This week on We Dig Plants were taken head first into a big sack of rice-related readings as Carmen and Alice break down the most delicious of all tall grasses. Learn how rice got here, how we first grew it abroad and at home, and what varieties grow well where. Rice to meet you!

This week on We Dig Plants, Carmen and Alice are joined by friend Al Terry of Al Terry Design and Construction, one of New Yorks premiere builders of roof decks and garden environments. They discuss fences and how privacy options are not always so easy to handle. Tune in to learn more about fencing regulations, building materials and design and find out how you can re-imagine your backyard privacy! This episode was sponsored by Whole Foods Market. Whole Foods market celebrates Earth Month with the Do Something Reel Film Festival, a collection of six provocative, character-driven films focused on food, environmental issues and everyday people with a greater vision. Come see one of the six features at City Cinemas Village East from Saturday, April 16th through Thursday April 21st, every night at 6pm. Learn more about the films and special events at www.DoSomethingReel.com

This weeks focus on We Dig Plants is the indigo plant. Learn more about the plant (and color) and what an important role its played in our horticultural history. Find out how a young English girl became responsible for the cultivation of indigo and learn whats entailed in the plants trip from field to factory. This episode was sponsored by Tabard Inn.

Carmen DeVito and Alice Marcus Krieg are joined by Doug Hall, Senior Editor @ Organic Gardening Magazine. Doug talks about the best varieties of vegetables and flowers to grow this year, from Bean-anza to Dakota Tears. Tune in to find out which plants make the most sense for your home garden in 2011 and learn more about Dougs experience with test gardening. This episode was sponsored by Whole Foods Market

This weeks episode of We Dig Plants explores one of the most important and misunderstood crops in the history of America - tobacco. Tune in and learn about the history of the nicotiana plant and how it affected our economy, health and politics. Find out about the origins of cigarette production and why the big tobacco companies are able to influence so many other organizations around us. This episode was sponsored by S. Wallace Edwards and Sons. For more information visit www.SurryFarms.com.

This week on We Dig Plants, Carmen and Alice are joined by Pamela Ito, Director of Childrens Education at The Horticultural Society of New Yorks Apple Seed program and exhibition: YOU ART WHAT YOU EAT. Tune in to hear how Pamela uses botany and food as tools as an educational tool for children, and how edibles can be used as inspiration for art and good health alike. This episode was sponsored by The Museum of Food and Drink

Cotton is the sole focus of this weeks particularly fun and educational episode of We Dig Plants. Tune in to hear the good, bad and ugly about the history of cotton production in the world. Learn more about how the cotton gin revolutionized the world and why this crop really IS the fabric of our lives. This episode was sponsored by S. Wallace Edwards and Sons. Learn more about their country ham and Virginia Tradition at www.SurryFarms.com

On a Valentines Day themed episode of We Dig Plants learn the language behind all the pretty flowers you give your loved ones. Carmen and Alice explore the history behind floriography, or the language of flowers. Learn how during past generations, a flower could be sent as an insult or a declaration of true love. Also, learn about the mythology behind roses and carnations. This episode was sponsored by Whole Foods Market. For more information visit WholeFoodsMarket.com