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First Aired - 07/10/2011 05:00PM
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On this week's episode of Burning Down the House, Curtis B. Wayne interviews Bob Fox, one half of the duo behind the Cook + Fox architecture firm that Curtis works at. Bob is one the pioneers in what some term "green architecture" and during the program he takes listeners on a journey through the history of sustainable-minded architecture and questions what dangers lie ahead for the new generation controlling our built environment. This episode was sponsored by Hearst Ranch.
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Burning Down the House: Robert F. Fox (12:42)
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Burning Down the House, Curtis B. Wayne, green movement, sustainability, energy conservation, Robert F. Fox, Bob Fox, Passivhaus, Bauhaus, working abroad, Werner Seligmann,Sustainable Architecture (14:01)
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sustainable architecture, Red Hook, Taconic State Parkway, radio, Cook + Fox, starting a firm, house additions, New Earth Catalog, Stewart Brand, Silent Spring, Rachel Carson,The History of Green & The Battery Park City Authority (22:05)
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Rick Fedrizzi, U.S. Green Building Council, Carrier Global Engineering Conference, global engineering, Conde Nast, energy efficiency, what is green?, environmental design, Henry Gifford, LEED, Battery Park City Authority, internal air quality, NYSERDA,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 09/07/2009 05:00PM
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Marla Camp interviews guests featured in the book Growing Good Things to Eat in Texas. Guests include author Pamela Walker, Bart Reid, David Pitre and Carol Ann Sayle.
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Introduction (2:35)
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Working Farmers Labor Day, marla@edibleaustin.com, win a copy of Pam Walker's new book, congrats to winner of Fresh movie screening giveaway,Marla talks with Pamela Walker, Author of Growing Good Things to Eat in Texas (20:18)
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agriculture, food marketing systems, stories of men women and children that make up the agricultural community of Texas, cast a wide net to gather contacts, certifications, growers, organic versus non organic practices, ranges of products and places, personal visits with farmers and growers doing interviews, why they work on the farm, challenges they have faced, people like to speak of themselves, breaking the ice, easy flow of conversation, policy of USDA since World War II allowed for chemicals in planting, Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, The Unsettling of America by Wendell Berry, as of recently small farms are increasing at a higher rate than larger scale farms, farmers markets, small farms moving more towards direct marketing, Texas, educational events, commercial success, discovered sincere generosity, food and water watch, support of independent agriculture, work against prevailing policy at state and national levels, against one size fits all philosophies, close connections to food growers as inspiration,Downtown on the Farm with Carol Ann Sayle (7:45)
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Carol talks about farming in Pamela's new book Growing Good Things to Eat in Texas, farmstand, pears with Arugula, roasted cashews with feta cheese, olive oil meyer lemon juice dressing, less canning because of more demand for fresh produce, year round Arugula plants,Marla talks with Bart Reid Owner of Permian Sea Organics (17:55)
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practicing sustainable aquaculture in West Texas, farm to market roads, Bart Reid is a farmer and marine biologist, aquaculture, feed, intensive care unit for aquatic animals, building new self sustainable systems, shrimp, natural productivity, macro-environment, fertilize ponds with compost, founded non-profit research organization, develop and promote organic products, fertilize ponds with composts, Organic Aquaculture Institute, funded by grants and donations, fish nutritionists, fish meal, fish oils, algae produces fish oil not fish, why not culture the algae in the pond system, building a set of rules for more sustainable aquaculture, how to get involved, National Organic Program website, Reid_Bart@yahoo.com,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
