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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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55:07

Tom Anderson -CT. Audubon Society/ Megan Clendenan

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher ·

2025/10/24

This "Digging in the Dirt" starts off with Tom Anderson, who is Director of communications at CT Audubon Society and editor of the Connecticut state of the birds report. We talk about all the threats that our birds are facing. Habitat loss, pesticides, windows and feral cats.Then joining me is Megan Clendenan author of The book Just in Case: Saving Seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault A recent review said of her book, "This tale has an unusual ecological theme that makes seed

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55:22

Kelpie Wilson Author of The Biochar Handbook,...

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher ·

2025/10/13

My first guest is Kelpie Wilson author of The Biochar Handbook, Kelpie researches and teaches techniques for using biochar in compost and manure management and presents many biochar workshops each year to farmers, foresters, and landowners.Then Michael Garman the Development Coordinator at the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters joins me. The CTLCV's is a nonpartisan, nonprofit environmental organization that works across the state of CT on a myriad of environmental issues. Then I

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55:01

Emily Sanders the senior reporter for ExxonKnews,...

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher ·

2025/09/11

First up this episode is Emily Sanders the senior reporter for ExxonKnews, a project of the Center for Climate Integrity covering fossil fuel industry practices……disinformation, lobbying, and dark money spending -- as well as efforts to hold major oil and gas companies accountable. ExxonKnews is a partner of the Covering Climate Now journalism collaborative, and Emily's climate accountability reporting has been co-published with other outlets including The Lever, Grist, DeSmog, and

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55:15

Eric Sepenoski Long Island Farmer, Teacher, Southold...

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2025/08/20

My guests on my next Digging the dirt start with Eric Sepenoski. Eric is a fourth-generation farmer at Seps Farm in East Marion, NY, on Long Island's North Fork. He’s also is an elementary school teacher and serves as an elected Trustee for the Town of Southold—where he focuses on stewarding wetlands and protecting coastal features.Then regular contributor to DITD Gloria Frazee of Rewild Long Island joins me to talk composting on Long Island. Finally, Author Melissa Stewart joins me

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55:03

Jeff Masters of Yale Climate Connections and...

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher ·

2025/07/25

Jeff Masters meteorologist of the Yale climate connections talks about the heartbreaking tragedy of the recent Texas floods. It's A deeper look at how this happens and what is in store in the future . Then I rebroadcast an interview with Wilton, Connecticut fire chief and emergency management Director James Blanchfield on what to do if you encounter swift running floodwaters while in your car, amongst other useful advice for emergency situations.

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55:03

Rita Valley Local Gardener and Greg Lowenthal...

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher ·

2025/07/02

Rita Valley is an artist and gardener living in Southbury Connecticut. Her passion for gardening started at an early age, nurtured by her Polish grandmother who tended an impressive vegetable garden. Valley’s love of gardening has persisted and blossomed into a penchant for writing about her gardening exploits as well.Rita seems to have the same arrangement that my wife and I have: her husband's the veggie guy and she's the flower lady. She maintains that a good sense of humor is every bit

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47:50

Peter Linderoth - Save the Sound & Sandra Wilson CT. ...

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher ·

2025/05/30

First up Peter Linderoth, the director of healthy waters and lands for Save the Sound comes to “Digging in the Dirt” with the publication of Save The Sounds 2025 LONG ISLAND SOUND BEACH REPORT. How does your local beach in CT. or Long Island rate?Then Sandy Wilson joins me. Sandi is employed with the University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension System. She is the Fairfield County Master Gardener Program Coordinator based out of the Extension office in Bethel. She has been involved with

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27:02

Peter Linderoth - Save the Sound

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher ·

2025/05/29

Peter Linderoth, the director of healthy waters and lands for Save the Sound Comes to “Digging in the Dirt” with the publication of Save The Sounds 2025 LONG ISLAND SOUND BEACH REPORT. How does your local beach in CT. or Long Island rate?

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21:11

Sandra Wilson CT. Master Gardener Program

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher ·

2025/05/28

My guest is Sandy Wilson. Sandi is employed with the University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension System. She is the Fairfield County Master Gardener Program Coordinator based out of the Extension office in Bethel. She has been involved with the Master Gardener program for 25 years.

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54:57

Vincent Dion -Newtown CT. Gardener & Craig Floyd...

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher ·

2025/05/08

Vincent Dion is a life-long Artist, Gardener, Connecticut resident and Do-it Yourself enthusiast. He maintains a 1,500 square foot backyard garden in Newtown, CT. I have it on good authority that Vincent is quite the gardener and we're here to talk about does his garden grow. My other guest is Craig Floyd. Craig is a tenth generation Farmer who has been here on DITD several times before. I always like talking with Craig, because of his incredible knowledge of regenerative and organic

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55:52

Professor Naomi Oreskes - Remembering Pope Francis &...

