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Growing a Greener World
Locavores and Yard-sharing
Season 12
Episode 1208
Eating local and seasonal is more than just a foodie trend. While some people have the time or the land to grow their own food, and some have the expertise, few people have it all. That’s given birth to a cottage industry that creates win-win partnerships and reaches far beyond in-town garden plots. Meet the young urbanites who are changing the way we grow and eat.
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Discover how worms can help you in your garden from worm castings to vermicompost tea.
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Take a tour inside one home constructed almost entirely out of repurposed materials.
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The inspiring story of farmers who are feeding the country after defending it in uniform.
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Tips to extend your growing season to grow year-round no matter where you live.
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Tips for achieving an abundant harvest and answers to questions that every gardener faces.
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Clever design tricks you can use to create a growing space almost anywhere.
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“Redeeming the ground” is what one family did when they moved into a home no one wanted.
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Thinking outside the pot. Unorthodox methods that produce big results in the home garden.
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Steps you can take now that will pay off when the next planting season rolls around.
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Urban farming examples from front yard gardens to a mushroom-growing warehouse.
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Master tomato grower shares innovative techniques that you can use to grow epic tomatoes.
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Master tomato grower shares innovative techniques that you can use to grow epic tomatoes.