
408-Road Ecology: Wildlife Crossings Protect Biodiversity
Wildlife crossings save animals' lives by enabling them to cross roads in search of food, water and nesting sites safely, while also protecting biodiversity and reducing costly motor vehicle accidents...
13 Mar 20251h 1min

407-What Your Food Ate Matters
Organic gardeners know the mantra "feed the soil, let the soil feed the plants." Healthy soil leads to plants that are not only more vigorous and resilient but also more nutrient-dense. My guests this...
6 Mar 20251h 3min

406-Get to Know the Old Farmer's Almanac, with Carol Connare, Editor-in-Chief
The Old Farmer's Almanac has been a resource for growers for more than two centuries, published annually with information on the best times to sow seeds and harvest fruits and vegetables, and recipes ...
27 Feb 202550min

405-All About Ferns, with Dr. Emily Sessa of NYBG
Ferns aren't quite as showy as flowering plants, but they are beautiful and their biology is fascinating, according to my guest this week, evolutionary biologist Dr. Emily Sessa of the New York Botani...
20 Feb 202558min

404-Houseplant Propagation Need-to-Knows, with Lindsay Sisti
One of the most fun and satisfying aspects of raising houseplants is being able to propagate them to get more. But some houseplants are easier to propagate than others. To share the need-to-knows of h...
13 Feb 202552min

403-Winter Tree Care, with Basil Camu
Winter tree care isn't just about aesthetics — it reduces the risk that a tree drops a limb or topples, which can both doom the tree and cause property damage and injury. To share important winter tre...
6 Feb 202544min

402-Bylaws for Biodiversity
Gardeners trying to do right by the ecosystem often run into antiquated bylaws, covenants and restrictions that prohibit natural yards. This frustration led to the creation of Bylaws for Biodiversity,...
30 Jan 20251h 29min

401-Fighting for the Right to Have a Natural Yard, with Wolf Ruck
Yard maintenance rules and laws created decades ago, before people and governments were attuned to the ecological damage wrought by climate change and habitat loss, continue to be blindly enforced in ...
23 Jan 202555min


















