and ecosystem function by planting native plants and creating new ecological networks. The group encourages homeowners and landowners to substitute native species for traditional garden approaches to encourage biodiversity. There are many resources to help people with the transition on their website. Doug is an American entomologist, ecologist and conservationist. He is a professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware. Doug advocates for home gardens and landscaping that bridge the gaps between parks and preserves in providing habitat for native species. He has spoken on the connections between plants and insects and how those relations are important to birds. He has called for smaller lawns. He has written a number of books on nature including: ‘Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that starts in your yard.' (Feb 2020), ‘Bringing Nature Home: How you can sustain wildlife with native plants.' (April 2009), ‘The Nature of Oaks: The rich ecology of our most essential native trees'. (March 2021), with Rick Drake - ‘The Living Landscape: designing for beauty and biodiversity in the home garden'. (July 2014) and for children along with Sarah Thomson ‘Nature's Best Hope (Young Readers Edition): How you can save the world in your own yard'. (April 2023) Doug has authored 97 research publications and has taught insect-related courses for 40 years. Chief among his research goals is to better understand the many ways insects interact with plants and how such interactions determine the diversity of animal communities. His research has been ground breaking showing links between insects, plants and wildlife that had never before been envisaged. His book Bringing Nature Home, published by Timber Press in 2007, was awarded the 2008 Silver Medal by the Garden Writers' Association. Among his awards are the Garden Club of America Margaret Douglas Medal for Conservation and the Tom Dodd, Jr. Award of Excellence, the 2018 AHS B. Y. Morrison Communication Award, and the 2019 Cynthia Westcott Scientific Writing Award. There is an interview with Doug in the Smithsonian magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/meet-ecologist-who-wants-unleash-wild-backyard-180974372/ He appears on a number of YouTube talks and interviews. In podcast extra / culture corner Doug talks about David Attenborough's latest show, ‘Wild Isles' about nature in Great Britain and Ireland. Jess recommends ‘Mirror Man' by author Fiona Mcintosh (https://www.penguin.com.au/books/mirror-man-9781760894337). Pete mentions his ambitious plan to grow grass trees (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthorrhoea). Audio production by Jack Bavage. Podcast released 3 October 2023. PlanningxChnage is proud to be a member of the Urban Broadcast Collective.

In PX109, our interview guest is Professor Douglas (Doug) Tallamy, the author of many nature books and co - founder along with Michelle Alfandari of Homegrown National Park (https://homegrownnationalpark.org). Homegrown National Parks is a grassroots call - to - action to regenerate biodiversity and ecosystem function by planting native plants and creating new ecological networks. The group encourages homeowners and landowners to substitute native species for traditional garden approaches to encourage biodiversity. There are many resources to help people with the transition on their website. Doug is an American entomologist, ecologist and conservationist. He is a professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware. Doug advocates for home gardens and landscaping that bridge the gaps between parks and preserves in providing habitat for native species. He has spoken on the connections between plants and insects and how those relations are important to birds. He has called for smaller lawns. He has written a number of books on nature including: ‘Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that starts in your yard.' (Feb 2020), ‘Bringing Nature Home: How you can sustain wildlife with native plants.' (April 2009), ‘The Nature of Oaks: The rich ecology of our most essential native trees'. (March 2021), with Rick Drake - ‘The Living Landscape: designing for beauty and biodiversity in the home garden'. (July 2014) and for children along with Sarah Thomson ‘Nature's Best Hope (Young Readers Edition): How you can save the world in your own yard'. (April 2023) Doug has authored 97 research publications and has taught insect-related courses for 40 years. Chief among his research goals is to better understand the many ways insects interact with plants and how such interactions determine the diversity of animal communities. His research has been ground breaking showing links between insects, plants and wildlife that had never before been envisaged. His book Bringing Nature Home, published by Timber Press in 2007, was awarded the 2008 Silver Medal by the Garden Writers' Association. Among his awards are the Garden Club of America Margaret Douglas Medal for Conservation and the Tom Dodd, Jr. Award of Excellence, the 2018 AHS B. Y. Morrison Communication Award, and the 2019 Cynthia Westcott Scientific Writing Award. There is an interview with Doug in the Smithsonian magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/meet-ecologist-who-wants-unleash-wild-backyard-180974372/ He appears on a number of YouTube talks and interviews. In podcast extra / culture corner Doug talks about David Attenborough's latest show, ‘Wild Isles' about nature in Great Britain and Ireland. Jess recommends ‘Mirror Man' by author Fiona Mcintosh (https://www.penguin.com.au/books/mirror-man-9781760894337). Pete mentions his ambitious plan to grow grass trees (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthorrhoea). Audio production by Jack Bavage. Podcast released 3 October 2023.

