Growing A Greener World with Joe Lamp'l
By Joe Lamp'l
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Podcast Description
This podcast series showcases the stories of people, places and organizations doing good things for the planet with an emphasis on gardening. Many but not all episodes are created to provide more in depth and backstory information to the national public series by the same name; Growing a Greener World. Hosted by Joe Lamp'l, national gardening television personality and author of The Green Gardener's Guide, Joe shares his unique, insiders perspective with NPR style stories, interviews with nationally acclaimed experts, answers listener's questions and offers useful tips, all in a fresh, insightful and entertaining way.
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037 GGW – Organic Labeling with OMRI CEO, Peggy Miars | Click the Arrow to Listen Now Organic labeling is becoming more common on the food and products we buy these days. While "Certified Organic" has become well know when it comes to selecting chemical-free edibles, there's another label that matters just as much when it comes to identifying the products that go into making those edibles certified. In this podcast, host Joe Lamp'l has a conversation with OMRI's (Organic Materials Review Institute) CEO, Peggy Miars, who walks us through the role that OMRI plays when it comes to organic labeling, and why it matters to household consumers. | 1/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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036 GGW – The Weedless Garden & More; An Interview with Author, Lee Reich | Click the Arrow to Listen Now As an avid reader of gardening magazines, there's one author I've been following for a number of years. And it's hard not too since he's in just about every magazine I read. I'm referring to author, professor, and horticulturist Lee Reich, Ph.D. He's all about the art and science of building the garden from the ground up, with an emphasis on organic gardening, compost and healthy soil. He's my kind of guy and I thought it was time we got together for a podcast conversation about some of those very issues, along with one that has me most intrigued. Lee wrote a book about the weedless garden, and I just had to learn more. This podcast covers that topic as we meet and learn more about the man who's writing the articles we read so often. | 11/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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035 GGW – GMO’s; What You Need to Know, with Jeffrey M. Smith | Click the Arrow to Listen Now With so much talk around GMO’s (Genetically Modified Organisms) in the news these days, this podcast is a discussion with Jeffrey M. Smith, the leading consumer advocate promoting healthier non-GMO choices. He’s also the author of the world's bestselling and #1 rated book on the health dangers of genetically modified organisms. As Washington continues to rubberstamp more genetically modified food crops, in this compelling and eye-opening conversation, Jeffrey talks with Joe about the basics of GMO’s, the health risks, and how consumers really do have the power to derail GMO products from overtaking our grocery stores. | 2/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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034 GGW – NWF’s Naturalist, David Mizejewski, Part 2 of 2 | Click the Arrow to Listen Now If you love the topics surrounding this podcast series, you’ll love this conversation with National Wildlife Federation’s David Mizejewski. He’s the host and co-producer of Animal Planet’s Backyard Habitat and he is everywhere in the media. Today, he’s ours for not one but two conversations that you don’t want to miss. In this podcast, David talks about some of the true signs of global warming, the gulf oil spill and resources we can all use from the National Wildlife Federation. | 2/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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033 GGW – NWF’s Naturalist, David Mizejewski, Part 1 of 2 | Click the Arrow to Listen Now If you love the topics surrounding this podcast series, you’ll love this conversation with National Wildlife Federation’s David Mizejewski. He’s the host and co-producer of Animal Planet’s Backyard Habitat and he is everywhere in the media. Today, he’s ours for not one but two conversations that you don’t want to miss. In this podcast, David talks about some of the true signs of global warming, the gulf oil spill and resources we can all use from the National Wildlife Federation. | 2/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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032 GGW – Waterwise Gardening with Nan Sterman | Click the Arrow to Listen Now No matter where you live, water conservation is key to being a more sustainable gardener. Waterwise gardening expert, Nan Sterman and award winning author, television and radio host, shares important insights and practical tips for using this precious resouce more responsibly. Her books, The California Gardener's Guide and Waterwise Plants for the Southwest are two of the most popular books on the subject. | 1/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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031 GGW – Dispelling Gardening Myths with Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott, Part 