I wrote this tune in response to witnessing sensitive areas here in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas (my home) either being developed or experiencing gentrification. It has been frustrating to watch as native plants are ripped out and replaced with non-native trees, shrubs, and plants which of course displaces wildlife, not to even mention the human toll that gentrification can cause. I am releasing this song during the Spring season and especially as Earth Day approaches as a reminder that our actions have direct consequences and we should be mindful of our choices even when it comes to a bit of landscaping.

Manicured Gentrified Lawn

Join the City of Sanford on this episode as we speak with Caroline Garcia and Robin Theisen, two of three founders of a new local non-profit called the Sanford Cultural Guild. Both Caroline and Robin have great news to share about the Guild's upcoming Garden Tour happening on Saturday, May 6 from 10 am-4 pm. You don't want to miss all the incredible information they have to share about the Guild, the events, and their upcoming projects... all in the name of helping to "enhance the cultural and artistic significance of Sanford through valuable events and beautification projects."

Sanford Cultural Guild & Garden Tour

Maggie Aitken is a volunteer bushcare coordinator with the Wolli Creek Preservation Society, and Maggie is discussing bushcare at the Wolli Creek regional Park. You can get involved by emailing the WCPS at info@wollicreek.org .au or through the website https://landcare.nsw.gov.au/groups/wolli-creek-preservation-society/

Bush care at Wolli Creek Regional Park w Maggie Aitken 1/6/23

As momentum continues to grow around the Land Back movement and Indigenous stewardship worldwide, the value of hearing from Elders who have long studied Indigenous traditions and lifeways, whether adopted or of their heritage, is a growing imperative. Their lived wisdom is essential, a gift and treasure for future generations, and continues the cycle of dynamic, intergenerational learning in the traditional way — the way of direct, felt experience and deep listening. 

This is an encore presentation of our 2022 conversation with Payoomkawish (Juaneño/Luiseño) Elder Richard Bugbee [https://www.indigenousregeneration.org/]. Hear him share insights from his decades of studying the way of plants. He emphasized the importance of reclaiming our ways of seeing, being and understanding the world by reclaiming Native languages and observing the world more closely. Enjoy provocative insights from an elder who has devoted his lifetime to the study of plants and their uses, re-learning of language, and the practice of material culture. 

For an extended version of this interview and other benefits, become an EcoJustice Radio patron at https://www.patreon.com/posts/ethnobotany-fire-68593058

Richard Bugbee is Payoomkawish (also known as Payómkawichum Juaneño/Luiseño) from northern San Diego County. Richard has ties with multiple Indigenous nations including the Kumeyaay. He is an Instructor of Kumeyaay Ethnobotany and Ethnoecology at Cuyamaca College through Kumeyaay Community College [http://kumeyaaycommunitycollege.com/]. He is the Chair of the Board of Directors for the Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival (AICLS) [https://aicls.org/]. Richard is on the boards of Indigenous Regeneration (Mata’Yuum), Climate Science Alliance, and Inter-Tribal Fire Stewardship. 

Richard was the Curator of the Kumeyaay Culture Exhibit at the Southern Indian Health Council, the Associate Director/Curator of the San Diego American Indian Culture Center & Museum, and the Indigenous Education Specialist for the San Diego Museum of Man. He was a member of the Native American Council for California State Parks, California Indian Basketweavers Association ((CIBA), the Land ConVersation, and the Elders’ Circle for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 

Richard has been learning traditional plant uses of southern California and the Kumeyaay language from Jane Dumas, a Kumeyaay Elder from Jamul Indian Village from 1980 to 2014. He was the ethnobotanist for the Traditional Indian Health Program through Riverside-San Bernardino Indian Health providing information on the interactions between traditional plant and pharmaceutical medicines. He teaches indigenous material cultures and traditional plant uses of southern California at many museums, botanical gardens, and reservations, and is an instructor for summer cultural programs for several Kumeyaay tribes. His goal is to use knowledge to serve as a bridge that connects the wisdom of the Elders with today’s youth.