In PX109, our interview guest is Professor Douglas (Doug) Tallamy, the author of many nature books and co - founder along with Michelle Alfandari of Homegrown National Park (https://homegrownnationalpark.org). Homegrown National Parks is a grassroots call - to - action to regenerate biodiversity and ecosystem function by planting native plants and creating new ecological networks. The group encourages homeowners and landowners to substitute native species for traditional garden approaches to encourage biodiversity. There are many resources to help people with the transition on their website. Doug is an American entomologist, ecologist and conservationist. He is a professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware. Doug advocates for home gardens and landscaping that bridge the gaps between parks and preserves in providing habitat for native species. He has spoken on the connections between plants and insects and how those relations are important to birds. He has called for smaller lawns. He has written a number of books on nature including: ‘Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that starts in your yard.' (Feb 2020), ‘Bringing Nature Home: How you can sustain wildlife with native plants.' (April 2009), ‘The Nature of Oaks: The rich ecology of our most essential native trees'. (March 2021), with Rick Drake - ‘The Living Landscape: designing for beauty and biodiversity in the home garden'. (July 2014) and for children along with Sarah Thomson ‘Nature's Best Hope (Young Readers Edition): How you can save the world in your own yard'. (April 2023) Doug has authored 97 research publications and has taught insect-related courses for 40 years. Chief among his research goals is to better understand the many ways insects interact with plants and how such interactions determine the diversity of animal communities. His research has been ground breaking showing links between insects, plants and wildlife that had never before been envisaged. His book Bringing Nature Home, published by Timber Press in 2007, was awarded the 2008 Silver Medal by the Garden Writers' Association. Among his awards are the Garden Club of America Margaret Douglas Medal for Conservation and the Tom Dodd, Jr. Award of Excellence, the 2018 AHS B. Y. Morrison Communication Award, and the 2019 Cynthia Westcott Scientific Writing Award. There is an interview with Doug in the Smithsonian magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/meet-ecologist-who-wants-unleash-wild-backyard-180974372/ He appears on a number of YouTube talks and interviews. In podcast extra / culture corner Doug talks about David Attenborough's latest show, ‘Wild Isles' about nature in Great Britain and Ireland. Jess recommends ‘Mirror Man' by author Fiona Mcintosh (https://www.penguin.com.au/books/mirror-man-9781760894337). Pete mentions his ambitious plan to grow grass trees (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthorrhoea). Audio production by Jack Bavage. Podcast released 3 October 2023.

In this episode, poet Christine Klocek-Lim talks with Ann Wallace about the ways in which her work engages with nature, whether she is taking us onto the trail with her or creating the sequence of persona poems in her new chapbook Nomenclatura, forthcoming from Glass Lyre Press. Christine reflects on the human history held within seemingly wild spaces, the precarity of life, and the communal element of the being outdoors. We then hear from Dr. Randi Eckel for a new installment of Ask Randi. And co-host Kim Correro joins Ann in conversation with Jennifer Jewell, host of the podcast Cultivating Place: Conversations on Natural History and the Human Impulse to Garden in advance of her appearance at the Garden Futures Summit in New York City hosted by The Garden Conservancy on September 29. Jennifer speaks with us about her new book What We Sow, from Timber Press, a book germinated in the early months of the pandemic, when the widespread seed shortage led Jennifer into a fascinating and moving reflection on the cultural, environmental, and metaphoric meaning of seeds.   WIN AN AUTOGRAPHED COPY OF WHAT WE SOW At the end of the episode, we share a special creative giveaway offer of Jennifer' book What We Sow! Write a short poem or memoir piece on your own seed or germination story. Think about the communal or generational connections held within the seeds and plants that you sow and pass on. Send your entry of a poem, no more than 20 lines, or a memoir, 150 words or fewer, to us at TheWildStory@npdnj.org with Seed Challenge in the subject line by October 20. Three winners will receive signed copies of What We Sow, thanks to Jennifer Jewell and Timber Press, AND they will be invited to record their pieces to air in Episode 6 of The WildStory. So have fun writing—we look forward to reading your work!

Have you got a shady location where nothing else will grow? Are you tired of mowing grass? Do you have problem  with soil erosion? How about a desire to avoid chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides? In this episode Annie Martin, moss landscape designer and Timber Press author of The Magical World of Moss Gardening, talks about how Native mosses can be an excellent horticultural alternative.Annie (aka Mossin' Annie) is the owner of Mountain Moss in Pisgah Forest, NC, She provides valuable insights on how to transform your outdoor living space into a serene retreat and eco-friendly landscape with verdant mosses.Her how-to tips will help you get started on your own appealing year-round green moss gardening projects. An encore presentation and remix of episode 065https://www.facebook.com/groups/GoGreenWithMoss/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh9S1IDfXzEYoutube: Mossin' AnnieFacebook group: Growing Green with Moss

Ahead of his time in naturalistic planting at the Dorset gardens and nursery Knoll Gardens, Neil Lucas was an innovator in a movement whose time has well and truly come:"Certainly when I first started it was far more unusual to garden or more importantly to be thinking in this way. For many of our customers it is [now] becoming front and centre."I think it is such an important subject...supplying plants that are going to be suitable for the gardens of the future - I think we're just at the beginning of a really exciting new curve".A career-changer, Neil left a job in the civil service to pursue a career in something he had "always been fascinated in", plants. He started as a gardener and "It was only when I came to Knoll that we also decided that we would need to run a nursery in order to be able to afford the garden."He talks about the challenges of setting up the nursery from scratch and building a customer base. In days when "the web was just a glint", the main marketing outlet was flower shows and Neil recalls "I spent a fifth of the year in hotel rooms". RHS Chelsea Flower Show, in those days, was worth "a year's worth of advertising".Neil reflects on how the business negotiated the pandemic and how trade has been since and into the future.HortWeek editor Matthew Appleby and Neil discuss how important it is to have a "flow of new plants...something fresh in our offering all the time" so "we don't rely too heaviily on too few genetically similar plants". They talk new introductions among the grasses that Knoll specialises in and the importance of grasses in the garden and across the globe, the subject of Neil's latest "comprehensive" book, 'Grasses for Gardens and Landscapes' published by Timber Press.An RHS council member for many years, Neil offers his view on the RHS strategy and how the charity should balance its work for communities, shows and science into the future."At it's heart it's about people who like plants...primarily about people and plants rather than plants." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeff Lowenfels is a humorous and entertaining lecturer. He is a reformed lawyer and author of Timber Press' award-winning and bestselling books, Teaming With Microbes: The Organic Gardener's Guide to The Soil Food Web and Teaming With Nutrients: The Organic Gardener's Guide to Optimizing Plant Nutrition and completing the trilogy, Teaming With Fungi, The Organic Grower's Guide to Mycorrhizae and Teaming With the Bacteria; The Organic Gardener's Guide to Endophytic bacteria. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plantatrilliontrees/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plantatrilliontrees/support