2 of 2 | Click the Arrow to Listen Now In Part 2 of this popular discussion, horticultural myth buster, Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott presents more research-based, eye-opening insights in this fun and insightful dialogue. Drawing from her award winning book; The Informed Gardener and its sequal, The Informed Gardener Blooms Again, Dr. Chalker-Scott sheds light on some of the less than sound practices many of us have thought to be true for decades. Is adding filler to a container planting really a good idea to improve drainage? If you answered "yes", this podcast is for you! Or, Is using fresh mulch really detrimental around plants due to nitrogen depletion? Do you really need to take time to sterilize pruning blades between cuts and if so, is bleech really the best way to do so? All this and more awaits you in this enlightening two-part podcast. | 1/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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030 GGW – Dispelling Gardening Myths with Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott, Part 1 of 2 | Click the Arrow to Listen Now Horticultural myth buster, Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott presents plenty of research-based, eye-opening insights in this fun and insightful dialogue. Drawing from her award winning book; The Informed Gardener and its sequal, The Informed Gardener Blooms Again, Dr. Chalker-Scott sheds light on some of the less than sound practices many of us have thought to be true for decades. Part one of an enlightening two-part podcast. | 12/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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029 GGW – The Soil Food Web; Teaming with Microbes – An Interview with co-Author Jeff Lowenfels | Click the Arrow to Listen Now After reading Jeff Lowenfel's book, co-authored with Wayne Lewis; Teaming with Microbes-The Organic Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web, I've never looked at soil the same way again. What we do to it either fosters the life below the surface that sustains our plants, or destroys it. For years, I was doing the latter. Listen to the podcasts to see if you were too. | 12/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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028 GGW – What’s Wrong with my Plant; and how do I fix it? An interview with authors David Deardorff & Kathryn Wadsworth | Click the Arrow to Listen Now Finally, the book we’ve all been waiting for is here. What's Wrong With My Plant? (And How Do I Fix It?) provides an easy system for visually diagnosing any problem, and matching it to the right cure. This podcast interview with the authors provides a delightful overview of the book, as well as valuable insights into preventing problems in the first place. Finally, we have one copy of this book to give away. Listen to the show to see how you can be eligible to win. | 11/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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027 GGW – Keeping Pests Out When Plants Come In for the Winter; Suzanne Wainwright-Evans Returns | Click the Arrow to Listen Now She's baaaack. Ornamental plant entomologist, Suzanne Wainwright-Evans is back for an unprecedented third time. And this time she's telling us eveything we need to know to keep the pests outdoors when the plants come inside. She has an update on the biggest pest problems this time of year, along with tips on using the most eco-friendly way to keep them where they belong. | 11/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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026 GGW – A Chemical Reaction; An Interview with Exective Producer, Paul Tukey | Click the Arrow to Listen Now This show is an interview with Paul Tukey. You might know Paul as the founder of SafeLawns.org or as host of People, Places and Plants on HGTV, or perhaps, author of The Organic Lawncare manual. Today he’s back to fill us in on his biggest and most exciting project yet. It’s a documentary movie, called A Chemical Reaction and Paul’s the Executive Producer. It’s an amazing, true story of how one woman’s persistence, finally set the wheels in motion sweeping Canada for a chemical free ban on ornamental pesticides. Will it have an affect in the U.S? Well stay tuned to find out. | 11/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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025 GGW – Chef Nathan Lyon | Click the Arrow to Listen Now Co-host and Chef Nathan Lyon of Growing a Greener World, has a lot more to say then time (or producers) allow during each episode. But Nathan has never been at a loss for words, and this podcast is a testament to that. Find out how he became interested in food and cooking to begin with, and why using fresh local ingredients is so much more to Nathan than just the flavor it adds to every dish. You don't want to miss his wisdom shared in this interview! It may just change your life for the better, at least in how you eat. | 11/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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024 GGW – Maria Rodale on Organic Gardening & Organic Manifesto | Click the Arrow to Listen Now With so much interest in taking care of the health of our planet and our bodies, the term organic has more meaning today than