Best Jennifer Jewell Cultivating Place Podcasts (2024)

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Arboreal Obsession and Growing the World: The Tree Collectors, with Amy Stewart 1:01:37

6d ago1:01:37

1:01:37

Many gardeners are also collectors. Collectors of things like pots, books, seeds, and - of course - plants. Some plant collecting gardeners collect flowers, shrubs, herbs or seeds. Others collect trees – and when writer, artist and curious human Amy Stewart, award winning author of Flower Confidential, Wicked Plants, and The Drunken Botanist, ran i…

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Arboreal Obsession and Growing the World: The Tree Collectors, with Amy Stewart 1:01:37

6d ago1:01:37

1:01:37

Many gardeners are also collectors. Collectors of things like pots, books, seeds, and - of course - plants. Some plant collecting gardeners collect flowers, shrubs, herbs or seeds. Others collect trees – and when writer, artist and curious human Amy Stewart, award winning author of Flower Confidential, Wicked Plants, and The Drunken Botanist, ran i…

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The Garden of Words with Katie Elzer-Peters 54:56

12d ago54:56

54:56

This week, Cultivating Place’s guest host, Ben Futa, is in conversation with Katie Elzer-Peters, owner and founder of The Garden of Words, a digital marketing agency for the green industry. Katie is a lifelong plant lover, storyteller, communicator, and artist. An early love for museums and public gardens led Katie to discover what has today become…

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The Garden of Words with Katie Elzer-Peters 54:56

12d ago54:56

54:56

This week, Cultivating Place’s guest host, Ben Futa, is in conversation with Katie Elzer-Peters, owner and founder of The Garden of Words, a digital marketing agency for the green industry. Katie is a lifelong plant lover, storyteller, communicator, and artist. An early love for museums and public gardens led Katie to discover what has today become…

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Longwood Reimagined with Horticultural Leader, Paul Redman 53:52

20d ago53:52

53:52

This week, when many in the US have time off with family and friends, we note our gratitude for Public Gardens and green spaces around our country and in our lives. Guest-Host Abra Lee is in conversation with one of North America’s public garden leaders, Paul Redman. As President and Chief Executive Officer of Longwood Gardens for the last 16 years…

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Longwood Reimagined with Horticultural Leader, Paul Redman 53:52

20d ago53:52

53:52

This week, when many in the US have time off with family and friends, we note our gratitude for Public Gardens and green spaces around our country and in our lives. Guest-Host Abra Lee is in conversation with one of North America’s public garden leaders, Paul Redman. As President and Chief Executive Officer of Longwood Gardens for the last 16 years…

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All flourishing is mutual, Robin Wall Kimmerer (Best Of) 56:33

27d ago56:33

56:33

In honor of the season of gratitude, festivities, long nights, rest, and reflection upon us, this week we revisit a BEST OF conversation with Robin Wall Kimmerer, Indigenous scholar, professor, land and culture tender, MacArthur Genius Grant award winner, mother, and all around wonderful human.She is also a gardener. Her book, Braiding Sweetgrass (…

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All flourishing is mutual, Robin Wall Kimmerer (Best Of) 56:33

27d ago56:33

56:33

In honor of the season of gratitude, festivities, long nights, rest, and reflection upon us, this week we revisit a BEST OF conversation with Robin Wall Kimmerer, Indigenous scholar, professor, land and culture tender, MacArthur Genius Grant award winner, mother, and all around wonderful human.She is also a gardener. Her book, Braiding Sweetgrass (…

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Exploring the frontiers of garden design with The New Perennialist, Tony Spencer of Ontario, CA 1:00:56

1M ago1:00:56

1:00:56

In our ongoing exploration of who gardeners are, where gardeners are, and all that they are growing in this world, this week in particular I am delighted to be in conversation with a longtime and inspiring plants person.Tony Spencer is the plantsman cultivator behind the Canadian-based endeavor, which for the last decade has been known as The New P…

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Exploring the frontiers of garden design with The New Perennialist, Tony Spencer of Ontario, CA 1:00:56

1M ago1:00:56

1:00:56

In our ongoing exploration of who gardeners are, where gardeners are, and all that they are growing in this world, this week in particular I am delighted to be in conversation with a longtime and inspiring plants person.Tony Spencer is the plantsman cultivator behind the Canadian-based endeavor, which for the last decade has been known as The New P…

