Sat, 27 January 2018
LH 131: Farming The Rooftops of New York City This podcast focuses a lot on working with the space you have to grow your garden. Whether that's a backyard, a farmstead, or simply container gardening - where there is a will there is a way to a farm fresh lifestyle. This episode is about a very creative and inspiring use of space - right in the middle of New York City (and it's not Central Park). Host Theresa Loe invited Anastasia Plakias to talk about an actual farm that is acres large on top of buildings in New York City. She shares how this project is changing the way city folk think about agriculture and organic farming in a way that no one was expecting. You will learn:
As always, you can find more links and info at www.LivingHomegrown.com/131 including a full transcript of the show. |
Fri, 19 January 2018
Creative Ways to Use Your Garden for Health and Wellbeing Explore how to get 'more bang for your buck' (in terms of health benefits) when it comes to your backyard gardens. Host Theresa Loe brings on author Shawna Coronado to share her tips on the most nutritious foods we can grow and the best ways to use our gardens for wellness. You will learn:
As always, you can go to www.LivingHomegrown.com/130 for related links and a full transcript of the episode. |
Fri, 12 January 2018
How to Better Understand Your Backyard Chickens If we understand the behaviors and mannerisms of any of our pets, we can have a better relationship with them. And so it is with chickens! Everything they do (and say) has meaning. In this week’s episode, I invite author Melissa Caughey to teach us a thing or two about chickens and their personalities. You will learn:
As always, you can visit www.LivingHomegrown.com/129 for relate links and a full transcript of the episode. |
Fri, 5 January 2018
Fearless Brewing to Get Awesome Hard Cider Flavors Have you wanted to learn the art of making hard cider but found most of the books were overly complicated for a beginning home brewer?
Well, here's your chance to learn the basics without all the overwhelm! Host Theresa Loe brings on Emma Christensen - the author of the new book Modern Cider. Emma is well known in the foodie world for breaking down artisanal recipes into simple step-by-step DIY projects that are totally doable…and delicious. In her new book, Emma teaches people how to make cider from every angle. She covers using store bought juice or home pressed apples and she gives flavorful options that make your cider BETTER than the commercial brews. In this episode, Emma shares how to make basic Hard Cider 101. You'll see that it’s super easy, very forgiving, and you don’t need a lot of equipment to get started! You will learn:
As always, you can go to www.LivingHomegrown.com/128 for more info, all the links mentioned AND a full PDF of the hard cider recipe discussed in the episode. |