x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

Nature Calls: Conversations from the Hudson Valley

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Columbia and Greene Counties

Educating, using science-based resources, on how to best enjoy and steward our natural ecosystem while adapting to the current climate realities.

leisure home & garden

All Episodes

24:49

Episode 139: Wines of the Hudson Valley

Nature Calls: Conversations from the Hudson Valley ·

2024/09/19

Wine is an alcoholic drink made from fermented fruit. Yeast consumes the sugar in the fruit and converts it to ethanol and carbon dioxide, releasing heat in the process. Wine is most often made from grapes, and the term "wine" generally refers to grape wine when used without any qualification. But note that, wine can be made from a variety of fruit crops, including plum, cherry, pomegranate, blueberry, currant, and elderberry. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts are major factors in

en

29:46

Episode 138: Patch to Plate Retrospective (Part 3)

Nature Calls: Conversations from the Hudson Valley ·

2024/09/12

Annie Scibienski is back with another Patch to Plate Retrospective episode. Once again, she talks about a variety of ways to prepare ingredients from your home garden or your local farmer’s market in your own kitchen. Today’s previously aired short segments feature corn, melons, peppers, tomatoes and a range of brassica vegetables. Corn on the cob, fresh-picked from the garden, farm stand or farmer’s market, is a delightful summertime treat. Many Americans think of it as an American barbecue staple,

en

36:22

Episode 137: Patch to Plate Retrospective (Part 2)

Nature Calls: Conversations from the Hudson Valley ·

2024/09/05

In Part 2 of our Patch to Plate Retrospective series, Annie Scibienski is back with four previously aired short segments all about using ingredients from your home garden in your home kitchen. This time, however, they are all in one place.Up first, Annie Scibienski shares her wealth of knowledge on all things asparagus. From growing to cooking and preserving, she provides some great tips to help you make the most out of this delicious perennial vegetable. She suggests different cooking methods,

en

26:41

Episode 136: Patch to Plate Retrospective (Part 1)

Nature Calls: Conversations from the Hudson Valley ·

2024/08/29

It’s harvest time and also time for some more retrospective episodes. These are a series of previously aired short segments on a common subject that have been packaged together for easier listening. In this case, it’s all about Patch to Plate, which provides lots of ideas on how to prepare all the fresh produce from your garden and/or local farmer’s market and make delicious meals in your home kitchen. Annie Scibienski, discusses how to prepare multiple seasonal vegetables to awaken your taste

en

24:19

Episode 135: Nutrition

Nature Calls: Conversations from the Hudson Valley ·

2024/08/22

At the most basic level, nutrition is about eating a regular, balanced diet. Good nutrition helps fuel your body. The foods you eat supply the nutrients your body needs to maintain your brain, muscle, bone, nerves, skin, blood circulation, and immune system. Proper nutrition also helps protect you from illness and disease, such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and osteoporosis.For optimal health, science supports following a plant-based diet like the Mediterranean-DASH (Dietary Approaches to

en

23:33

Episode 134: Ravensbeard Wildlife Center

Nature Calls: Conversations from the Hudson Valley ·

2024/08/15

Ravensbeard Wildlife Center is located in Saugerties, New York. The center is a non-profit (501(c)3) organization that provides wildlife rehabilitation for injured, ill and orphaned animals in order to return them to the wild. For over two decades, Ravensbeard has been supporting the wildlife from the surrounding communities of Woodstock, Saugerties and Kingston. In caring for animals, they promote community awareness, education, appreciation, compassion and acceptance of the circle of life. They

en

41:26

Episdoe 133: Ecological Gardening

Nature Calls: Conversations from the Hudson Valley ·

2024/08/08

An ecological garden is a thoughtfully designed space that is harmoniously integrated with the surrounding environment. Ecological gardening is a sustainable approach focused on understanding and enhancing the interactions between plants, insects, soil, water, and other garden elements. Achieving a successful ecological garden requires a mindset shift to actually work with nature to foster a vibrant plant ecology and rich biodiversity.A key element of ecological gardening is ensuring the soil is

en

34:17

Episode 132: The Art of Rocks

Nature Calls: Conversations from the Hudson Valley ·

2024/08/01

Rocks are any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals. There are three major types of rock:igneous which are formed through the cooling of lava sedimentary which are formed by the accumulation or deposition or mineral or organic particles metamorphic which result from the transformation of existing rock to new types of rock as a result of extreme temperatures or pressure Studying rocks provides us with a primary record of much of the geological history of the Earth. Geology

en

25:07

Episode 131: Roses

Nature Calls: Conversations from the Hudson Valley ·

2024/07/25

Dr. Abbey Cash is in her 20th year as a Master Gardener Volunteer and has a passion for growing Roses in Columbia County. Trained as an educator, having taught in elementary, and at the college level, Abbey is also an avid hand-fan collector as well as a grower of annuals, perennials and bulbs. She joins the podcast, Nature Calls: Conversations from the Hudson Valley, in a discussion about demystifying the challenges of growing roses in Zone 5 in New York State.Understanding hardiness zones is key

en

24:38

Episode 130: Good Plant/Bad Plant Retrospective (Part 3)

Nature Calls: Conversations from the Hudson Valley ·

2024/07/18

Tim Kennelty returns with Part 3 of his Good Plant/Bad Plant Retrospective. In this episode he continues with a wealth of information about native plants that are beneficial to the environment, as well as others that tend to be invasive or noxious. Today, Ironweed, Japanese Barberry, Asters, Tree of Heaven and Viburnums are featured.Ironweed, is a great native, pollinator plant known for its purple flowers and impressive height that will add ‘presence’ to any garden. Ironweed prefers rich moist

en

21:07

Episode 129: Good Plant/Bad Plant Retrospective (Part 2)

