Can you picture a warm spring day? The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and you are out in your new garden growing food for your family and your community. In this episode, Jackie Arnold gives us an honest look at growing veggies from the

Episode 9: In These Challenging Times...Grow A Vegetable Garden

Mar 30th, 2020 44m 26s

If you have never gardened before, why not grow vegetables for your own use? If you're an experienced gardener grow extra vegetables and give them all away! You might also form a group and grow vegetables for your local food bank..this can be d

Predicting Soil Organic Matter Dynamics-The Best Way Forward Is With POM and MAOM

Nov 28th, 2019 48m 6s

This episode is for you if you are a farmer, land manager, policy maker, or scientist. Dr. Jocelyn Lavallee (Natural Resources Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University) joins your host Tom Franklin to discuss all things "soil organic matte

What ranchers want to know about 3NOP "the little methane buster"

Apr 24th, 2019 24m 55s

What would you say if the methane emissions from your cattle could be reduced by up to 50% in the very near future?Yes please, bring it on! Dr. Karen Beauchemin joins your host Tom Franklin, and hints at the incredible influence of one tiny com

Episode 6: Talking About Cows And Climate (Part Three)

Mar 18th, 2019 10m

In this episode we listen to a COP23 talk from late 2017. Before this event, it was widely believed that cattle were responsible for the dramatic increase in atmospheric methane in recent years. But now, you will be happy to know that...wait a

Talking About Cows And Climate With Paige Stanley

Feb 14th, 2019 30m 1s

Sunshine, pasture, soil, and cows...this may be the package deal that fights climate change!Paige Stanley explains how keeping cattle on pasture will cause the soil to lock away carbon. How much?...6.65 kilograms CO2 for every kilogram of beef.

Episode 4: Talking About Cows And Climate (Part One)

Feb 3rd, 2019 18m 23s

How can we have constructive, accurate, and meaningful discussions about Canadian beef and its impact on the environment? Kincardine area environmentalist, farmer, and teacher Tom Franklin intends to find out. His guest is Dr. Frank Mitloehner

Lawns Gardens and Native Grasses With Art Wiebe

Jan 20th, 2019 38m 41s

Are you dreaming of summer? Sunshine, the smell of burgers on the BBQ, and......yard work? in this episode you will be encouraged to rethink your lawn and to appreciate the intrinsic value of native grasses. My thanks go out to Art Wiebe for en

The Bobolink As A Notion

Oct 28th, 2018 59m 14s

Thanks to Dr. Noah Perlut, Ray Ford, and Stan Eby for participating and being so generous with their time. Each of these men thoughtfully share their ideas about environmental stewardship and farming.First we come to understand the world of a w

Episode 1: Meet The River

Oct 28th, 2018 34m 16s

Learn the significance of the Penetangore River to the first European Settlers in 1848, and how its natural state was almost immediately changed.Are you ready for some facts? We'll review the geography of the area as a foundation for better und

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