This week on After the Jump, Grace Bonney is joined in the studio by blogger, homesteader, and author Ashley English. Ashley lives on eleven acres just outside of Asheville, North Carolina where she keeps bees, raises chickens, and tends to her garden. Hear how Ashley started homesteading, and her opinions regarding the "hipsterfication" of the DIY movement. Why has there been such a resurgence in interest in old-fashioned tactile skills? Tune in to hear how Ashley has made time to write The Homemade Living Series, and raise a child! Hear Ashley and Grace talk about a few small steps that everyone can take in order to live a greener life, and why homesteading is not just another trend. What green practices can be seen in the design world? Find out this and more on this week's installment of After the Jump! This program has been brought to you by Clarkson Potter Publishers.

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"I think if you give people the opportunity, information, and resources and use an open and friendly approach, people tend to move toward that approach [green living]." 5:15

"Food is the great democratic unifier. It crosses all divides - race, gender, socioeconomic, and political status." 9:43

-- Ashley English on After the Jump

What do beat, bean, and leek all have in common with each other? Find out on this week's episode A Taste of The Past where Linda goes into the history of food and culinary etymology with Ina Lipkowitz teacher of English literature and Biblical Studies at MIT and author of Words to Eat By. Discover the semantic shift in the word meat, the influence of the ancient Romans on plant breeds, and how much religious symbolism is based off food. Listen and become aware about how much food words have an impact on us. This episode is sponsored by The Hearst Ranch.

Tune into this edition of Rooftop Farming with Ben Flanner to hear how the Brooklyn Grange is involved with acclimating refugees who have relocated to New York City. Erin Fairbanks asks Ben to share his thoughts about the Grange's partnership with the Refugee & Immigrant Fund. Hear how working on the farm not only teaches refugees urban agriculture skills, but also helps them practice English and learn about life in New York City.