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Somewhere That's Green, with plantsman John Kish 55:07

1M ago55:07

55:07

This week on Cultivating Place, guest host Ben Futa of Botany in South Bend, Indiana, is back, this time in conversation with John Kish in the desert town of Bend, Oregon.John is the founder and owner of Somewhere That’s Green, an indoor plant shop and home of the Greenhouse Cabaret Theatre. Per John’s vision, his work and life are a combination pl…

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Somewhere That's Green, with plantsman John Kish 55:07

1M ago55:07

55:07

This week on Cultivating Place, guest host Ben Futa of Botany in South Bend, Indiana, is back, this time in conversation with John Kish in the desert town of Bend, Oregon.John is the founder and owner of Somewhere That’s Green, an indoor plant shop and home of the Greenhouse Cabaret Theatre. Per John’s vision, his work and life are a combination pl…

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All Hallows Eve/Samhain & our wildest dreams, with Jen Williams of Wild Dreams Farm & Seed 1:02:40

2M ago1:02:40

1:02:40

Sometimes our dreams didn’t start out as our dreams. Sometimes, our current dreams were once just seeds germinating in the crucible of time and experience leading up to what is now. For seed farmer Jen Williams, being a seed farmer situated within a small island community was not always the dream.The dream to effect meaningful change in the world a…

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All Hallows Eve/Samhain & our wildest dreams, with Jen Williams of Wild Dreams Farm & Seed 1:02:40

2M ago1:02:40

1:02:40

Sometimes our dreams didn’t start out as our dreams. Sometimes, our current dreams were once just seeds germinating in the crucible of time and experience leading up to what is now. For seed farmer Jen Williams, being a seed farmer situated within a small island community was not always the dream.The dream to effect meaningful change in the world a…

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The Poetic Garden Legacy of the Harlem Renaissance's Effie Lee Newsome 1:03:52

2M ago1:03:52

1:03:52

Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and W. EB Dubois are some of the many recognizable names of an intellectual cultural and artistic period in American history known as the Harlem Renaissance. This week, CP Guest Host Abra Lee is in conversation with Reverend Jerri Mitchell-Lee. They enjoy a deep dive into the history of Effie Lee Newsome, anothe…

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The Poetic Garden Legacy of the Harlem Renaissance's Effie Lee Newsome 1:03:52

2M ago1:03:52

1:03:52

Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and W. EB Dubois are some of the many recognizable names of an intellectual cultural and artistic period in American history known as the Harlem Renaissance. This week, CP Guest Host Abra Lee is in conversation with Reverend Jerri Mitchell-Lee. They enjoy a deep dive into the history of Effie Lee Newsome, anothe…

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All the wild rhythms: Wild Plant Culture with Jared Rosenbaum 1:13:50

2M ago1:13:50

1:13:50

The wilds of New Jersey might sound like a humorous oxymoron to many – many who don’t live in New Jersey. Humor is one of our guests' great traits this week, along with his deep love of the plants and places making up New Jersey and its wilds—whether scrappy and unlikely roadside verges or extant majestic old-growth forests. Jared Rosenbaum and his…

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All the wild rhythms: Wild Plant Culture with Jared Rosenbaum 1:13:50

2M ago1:13:50

1:13:50

The wilds of New Jersey might sound like a humorous oxymoron to many – many who don’t live in New Jersey. Humor is one of our guests' great traits this week, along with his deep love of the plants and places making up New Jersey and its wilds—whether scrappy and unlikely roadside verges or extant majestic old-growth forests. Jared Rosenbaum and his…

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LIVE with Golden State Linen (formerly known as Chico Flax) 1:04:36

2M ago1:04:36

1:04:36

This week, we’re so excited to air the first listen to one of our CP LIVE conversations, which were recorded live in front of an audience on the home ground of the Cultivators of Place with whom we are speaking.I am so thrilled to kick the airing of this series off on my own home ground in Northern California - back in conversation with Sandy Fishe…

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LIVE with Golden State Linen (formerly known as Chico Flax) 1:04:36

2M ago1:04:36

1:04:36

This week, we’re so excited to air the first listen to one of our CP LIVE conversations, which were recorded live in front of an audience on the home ground of the Cultivators of Place with whom we are speaking.I am so thrilled to kick the airing of this series off on my own home ground in Northern California - back in conversation with Sandy Fishe…

