The Morning After
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First Aired - 04/18/2010 03:30PM
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Carmen & Alice talk about an important, yet overlooked, element of the garden that can reshape everything: containers!
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We Dig Plants Introduction: (14:10)
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We Dig Plants, Carmen Devito, Alice Marcus Krieg, Hearst Ranch, Heritage Radio Network, small private space, gadens, profound effect on a total stranger, inspired by the beauty of a garden, most urban developers don't have the luxury of outdoor space, water garden, the right container mixed with tright plant materials can create balance, choose materials that you love, fewer larger more dramatic pieces are better than lots of little pots, plants rarely make a container look bad,History Of Container Gardens (24:04)
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container gardens, ancient Romans, easy way to fill borders, important factor in container gardens is drainage, compost, Brooklyn Botanic Garden shop, Brooklyn Flea Market, plant choices, systematic approach to planting, glazed pots, moisture loving plants, herb garden, Wave Hill, Bronx, Alpine Garden, baskets, dates back to early gardening days, window boxes, look best when they relate to the architecture of the building, hanging baskets, window box construction, water gardens, organic pest control, shrubs and perennials, red twig dogwood, think about form and function for success,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 06/12/2012 12:00PM
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Dave and Nastassia are back from Japan and Cooking Issues has returned! Dave's mailbox is full and he attempts to answer as many questions as humanly possible. From coffee brewing to cow muscles to intervase enzymes, Dave continues on his mission to solve any and all Cooking Issues on-air. Learn more about egg free custards, ways to prepare foods for those allergic to eggs and how to effectively roast meat. Ever try making bagels and pretzels at home? Hear some tips about avoiding lye disasters in the process and hear Dave's pretzel rules. This program was sponsored by The International Culinary Center.
"If you add fat to your pretzels, I have a problem with you and your pretzels. It's an abomination, it turns into a cracker - it's terrible. Also, if it's not twisted it's not a pretezel, it's a pretzeloid. The best pretzels I've ever had in my life are from Martins Brothers - you can get them by mail order."
--Dave Arnold on Cooking Issues
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Back from Japan! (18:43)
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Jiro Dreams of Sushi, fish markets, Tokyo, sushi, coffee filters, coffee brewing, coffee machines, sous vide, Sous Vide Degrees Celsius, low temperature cooking, enzymes, breaking down proteins, texture of fish, tenderizing meat, tendons, muscles, www.BeefResearch.org, invertase, sucrose, inverting sugar,Egg Allergies & Dave's Pretzel Rules (29:50)
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Gastropod, egg free custards, meringue, Versawhip, egg allergies, custard, roast meat, prime rib, grilling, botulism, sichuan, spicy food, garlic, oil, bagels, pretzels, lye, drain cleaner, nixtamalization, baking soda, alkalinity, myard, Martins Brothers Pretzels, blended mixed drinks, Gourmet Whip, cheddar cheese sauce, squeeze bottles, stove top smoking, wood, steamer baskets,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 05/16/2010 03:30PM
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The subject of this week's show is the business of local horticulture. Greg Keil talks about his wholesale flower business--a family-owned business growing plants and selling them less than 50 miles from Manhattan.
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We Dig Plants Introductoin: Greg Keil (16:14)
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Alice Marcus Kreig, Carmen DeVito, We Dig Plants, Heritage Radio Network, Roberta's, Groundworks Inc, bringing the culture to horticulture, gardening, local horticulture, growing plants on a large scale, Greg Keil, Otto Keil Nursery, Long Island, the nursery business is still very local, Huntington, Hick's Nursery, how did the Keil family start?, the family left Germany in the 1930's, Ernie Schneider, cut flowers, Flower Confidential, Otto Keil, land in Long Island was so valuable it was all sold for housing, everyone has a carbon footprint, highlights and floral events, they supply the flowers to the Macy's Flower Show, Otto Hermann Kahn, majority of the Keil plant materials are grown in the North Fork, gardening is an entry level job for immigrants, low cost labor, immigrant bashing, it's the same story of European immigrants,The Nursery Business & Economic Dilemmas (18:31)
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how many plants does he grow in a year?, 1.5 million annuals 60,000 hanging baskets 40,000 poinsettias 20,000 lilies, who buys these?, garden centers, 60% of stock, holiday plants, landscapers, florists, cemeteries, funeral homes, weddings, roses at Costco, suburbanization, the rain last June was terrible, some customers haven't recovered from it, the weather can be a challenge, what are some other challenges, unionization of farm labor, farming profit margins are very low, poinsettias have been commoditzed, they are now disposable, Christmas generations,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