Listen to our related show on Indigenous Regeneration from 2022: https://wilderutopia.com/ecojustice-radio/indigenous-regeneration-remembering-the-past-to-inspire-the-future/

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Hosted by Carry Kim
Intro by Jessica Aldridge
Engineer and Original Music: Blake Quake Beats
Executive Producer: Jack Eidt
Episode 140

Ethnobotany, Cultural Fire, and Indigenous Stewardship with Payoomkawish Elder Richard Bugbee

Jim and Janet are joined by Laura C. Martin, an accomplished writer and botanical illustrator. In addition to publishing 26 books on wildlife, gardening and crafts, she wrote a weekly gardening column for The Atlanta Journal and Constitution. Laura worked for several years as gardening editor for both Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles Magazine and Georgia Magazine. Her latest book, released in 2021, is titled “A Naturalist’s Book of Wildflowers,” available on Amazon https://a.co/d/3rhw55n

She lives in Atlanta, and she joins the podcast to talk about her passion for native plants, and why native plants are so important to the home garden and the greater ecological community at large. She produces an online blog “Nature Based,” available at https://naturebasedblog.com/


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Hosts: Jim Newbury and Janet Wells

Guest: Laura C. Martin


Producer: Tucker Wells

Theme Song: Jason Wells

Performed by: March Fourth Marching Band

Recording of owl hoots: Tom Herrmann

Episode 5: Laura C. Martin, Wildflower Meadow Expert, Author and Artist

This interview first aired on Monday the 15th of April, 2024  on ONE FM 98.5 Shepparton.

One FM fill-in breakfast announcer Plemo interviews local artist Deborah Lynch who will be doing the World's Greatest Shave for her friend Karen on Sunday the 28th of April at the Aussie Shepparton.

To make a donation go to the World's Greatest Shave website and look up Karen's Kobbers.

Contact the station on admin@fm985.com.au or (+613) 58313131.

Listen to One FM Breakfast weekdays on 98.5 One FM 6am-9am.

The ONE FM 98.5 Community Radio podcast page operates under the license of Goulburn Valley Community Radio Inc. (ONE FM) Number 1385226/1.

PRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association Limited  and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society) that covers Simulcasting and Online content including podcasts with musical content, that we pay every year. This licence number is 1385226/1

Deborah Lynch who will be doing the World's Greatest Shave

The third week of April is California Native Plant week, this year being celebrated by the California Native Plant Society via 8 days of action in honor and protection of our native plant diversity.

Our celebratory action item here at Cultivating Place is being in conversation this week with Aaron Sims, Director of the Rare Plant Program for CNPS. 2024 year marks the 50th anniversary of the CNPS Rare Plant Inventory, tracking and analyzing rare plants and their status across the floristic province to help fight extinction (and subsequent biodiversity loss), to engage citizen scientists, including gardeners, across the state, and to inform land use decisions statewide.

Along with the beauty, joy, and life sustaining qualities of our native plant flora whereever we might live and garden, that is all worth celebrating.

Happy Native Plant (rare and common) Gardening to you - listen in!

Cultivating Place now has a donate button! We thank you so much for listening over the years, and we hope you'll support Cultivating Place.

We can't thank you enough for making it possible for this young program to grow even more of these types of conversations.

The show is available as a podcast on SoundCloud, iTunes, and Google Podcasts. To read more and for many more photos please visit www.cultivatingplace.com.

CA NAtive Plant Week & CNPS Rare Plant Program Aaron Sims

This interview first aired on Friday the 24th of May, 2024  on ONE FM 98.5 Shepparton.

One FM fill-in breakfast announcer Plemo interviews Jill Grant, the President of the Friends of the Australian Botanic Gardens Shepparton.  She talks about their upcoming open day.

The Australian Botanic Gardens Shepparton Open Day is on this Sunday the 26th of May, 2024 from 10:30am - 2pm.

To find out more like the Friends of the Australian Botanical Gardens Shepparton page on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/FriendsABGS/

Listen to One FM Breakfast live on weekday mornings from 6am-9am.

Contact the station on admin@fm985.com.au or (+613) 58313131

The ONE FM 98.5 Community Radio podcast page operates under the license of Goulburn Valley Community Radio Inc. (ONE FM) Number 1385226/1.

PRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association Limited  and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society) that covers Simulcasting and Online content including podcasts with musical content, that we pay every year. This licence number is 1385226/1.

