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The Phenology Show with John Latimer
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Phenology Show
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John Latimer shares his observations of the change of nature in our lives.

  • Added: Aug 11, 2010
  • Length: 15:02
Failure-To-Launch Ducks And Chicken Neuroses
From: WTIP
Series: Magnetic North
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Vicki Biggs-Anderson shares her views on life inspired by happenings on her rural Minnesota homestead where she keeps busy tending to her many anim...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2010
  • Length: 05:00
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
Back to the Land!
From: Alex Smith
Series: Radio Ecoshock Show
Caption: Severine Fleming
Aging farmers, a threatened food system & desire for good food are driving a new wave of local growing. Severine Fleming of Greenhorns talks young ...

Bought by 'The Sea', KVMR, and KZYX


  • Added: Apr 16, 2010
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 3
A Use For Doggie Do
From: The humble Farmer
Caption: Morning Rolled Oats, Credit: Janice Lang
Great advances have been made in urban agriculture

  • Added: Mar 26, 2010
  • Length: 01:17
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
The Garden, Veggies, and Ethics
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Green Ethics
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If you don't know the roots under a farmers' market or a colleague's produce, should you trust the food you get from them? How does the joy of grow...

Bought by WRFA-LP


  • Added: Sep 16, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Ideas for a greener home
From: Steve Webb
Series: Real Estate Today
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Cheap and easy ways to "green" your home and save a few bucks.

Bought by WLPR


  • Added: Sep 04, 2009
  • Length: 05:20
  • Purchases: 1
"Robin Chase Crow"
From: Elizabeth Austen
Caption: PRX default Piece image
J.W. Marshall’s poem “Robin Chase Crow” has literary producer Elizabeth Austen noticing the way spring brings us all out of doors to interact with ...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2009
  • Length: 05:17
Summer on the Hill
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Mr. Bennett bikes The Broadwalk, Credit: ?
Who do we meet, who do we see when we walk through the city village, the park or even just in the street where you live?

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Jul 03, 2009
  • Length: 10:29
  • Purchases: 1
Welcome to the Veggielution
From: outLoud Radio at Youth Radio
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On a fraction of an acre in the urban heart of Silicon Valley, a bit of broccoli is growing, and perhaps, along with it, a revolution.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and YouthCast


  • Added: Jun 19, 2009
  • Length: 06:50
  • Purchases: 2
Rhubarb: The Daffodil of the Vegetable Garden
From: Muriel Murch
Series: From Field to Fork
Caption: Rhubarb Emerging, Credit: Muriel Murch
Rhubarb: The daffodil of the vegetable garden. The earliest of spring fruits it is tart yet fresh. Full of colour and flavour. Follow this harvest ...

  • Added: May 03, 2009
  • Length: 12:15
Greg the Gopher Guy
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Trappers tools, Credit: Muriel Murch
Farmers and gardeners alike are beset by gophers. There may be more than one way to skin a cat but for gophers, Greg is the guy.

  • Added: May 02, 2009
  • Length: 10:06
Apple Travels
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: Apple Blossom
February is the time to make new apple trees from old. Where have they come from?

  • Added: Mar 02, 2009
  • Length: 09:58
America Receding
From: Muriel Murch
Series: Letter From A. Broad
Caption: There is no mud, Credit: Muriel Murch
The global economy and global warming both bring changes to Northern California

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Feb 04, 2009
  • Length: 09:01
  • 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
Hydroponic Farming
From: Tom Niemisto
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Hydroponics for sustainable urban agriculture

  • Added: Dec 07, 2008
  • Length: 01:46
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
Backyard Farmers
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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Raising vegetables and livestock surrounded by surburban neighbors.

Bought by HCC Radio The Dragon


  • Added: Sep 06, 2008
  • Length: 07:22
  • Purchases: 1
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

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