SciFri Radio: Farms and Gardens

SciFri Radio: The Unsavory Story Of Industrially-Grown Tomatoes
Barry Estabrook discusses supermarket tomatoes and the people who pick them in Tomatoland.

SciFri Radio: Weaving ‘Charlotte’s Web’
A new book examines the life of the naturalist behind the classic children’s book.

SciFri Radio: Feeding A Hotter, More Crowded Planet
Climate change may transform how and where farmers grow the food to feed rising numbers of mouths.

SciFri Radio: Probing The Secret Life Of Compost
Composting-pioneer Malcolm Beck explains the art and science of fertilizing organically.

SciFri Radio: Growing A Revolution: America’s Founding Gardeners
The first presidents tended uniquely American plots in an era when gardens reflected one’s politics.

SciFri Radio: The Buzz on Bees
Most honeybees are bundled up inside their hives for the winter. We'll take a peek inside the hive for a look at bee behavior and bee culture.

SciFri Radio: Video Pick: The Physics of the Great Pumpkin
How big does YOUR pumpkin grow? And, more importantly, how does it get so big?

SciFri Radio: The Pot Book
A new book collects essays on the science, history, politics, and medicine of marijuana.

SciFri Radio: Margaret Atwood: 'The Year of the Flood'
Ira talks with novelist Margaret Atwood about her new story of a genetically modified dystopia.

SciFri Radio: Diseases of the Garden
A fungus that targets basil plants, and other scourges of the summertime garden.

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SciFri Newsbriefs: Farms and Gardens

Newsbrief: Lousey Death
Pink salmon populations are careening towards collapse--but this time fishing isn't the cause.

Newsbrief: Urban Agriculture in Milwaukee - Growing Power
A farm within the Milwaukee city limits? We take a tour of Growing Power, an organization focused on sustainable urban agriculture.