A Growing Passion

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Homegrown Hops: Local Flavor for Local Brews
Episode overview
Brewing is all the rage in San Diego County. Beer recipes start with a few basic ingredients: water, grains and hops. In this episode we’ll visit a local hops farm, discover the process .. show full overview
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Distant Roots & Tasty Shoots: Plants at the Zoo
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We stroll through the zoo with some of the staff who point out plants they harvest on-site, then we go off-site where they grow and harvest more. What there isn't room to grow on-site .. show full overview
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Wild & Wooly: Native Bee Pollinators
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Honeybees are the best-known and most recognizable insect pollinators in our farms and gardens. Without them, we'd have no peaches, nectarines, apples, almonds, lemons, oranges, .. show full overview
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The Story of Seeds: From Breeding to Eating
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Walk into the produce section of the grocery store and you'll see big, beautiful heads of broccoli. Why are store bought and home grown fruits and vegetable so different? Learn about the .. show full overview
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Aquaponics: Fish Poop to Plant Roots
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Aquaponics is a mashup of hydroponics and aquaculture. It is the practice of using fish wastewater as fertilizer for plants, whose roots filter the water, cleaning it sufficiently to be .. show full overview
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Urban Forests: Trees & Plants in the City
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The words "urban" and "forest" may sound like contradictory terms but our urban environments are, or could be, vast forests of street trees,park trees, and backyard trees. Trees are very .. show full overview