Jill Grant from the Friends of the Shepparton Botanic Gardens about their upcoming open day

Featured Guest Speaker: Rita Higgins, Director of Food Access and Innovation for the Marion Institute

It’s no secret that carbon dioxide levels today are the highest they’ve been in over 800,000 years. The primary cause of these increased levels is the burning of fossil fuels, especially coal, oil, and natural gas1. The result, of course, is a sick planet giving rise to ever-increasing sick populations. Reading the statistics, it’s hard to imagine one individual making a measurable impact. But that’s exactly where the effort needs to start: in our own homes and backyards.

Turns out, the humble home garden, backyard landscape, and even those space-saving porch pots are a great place to help our planet and our own health. According to the National Wildlife Federation, if every one of America’s 85 million gardening households planted just one young shade tree in their backyard or community, those trees would absorb more than 2 million tons of CO2 each year.

As at-home gardeners and fossil-fuel warriors, it may seem like a stretch to think that what we do in our backyards could affect climate change. Using just a few basic principles, we can indeed have an outsized impact.

These basic principles are ones that can be applied at any scale and are actually the same land management principles the Marion Institute is implementing at Frogfoot Farm—designed to grow, farm, and harvest fresh, healthy produce for neighbors in need across southeastern Massachusetts.

Join us for a conversation about our approach to revitalizing the land at Frogfoot Farm, the basic design principles for the farm and to understand how to apply them at home. Shifting your relationship with your garden and backyard to a more ecological, climate-smart approach, brings not only personal benefits but impacts health at all levels, from the individual to the community and beyond.

In this BioBites, you will learn:

To recognize the signs of climate change in your backyard.
Principles of climate-resilient landscape design.
The importance of planting native species.
Why soil health is vital to your health.
The link between vegetables gardens and nutritional security.
… and more!

Bringing it Home: How At-Home Gardens Fight Climate Change

"Desert Dreams" is a song inspired by Tucson’s unique desert landscapes and Legacy Landscaper’s eco-friendly solutions. Explore the beauty of custom designs and sustainable gardens. Learn more at https://legacylandscaper.com/

Desert Dreams - A Song of Tucson Landscapes

Nancy and Erica venture into the urban jungle of Grand Rapids as they speak to Travis Kurtz, a Community Science Coordinator at the John Ball Zoo. He tells us about his journey through the sciences and how it lead him to nature conservation here in GR. Become a Habitat Hero alongside him as we trek into the wild wild west of community science and how it can help our changing climate. 

Urban Jungle with Travis Kurtz

Living in the desert has a unique charm, offering a vibrant yet understated backdrop that invites thoughtful design. Crafting spaces that seamlessly blend indoor comfort with the natural beauty of the desert allows homeowners to embrace their surroundings fully. This article explores timeless landscaping ideas tailored for desert environments, maintaining a casual tone to guide both enthusiasts and professionals in creating spaces that marry indoor luxury with outdoor simplicity. By following these guidelines, you can establish a tranquil oasis that reflects both nature's beauty and the functionality of modern living.

Timeless Desert-Friendly Landscaping Ideas for Indoor-Outdoor Living

Wild in the City is a podcast created for all the people in urban cities who care deeply about the environment and are concerned by the rapid disappearance of their wild places. If you are looking to learn, make connections with like-minded citizens, and be inspired to have local impact, look no further. Wild in the City’s focus is on preserving and restoring tree canopy, streams, springs, wildlife, pollinators, habitat, biodiversity and nature preserves. You will be exposed to best practices from thriving urban cities around America who have successfully flipped the mindset on the cost of growth at the expense of our natural resources. Jim Newbury and Janet Wells bring you environmental changemakers who have demonstrated how the environment plays a critical role in the sustainability and resilience of urban cities. Featured guests will share how urban cities are waking up to the valuable role of nature in attracting new residents and sustaining equitable growth in their communities. Our focus is on making local impact as easy as possible, so each episode ends with actionable advice and levels of involvement that fit any bandwidth.

Welcome to JL Coates, where we transform spaces into experiences. As an award-winning, full-service interior design studio, we specialize in both residential and commercial design projects. Our main office is located in the heart of Scottsdale, AZ, with a secondary office in Cherry Hill, NJ, enabling us to offer our design services nationwide.
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Our portfolio includes a diverse range of projects, from bathroom and kitchen remodels to full home transformations, custom new builds, commercial design, company branding, and professional consulting services. At JL Coates, we believe in a streamlined, stress-free design and build process. We serve as your advocate, providing design oversight during construction to ensure your project is completed within budget and on time.
We pride ourselves on our collaborative approach, often working hand-in-hand with other industry professionals such as architects, builders, and licensed contractors. This ensures a high level of quality and consistency, guaranteeing a positive client experience. We value each project, big or small, and offer various levels of service to meet your needs. At JL Coates, every project is treated as a personal investment.