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KISS MY ASTER's ASTER GARDENS, with Amanda Thomsen 53:41

3M ago53:41

53:41

Amanda Thomsen is a horticulturist, garden designer, keynote speaker, freelance writer, backyard consultant, and author living in suburban Chicago. Amanda wants to help the world live more sustainably (but without a load of effort and twice the fun!).Amanda has been a professional horticulturist, landscape designer, and project manager for the past…

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KISS MY ASTER's ASTER GARDENS, with Amanda Thomsen 53:41

3M ago53:41

53:41

Amanda Thomsen is a horticulturist, garden designer, keynote speaker, freelance writer, backyard consultant, and author living in suburban Chicago. Amanda wants to help the world live more sustainably (but without a load of effort and twice the fun!).Amanda has been a professional horticulturist, landscape designer, and project manager for the past…

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The Field Guides Among Us: Dr. Alan Weakley, Director UNC Chapel Hill Herbarium 1:02:55

3M ago1:02:55

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Dr. Alan Weakley is a career-long botanist and conservation biologist firmly rooted in the southeast region of the U.S. For a little over 23 years, Dr. Weakley has served as the director of the UNC Chapel Hill Herbarium, which since 2000 has been part of the North Carolina Botanical Garden. Throughout his career, from his PhD work to his professori…

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The Field Guides Among Us: Dr. Alan Weakley, Director UNC Chapel Hill Herbarium 1:02:55

3M ago1:02:55

1:02:55

Dr. Alan Weakley is a career-long botanist and conservation biologist firmly rooted in the southeast region of the U.S. For a little over 23 years, Dr. Weakley has served as the director of the UNC Chapel Hill Herbarium, which since 2000 has been part of the North Carolina Botanical Garden. Throughout his career, from his PhD work to his professori…

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Pre Autumnal Equinox Celebration with Erin Benzakein of Floret & Floret Originals 1:05:39

3M ago1:05:39

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Erin Benzakein of Floret Flower Farm needs little introduction to most garden-minded listeners. She has been so instrumental is cultivating a flower-farmer and flower-farming economy in our country. Her innovative and dedicated seed research and breeding work of the past almost decade, however, is whole new lens through which to appreciate her work…

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Pre Autumnal Equinox Celebration with Erin Benzakein of Floret & Floret Originals 1:05:39

3M ago1:05:39

1:05:39

Erin Benzakein of Floret Flower Farm needs little introduction to most garden-minded listeners. She has been so instrumental is cultivating a flower-farmer and flower-farming economy in our country. Her innovative and dedicated seed research and breeding work of the past almost decade, however, is whole new lens through which to appreciate her work…

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Something in The Woods Loves You, with Jarod K. Anderson 55:58

3M ago55:58

55:58

One day in his mid-adulthood, at a particularly low point after many years of battling debilitating depression, Jarod K. Anderson witnessed the presence of a Great Blue Heron fishing in a creek in the woods near his home. In the opening pages of his new book, Something in the Woods Loves You, he describes the transformative moment of meeting this “…

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Something in The Woods Loves You, with Jarod K. Anderson 55:58

3M ago55:58

55:58

One day in his mid-adulthood, at a particularly low point after many years of battling debilitating depression, Jarod K. Anderson witnessed the presence of a Great Blue Heron fishing in a creek in the woods near his home. In the opening pages of his new book, Something in the Woods Loves You, he describes the transformative moment of meeting this “…

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Gardens in Spaces of Incarceration, with Cultural Geographer Dr. Elizabeth Lara 1:23:04

3M ago1:23:04

1:23:04

This week, in honor of Labor Day just passed, we venture into the world of garden preservation, history through the lens of spaces of incarceration, and how these can help all of us consider, with clearer eyes, the great diversity of ways in which the word Garden is used.We’re in conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Lara, a cultural geographer and Garde…

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Gardens in Spaces of Incarceration, with Cultural Geographer Dr. Elizabeth Lara 1:23:04

3M ago1:23:04

1:23:04

This week, in honor of Labor Day just passed, we venture into the world of garden preservation, history through the lens of spaces of incarceration, and how these can help all of us consider, with clearer eyes, the great diversity of ways in which the word Garden is used.We’re in conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Lara, a cultural geographer and Garde…

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BEST OF conversation with Gwendolyn Wallace author "Joy Takes Root" 56:35

