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Episode 121: Todd Carr of Snug Harbor Farm Dec 02, 2013

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This week on We Dig Plants, Alice Marcus Krieg and Carmen Devito are discussing wintry arrangements with Todd Carr of Snug Harbor Farm in Maine! Tune into this episode to hear about Todd’s journey from Brooklyn to Maine, and his experiences working for Alice and Carmen at their old shop in Williamsburg. Learn about different gardening aesthetics, and how Todd’s move to New England has sharpened his eye for Yankee stylings. Find out what types of plants from greenhouses and home gardens make great seasonal arrangements! This program has been sponsored by Whole Foods. Music by Obey City.

“My design aesthetic is based on structures, houses, and architecture, but Tony Elliot of Snug Harbor Farm has shown me to look at the land.” [9:30]

“Use what’s around you! That’s the most beautiful thing about arrangements. Just go to the grocery store and pick some stuff up.” [14:30]

— Todd Carr on We Dig Plants

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Episode 120: Plimoth Plantation Garden Nov 25, 2013

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How was the first Thanksgiving actually celebrated? This week on We Dig Plants, Alice Marcus Krieg and Carmen Devito are getting historical with Lorie Danek and Kelly Araujo of the Plimoth Plantation garden! Tune into this episode to learn what types of vegetables were cultivated and introduced to the Pilgrims in the 1600s. Are these plant varieties still available and widely consumed? Learn more about the agricultural techniques that the Pilgrims learned, and why compost was not common in the Old World until after the arrival at Plimoth. Hear what the Plimoth Plantation offers foodies and horticulturalists today, and why visiting Plimoth on Thanksgiving is never a bad idea! This program has been brought to you by Brooklyn Slate. Music by Four Lincolns.

“Maize is what the Pilgrims grew the most of that first year. They sowed twenty acres, along with barley and peas.” [27:55]

— Lorie Danek on We Dig Plants

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Episode 119: How Carrots Won the Trojan War Nov 18, 2013

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Curious about vegetable trivia? Tune into this week’s edition of We Dig Plants to learn some interesting veggie facts from Rebecca Rupp, author of How Carrots Won the Trojan War. Alice Marcus Krieg talks with Rebecca about the namesake for her book; how did the Trojans use carrots to avoid leaving the Trojan Horse for the bathroom? Find out why spinach can diffuse bombs, but still be a great ingredient in firework construction! Tune in to learn how a plate of peas almost changed the course of U.S. history! How are vampire legends related to corn? Find out all of this and more on this week’s installment of We Dig Plants! This program has been sponsored by Heritage Foods USA. Music by Obey City.

“So many communities are built around their specific, local veggies. Look at garlic out in Gilroy, California!” [9:00]

— Rebecca Rupp on We Dig Plants

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Episode 118: The Herb Shoppe Nov 11, 2013

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Alice Marcus Krieg and Carmen Devito are talking herbal remedies and alternative medicine with Nicole Weigl and Jacqui Daniels of The Herb Shoppe. Tune into this episode to learn what herbal medicines are most popular at The Herb Shoppe, and what symptoms these herbs treat. Find out how Nicole and Jacqui feel about the government regulation of herbal remedies, and find out if Western doctors are adopting alternative medical treatments. Learn more about Nicole’s medical training, and hear her talk to the problems associated with the lack of herbal treatments in conventional medicine. Why will pharmaceutical companies never support herbal medicine? Find out on this week’s edition of We Dig Plants! This program has been brought to you by Heritage Foods USA. Music provided by Idgy Dean.

“We don’t want to have herbal medicine taken away from us just because it cannot be patented and produced like drugs.” [15:50]

— Nicole Weigl on We Dig Plants

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Episode 117: The Alisa & Isaac M. Sutton Collection Nov 04, 2013

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This week on We Dig Plants, Alice Marcus Krieg and Carmen Devito are joined by botanical painting collector Isaac M. Sutton. Isaac fell in love with botanical art when he first saw Dr. Shirley Sherwood’s collection during its New York debut. Hear how Isaac became educated in botanical art through the Hunt Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, and how he learned to identify quality botanical paintings. Learn about some of the artists in Isaac’s collection, and hear how his collection was able to travel to the Kew in London! Find out where Isaac likes to eat when visiting the United Kingdom, and listen in to hear Isaac discuss some of his favorite architectural marvels in ‘The City’. Learn more about the Alisa & Isaac M. Sutton Collection on this week’s edition of We Dig Plants! Thanks to our sponsor, Whole Foods. Music by Obey City.

