Episodes
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138 Erics Gone Wild
A conversation with Eric Rochow of Garden Fork TV.
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137 Corona Crisis With Johnny of Granola Shotgun
A conversation with Johnny Sanphillippo of Granola Shotgun about preparing for a crisis.
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135 Larry Korn: Rest in Revolution
Root Simple reader Pat just informed me of the passing of Larry Korn, who was a guest on our podcast in October of 2015. Larry was probably best known as the translator of Masanobu Fukuoka’s One Straw Revolution. but he was a lot more than that. Larry, almost single highhandedly, is responsible…
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133 Trees of Power with Akiva Silver
On this 133rd episode of the Root Simple podcast Kelly and I talk to Akiva Silver of Twisted Tree Farm, described in his author bio as a "homestead, nut orchard and nursery located in Spencer, New York where he grows around 20,000 trees a year using practices that go beyond organic." Akiva's...
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132 Legalize It! A Conversation With Beekeeper Max Wong
Recording in front of a live audience at a meeting of the Long Beach Beekeepers, Max Wong discusses her beekeeping practices and the process of legalizing beekeeping in Santa Monica and Los Angeles.
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131 Learning to Smell the Roses with Kendra Gaeta
A conversation with Kendra Gaeta about our sense of smell and the work of the Institute of Art and Olfaction
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130 Farm Unfixed with Jessica Rath
A conversation with artist Jessica Rath.
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129 The Garden Is the Teacher: a Conversation With EagleSong
A conversation with herbalist EagleSong Gardener.
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128 Flipping the Future of Architecture
A conversation with James Heard and Ashton Hamm of UXO Architects
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117 Raw Milk with David Gumpert
A conversation with journalist David Gumpert about raw milk.
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104 Will of the Weekend Homestead on Fire Safety
A conversation with Will of the Weekend Homestead on fire safety and homesteading.
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113 Open Floor Plans and Dog Sports
Kelly and I discuss the fire safety problems with open floor plans and Kelly shares her favorite dog sports.
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112 Eric of Garden Fork on Glazing, Concrete Anchors and Mouse Traps
On this episode Eric of Garden Fork drops by to opinionate on window glazing, concrete anchors, mouse traps and Harbor Freight.
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111 Cardoons, Medlars and Hipster Toilets
Kelly and I read and respond to listener questions and comments about cardoons, medlars and Toto's Eco Promenade toilet.
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110 A Report from the 2017 National Heirloom Expo
On the podcast this week are three interviews I recorded at the 7th annual National Heirloom Expo in Santa Rosa in the first week of September 2017. The organizers of the expo, Baker Creek Seeds, hold a press conference in the midst of the fair and that gave me the chance to talk to some really...
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109 Doubt is Our Product: Bees, Chemicals and Academia
How do chemical companies influence university scientists? Who pays for research? Why did the California State Beekeeping Association oppose legislation that would have required labeling neonicotinoid treated nursery plants? These are just a few of the controversial questions covered in this...
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108 Artist/Maker Federico Tobon
Our guest this week on the Root Simple Podcast is artist Federico Tobon of WolfCat Workshop. We talk about a lot of things including Federico’s art, adventures in extreme “makerdom,” sharpening tools, knots and even how to train cats! This is an episode that you'll want to follow along in the…
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107 Urban Beekeeping With Terry Oxford
Our guest on this episode is Terry Oxford of urbanbeesf.com and our topic is rooftop beekeeping in San Francisco and Terry’s efforts to deal with the dangers of pesticides.
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106 Opposable Thumbs
This week on the Root Simple Podcast we're featuring a podcast we think you should subscribe to: Opposable Thumbs. Hosts Taylor Hokanson and Rob Ray interview a guest each week who issues a creative challenge to the hosts and the next guest on the podcast. We're simulcasting the first half hour…
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105 GardenNerd's Tips for Organic Gardening Success
Our guest on this episode is "Garden Nerd" Christy Wilhelmi who returns to the podcast to discuss her new book 400 Plus Tips for Organic Gardening Success.
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104 Erin Schanen the Impatient Gardener
A conversation with garden blogger Erin Shanen of the Impatient Gardener.
