Discovered an excellent radio segment on NPR the other day. It was actually a health feature, but I hope they cross-post it in the “gardening session”
You can read the page or listen to the radio segment here:
Are organic tomatoes better?
I also think the sidebar at the bottom of the page with definitions was very useful too.
Sat May 31 2008 11:30am
How to grow blueberries. Also: sweet peas for perfume in the garden; low-maintenance plants.
Sat May 31 2008 12:00 pm
Panel: Bill Lord, environmental agent, Franklin County; Karen Neill, horticulture agent, Guilford County; Linda Blue, horticulture agent, Buncombe County; Larry Bass, Extension horticultural specialist, retired
Features:
Bill Lord, “Taming a Bee Swarm”
Mike Gray/Jeana Myers, “Kids in the Garden” (Jeana Myers is the wife of N.C. State horticulture professor Will Hooker, and “Almanac” shot this feature at their home.)
Sat May 31 2008 12:30pm
Plants that can withstand pollution; the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park; enlivening an office with plants; how to grow plants during the winter months.
Do you listen to NPR as often as I do?
I try to listen to news in the morning and afternoons, and usually listen to some entertainment on Saturday.
I discovered the other day that they have a “Gardening Page” on their website where they have archived radio segments about gardening.
Go to:
One side of gardening is production, another is consumption.
I am convinced that we are in need of a system that takes meals and food preparation at a slower pace than what is the current norm. We are not meant to eat from the microwave oven continuously. Fruits and vegetables are meant to ripen on the vine and be eaten in full flavor. Regular meals at a table, with good wine and excellent presentation should be a common occurrence.
I ran across this website over the weekend and thought it might be food for thought for any gardener out there: Slow Food USA
Once we begin to take an interest in the enjoyment of food, and in finding out where our food comes from, we can begin to see the effects of these choices.When we shorten the distance—both literal and figurative—that our food travels to get to us, we are participating in the Slow Food movement.