“I like to frame my paintings in a way that compliments the painting or enhances it.” [28:15]

— Isaac M. Sutton on We Dig Plants

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Episode 116: The Haunted Garden Oct 28, 2013

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This week on We Dig Plants, Carmen Devito and Alice Marcus Krieg are getting into the spirit of Halloween with Sheryl Humphrey, author of The Haunted Garden: Death and Transfiguration in the Folklore of Plants. Hear how Sheryl’s home herb garden sparked her interest in the legends surrounding plants. Hear about the many mythologies that involve mortals and deities turning into plants or trees. How do stories regarding plants and death differ in Eastern and Western traditions? Hear how certain legends attribute the growth of staple foods to human sacrifice! How do genetically modified foods tie in with these plant transformation myths? Find out all of this and more on this week’s edition of We Dig Plants! This program has been sponsored by Regional Access. Music has been provided by Jack Inslee.

“The mythologies of plant transformations- they’re so pervasive in all cultures and times- up until contemporary times. This is just a sampling of some of the more notable ones.” [8:40]

— Sheryl Humphrey on We Dig Plants

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Episode 115: Bulbs with Brent Heath Oct 14, 2013

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This week on We Dig Plants, Carmen Devito is talking autumn bulbs with Brent Heath of Brent and Becky’s Bulbs! Learn how Brent and Becky select uncommon bulbs from Holland to offer in their catalogue. Should tulips be treated as perennials, or should they be planted every year? Find out what types of bulbs fair well in shade, and which ones flourish in swampy conditions! Find out why so many rooftop gardeners are planting tulips, daffodils, and other bulb varieties. How should bulbs be stored? Learn what rare bulbs Brent and Becky have in stock this season, and learn how to treat bulbs in order to deter bulb-eating critters! Thanks to our sponsor, Consider Bardwell. Music has been provided by Four Lincolns.

“Tulips are high-mountain desert plants, and even in Holland, they’re dug every year… During the summer when their subject to mindless irrigation, the bulbs just rot!” [11:15]

— Brent Heath on We Dig Plants

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Episode 114: Greenwoman Magazine Oct 07, 2013

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This week on We Dig Plants, Carmen Devito and Alice Marcus-Krieg dig into the world of garden writing and self-publishing with Sandra and Zora Knauf of Greenwoman Magazine! Greenwoman is published and edited by the mother-daughter duo of Sandra and Zora, and features fiction, poetry, and comics pertaining to gardening and nature. Hear how Sandra fell in love with garden writing, and why she decided to self-publish. How has the literary world shifted towards a botique-publishing model? Hear about Sandra’s idol in Victorian plant enthusiast Ruth Stout, and how Zora explains her mother’s first book, Zera and the Green Man. This program has been brought to you by Fairway Market. Thanks to Idgy Dean for today’s musical break.

“I think that writing about nature and gardening, and getting these stories out there is going to be the thing that saves our environment and promotes good health.” [10:20]

— Sandra Knauf on We Dig Plants

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Episode 113: What A Plant Knows Sep 30, 2013

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How do plants experience their surroundings? This week on We Dig Plants, Alice Marcus-Krieg and Carmen Devito are chatting with Danny Chamowitz, professor at the Tel Aviv University and the author of What A Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses. Learn how plants’ perceptions of light and color help them to survive. Find out whether or not plants can smell, and how they react to decay or disease around them. What cause fruit to ripen? Later, find out how plants’ awareness of gravity influence their growth patterns. Do plants have any memory capabilities? Find out all of this and more on this week’s edition of We Dig Plants, and take Danny Chamowitz’s class on Coursera! Thanks to our sponsor, S. Wallace Edwards & Sons. Music provided by SNOWMINE.

“Plants must be able to adapt to a very sensory environment without being able to escape from it.” [8:50]

— Danny Chamowitz on We Dig Plants

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Episode 112: Autumn Plants with Tim Kane Sep 23, 2013

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Fall is the perfect time to plant! This week on We Dig Plants, Alice Marcus-Krieg and Carmen Devito are chatting with innovative nursery owner Tim Kane. Tim’s Prides Corner Farms supply plants for all seasons to gardeners and landscapers alike. Hear how Tim hopes to make gardeners question the common idea that planting should be done only in the springtime. Later, Tim talks about plant branding, and how marketing plants can expose different varieties to horticulture enthusiasts. What annuals are perennials are going to be popular this fall? Find out on this week’s edition of We Dig Plants! Today’s show has been brought to you by Fairway Market. Music has been provided by Obey City.

“There’s a little bit of method to our madness… We want to be able to sell throughout the season. What you’re selling in April, you aren’t going to be selling in July or August. So we want to provide for our customers in all seasons.” [12:05]

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