The Farm Report
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First Aired - 07/31/2009 04:00PM
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This week on the Farm Report, Adam Horwich & Ben Flanner talk about Urban Gardening in Greenpoint.
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Bringing Permaculture to NYC (10:00)
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sustainability, urban farming, Adam Horwich, Ben Flanner, Greenpoint Rooftop Farm, urban greening, career transitions, engineering background, permaculture, sustainable farming, permaculture=permanent agriculture, human beings having a positive rather than neutral or negative impact on the environment,Planting The Seeds for Ben's Farm (10:00)
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origins of Ben's rooftop farm, Good Greens, green roofs, sewage runoff, Broadway Stages, greening NYC, making rooftop farms economically viable, double function roof: green roof + farm food, what is green?, insulation, many green roofs do not perform as advertised, greenwashing, zero maintenance?, cooling properties of green roofs, high altitude desert plants, rooftop farm=greenest type of roof,Economic Slowdown and Green Roof Speedup (5:00)
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people must change their habits, backlash from economic meltdown, industrial food production, meltdown inculcated into people's head the fact that the status quo won't work, trickle down effect of depression, $8 plastic kiddy pool, lightweight soil from garden center, 50% pearlite, 25% peat moss, 25% compost, plant any annual vegetable, growing vegetables in NYC doesn't require much space or effort, www.rooftopfarms.org, landlords less resistant to these projects, 3-d gardening,Setting Up a Green Roof (3:20)
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no structural supplements, 200,000 pounds of soil, crane-lifted to roof, water collection system, felt, soil, ensuring the farm's success, most successful rooftop crops, corn problematic, long roots, broccoli, cabbage, rodent attacks, lettuce tomatoes peas beans eggplants and peppers do well, protecting crops from rodents, Adam's mad scientist experiments, permaculture, stacking functions, growing bananas in NYC, rooftopfood.com, heirloom,Permaculture Farming (5:00)
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Aztec farming innovations, companion planting, The Three Sisters, corn beans squash, dense concentration small area, radicalized farming, increasing numbers of farmers, shared knowledge, making a living off Greenpoint Rooftop Farm, composted hair adds nitrogen to soil, ACME fish providing entrails,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 07/27/2009 05:00PM
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Deborah Schapiro of Edible Green Mountain talks with Carol McQuillen and Lynda Waltien about a new farm-to-school project in Burlington designed to provide more healthful school meals and enhance food education programs.
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Deborah Introduces the Panel (2:40)
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Deborah Schapiro, www.ediblecommunities.com, Common Roots: advancing missions of school and community based initiatives related to food and the environment, earth and soul are our common roots, how does community come together to create an educational system that is connected to the food system?, creating a sustainable future,Improving Local School Food with Carol McQuillen (11:10)
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Edible Communities, eating better, eating local, Common Roots, family farming, decline in quality of school lunch food, Orchard School South Burlington, Shelburne Farms, stewardship for a more sustainable future, soil and soul, too much corn based and frozen food in schools, no plant world evident, well-rounded school diets, advancing composting education, local salad bars at elementary schools, new bread quality, CSA, community supported agriculture, Carol McQuillen,A New Beginning for the LaDuke Farm (14:30)
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Deborah Schapiro, Common Roots, new non-profit, linking farm to school, working to acquire 140 acres of farmland, community gathering place, Carol McQuillen Chairwoman, inculcating basic ethics in youth, programming for pre-school through grade 12, ecological restoration, interconnectedness of animal plant communities, ecologically minded, soil sequestration, building fungus and bacteria of soil along with animal matter and composting to improve prime soil, LaDuke Farm, farmers as rockstars, loss of farmers, average ages of farmers, Bobby Young, Doug Davis, food scouts, School Supported Agriculture, impacts of bad diet,Advancing the Farm-to-School Model (28:39)
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Edible Green Mountain, farm-to-school, school supported agriculture, Lynda Waltien, Sabrina Joy, students must learn soil and rock cycle, soil changes over time, definitions of place, teaching students to perceive place, food chains, food chains begin with plants, all food can be traced back to plants, education, food education, farming education, propagation methods, instilling food education early, re-working elementary school curricula, harvest festival, hands on learning, gardening good model for life lessons, www.commonroots.org,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 07/16/2009 04:00PM
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In this week's Burning Down The House, Curtis B. Wayne interviews Jennifer Ellen Frank, Feng Shui Master, on the art & science of using the millennia-old secrets of Feng Shui to enhance your luck, health and wealth by arranging your house and work.
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Introductions to Jennifer Ellen Frank and Feng Shui (6:24)
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architecture, built, environment, design, style, wind, water, discipline, philosophy, occult, Oriental, luck, colors, ancient art and science of Feng Shui, Metropolitan School of Design, Black Hat Sect, Jennifer Ellen Frank, Asian arts, classical,The Art of Feng Shui and An Assessment of the Heritage Radio Network Studio (20:15)
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Qigong, fire, earth, metal, water, wood, mahogany, Roberta's, Feng Shui Master, Feng Shui is a religious and ancient science, life force, studios are difficult, containment of clutter, clutter prevents flow, air movement necessary, breathing allows energy flow, it started by people figuring out where to bury people, create light sources, duality of objects, elements of Feng Shui, balance of elements, restful energy, change color to calm energy, Patrick Martins, no mirrors across from beds, dreams get stuck in mirrors, Heritage Radio Network Studios, propagation station, reclaimed lumber, the number nine is positively superstitious, silence is required when assessing a space, apartments have more clutter, Feng Shui cure, eliminate electro magnetic force, manipulating the flow of Chi, uprising Chi, oppressive Chi, Chi,Feng Shui in the Work Place and the China Trust Building in Flushing (24:40)
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Metatative, I-Ching, Daoist, Hexagrams, acupuncture, many interpretations, Black Hat School of Feng Shui, 64 points of the compass, dynamic nature of questions, Joseph S. Tarella, China Trust Building in Flushing, Largest Taiwanese Bank in America, Feng Shui Compliance, cutting corners, schematic design, Architecture and Design PC, specific heights of water, homeless refuge in vestibule, ritualistic plaque, importance of the octagon, entry level Feng Shui, symbolic orientation versus actual orientation, Bagua, world peace through our studio apartment,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