One FM Community Radio Station airs a range of programs, including  "Ethnic Programs"  (in languages other than English), specialist interview programs such as "Shepplife" and health programs (So Much More)which are podcast here.  We also podcast a range of local sports programs as part of our Super Saturday Sports Show.  
Goulburn Valley Community Radio Station  Inc. (One FM 98.5) podcast site operates under APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Rights Association and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society) and ACMA (Australian Communications Media Authority) Licence Number  1385226/1.

The programs are recorded and first aired at One FM 98.5 Community Radio Station in Shepparton (Victoria, AUSTRALIA), and produced with the assistance of the Community Broadcasting Foundation or the National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters' Council.

All intro and outro music for So Much More podcasts are taken from Beneplacito Boogaloo composed by Terry Barbossa and Matt Holland.

EcoJustice Radio presents environmental and climate stories from a social justice frame, featuring voices not necessarily heard on mainstream media.

Our purpose is to amplify community voices, broaden the reach of grassroots-based movements, and inspire action. We investigate solutions for social, environmental, and climate issues with an eye to advance human health, steward wild landscapes, and solve the climate crisis across the USA and the world.

Featured weekly on KPFK Los Angeles and KPFT Houston, and found on all major podcast apps. We are nationally syndicated through the Pacifica Network and PRX and heard on public radio stations across the US and downloaded in over 25 countries.

Co-hosts Jack Eidt, Carry Kim, and Jessica Aldridge present a broad range of perspectives: land defenders and water protectors; Indigenous leaders, front/fenceline community spokespeople; youth organizers; ecosystem and land stewards; regenerative farmers and permaculture specialists; spiritual and faith leaders; environmental health advocates and practitioners; documentary filmmakers; climate scientists; and political decision makers.

EcoJustice Radio [http://EcoJusticeRadio.org] is produced by SoCal350.org since 2017. 

Tune in live to KPFK Radio Thursdays from 4 to 5 PM (PT) at 90.7 FM Los Angeles, 98.7 FM Santa Barbara, 93.7 FM North San Diego, 99.5 FM Ridgecrest-China Lake, or KPFK.org. 

We also are featured on KPFT Houston from 4 to 5 PM (CT) at 90.1 FM or KPFT.org and other public radio stations on the Pacifica Network.

Gardens are more than collections of plants. Gardens and Gardeners are intersectional spaces and agents for positive change in our world. Cultivating Place: Conversations on Natural History and the Human Impulse to Garden is a weekly public radio program & podcast exploring what we mean when we garden. Through thoughtful conversations with growers, gardeners, naturalists, scientists, artists and thinkers, Cultivating Place illustrates the many ways in which gardens are integral to our natural and cultural literacy. These conversations celebrate how these interconnections support the places we cultivate, how they nourish our bodies, and feed our spirits. They change the world. Take a listen.

This is the official podcast of the City of Sanford, Florida. The podcast will include discussions & information on city services, events, & projects just to name a few. Stay tuned! 
The City of Sanford is dedicated to the delivery of a high standard of service that cultivates a vibrant business and citizen partnership and fosters a well-connected, economically thriving community that celebrates its distinctive historical, natural, social and cultural character. Our departments enable us to accomplish these goals.

Joel Brogon is a Folk/Americana Singer/Songwriter from South Texas.
At the heart of Brogon's artistry lies a profound commitment to narrative storytelling, weaving tales inspired by his own life experiences and those around him. Through his songs, he sheds light on a wide range of topics, from the beauty of nature to social justice issues like LGBTQ+ rights and environmental stewardship.

Radio Skid Row is a grassroots community radio station based in Marrickville, broadcasting to the Inner City Sydney. This includes the municipalities of Leichhardt, Marrickville and the City of Sydney.
Radio Skid Row plays some of the best hip hop and reggae you will hear on air Sydney. we also broadcast in 15 languages!

Our SoundCloud page invites you to listen to programs, interviews and segments.

New tracks tagged #NativePlants