It's a hot and spicy episode of the Seeds & Weeds Podcast! Today we're chatting with Mara Welton, who serves as director of programs for Slow Food USA. We're going to dig into some of the incredible work that Slow Food does to support local and regional food systems and we'll talk about Mara's seasonal food truck. Then we're going to play chili pepper trivia!Mara Welton is a farmer, chef, community organizer and director of programs for Slow Food USA. Mara is actively involved in a number of Slow Food's most impactful programs including the Plant a Seed Campaign and the Ark of Taste. Today we'll learn more about Mara's work with Slow Food and Chile Colorado, the food truck she runs with her husband that celebrates the flavors of the American Southwest. Then we'll play a round of chili pepper trivia! You can learn more about Slow Food USA at www.slowfoodusa.orgBefore the interview Bevin catches us up on his busy spring season, including his recent book tour in Wisconsin and he drops some hints about a new project that he's working on for Timber Press! You can stay up to date with all of Bevin's adventures and shop for his books at www.BevinCohen.comBig thanks to everyone that has left us reviews on Apple, Spotify and any other podcast platforms, we appreciate you! And remember, you can always support our podcast by joining our Patreon for as little as $3/month at www.patreon.com/smallhousefarmConnect with us!IG: @small_house_farmFB: @smallhousefarmYT: @smallhousefarmwww.seedsandweedspodcast.com Support the showSmall House Farm has everything you need for your holiday shopping! Books, herbal products, botanical artwork and so much more. Make it a handmade holiday with Small House Farm. The Seeds and Weeds Podcast is made possible in part by Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company - America's top source for rare and heirloom varieties from around the world, and publisher of The Whole Seed Catalog. Their 2024 catalog is chock full of heirloom goodness; new varieties, recipes, stories, and gorgeous photographs! Order yours now at www.rareseeds.comSupport the show

Lately a lot of folks I know have been finding Morels (Morchella spp.) in and around the city where I live. Possibly one of the most prized edible fungi on the planet, everyone seems very excited to bring them home and cook them into an ephemeral dish. If I find a bunch I may do the same, but until then I wanted to look into this amazing fruiting body a little bit more. It wasn't long ago that I assumed that this genus was just one or two individual species. Turns out I was incorrect. I have also heard that the False Morels (Gyromitra spp.) look a lot like the Morels and it would be difficult to tell them apart… I reviewed it and I think those folks are missing something important in the id features. One thing about the show.. I wish there were more books on the natural history of these species, which I could have drawn from. Something akin to John Eastman's, or Carol Gracie's works. Alas, there is one, but it's too expensive right now. But it's out there if you are looking. Also, the second part of the show is a review of the new National Audubon Society Mushrooms of North America. I hope you find it useful. Sources for the show :Ascomycete Fungi of North America: A Mushroom Reference Guide by Michael Beug, Alan E. Bessette, Arleen R. Bessette. University of Texas Press, 2014. Mushrooms of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada by Timothy J. Baroni. Timber Press, 2017. National Audubon Society Mushrooms of North America. Knopf, 2023.

On this week's episode, the gang welcomes friend of the show and author, Brant MacDuff to chat about the pursued-by-bear survivalist thriller, The Edge! How much of a genius is Anthony Hopkins supposed to here? Should you really be throwing an old man a surprise birthday party? And couldn't someone have taken two minutes to at least eulogize that poor dead pilot? PLUS: A lengthy argument about what constitutes a “sexy sandwich.” Pick up a copy of Brant's fascinating new book, “The Shotgun Conservationist,” out now from Timber Press! The Edge stars Anthony Hopkins, Alec Baldwin, Harold Perrineau, Elle Macpherson, L.Q. Jones, Kathleen Wilholte, Gordon Tootoosis, and Bart the Bear as The Bear; directed by Lee Tamahori. San Francisco & Los Angeles—tickets are on sale now for our upcoming spring shows! Check out the WHM Merch Store featuring new KONG, DILF Den, Grab-Ass & Cancer & SW Crispy Critters designs!Advertise on We Hate Movies via Gumball.fm Unlock Exclusive Content!: http://www.patreon.com/wehatemoviesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joseph Lofthouse tells us why promiscuous tomatoes are his favorite tomatoes! Today we're hanging out with Joseph Lofthouse to ask him 5 questions. Joseph is a seed saver and yoga teacher from Paradise, Utah. He's also the author of the book Landrace Gardening. Joseph tells us about his promiscuous tomato project and lets us know just how easy it is to breed wonderfully delicious fruits and vegetables no matter where we live!In exciting news, my new books from Timber Press are now available for preorder! It was an honor to be invited to work on this project and I'm so excited to share Grow Great Vegetables with all of you! You can find more info and preorder your copy today at www.BevinCohen.comWe wrap the episode with my top 5 favorite seed catalogs! Seed catalog season is here and there's nothing more exciting to do in the winter than browse through seed catalogs dreaming of gardens to come... which catalog is #1? You'll find out in today's episode! I also compiled a list of my top 10 seed companies, whether they print a catalog or not. That list can be found on our Patreon at www.patreon.com/smallhousefarmLearn more about Joseph's work: http://lofthouse.com/Connect with us!IG: @small_house_farmFB: @smallhousefarmYT: @smallhousefarmYou can support our podcast by joining our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/smallhousefarmwww.seedsandweedspodcast.com Small House Farm has everything you need for your holiday shopping! Books, herbal products, botanical artwork and so much more. Make it a handmade holiday with Small House Farm. The Seeds and Weeds Podcast is made possible in part by Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company - America's top source for rare and heirloom varieties from around the world, and publisher of The Whole Seed Catalog. Their 2024 catalog is chock full of heirloom goodness; new varieties, recipes, stories, and gorgeous photographs! Order yours now at www.rareseeds.comSupport the show

