Growing a Greener World

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  • : 2010
  • : 240
  • : 5
  • PBS
  • Documentary Home and garden

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Edible Fruit Gardens
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05, 2014
On Growing a Greener World, we often celebrate the fact that vegetable gardening has become more popular over the years. Many people just like us garden to get the best and freshest .. show full overview
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Behind the Scenes II
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12, 2014
Ever wondered how we find the people, places and stories we feature on Growing a Greener World? We go behind-the-scenes and share how we film, produce and create the gardening series you love. (We even give away a few of our secrets.)
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Solitary Bees
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19, 2014
For several years now, we've heard and talked about the significant and ongoing loss of the honeybee population. It is still a Mason Bee mystery as to why these bees are disappearing, .. show full overview
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Solitary Bees
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20, 2014
Most gardeners know about the value of honey bees, but most don't know that there are thousands of types of bees and some live a solitary life. Some, like the Mason bee are less likely to sting and make a great addition to your yard or garden.
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Setting Up a Garden
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26, 2014
We're very excited to be able to have a garden set that we can use for filming as well as growing delicious fruits and vegetables. Growing food at home has Raised Bedsincreased in popularity over the recent years.
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Setting Up A Garden: Atlanta, Ga
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27, 2014
Sometimes when gardening, you have an opportunity to start completely from scratch. That's Joe's circumstances as he builds a brand new garden of raised beds at his new home. Learn how .. show full overview
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Container Gardening
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02, 2014
Over the years we have talked a lot about edible gardening and people all over the country growing food in many unusual places. We have seen many random places, but one thing we know for .. show full overview
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Gardening with Nature
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09, 2014
Margaret Roach traded in her high heels for garden boots when she left her high-powered executive job, for a job of writing books and her award-winning garden blog, Away to Garden. She .. show full overview
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The Weekend Farmer
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16, 2014
If you've ever had an interest in growing a garden, chances are we've covered the topic in a relatable way on this show. From how to get started to managing a large food crop, we have .. show full overview
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Bountiful Harvest: Birmingham, Al
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23, 2014
An encore presentation of season 4, episode 13. How and when to harvest a garden to get the highest quality fruits and vegetables. Guest Mary Beth Shaddix, who supplies the food .. show full overview
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Abundant Harvest
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23, 2014
Our goal as gardeners is to have an abundant harvest, but what are some of the best ways to get the produce we desire? Joe shares tips for achieving that desired harvest. He also answers .. show full overview
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Greening of Suburbia
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30, 2014
For decades, the typical model of the suburban home included crowded housing, water and chemical hungry lawns, and maybe even a sprawling golf course. Today there is a new vision that is .. show full overview
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The Power of Worms
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06, 2014
Joe travels us to Sonoma Valley, California where he meets Jack Chambers the owner of the Sonoma Valley Worm Farm Amazed at the difference that worms made to his compost pile, Jack .. show full overview
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A Worm Farm
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06, 2014
Joe takes us to the Sonoma Valley Worm Farm to meet Jack Chambers. Trained as an airline pilot, Jack found his true passion in gardening. Jack was directed to the "Worm Farm" by a friend .. show full overview
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Nature-based Learning
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13, 2014
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Nature-based Learning
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13, 2014
Sooner or later most of us discover the therapeutic powers of connecting with the outdoors. Nature has an almost magical way of calming and sometimes even healing our mind and body-from .. show full overview
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Fall Garden Prep
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20, 2014
Having a great looking landscape and garden requires time and attention all year long. If you want to know some of the surest ways to get your spring garden off to the right start, begin .. show full overview
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Fall Garden Prep
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23, 2014
The best way to have a great garden in the spring, is to start in the fall. Joe will explain some fall projects that will have you garden ready to be ready to grow next year.
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Urban Gardening
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27, 2014
Urban gardeners have a special connection to urban green markets. Growing a Greener World looks back at some of the best markets we've visited over the last four years including the very .. show full overview
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Urban Gardening
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27, 2014
Over all of the years of our travels, we've met many amazing urban gardeners. They have been able to make their gardens because of the desire they had for fresh, local produce in a place .. show full overview
