Jennifer Banks-Doll, The Homestead Mama on Quadra Island about growing, harvesting, and preserving berries.
Master Herbalist Brigitte Mars from Boulder Colorado about the wild plants aka “weeds” that have the power to heal us.

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Radio Show Music:
- "Willow" - the all-woman band from Quadra Island playing "C-Minor", "Carry On" and more.
- "Pato Banton" Reggae legend and his band playing "New Day Dawning".

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- Cortes Island Market

Lu gabs with:
Whitney Vanderleest, the founding-owner of New Branch Permaculture on Cortes Island about The Core Principles of Permaculture and how we can all use them to remediate, regenerate and renew the health and fertility of our own gardens, even our whole planet.

Speedibin compost advisor, Joyce McMenamon from Vancouver Island about boosting our compost's bio activity.

Writer and photographer Finlay Burrage from FarmFolk CityFolk about ways to enable young people to become gardeners.

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Radio Show Music:
- "Willow" - the all-woman band from Quadra Island playing "C-Minor", "Carry On" and more.
- "Pato Banton" Reggae legend and his band playing "New Day Dawning".

Thank you to our sponsors!
- Speedibin Backyard Composters - https://speedibin.com
- Cortes Island Market

Lu gabs with:
Organic Market Gardener Adam Schick from Linnaea Farm about being a land steward and garden teacher on the 300-acre Linnaea Farm on Cortes Island.

The Dahlia Lady, Margery Zapf- Gilje about growing your best dahlias ever - how to plant them, care for them and get the most amazing blooms ever.

Urban food forest gardener Justice Schanfarber in Campbell River about the practical reasons for growing food forest gardens and why they hold such promise for feeding people and for restoring the health of our planet earth.

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Radio Show Music:
- "Willow" - the all-woman band from Quadra Island playing "C-Minor", "Carry On" and more.
- "Pato Banton" Reggae legend and his band playing "New Day Dawning".

Thank you to our sponsors!
- Speedibin Backyard Composters - https://speedibin.com
- Cortes Island Market

Lu gabs with:

Jennifer Banks-Doll, "The Homestead Mama" about her life as a homesteader, gardener, farmer, mother, and entrepreneur.
Judy Kemchand, a professional gardener, garden designer and Lavender Farmer on Cortes Island about her favourite lavender-growing tips.
Former UBC science professor Lee Gass about turning that woody debris burn-pile into a fertile garden bed.

Be sure to follow us on:
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Radio Show Music:
- "Willow" - the all-woman band from Quadra Island playing "C-Minor", "Carry On" and more.
- "Pato Banton" Reggae legend and his band playing "New Day Dawning".

Thank you to our sponsors!
- Speedibin Backyard Composters - https://speedibin.com
- Cortes Island Market

Horticultural teacher Connie Kuramoto from Gardens-on-the Go on Vancouver Island about her tried and true spring gardening tips including prepping the soil and seed-starting.
"Rose Guru" Jason Croutch from Fraser Valley Rose Farm about tending our roses after a rough winter.
Melissa Rickey on Cortes Island about her ongoing gardening and Bokashi composting experiments.

Be sure to follow us on:
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Radio Show Music:
- "Willow" - the all-woman band from Quadra Island playing "C-Minor", "Carry On" and more.
- "Pato Banton" Reggae legend and his band playing "New Day Dawning".

Thank you to our sponsors!
- Speedibin Backyard Composters - https://speedibin.com
- Cortes Island Market

Gabbing about Gardening Episode 12 presents:

- Romina Jones gabs about “Interplanting, Companion Planting & Cover Cropping in the Garden”
- Nadia Kuhl gabs about “Growing, Harvesting, Drying & Using Your Garden Herbs”
- Joyce Mc Menamon gabs about “Composting Tips & Trouble-shooting”

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Radio Show Music:
- "Willow" - the all-woman band from Quadra Island playing "C-Minor", "Carry On" and more.
- "Pato Banton" Reggae legend and his band playing "New Day Dawning".

Thank you to our sponsors!
- Speedibin Backyard Composters - https://speedibin.com
- Cortes Island Market

Gabbing about Gardening Episode 11 presents:

- Arzeena Hamir gabs about “Watering Your Garden in High Heat”
- Jennifer Banks Doll gabs about “Summer salads, cilantro sauce, succession planting & pacing yourself”
- Mike Gall gabs about “How to FireSmart Your Garden”

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Radio Show Music:
- "Willow" - the all-woman band from Quadra Island playing "C-Minor", "Carry On" and more.
- "Pato Banton" Reggae legend and his band playing "New Day Dawning".

Thank you to our sponsors!
- Speedibin Backyard Composters - https://speedibin.com
- Cortes Island Market

Gabbing about Gardening Episode 10 presents:

- Dr. Nancy Turner gabs about Native Plants
- Jennifer Banks Doll gabs about Strawberries & Peas
- Dan Jason gabs about Saving Seeds
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Radio Show Music:
- "Willow" - the all-woman band from Quadra Island playing "C-Minor", "Carry On" and more.
- "Pato Banton" Reggae legend and his band playing "New Day Dawning".

Thank you to our sponsors!
- Speedibin Backyard Composters - https://speedibin.com
- Cortes Island Market

Gabbing about Gardening Episode 9 presents:

- Gabbing about Bee time with Dr. Mark Winston
- Gabbing About the Tips., Tricks & Honest Opinions of a Market Gardener with Adam Schick
- Gabbing About Planting for Winter Gardens with Dr. Linda Gilkeson

Be sure to follow us on:
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Radio Show Music:
- "Willow" - the all-woman band from Quadra Island playing "C-Minor", "Carry On" and more.
- "Pato Banton" Reggae legend and his band playing "New Day Dawning".

Thank you to our sponsors!
- Speedibin Backyard Composters - https://speedibin.com
- Cortes Island Market

Gabbing about Gardening Episode 8 presents:

- Dan Jason gabs About "Medicinal Herbs to Know & Grow"
- Steven Mooney gabs about Mushrooms & Soil Health”
-Arzeena Hamir gabs about “Planning & Planting Your Winter Garden”
-Jennifer Banks Doll gabs about “What's Cooking in Her Farm Kitchen”

Be sure to follow us on:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/QuadraIslandandCortesIslandGardens
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabbingaboutgardening/

Radio Show Music:
- "Willow" - the all-woman band from Quadra Island playing "C-Minor", "Carry On" and more.
- "Pato Banton" Reggae legend and his band playing "New Day Dawning".

Thank you to our sponsors!
- Speedibin Backyard Composters - https://speedibin.com
- Cortes Island Market