Tell me about your first gardening experience? In Africa What does organic gardening/earth friendly mean to you? Not using any chemicals Who or what inspired you to start using organic techniques? Rodales Organic Gardening How did you learn how to garden organically? Reading the Organic Gardening Magazine Tell us about something that grew well this year.…

Miriam Goldberger is the author of a new book that is not just informative but absolutely elegant called Taming Wildflowers. Miriam and her husband Paul Jenkins have been tending the Wildflower Farm in Southern Ontario, Canada since 1988. They also developed Eco-Lawn™ which is a drought-tolerant, low maintenance turf grass that is grown at homes and businesses across North America.…

AERO stands for Alternative Energy Resource Organization but AEROMT is so much more then that. Their tag line: Linking People, Sustainable Agriculture, and Energy Solutions since 1974 says it best! www.organicgardenerpodcast.com

So before I start today’s show, I just want to tell you about some technical difficulties I had at the beginning of the interview today. There maybe some parts where my voice didn’t record at all and so it’s a little bit bumpy to start, but Nola has some great answers to share so I…

Jim Finley runs the Seeds of Hope Community Garden in Eureka, MT which has close to 50 beds for community members to use who otherwise wouldn’t be able to garden. The garden also grows food for the local food pantry and senior center donating an average of 700 lbs of vegetables a year! Tell us a…

July 4 Break

Tell us a little about yourself. Good Seed Company sells organic and ecologically farmed seed that’s all locally adapted, biodiverse, non-gmo, open-pollinated, and heirloom. Their goal is to support communities in reestablishing their own practice of selecting, saving and sharing seeds, in order to support communities in rebuilding their own local supply of biodiverse seeds for…

Jim Swanson shares his journey of raising llamas at the Fantasy Land Ranch in Bigfork, MT and raising vegetables in a Montana rain forest climate. Living near the famous Flathead Cherry Orchards on the East Side of Flathead Lake, Jim turns hard work and initiative into a successful life living in Montana’s beautiful outdoors. Tell…

August Coloring Contest   Enter our Coloring Contest Today. Download the pdf, color you in your garden and submit to [email protected] If you prefer you can just submit and original drawing of you in your garden! Originality counts! The winner will win a set of notecards with their own drawing! OGPcolorContest.pages

Peter Ramos has been gardening on Long Island’s temperate climate for almost 20 years, and has learned many methods for being effective and efficient with a busy family life. He’ll share successful strategies for creating healthy compost, planting perennial beds that look beautiful and enhancing the landscape and some trials and tribulations of growing trees.…