This week on We Dig Plants Carmen and Alice explore the history of parks in New York City with John Krawchuk, Director of Historic Preservation of New York Parks and Recreation. Learn about the story of Fort Greene Park (then known as Washington Park), Brooklyns first park! Find out what renovation plans are in store for this beautiful historic park. This episode was sponsored by Fairway Market. So many of the great landscape architects worked on Fort Greene Park. It was Brooklyns first park. --John Krawchuk, Director of Historic Preservation of New York Parks and Recreation on We Dig Plants

Ever wonder what makes horticulture unique down under in Australia? On the final installment of We Dig Plants in 2011, Carmen DeVito and Alice Marcus Krieg talk with Rodger Elliot, author of Encyclopaedia of Australian Plants Suitable for Cultivation, recipient of the Australian Institute of Horticultures Award for Excellence, the Australian Natural History Medallion, and the Royal Horticultural Society (London) Gold Veitch Memorial Medal. Tune in to hear what drove him to create this encyclopedia and find out why theres an indigenous plant movement happening in Australia right now. This episode was sponsored by Heritage Foods USA. There is a strong indigenous plant movement going on in Australia right now --Rodger Elliot on We Dig Plants

This week on We Dig Plants, Carmen DeVito and Alice Marcus Kreig delve into ethno-botany with Dr. Ina Vandebroek, Ethnomedical Research Specialist at the Institute of Economic Botany at New York Botanical Garden. They discuss the role plants play in medicine and how in other cultures herbal remedies and traditional healing methods are trusted more than conventional health care. Learn more more about ethnobotany, immigrant health and more on a very informative episode of We Dig Plants. This episode was sponsored by Barterhouse Wines.

This week on We Dig Plants gets down and dirty with the Gowanus Canal. Joined by Jeff Hutchinson and Erikof the Gowanus Canal Conservancy hosts Alice Marcus-Krieg and Carmen DeVito talk about what the Conservancy is doing to follow their mission to be a steward for the preservation, restoration and green development of the Gowanus Canal and its environs for the greater good of the community, from their compost project to volunteerism. This episode is sponsored by Fairway Market.

This week on We Dig Plants, Carmen and Alice are joined by Bruce Bailey, owner of Heavy Petal Nursery in Moses Lake, WA. Bruce explains what makes him a rock and roll gardener and how horticultural life is so unique in Moses Lake. Tune in to learn about the West Coast gardening mentality and hear about everything from antique roses to growing risky crops in the name of love! This episode was sponsored by Whole Foods Market

This week We Dig Plants welcomes esteemed guest Mark Smallwood, who is the Executive Director of the prestigious Rodale Institute. Tune in for an extremely important and pertinent episode on issues from genetics to the 2012 Farm Bill. Did you know that according to the Farming Systems Trial, the longest-running side-by-side U.S. study comparing conventional chemical agriculture with organic methods, organic yields match conventional and outperform them in years of drought and environmental distress? Rodale has helped prove that and it gets better! Learn about Rodale Institutes collaboration with the Farmer-Veterans Coalition that, through the GI Bill, is helping unemployed veterans learn new skills and position them for jobs in agriculture as well as Marks vision for an agriculture-supported-community. This episode is sponsored by Fairway Market.

This week on We Dig Plants, Carmen and Alice are joined by Susan Cohan and Rochelle Greayer of the brand new horticulture publication Leaf. Tune in to learn more about how gardening, landscape design and farming are all related and well represented in this forward thinking magazine. Find out how Susan and Rochelle founded Leaf and what it takes to run a successful publication in todays digital age. This episode was sponsored by Whole Foods Market.

Get read to get mossy with ladies of We Dig Plants and guest David Spain of Moss and Stone Gardens. Did you know that moss is a bryophyte and thus has no vasculature? Learn about this primal plant, how it grows, how to cultivate it, as well some of the more interesting uses for moss (think malt smoking) on this episode about natures natural carpeting. This episode is sponsored by S. Wallace Edwards and Sons

We Dig Plants is back!! Tune in for a special Halloween themed edition of HRNs gardening show as Alice Marcus Krieg and Carmen DeVito speak with Susan Warren, author of Backyard Giants: The Passionate, Heartbreaking, and Glorious Quest to Grow the Biggest Pumpkin Ever. Listen in as Susan explains how pumpkins are grown and what challenges are faced with in the quest to provide Americans with their favorite fall holiday accompaniment. Learn about prize growing and why people are obsessed with size when it comes to these popular orange gourds. This episode was sponsored by Hearst Ranch

This weeks episode of We Dig Plants focuses on the tomato. Learn about its origins, applications and more as Carmen DeVito and Alice Marcus Krieg are joined by gastronomic historian Sarah Lohman who adds some great history while serving up a delicious and unique Bloody Mary on-air. This episode was sponsored by Whole Foods Market.