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Joanne Poyourow. photo by Christopher Frangapane

Podcast: Joanne Poyourow the Environmental Change-Maker

Joanne Poyourow is a change-maker. She started two community gardens, created a seed company, founded a grassroots environmental activism group, and wrote a book that started it all. In today's podcast, Joanne shares her journey from feeling helpless about Climate Change, to fostering a positive impact on her local community and beyond. She has funneled her gardening knowledge into several publications that raise awareness and reduce one's carbon footprint at the same time. Environmental Change-Makers is headquartered at Holy Nativity…

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Post published:January 24, 2019
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William Woys Weaver

Podcast: Heritage Seeds with William Woys Weaver

Our final interview from the 2018 Heirloom Expo is with Dr. William Woys Weaver, steward of the Roughwood Seed Collection. Dr. Will is author of 16 books, and a fascinating food historian and epicure. We chat about how he discovered the Roughwood Seed Collection at the bottom of his grandfather's freezer. Dr. Will's knowledge of Pennsylvania Dutch culture and cookery has filled volumes, so it was hard to limit this podcast to just seeds. We chat about his process of…

Post author:Christy
Post published:January 10, 2019
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Astrid and Matthew Hoffman inspect their Golden Berry or Uchuva plants.

Podcast: Seeds with Astrid and Matthew Hoffman

I met Astrid Hoffman back when she and her husband Matthew had just started The Living Seed Company in northern California. Since then, their company has grown to showcase far more than the original 22 seed varieties they sold in the beginning. Now they're providing locally adapted seeds from around the world. During our interview, we talk about what got them started. Astrid mentions Seed School from the Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance, as the point of inspiration that sparked it…

Post author:Christy
Post published:December 27, 2018
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Pamm Larry heads the Good Food Brigade.

Podcast: Good Food Brigade and GMOs with Pamm Larry

If you don't already know Pamm Larry, you'll want to. She's the fearless leader of Good Food Brigade, fighting for safe, just, healthy, and regenerative food for all. In our latest podcast, we chat with Pamm about her battle against GMO food production, and we discuss what we can all do to take back control of our food system--one garden at a time. Pamm spearheaded the citizen-backed campaign to label GMO ingredients in California through Prop 37 back in 2012.…

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Post published:December 13, 2018
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Podcast: Off-Grid Living with Doug and Stacy

I've dreamed of moving off-grid for years. Tiny house, a few acres of open space, composting toilet, and most of all: peace and quiet. The whole deal thrills me, but not without reservation. Meet Doug and Stacy, two folks living what I call the real American Dream. Doug and Stacy host their YouTube Channel, Off-Grid with Doug and Stacy, where they share their daily adventures living on 11 acres in the mid-west without electricity or running water. Their lifestyle is inspiring to…

Post author:Christy
Post published:November 29, 2018
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Jessica Aldridge joins us at YouTube Space LA.

YouTube: Jessica Aldridge–Can You Compost or Recycle That?

For our very first YouTube Space LA video shoot, we invited Jessica Aldridge to bring her wealth of knowledge and her bag of tricks to enlighten us. She answers the questions: Can you compost that? Can you recycle that? When it comes to single-use garden stuff, the answers will surprise you. Our original podcast on the subject goes into more detail about municipal recycling and composting processes, but we thought visual aids would help deliver the message. Thus, the video…

Post author:Christy
Post published:November 27, 2018
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Growing Squash with Anna Peach

Growing Squash with our podcast guest, Anna Peach

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Post published:November 11, 2018
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Anna dons borrowed festival garb at the Heirloom Expo 2018. We chatted about powdery mildew, giant pumpkin techniques and more.

Podcast: Growing Squash with Anna Peach

I met Anna Peach years ago at the Heirloom Expo, so it's only fitting that we recorded a podcast at this year's Expo. Anna is a one-woman winter squash powerhouse, growing pumpkins and gourds for restaurants in Hawaii on her quarter-acre farm, Squash and Awe. Anna's research and persistence paid off, when she set out to grow pumpkins on an island plagued with pests and diseases (at the time Hawaii was importing 97% of their squash because they couldn't grow…

Post author:Christy
Post published:November 7, 2018
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Become a Patron of Gardenerd

Become a Patron of Gardenerd with Patreon

2018 marks the 10-year anniversary of Gardenerd's transition into a full-fledged business. It all began in 2001, even though our blog posts and podcasts only date back to 2005-2007. Since then, we've answered your questions through Ask Gardenerd, posted free tips and tricks on The Gardenerd Blog, and doled out free gardening tidbits on The Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast. We created a YouTube channel to reach even more gardenerds, which has more than 11,000 subscribers (as of this…

Post author:Christy
Post published:October 31, 2018
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Podcast: Bee-Friendly Gardens with Kate Frey

Kate Frey is an accomplished gardener. She earned awards from the Chelsea Flower Show. She co-authored The American Horticultural Society's Best Gardening Book of 2017. And she tended an organic farm for a Saudi Prince for two years. Needless to say, I was dying to interview her for the Gardenerd Tip of the Week Podcast. Bee-Friendly Gardens Kate Frey Kates first book, The Bee-Friendly Garden, is co-authored with Gretchen LaBuhn. Together they explore the basics of biodiversity, including plant recommendations,…

Post author:Christy
Post published:October 25, 2018
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