Get In My Garden

By Aaron Moskowitz

What's Get In My Garden about?

Discovering how soil can heal our planet, from natural gardening and farming techniques, backyard ecology, and the technologies and businesses shaping our future.

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Get In My Garden episodes:

04.07.2021
Episode #83, Mental Health and Gardening, with Jordan Mara of Mind & Soil
Today we meet Jordan Mara of Mind and Soil. He will discuss his company mission, how gardening can be one of the best activities for our mental health, some of the research into specific soil microbes that help our brains...
03.19.2021
Episode #82, How Microbes Negotiate within Soil, with Judy Fitzpatrick
This is the second part of the interview with Judy Fitzpatrick of Microbiometer. Today we deep dive into microbiology and the workings of the microbial marketplace. We discuss the current state of research, the balance between competition and cooperation of soil microbes,...
03.09.2021
Episode #81, Soil Testing For Microbes with Judy Fitzpatrick
Today we meet Judy Fitzpatrick, cofounder of Microbiometer. The first few minutes of this episode, Judy shares her back story, her history in medical diagnostics and then about cofounding soil microbial biomass measurement company, Microbiometer. Judy shares about the distinctions of different...
02.25.2021
Episode #80, Repairing our Food System and Soil, with Leo Horrigan
Today we meet Leo Horrigan, a documentary filmmaker with the Center for a Livable Future at John’s Hopkins University. He is helping us understand the food system from farming to food access, and creating educational programs around their research. We learn...
02.18.2021
Episode #79, Hemp as Animal Feed, with Hunter Buffington
Today we meet Hunter Buffington, Executive Director of the Hemp Feed Coalition. We talk hemp as an animal feed, why it isn’t legal for animal feed yet, some of the roadblocks in the US and Canada, and how the Hemp...
02.03.2021
Episode #78, Looking into Soil, Microscope Lifestyle with Nina Folch
This is the second half of the interview with Nina Folch of Compost Santo. She shares about why she likes composting in the winter, how she looks at microbes in the microscope, and some of the realities of running a...
01.05.2021
Episode #77, Business of Biologically Active Compost with Nina Folch of Compost Santo
Today we meet Nina Folch of Compost Santo located in Northern New Mexico. She is a student of the work of Dr. Elaine Ingham and others, and I’m so grateful to her for sharing so openly about the composting business...
11.10.2020
Episode #76, Nature Will Save Our Kids, with Jenny Bailey
I’ve been wanting to have an show for a while about the benefits of getting children back into nature. I recently read, Last Child In the Woods, now a classic book from 15 years ago about nature-deficit in children. If you...
11.03.2020
Episode #75, Vermicomposting and Getting Started in Composting, with John Craig
This is Episode 75 with John Craig the master composter who runs grassroots nonprofit, We Compost, located inside the Farm and Food Lab in the Great Park at Irvine, California. John tells us how to get started in composting, some basic...
10.26.2020
Episode #74, BioChar with Tom Marrero
Today we learn from Tom Marrero of Wakefield BioChar. He shares the background and history of biochar, plus the research and background that led him to start his family business. For those of you excited for a composting specific episode...
10.11.2020
Episode #73, Holistic Landscapes and Edible Design with Jennifer Lauruol
Today Jennifer Lauruol will tell us about the ecologically-minded area of Lancaster England where she lives and some of the community and research programs they have there around sustainability and food security. She talks about how she markets herself as an...
07.15.2020
Episode #72, Woniya Thibeault Teaches Ancestral Skills, Discusses Buckskin Revolution and Tuning Into Our Environments
You are listening to Episode 72 of the Get In My Garden Podcast. Woniya was runner up on the survivalist show Alone, Season 6, where she survived two and a half months in the far northern region of Canada. Today she shares...
