Garden The Knowledge

About Garden The Knowledge

Topher Delaney in conversation with gardeners, farmers, activists, writers, and scientists. "If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden." ~Frances Hodgson Burnett. "People often ask me what one thing I would recommend to restore the relationship between land and people. My answer is almost always “Plant a garden.” It’s good for the health of the earth and it’s good for the health of people." ~Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer pg 126. Produced By Calvin Chin

Publisher

Topher Delaney

Category

leisure

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Jul 2022

Latest episode

18 Feb 2025

Latest episodes

15 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Feb 2025

   In Conversation with Judith Lowry

   Larner Seeds: https://larnerseeds.com/ Books by Judith Lowry Gardening with a Wild Heart: Restoring California's Native Landscapes at Home https://www.amazon.com/Gardening-Wild-Heart-Californias-Landscapes-ebook/dp/B00719LLQA?ref_=ast_author_dp The Landscaping Ideas of Jays: A Natural History of the Backyard Restoration Garden https://www.amazon.com/Landscaping-Ideas-Jays-Backyard-Restoration/dp/0520241649?ref_=ast_author_dp California Foraging: 120 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Evergreen Huckleberries to Wild Ginger (Regional Foraging Series) https://www.amazon.com/California-Foraging-Flavorful-Evergreen-Huckleberries-ebook/dp/B00NG3QBV0?ref_=ast_author_dp Books discussed in the podcast: Homesteading: How to Find New Independence on the Land by Gene Logsdon: https://www.amazon.com/Homesteading-How-Find-Independence-Land/dp/0878570683 Gene Logsdon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Logsdon The Organic Gardener by Catherine Osgood Foster: https://www.amazon.com/organic-gardener-Catharine-Osgood-Foster/dp/0394472101 Influential people Molly Brown - Bolinas School of Botanical Art - Molly brown: https://www.mollybrownartist.org Craig Dremann -  Redwood Seed Company: https://www.ecoseeds.com/ Gurney Norman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurney_Norman

2. 

   8 Aug 2024

   In Conversation with Anne Hilton

   Topher in conversation with Anne Hilton of California Peony Company. https://www.californiapeonycompany.com/

3. 

   17 May 2024

   In Conversation with Alexis Koefoed

   Topher Delaney in conversation with Alexis Koefoed, Farmer, activist, and owner of Soul Food Farm. https://www.soulfoodfarm.com/

4. 

   10 Apr 2024

   In Conversation with Robin Parer

   Topher Delaney in conversation with Robin Parer, owner of Geraniaceae and grower of Erodiums, Geraniums, and Pelargoniums.

5. 

   15 Feb 2024

   In Conversation with Matt Kondolf

   Topher Delaney in conversation with Matt Kondolf, Professor of Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning at the University of California Berkeley.

6. 

   12 May 2023

   In Conversation with Martin Bournhonesque

   Garden The Knowledge. Topher Delaney in conversation with Martin Bournhonesque.

7. 

   27 Mar 2023

   In Conversation with David Duskin

   Topher Delaney in conversation with David Duskin, Public Artists, and co-founder of Petaluma River Park http://www.davidduskin.com/ https://www.petalumariverpark.org/ Publicly accessible collaborative works: Teaching Stones, Almaden Library and Community Center, San Jose, CA Norman Lear Monument, Emerson College, Boston, MA Castro Valley Creek Daylighting Project, Castro Valley Library, Castro Valley, CA Thousand Ways, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, CA Books that have inspired David: The Hero with a Thousand Faces, Joseph Campbell Tao Te Ching, Lao-tzu, translation by Stephen Mitchell Women Who Run with the Wolves, Clarissa Pinkola Estes Finnegans Wake, James Joyce Body Watching, Desmond Morris Moby Dick, Herman Melville Paintings that have inspired David: Annunciation, Cortona, Fra Angelico Annunciation, San Marco, Fra Angelico

8. 