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Eat, Drink & Be Merry" show features anthropologist, herbalist, and expert forager Lisa M. Rose, who discusses her beautiful new book “Urban Foraging: Find, Gather and Cook 50 Wild Plants," that's out now through Timber Press. In "Urban Foraging," Lisa puts a metropolitan twist on scavenging for food. From wild apple to wood sorrel, this indispensable guide profiles 50 common edible plants that can be found in the concrete jungle. Interesting recipes show how to transform a harvest into new and creative cooking ideas such as wild apple tarte tatin, honeysuckle honey, and strawberry-knotweed pie. Plus, helpful entries detail how to gather food safely with added notes on further culinary uses and proper harvesting techniques. It's the perfect companion for sidewalk scavengers, adventurous cooks, and all those who want to bring a bit of wildness to the dinner table. More: https://burdockandrose.com/ Special thanks to fine art nature photographer Margot Carrera: https://www.carrerafineartgallery.com/

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Eat, Drink & Be Merry" show features anthropologist, herbalist, and expert forager Lisa M. Rose, who discusses her beautiful new book “Urban Foraging: Find, Gather and Cook 50 Wild Plants," that's out now through Timber Press.In "Urban Foraging," Lisa puts a metropolitan twist on scavenging for food. From wild apple to wood sorrel, this indispensable guide profiles 50 common edible plants that can be found in the concrete jungle. Interesting recipes show how to transform a harvest into new and creative cooking ideas such as wild apple tarte tatin, honeysuckle honey, and strawberry-knotweed pie. Plus, helpful entries detail how to gather food safely with added notes on further culinary uses and proper harvesting techniques. It's the perfect companion for sidewalk scavengers, adventurous cooks, and all those who want to bring a bit of wildness to the dinner table. More: https://burdockandrose.com/Special thanks to fine art nature photographer Margot Carrera: https://www.carrerafineartgallery.com/

This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Eat, Drink & Be Merry" show features anthropologist, herbalist, and expert forager Lisa M. Rose, who discusses her beautiful new book “Urban Foraging: Find, Gather and Cook 50 Wild Plants," that's out now through Timber Press. In "Urban Foraging," Lisa puts a metropolitan twist on scavenging for food. From wild apple to wood sorrel, this indispensable guide profiles 50 common edible plants that can be found in the concrete jungle. Interesting recipes show how to transform a harvest into new and creative cooking ideas such as wild apple tarte tatin, honeysuckle honey, and strawberry-knotweed pie. Plus, helpful entries detail how to gather food safely with added notes on further culinary uses and proper harvesting techniques. It's the perfect companion for sidewalk scavengers, adventurous cooks, and all those who want to bring a bit of wildness to the dinner table. More: https://burdockandrose.com/  Special thanks to fine art nature photographer Margot Carrera: https://www.carrerafineartgallery.com/

On this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Nature Connection" Show, Michael Mehta Webster discusses the Six Rescue Effects in the natural world, and how we can learn from them and work with nature and the environment to combat climate change. Michael's debut book is out now through Timber Press and it's called “The Rescue Effect: The Key to Saving Life on Earth.” A Professor of Practice in the Department of Environmental Studies at New York University, Michael Mehta Webster is an expert in ecology, conservation, philanthropy, and non-profit management. This episode is part of our special Friday Nature Connection series with guest cohost Margot Carrera who is a fine art nature photographer who is passionate about the environment. More: https://www.carrerafineartgallery.com/

On this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Nature Connection" Show, Michael Mehta Webster discusses the Six Rescue Effects in the natural world, and how we can learn from them and work with nature and the environment to combat climate change. Michael's debut book is out now through Timber Press and it's called “The Rescue Effect: The Key to Saving Life on Earth.”A Professor of Practice in the Department of Environmental Studies at New York University, Michael Mehta Webster is an expert in ecology, conservation, philanthropy, and non-profit management. This episode is part of our special Friday Nature Connection series with guest cohost Margot Carrera who is a fine art nature photographer who is passionate about the environment. More: https://www.carrerafineartgallery.com/

On this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Nature Connection" Show, Michael Mehta Webster discusses the Six Rescue Effects in the natural world, and how we can learn from them and work with nature and the environment to combat climate change. Michael's debut book is out now through Timber Press and it's called “The Rescue Effect: The Key to Saving Life on Earth.” A Professor of Practice in the Department of Environmental Studies at New York University, Michael Mehta Webster is an expert in ecology, conservation, philanthropy, and non-profit management. This episode is part of our special Friday Nature Connection series with guest cohost Margot Carrera who is a fine art nature photographer who is passionate about the environment. More: https://www.carrerafineartgallery.com/ 