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher ·

2025/04/30

We pay our respects to the passing of Pope Francis, who followed in the footsteps of his name sake St. Francis of Assisi, honoring the planet earth and all its creatures. In 2015 he wrote it in encyclical about this and the introduction was by none other than my guest Professor Naomi Oreskes. Professor Naomi Oreskes is a Professor of the History of Science and Affiliated Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University. Naomi who along with her colleague Erik Conway are

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17:47

Professor Naomi Oreskes - Remembering Pope Francis

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher ·

2025/04/29

Professor Naomi Oreskes is a Professor of the History of Science and Affiliated Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University.Naomi who along with her colleague Erik Conway are bestselling authors of the book Merchants of Doubt…about the machinations of the fossil fuel industry and the book “The Big Myth about the myth" of the free market. I invited her here today as we pay our respects to the passing of Pope Francis who followed in the footsteps of his name sake St

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28:33

Barry Kresch President of the EV Club ( Electric...

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher ·

2025/04/28

Barry Kresch has long been involved in environmental activism. He has been a club member and EV owner since 2012. His participation in the club includes doing analytics, including the Interactive EV Dashboard tracking EV adoption in CT.

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55:12

Chuck Collins - Climate Accountability Research...

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher ·

2025/04/24

Chuck Collins , co-founder of the Climate Accountability Research Project. He’s a researcher and campaigner based at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he coedits Inequality.org. He is the author of the forthcoming book, Burned By Billionaires: How Concentrated Wealth and Power are Ruining Our Lives and the Planet. He is also a major force behind climatecriminals.orgThen Julie Tighe President of the New York league of conservation voters joins me. As President, she oversees the

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53:18

Professor Michael E. Mann & Bruce Redman Becker

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher ·

2025/04/10

Professor Mann is a scientist and author. He is a Presidential Distinguished Professor of Earth & Environmental Science at the University of Pennsylvania. And Director of the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media. He is Vice Provost for Climate Science, Policy, and Action. He has contributed our understanding of the science behind our planets historic climate change. We discuss recent current events that will have a deeply negative effect on the health of our

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31:05

Bruce Redman Becker - The Marcel Hotel

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher ·

2025/04/09

Bruce Becker is President of Becker + Becker, an integrated sustainable architecture and development firm in Westport, Connecticut. Bruce designs buildings that have a transformative social and environmental value. Bruce has transformed the Armstrong Rubber Company Building in New Haven into the Marcel hotel, the country’s first fossil-fuel free hotel.

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Priya Parrotta Safina Center Fellow, Bill Freese...

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher ·

2025/03/26

-Priya Parrotta is a Senior fellow at the Safina center in Long Island NY. Priya is a historian, author, songwriter, composer, singer, and multimedia artist dedicated to furthering environmental consciousness across borders.-Bill Freese is the Science Policy Analyst For the Center for food safety on the efforts by the pesticide industry to protect pesticide manufacturers from lawsuits brought by those harmed by their products.-DITD regular contributor Gloria Frazee joins me

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55:25

Ann Molloy-Neptune's Harvest Organic Co., Jeff...

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2025/03/13

Digging in the Dirt guests this show are Ann Molloy Sales Director at Neptune's Harvest Organic Fertilizer Company which fully utilizes 100% of the fish they catch, by turning the gurry (everything that’s left after you fillet a fish) into an organic fertilizer.Up next Jeff Masters of the Yale Climate Connections talks with me about the effects the DOGE initiated cuts at The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Are having on tracking major weather events and climate change.Then

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Ann Malloy of The Neptune's Harvest fertilizer company.

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher ·

2025/03/12

After several years of traveling around the country and world, ( more on that later ) she settled back there and has been helping run her family business. For over 30 years. Ann has overseen the marketing and sales for the Neptune’s Harvest division of Ocean Crest Seafoods, which came about to fully utilize 100% of the fish they catch, by turning the gurry (everything that’s left after you fillet a fish) into an organic fertilizer. Ann has a wide knowledge of organic fertilizers, and the

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53:16

Save the Sound - Peter Linderoth, Louise Washer -...

Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher ·

2025/02/27

I like to welcome for a second visit to digging in the dirt, Peter Linderoth, director of science and watersheds for Save the Sound's Healthy Waters Institute. Then Louise Washer joins us. Louise is President of the Norwalk River Watershed Association and serves on the Board of the Pollinator Pathway. Louise is here again to continue the conversation about neonicotinoid pesticides in our local waters. Finally, Gloria Frazee of Rewild Long Island.org joins me now. Rewild Long Island is

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