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My morning ditties are not nearly as amazing as the song of a curved bill thrasher, but they help me begin the day.
- Added: Nov 16, 2022
- Length: 04:23
There are a dozen species of Melampodium and I wonder which one Linnaeus was looking at when he honored Melampus with the genus name. And I wonder...
- Added: Nov 16, 2022
- Length: 04:28
It's true that every year I jump and shout about the fall blooming plants in the Aster family (Asteraceae) and I proclaim that there should be a fe...
- Added: Nov 16, 2022
- Length: 04:19
Fall gets me excited and fall color is a crazy combination of blooming plants and plants with leaves changing color as they prepare to go dormant. ...
- Added: Nov 16, 2022
- Length: 05:03
The botanical name for jackass clover is Wislizenia refracta and for clammy weed it’s Polanisia dodecandra. I translate those very cool names in th...
- Added: Nov 16, 2022
- Length: 04:00
- Added: Nov 15, 2022
- Length: 05:00
Did you know that home gardeners have a critical role in helping to conserve the biodiversity of crops, which is crucial in combatting climate chan...
Bought by KVNF and RadioFreePalmer
- Added: Nov 10, 2022
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 2
- Added: Nov 09, 2022
- Length: 02:00
I have two huge trees in my yard and they dump a lot of leaves. Sometimes I wonder, what would happen if I just let those piles of leaves stay on ...
- Added: Nov 04, 2022
- Length: 03:17
- Purchases: 2
Pollen Delivery: How Plants Make Sure Their Pollen Gets to the Right Place
- Added: Nov 01, 2022
- Length: 02:00
When a loved one passes away, we often just have two choices- burial or cremation. But there’s a new option in some states that claims to use less ...
Bought by Raven Radio, WRFA-LP, and KICI Iowa City
- Added: Oct 05, 2022
- Length: 03:47
- Purchases: 3
What is the world's hottest pepper and what does it feel like in your mouth? Two public radio hosts are about to find out.
- Added: Sep 29, 2022
- Length: 54:01
Did you know that Monsanto knew PCBs were harmful to public health, but continued to profit from their sale? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Regist...
Bought by KVNF and RadioFreePalmer
- Added: Sep 22, 2022
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 2
If you love the taste of homegrown midwest tomatoes, now is your chance to learn how to capture that goodness to enjoy all winter long.
- Added: Sep 08, 2022
- Length: 54:00
This episode is a reminiscence sparked by some photos taken over 60 years ago. I’m pretty sure my father took the photos, because I can’t remember ...
- Added: Sep 01, 2022
- Length: 04:42
The photos are mine of the Mirabilis longiflora flowers and Manduca sexta, the Carolina sphinx moth and tobacco hornworm. Note the seven streamline...
- Added: Sep 01, 2022
- Length: 04:21
Turkey vultures (Cathartes aura) are wonderful and lots of folks agree. The little town of Bisbee in the Mule Mountains of Cochise County, Arizona ...
- Added: Sep 01, 2022
- Length: 04:29
Author Angela Tedesco talks about community-supported agriculture and the new book "Finding Turtle Farm"
- Added: Aug 25, 2022
- Length: 08:01
Farm life still manages to attract young people, but they often come to the land with unrealistic expectations.
- Added: Aug 10, 2022
- Length: 54:01
Today, we’re digging into urban agriculture. Would it be possible to get all of our food from local farms?
Bought by Raven Radio, KICI Iowa City, and WRFA-LP
- Added: Aug 07, 2022
- Length: 03:38
- Purchases: 3
Hear stories from Black farmers in Ohio, and Ojibwe wild rice traditions in Minnesota.
- Added: Aug 04, 2022
- Length: 54:00
San Miguelito (Antigonon leptopus) is quite the Mexican native plant. I read that it’s found in habitat not only in Sonora and Chihuahua and southw...
- Added: Jul 19, 2022
- Length: 05:08
This episode is a reminiscence…something I seem to be doing a lot of lately…and also a plea for getting our children and grandchildren out of doors...
- Added: Jul 19, 2022
- Length: 04:02
I hope we all get all of our monsoon fixes this season. One of those for me and maybe you too will be toads calling from puddles.
- Added: Jul 19, 2022
- Length: 04:01
The act of composting ensures that food scraps and green waste are never wasted, but returned to enrich the soil. It sequesters carbon, and helps t...
- Added: Jul 11, 2022
- Length: 58:00
