Flora & Fauna Episode 10: Poison Ivy with Susan Pell
Forget about oceans of calamine lotion, this is the real dirt on poison ivy and all of its kin. Susan Pell is the executive director
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July 3, 2024
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Flora & Fauna Podcast Episode 9: Monarch Butterflies
People of all ages become fascinated with the monarch butterfly when they learn about its long flight from Canada to Mexico in a single generation.
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June 27, 2024
Flora & Fauna Podcast Episode 7: Growing Bamboo with Garry Heberg
Bamboo is a kind of plant in the grass family (Poaceae) with over 100 genera. Most of them are tropical, but a few will survive
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June 20, 2024
Flora & Fauna Podcast Episode 6: International Peace Garden
Join Shauna and Dorothy Dobbie as they explore the beauty and significance of the International Peace Garden, which sits on the border between Manitoba and
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June 20, 2024
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
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June 19, 2024
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
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June 18, 2024
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
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May 17, 2024
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
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May 13, 2024
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
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November 3, 2022
Chicken talk with Lisa Steele
Lisa Steele of the website Fresh Eggs Daily visit with Dorothy and Shauna Dobbie to talk about gardening with chickens. Lisa is a 5th-generation chicken
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March 30, 2022