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Market & Garden Report: Peaches & Nectarines
From: Guy Hand
Series: The Market & Garden Report
Caption: Fresh Peach, Credit: Guy Hand
A look at fresh peaches & nectarines

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Aug 21, 2010
  • Length: 03:11
  • Purchases: 1
How Do Mushrooms Know When to Grow?
From: Ed Herrmann
Caption: PRX default Piece image
What we call a mushroom is only the fruit of a much larger, subterranean organism. How do mushrooms know when to grow? Of course they need rain, su...

Bought by PRX Remix and PRX to iTunes


  • Added: Jun 22, 2010
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 2
When all you have is land
From: Crop To Cuisine
Series: From The Ground Up
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Stepping on to empty land, Langwater farmers Alida Cantor, Kevin, Kate, and Rory O’Dwyer are first tasked with how to make something out of nothing...

  • Added: Jun 14, 2010
  • Length: 06:36
Selling Organics in a Tough Economy
From: WPSU
Caption: Sunil Patel Sifts Compost, Credit: Emily Reddy
Local organic growers say, despite their higher prices, customers are staying pretty loyal in this tough economy. Visits to a local farm and a sust...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2010
  • Length: 05:29
A Class Students Dig
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: January 2010 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Ever wanted to go organic in your garden, but didn’t know how? Well, students in East Palo Alto, California, are learning.

Bought by KMXT and KOSU


  • Added: Dec 18, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
The Mikie Show #2 Bunny and Boe
From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show
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Holy cow they ordered another show. Our first adventure: let's learn about gardening in the desert! Very different. Our friends Meanie the Clown an...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Dec 13, 2009
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Plant Trio
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: November 2009 - Isla Earth Radio Series
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Well, it’s back to the future again. Farmers are turning to “companion planting,” an agricultural trick that Native Americans came up with centurie...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Oct 22, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Cody Appleseed
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A man on a mission to reclaim an island off the coast of Maine.

Bought by The Nature Podcast and SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: Jan 20, 2009
  • Length: 05:58
  • Purchases: 2
How green is your grass?
From: peter stock
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An update -- with a twist -- on ecologically-friendly lawn care. (18m35s)

Bought by KVMR and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 19, 2009
  • Length: 18:35
  • Purchases: 2
Guerrilla Gardening in London
From: Kyle Boelte
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Under the cover of darkness, illicit gardeners work to beatify London.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, Vocalo.org, and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 04, 2008
  • Length: 02:43
  • Purchases: 3
Tour de Coops
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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Backyard chicken farmers give a guided tour of their coops.

Bought by WTIP, New Hampshire Public Radio, The Nature Podcast, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 06, 2008
  • Length: 05:35
  • Purchases: 4
Compost!
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: September 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
There was a time when a compost heap was far from mainstream. I mean, growing your food in decomposing garbage? No way!

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Aug 20, 2008
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
The birds and the bees and the flowers and the trees ...
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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How air pollution is affecting the fragrane from flowers, making it harder for bees to find and pollinate them.

Bought by KENW, WRVO Public Media, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 05, 2008
  • Length: 02:34
  • Purchases: 3
Growing Organic Potatoes
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Americans love potatoes. Fried, baked, steamed, boiled, and broiled. On average, each of us scarfs up about 140 pounds of this delectable tuber a y...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
Companion Planting Making a Comeback
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: May 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Well, it's back to the future again. Farmers are turning to "companion planting," an agricultural trick that Native Americans came up with centurie...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
Essay: The Community Garden Waiting List
From: Andi McDaniel
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Funny, quirky essay about waiting for a garden plot in Berkeley, CA

  • Added: Apr 14, 2008
  • Length: 03:58
"What in the World Is a Localvore?" Part 6: Fellow Challengees
From: Hilary Niles
Series: What in the World Is a Localvore
Caption: PRX default Piece image
6th in a 6-part weekly audio diary of one woman's hunt for local food

  • Added: Sep 21, 2007
  • Length: 04:59
"What in the World Is a Localvore?" Part 5: Wine
From: Hilary Niles
Series: What in the World Is a Localvore
Caption: PRX default Piece image
5th in a 6-part weekly audio diary of one woman's hunt for local food

  • Added: Sep 07, 2007
  • Length: 05:00
What in the World Is a Localvore? Part 4: Blueberries
From: Hilary Niles
Series: What in the World Is a Localvore
Caption: PRX default Piece image
4th in a 6-part weekly audio diary of one woman's hunt for local food

  • Added: Aug 31, 2007
  • Length: 05:00
"What in the World Is a Localvore?" Part 3: Raw Milk
From: Hilary Niles
Series: What in the World Is a Localvore
Caption: PRX default Piece image
3rd in a 6-part weekly audio diary of one woman's hunt for local food

  • Added: Aug 25, 2007
  • Length: 05:00
"What in the World Is a Localvore?" Part 2: Eat at Home
From: Hilary Niles
Series: What in the World Is a Localvore
Caption: PRX default Piece image
2nd in a 6-part weekly audio diary of one woman's hunt for local food

  • Added: Aug 09, 2007
  • Length: 05:00
"What in the World Is a Localvore?" Part 1: The Garlic Harvest
From: Hilary Niles
Series: What in the World Is a Localvore
Caption: PRX default Piece image
1st in a 6-part weekly audio diary of one woman's hunt for local food

Bought by NPR Station Showcase with PRX


  • Added: Aug 09, 2007
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
QUEST_Graywater Guerillas
From: KQED
Series: QUEST
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A report from the frontlines of D.I.Y eco-plumbing.

  • Added: Jul 19, 2007
  • Length: 05:53
Fiddleheading on the Kennebec River
From: Rob Rosenthal
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Picking fiddleheads along the shores of the Kennebec River, Maine.

Bought by WMPG, PRX Remix, The PRX Podcast, and The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Apr 22, 2007
  • Length: 04:14
  • Purchases: 4
Mobile Urban Farms
From: Catalina Island Conservancy
Series: February 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Ken Dunn transforms unused urban land into productive gardens.

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1