In late May of 2012 Curtis B. Wayne had the pleasure to go to Charleston, South Carolina and talk with various members of the faculty and administration of the American College of the Building Arts. Tune in for interviews with Dean Simeon Warren about how the process of building preservation and history are intertwined, and how this idea affected the renovation of the old Charleston jail. Kerri Forrest, Director of Development, explains how the education of the students at the ACBA goes far beyond being merely a trade or even a "normal" liberal arts school, and the financial challenges they face. Looking to gain experience in the building arts and yet want a liberal arts education? Want to learn stone-carving? Then tune in to learn about the ACBA's May-Mester intensive programming! This episode is sponsored by Fairway Market.

"They're tools. Whether it's a mallet, whether it's a chisel, an angle grinder, a Dremel, it's a tool. You have to know how to use a tool. And if you don't know how to use it you're never gonna be able to do what you feel you can do."

-- Simeon Warren on Burning Down The House

This week on We Dig Plants we move away from Brooklyn and take a look at another borough: Queens. Susan Lacerte, executive director of the Queens Botanical Garden, joins hosts Alice Marcus-Krieg and Carmen Devito to shed light on the great cultural and technical history behind the garden--- from its green architecture and design (it is a LEED Certified building and has a sustainable rose garden!) to the many different community and cultural activities that the garden hosts year round. This episode is sponsored by Whole Foods Market.

"The building and the landscapes have become our biggest teaching tool . . we have over 20,000 school children come from Queens and around the city a year to learn about photosynthesis, to learn about how plants help our environment."

--Susan Lacerte on the We Dig Plants

This week on U Look Hungry host Helen Hollyman returns to chat with chef Kevin Pemoulie who is opening his first restaurant, Thirty Acres, in Jersey City. They talk about everything from pugilism and how it fits into his restaurant to using Kickstarter as a tool to help with supporting a new business and creating a community. So tune in for the scoop on New Jersey eats and why Taylor ham reigns king in Jersey. This episode is sponsored by Fairway Market.

"Service is a very underappreciated, especially from the public, aspect to a restaurant that can't get overlooked"

--Kevin Pemoulie on U Look Hungry