Defender Food Talks

Defender Food Talks
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The Food Garden Life Show is an award-winning show that celebrates food gardens, food, family, community, and a slightly slower life.

Episodes

  1. 08/28/2021

    Youth and Gardening

    What inspires youth and children to garden? In today's show we speak with a 15-year-old on a mission to inspire other teens to garden, and find out about an organization helping people garden with children.

  2. 08/28/2021

    Harvest More with No-Dig Gardening

    In the fig segment, we chat with a New York fig grower who has "stepover" figs. In the tomato segment, we explore the idea of "keeper" tomatoes.

  3. 08/28/2021

    Backyard Urban Farming in Toronto

    We chat with Arlene Hazzan Green and Marc Green, co-owners of The Backyard Urban Farm Company (BUFCO) in Toronto about their mission to help people grow food at home.

  4. 08/28/2021

    Making Home and Corporate Vegetable Gardens

    Along with helping people create and grow vegetable gardens, another goal was to improve food security in the city. He realized that installing gardens for people who can afford a gardener probably doesn’t move the needle much on food security…but he’s tweaked the business to include corporate gardens—and use that as a way to improve food security in Montreal.

  5. 08/28/2021

    Learning to be a Home Herbalist

    In a broadcast that originally aired live on The Food Garden Life Radio Show, we chat with herbalist Bevin Cohen about using, growing, and foraging herbs. He talks about culinary, medicinal, and cosmetic uses. He also talks about his journey into the business of herbs and building his herb business.

  6. 08/28/2021

    Sochan, Galinsoga, Squash Tips: Root-to-Flower Cuisine

    Our guest today, Chef Alan Bergo, looks at vegetables through the eyes of a forager. He’s passionate about using parts of the plant that are often overlooked. Chefs using a whole animals might use the term nose-to-tail cooking. Bergo takes this approach with his vegetables, using a root-to-flower approach.

  7. 08/16/2021

    Black Creek Community Farm

    The farm is located along the northern boundary of the City of Toronto, in a densely populated neighbourhood where Toronto meets one of its northern suburbs, within walking distance of the Jane and Finch neighbourhood.

  8. 08/16/2021

    Garden in Your 90s

    The residents she’s talking about are mainly in their 90s. And the vegetables and herbs they grow and harvest become part of the menu at this Toronto long-term care home.

  9. 08/12/2021

    Compost-Powered Hot Tub, Urban Micro-Farm Program

    In this episode that first aired live on the radio show, we speak with Tom Bartel, who gardens in the high desert of Colorado, at an elevation of 6,500’. His growing season is only about 130 days, but from his 1300 square foot garden, he harvests over 1,000 pounds of produce every year.

  10. 08/12/2021

    Black Creek Community Farm

    The farm is located along the northern boundary of the City of Toronto, in a densely populated neighbourhood where Toronto meets one of its northern suburbs, within walking distance of the Jane and Finch neighbourhood.

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The Food Garden Life Show is an award-winning show that celebrates food gardens, food, family, community, and a slightly slower life.

Information

  • Creator
    Defender Food Talks
  • Years Active
    2021
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Defender Food Talks
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