Latest Episodes
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Foraging and the rediscovery of wild cacao
We talk to Wisconsin forager Sam Thayer about food you don’t have to grow. Then, we talk to Rowan Jacobsen, author of the new book “Wild Chocolate: Across the Americas in Search of Cacao’s Soul.”
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Perennials that need to be cut back; New book explores chainsaws
We take a look at the plants that need to be cut back now and the best way to do it with our regular guest Diana Alfuth. Then we talk to the author of the new book “Chainsaw Love: Field Notes on the World’s Most Dynamic Power Tool.”
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Back to the roots of organic gardening; Selecting plants for winter color and texture
The concept of growing organic has changed over the years, we talk about how with the author Eliot Coleman. And then Mark Dwyer is back to share his expertise on garden plant selection.
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Adaptable plants; Growing pawpaw
Climate change is affecting everything on earth, including where plants will thrive or barely survive. In this episode we talk about what plants are able to adapt to changing weather patterns and how we can make less adaptable species more sustainable. Then, we take a look at Wisconsin’s Project Pawpaw.
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Spooky plants and not so spooky mushrooms
The plant world is full of unusual things. We talk with Laura Jull about a few of them. In the second hour we talk about growing mushrooms with Shawn Kuhn of Vitruvian Farms.