In this episode, we explore the birds that are flying through the Bay Area right now, how birds change their behavior for winter and late fall, and how you can help support birds in your backyard or observe them in your local park. As always, this episode concludes with a poem about nature. Sources and more information on specific subjects: American Robin Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Robin/overview. Accessed 1 Dec. 2022. Dark-Eyed Junco Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Dark-eyed_Junco/overview. Accessed 1 Dec. 2022. Farming for Bird Habitat in California's Delta. www.youtube.com, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-N3zbyQvgU. Accessed 1 Dec. 2022. Quady, David E., et al. Birds of Northern California. First edition, R.W. Morse Company, 2015. Sibley, David. The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America. 1st ed, Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. Steller's Jay Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Stellers_Jay/overview. Accessed 1 Dec. 2022. Tallamy, Douglas W. Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants. Updated and Expanded pbk. ed, Timber Press, 2009. White-Crowned Sparrow Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/White-crowned_Sparrow/overview. Accessed 1 Dec. 2022. Bird Calls: American Robin Song. www.youtube.com, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZl2X4zjejA. Accessed 2 Dec. 2022. Dark-Eyed Junco Sings an Even Musical Trill. www.youtube.com, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8-dRrjkipA. Accessed 2 Dec. 2022. The Sounds of Steller's Jay - 4K. www.youtube.com, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vWtN5JG8RA. Accessed 2 Dec. 2022. White-Crowned Sparrow Song. www.youtube.com, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bcnB8S6KGk. Accessed 2 Dec. 2022.

In this feature from the Isn't Life Curious? podcast, we meet virtually with gardener and author Jeff Lowenfels to discuss the magic that occurs in the microscopic world just beyond our eyes. Jeff just published a new book, Teaming with Bacteria, that unveils the incredible role of the Rhizophagy cycle by which plants act as "ranchers" to tend bacteria, bring them in for shearing, and then send them back to pasture for a time before the process starts again. Jeff explains how plants feed on these bacteria in a mutually beneficial way to get nitrogen and growth hormones while the bacteria get a safe space to exist with minimal competition. But what does all of this mean for the common gardener or farmer? It means we can grow plants in an even smarter, mindful manner that takes advantage of the Rhizophagy cycle to reduce the need for fertilizers and excess inputs! Check out Teaming with Bacteria (as well as the other three books from the "Teaming..." series) from Timber Press: https://www.workman.com/products/teaming-with-bacteria/hardback​Life is a curious thing. Let's explore it together! Subscribe to Isn't Life Curious? and learn more about the show at http://www.isntlifecurious.com

For this edition of "Bug Talk" Lisa and Rhonda are joined by special guest Dr. Barb Abraham, an ecology professor, bee researcher and Chair of the Bee City USA - Hampton steering committee. Today they're talking about native bees. Did you know that you can have an average of 100 different bee species in your yard? And that native bees typically are not aggressive and do not sting? You may have seen some that look like gnats, flies or wasps and not even realized they were actually bees! Learn how you can support your native bee populations by avoiding pesticides, offering a consistent water source, a providing nesting habitat. Recommended Bee Books: All of these are profusely illustrated with stunning photographs... Holm, Heather. 2017. Bees. An identification and native plant forage guide. Pollination Press, LLC. Minnesota. Holm, Heather. 2014. Pollinators of native plants. Pollination Press, LLC. Minnesota Embry, Paige. 2018. Our native bees. Timber Press. Portland, OR. Frey, Kate and Gretchen LeBuhn. 2016. The bee-friendly garden. Ten Speed Press. Berkeley. Wilson, JS and OM Carrill. 2016. The bees in your backyard. Princeton University Press. Princeton and Oxford. Xerces Society. 2016.100 plants to feed the bees. Storey Publishing. North Adams, MA. Xerces Society.2011. Attracting native pollinators. Storey Publishing. North Adams, MA. This one is heavy reading for the avid apiphile, few colored illustrations... Danforth, BN, Minckley, RL, and JL Neff. The solitary bees. Biology, evolution, conservation. Princeton University Press. Princeton and Oxford. Other Links & Mentions Bee City USA - Hampton, VA: Website Facebook The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation Sign up to receive our weekly Farm News! The Field and Garden Podcast is produced by Lisa Mason Ziegler, award-winning author of Vegetables Love Flowers and Cool Flowers, owner of The Gardener's Workshop, Flower Farming School Online, and the publisher of Farmer-Florist School Online and Florist School Online. Watch Lisa's Story and connect with Lisa on social!

This week during an encore broadcast of ‘The Write Question,' Lauren chats with Greg M. Peters, author of ‘Our National Forests: Stories from America's Most Important Public Lands' (Timber Press).

This week during an encore broadcast of ‘The Write Question,' Lauren chats with Greg M. Peters, author of ‘Our National Forests: Stories from America's Most Important Public Lands' (Timber Press).

