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    IN SEARCH OF THE CANARY TREE, and other THOUGHTS ON RESILIENCE, DR. LAUREN E. OAKES
    • Sep 5, 2019

    IN SEARCH OF THE CANARY TREE, and other THOUGHTS ON RESILIENCE, DR. LAUREN E. OAKES

    Here in my part of the world, it’s back to school time! Lower schools, high school and university students, faculty and staff are shaking...
    BEST OF: TO BE A SEED KEEPER: ROWEN WHITE, SIERRA SEEDS
    • Aug 30, 2019

    BEST OF: TO BE A SEED KEEPER: ROWEN WHITE, SIERRA SEEDS

    As we head into the month of the September, and we tend toward the Autumnal Equinox later in the month, I am reminded of this being one...
    TO BE A PLACEMAKER with CHRISTIE PURIFOY
    • Jul 26, 2019

    TO BE A PLACEMAKER with CHRISTIE PURIFOY

    What does it mean to be a placemaker – what is learned, what is lost, what is gained in the making of any place. Today we consider the...
    ROBIN WALL KIMMERER: ON GARDENING AND CITIZENSHIP
    • Jul 5, 2019

    ROBIN WALL KIMMERER: ON GARDENING AND CITIZENSHIP

    On this Fourth of July – I'm honored to be in conversation with Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous...
    BEST OF: LEAH PENNIMAN on SOUL FIRE FARM & FARMING WHILE BLACK
    • Jun 8, 2019

    BEST OF: LEAH PENNIMAN on SOUL FIRE FARM & FARMING WHILE BLACK

    LEAH PENNIMAN on SOUL FIRE FARM & FARMING WHILE BLACK LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Last week we heard from nationally renowned gardener Margaret...
    A WAY TO GARDEN, with MARGARET ROACH
    • May 30, 2019

    A WAY TO GARDEN, with MARGARET ROACH

    For many plant and garden lovers, Margaret Roach will need no introduction, but for those who might be meeting her for the first time -...
    GREEN UP: THE GREENEST BLOCK IN BROOKLYN - GARDENS AS COMMUNITY ACTIVISM with THE BROOKLYN BOTANIC G
    • May 16, 2019

    GREEN UP: THE GREENEST BLOCK IN BROOKLYN - GARDENS AS COMMUNITY ACTIVISM with THE BROOKLYN BOTANIC G

    The Greenest Block in Brooklyn is a friendly competition among streets and neighborhood blocks in New York City’s borough of Brooklyn....
    BEST OF: THE DANGER GARDEN, LOREE BOHL
    • Jan 25, 2019

    BEST OF: THE DANGER GARDEN, LOREE BOHL

    Today we revisit a Best of Dispatches from the Home Garden episode. We do this in part because I love this episode, because it is...
    FRUIT: THE CURRENCY OF MEMORY, SARA BIR
    • Jan 18, 2019

    FRUIT: THE CURRENCY OF MEMORY, SARA BIR

    For Sara Bir – food librarian, forager, chef and author – fruit are sweet, delicious, sexy and tactile – but every bit as important –...
    PLANT-COLORED GLASSES, A BOTANIST'S LIFE: LINNEA HANSON & NORTHERN CA BOTANISTS
    • Jan 10, 2019

    PLANT-COLORED GLASSES, A BOTANIST'S LIFE: LINNEA HANSON & NORTHERN CA BOTANISTS

    Seeing the world through plant-colored glasses: Linnea Hanson is a career field botanist, and founder of Northern California Botanists....
    AN EXERCISE IN INTIMACY: TURNING INTO FLOWERS, SOUTH AFRICA
    • Jan 3, 2019

    AN EXERCISE IN INTIMACY: TURNING INTO FLOWERS, SOUTH AFRICA

    As an exercise in intimacy – this week on Cultivating Place, we open the New Year with a breathtaking and heart-wrenching visit to some...
    FLORAL TETE A TETE FUN & THE POWER OF WEEKLY PRACTICE with JOSH WERBER
    • Dec 27, 2018

