My guest on this program is my friend John Conroy, whom I went to H.S. with. He was telling me about his new interest as a Docent for Elepahant seals in the San Louis Obispo California area. Some of the males can be as large as 5000 lbs. I thought it would be interesting to hear all about his experiences on "Digging in the Dirt".
John has had a life long interest in nature, the wild and wildlife. He got involved with the Elephant Seal rookery when he saw an article in the paper about it and the people that volunteer there.

My gueston this "Digging inthe Dirt" is regenerative Farmer, author and host of the popular "No till Market Garden podcast'" Jesse Frost. Jesse farms at a farm in Kentucky with his wife Hannah Crabtree called Rough Draft Farmstead. He is here on "Digging in the Dirt" to talk with me about his new book. The Living Soil Handbook - The no till growers guide to ecological market growing.

My guest here on DITD is Jessica Damiano AP gardening columnist, Journalist, Garden Coach, Community Educator and Author. Her news letter is called The Weekly Dirt. Jessica's Gardening Calendar was named a winner in the 2021 Garden Communicators International Media Awards. The calendar can be Considered she says 365 visits from a gardening friend who stops by every day of the year with tips, advice, inspiration and timely reminders about what needs to be done in the garden and when.

Join Kevin this time, as he speaks with Adam Sacks, Executive Director of BIODIVERSITY FOR A LIVABLE CLIMATE, who's mission is Restoring Ecosystems to Reverse Global Warming. The concept is fascinatingly simple. Cure what ails the climate of the planet working with the natural systems of our planet.

My guest today on DITD is Arthur Davis a Director, researcher and Portable Toilet coordinator at the Rich Earth Institute in Brattleboro Vermont. The Rich Earth Institute engages in research, education and technological innovation to advance the use of human waste as a resource. Arthur directs Rich Earth Institute's Urine Nutrient Reclamation Program, which is a community-scale urine recycling program. In this role, Arthur helps get urine from the point of collection, through the treatment process, and finally to farms to use as fertilizer.

My guest on this Digging in the Dirt is Jon Stokes, was an editor and writer for a web site called ThePrepared.com. He is here with me today because I have a confession to make, I'm kind of a prepper. After Sandy and other storms, I have started gathering supplies in preparation for events that may be out of my control. So I looked around the internet for some good advice. I found Theprepard.com and found out I'm basically a half assed prepper. Here is what I learned.

My next guest here on "Digging in the Dirt" Is Louise Washer she is president of the Norwalk River Watershed Association, serves on the Norwalk Mayor’s Water Quality Committee and the steering committee for the Hudson to Housatonic Regional Conservation Partnership (H2H). She also serves on the steering committee of the Pollinator Pathway Northeast project, which she helped found in 2017 and has helped expand to over 100 towns in CT, NY, and PA. The situation with our pollinators is one of the most import environmental issues of our time. It's something each and everyone of us could have a great impact on.

My guest today on Digging in the Dirt is Linley Dixon.
Linley is the Associate Director of the Real Organic Project, a non-profit farmer-led organization to protect the integrity of USDA Organic. She is here to talk about the January 2021 Real Organic Project Virtual Symposium coming up next year. Linley co-owns a 5-acre certified organic vegetable farm in Durango, CO with her husband and brother called Adobe House Farm.

John D. Liu, Ecosystem restoration researcher, educator and filmmaker, has dedicated his life to sharing real-world examples of once-degraded landscapes newly restored to their original fertile and biodiverse beauty. He represents Ecosystem Restoration Camps, a grassroots movement where everyday people like you can have a real impact, directly.
Their big goal is to have one million people come together by 2030 and restore degraded lands in 100 camps around the world.

My guest this week on "Digging in the Dirt" is Frank Mortimer “The Beeman”. Frank has written a new book entitled “BEE PEOPLE and the bugs they love” on Citadel Press. A very personal book about his life long passion and the people who keep bees. If you ever thought about keeping bees you may want to listen to this Digging in the Dirt
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