4M ago56:35

56:35

At this back-to-school, change-of-seasons moment, I thought we would all enjoy a good bedtime-story vibe. Enjoy this Best of CP conversation with Gwendolyn Wallace. Gwendolyn Wallace is a gardener, a student, a teacher, a historian, and the author of two new works of illustrated children’s literature. Joy Takes Root, and The Light She Feels Inside …

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BEST OF conversation with Gwendolyn Wallace author "Joy Takes Root" 56:35

4M ago56:35

56:35

At this back-to-school, change-of-seasons moment, I thought we would all enjoy a good bedtime-story vibe. Enjoy this Best of CP conversation with Gwendolyn Wallace. Gwendolyn Wallace is a gardener, a student, a teacher, a historian, and the author of two new works of illustrated children’s literature. Joy Takes Root, and The Light She Feels Inside …

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Thoughtful alchemy & sustainable floristry, Shane Connolly 54:44

4M ago54:44

54:44

This week, A BEST OF conversation. In this long, hot, fiery summer here in Northern CA and wet and windy summer in other parts of the country – I really needed some flowers – and thought our conversation with the UK’s Shane Connolly might be just the thing. ENJOY!As we tend toward summer’s end, with end of summer and fall events and celebrations pe…

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Thoughtful alchemy & sustainable floristry, Shane Connolly 54:44

4M ago54:44

54:44

This week, A BEST OF conversation. In this long, hot, fiery summer here in Northern CA and wet and windy summer in other parts of the country – I really needed some flowers – and thought our conversation with the UK’s Shane Connolly might be just the thing. ENJOY!As we tend toward summer’s end, with end of summer and fall events and celebrations pe…

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Back to school (with plants) - Sean Doherty, VP of Education, Missouri Botanical Garden 59:22

4M ago59:22

59:22

It’s back to school time – you can tell by the ads on television and radio (yes, I was watching the Olympics!) and by the displays at the stores with notebooks, pencils, backpacks, and lunch boxes being on prominent display. As you and I know, one of the best classrooms available to us all is the outdoors – from the wildlands of fields, woods, and …

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Back to school (with plants) - Sean Doherty, VP of Education, Missouri Botanical Garden 59:22

4M ago59:22

59:22

It’s back to school time – you can tell by the ads on television and radio (yes, I was watching the Olympics!) and by the displays at the stores with notebooks, pencils, backpacks, and lunch boxes being on prominent display. As you and I know, one of the best classrooms available to us all is the outdoors – from the wildlands of fields, woods, and …

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Welcome to the Shrub Club: Shrouded in Light Kevin Philip Williams & Michael Guidi 1:24:54

4M ago1:24:54

1:24:54

Late July, August, and September (the dog days of summer with the constellation Sirius high in the night sky) are perhaps the stretch of the year in most climates of the Northern Hemisphere that really show you what your garden and plants are made of (for better or worse) after months of them producing and growing under long hours of sun, high heat…

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Welcome to the Shrub Club: Shrouded in Light Kevin Philip Williams & Michael Guidi 1:24:54

4M ago1:24:54

1:24:54

Late July, August, and September (the dog days of summer with the constellation Sirius high in the night sky) are perhaps the stretch of the year in most climates of the Northern Hemisphere that really show you what your garden and plants are made of (for better or worse) after months of them producing and growing under long hours of sun, high heat…

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The Botanical Journey & Lexicon of a Caring Plantsperson, with Tim Johnson, Native Plant Trust 1:09:13

5M ago1:09:13

1:09:13

Tim Johnson is engaged in the native plant and garden worlds on both personal and professional levels. Having worked with Seed Savers Exchange earlier in his career, Tim last joined us on Cultivating Place a few years back as Executive Director for The Botanic Garden of Smith College.Tim is a spouse, a father, a life long learner and gardener, and …

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The Botanical Journey & Lexicon of a Caring Plantsperson, with Tim Johnson, Native Plant Trust 1:09:13

5M ago1:09:13

1:09:13

Tim Johnson is engaged in the native plant and garden worlds on both personal and professional levels. Having worked with Seed Savers Exchange earlier in his career, Tim last joined us on Cultivating Place a few years back as Executive Director for The Botanic Garden of Smith College.Tim is a spouse, a father, a life long learner and gardener, and …

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A Devotion to the Mysterium of Place as an Antidote to Existential Homesickness, with Janisse Ray 1:04:30

