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e88: Cut Flower Maintenance, Farm Internship Workshop

e88: Cut Flower Maintenance, Farm Internship Workshop

FromThe Ruminant: Audio Candy for Farmers, Gardeners and Food Lovers


e88: Cut Flower Maintenance, Farm Internship Workshop

FromThe Ruminant: Audio Candy for Farmers, Gardeners and Food Lovers

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Length:
39 minutes
Released:
Jul 24, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This ep: Jessica Gale of Sweet Gale Gardens is back with suggestions for taking good care of your cut flowers throughout the season: soil fertility management, pruning tips, deadheading, and harvesting.  After that: Dr. Charles Levkoe joins me to talk about the politics and practice of farm internships as a source of labour on farms. Charles and colleagues are hosting a one day workshop on the topic as a precursor to Food Secure Canada's 9th National Assembly in Toronto in October. foodandlabour.ca is where you can find out more about the workshop, and register. Or, download this PDF. Or go here to learn about the overall conference.  
Released:
Jul 24, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

For people passionate about farming, gardening, food politics, food security, and the intersections among these topics. Jordan Marr, a certified organic farmer in British Columbia, interviews farmers, gardeners, academics, and journalists about stuff farmers and food system nerds care about. If where and how your food is produced matters to you, this podcast is produced for you!