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Discover why some gardeners swear by planting beans “in the arms” and how the stars may favor your green thumb - or even determine the best day to get a haircut.
Dr. Eleanor Hasken-Wagner speaks with Berea College's Dr. Sarah Hall, author of Sown in the Stars, about the practice of agricultural timing based on lunar and astrological cycles. Dr. Hall reveals how generations of farmers and gardeners have consulted almanacs and homemade calendars to determine when to sow and when to reap.
Thanks to S.G. Goodman for the use of her song, Heat Lightning, off the album Planting By The Signs.
The oral histories collected by Dr. Hall and archived with Berea College are available to listen to here.
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Discover why some gardeners swear by planting beans “in the arms” and how the stars may favor your green thumb - or even determine the best day to get a haircut.
Dr. Eleanor Hasken-Wagner speaks with Berea College's Dr. Sarah Hall, author of Sown in the Stars, about the practice of agricultural timing based on lunar and astrological cycles. Dr. Hall reveals how generations of farmers and gardeners have consulted almanacs and homemade calendars to determine when to sow and when to reap.
Thanks to S.G. Goodman for the use of her song, Heat Lightning, off the album Planting By The Signs.
The oral histories collected by Dr. Hall and archived with Berea College are available to listen to here.

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