On this week's show, your host, Justin Mog, brings you a preview conversation with Dr. Douglas Tallamy who will be the guest speaker at a special event on Friday in collaboration with UofL's Sustainability Council and Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest. Joining the conversation is Bernheim's Director of Education, Kristin Faurest, Ph.D. Doug Tallamy is the T. A. Baker Professor of Agriculture in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware, where he has authored 106 research publications and has taught insect related courses for 41 years. Chief among his research goals is to better understand the many ways insects interact with plants and how such interactions determine the diversity of animal communities. His book Bringing Nature Home was published by Timber Press in 2007, The Living Landscape, co-authored with Rick Darke, was published in 2014; Nature's Best Hope, a New York Times Best Seller, was released in February 2020, and his latest book The Nature of Oaks was released by Timber press in March 2021. In 2021 he cofounded Homegrown National Park with Michelle Alfandari. His awards include recognition from The Garden Writers Association, Audubon, The National Wildlife Federation, The Garden Club of America and The American Horticultural Association. Dr. Tallamy will be speaking on Nature's Best Hope on Friday, July 22nd, 6-7:30pm, in UofL's Humanities room 100. General public: $25 Bernheim members: $20 University faculty/staff with valid ID: $10 Students with valid ID: free, but must register for the event Purchase tickets at https://bernheim.org/event/natures-best-hope-with-dr-douglas-tallamy/ Presented by Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest in partnership with the UofL's Sustainability Council. Recent headlines about global insect declines and three billion fewer birds in North America are a bleak reality check about how ineffective our current landscape designs have been at sustaining the plants and animals that sustain us. Such losses are not an option if we wish to continue our current standard of living on Planet Earth. The good news is that none of this is inevitable. Dr. Tallamy will discuss simple steps that each of us can - and must - take to reverse declining biodiversity, why we must change our adversarial relationship with nature to a collaborative one, and why we, ourselves, are nature's best hope. A spread of healthy farm-to-table appetizers from Bernheim's Edible Garden and Isaac's Cafe will be available starting at 5:30pm, and attendees will also have the opportunity to purchase Bernheim memberships. Climate-resilient Gardening Takeaways: A walking tour by Bernheim Director of Horticulture and Sustainable Landscapes Renee Frith Saturday, July 23, 10-11:30 a.m This on-site tour highlights landscaping practices at Bernheim that are meant to be replicable in your own back yard. Renee will show you how you can make your yard a more natural and healthy place! Limit: 20 people. Meet in front of the Bernheim Visitor Center and you must pre-register here: https://bernheim.org/event/savor-the-season-positive-vibes-for-summer-2022-07-23/2022-08-27/ As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW! Sustainability Now! is hosted by Dr. Justin Mog and airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at http://forwardradio.org The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at http://appalatin.com

Have you got a shady location where nothing else will grow? Are you tired of mowing grass? Do you have problem  with soil erosion? How about a desire to avoid chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides?In this episode Annie Martin, moss landscape designer and Timber Press author of The Magical World of Moss Gardening, talks about how Native mosses can be an excellent horticultural alternative.Annie (aka Mossin' Annie) is the owner of Mountain Moss in Pisgah Forest, NC,She provides valuable insights on how to transform your outdoor living space into a serene retreat and eco-friendly landscape with verdant mosses.Her how-to tips will help you get started on your own appealing year-round green moss gardening projects.Youtube: Mossin' AnnieFacebook group: Growing Green with Moss

Complete show notes: soireeleone.com/podcast In 2008 there was flurry of folks starting gardens and again in 2020—both coupled with a run on canning jars. A gardener needs jars to put up the harvest—so do plan for a garden doing well—if not this year then next year. Buy canning jars and other preservation equipment and ingredients well ahead of canning season. Instagram: Soirée-Leone  Website: soireeleone.com My garden book recommendations: https://www.soireeleone.com/resources/gardening My favorite garden book: Alys Fowler's Garden Anywhere: How to grow gorgeous container gardens, herb gardens, kitchen gardens, and more—without spending a fortune. Chronicle Books, 2009. If you are in the Southeast U.S., I highly recommend: Ira Wallace's Vegetable Gardening in the Southeast. Timber Press, 2013. Producer: Marina Darling Recorded in beautiful Hampshire, Tennessee Try a Podcasting 2.0 Certified app: Podfriend - Breez - Sphinx - Podstation - Curiocaster - Fountain

THOMAS RAINER BIOThomas Rainer is a registered landscape architect, teacher, and author that lives in Arlington, Virginia. He is a leading voice in ecological landscape design and has designed landscapes for the U.S. Capitol grounds, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, and The New York Botanical Garden, as well as over 100 gardens from Maine to Florida. He is a celebrated public speaker who has garnered acclaim for his passionate presentations to audiences across the U.S. and in Europe. Thomas serves as a Principal for the landscape architectural and consulting firm Phyto Studio in Washington, D.C.Thomas received his Masters Degree from the University of Georgia. Thomas has worked for the firms Oehme, van Sweden and Associates, and was most recently a Principal at the landscape architectural and planning firm, Rhodeside & Harwell. He has a broad range of experience in project types ranging from intimate residential gardens to expansive estates, rooftop gardens, botanical gardens, large-scale green infrastructure design & implementation, and national memorials. His work has been featured in numerous publications, including The New York Times, Landscape Architecture Magazine, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, and Architectural Digest.While passionate about design and focusing on details, Thomas is a specialist in applying innovative planting concepts to create ecologically-functional designed landscapes. His recent work focuses on the artful interpretation of wild plant communities into designed plantings that thrive in the context of towns and cities.  He also continues to love working on residential gardens, enjoying the intimate collaboration with clients and creating spaces. Thomas teaches planting design for the George Washington University Landscape Design program. His recently published book co-authored with Claudia West, Planting in a Post-Wild World, was released in fall 2015 from Timber Press and was selected by the American Horticultural Society as one of the 2016 books of the year.You can learn more about Thomas on his website thomasrainer.com, his firm Phyto at phytostudio.com, and on Instagram where his handle is @thomasrainerdc.THE PLANTASTIC PODCASTThe Plantastic Podcast is a monthly podcast created by Dr. Jared Barnes.  He's been gardening since he was five years old and now is an award-winning professor of horticulture at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, TX.  To say hi and find the show notes, visit theplantasticpodcast.com.  You can learn more about how Dr. Jared cultivates plants, minds, and life at meristemhorticulture.com.  He also shares thoughts and cutting-edge plant research each week in his newsletter PlantEd, and you can sign up at meristemhorticulture.com/subscribe.  Until next time, #keepgrowing! 

