We've got another packed house this week on Beer Sessions Radio. Host Jimmy Carbone is joined by frequent guests Dave Brodrick and Jen Schwertman from Blind Tiger. Also in the studio is David Yarrington, director of brewing operations from Smuttynose. The Shelton Bros. importers are represented by Joel Shelton and BR Royla, and Sebastian Sauer and Peter Essel are here from Germany for Freigeist. Finally, we've got Ted Kenny, owner of Top Hops bottle shop in the Lower East Side. Tune in to hear discussions about the state of German beer. Freigeist has been experimenting with all sorts of styles, from Belgian to American, creating something completely unique. David Yarrington talks about his start in the beer industry, as well as the upcoming move for Smuttynose's brewery. We've got call-in questions and inquiries from Twitter, so tune in! This episode has been brought to you by GreatBrewers.com.

"There's a lot of dying out of the breweries in Germany. Germany used to have a lot of breweries, and nowadays they all produce less than they did years ago. But they don't understand why they're losing so much. They see themselves as the victim." -- Sebastian Sauer on Beer Sessions Radio

"The brewers in Germany don't seem to get that people want something different, something that's not being offered to them. We were just talking about how the same thing happened here [in the U.S.]. It had boiled down to a few suppliers that were brewing basically the same beer." -- Ted Kenny on Beer Sessions Radio

"You can be creative and be unique and people will respond." -- David Yarrington on Beer Sessions Radio

Will anyone stop the 7-Eleven invasion of the East Village? This week on Let's Get Real, Erica Wides is talking with two activists from the No 7-Eleven group, Bob Holman and Rob Hollander. Tune into this episode to find out how gentrification and foodiness are intertwined in the case of the 7-Eleven infestation in Downtown Manhattan. How is corporate control of neighborhoods related to the corporate influence in food? 7-Eleven's infiltration of the East Village and the Lower East Side undermines decades of rich cultural history. Don't become a victim of foodiness; tune into Let's Get Real. This episode has been sponsored by Cain Vineyard & Winery.

"To Pringle-ize is to force conformity and stick humans in a tube for easier shipping." [9:15] -- Bob Holman on Let's Get Real

Learn all about compost on this week's Rooftop Farming Update with Ben Flanner. Erin Fairbanks calls up Ben to talk about ideal compost ratios, and what you can toss into your compost pile. What qualifies as a 'green', and what would be considered a 'brown'? Find out where you can pick up some compost for your very own NYC garden!