   15 Feb 2023

   In Conversation with Chris Otow Kuratomi and Tosh Kuratomi, owner-operators of Otow Orchard

   Otow Orchard 6232 Eureka Rd Granite Bay, CA 95746 916-791-1656 www.otoworchard.com In 1911, Kitchitaro Kawanoand his wife, Momi, purchased 20 acres of land in the Rosedale Colony Tract of Loomis and named it Rosedale Farm. After Kitchitaro's death in 1939, his widow and youngest daughter, Helen, ran the farm. During World War II, Helen and her husband, Seiichi Otow, were interned at Tule Lake Relocation Center. After the war, they returned to the farm to find that it was not in a condition to provide them an income. Seiichi opened a radio repair shop in Sacramento while reviving the orchard. The Otow family, including Seiichi, Helen, June, Christine and Wesley cared for and harvested the orchard and packed all the fruit on the farm until the 1970s. Today, Chris Otow Kuratomi and her husband, Tosh Kuratomi, respond to their customers' preferences with a much more diverse variety of fruits and vegetables. They continue to specialize in the ancient art of dried persimmons known as hoshigaki. Surrounded by development, they strive to honor their family's commitment to the farm. The orchard takes on different personalities through the seasons and continues to provide local residents with high-quality fresh food. They grow the following fruits + Vegetables: Apples: Gala Gravenstein Fuji Honeycrisp Pink Lady Reinette Simirenko Red Delicious Yellow Delicious Gala Apricots Blenheim Fantasme Orange Red Patterson Robada Royal Royal Rosa Asian Pears Hosui Kosui Nijisseiki Okusankichi Olympic Shinko Shinseiki Ya Li Yoi Blackberries Cherries Bing Rainier Royal Lee Royal Lynn Citrus Blood Orange Clementine Mandarin Eureka Lemon Satsuma Mandarin Naval Orange Satsuma Mandarin Valencia Orange Yellow Grapefruit Figs Black Mission Brown Turkey Panache Garden Vegetables Basil Bitter Mellon Chard Chile Cilantro Japanese Cucumbers Japanese Eggplants Kale Lavender Mint Okra Peppers Rosemary Tomatillo Tomatoes Grapes Kyoho Red Perlette Thompson Seedless Jujube GA866 Li Sugar Cane Kiwi Mulberries Nectarines Ambre Fantasia Flavortop Heavenly White Jade Nuts Almonds Chestnuts Pecan Walnut Olives Manzanilla Mission Sevillano Clingstone Peaches Bowen Phelps White Peaches Babcock Indian Free Nectar Saturn (donut) Silver Logan Spring Rose Sugar Lady Yellow Freestone Peaches 49er Delight Fairtime Fay Elberta Flavorcrest Frost Gene Elberta June pride Junecrest Late Alamar Loring Maycrest Muir O'henry PF 11 PF lucky 13 Q-1-8 Red haven Regina Springcrest Summerset Suncrest Pears Bartlett Comice D'anjou Persimmon Chocolate Hachiya Fuyu Giombo Giro Hachiya Hyakume Imoto Izu Maru Nagamaru Niishimura Wase Vodka Plum Black Amber Casselman El Dorado Empress Frontier Kelsey La Roda Mariposa Red Beaut Red Roy Santa Rosa Satsuma Ume Plum Black Amber Casselman El Dorado Empress Frontier Kelsey La Roda Mariposa Red Beaut Red Roy Santa Rosa Satsuma Ume Pomegranates Ambrosia Eversweet Wonderful Quince Squash Black Futsu Butternut Squash Delicata Kabocha Red Kuri Yellow Zucchini

9. 

