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First Aired - 07/11/2010 03:30PM
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This week on We Dig Plants Alice and Carmen sit down with Lorraine Brooks of the Cornell University Cooperative Extension. They discuss the history of the land grant college going all the way back to Abraham Lincoln, and discuss what the Cornell Co-op is doing to educate folks in Central Park and beyond through hands-on, informal research and education, and via organizations like the Central Park Conservancy and the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation. Making sure we have enough trees throughout the country and educating folks on why we need them in the first place is a big part of what Lorraine does, and she recounts some stories of success and frustration as she tries to spread arboreal joy. This episode was sponsored by Hearst Ranch: purveyors of grass-fed beef grazing on the beautiful coast of San Simeon, CA.
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We Dig Plants Introduction: Lorraine Brooks (15:57)
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Carmen DeVito, Alice Marcus Kreig, Hearst Ranch, We Dig Plants, Lorraine Brooks, Cornell University, Cornell University Cooperative Extension, helping keep New York Green, advancing New York City through research, land grant colleges, started by President Lincoln after the war, he provided the money to advance agriculture, he started the USDA, providing practical education to working classes, partially funded by counties, informal education based on research, classroom based presentations, field and lab based hands on experience in Central Park, how can you get involved?, join Central Park Conservancy and take the class, they are always looking for volunteers, urban forestry community engagement model, Million Trees, NYC Department of Parks & Recreation, promoting stewardship of trees in NYC, street surveys and focus groups, The Garden Mosaic Education Program, connects youth and elders, uses gardens as a tool to enhance communities, Lower East Side,Free Advice....Not Just For Farmers Anymore (11:27)
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unusual stories of New York City, Neighborhood Tree Exploration, South Bronx, teaching children about plants, gardening advice:, people need to understand that this urban environment is still an eco system, scavanger hunt for Henry Hudsons anniversary, New York Harbor, new parks are opening, we have to keep a connection to our maritime history, Governors Island, oyster reefs, Oyster Bay, nyc.cce.cornell.edu, research based information available to people, the less concrete the better!,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 06/03/2010 02:00PM
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Sev speaks to Natsuko Uchino about her Green County farm in Cornwallville, and about the link between being an artist and a farmer.
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Down on the Farm with Natsuko (30:00)
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Green County, Cooper Union, Peter Nadin, whats going on in Green County?, growing mushrooms on logs is great, most mushrooms are grown in greenhouses, goats pigs and gardens, Dirty Dancing, a lot of the structures were burned down for insurance, leisure relics, ghost towns, vacation camp or leisure camp, Japanese farmers, Catskill Mountain Foundation, Values Training, Tom Vilsac, rural youth, farming may not be a viable career choice, 45 percent of our servicemen are coming from rural areas, negative perception of agriculture, Cornwallville, Agro-Forestry, Maplecrest, picking acorns, processing the pig after taking care of it, butchering the pig, preserving the pig, you aren't going to eat 8 pigs in one day, you can't age pig meat as easily as beef, dried cures, pate, blood sausage, noble cuts versus humble cuts, the tradition of preserving meat, being an artist AND a farmer, marketing your farm, Natsuko's Zine, intellectual property, art and agriculture, coming from an art theory perspective, active platforms, the soap explosions were accidental, planning and procedure, organizational theory, community radio,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 05/03/2010 03:30PM
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This week's Hot Grease was a celebration of Nicole's 30th episode. She takes a look back at previous guests and fills listeners in on what they're up to now.
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Hot Grease Introduction: The Best of Hot Grease (11:20)
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Hot Grease, Nicole Taylor, Heritage Radio Network, Fairway Market, the best of Hot Grease, live call in number is 718-497-2128, today is the 30th show!, Hot Grease gets guests before they blow up, Michael Crupain, Meredith Modzelewski, Marlo Dublin, Zachary Cohen, he was recently in the New York Times, Room For Debate, John Kessler, Seeds For Haiti, Kate Payne, The Hip Girls Guide,James Beard Award Winners (6:11)
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www.gastrobuzz.com, www.thefoodsection.com, James Beard Award Winners, food porn, Thomas Keller, journalist award winners, magazine feature writeing without recipes, Barry Estabrook, Gourmet Magazine, Rachel Wharton won for 'Back of the House', Stacey West, www.chow.com, Chow, Serious Eats, Serious Eats won for video webcast, One Farmers Story, www.foodcurated.com, Josh Friedland,New York City Food Events (10:00)
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New York City food events, Daniel Bowman Simon, community gardens, May 12th at 388 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn Kitchen, Manhattan Cocktail Classic, first annual cocktail classic, internet week, New York Internet Week, Take Much, June 10th, Bake Shop, Cupcakes Take the Cake, SXSW, May 10th, Roger Smith Hotel, Big Apple BBQ Festival, June 12th & 13th, block party, Brooklyn Bridge Park, www.foodculturist.com, send Nicole events!, Matthew Tilden,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
