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Flora & Fauna Podcast Episode 5: Houseplants

Houseplants clean the air of chemicals, dust and other pollutants. Some specialize in the chemicals they prefer: English ivy, peace lily and Chinese evergreen will

Flora & Fauna Podcast 4: Indigenous Gardening

For over a century, scientists at the Summerland Research and Development Centre have studied sustainable agriculture in B.C.’s Okanagan region, focusing on crops like wine

Flora & Fauna Episode 3: Garlic

Garlic is grown from bulbs, commonly referred to as “seed garlic”, which is a little confusing since garlic almost never produces true seeds. Just as

Flora & Fauna Episode 2: Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potatoes are densely packed with nutrients, delicious roasted or mashed with a dab of butter, and notoriously too heat-loving to grow in Canada. It

Season 2 Episode 5 podcast with Stephanie Rose

Stephanie Rose and The Regenerative Garden

Shauna and Dorothy talk to Stephanie Rose about her new book, The Regenerative Garden. The book beautifully covers 80 projects in developing your self-sustaining garden

CLG Podcast S2Ep2 Invasive Insects on Trees

Invasive Insects on Trees

Dorothy and Shauna talk with arbourist Ryan Statham about invasive insects and trees. Ryan is an arbourist with Davey Canada, a company that specializes in

Helen and Monarch Butterflies

Helen and Monarch Butterflies

Helen Hogue is a Winnipegger with an interesting hobby, or rather, passion. Helen raises monarch butterflies, from egg to adult, then sets them free. It

Flora & Fauna Podcast Episode 8: Mario Doiron and Food Security

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