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Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher

Kevin Gallagher

“Digging in the Dirt” is a podcast and radio show featured on WPKN (wpkn.org) with climate change experts and activists, promoting organic and regenerative farming techniques, showing the way to grow healthier food in a way that respects the planet’s health. In addition to nationally known movers and shakers in this niche, Kevin loves to feature food authors, local farmers and gardeners pushing the envelope by encouraging us to take personal responsibility, as consumers and gardeners, toward the

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55:00

Bill Lucey -Sound Keeper for Save the Sound, Barry...

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher ·

2026/09/30

My guest this evening is Save the Sounds Soundkeeper Bill Lucey. Bill is a fish and wildlife biologist with more than two decades of experience studying and conserving marine life. He is also an experienced commercial fisherman and environmental educator.As your on-the-water watchdog, Bill upholds Save the Sound’s mission to protect and restore Long Island Sound. The Soundkeeper is your eyes and ears on Long Island Sound. Bill is here today to talk to me about a significant milestone

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55:22

Cori Kondas - Protect our pollinators, Doug Tallamy -...

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher ·

2026/09/02

This "Digging in the Dirt" features locals doing the right thing by our pollinators by changing their lawns and gardens. Plus words of wisdom from renowned entomologist Doug Tallamy.First up is Cori Kondas., After retiring, she joined Protect Our Pollinators, POP, a unique Newtown group that started 11 years ago with a mission to save endangered pollinators through education and action. She joins me to talk about having “More Garden Pollinators with a 3x3x3 Planting Method.” Then I

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36:19

Harry Holding - Author "Eat your Garden"

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher ·

2026/08/04

Harry Holding joins me on this episode of "Digging in the Dirt". Harry is a British garden designer and author known for championing edible landscapes that are both beautiful and practical. His debut book, Eat Your Garden, explores “Edimentals” which are plants that are both ornamental and edible. Harry says this is a low-effort way to grow food.

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31:04

Rob Hopkins - How to Fall in Love with the Future: A...

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher ·

2026/08/04

My guest is Rob Hopkins. Rob is a British writer and permaculture advocate best known as the co-founder of Transition Network and the author of The Transition Handbook. He has helped inspire community-led sustainability efforts around the world through his work on resilience, local economies, and practical climate solutions. His latest book is How to Fall in Love with the Future: A Time Traveler's Guide to Changing the World.

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55:04

Harry Holding - Eat your Garden, John St. Elementary...

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher ·

2026/07/30

Harry Holding joins me on "Digging in the Dirt". Harry is a British garden designer and author known for championing edible landscapes that are both beautiful and practical. His debut book, Eat Your Garden, explores “edimentals” which are plants that are both ornamental and edible. Which Harry says is a low-effort way to grow food.Secondly, I talk to the kids at my grandsons school garden club. Where Mrs. Page Chambers teaches her young students about growing vegetables.Then a Digging in

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55:33

John St. Elementary school Garden Club, Rob Hopkins...

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher ·

2026/07/30

First up; A visit to my grandsons school garden club. Where Mrs. Page Chambers teaches her young students about growing vegetables. Then I talk to my guest Rob Hopkins. Rob is a British writer and permaculture advocate best known as the co-founder of Transition Network and the author of The Transition Handbok. He has helped inspire community-led sustainability efforts around the world through his work on resilience, local economies, and practical climate solutions. His latest book is How

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59:23

Amory Lovins - Rocky Mountain Institute and Craig...

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher ·

2026/07/08

It's my pleasure to welcome my next guest Amory B. Lovins Cofounder and Chairman Emeritus, of the Rocky Mountain Institute,Adjunct Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Senior Precourt Scholar of Integrative Design and Energy Efficiency, Precourt Institute for Energy, and the Doerr School of Sustainability, Stanford University, RMI has the goal of Transforming the global energy system, to secure a clean, prosperous, zero-carbon future for all.Then Craig Repasz Director

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54:58

Dave Chapman - Real Organic Project and Jacqueline...

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher ·

2026/07/08

Joining me now is Dave Chapman who started Long Wind Farm in Vermont and is a Co-Director of the Real Organic Project and "host of the award-winning Real Organic Podcast". He is a founding member of the Vermont Organic Farmers. He's here today because I received an email from the Real Organic project, which I found quite disturbing. I wanted to talk to Dave about why Iowa has the second highest cancer rate in the U.S. My second guest is Jacqueline Maisonpierre who owns and runs Two

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30:02

David Ansel VP of Save the Sound Center for Water...

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher ·

2026/06/03

My guest David Ansel, VP of Save the Sound Center for Water Protection and their policy lead in New York State. David has been active this legislative session in CT and NY. focusing primarily on three budget-related items, clean water infrastructure spending, opposing NY Governor’s Hochul's proposed rollbacks of both New York’s Climate Law and the state’s 50-year-old State Environmental Quality Review Act that serves as a Sunshine Law for proposed development projects, ensuring that the

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55:15

Save the Sounds Peter Linderoth Director Healthy...