ever before. And, rightly so…chemicals and pesticides are so widely used in farming and home gardening almost every person in the US has pesticide residue in their system. | 10/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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023 GGW – Canning & Preserving 101 | Click the Arrow to Listen Now Over the last few years, canning and preserving has grown in popularity in a big way. More people are looking for ways to preserve fresh-from-the-garden-flavors to stretch the meal dollar and know what it is in their food. | 10/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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022 GGW – Organic Gardening writer, Fern Marshall Bradley | Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week Joe Lamp’l fills you in on his latest project, The Twenty-five Dollar Organic Victory Garden Challenge and tells you how you can read and SEE what he’s doing all along the way. Plus, and interview with Fern Marshall Bradley, author of Reader’s Digest’s All-New Illustrated Guide to Gardening. At nearly 600 pages, this book is newly revised with all organic information. Click to View Show Notes | 5/5/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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021 GGW-Victory Gardens w/ Rose Hayden-Smith | Click the Arrow to Listen Now Well, not since the early forties has there been so much talk about Victory Gardens. But with a downturn in the economy, the responsibility to feed our families healthier, chemical free food, and our desire to live more sustainable lives, growing our own groceries is back in the spotlight. In fact, 7 million more people will have a food garden this year for the first time, raising the new total to 43 million people. That’s a 19% increase over the previous year, according to the National Gardening Association. Today we’ll talk to one of the foremost authorities on Victory Gardens, Rose Hayden-Smith to learn about their history and more on why they are so popular today, and are they here to stay? | 4/16/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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020 GGW – San Francisco Flower & Garden Show | Click the Arrow to Listen Now This is a special edition of the podcast. In light of breaking news regarding the possible purchase of the SF Flower Show, Joe Lamp’l sits down with Tim O’Shea, Steering Committee Chair of the newly appointed transition team tapped to lead the SF Flower & Garden Show into a new era. When this interview was conducted on March 20, the show had just announced they had a buyer the day before. In this interview, we go behind the scenes to hear the news and see what’s in store… Click to View Show Notes | 4/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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019 GGW – Deer Resistant Landscaping w/ Neil Soderstrom | Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week Joe Lamp’l takes on the issue of dealing with deer, and other four-legged pests. Joe interviews Neil Soderstrom, author of Deer-Resistant Landscaping and talks with James Messina of Messina Wildlife on the subject of deer repellents. All that and more… Click to View Show Notes | 3/24/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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018 GGW – The “Bug Lady” Encore, Suzanne Wainwright-Evans | Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week Joe Lamp’l picks right back up where he left off last time the “Bug Lady”, Suzanne Wainwright-Evans was on. Back by popular demand, Suzanne gets on a roll again as she shares her passion and wisdom on great ways for us all to manage insect pests in a more eco-friendly way, and the latest on other amazing information. All that and more… Click to View Show Notes | 3/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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017 GGW – Nat’l Gardening Assoc. Interview w/ Bruce Butterfield | Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week Joe Lamp’l interviews National Gardening Association’s Market Research Director, Bruce Butterfield. The NGA recently released the findings of their latest survey, entitled The Impact of Home & Community Gardening in America. The findings support a huge rise in home vegetable and food gardeners this year to new record levels. And what’s going on with the organic and sustainable gardening trend? All that and more… Click to View Show Notes | 3/8/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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016 GGW – Safelawns Founder, Paul Tukey | Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week Joe Lamp’l interviews Paul Tukey, author of The Organic Lawn Care Manual, Founder of Safelawns.org and the American Horticulture Society’s Communicator of the year in 2006. He’s also host of HGTV’s People, Places & Plants. Paul shares some very interesting news and fills us in on his busy life campaigning for safer, more eco-friendly lawns, gardens and landscapes. All that and more… Click to View Show Notes | 3/1/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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015 GGW – Tracy DiSabato-Aust, best-selling author… | Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week Joe Lamp’l