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Caption: Mary Rohlfing with a basket of fresh beignets, Credit: Guy Hand
A look at one of the "value-added" products available at farmers' markets.

  • Added: Sep 27, 2010
  • Length: 05:10
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In 2009, 7 million new American families began gardening. But why?

Bought by KSKA


  • Added: Sep 18, 2010
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Roasted peppers are perfect specimens for freezing, Credit: Guy Hand
Some tips on preserving a garden's fall bounty.

Bought by KLCC and KISU


  • Added: Sep 12, 2010
  • Length: 04:03
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Lee Rice at Boise's Capital City Public Market, Credit: Guy Hand
Farmers’ markets are not only gathering places offering fresh food. They’re also testing grounds for new and unusual products.

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Sep 04, 2010
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Peaceful Belly worker Angi Hronek carrying kale plants into garden for fall planting, Credit: Guy Hand
A look at extending the gardening season into fall, winter and beyond.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and KISU


  • Added: Aug 29, 2010
  • Length: 03:17
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Fresh Peach, Credit: Guy Hand
A look at fresh peaches & nectarines

Bought by KISU


  • Added: Aug 21, 2010
  • Length: 03:11
  • Purchases: 1
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Don't flush! At least not your ship's ballast tanks. In port, cargo ships load tons of seawater into ballast tanks that add weight to balance the s...

Bought by KOSU and WTIP


  • Added: Jun 24, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
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If you think songbird songs are wonderfully complex, you’re going to find this story simply amazing.

Bought by WTIP and KOSU


  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
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So what should you do with your doggie's doo? Your dog Fido probably wishes you’d just leave it in the yard -- let the world know that somebody imp...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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We all know divorce can be painful for those involved. And now, researchers at the University of Michigan have determined that divorce also hurts t...

  • Added: May 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
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What are you doing this summer?

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network and KLCC


  • Added: May 05, 2010
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 2
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Sometimes the devil makes for good company -- at least that's what they think in Tasmania.

  • Added: Apr 27, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
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The biggest winner from Beijing, China's 2008 Olympic Games may be the environment.

  • Added: Apr 27, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
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Students attending the Alaska Youth for Environmental Action Civics and Conservation Summit discovered that being too young to vote doesn't leave y...

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Mar 30, 2010
  • Length: 03:06
  • Purchases: 1
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Smile, whale shark, you’re on candid camera -- the high seas version.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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It’s stocky and dark brown with a long bushy tail, and fur softer than a mink’s. Meet the Pacific Fisher. This handsome, otter-like critter related...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Looking back on an argument, it’s nice when it turns out they were wrong and you were right -- and it’s tempting to say “I told you so.”

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Giant pandas are about as cute as an animal can get -- and, just as endangered. Population estimates of pandas in the wild range from just 1,600 t...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Does it really pay to be energy-efficient? The folks at Clarum Homes hope so. The company plans to build more than 400 “net-zero” homes over the ne...

Bought by WMNF and KOSU


  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 2
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What's a significant threat to the survival of captive gorillas? Surprisingly it's heart disease.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Feb 24, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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If you’re wondering how our penguin friends in the Antarctic are doing these days, here are the cold, hard facts. Their poo is getting mighty pollu...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Feb 24, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
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What does rain forest conservation have to do with preventing malaria? In the Amazon rainforest, the means to these two ends are virtually one in t...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
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Ever think to yourself, “California and Iceland sure have a lot in common”? Probably not. But if you dig beneath the surface, they both harbor lots...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
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For many who are environmentally-minded, the mere mention of DDT sets them on edge. After all, it disrupted ecosystems around the globe crashing bi...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
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Who’s more environmentally responsible? Seniors? Young Adults? Men? Women?

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jan 25, 2010
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1