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On Monday’s Sustainable Living Program we had two guests talking about compost versus waste. Joining us was Joseph Jenkins, author of the Humanure Handbook, that was first published in 1994 and today the 4th edition of the bestseller is being released. Joe has traveled the world teaching others to make gardens instead of sewage. Also,… Read more »
Shade and Front Yard Gardening on the Sustainable Living Show
On Monday’s Sustainable Living Program we spent the hour talking about shade and front yard gardening topics with several guests from Polk and Hillsborough Counties’ UF Cooperative Extension Offices. Also joining us was Jim Kovaleski, urban market gardener and YouTube gardening star; and Elise Picket, The Urban Harvest Gardener LLC St. Petersburg. We started the… Read more »
Herbs Roots of Health on the Sustainable Living Program
On Monday’s Sustainable Living program we spent the hour talking about herbs. Our guests were Bob Linde, an herbalist and owner of Acupuncture Herbal Therapies in St. Pete; and Renee Crozier, an herbalist and co-director, with Bob, of the Traditions School of Herbal Studies. During the program they answered many questions; including the definition of… Read more »
Home grown & hand picked vegetables on the Sustainable Living Program
On Monday’s Sustainable Living Program Home Grown Vegetables was the topic, with three local gardeners. Rick Martinez, founder of Sweetwater Organic Farm Bill Bilodeau, co-founder of Eco Village Garden and Sustainable Urban Ag Coalition in St. Petersburg Josh Jamison, with H.E.A.R.T Village in Lake Wales Topics discussed were planting seasons here in Florida, sheet mulching,… Read more »
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Woman Banned From Pinellas County Park For Objecting To The Application Of Roundup
Yesterday local environmentalist Tanja Vidovic (and WMNF volunteer) was banned from a Pinellas County Park for objecting to the spraying of the controversial herbicide Roundup on park grounds. According to Vidovic she was in Safety Harbor’s Philippe Park when she observed several private contractors about to spray the chemical Roundup on what they told her… Read more »
Community Gardens on the Sustainable Living Program
On Monday’s Sustainable Living Program our topics were community gardens how cities can transform their corporate dependent food supply systems to local, people friendly, city grown systems. Our guests were panelists on the upcoming Bridge Tampa Foundation’s forum and film about Edible Cities. The Bridge is a local non-profit Foundation that connects community and ecology…. Read more »
From Fruiting Trees to Ticks and Mulch on the Sustainable Living Program
On Monday’s Sustainable Living Program we talked about fruiting trees and plants with guest Pete Kanaris, the owner of Green Dreams, an edible landscaping company that uses holistic and permaculture practices to heal the land. Pete does consulting and You-tube videos of permaculture related topics. Also, Tanja Vidovic, co-producer of the Sustainable Living program joined… Read more »
Florida Friendly Landscaping on the Sustainable Living Program
On Monday’s Sustainable Living Program we talked with three University of Florida Agriculture Extension Agents about Florida Friendly Landscaping and Water Wise water conservation principles. Our Local Extension Service guests were Jim Moll from Pasco County, Brian Neiman with Pinellas County, and with Hillsborough County was Lynn Barber. Among the many topics we discussed was… Read more »
Community Gardens and Tiny Homes on the Sustainable Living Program
On Monday’s WMNF Sustainable Living program we talked about Community Gardens and our Coalition of Community Gardens’ upcoming “Growing more Community Gardens” conference taking place in Tampa. Our guest was Kitty Wallace, co-founder of Tampa Heights Community Garden and the Coalition of Community Gardens. Community gardens are very important in many ways and there are… Read more »