interviews award-winning and best-selling author Tracy DiSabato-Aust to discuss her brand new book, 50 High-Impact, Low-Care Garden Plants. Find out what are the criteria that makes each of these plants pass “Tracy’s test of toughness”. She’s also a popular garden designer and international presenter on perennial gardening, design and sustainability. They also talk about her previous best selling books and more… Click to View Show Notes | 2/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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014 GGW – “Buglady” Wisdom from Suzanne Wainwright-Evans | Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week Joe Lamp’l interviews Ornamental Entomologist Suzanne Wainwright-Evans. Fasten your seatbelts because this show is loaded with information. Suzanne talks about the best way to attract beneficial insects, discusses the truth about buying beneficials, the good and bad of root nematodes and how to deal with Japanese beetles, and the latest in alternatives to plastic pots… Click to View Show Notes | 2/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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013 GGW – NW & SF Flower Show Founder, Duane Kelly | Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week Joe Lamp’l interviews Duane Kelly, who along with his wife, Alice, founded and has managed the Northwest and San Francisco Flower & Garden Shows for the past 21 years. Although these shows are the second and third largest shows of their kind in the country, declining traffic and tough economic times have taken their toll and hastened Duane’s decision to try and find a buyer. Listen to this interesting and thought-provoking interview and hear Duane’s insightful comments on the future of flower & garden shows, and of gardening in general. Click to View Show Notes | 2/8/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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012 GGW – Horticultural Waste & Mo. Bot. Garden’s Dr. Steven Cline | Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week Joe Lamp’l interviews Dr. Steven Cline, the person credited with founding and managing the largest and most successful plastic pot recycling program in the country, found at the Missouri Botanical Garden. He clearly understands the challenges to starting a successful program and the barriers to even great opportunity. In this most interesting interview, learn what you can do to keep all those pots out of the landfill. Click to View Show Notes | 2/1/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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011 GGW – Kitchen Gardener’s Int’l Founder, Roger Doiron | Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week Joe interviews Roger Doiron, recent Grand Prize winner of the OnDayOne.org’s contest. Citizens were encouraged to submit their ideas to set a positive global agenda for President Obama. Roger’s idea, entitled Eat the View was to grow a large organic Victory Garden on the White House Lawn. He’s also the Founder of Kitchen Gardener’s International, a nonprofit network of 10,000 gardeners from 100 countries who are inspiring and teaching more people to grow some of their own food. Click to View Show Notes | 1/26/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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010 GGW – Territorial Seed Company: What makes one seed company different from another? | Click the Arrow to Listen Now In this episode, Joe Lamp'l interviews Territorial Seed Company's Josh Kirshenbaum to find out what makes one seed company different from another. We find out that all seeds are not created equal. Next Joe talks to Barbara Pleasant. She's an author of many books and Contributing Editor of Mother Earth News. In a recent survey of their readers, we find that the most popular food crops to grow are not necessarily the ones you might think. We also announce last week's book winner and invite new subscribers to our eNewsletter for more chances to win free books. Click to View Show Notes | 1/18/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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009 GGW – The Truth About Organic Gardening w/ Jeff Gillman | Click the Arrow to Listen Now In this episode, Joe interviews Jeff Gillman, author of The Truth About Organic Gardening; Benefits, Drawbacks and the Bottom Line. This is an eye-opening interview that even discloses some bad characters in organic gardening practices. Click to View Show Notes | 1/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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008 GGW – Garden Rant’s Susan Harris & Seed Catalogs | Click the Arrow to Listen Now In this episode, Joe shares his insights into the many virtues of seed catalogs. They’re all showing up in your mailbox now, so what to do with them? Next, Joe interviews Susan Harris of the wildly popular gardening blog, Garden Rant to find out what makes this blog such a hit with so many devoted fans. We have another book give away this week and more... Click to View Show Notes | 1/3/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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007 GGW – Professional garden photographers: Alan Detrick & Joe De Sciose | Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week, Joe interviews Professional