This Outside Life

This Outside Life

By Laurie KehlerScienceLeisureNatureEarth SciencesHome & Garden
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This Outside Life episodes

  • Alpacas, Sheep and Cashmere
    We discover why alpaca is a more sustainable and oftentimes softer choice
    than the cashmere sweater. Why alpacas are easy grazing animals, and a
    smarter choice than cows, horses or goats. Where to buy alpaca garments and
    yarn. And why alpaca is superlative to knit with.
    49 min
  • Bees and Beekeeping
    Raising honey in your backyard is something magical and instructional. We
    talk with beekeepers in Wisconsin about how to do it, whether “organic”
    honey is really organic and how to keep your hives healthy, happy, and long
    living. This episode is full of fascinating facts that will surprise you.
    36 min
  • Fisherman
    Is the fisherman’s life really like “Deadliest Catch?” We talk with
    commercial fisherman Porter McHenry about fishing for salmon, crab, squid
    and anchovies. He tells us how to keep a Great White shark alive on your
    boat and why you name your vessel after your mother or grandmother!
    43 min
  • Elephant Seals of Año Nuevo
    Tourists come from all over the world to this out-of-the-way spot to view
    these 4000 pound monster elephant seals. Find out why Año Nuevo should be
    on your travel list when you visit San Francisco.
    39 min

About This Outside Life

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Fascinating interviews with people who work or play in the great outdoors. In this climate of depressing reports (Starving polar bears! Plastic in the oceans!) I want to turn from the tsunami of…

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