07.07.2020
Episode #71, Beer-Kashi Business and Fungal Dominant Soil Creation with Kyle Perry
Today we meet my new friend Kyle Perry, second generation horticulturist and regenerative farmer based in Tennessee. We discuss his two new businesses, Beer Kashi and Native Soil Company and learn about the double fermented kashi he is created from...
07.01.2020
Episode #70, Cannabis Micro-Business and Mind-Expansion Lifestyle with Mushroom Activist, Elton Ray James
Today we meet Elton Ray James, cannabis grower and lifelong mushroom activist, co-creator with his wife of the largest mushroom growing group on Facebook. He shares how he ended up developing a cannabis business with a California micro business license and...
06.20.2020
Episode #69, Locally Adapted Microbes, KNF Methods and Community Outreach with Marco Thomas
This is Part 2 of my chat with natural farmer and community activist Marco Thomas in Petersburg, Virginia. We talk more about the IMO solutions, Korean Natural Farming principles and building up the farmers market culture in his city. His...
06.17.2020
Episode #68, Harvesting Local Microbes For Garden with Marco Thomas
Today we learn more about Korean Natural Farming and making indigineous microorganism solution from Marco Thomas an urban gardener and natural farmer based in Virginia. His mission is to share with his community and teach them that it is possible...
06.13.2020
Episode #67, Mushroom DNA Sequencing and Breeding with William Padilla Brown
We are back with William Padilla-Brown discussing how to grow mushrooms in a hugelkultur mound, how a myco-focused permaculture lifestyle has benefitted his young son, and then he shares some of the most interesting things he is working on right...
06.10.2020
Episode #66, Making Business Out of Soil, Soil Food Web and Microbes
This is the third segment with Casey Ernst and Keisha Wheeler of Catalyst BioAmendments, a composting and soil company they run with business partners, Zach Ellis and Gregory Munn in Northern California. You can follow their adventure on instagram @catalyst_microbe_adventure,...
06.04.2020
Episode #65, Bootstrap Market Gardening and Strategy with Steve Abbott
This is Episode #65 of the Get In My Garden Podcast, and today we are back with Steve Abbott of Abbott’s Family Farm discussing considerations when getting started as a market gardener and how to bootstrap your way to profits. Steve...
06.02.2020
Episode #64, Hugelkultur Gardening and Spirulina Cultivation with William Padilla-Brown
This is Episode #64, and today we’re back with William Padilla-Brown who was on the podcast last year sharing about edible algae, and today he shares about how he has set up his new hugelkultur mounds for gardening and what...
05.29.2020
Episode #63 Soil Food Web Components and Living Soil Building with Casey Ernst and Keisha Wheeler of Catalyst BioAmendments
Today we learn about the Soil Food Web, what exactly it is and then we explore some of the basics of fungi in the environment and how plants interact with them. We talk with Casey Ernst and Keisha Wheeler of...
05.26.2020
Episode #62, Market Garden Business Success with Steve Abbott
Today we connect with Steve Abbott of Abbott’s Family Farm in Sumner, Maine. He is successful market gardener and farmers market organizer and has lots of great information to share about successfully running a farmers market business, farming only a...
05.11.2020
Episode #61, Talking Compost with Keisha Wheeler
Hi everyone, The is the Get in My Garden Podcast. I hope you are all safe and happy and making the best of your at-home time! This is episode #61, and we meet Keisha Wheeler of Catalyst BioAmendments, a composting and...
05.11.2020
Episode 61, Talking Compost with Keisha Wheeler
Hi everyone, The is the Get in My Garden Podcast. I hope you are all safe and happy and making the best of your at-home time! This is episode #61, and we meet Keisha Wheeler of Catalyst BioAmendments, a composting and...
04.06.2020
Episode #60, Effects of Beekeeping on Native Bees with Elizabeth Lake
Today we meet Elizabeth Lake, a long-time supporter of the podcast and local beekeeper and pollinator activist. She talks about her adventures in beekeeping, her local activism and building a community around her interests. Then she gives a breakdown of different types...