photographers Alan Detrick on the release of his new book, Macro Photography for Gardeners and Nature Lovers and former Senior Staff Photographer for Southern Living Magazine, Joe De Sciose shares his views on how media looks at gardening. Both share why they think photography plays and important role in communicating the importance of gardening. Joe answers a callers question on alternative plants to poinsettias, gives away another book and more... Click to View Show Notes | 12/20/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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006 GGW – Real Christmas Trees vs. Artificial | Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week, Joe interviews Rick Dungey, of the National Christmas Tree Assoc to discuss the topic of which is greener, a real tree or an artificial one that can be reused for years. Rick shares some interesting points in this lively discussion. We also address the best ways to recycle a tree after the holidays plus, selection and care for a living tree. Click to View Show Notes | 12/9/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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005 GGW – Touring Gardens Abroad and more… | Click the Arrow to Listen Now In this episode, garden travel tour expert Marty Wingate discusses the appeal and unique benefits of touring gardens abroad in small groups. Next Joe explains why tree topping is so harmful to their longevity and Dr. Stephen Kress is back to share information on a new high-tech gadget any backyard bird lover will want to have. Finally, Joe answers a listener’s question on why we’re seeing less and less gardening shows on TV these days. Book winners are announced from the weekly drawing from new eNewsletter subscribers and more… Click to View Show Notes | 12/3/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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004 GGW – Winter Composting, Caring for Birds in Winter, Poinsettia Facts, How to Kill a Houseplant | Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week Joe Lamp’l interviews National Gardening Association’s Market Research Director, Bruce Butterfield. The NGA recently released the findings of their latest survey, entitled The Impact of Home & Community Gardening in America. The findings support a huge rise in home vegetable and food gardeners this year to new record levels. And what’s going on with the organic and sustainable gardening trend? All that and more… Click to View Show Notes | 11/25/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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003 GGW – Certified Mulch, Obsessed Gardeners and more… | Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week, Joe Lamp’l shares how to know the mulch you are buying is free of hazardous material, like arsenic. Joe also interviews the grower of the world’s largest pumpkin for 2008. This story has great drama and you don’t want to miss it! And, from extreme gardener, to just fanatic, we hear some amusing accounts of what some people do, all for the love of gardening. Finally, Joe offers more chances at free book give-aways and more. Click to View Show Notes | 11/12/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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002 GGW – Why leaves shed in fall, disposing of chemicals, mulch | Click the Arrow to Listen Now This week’s featured stories include a follow up to last week; Now that you know why leaves change color each autumn, now learn Why leaves fall in fall. Also learn more about the latest issues with Plastic Pot Recycling. So many pots—so few options! And learn how to Choose Organic Products with Confidence. We also hear a tip about how to avoid buying bulk mulch containing hazardous materials and Joe answers a listener’s question about how to dispose of garden chemicals safely. Free Book giveaway opportunities included throughout the show! Click to View Show Notes | 10/31/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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001 GGW – A Chicago community garden story, why leaves change color, great nursery deals | Click the Arrow to Listen Now Debut show! Joe Lamp'l explains why leaves change color each fall, how to get great deals at the nursery, what to do with all those fall leaves to create super soil and a community garden story you won't want to miss. Click to View Show Notes | 10/24/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Great advice
Of all of the gardening podcasts, Growing a Greener World hits all the marks. It provides useful advice and interviews for novice and experienced gardeners alike. Joe Lamp'l includes helpful hints and techniques that are not geographically targeted which means the advice pertains to and is useful to gardeners in all regions of the US. Additionally, the length of each episode (around 20-25 minutes) is just right. Include Growing a Greener World in your podcast rotation and you will not be disappointed.
Refreshing
What a refreshing take on gardening. Informative without being stuffy...clear, concise and easy to listen to!
Very Professional and Great Content! - A MUST LISTEN!
Joe, keep up the great work with this podcast. You obviously love what you do and it shines through in each episode. I love the care and attention that you put into each episode.
