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Sonnet for Looking for China
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: Forget-me-knots in bloom..., Credit: Susan Cook
From the Spring 2023 Maine Arts Journal. A poem on the intricacies of grieving.

  • Added: May 18, 2023
  • Length: :59
Do I need to rake my lawn?
From: Possibly
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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 ...

Bought by KGLP and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Nov 04, 2022
  • Length: 03:17
  • Purchases: 2
Should I compost my body when I die?
From: Possibly
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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
Would it be possible to get all of our food from local farms?
From: Possibly
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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
What's the impact of buying flowers in the winter?
From: Possibly
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In the gray gloom of winter, I like to brighten up my house with a colorful bouquet of flowers. And I got to wondering, where do these pristine flo...

Bought by Raven Radio and WRFA-LP


  • Added: Feb 21, 2022
  • Length: 03:31
  • Purchases: 2
Episode 9: Revisiting Hemp in the 21st Century
From: Grounded Hope
Caption: Dr. Craig Schluttenhofer measuring hemp plants at the Central State University research plots, Credit: Renee Wilde
Hemp seeds were first introduced to North America by European colonists and were grown to produce everything from rope and canvas, to paper, paints...

  • Added: Oct 05, 2021
  • Length: 21:33
How do I ditch my lawn?
From: Possibly
Caption: Jane Case of Blue Moon Farm, Credit: Megan Hall
Lawns can be beautiful and soft. But they’re pretty crappy when you evaluate them on really any other measure. Lawns waste water, they leak fertili...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jul 26, 2021
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
What happens when you use fertilizer on your lawn?
From: Possibly
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What does it take to keep your lawn looking green and healthy? A lot of people say you need to use fertilizer. But do you really? And what’s the co...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jul 09, 2021
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 1
Is climate change affecting our allergies?
From: Possibly
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For the past few weeks or so, my eyes have been scratchy and I’ve had a runny nose. And I’m not alone. A lot of people are feeling the effects of s...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Jun 14, 2021
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
Memories of a neem
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: A typical neem tree, Credit: exoticflora.in
Sandip remembers a bitter part of his childhood.

  • Added: Aug 27, 2018
  • Length: 06:00
Minnesota Native News: Lessons from the Native American Medicine Garden in St Paul - While It Lasts
From: Ampers
Series: Minnesota Native News
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Every week in the summer groups of people gather at the Native American Medicine Garden the University of Minnesota in the Twin Cities. They come t...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KSRQ, KQAL, KKWE Niijii Radio, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle and more


  • Added: Aug 08, 2018
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 12
Discarded Christmas trees a weapon against Asian Carp
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Christmas tree berm at the Royal Botanical Gardens. , Credit: by ANGELICA A. MORRISON
Canada’s Royal Botanical Gardens has a problem. Carp are trying to invade protected marshes, where they could destroy lots of plants. But scientist...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, WVBI-LP, WBFO, WCPN, WCMU Michigan and more


  • Added: Jan 24, 2018
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 7
Dr. Cary Fowler former Head of the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Founder of the Seed Vault and Author of Seeds on Ice talks saving the future of agriculture diversity.
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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Dr. Cary Fowler former Head of the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Founder of the Seed Vault and Author of Seeds on Ic...

Bought by WCNY and KFOI Radio


  • Added: Aug 23, 2017
  • Length: 27:03
  • Purchases: 2
Travel writer Patricia Schultz & “1,000 Places to See Before You Die in the United States and Canada”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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With 1,200 pages and hundreds of color photographs, this classic sourcebook has had many praised spin-offs from calendars to tv shows. In this upda...

  • Added: Apr 03, 2017
  • Length: 09:59
Dominique Browning & “Slow Love: How I Lost My Job, Put on My Pajamas, and Found Happiness”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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The author describes her life after she was fired from the job she thought she would have forever. With time on her hands, she discovered her envi...

  • Added: Mar 26, 2017
  • Length: 09:57
Apartment Farming has Arrived! Hydro Grow's Founder Scott Massey
From: WCWP
Series: Taking Care of Business with Richard Solomon
Caption: Scott Massey, Credit: Hydro Lrow LLC
Imagine growing fresh fruit and vegetables in your RV, Apartment or Home - organic and relatively easy to do.

  • Added: Jan 16, 2017
  • Length: 53:00
Seed collection program seeks to preserve native plant species
From: University of North Carolina School of Media and Journalism
Caption: The North Carolina Botanical Garden collects seeds from as far away as Maryland for the Seeds of Success project., Credit: Liz Schlemmer
A small army of conservationists is traversing the nation's roadsides, pastures, and other natural areas. They're gathering seeds of native plants ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WABE


  • Added: May 10, 2016
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 2
Monarch butterflies and the Mona Lisa
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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“There's one on the ground there. Are there two? No way! Are they mating?” I turn to ask longtime monarch sanctuary volunteer, Barb Thomas. We hove...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Jul 20, 2015
  • Length: 08:22
  • Purchases: 1
Sculptor Zoran Mojisilov
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Larger-than-life Serbian sculptor Zoran Mojisilov creates work from the most primal of elements: rocks, wood scraps and steel he hauls to his North...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2014
  • Length: 05:22
Urban agriculture ordinance heads to fruition in Richmond
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
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A vibrant mural announces Happy Lot Farm and Garden to visitors and anyone passing by. A greenhouse stands in the middle of the lot, and an improvi...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2014
  • Length: 06:45
Ansley Park
From: Sidewalk Radio
Series: Sidewalk Radio with Gene Kansas
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Ansley Park is not a park. The historic neighborhood does however enjoy a verdant, rolling, and vibrant landscape providing 275 livable acres of c...

  • Added: Sep 25, 2014
  • Length: 14:28
Living Simply
From: WITF
Caption: Brandon Tennis and Abby Sullivan tending their farm., Credit: Joseph Ulrich
Living in a tent with no electricity or running water, a couple tries their hand at a more simple lifestyle.

Bought by Boise State Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 15, 2014
  • Length: 07:59
  • Purchases: 1
San Francisco’s Visitacion Valley to get first grocery store in decades
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: The discount supermarket Grocery Outlet is opening a new store in San Francisco's Visitacion Valley neighborhood
Almost 30 million Americans live a mile or more away from a supermarket. That may not sound very far, but for the five million plus who don’t have ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 13, 2014
  • Length: 04:33
  • Purchases: 1
Planting a permanent culture
From: KALW
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Permaculture is a design method focused on using space efficiently, working with nature, and sustaining resources rather than depleting them. It ai...

  • Added: Jan 25, 2013
  • Length: 07:45
A Year of Idaho Food Wrap Up
From: Guy Hand
Series: Northwest Food News & Edible Idaho
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Producer Guy Hand looks back on the highlights of the 12 month long project called "2011: The Year of Idaho Food."

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and KISU


  • Added: Dec 31, 2011
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2