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103 Ugly Little Greens with Mia Wasilevich
Our guest this week is chef and forager Mia Wasilevich. Mia is the founder of Transitional Gastronomy and teaches culinary workshops, wild-food identification and food styling. She was a featured consultant on MasterChef and Top Chef. She is also the author of a brand new book, Ugly Little…
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102 Beekeeping Contoversies With Susan Rudnicki
Behind the headlines about bee die-offs in recent years is an untold story about the methods of conventional beekeeping. There is a sharp divide between mainstream beekeepers and natural beekeepers. In this episode we delve deep into the controversies over how bees are managed with beekeeper…
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101 Eric Interviews Erik
Between Kelly's aortic dissection and my mom's passing it's been a difficult few months here at Root Simple. Eric Rochow of Garden Fork noticed that I haven't put out a podcast episode in a long time and offered to interview me. So, on episode 101, you'll hear Eric interviewing Erik about Root...
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100 Eric Rochow on Maple Tapping, Welding and Cast Iron
A conversation with Eric Rochow of GardenFork.tv about maple tapping and making maple syrup, welding and taking care of cast iron.
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099 The Amazing Sourdough Breads of Guy Frenkel
Guy Frenkel is one of the most talented sourdough bakers I've met. If you've seen his breads in Instagram and Facebook you'll know why I had to interview him.
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098 Kelly's Aortic Dissection Adventure
On this episode of the podcast Kelly sits down to tell the story of her aortic dissection and subsequent emergency open heart surgery, that took place on November 25, 2016. We also take some time to thank all the many people who helped us, especially the doctors, nurses and staff of Kaiser...
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097 Mill Your Own Flour with a Mock Mill
On this special live episode of the Root Simple podcast I interview Paul Lebeau, who came all the way from Germany to demonstrate an interesting new home flour mill called the Mock Mill. The Mock Mill was designed by Wolfgang Mock who has, in his career, created what I think are the best home…
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096 Photographer Babs Perkins: The Land, People and Cheese of the Balkans
Guest host Eric Rochow interviews photographer and writer Babs Perkins, who documents disappearing foods in the Balkans with a emphasis on cheese making. In the conversation Babs and Eric discuss the politics of cheese in the EU, the challenges of doing a documentary project in the Balkans and…
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095 Bean Holes and Deep Fried Turkeys with Eric Rochow of Garden Fork
With Thanksgiving just around the corner in the US, perhaps it's time to surprise your friends and family with some new cooking techniques. How about baking beans in a hole or deep frying your turkey. I discuss these topics, plus how to plant garlic with Eric Rochow of Garden Fork.
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094 The American Woman's Home
Kelly and Erik discuss Catherine Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe's urban homesteading book An American Woman's Home.
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093 Michael Judd on Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist
Our guest is Michael Judd and our topic is permaculture, edible landscaping, straw bale building, mushrooms and even a permacultural approach to death. From his bio: "Michael Judd is the founder of Ecologia, edible and ecological landscape design and Project Bona Fide, an international non-profit...
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092 The Ultimate Earth Bed
A conversation with Stephanie Wing-Garcia and Michael Garcia inventors of an innovative new mattress made out of sand called the Ultimate Earth Bed.
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091 Artist John Hartley's Contingency Research
Our guest on the podcast is London-based artist and researcher Our guest this week is London-based artist John Hartley. John is probably best known for turning an office (desk, computer and business suit!) into a sea kayak. We talk about a bunch of John's projects, including the kayak, and the...
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090 Garden Myths: Nitrogen, Roundup, Compost Tea
Our topic this week is gardening myths and our guest is Robert Pavlis. We touch on a number of controversial, hot button gardening topics such as synthetic fertilizers, roundup and compost tea. Robert maintains a six acre garden near Guelf Ontario all by himself, he’s a master gardener and a...
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089 The New Wildcrafted Cuisine with Pascal Baudar
Our topic this week is foraging with Pascal Baudar. Pascal is the author of The New Wildcrafted Cuisine, Exploring the Exotic Gastronomy of Local Terroir.
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