Topher Delaney in conversation with gardeners, farmers, activists, writers, and scientists. "If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden." ~Frances Hodgson Burnett. "People often ask me what one thing I would recommend to restore the relationship between land and people. My answer is almost always “Plant a garden.” It’s good for the health of the earth and it’s good for the health of people." ~Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer pg 126.
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Topher in conversation with Anne Hilton of California Peony Company. https://www.californiapeonycompany.com/
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In Conversation with Alexis Koefoed
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Topher Delaney in conversation with Alexis Koefoed, Farmer, activist, and owner of Soul Food Farm. https://www.soulfoodfarm.com/
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Topher Delaney in conversation with Robin Parer, owner of Geraniaceae and grower of Erodiums, Geraniums, and Pelargoniums. Ways to get in contact with Robin Parer:geraniac@pacbell.net https://www.geraniaceae.com/ Photo by Saxon Holt.
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Topher Delaney in conversation with Matt Kondolf, Professor of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning at the University of California Berkeley.
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In Conversation with Martin Bournhonesque
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Garden The Knowledge. Topher Delaney in conversation with Martin Bournhonesque.
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Topher Delaney in conversation with David Duskin, Public Artists, and co-founder of Petaluma River Park http://www.davidduskin.com/ https://www.petalumariverpark.org/ Publicly accessible collaborative works: Teaching Stones, Almaden Library and Community Center, San Jose, CA Norman Lear Monument, Emerson College, Boston, MA Castro Valley Creek Dayl…
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In Conversation with Chris Otow Kuratomi and Tosh Kuratomi, owner-operators of Otow Orchard
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Otow Orchard 6232 Eureka Rd Granite Bay, CA 95746 916-791-1656 www.otoworchard.com In 1911, Kitchitaro Kawanoand his wife, Momi, purchased 20 acres of land in the Rosedale Colony Tract of Loomis and named it Rosedale Farm. After Kitchitaro's death in 1939, his widow and youngest daughter, Helen, ran the farm. During World War II, Helen and her husb…
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Topher Delaney and Park Ranger Yenyen Chan discuss the significance of the Chinese in the early history of Yosemite and our National Park Service. Resources discussed in the podcast: George Wright Forum Article: Interpreting the Contributions of Chinese Immigrants in Yosemite National Park’s History by Yenyen F. Chan - http://www.georgewright.org/3…
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Topher Delaney in conversation with Joanna Letz, founder and owner-of Bluma Flower Farm, a rooftop farm in Berkeley, CA. Resources discussed in the podcast: Santa Cruz Farm Program - https://agroecology.ucsc.edu/ Resource for landscape fabric. Nolt's Produce Supplies - https://noltsproducesupplies.net/ Resource for Collinear Hoes - https://www.john…
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Topher Delaney in conversation with Jean Wheeler, owner of Main Street Trees in Napa, CA. Main Street Trees: www.mainstreettrees.com Jean Wheeler's Favorite Trees: Figs Col de Dame noir Grosse Monstreuse Eve's Black Cherry Excel White Genoa Kadota Pomegranates Wonderful Ariana Desertnyi Early Wonderful Vkusnyi Apples Ashmead's Kernel Golden Delicio…
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In Conversation with Darrel Schramm
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Topher Delaney in conversation with Darrel Schramm, rosarian and author of Rainbow (https://www.amazon.com/Rainbow-California-Darrell-g-h-Schramm/dp/1547175745) Rose Resources: helpmefind/roses: https://www.helpmefind.com/rose/plants.php The Friends of the Vintage Roses: https://thefriendsofvintageroses.org/ The Heritage Roses Group: http://www.the…
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Topher Delaney in conversation with arborist, Ray Moritz about wildfires and fire prevention Urban Forestry Associates: https://www.urbanforestryassociates.com/
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In Conversation with Dr. Joe McBride
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Topher Delaney in conversation with Dr. Joe McBride https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/03/06/climate/california-zombie-forests.html
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In Conversation with Dr. Nancy Piotrowski
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Topher Delaney in conversation with Dr. Nancy Piotrowski, President of the Vallejo Garden Club. Please email questions to topher@virgiegilesfoundation.org Links: Vallejo Garden Club - https://www.facebook.com/VallejoGardenClub National Garden Club - https://gardenclub.org/ California Garden Club - California Garden Club California Native Plants Soc…
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