All Pieces for Vermont Public

 
Caption: Bare Root Trees, Credit: Courtesy esager via Flickr
Here's a straight forward approach to planting bare root trees and shrubs. Charlie provides some helpful hints to keep them hardy.

Bought by WMNR and WMNR


  • Added: Apr 25, 2011
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Sunchokes, Credit: Courtesy Bochalla via Flickr
Neither from Jerusalem nor a relative of the artichoke, how did the Jerusalem artichoke get it's name? Charlie Nardozzi provides scientific facts,...

Bought by WMNR and WMNR


  • Added: Apr 18, 2011
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Big Blue Sea Holly , Credit: Courtesy amandabhslater via Flickr
Flower varieties that are old, new, borrowed, and blue - no wedding necessary.

Bought by WMNR and WMNR


  • Added: Apr 11, 2011
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Velour Beans, Credit: Courtesy VeggieGardenTips via Flickr
Charlie Nardozzi suggests new tomato, bean and squash varieties to try this year. He provides brief histories and organic gardening tips.

Bought by WMNR and WMNR


  • Added: Apr 04, 2011
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 2
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Jars of maple syrup on the grocery store shelf may seem interchangeable, but the flavors of maple syrup are unique to the trees the sap came from, ...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2011
  • Length: 05:30
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In the season of maple sugaring, topping pancakes is just the beginning of the ways maple syrup can be used. Doug Mack is the chef and owner of Mar...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2011
  • Length: 02:59
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The Read family in Hartland, Vermont, collects sap from maple trees to make maple syrup. Rick and his daughter Sydney explain the process and scien...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 01, 2011
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 1
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A father and daughter demonstrate their simple, home-grown method of tapping maple trees during sugaring season.

  • Added: Apr 01, 2011
  • Length: 02:19
Caption: Kevin Colusa playing the theremin in his living room.
You may not know the name, but you'd recognize the sound: that spooky electronic music that's was a staple of science fiction movies. It comes a fr...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Mar 14, 2011
  • Length: 06:57
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: An Afghanistan National Police trainee., Credit: Steve Zind
A half-hour documentary that examines the challenging counter-insurgency mission of the National Guard and how the Guard is training the Afghan Pol...

Bought by WLPR , WGBH Radio Boston, KSFR, and Maine Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 17, 2010
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
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Repairing a flat tire on a bicycle is a skill that comes in handy when you're a long way from anywhere and your tire goes flat.

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Sep 02, 2010
  • Length: 03:08
  • Purchases: 1
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Driving a tractor isn't quite like driving a car. We learn the mechanics and safety requirements of driving a tractor through the fields.

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Sep 02, 2010
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 1
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Equestrian Jamie Fell takes a break from preparing for the Vermont Dressage Days horse show at the Champlain Valley Expo to give us some pointers i...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Aug 20, 2010
  • Length: 03:03
  • Purchases: 1
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Vermont has about 140 species of dragonflies and damselflies and catching one in a net is a lot more challenging than snaring a butterfly. VPR's St...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 20, 2010
  • Length: 03:07
  • Purchases: 1
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A physical fitness expert gives advice on how to from the couch to the finish line with 10 weeks of consistent training.

Bought by KSKA and WTIP


  • Added: Aug 20, 2010
  • Length: 02:49
  • Purchases: 2
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VPR reporter Steve Zind visited the Roots School in East Calais, Vermont, where wilderness skills are taught for a demonstration in starting a fire...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2010
  • Length: 03:48
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Imagine yourself dangling from the top of a big pine: fifty feet in the air and swaying in the breeze. It's possible, but first you have to get t...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2010
  • Length: 02:42
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A summer camp nurse gives advice on how to treat a painful part of summer.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2010
  • Length: 01:29
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The owners of a small dairy teach the gentle skill of milking a cow.

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Aug 20, 2010
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 1
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Orienteering enthusiast Chris Williams explains how to stay on track in the woods and not get lost.

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Aug 20, 2010
  • Length: 03:39
  • Purchases: 1