02.25.2020
Episode #59, Landscaping Native Ecosystem Restoration, with Author Douglas Tallamy
Today we meet entomologist, researcher and author Douglas Tallamy. the book is called, Nature’s Best Hope, a new approach to conservation that starts in your yard. He shares about plant and insect interactions, ornamentals and how they are affecting the local...
02.09.2020
Episode #58, Mushroom Businesses and Tech with Wyatt Bryson
This is Episode 58 of the Get In My Garden Podcast, and we are back with Wyatt Bryson of Jewels of the Forest, makers of mushroom jerky. Wyatt is also an educator and researcher via his company Mycolab Solutions and has...
01.14.2020
Episode #57, Life of Bees in the Winter and Winter Beekeeping with Dan Long
Today we have back Dan Long, Georgia Beekeeper discussing the life of bees and beekeeping in the winter. Dan covers shares some details about native bees and their lifecycles which are very different from honey bees, He tells us about what...
12.20.2019
Episode #56, Ferments, Forage and Fire Cider: Homestead Transition to Winter with Sara Schuster
Today we are back with Sara Schuster of the Tending Seeds podcast sharing about fire cider, fermenting, foraging and preservation as we approach winter. She updates us on her projects, how her podcast and herbalism businesses are evolving, and how she...
11.12.2019
Episode #55, High-CBD Cannabis Grows the Way Nature Intended, with Sebring Frehner
Today we meet Sebring Frehner of Sebring Seeds. He covers a lot of interest subjects such as microdosing cannabis, the soil science behind cannabis growing, and some of the newest products related to this. We learn about the nutrient cycling advantage of living...
10.29.2019
Episode #54, Integrated Pest Management and Career Opportunities in Entomology with Amanda Skidmore
Episode #54, Integrated Pest Management and Career Opportunities in Entomology with Amanda Skidmore by Aaron Moskowitz, Interviewing the brightest minds in Mycology, Soil Science, Natural and Agricultural Ecology, Technology and EcoBusinesses. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/get-in-my-garden-podcast/message
10.19.2019
Episode #53, Korean Natural Farming: Technology, Origin and Its Future
This is the second of a series we will be doing on Korean Natural Farming this year with Eric Weinert, and more episodes will be up over the next couple months intermittently with other content. Eric is currently heading back...
10.10.2019
Episode #52, KNF Solutions and Intro to Indigenous Microorganisms with Eric Weinert
Today we catch up with Eric Weinert who was on the podcast about a year ago. He is a Korean Natural Farming expert, author, and natural farming activist based out of Hawaii. He reviews the KNF philosophy, how to stimulate and...
09.15.2019
Episode #51, Materials of the Future to Increase Greenhouse Yields
A couple months ago during my greenhouse visit at Growing Opportunities Hydroponics Farm, I learned about a new technology company, UbiQD (pronounced like ubiquity) with an amazing new product that greatly increases greenhouse yields. Since they are located about 30...
08.31.2019
Episode #50, Urban Homesteading Oasis with Sam Lopez
Today we meet a local backyard homesteader who shares his wisdom with us from over 10 years of natural farming in downtown Albuquerque. Sam Lopez has created an amazing and flourishing oasis in this desert city. In our chat, we cover...
08.21.2019
Episode #49, LEHR Garden System, Modified Aquaponics with Ed Williams
Today we meet Ed Williams, creator of the LEHR garden. LEHR is an acronym for the system he has created that includes elements of aquaponics, hugelkultur, composting, mushrooms, the soil food web and basically as many natural components as possible;...
08.09.2019
Episode #48, Fungi-Focused Businesses and Mushroom Growing Activism with Wyatt Bryson
Today we meet mushroom educator and entrepreneur Wyatt Bryon. He talks about the development of his fungi-focused businesses, the opportunities that currently exist in the mushroom-related market, how he is preserving knowledge and research for future generations, and how he...
