27 episodes
Gabbing about Gardening CKTZ Programmer
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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Gabbing About Gardening is a weekly interview-style radio show, broadcast 11:30-12:30 on Tuesdays, and hosted by Lucretia (Lu) Schanfarber.
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She also hosts a weekly Gabbing About Gardening Zoom Gathering for Gardeners!
This show features experienced and expert gardeners, writers, teachers, farmers and chefs who “gab” with Lu about a wide range of topics including permaculture, composting, cooking, seed-saving, soil health, community gardens, urban gardening, food security, medicinal plants, edible landscaping and much more. Guests on Lu’s show come from near and far, locally and globally.
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October 18, 2022: Lu Gabs with Arzeena Hamir about growing your best garlic ever; winter mulching; seed-saving and more!
Organic market gardener Arzeena Hamir from Amara Farms shares her professional tips for growing your best garlic ever; winter mulching; seed-saving and more!
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August 16, 2022: Lu Gabs with Dr. Nancy Turner about the native plants and indigenous peoples she knows and loves.
Dr. Nancy Turner, beloved professor, ethnobotanist, researcher, mentor, author and co-author of dozens of books gabs with Lu about the native plants and indigenous peoples she knows and loves.
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August 2, 2022: Lu gabs with Permaculture Teacher about food forest canopy gardens, no-dig benefits, mulching and companion plants
Permaculture Teacher and owner of New Branch Permaculture gabs with Lu about multiple permaculture topics including food forest canopy gardens, no-dig benefits, mulching and companion plants.
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July 12, 2022: Lu gabs with Jennifer Banks-Doll about what she’s harvesting and how she’s using it and preserving it to feed her family year
The Homestead Mama, Jennifer Banks-Doll gabs with Lu about what she’s harvesting and how she’s using it and preserving it to feed her family year-round.
Joyce McMennamon, from Speedibin Compost Bins, gabs with Lu about keeping compost active and health during summer months. -
July 5: Lets Ask Arzeena! Lu gabs with Arzeena Hamir where she answers Q's and shares her best gardening tips.
Let’s Ask Arzeena! Lu gabs with Arzeena Hamir, agrologist and professional market gardener answers questions and shares her best gardening tips. Arzeena and her family own and operate Amara Farm, a 26-acre certified organic farm in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island. They grow over 40 different fruits and vegetables!
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June 29, 2022: Sonia Fusteneau & Dr. Lee Gass on the meaning of environmental resilience and creating more resilient communities in BC.
BC Green Party Leader and MLA for Cowichan Valley, Sonia Fusteneau gabs with Lu about her garden and shares her vision for more resilient communities in BC and beyond.
Dr. Lee Gass, retired UBC science professor turned sculptor gabs with Lu about the concept and meaning of environmental resilience.