This week on We Dig Plants, Carmen & Alice are joined by Susan Cohan & Rochelle Greayer of the brand new horticulture publication "Leaf". Tune in to learn more about how gardening, landscape design and farming are all related and well represented in this forward thinking magazine. Find out how Susan & Rochelle founded "Leaf" and what it takes to run a successful publication in today's digital age. This episode was sponsored by Whole Foods Market.

This week on We Dig Plants, Carmen & Alice chat with Patty Craft, the Managing Editor of Horticulture Magazine. They discuss the current state of print media and how times are changing for those in the world of publication. Tune in to learn about the future of horticulture and how garden enthusiasts share their passion through social media, the internet, and old fashioned print media. This episode was sponsored by Cain Vineyard & Winery.

Orion Magazine has been producing thought-provoking, progressive journalism for thirty years. On this week's episode of The Farm Report, Erin Fairbanks is chatting with Orion's Outreach Director, Erik Hoffner. Tune in to hear Erik talk about the ecology-focused lens with which Orion views all sorts of social issues. Learn about the magazine's roots in New York City, and why the operation moved to Western Massachusetts. Hear Erik and Erin talk about the unknown health factors of nanotechnology, and how nanoparticles may be damaging to the environment and individual health. Learn about several of Orion's freelance contributors, and what they have to say about topics like hydrofracking and environmentalism. This program has been brought to you by Hearst Ranch.

"So many good things are happening in New York with urban agriculture, and with public art using the landscape." [11:00]

"The health of our ground water for the next hundred years is worth more than ten years of fuel." [26:10]

-- Erik Hoffner on The Farm Report