Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey

By Petey MesquiteySociety & Culture Education

Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey episodes

May 20, 2016 Gotta Save the San Pedro River
The San Pedro River in southeastern Arizona “provides critical stopover habitat for millions of migrating birds each year and is…
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May 12, 2016 Calylophus hartwegii, Nama hispidum and Eupatorium greggii too
The common name of Calylophus hartwegii is Sundrops. That’s considerably easier to say and I suspect that the common name…
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May 05, 2016 Berlandiera lyrata
The common name Chocolate Flower refers to the morning fragrance of the flower. Another common name I came across is…
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April 29, 2016 Quercus, Tree of Life
There are 13 species of oaks found in Arizona and they range from 3,000 to 8,000 feet in elevation across…
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April 20, 2016 Gaillardia pulchella
I suppose the thinking is that any wild flowers blooming along the side of the road will beautify that road…
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April 15, 2016 Schizachyrium scoparium
Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) is a native bunch grass that is easily identified, especially in the late summer and fall…
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April 10, 2016 Beyond BALLE with Gina Murphy Darling and Liane Hernandez
30 Minutes features an interview with Gina Murphy Darling, also known as the creator and voice of Mrs. Green’s World Radio Network; and Liane Hernandez who is Community Life Director and Executive Chef for the YWCA Southern Arizona. Both attended the 2015 BALLE Conference in Phoenix. BALLE stands for the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, provides a national forum for visionary local economy leaders and funders to connect, build their capacity, and innovate.
Liane and Gina also participated in a January 2016 Beyond Tucson event entitled Beyond Balle. This was a discussion on building up grass roots economic approaches towards community health through the movement of localism. Both women are focused on lessons learned from the national Balle Conference and how to move BEYOND just individual consumption to create a strong economy of connection – a vibrant economy designed especially for Tucsonans and our unique sense of place.
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April 08, 2016 Milkweeds
The genus Asclepias is in the Milkweed family Aclepiadaceae and there are about 30 species of Asclepias found in Arizona…
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March 30, 2016 Lycium pallidum
Lycium species are found around the world (look up goji berry). Lycium pallidum is the most widespread species in the…
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March 24, 2016 Thomomys bottae
There are 3 genera of pocket gophers in North America and close to 20 species. In southern Arizona, Botta’s Pocket…
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Petey Mesquitey is KXCI’s resident storyteller. Every week since the spring of 1992 Petey has delighted KXCI listeners with slide shows and poems, stories and songs about flora, fauna, and family and…