Climate change, shrinking wildlife habitats, rising sea levels, and vanishing species. These are big, important ideas that deserve a proper exploration—just the type of revealing journey you will experience in "The Atlas of a Changing Climate." It's the work of Brian Buma, an assistant professor of Quantitative Biology at the University of Colorado. Dr. Buma is also an affiliate professor at the University of Alaska. His explorations and wanderings around the globe have been featured in National Geographic. We'll also spend an Academic Minute with life in a warming sea. Photo: Timber Press.

Welcome to episode 849 in which host Polly Hammond interviews Lyndsay Dyk in this episode of Uncorked With a growing list of communication channels available to us and a shift in at-home experiential marketing, what does PR even mean these days? In today's episode, we talk to Lyndsay Dyk, a Portland-based publicist who specializes in wine and food PR. She'll give us the skinny on everything from influencers to instagram to radio, with some passionate millennial pleas thrown in for good measure. More about today's guest: Born and raised in Oregon's Willamette Valley, Lyndsay grew up immersed in the legends and landscapes of the American West. Her sense for a good story (and a good time) was honed while pursuing varied careers and studies in literary publishing, specialty coffee, creative writing, and public relations. In 2019, Lyndsay left her role at the book publisher Timber Press in order to return to the hospitality community as a publicist at the Portland firm Little Green Pickle. There, she supported the people whose stories she was most passionate about—winemakers, chefs, hospitality innovators, and other creatives. For clients like these, Lyndsay has conceptualized and managed media events and brand activations up and down the West Coast. She's introduced seasoned wine writers to emerging producers and local influencers to newly opened restaurants. She has created imaginative virtual tasting kits for top-tier media that begged to be unboxed on Instagram and resulted in placements from Thrillist to Reader's Digest. In her free time, Lyndsay enjoys gardening with her husband and listening to Dolly Parton, preferably at the same time. She's most proud of her WSET Level 2 Award with Merit and winning the 2008 Clackamas County Fair Grand Champion Market Lamb. To find out more about Lyndsay Dyk visit: https://www.fielddaypr.com/ https://www.instagram.com/fielddaypr/ https://twitter.com/lyndsay_dyk More about the host Polly Hammond: Polly is the Founder and CEO of 5forests. She splits her time between Barcelona, Auckland, and Napa, consulting, writing, and speaking about the trends that impact today's wine businesses. She's an advisor to New Zealand Trade & Enterprise, host of Uncorked with the Italian Wine Podcast, cohost of the Real Business of Wine with Robert Joseph, and, occasionally, a knitter. Polly is a graduate of the University of Southern California, where she earned degrees in International Relations and French. Those studies led to a deep and abiding love affair with behavioral Economics, and her wine work is based on insights into all the crazy and irrational reasons consumers engage with brands. With over 20 years of experience in growing successful companies, Polly knows firsthand the challenges faced by independent businesses. She approaches each client experience with empathy and understanding for what it takes to adapt and thrive in the real world. To learn more about Polly Hammond visit: Twitter: @mme_hammond Instagram: @5forests website: https://5forests.com/ Let's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels: Instagram @italianwinepodcast Facebook @ItalianWinePodcast Twitter @itawinepodcast Tiktok @MammaJumboShrimp LinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcast If you feel like helping us, donate here www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/ Until next time, Cin Cin!

The first episode! If you like the podcast, tell us in a email wildforwildflowerspod@gmail.com And subscribe on whatever podcast app you are using. follow us on instagram @wildforwildflowerspod Sources: Lesica, Peter. "Manual of Montana Vascular Plants", 2012. Botanical Research Institute of Texas. Fortworth, TX. Scheimann, Donald Anthony. "Wildflowers of Montana", 2005. Montana Press Publishing Company. Missoula, MT. Kershaw, Linda, MacKinnon, Andy, Pojar, Jim. "Plants of the Rocky Mountains", 1998. Lone Pine Publishing. Edmonton, AB. Denver Botanical Gardens. "Wildflowers of the Rocky Mountain Region", 2018. Timber Press. Portland, OR. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1307451110 "Diversification through multitrait evolution in a co evolving interaction"

This week during ‘The Write Question,' Lauren chats with Greg M. Peters, author of ‘Our National Forests: Stories from America's Most Important Public Lands' (Timber Press).

This week during ‘The Write Question,' Lauren chats with Greg M. Peters, author of ‘Our National Forests: Stories from America's Most Important Public Lands' (Timber Press).

Iwígara: American Indian Ethnobotanical Traditions and Science, The Kinship of Plants and People — Enrique Salmón –Timber Press — 978-1-60469-880-0 — Hardcover – $34.95 – ebook and audio book versions available at lower prices This is a truly incredible and hugely inspiring book for me. Enrique Salmón, a member of the Raramuri tribe from Mexico, […] The post Enrique Salmón: Iwígara: American Indian Ethnobotanical Traditions and Science first appeared on WritersCast.

