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Top Crops and Seed Shopping
Garden Planning and Seed ShoppingHorticulturist and vegetable-garden expert Donna Balzer (https://donnabalzer.com) talks about garden planning and shares her tips for ...
Meet Canada's Grape
Daniel Speck from Henry of Pelham (https://henryofpelham.com)winery talks about growing grapes, wine, and different types of wine grapes.We talk about:* What makes Ni...
Apricots in Alaska!
Mark Wolbers, president of the Alaska Pioneer Fruit Growers Association (https://www.apfga.org), talks about growing fruit north of 60.We talk about:* The range of fru...
Great Herbs for Indoor Growing (Ditch the Scorched Rosemary!)
Dave Hanson from Sage Garden Greenhouses in Winnipeg, Manitoba tells us about growing herbs indoors.Dave has joined us here on the show before to talk about exotic edi...
School Garden Kicks Off with Celebrity
Taking Math to the GardenIt started with a math lesson. A very boring math lesson.Educator Sonya Harris was trying to get a concept to stick. And the thing that got it...
How to Prune Fruit Trees + Apple Tasting 101
Discover the Next Great AppleSusan Poizner, founder of Ben Nobleman Community Orchard (https://communityorchard.ca) in Toronto, talks about the upcoming apple-tasting ...
Electric Saws and Giant Pumpkins
We chat with giant vegetable grower Norman Kyle from Ennismore, Ontario.Kyle will have a number of his giant vegetables on display at the 2022 Royal Agricultural Winte...
75 Frost-Free Days and Bird Song Just After Midnight
We chat with artist, filmmaker, and gardener Arlin McFarlane in Whitehorse, Yukon about gardening in cold climates.McFarlane produced the gardening show The Curious Ga...
Potted Lemons for Cold-Climate Gardens
Steven explains why lemons are his top citrus choice for cold climates.He talks about:* How cold lemon trees can get* How cold the fruit can get* Fruiting and flowerin...
Grow Spices + How to Store Food
Grow Your Own SpicesIn the first part of the show, we chat with Tasha Greer about how to grow your own spices. She’s the author of the book Grow Your Own Spices. We ch...
Attractive Food Gardens, Scrappy Plants, and Outreach
We chat with Adina Oosterwijk, the Community Greening Officer at the Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney, Australia.We talk about:* Home food gardens that are productive a...
Home-Scale Forest Garden
We chat with author and market gardener Dani Baker about forest gardening.Baker has created a forest garden on her USDA Zone 4 farm. She shares her tips for making a f...
2022 Tomato Roundup
2022 Tomato RoundupSteven and Emma take a look at the 2022 tomato crop.We chat about:* What’s new in the tomato patch* Growing methods* Top varieties* Tomato seed savi...
Garlic-Infused Vodka and a Cricket Rodeo
Toronto Garlic FestivalIn the first part of the show, we chat with Peter McClusky about garlic. He’s the founder of the Toronto Garlic Festival (https://torontogarlicf...
Recipes in Bloom
We chat with Pittsburgh author and horticulturist Denise Schreiber about edible flowers.Schreiber is the author of the book Eat Your Roses.We talk about:* Common edibl...
Helping Kids Understand Light...with Skittles!
We chat with Darryl Nelson and his teenage son, Aden, about light and gardening under lights.Darryl and Aden tell us how they taught children about light at a children...
Land Conservation, Public Access, and Figs!
Land ConservationWe chat with Jack Spruill, whose farm is is on the shore of North Carolina’s Albemarle Sound, the largest freshwater sound in the world.Spruill plans ...
Father and Son Brook Trout Quest
Time Outdoors…and TroutYou probably never expected to hear about polar bears on The Food Garden Life Show.Today’s show is a bit of a departure from our usual focus on ...
Seasonal Garden Tips + Wild and Specialty Foods
Summer in the GardenIn the first part of the show, we chat with landscape designers Joanne Shaw and Matthew Dressing, hosts of the Down the Garden Path radio show and ...
Kitchen Gardening: Grow Leftover Greens, Stalks, Seeds
Katie Elzer-Peters tells us about kitchen gardening. That is, gardening in the kitchen -- with leftover greens, seeds, and roots.We talk about growing:* sweet potato* ...