Metropolitan Gardening

  A lec Baxt discusses soil amendments for growing vegetables in the rooftop environment. Particularly we explore his experimental use of "Bio-Char" which may be a ground breaking idea for mixing with roof light to potentially create a nutritious and fertile growing medium. Alec is the Founding Farmer of Farming up.org in Brooklyn, NYC There is another longer video of this interview forthcoming that delves deeper into the details of the subject.

E veryone has a plant vocabulary. We all have favorite plants that linger in our ears, eyes and on our tongues and lips. What plants are on your mind? These are some for designing, for eating, for removing, for climbing, for just looking at to enjoy. Most on this list tumbled out in this order-  then some grew in that were on the tip of the tongue. Making a plant list can get you thinking in new ways about the plants you want to focus on - sort of a internal plant inventory. It's fun to think how they might be personally organized or related.

The show trailer has a great host - covers pesto made from basil grown on a rooftop farm. Whats not to like? Jeanne Sparrow Dig n Dine's host is "every woman". She's your mom - she's your wife - she's your best girlfriend. Jeanne's pleasant and has a really easy to listen to voice. Her presentation is enthusiastic without being dramatic and her interest in those she interviews seems genuine. The editorial of the show is professional and the story moves quickly - but not so fast that you can't follow the key points - It's sort of a cooking and urban gardening show all in one. Perfect!