Agriculture

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Northwest Permaculture Convergence

Airs at: Wed, 09/20/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Food Show
We're going to be talking permaculture for this special membership drive episode of the Food Show. We'll start with the event organizer, Pat Rasmussen, who will give us an overview of the convergence. We'll also hear from Andrew Millison who focuses on adapting to climate ... Read more

Oregon Grand Jury Arrests Man Suspected of Arson in Connection With Four Wildfires

Airs at: Tue, 09/12/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
An Oregon Grand Jury has indicted a man on three counts of arson and other charges in connection with a string of four wildfires. This man, named Christopher Wilson at age 37, is suspected to have started the fires on Highway 97 on August 29th. The worst of which has spread... Read more

How Bush and Cheney Ruined America and the World; and The Redemptive Future of Fig Trees

Airs at: Mon, 08/28/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
Philosopher, David Ray Griffin, just published his 12th book on 9/11 Skepticism, Bush and Cheney: How They Ruined America and the World. In this book he writes about the effects of 9/11 (toppling of governments--Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and now Syria--, the shredding of th... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for August 21, 2001

Airs at: Mon, 08/21/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Hosted by Tom Becker, this episode of the Old Mole aired as a solar eclipse, almost but not quite total in Portland, was occurring. The eclipse leads the Moles to reflect in various ways on how dependent humanity is on natural and cosmic forces. What we have done to our soi... Read more

Soil Depletion and the Climate

Airs at: Mon, 08/21/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
The ability of our atmosphere to maintain a livable climate depends on the soil and the plants that grow in it. Diana Donlon talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about the damage we are doing to both climate and soil and how better management of the soil could help greatl... Read more

Soil Depletion and the Climate

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
The ability of our atmosphere to maintain a livable climate depends on the soil and the plants that grow in it. Diana Donlon talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about the damage we are doing to both climate and soil and how better management of the soil could help greatl... Read more

Farming With A Twist

Airs at: Wed, 08/16/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
In his novel "Death In the Afternoon," Ernest Hemingway wrote "Wine is one of the most civilized things in the world and one of the most natural things in the world that has been brought to the greatest perfection." It could be said that Oregon has taken this to heart. Thi... Read more

Supporters of Cascade-Siskiyou Monument React to Zinke Visit

Airs at: Thu, 08/10/2017 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke was in Oregon last month, and paid a visit to the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in Southern Oregon. The Monument is "under review," to see if its recent expansion negatively effects economic interests in the area. The review fits in with t... Read more

Portland Fruit Tree Project and a Master Gardner Answers Your Questions about Fall Gardening

Airs at: Wed, 08/09/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  The Dirtbag
  Gene Bradley fills in as host today for Glen Andresen, who is on break. Gene's guests will be Bob Hatton, program director of the Portland Fruit Tree Project, who will talk about their work in Portland, and Weston Miller, OSU Extension Service Horticulturalist, who will ... Read more

Glyphosate, who needs it? no living thing!

Airs at: Fri, 08/04/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
              Government agencies and the general public appear to be up in arms about the opioid epeidemic but not this chemical that touches almost everything we consume, the air we breathe, the pollinators we depend on, the culprit is GLYPHOSATE, Monsanto's favorite prod... Read more