Dr. Amy Wagenfeld (PhD, OTR/L, SCEM, FAOTA) is a co-author of the book Therapeutic Gardens: Design for Healing Spaces published by Timber Press and is currently teaching for the Postprofessional Doctoral OT program at Boston University. In this episode we discuss the unique lens Dr. Amy Wagenfeld has within the field of occupational therapy and how she has interacted with multiple other professions during her years as an OT. Happy listening!

In this episode, we talk to Jeff Lowenfels about the Soil Food Web, mycorrhizal fungi, no-till, and how plants uptake nutrients.Jeff is the co-author of Teaming with Microbes The Organic Gardeners Guide to the Soil Food Web published by Timber Press in August 2006 to great acclaim and revised in 2011; it is touted as the most important gardening book published in the past twenty five years and won the prestigious garden Writers of America Gold Award for gardening books. It's been translated into Korean, French and soon Slovenian. Jeff is also the author of Teaming with Nutrients, the Organic Gardeners Guide to Optimizing Plant Nutrition published by Timber Press in May 2013, and the shorthand title is How Plants Eat and What To Feed Them. It is sure to make you appreciate the beauty of how plants operate as well as make you a better gardener and steward of the earth. His latest book Teaming with Fungi was just released at the end of 2016 and is all about mycorrhizal fungus. Jeff is an extremely respected and popular national garden writer; he is the former president of the garden Writers of America, was made at G.W.A fellow in 1999 and inducted into the G.W.A Hall of Fame, the highest honor a garden writer can achieve in 2005. Most important, Jeff is the founder of a now national program that started this Plant a Row for Beans the soup kitchen getting an Anchorage and is now Plant a Row for the Hungry; the program is active in forty eight states and result in over a million pounds of produce being donated to feed the hungry every year. Jeff has been a good friend now for over a decade and is a wonderful advocate for organic gardening compost tea and the microbes in our soil.https://www.kisorganics.com/pages/cannabis-cultivation-and-science-podcast-episode-2

Donate to The Permaculture Podcast Online: via PayPal Venmo: @permaculturepodcast Enjoy this episode? Become a Patron. My guest today is Lisa Rose, author most recently of Midwest Foraging, which was supposed to be the basis of our conversation and we do touch on that some, but also spend our time telling stories about family traditions; place and the lands we each feel connected to; and how foraging and food can return seasonality to our lives, along with a host of new flavors, once we leave the grocery store behind. There's also a digression in the middle about nocino, an Italian sipping liquer, which you can find a recipe for at Lisa's site, Burdock and Rose, and pick up a copy of her book at Timber Press. When it comes to Midwest Foraging I agree with the quote from Sam Thayer that graces the cover, “A beautiful book that any forager in the Midwest will want to own.” As there is an overlap in plants from this book to where I am in the Mid-Atlantic, it's a good addition to those book shelves as well. The layout and format leads to a book that you can, as Dan De Lion recommended, spend time with to leisurely browse and read to build a familiarity with plants which you can then begin to recognize as you go about your daily walks or journeys into the landscape.The entries, which are arranged alphabetically around a common name, include the latin binomial name, very important for proper discussion and identification, along with which parts are edible, a short introduction, and one to a few color pictures. Common features you'll find in many field guides include descriptive text, how and what to gather, how to eat the plants, and, where necessary, cautions about poisonous plants that have similar identifying features. Where this book stands out from some earlier field guides is the inclusion of information on where and when to gather, very important for knowing the right time of year to look for a particular plant; and notes about future harvests. This latter portion in particular caught my attention because using those entries we can wildcraft ethically to insure plants are available for ongoing use and so we can tend to Zone 4 and the wild places. With 115 plants included, Midwest Foraging covers a lot of ground and is a good first choice for a beginning forager in the region covered. For more experienced folks with a larger library this is a valuable companion to include with your other field guides. Add a copy to your library by ordering from Timber Press or your local retailer, where the book lists for $24.95. If you enjoyed this conversation with Lisa and would like to add your thoughts to the discussion, or your own review of Midwest Foraging, leave a comment below. You can also contact me if you have any questions or if there is a way I can assist you on your permaculture path by emailing The Permaculture Podcast or calling . As this episode comes out a reminder that there is less than a month until the drawing for the Permaculture Design Course at Joshua Peaceseeker's farm Verdenergia in Costa Rica. You still have time to enter, but as this is limited to not more than 50 entries, get yours in today! An update on those show notes for mobile users. Whether you use iTunes, Stitcher, Podcast Addict, or another podcast catcher, thanks to some feedback from listeners you will now see the complete show notes in the episode feed. That includes links to make browsing and connecting easier when you are on the go. Part of that update did required a change to the RSS feed for the podcast, so if you go into your app you will now see it includes the 75 most recent episodes available, or a little over a year of content. If you want to explore deeper into the past shows, you will find the available past episodes on the archives page. If you haven't heard the episode yet, I recently announced more information about the book I'm writing with Ethan Hughes. If you like his work and want to support that creation, more information is available at www.thepermaculturepodcast.com/book. Another book in need of our assistance is from past guest and good friend of the show Adam Brock who is writing his treatise on social permaculture, People and Patterns. That campaign is at: https://igg.me/at/peoplepattern From here for the next interview Peter Michael Bauer returns to discuss human versus conservation rewilding. Until then, eat some wild foods, learn about plants, and spend each day creating the world you want to live in by taking care of Earth, yourself, and each other.