5M ago1:04:30

1:04:30

Working under the online name Trackless Wild, Janisse Ray is an American writer, naturalist, and environmental activist.Just about everything she does speaks to me of the largest meaning and importance of what it means to be a capital G gardener in our world.A moving storyteller, speaker, and teacher, her book titles include Ecology of A Cracker Ch…

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A Devotion to the Mysterium of Place as an Antidote to Existential Homesickness, with Janisse Ray 1:04:30

5M ago1:04:30

1:04:30

Working under the online name Trackless Wild, Janisse Ray is an American writer, naturalist, and environmental activist.Just about everything she does speaks to me of the largest meaning and importance of what it means to be a capital G gardener in our world.A moving storyteller, speaker, and teacher, her book titles include Ecology of A Cracker Ch…

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The Comfort of Crows, A Backyard Year" with Margaret Renkl BEST OF 1:03:10

5M ago1:03:10

1:03:10

This week we revisit a favorite conversation from the archive, “The Comfort of Crows, A Backyard Year," with author and backyard tender and observer, Margaret Renkl. Reminding us that even on days when we feel overheated and overwhelmed, there is always some comfort, intelligence, and agency to be found among the flora and fauna of this generous pl…

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The Comfort of Crows, A Backyard Year" with Margaret Renkl BEST OF 1:03:10

5M ago1:03:10

1:03:10

This week we revisit a favorite conversation from the archive, “The Comfort of Crows, A Backyard Year," with author and backyard tender and observer, Margaret Renkl. Reminding us that even on days when we feel overheated and overwhelmed, there is always some comfort, intelligence, and agency to be found among the flora and fauna of this generous pl…

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Trees are Bridges to the Sky, with ecologist poet Frederick Livingston 1:07:33

5M ago1:07:33

1:07:33

“Are Humans Parasites sowing our own hunger, or fruit, gifts from Earth to our future? Is the edge of our lives, civilization, and species a cliff to catastrophe or a bridge to transformation?” These are the words, questions, and motivations of poet and gardener, Frederick Livingston author of Trees are Bridges to the Sky a collection of essays and…

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Trees are Bridges to the Sky, with ecologist poet Frederick Livingston 1:07:33

5M ago1:07:33

1:07:33

“Are Humans Parasites sowing our own hunger, or fruit, gifts from Earth to our future? Is the edge of our lives, civilization, and species a cliff to catastrophe or a bridge to transformation?” These are the words, questions, and motivations of poet and gardener, Frederick Livingston author of Trees are Bridges to the Sky a collection of essays and…

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Good Citizenship = Good Stewardship: Native Seed/SEARCH, with Alexandra Zamecnik 1:01:16

6M ago1:01:16

1:01:16

It’s the seedy time of summer. This week of the fourth of July we’re working from the premise that foundational to good citizenship is great stewardship of place (plants and people) and we are looking to the desert Southwest in conversation with Alexandra Zamecnik, Executive Director of Native Seed/SEARCH. For more than four decades, Native Seeds/S…

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Good Citizenship = Good Stewardship: Native Seed/SEARCH, with Alexandra Zamecnik 1:01:16

6M ago1:01:16

1:01:16

It’s the seedy time of summer. This week of the fourth of July we’re working from the premise that foundational to good citizenship is great stewardship of place (plants and people) and we are looking to the desert Southwest in conversation with Alexandra Zamecnik, Executive Director of Native Seed/SEARCH. For more than four decades, Native Seeds/S…

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National Pollinator Week with the Pollinator Posse, Tora Rocha 1:13:42

6M ago1:13:42

1:13:42

It’s full summer - for us and for the fauna of the Northern Hemisphere. That means many of our most charismatic, sun-loving pollinators are at the peak of their seasonal cycles – and we are celebrating National Pollinator Week with Tora Rocha of the Pollinator Posse based in Oakland, CA – sharing all things love of pollinators. Tora is a gardener a…

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National Pollinator Week with the Pollinator Posse, Tora Rocha 1:13:42

6M ago1:13:42

1:13:42

It’s full summer - for us and for the fauna of the Northern Hemisphere. That means many of our most charismatic, sun-loving pollinators are at the peak of their seasonal cycles – and we are celebrating National Pollinator Week with Tora Rocha of the Pollinator Posse based in Oakland, CA – sharing all things love of pollinators. Tora is a gardener a…

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