07.29.2019
Episode #47 with Hydroponic Grower Kim Martin of Growing Opportunities Farm
This week I had the great pleasure of visiting with Kim Martin of Growing Opportunities Inc, a hydroponic farm focussed on tomatoes, located in Alcalde, New Mexico, about 30 minutes north of Santa Fe. Their business have been in operation...
07.16.2019
Episode #46, Edible and Native Landscape Design with Pete Widin
Today we learn from landscape designer and consultant Pete Widin some of his principles of plant selection for an edible landscape beyond just the aesthetic, and his system of working with clients and implementing his version of edible meets...
07.07.2019
Episode #45, Hydroponic Microgreens with City Hydro
Today we chat with Larry Hountz from City Hydro in Baltimore. He has a great story of starting out and created a business growing micro greens. He has looking at the economics of it while learning about what works and...
06.29.2019
Episode #44, Herbal Foraging with Sara Schuster
Today we visit with Sara Schuster who is an herbalist, homesteader and fellow podcaster based in Tennessee. Her podcast is called, Tending Seeds, Adventures in Homesteading and Herbalism. We discuss southern homesteading, how to get more involved with herbalism, foraging for...
06.19.2019
Episode #43, Algae, Fungi and Technology with William Padilla-Brown
Today we have a very special guest, speaker, writer, entrepreneur, citizen scientist, mycologist and so much more, William Padilla-Brown. He is a Contributing Editor for Fungi Magazine, and today we discuss his work with algae, and the five algae...
06.12.2019
Episode #42, Sustainable Landscape Construction with Kim Sorvig
Kim Sorvig, author of Sustainable Landscape Construction, A Guide to Green Building Outdoors catches us up with what’s going on with the sustainable landscape construction an design industry and where things might be moving in the future as we face...
05.29.2019
Episode #41, Bee Breeding and Cutting Edge Honeybee Research with Melanie Kirby
Today we have the much anticipated episode with Melanie Kirby who you may have seen on instagram TV or in any of the short videos I shared on social media recently. We met at her land up in the mountain...
05.21.2019
Episode #40, Women in Mycology and Mushroom Activism with Dylan Martin
Dylan Martin is back to discuss some very interesting women involved in mycology today and what they are up to. He mentions his involvement with the Controlled Environment Agriculture Program at the trades and technology program at the Santa Fe Community...
05.13.2019
Episode #39, Observational Beehives with Georgia Beekeeper Dan Long
Today we learn about observational beehives with Dan Long, Georgia Master Beekeeper, bee hobbyist since 1995, and serious beekeeper since 2011. He is a father of six and lives in Athens, Georgia where he is owner of a nursery specializing...
04.25.2019
Episode #38, Basics of Plant Breeding, Seed Collecting and More Farmers Marketeering Insights
This is the second part of the interview with Matt Ladegaard where we talk about the basics of plant breeding and adaptations, seed saving and plant genetics. We also talk about the local food scene here in Santa Fe, New Mexico...
04.11.2019
Episode #37, Aquaponics Cannabis Grows with Steve Raisner
Today we have a very special guest, Steve Raisner, of the Growing with Fishes Podcast and the Potent Ponics Youtube station. He is an extremely knowledgable guy and the type of person who is always gaining more knowledge and evolving his...
04.01.2019
Episode #36, Market Gardening with Matt Ladegaard
Today we meet Matt Ladegaard, a market gardener, entrepreneur and marketeer, founder of Groundstone Farm in Pojoaque NM, just north of Santa Fe where he sells retail at the Santa Fe Farmers Market and wholesale via Squash Blossom Local Food...
03.09.2019
Episode #35, Science and History of Brewing Kombucha with Honeymoon Brewery
Today we have a very interesting and information-packed episode with Ayla Bystrom-Williams founder of the Honeymoon Brewery in Santa Fe, New Mexico and her partner James Hill, head brewer of Honeymoon Brewery. They tell the origin story of their new...