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Great Garden Centers
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04, 2014
Independent Garden Centers, or IGC's, are some of our all time favorite stores. Today, we get to visit two of the countries best IGC's, The Natural Gardener and The Great Outdoors, both located in Austin, Texas.
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Great Garden Centers
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07, 2014
Independent garden centers often offer excellent personalized advice and a wide selection of plants compared to a general home center. Joe visits two excellent independent garden centers .. show full overview
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Making More Plants
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11, 2014
Many of the most popular plants we have today, from the top arboretums to the backyard gardens, originated from plants from far away places. A simple little twig holds all of the genetic .. show full overview
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Polyface Farm
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18, 2014
Joel Salatin is one of the most celebrated pioneers in sustainable agriculture and his family business, Polyface Farms in Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, is the model by which many farmers .. show full overview
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Polyface Farming by Joel Salatin
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23, 2014
Joe visits Polyface Farms run by farmer Joel Salatin. The farm raises grass-fed beef, forage based rabbits, and pastured chickens and turkeys, eggs, and forest floor pigs. While Polyface .. show full overview
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Brooklyn Grange
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25, 2014
How do you get fresh produce if you live in the urban jungle of NYC? Brooklyn Grange uses rooftop gardens to grow high-quality, local produce right in the heart of New York City. GGW .. show full overview
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Brooklyn Grange
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25, 2014
Many people are in the market for locally grown produce, but in urban areas the majority of organic produce is brought in from outside the city, making it questionable at best. A small .. show full overview
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Veteran Farmers II
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01, 2014
We are deeply grateful to our veterans, men and women who offer their lives to defend our liberty. Now a growing number of vets are planting important seeds in our agricultural landscape .. show full overview
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Veteran Farmers: Jacksonville, FL
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02, 2014
Started in 2009, the Veteran’s Farm trains vets in sustainable farming practices, organic methods of production, and how to start a farm of their own.
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Hyper Local Food
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08, 2014
The words "eat local" have been the battle cry of the sustainability movement for quite some time now - not only for the environmental impact, but for the incredible FLAVOR.
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Manhattan School for Children
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15, 2014
There are many great schools across the country doing great things for their students. One in particular, located in the heart of the most densely populated city, is one such school.
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Farm School - Learning to Be Organic Farmers
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16, 2014
Joe visits The Manhattan School for Children which teaches students about the natural world with a greenhouse located on the roof of the school.
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The Seed Farmer
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22, 2014
As organic gardeners, we understand the importance of good seed. We care about where it comes from and how it was grown. And we want to know how to save that seed for later. But .. show full overview
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The Farm School
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29, 2014
Farmers play an important roll in our every day lives. With the average age of a farmer close to 60, it got us thinking about the younger generation and how someone would become a farmer.
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The Farm School
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30, 2014
Ben Holms and a group of like-minded friends founded The Farm School. Today, the school enrolls 12 students a year where they help run the sustainable farm, market and sell the produce, .. show full overview
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Modern Homesteading
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06, 2014
Of all of the topics we have covered on Growing A Greener World, homesteading is among the most popular. This doesn't surprise us because our audience and our GGW team understand that .. show full overview
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Monticello
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13, 2014
Although organic gardening may be considered a shift in thinking to modern agriculture, it wasn't too long ago that ALL gardening was done without chemical fertilizers and pesticides. .. show full overview
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Monticello
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18, 2014
Joe visits the home of the U.S.'s third president during the local Heritage Harvest Festival. The yearly festival is an educational event held on the grounds of Monticello that .. show full overview
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Supporting Backyard Bees
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20, 2014
Our honeybees have a lot going against them right now. From their habitats being reduced due to urban sprawl, to the mysterious die-offs known as Colony Collapse Disorder, they need our .. show full overview
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Backyard Birds
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27, 2014
Backyard birds offer so much enjoyment to our gardening experience. They are part of the reason we garden in the first place - to participate in and support the nature around us.

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