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Nigel Palmer has been a lifelong gardener in New England relying on the amazing complexity of nature to inspire his gardening philosophy, as well as working as an aerospace engineer until recently... sorting, organizing, and resolving complex technical issues. He is the instructor and curriculum developer of the Sustainable, Regenerative Gardening program at The Institute Of Sustainable Nutrition

On today's "Digging in te Dirt" my guest is Craig Floyd Farm Manager of the Giving Garden at Coogans Farm of the Denison Peqoutsepos Nature Center in Mystic CT. Craig is  passionate about using his extensive farming experience creating a sustainable, healthy no-till, no-spray garden in order to give quality food to the needy. 
Today I asked Craig here to talk to us about the current dilemma we find ourselves in and specifically talk with me about your backyard garden. How we can spend this extra time we have to make our gardens better, or how to start one if you don;t have one.
Craig knows how to grow food and he does it with love for his plants, the earth and the people he grows it for.

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My guest on this episode of "Digging in the Dirt is Farmer Craig Floyd, Craig is Coogan Organic Farm’s Giving Garden full time farmer, “A no-spray, no-till farm "which supplies fruit and vegetables to 90 different community food banks. Coogan Farm, is a 400 year old Connecticut farm in Stonington Ct. on a peaceful, rural property on the banks of the Mystic River as part of the Denison Pequotsepos nature center. Catch Craig's wisdom for building healthy soil and growing healthy food.

Lynn Zinser the founding editor of Climate Liability News, (Now Defunct) she was responsible for all editorial content, social media and media partnerships for CLN. Climate Liability News is a not-for-profit news site dedicated to reporting on the issues at the intersection of climate change impacts and law. Those issues include government and corporate responsibility and accountability for global warming and its consequences across society and around the world.

On this segment of Digging in the Dirt, Host Kevin Gallagher speaks with Mark Fulford a well known, independent farm consultant and educator whose range of topics and expertise encompasses: transitioning from conventional to organic and biological agriculture; soil, crop, and forage nutrition; and preparing agriculture for peak oil, climate change and economic drift. He also teaches non-electric water technologies, hands-on skills in organic orcharding, organic no-till crop production, commercial and small scale composting, as well as fundamental rural skills and small farm food preservation.

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On this segment of DITD Small Business owner Joe Magazzi walks us through many of the organic products for the lawn and garden that his company brings to consumers. We all have issues around the home with pests and disease pressure and Joe has a lot of quality organic solutions.

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Through the world wide internet I have gotten to know that my cousin in Ireland is quite the gardener and lover of nature, just like me. I was curious to talk with him about our mutual interests in nature. My Grandmothers brother married his Grandmother and thats the connection. Marcus is a great guy who kissed the Blarney Stone so we had a great talk. I just wish radio had sub-titles! Enjoy a family chat.

My guest on this episode of DITD is Sefra Alexandra. Her web site describes her as a "The Seed Huntress," …....an endurance race ethnobotanist on a perennial expedition to save the seeds of our wild + cultivated lands. She has fortified community seed banks internationally on island nations, hunted for rare endangered seeds for Seeds of Success and  is now taking the lead of CT NOFA's pollinator health initiative The Ecotype Project.

Bryan O’Hara has been growing vegetables for a livelihood for more that 25 years at Tobacco Road Farm in Lebanon, CT.  He speaks throughout the Northeast on vegetable production techniques and is known for providing “mountains of details in a concise, practical, and cohesive manner.” While interviewing people for DITD, numerous times I've been told to get Bryan on the show. More than just a farmer, here he is with a mountain of wisdom.

On this episode of "Digging in the Dirt" my guest will be garlic farmer Doug Johnson of Sunrise, Sunset Farm in Woodbury CT. We'll talk about everything garlic and the Bethlehem Garlic festival coming up next weekend Oct. 6th & 7th. Listen in and I guarantee you'll be growing garlic in the backyard next season.