   12 Jan 2023

   In Conversation with Yenyen Chan

   Topher Delaney and Park Ranger Yenyen Chan discuss the significance of the Chinese in the early history of Yosemite and our National Park Service. Resources discussed in the podcast: George Wright Forum Article: Interpreting the Contributions of Chinese Immigrants in Yosemite National Park’s History by Yenyen F. Chan - http://www.georgewright.org/343chan.pdf (http://www.georgewright.org/343chan.pdf) 2011 Yosemite Video: A Glimpse Into Yosemite's Chinese History - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kdyrfXGz90 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kdyrfXGz90) 2022 Yosemite Video: Uncovering Yosemite's Chinese History - https://www.nps.gov/media/video/view.htm%3Fid%3DAF63C5CB-AB05-426C-9250-21B726BA4272 (https://www.nps.gov/media/video/view.htm%3Fid%3DAF63C5CB-AB05-426C-9250-21B726BA4272) Exhibit @ Chinese Laundry next to Wawona hotel - https://yosemite.org/yosemites-chinese-history/ (https://yosemite.org/yosemites-chinese-history/) The Today Show interview with Yenyen Chan about Yosemite's Chinese History - https://www.today.com/video/the-pivotal-role-chinese-immigrants-played-in-creating-yosemite-139607109518 (https://www.today.com/video/the-pivotal-role-chinese-immigrants-played-in-creating-yosemite-139607109518) Yosemite's Chinese history exhibit - https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/historyculture/chinesehistory.htm (https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/historyculture/chinesehistory.htm) Chinese Built Roads @ Yosemite: Wawona Road - 23 miles long - Built in 4 months (December 1874- April 1875) Tioga Road (Formerly Great Sierra Wagon Road) - 56 miles long - Built in 4 months (1882 - 1883) Big Oak Flat Road Coulterville Road The original Washburn trail to the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias in Yosemite Pilgrimage to Sing Mountain: For more information on the Yosemite Sing Peak Pilgrimage, visit the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California website: www.chssc.org (http://www.chssc.org/) The CHSSC website has a specific bookmark for this Yosemite Pilgrimage that is also available directly at this link: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9b463916aa294dcda3cea9d3b4e12926 (https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9b463916aa294dcda3cea9d3b4e12926) To request a Ranger Program with Yenyen Chan, contact Public Information Officer - https://www.nps.gov/yose/contacts.htm (https://www.nps.gov/yose/contacts.htm) If you have any stories, letters, or other artifacts from family members who may have worked in Yosemite or the surrounding areas during the 1840's onwards, please email: yosemitesingpeak@gmail.com (mailto:yosemitesingpeak@gmail.com) Photo Credit: Christine White Loberg

10. 

    20 Dec 2022

    In conversation with Joanna Letz

    Topher Delaney in conversation with Joanna Letz, founder and owner-of Bluma Flower Farm, a rooftop farm in Berkeley, CA. Resources discussed in the podcast: Santa Cruz Farm Program - https://agroecology.ucsc.edu/ (https://agroecology.ucsc.edu/) Resource for landscape fabric. Nolt's Produce Supplies - https://noltsproducesupplies.net/ (https://noltsproducesupplies.net/) Resource for Collinear Hoes - https://www.johnnyseeds.com/tools-supplies/weed-control/hoes-cultivators/collinear/ (https://www.johnnyseeds.com/tools-supplies/weed-control/hoes-cultivators/collinear/) Resource for Cold Storage Systems: Cool Bot - https://www.storeitcold.com (https://www.storeitcold.com/) Organic Certification: CCOF - https://www.ccof.org/ (https://www.ccof.org/) Ecological Farming Conference: EcoFarm Ecological Farming Association - https://eco-farm.org/conference (https://eco-farm.org/conference) Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers - https://www.ascfg.org/ (https://www.ascfg.org/)

11. 

    20 Oct 2022

    In Conversation with Jean Wheeler

    Topher Delaney in conversation with Jean Wheeler, owner of Main Street Trees in Napa, CA. Main Street Trees: www.mainstreettrees.com (https://www.mainstreettrees.com/) Jean Wheeler's Favorite Trees: Figs Col de Dame noir Grosse Monstreuse Eve's Black Cherry Excel White Genoa Kadota Pomegranates Wonderful Ariana Desertnyi Early Wonderful Vkusnyi Apples Ashmead's Kernel Golden Delicious Goldrush Citrus Bearss Lime Meyer Lemon Owari Satsuma Mandarin "Be fruitful and mulch apply" ~Jean Wheeler

12. 