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher ·

2026/06/03

Peter Linderoth, Director of healthy waters and lands for Save the Sound. First of all In my opinion, we're very lucky to have Save The Sound on the beat protecting our wonderful Long Island sound. in case you're not aware of Save The Sound, they lead environmental action in our region. They fight climate change, save endangered lands, protect the Sound and its rivers, and work with nature to restore ecosystems…. part of that is monitoring water quality in our area.So to that end Peter

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19:26

Save the Sounds Peter Linderoth Director Healthy waters

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher ·

2026/06/03

Peter Linderoth, Director of healthy waters and lands for Save the Sound. First of all In my opinion, we're very lucky to have Save The Sound on the beat protecting our wonderful Long Island sound. In case you're not aware of Save The Sound, they lead environmental action in our region. They fight climate change, save endangered lands, protect the Sound and its rivers, and work with nature to restore ecosystems…. part of that is monitoring water quality in our area.So to that end Peter

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32:14

Rob Hopkins - Author Advocate - How to Fall in Love...

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher ·

2026/05/28

On this episode of DITD my guest is Rob Hopkins. Rob Hopkins is a British writer and permaculture advocate best known as the co-founder of Transition Network and the author of The Transition Handbook. He has helped inspire community-led sustainability efforts around the world through his work on resilience, local economies, and practical climate solutions. His latest book is How to Fall in Love with the Future: A Time Traveler's Guide to Changing the World . It’s presented as the follow-up

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23:32

Real Food CT’s Founder - Sean Fitzpatrick

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher ·

2026/05/28

Then Real Food CT’s Founder, Sean Fitzpatrick joins me. Sean has 20 years of experience as a nutrition, health, and fitness coach. His career has been based on his passionate belief that access to nutrient-dense food is an absolute necessity for the health of this and future generations. Sean’s business experience, along with his observation that growing numbers of people are experiencing food insecurity, combined to make Real Food his life work.

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55:11

Rob Hopkins -Author Advocate - Transition Network &...

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher ·

2026/05/27

First up on DITD is Rob Hopkins. Rob Hopkins is a British writer and permaculture advocate best known as the co-founder of Transition Network and the author of The Transition Handbook. He has helped inspire community-led sustainability efforts around the world through his work on resilience, local economies, and practical climate solutions. His latest book is How to Fall in Love with the Future: A Time Traveller’s Guide to Changing the World, . It’s presented as the follow-up to his book

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55:07

Dr. Amelia Magistrali the Soil Health Extension...

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher ·

2026/05/14

This episode of “Digging in the Dirt. is all about the soil. My first guest, Dr. Amelia Magistrali, is the Soil Health Extension Educator at UConn who is developing new programming through her role as the connector between the UConn Soil Lab and farmers and growers in the state. She conducts many on-farm consultations, while supporting people to collect and interpret soil sampling results. Next up. My guest is a huge supporter of WPKN. He has provided prizes for contests that we've had

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54:44

Digging in the Dirt Earth Day special

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher ·

2026/04/23

Every day is Earth Day. Digging in the Dirt celebrates the little blue ball we live on with a collage of voices from expert guests from past Digging in the dirt shows. Listeners, friends & family and major environmental groups speak to what Earth day means to them. Plus a mix of great music to inspire action .

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55:33

Master Gardener Caty Poole of Valley Community...

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher ·

2026/04/22

My first guest is someone who's been here before, His name is Vincent Dion. Vincent is a well known Connecticut artist and a serious gardener and Bee keeper. When he drops by it's because he and I are going to talk gardening. I'm met Vincent through my colleague and fellow Gardener Joseph Celli. We have never met in person, but have become fast friends remotely because we are kindred spirits. We're talk spring prep in the garden. What I'm doing and what he's doing in our respective

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29:01

Professor Judith Enck - The Problem with "Plastic...

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher ·

2026/03/26

Welcome Judith Enck who is a Professor at Bennington College in Vermont. She is the President of Beyond Plastics and former EPA Regional Administrator, appointed by President Obama. Professor Enck is author of the new book "The Problem with Plastic: How to Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It’s Too Late”

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11:06

Mary Ellen LeMay - Conservation Director for the...

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher ·

2026/03/14

Today's guest is Mary Ellen LeMay. She is the "Conservation Director for the Aspetuck Land Trust", providing outreach, education and engagement to encourage people to improve biodiversity on their land by adding native plants and avoiding pesticides. LeMay's recent work includes designing and installing nature-based, climate smart projects in the City of Bridgeport, including the planting of 8 Miyawaki Forests at public schools and Seaside Park, as well as waterside buffers along rivers

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54:31

Elliot Coleman- The Self-Fed Farm, Barbara Damrosch-...

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher ·

2026/03/13

My guest today is Eliot Coleman. Eliot is an American farmer, author, agricultural researcher, educator, and proponent of organic farming. In 1989 he wrote the highly influential "The New Organic Grower". A master’s Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener.His latest book is "The Self-Fed Farm and Garden", A Return to the Roots of the Organic Method, on Chelsea Green Press. Then I speak with Eliot's wife Barbara Damrosch about her recent book,"A life in the

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