197. The Perennial Matchmaker | Nancy Ondra Garden Blogger | Southeast PA

Nancy j. Ondra The Perennial Matchmaker: Create Amazing Combinations with Your Favorite Perennials

Nancy J. Ondra is a renowned garden writer and editor with more than 30 years of experience growing and experimenting with perennials and plant combinations. She is the author or coauthor of more than a dozen respected gardening books. In The Perennial Matchmaker: Create Amazing Combinations with Your Favorite Perennials, she has distilled her in-depth knowledge of color, texture, and seasonal effects into a simple approach for surefire planting success. www.organicgardenerpodcast.com

replay of 86. Patti Armbrister | Garden and Agriculture Educator Extraordinaire Changing how our schools eat one cafeteria at a time | Hinsdale, MT | Part 2

This episode was originally published on October 8, 2015. Patti Armbrister is an educator and policy changer who looks for positive solutions to producing and eating locally grown food in our schools. She teaches agricultural education in a rural school but is making change that affects our farmers, students, and families as she connects locally grown healthy food with nutrition and education. This phenomenal speaker and farmer who is also a self-proclaimed “beef geek” shares her story of getting recognizable meat and real potatoes into the school cafeteria. Be inspired to make change in your local school district by learning about the wellness committee, food miles, and how change in our food systems starts at home. www.organicgardenerpodcast.com

replay 134. Gardening A Complete Diet | Grow Bio-intensive.org | Bountiful Gardens Seeds | Jes Pearce

Bio-intensive Backyard Gardening

Jes Pearce is another one of those amazing rockstar millennials who do exciting things while being advocates for the planet and great stewards of our land here today to inspire you with her story! Coming to us from the Jevin’s Center for Research and Education sharing passion and knowledge that’s gonna get you excited to dig in that dirt right now!
The Growbiointesnive.org says their mission is to: “is to train people worldwide to better feed themselves while conserving resources” Get ready to here about the bio-intensive 8 step method, crops you can grow for a complete diet in your backyard garden with a little power adventuring thrown in! www.organicgardenerpodcast.com