    16 Sept 2022

    In Conversation with Darrel Schramm

    Topher Delaney in conversation with Darrel Schramm, rosarian and author of Rainbow (https://www.amazon.com/Rainbow-California-Darrell-g-h-Schramm/dp/1547175745) Rose Resources: helpmefind/roses: https://www.helpmefind.com/rose/plants.php The Friends of the Vintage Roses: https://thefriendsofvintageroses.org/ The Heritage Roses Group: http://www.theheritagerosesgroup.org/ Sources for Heirloom Roses Burlington Rose Nursery - http://burlingtonroses.com/ Greenmantle Nursery: https://www.greenmantlenursery.com/ Rogue Valley Roses: https://roguevalleyroses.com/ Antique Rose Emporium: https://antiqueroseemporium.com/ Heirloom Roses: https://www.heirloomroses.com/ Russian River Rose Company: http://www.russian-river-rose.com/ Rose Petals Nursery: https://www.rosepetalsnursery.com/ List of Thornless Roses: Name / Category / Color Adam Messerich / Bourbon / Red Aimee Vibert / Noisette / White Alfred de Dalmas / Moss / Light Pink Archduke Charles / China / Pink Baron J.B. Gonella / Bourbon/ Pink Blanche Mallerin / Hybrid Tea / White Bleu Magenta / Hybrid Multiflora (climber/rambler) / Mauve Boule de Neige / Bourbon / White Cardinal de Richelieu / Gallica / Mauve Catherine Guillot / Bourbon / Deep Pink Charles Lawson / Bourbon / Deep Pink Chloris / Alba / Light Pink Clotilde Soupert / Polyantha / White Cornelia / Hybrid Musk / Pink and Yellow Crepuscule / Noisette / Apricot Daybreak / Hybrid Musk / Light Yellow Dupuy Jamain / Hybrid Perpetual / Red Eugenie Guinoisseau / Moss / Red Felicia / Hybrid Musk / Pink Frau Karl Druschki / Hybrid Perpetual / White General Kleber / Moss / Pink Gilbert Nabbonand / Tea / Orange Pink Goldfinch / Hybrid Multiflora (climber/rambler) / Light Yellow Honorine de Brabant / Bourbon / Pink Striped Kathleen / Hybrid Musk / Light Pink Kathleen Harrop / Bourbon / Light Pink La Marne / Polyantha / Pink La Reine / Hybrid Perpetual / Pink Lavender Lady Banks / Species Rose / White Lady Banks / Species Rose / Yellow Lady Hillingdon / Tea / Yellow Louis XIV / China / Dark Red Mlle Cecile Brunner / Polyantha / Light Pink Mme Berard / Tea Clone / Orange Blend Mme Legras de St. Germain / Alba / White Mme Pierre Oger / Bourbon / White with Pink Edges Mme Plantier / Hybrid Alba / White Mrs. Dudley Cross / Tea / Yellow Mrs. John Laing / Hybrid Perpetual / Dark Pink Paul Neyron / Hybrid Perpetual / Medium Pink Penelope / Hybrid Musk / Light Pink Perle d’Or / Polyantha / Apricot Queen of Denmark / Alba / Pink Reome des Violettes / Hybrid Perpetual / Mauve Souvenir du Dr. Jamain / Hybrid Perpetual / Dark Red Tausendschon / Hybrit Multiflora (climber/rambler) / Pink Veilchenblau / Hybrid Multiflora (climber/rambler) / Mauve Yolande d’Aragon / Portland / Mauve or Dark Pink Yvonne Rabier / Polyantha / White Zephirine Drouhin / Bourbon / Pink

13. 

    9 Sept 2022

    In Conversation with Ray Moritz

    Topher Delaney in conversation with arborist, Ray Moritz about wildfires and fire prevention Urban Forestry Associates: https://www.urbanforestryassociates.com/

14. 

    2 Aug 2022

    In Conversation with Dr. Joe McBride

    Topher Delaney in conversation with Dr. Joe McBride https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/03/06/climate/california-zombie-forests.html

15. 

    21 Jul 2022

    In Conversation with Dr. Nancy Piotrowski

    Topher Delaney in conversation with Dr. Nancy Piotrowski, President of the Vallejo Garden Club. Please email questions to topher@virgiegilesfoundation.org Links: Vallejo Garden Club - https://www.facebook.com/VallejoGardenClub National Garden Club - https://gardenclub.org/ California Garden Club - California Garden Club California Native Plants Society - https://www.cnps.org/ Audubon Society - https://www.audubon.org/ Napa Solano Audubon Society - http://www.napasolanoaudubon.com/ Annie's Annuals - https://www.anniesannuals.com/ Mid City Nursery - https://www.midcitynursery.com/ Morning Sun Herb Farm https://morningsunherbfarm.com/ Culver Lake Nursery and Market - New Jersey - https://culverlakenursery.weebly.com/

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