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First Aired - 01/19/2012 02:00PM
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This week the ladies of We Dig Plants are fresh back from MANTS. What is MANTS you ask? Tune in to find out more about the history and goings on of the Mid-Atlantic Nusrsery Trade Show from hosts Alice and Carmen including the perennial plant of the year, the dangers of an advancing Boxwood blight, and how an industry concerned with greenery is trying to go green with rice hulls and other innovative products and techniques. This episode is sponsored by Whole Foods Market.
"The perennial plant of the year for 2012 is: "Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost' . "
"Boxwood is a very commonly cultivated plant, it's important to the industry, it's in every garden . . and it's under attack."
--Carmen Devito on We Dig Plants
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We Dige Plants: What is MANTS? (18:53)
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We Dig Plants, Alice Marcus-Krieg, Carmen Devito, Brooklyn Blend Soil, trade show, MANTS, plant trade show, plant people, plant trends, boxwood, Mid Atlantic Nursery Trade Show, ag extension, Boxwood blight, Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost', shade loving plants, green industry, rice hulls, Terrain, Green Depot, Organics Mechanics, Ball Horticultural, old plant companies,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 01/08/2012 01:00PM
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This week on Straight, No Chaser, Katy Keiffer is joined by Congresswoman Chellie Pingree of the great state of Maine. Tune in for a lively discussion on all things related to food, agriculture, policy and the way we feed our nation. Find out what Congresswoman Pingree is trying to achieve with her Local Food, Farms and Jobs Act including incentives for fisheries, value added producer grants and improvements to school food programs. Hear more about the 2012 Farm Bill and find out how young farmers are changing the landscape of food production in our nation. This episode was sponsored by Cain Vineyard & Winery.
"Kids have a great palate, we just don't give them the opportunity to develop it."
"Patriotism used to be supporting family farms and communities, not shipping tomatoes on a truck from Florida across the country."
--- Congresswoman Chellie Pingree on Straight, No Chaser
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Straight, No Chaser: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (13:14)
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Straight No Chaser, Heritage Radio Network, Katy Keiffer, Cain Five, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, farming, Local Food Farms and Jobs Act, canning and processing facilities, farmers markets, local food for schools, food service, activism, USDA, slaughterhouses, food policy, organic farming, private funding, venture capitalism, agriculture,Maine Fisheries & Aquaculture (8:01)
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fisheries, fish, fishing, Maine, aquaculture, distribution, produce, processing,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 11/10/2011 11:00AM
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This episode of Growing Good will pique your tastebuds as your very own Mamassandra talks spices and herbs for baby. With the help of friend and researcher Melissa McAllister the two ladies talk about American Academy of Pediatrics-approved herbs, spices, and additives for your child such as cinnamon, tumeric, and clove which also have shown to have certain health benefits. Tune into learn how to appropriately add new and wholesome foods to your baby's diet as will as Alessandra's tips for winter food.This episode is sponsored by Heritage Foods USA
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A Wholesome Baby Diet (17:06)
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Growing Good, Alessandra-Maria Iavarone, Melissa McAllister, spices, baby, travel in baby, baby appetite, pediatrician, American Academy of Pediatrics, tips for introducing new food, allergic reaction, basil, fresh mint, herbs, USDA, cinamon, glucose tolerance, diabetes, clove, Rosemary, fish allergy, choking hazard, curry, wholesome baby food, tumeric, antioxidant, curcumin, baby diet,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