    FLORAL TETE A TETE FUN & THE POWER OF WEEKLY PRACTICE with JOSH WERBER

    To prepare for your own personal and perhaps public displays of celebration for the New Year - we thought we’d inject a little bit of...
    RECALIBRATING OUR NERVOUS SYSTEMS & FLORAL ARTISTRY with MAX GILL
    • Dec 21, 2018

    RECALIBRATING OUR NERVOUS SYSTEMS & FLORAL ARTISTRY with MAX GILL

    Flowers for the table are a delight and perhaps never more so than at special occasions. And this time of year, special occasions are...
    WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK WITH OUR GARDENS, with ILENE FLAX, DISPATCHES FROM THE HOME GARDEN S
    • Dec 13, 2018

    WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK WITH OUR GARDENS, with ILENE FLAX, DISPATCHES FROM THE HOME GARDEN S

    Today we enjoy another of our Dispatches from the Home Garden. In mid-October, this gardener reached out to me and wrote: I am a...
    NO GHOSTS BUT A GOOD GARDEN: MT. AUBURN CEMETERY & THEIR ASA GRAY GARDEN
    • Nov 13, 2018

    NO GHOSTS BUT A GOOD GARDEN: MT. AUBURN CEMETERY & THEIR ASA GRAY GARDEN

    NO GHOSTS BUT A GOOD GARDEN: MT. AUBURN CEMETERY & THEIR ASA GRAY GARDEN LISTEN TO THE PODCAST This post and podcast link has been...
    LEAH PENNIMAN on SOUL FIRE FARM & FARMING WHILE BLACK
    • Nov 1, 2018

    LEAH PENNIMAN on SOUL FIRE FARM & FARMING WHILE BLACK

    LEAH PENNIMAN on SOUL FIRE FARM & FARMING WHILE BLACK LISTEN TO THE PODCAST I’m a big believer in the idea that if there is something we...
    THE BOTANICAL ARTISTRY of OCTOBER SERIES 1: KATE BLAIRSTONE & MONA CARON
    • Oct 4, 2018

    THE BOTANICAL ARTISTRY of OCTOBER SERIES 1: KATE BLAIRSTONE & MONA CARON

    THE BOTANICAL ARTISTRY of OCTOBER SERIES 1: KATE BLAIRSTONE & MONA CARON LISTEN TO THE PODCAST There is an ancient association between...
    TO BE A SEED KEEPER: ROWEN WHITE, SIERRA SEEDS - NEVADA COUNTY, CA
    • Sep 20, 2018

    TO BE A SEED KEEPER: ROWEN WHITE, SIERRA SEEDS - NEVADA COUNTY, CA

    TO BE A SEED KEEPER: ROWEN WHITE, SIERRA SEEDS - NEVADA COUNTY, CA LISTEN TO THE PODCAST For the third week in our Seeds of September...
    BEST OF: RADICAL ACTIVISM: CULTURE & GARDENS - LESLIE BENNETT, PINE HOUSE EDIBLE GARDENS
    • Aug 2, 2018

    BEST OF: RADICAL ACTIVISM: CULTURE & GARDENS - LESLIE BENNETT, PINE HOUSE EDIBLE GARDENS

    RADICAL ACTIVISM: CULTURE & GARDENS - LESLIE BENNETT, PINE HOUSE EDIBLE GARDENS LISTEN TO THE PODCAST This month of August, we've curated...
    THE UNSETTLING CASE OF THE POACHED DUDLEYA, JULIE NELSON & MICHAEL KAUFFMANN
    • Jul 5, 2018

    THE UNSETTLING CASE OF THE POACHED DUDLEYA, JULIE NELSON & MICHAEL KAUFFMANN

    THE UNSETTLING CASE OF THE POACHED DUDLEYA, JULIE NELSON & MICHAEL KAUFFMANN LISTEN TO THE PODCAST The unsettling case of the poached...
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