Around the Block on the West Side

Ming loves gardening with Japanese Maples, and learned so much about them since moving to his home across from Villa Park where he lives with his wife and two children. He speaks from the heart about what he loves about gardening and the challenges. I love that his young children learn curiosity and appreciation from their garden. He has many varieties of Japanese Maples--some cascade down and others reach to the sky. I will never look at his garden the same after this podcast.

When I wanted to test the microphones for this podcast, I asked my husband Stanley if he would help. What followed was an interview in which I learned new details about coronaviruses, and his heartfelt advice for high school students who are interested in science. I had not planned to share the interview. But...since school has just started in Iowa City, I thought it was the appropriate time to publish now.

Listen to the story of 3 homeowners on the west side of Iowa City as they share their successes and hiccoughs as they install and use their solar panels. One of the homeowners describes the Group Buy program which is taking place right now in eastern Iowa, organized by Grow Solar. If you are curious about all the solar panels you see around the west side, this will be an instructive podcast. For others, the concepts of net-metering, return on investment, grid and timing of roof replacement are helpful.