What's Get In My Garden about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Get In My Garden episodes:

Episode #83, Mental Health and Gardening, with Jordan Mara of Mind & Soil

Episode #82, How Microbes Negotiate within Soil, with Judy Fitzpatrick

Episode #81, Soil Testing For Microbes with Judy Fitzpatrick

Episode #80, Repairing our Food System and Soil, with Leo Horrigan

Episode #79, Hemp as Animal Feed, with Hunter Buffington

Episode #78, Looking into Soil, Microscope Lifestyle with Nina Folch

Episode #77, Business of Biologically Active Compost with Nina Folch of Compost Santo

Episode #76, Nature Will Save Our Kids, with Jenny Bailey

Episode #75, Vermicomposting and Getting Started in Composting, with John Craig

Episode #74, BioChar with Tom Marrero

Episode #73, Holistic Landscapes and Edible Design with Jennifer Lauruol

Episode #72, Woniya Thibeault Teaches Ancestral Skills, Discusses Buckskin Revolution and Tuning Into Our Environments

Episode #71, Beer-Kashi Business and Fungal Dominant Soil Creation with Kyle Perry

Episode #70, Cannabis Micro-Business and Mind-Expansion Lifestyle with Mushroom Activist, Elton Ray James

Episode #69, Locally Adapted Microbes, KNF Methods and Community Outreach with Marco Thomas

Episode #68, Harvesting Local Microbes For Garden with Marco Thomas

Episode #67, Mushroom DNA Sequencing and Breeding with William Padilla Brown

Episode #66, Making Business Out of Soil, Soil Food Web and Microbes

Episode #65, Bootstrap Market Gardening and Strategy with Steve Abbott

Episode #64, Hugelkultur Gardening and Spirulina Cultivation with William Padilla-Brown

Episode #63 Soil Food Web Components and Living Soil Building with Casey Ernst and Keisha Wheeler of Catalyst BioAmendments

Episode #62, Market Garden Business Success with Steve Abbott

Episode #61, Talking Compost with Keisha Wheeler

Episode 61, Talking Compost with Keisha Wheeler

Episode #60, Effects of Beekeeping on Native Bees with Elizabeth Lake

Episode #59, Landscaping Native Ecosystem Restoration, with Author Douglas Tallamy

Episode #58, Mushroom Businesses and Tech with Wyatt Bryson

Episode #57, Life of Bees in the Winter and Winter Beekeeping with Dan Long

Episode #56, Ferments, Forage and Fire Cider: Homestead Transition to Winter with Sara Schuster

Episode #55, High-CBD Cannabis Grows the Way Nature Intended, with Sebring Frehner

Episode #54, Integrated Pest Management and Career Opportunities in Entomology with Amanda Skidmore

Episode #53, Korean Natural Farming: Technology, Origin and Its Future

Episode #52, KNF Solutions and Intro to Indigenous Microorganisms with Eric Weinert

Episode #51, Materials of the Future to Increase Greenhouse Yields

Episode #50, Urban Homesteading Oasis with Sam Lopez

Episode #49, LEHR Garden System, Modified Aquaponics with Ed Williams

Episode #48, Fungi-Focused Businesses and Mushroom Growing Activism with Wyatt Bryson

Episode #47 with Hydroponic Grower Kim Martin of Growing Opportunities Farm

Episode #46, Edible and Native Landscape Design with Pete Widin

Episode #45, Hydroponic Microgreens with City Hydro

Episode #44, Herbal Foraging with Sara Schuster

Episode #43, Algae, Fungi and Technology with William Padilla-Brown

Episode #42, Sustainable Landscape Construction with Kim Sorvig

Episode #41, Bee Breeding and Cutting Edge Honeybee Research with Melanie Kirby

Episode #40, Women in Mycology and Mushroom Activism with Dylan Martin

Episode #39, Observational Beehives with Georgia Beekeeper Dan Long

Episode #38, Basics of Plant Breeding, Seed Collecting and More Farmers Marketeering Insights

Episode #37, Aquaponics Cannabis Grows with Steve Raisner

Episode #36, Market Gardening with Matt Ladegaard

Episode #35, Science and History of Brewing Kombucha with Honeymoon Brewery