Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick connect with Mike McGraw from Princeton Hydro to discuss all things ecology speaking. Topics include the journey from a big city to wildlife biologist, the impact of deer, the documentary "Roots so Deep" and regenerative farming, and making your own ecological impact. Music by Egocentric Plastic Men, Outro music by Dave Bennett.

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Happy New Year!  Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick are back with a brand new episode of The Buzz.  “That’s Hot” ironically, looks good in the snow.  “This or That” talks about raking and preserving.  “Take it of Leaf it” is a little general.  Tom and Fran break down our Top 10 of All-Time and our Top Ten of 2024.  Did we give you a shoutout this week?  Listen to the end of the episode for a follow up to Tom's secret.  Intro music by RJ Comer, Outro music by Dave Bennett.

That’s Hot – Fran’s Plant / Tom’s Plant

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Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick share one of their favorite episodes of The Native Plants Healthy Planet Podcast. Tom and Fran spoke with Oliver Milman (Environment Correspondent at the Guardian) to talk about his new book The Insect Crisis. Topics include the state of our insect friends, the factors contributing to their decline, the obstacles we face in reversing the trend, and what you can do locally to help. Music by Egocentric Plastic Men, Outro music by Dave Bennett.

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Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick are back with a sneak peek of Season 3 of A Native Plant Every Day.  Season 3 will be a four week season debuting in 2025.  Listen to hear about the exciting changes moving forward.  Intro music by RJ Comer, Outro music by Dave Bennett.

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Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick are back with a brand new episode of The Buzz.  “That’s Hot” is festive for the season.  “This or That” talks about urban meadows and host plants.  “Take it of Leaf it” takes Tom and Fran on a long journey.  Did we give you a shoutout this week?  Listen to the end of the episode for a secret.  Intro music by RJ Comer, Outro music by Dave Bennett.

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Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick connect with Claudio Vazquez and Amanda McClean from Izel Native Plants to discuss supplying native plants to the retail market. Topics include the history of Izel Native Plants, how the market and their company has changed since their inception, challenges in making wholesale native plant material available to the public and what the next ten years look like. Music by Egocentric Plastic Men, Outro music by Dave Bennett.

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Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick are back with a brand new episode of The Buzz.  We have two winners!!!  Are you one of them?  It is the most leaf blower time of the year.  Let's talk about two stroke engine bans.  “That’s Hot” survives the cold.  “This or That” talks soil and radiation.  “Take it of Leaf it” has a lot of stipulations.  Did we give you a shoutout this week?  Listen to the end of the episode for a secret.  Intro music by RJ Comer, Outro music by Dave Bennett.

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Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick connect with Uli Lorimer and Michael Piantedosi of Native Plant Trust to tackle all of the hard questions that we encounter in the environmental realm. Topics include What is a native plant, should we be planting for climate change, is it possible to over produce a rare native plant, and are our views of restoration flawed. Music by Egocentric Plastic Men, Outro music by Dave Bennett.

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Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick are back with a brand new episode of The Buzz.  There is a lot of follow up this week!  “That’s Hot” leads to a tasty treat.  “This or That” sows seeds and keeps the leaves.  “Take it of Leaf it” has Tom and Fran on the same page...we think.  Did we give you a shoutout this week?  Intro music by RJ Comer, Outro music by Dave Bennett.

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Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick connect with Toshi Yano of Perfect Earth Project to talk about promoting nature-based, toxic-free land care practices for the health of people, their pets, and the planet. Topics include a brief history of Perfect Earth Project, How awareness has changed over the last ten years, key strategies for education, and what the next ten years may look like. Music by Egocentric Plastic Men, Outro music by Dave Bennett.

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