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First Aired - 01/16/2011 03:30PM
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This week on We Dig Plants, join Alice Marcus Kreig and Carmen DeVito as they learn more about some "Bizarre Botanicals", from author and plant expert Paula Gross. Tune in to learn some fun facts about plats like the Chinese Finger Trap plant, Lithops and Trigger Orchards. This episode was sponsored by Hearst Ranch, the nations largest single source supplier of grassfed and grass finished beef.
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We Dig Plants: Bizzare Botanicals with Paula Gross (20:05)
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We Dig Plants, Carmen DeVito, Alice Marcus Krieg, Heritage Radio Network, Roberta's, Hearst Ranch, Paula Gross, tropical plants, Bizarre Botanicals, Larry Mellichamp, Timber Press, why don't people appreciate plants in their diversity?, in modern society we don't have day to day interactions with plants like we did in the past, plant sex tapes, plants reproducing in unusual ways, many weird plants come from extreme environments, desserts and rainforests, humans are a lot like plants, Chinese Finger Trap plants, strange flowering structures, stigma of the flower, botany, Victorians, pollination, plant adaptations, Telegraph Plants,More Bizarre Botanicals (18:39)
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Lithops, baby toes, harsh Southern African desert, plants usually want light, they can also get too much light, sunburn, photorespiration, using energy instead of making it, the secret life of plants, disconnected from human life, plant diversity, Mother of Thousands, plants that clone themselves, asexual propagation, trigger orchards, all orchards have a similar structure,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 05/09/2010 03:30PM
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This week on We Dig Plants, Pearl Fryar, master of topiary and gardener of a three-acre garden in Bishopville, South Carolina.
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We Dig Plants Introduction: Pearl Fryar (14:08)
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We Dig Plants, Carmen DeVito, Alice Marcus Krieg, Heritage Radio Network, Groundworks Inc, Hearst Ranch, Bishopsville South Carolina, A Man Named Pearl, topiary garden, we have the power to shape our world into what we want and desire it to be, topiarus is Latin for landscape gardener, topiary gardening, ancient form of clipping and shaping geometric patterns, Edward Scissorhands, Bonsai, monks kept the style and practice alive in Europe, Victorians adopted the process, they can come in many shapes, partair, hedges, potted topiaries, topiary, traditional made by hand, symbol of wealth, mazes, labyrinths, build to encourage spiritual mediation, Pearl Fryar, he didn't know anything about plants when he started, he wanted to win yard of the month, Pearl only had one lesson, www.pearlfryar.com, it's like sculpting,Hard Work Always Pays Off (14:56)
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oak, making a plant square from a round shape, success is determined by work, it's gotta come from love, if you're gifted it will show, finding resources within yourself, Pearl has a 3 acre garden, Pearl won yard of the month finally, he has influenced many others, he teaches art classes, he teaches students to draw from their strengths, sometimes it takes a long time to realize talent, what have plants taught Pearl?, he looks at the garden as a form of expression, why do athletes get scholarships to develop talent and others don't?, Pearl enjoys home gardens, he is a junk artist, The Garden Conservancy,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 05/09/2013 12:00PM
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Lynne Olver is a reference librarian with a passion for food! This week on A Taste of the Past, Linda Pelaccio calls Lynne to talk to her about food history and her website, FoodTimeline.org. How does Lynne's library science background inform the way she researches and references recipes, food origins, and more? Learn how studying food prices can reveal further information about the economy of a certain time period. How does one become a food historian? Learn the methods that Lynne uses to research any topic, and what resources Lynne trusts. Find out why Lynne is not interested in corporate food history, and how her beliefs on information are influenced by her passion and profession. This episode has been sponsored by Cain Vineyard & Winery. Thanks to Four Lincolns for today's music.
"What I'm trying to do here with FoodTimeline.org is give a starting point for an individual's research." [8:00]
-- Lynne Olver on A Taste of the Past
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Historic Menus, Food Prices, and More (20:17)
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Morristown County Library, Lynne Olver, FoodTimeline.org, food historian, librarian, Library Sciences, reference librarian, Food Chronology, agricultural extension, food in writing, documentation, citation, Culinary Historians of New York, work in progress, shellfish, scholar, grains, Mesopotamia, cultivation, chefs, historic menus, culinary students, family recipes, food prices, food traditions, Helen Keller, Anne Frank,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
