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Sustainability Book Chat
Whether you live in a suburban condo or on an off-grid farm, you can live a greener lifestyle. In the Sustainability Book Chat we talk to authors who can help you reach your goals to achieve a more self-reliant lifestyle, whether that means starting a container garden on your balcony or having chickens in your backyard or making greener transportation choices.
Episodes
22 episodes
Diane Sorensen: The Tales of Mr. Ken Rooster and the Six Sassy Hens
Whether you're a chicken keeper or someone who simply gets annoyed when reading children's books that are filled with misinformation about animals, Diane Sorenson's, The Tales of Mr. Ken Rooster and the Six Sassy Hens, is a fun little gem that'...
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Episode 22
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18:04
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Chris McLaughlin: Growing a Good Garden Naturally
If you want to grow a garden that is in sync with nature, then you need to check out Chris McLaughlin's ninth and newest book, The Good Garden: How to Nurture Pollinators, Soil, Native Wildli...
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Episode 21
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28:32
Lisa Kivirist: Homemade for Sale
It only seems natural that after you perfect a homemade delicacy for your family and friends, the next step is to start selling it. Until recently this was financially impossible in many states due to regulations that meant you would have...
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Episode 20
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34:31
Tasha Greer: Weed-Free Gardening
When talking about weeds, people use words like enemy, battle, and war. No one wants weeds in their garden, right? Well, it depends!In this episode, author and gardener Tasha Greer talks about why we can't win the "war on weeds," and wh...
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Episode 19
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26:24
Bevin Cohen: How to Make Nut and Seed Oil
One of the reasons we decided to start raising pigs almost 20 years ago was because I thought it was the only way we could produce our own homegrown cooking oil — also known as, lard. I assumed that creating oil from seeds and nuts would simply...
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Episode 18
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21:37
Jessica Walliser: Attracting Beneficial Bugs to Your Garden
You might think that someone who write a book about bugs would have been a bona fide bug lover forever. But author Jessica Walliser admits up front that she used to think nothing of spraying pesticides all over plants to kill bugs, even if the ...
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Episode 17
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30:14
Callene and Eric Rapp: Raising Rabbits for Meat
If you have ever thought about raising rabbits for meat, either for your own dinner table or as a business, today's episode will get you at least a step or two closer to that goal.Eric and Callene Rapp have raised tens of thousands of r...
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Episode 16
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25:30
Josh Volk: Build Your Own Farm Tools
Whether you can't quite find the exact tools you need for your farm or you think you can improve on what's available or you simply like to build your own, Josh Volk's latest book, Build Your Own Farm Tools ...
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Episode 15
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20:32
Tyler Baras: Home Hydroponics
During the drought of 2012 when everything in our garden was dying after months without rain, I really started to think about hydroponics and aquaponic growing systems.In today's show, author and farmer Tyler Baras is talking abou...
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Episode 14
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30:57
Sally Morgan: The Healthy Vegetable Garden
All gardens and farms were organic prior to World War II, and gardeners realized centuries ago that healthy soil was the key to healthy plants.Building healthy soil is exactly where author and gardener Sally Morgan starts her book,
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Episode 13
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24:23
Blake Cothron: Pawpaws: The Complete Growing and Marketing Guide
If you like growing things that are slightly unusual, then pawpaws may be for you. They are a "tropical" fruit tree that grows in colder climates.In this episode, I'm talking with Blake Cothron, the author of "
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Episode 12
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25:08
Callene Rapp: Homestead Cows
Today's episode is for anyone who has ever thought about adding cattle to their homestead. I'm talking to Callene Rapp, co-author of Homestead Cows: The Complete Guide to Raising Healthy, Hap...
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Episode 11
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23:14
Tasha Greer: Grow Your Own Spices
If you thought that it was beyond the reach of mere mortals to grow spices like ginger, turmeric, vanilla, cinnamon, and cardamon, you'll be pleasantly surprised by this episode with Tasha Greer, who talks about her book,
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Episode 10
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31:32
Shawna Coronado: Stacked with Flavor
People don't usually think of health when we talk about sustainable living, but if we don't have our health, we are not sustainable. Keeping ourselves healthy is really at the root of a sustainable life.In this episode, I'm talking to S...
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Episode 9
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37:58
Bevin Cohen: The Artisan Herbalist
If you want to learn more about using herbs beyond the kitchen, The Artisan Herbalist is a must read and a must see. It's filled will beautiful photos that clearly exemplify the identifying characteristics ...
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Episode 8
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27:23
Gary Pilarchik: The Modern Homestead Garden
If you are looking for ideas on getting started with organic vegetable gardening, we are talking about everything you need to know! Which vegetables are the best for beginners? How do you actually start to plant? What size should your garden be...
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Episode 7
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19:58
Kim Flottum: First Time Beekeeping
It seems like keeping bees should be the easiest thing in the world, but I have learned personally that there is a lot more to it than you might expect. If you have been thinking about getting started with bees, we are talking about some of the...
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Episode 6
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32:25
Susan Mulvihill: The Vegetable Garden Pest Handbook
Bugs are an inevitable part of gardening, but we have lots of options for dealing with them. In this episode gardener Susan Mulvihill, author of The Vegetable Garden Pest Handbook, talks ...
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Episode 5
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40:11
Lisa Steele: Fresh Eggs Daily
Having backyard chickens, like having your own garden, is a small but significant way to take control of your food and decrease its carbon footprint. While backyard chicken keeping has become more popular in recent years, some people are still ...
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Episode 4
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17:36
Holly Tuppen: Sustainable Travel
Do you love to travel but worry that it's hard on the planet? Today I'm talking to Holly Tuppen, a responsible travel expert who has specialized in sustainable travel since circumnavigating the world without flying in 2010. She talks about bicy...
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Episode 3
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26:11