Project Feeder Watch with Andrea Gress of Birds Canada

Rooted in science and guided by biology Colleen wants you to activate your soil. As a certified Soil Food Web Laboratory Technician she will show you the microbial life in your soil. She produces hig quality compost , teas and extracts and conducts analyses of garden, forest and agricultural soil samples. Her advice is targeted to your garden. Rewild Soils is a gardeners dream resource. Rewild Soils

This episode is filled with stories, from Kevin's early life in Quebec working summers in bogs and wetlands propagating blueberries to fundraising and advocacy work while at the University of Toronto with the Botany Conservation Group. Kevin then spent years working for National Conservation organizations like World Wildlife Fund and Nature Conservancy of Canada. Today if you go to Kevin's nursery be ready to be awe struck- mature specimens of magnolias, rhododendrons , azaleas, paw paws and dogwoods, to name a few, form a storefront forest that demonstrates what he has built in the last 20 years. It's not only about the plants- it's the whole story - a charmed ecosystem where passionate staff will spend time to make the right choices.Kevin tells us to be concerned gardeners, spend time slowing down and really looking at nature, get excited, get motivated and get planting. That's a hopeful message and xactly what we need to hear. South Coast Gardens Gardening For Birds

Audrey Martel wants you to find your place in nature. Having worked with The Nature Conservancy of Canada and now as an ecology writer for the well known Laidback Gardener blog she has developed a unique way to communicate science. Her articles are full of charm and joie de vivre. We talk about a restoration project at her local lake in Granby Quebec, making friends with unloved critters, the benefits of messy gardens, growing garlic, and a whole lot more. The Laidback Gardener https://jardinierparesseux.com/ Growing Garlic Pickled Milkweed Pods

Phenology explores the timing of cyclical events in nature. Your garden is part of the natural world. Rebecca Last Guenette is a scientist and Master Gardener. She wants you to know that if you tend your garden and pay close attention to how it works and develops during the seasons that you're a 'phenologist'. She says , "Scientists today are increasingly turning to phenology to understand how climate change is affecting the natural world. As gardeners, an understanding of phenology can help us plan for continuous blooms, use natural pest control effectively, and contribute to climate research as citizen scientists. In this episode we talk Victoria Day planting, earwig explosion, newly updated Canadian Hardiness Zones and Artificial Light At Night. It's a fun episode hosting by friend of The Garden Shift Tena van Andel and full of good advice. Gardening At Last Canadian Hardiness Zones Earth At Night

iNaturalist is like Facebook for people who want to be in nature and help collect data on everything wild , like animals and plants. Friend of The Garden Shift Pat Concessi joins to talk about her experience as a user of this social network and public database. There is a fun quiz at the end and keep listening after the goodbyes to hear a special 'in the field' clip where we make observations and identifications using the APP. EDDMaps Toronto Nature Stewards Invasive Species Reporting Merlin Research on Garlic Mustard