Nature Calls: Conversations from the Hudson Valley ·

2024/07/11

Welcome back to Part 2 of the Good Plant/Bad Plant retrospective that includes previously aired short segments on beneficial plants as well as invasive ones. In this episode, Master Gardener Volunteer, Tim Kennelty, talks about the benefits of dogwoods, milkweed, and coneflowers, as well as the challenges associated with garlic mustard, multi-flora rose, and mugwort.The first segment features a family of about 50 species of trees/shrubs/sub-shrubs that grace the landscape with multi-season interest

en

23:57

Episode 128: Good Plant/Bad Plant Retrospective (Part 1)

Nature Calls: Conversations from the Hudson Valley ·

2024/07/04

This retrospective episode consists of previously aired short segments that have been compiled here as they all relate to a common topic. It’s called Good Plant/Bad Plant because each segment focuses on two plants: one that support pollinators, birds and other animals and one plant, or plant group, that is an invasive or noxious weed.In this episode (Part 1 of 3), Master Gardener Volunteer, Tim Kennelty, covers native species like oaks, monarda, serviceberry, and willows. But he also advises

en

35:35

Episode 127: Native Lawns

Nature Calls: Conversations from the Hudson Valley ·

2024/06/27

Episode 127: Native LawnsHave you ever given serious consideration of the limited value of traditional suburban lawns? Sure, they add a certain beauty to the landscape, but is there a better way to incorporate more native plantings to our lawns? Are their native lawns that could become alternatives to the typical field of turf grass that creates a monoculture that is not supporting of pollinators? Todd Bittner, Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, joins the Nature Calls:

en

29:08

Episode 126: Hudson River Estuary

Nature Calls: Conversations from the Hudson Valley ·

2024/06/20

Chris Bowser is a professional educator and environmental scientist with experience in citizen science, estuary and river monitoring, conservation biology, and fisheries science. Part of Cornell’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, he coordinates a team with NYSDEC Hudson River Estuary Program and Hudson River Estuarine Research Reserve. He joins the Nature Calls: Conversations from the Hudson Valley team with a passionate discussion about the Hudson River Estuary.An estuary is defined as

en

19:44

Episode 125: Eastern Bluebirds

Nature Calls: Conversations from the Hudson Valley ·

2024/06/13

The state bird of New York is the eastern bluebird, one of the first birds to return north each spring. Bluebirds are insectivores and part of the thrush family. Three types of bluebirds inhabit the United States: the mountain bluebird (found in western North America); the western bluebird (in California, the southern Rocky Mountains, Arizona, and New Mexico in the United States) and the eastern bluebird (in the east, central and southern US states all the way to southeastern Arizona).In New York,

en

26:57

Episode 124: Olana

Nature Calls: Conversations from the Hudson Valley ·

2024/06/06

Olana, located in Hudson, New York, is the greatest masterwork of Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900), the most famous American landscape artist of the mid-19th century and the most important artist’s home, studio, and designed landscape in the United States. Church designed Olana as a holistic environment integrating his ideas about art, architecture, landscape design, and environmental conservation. Olana’s 250-acre artist-designed landscape with five miles of carriage roads and a Persian-inspired

en

39:15

Episode 123: Weeds of the Northeast

Nature Calls: Conversations from the Hudson Valley ·

2024/05/30

Weeds are a constant fact of a gardener’s life. As our guest, Toni DiTommaso, says we can count on three things in life: death, taxes, and weeds.But if it weren’t for weeds, the world would have less topsoil than it has now, and humanity might have suffered mass starvation by now. Why? Because the plants we call weeds do a vital job in ecosystems: they quickly establish in, protect, and restore soil that has been left exposed by natural and human-caused disturbances. That said, weeds, in addition

en

21:21

Episode 122: Pests & Pathogens Retrospective (Part 3)

Nature Calls: Conversations from the Hudson Valley ·

2024/05/23

Jackie Hayden and Dede Terns-Thorpe are back with part 3 of our retrospective series about Pests and Pathogens. In this episode of Nature Calls: Conversations from the Hudson Valley, you’ll hear about some common issues New York gardeners face such as rust fungus, squash vine borer, fruit flies and the emerald ash borer (EAB).We’ll start with a category of blisters, galls, and spots on leaves and trees that are caused by a rust fungus. Humid, warm weather creates an excellent environment for many

en

23:35

Episode 121: Pests & Pathogens Retrospective (Part 2)

Nature Calls: Conversations from the Hudson Valley ·

2024/05/16

In Part 2 of this Pests and Pathogens Retrospective episode, common issues such as houseplant problems, anthracnose and powdery mildew are discussed. These are three short segments that were previously aired, but we’ve repackage them to easier listening. Dede Terns-Thorpe and Jackie Hayden, Master Gardener Volunteers from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Columbia and Greene Counties, are back on Nature Calls: Conversations from the Hudson Valley to let you know what to look for and what you can do

en

25:44

Episode 120: Pests & Pathogens Retrospective (Part 1)

Nature Calls: Conversations from the Hudson Valley ·

2024/05/09

Welcome to another of our retrospective series which are compilations of shorter segments on related topics that were previously aired and that we’ve now packaged into an episode for easier access. This is the first of a three episodes focused on Pests and Pathogens. This one contains segments on diagnosing plant problems, beetles and spongy moths. These are three short segments that were previously aired, but we've repackaged them for easier listening. Dede Terns-Thorpe and Jackie Hayden are Master

en

199 results

Similar Podcasts

Expres Ráno

Expres FM

詭哭郎嚎

郎祖筠 & FMTaiwan製作團隊

Ron en Erik Podcast

Ron en Erik

Poor Man"s Pinball Podcast

Poor Men Ian and Drew

WeAreChange on Odysee

WeAreChange