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Spirits from Wild Plants
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason news features
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A new breed of bartenders calling themselves mixologists--with a little help from the TV show Mad Men--have put classic cocktails back on the bar. ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 14, 2012
  • Length: 02:38
  • Purchases: 1
Bay Area bands tackle tour on two wheels
From: KALW
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Two Bay Area bands, Rupa and the April Fishes and Shake Your Peace, prepare to kick off a 10-day, 200-mile bike tour.

  • Added: Apr 22, 2012
  • Length: 07:44
Oklahoma Environmentalism
From: This Land Press
Series: The Sound of Our Land
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Ginger Strand, contributing editor to This Land Press, discusses Oklahoma's comfort with engineering our environment. Strand explains how the Arkan...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2012
  • Length: 03:47
The luxury of living in a tiny house
From: KALW
Caption: Jay Shafer, owner of the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company, in front of one of his homes.
From a young age, many of us dream of the houses we’ll own. But those dreams don’t get into the reality of how much houses cost. These days, buying...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 31, 2011
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 2
Off the Grid: Homegrown waste management
From: KALW
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Compared with the rest of the nation, the Bay Area is an easy place to go green – many restaurants will give you take-out with biodegradable contai...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 04:59
Edible Flowers
From: Vermont Public Radio
Series: Charlie's Garden Journal
Caption: Edible Flower Salad, Credit: LexnGer/Flickr
Charlie profiles edible flowers. There are many varieties to choose from that are good for salads, drinks, stir fries, soups and desserts. Charlie...

Bought by WMNR


  • Added: Jul 27, 2011
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
The arrival of spring
From: Will Dewees
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Old man winter seems to have the last say on the arrival of spring.

  • Added: May 03, 2011
  • Length: 01:34
Denver's Backyard Chicken Initiative
From: Nadia Khasawneh
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Exploring the appeal and annoyances of backyard chickens as some Denver residents push for an initiative to change the city's current hen laws.

  • Added: Feb 21, 2011
  • Length: 05:09
Making Recycling a New Tailgating Tradition
From: Ryan Delaney
Caption: A Steelers fan tries to toss a recycling bag through a hole in an oversized version of cornhole., Credit: Pennsylvania Resource Council
Tailgating at football games is a tradition for thousands of fans and part of that ritual is drinking plenty of beverages - and that leaves plenty ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 10, 2011
  • Length: 02:33
  • Purchases: 1
Holidays: Following the fate of the Christmas tree
From: KALW
Caption: Volunteers anchor unsold Christmas trees to chains at the edge of Quarry Lake in Fremont., Credit: Erica Mu
Where do Christmas trees go after the holiday season?

  • Added: Jan 04, 2011
  • Length: 05:41
Sustainable Chicago and Generation Green
From: Denis Du Bois
Series: Energy Priorities
Caption: Thumbnail image for Greenbuild special edition
When it comes to buildings, Chicago has already done "tallest, biggest, and longest." Now Chicago wants to be the "greenest". We'll find out how th...

  • Added: Dec 24, 2010
  • Length: 30:00
21. France Was Years Ahead
From: Fred Flaxman
Series: Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry
Caption: Sixty Slices of Life ... on Wry, Credit: Brittany Jencks
In 1962 France was years ahead of the U.S. in ecological awareness and energy conservation, before the word "ecology" was even used in either count...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2010
  • Length: 05:34
Boots Worth the Trek
From: Todd Bookman
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Tucked in the woods of Intervale, New Hampshire, the Limmer Boot Company has been handcrafting custom hiking boots for 91-years. Despite a steep pr...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW, and WAMC


  • Added: Jun 15, 2010
  • Length: 03:16
  • Purchases: 4
Cody Appleseed
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A man on a mission to reclaim an island off the coast of Maine.

Bought by The Nature Podcast and SALTcast Podcast


  • Added: Jan 20, 2009
  • Length: 05:58
  • Purchases: 2
O Tannenbaum
From: Fitz Cahall
Caption: Snowflake, Credit: Walker Cahall
Christmas trees are a massive business. Americans spent $2.5 billion on Christmas in 2007. Outdoor writer, Fitz Cahall wasn’t among them.

  • Added: Dec 17, 2008
  • Length: 05:07
Scooter Bikes
From: Spectrum Radio
Series: Spectrum Radio
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Scooter bikes are the new 'It' vehicles especially with metropolitan commuters.

  • Added: Jul 25, 2008
  • Length: 04:57
Green Golf Balls?
From: Pat Maxwell
Series: April 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Golf balls away, my boys, golf balls away...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2008
  • Length: 01:32
Root and Tillage
From: Pat Maxwell
Series: January 2008 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Farmers, start your vacations. Because after crops come in, you can leave the debris where it is and let microbes do the rest.

Bought by KUAC


  • Added: Dec 14, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Old-Fashioned Mower
From: Pat Maxwell
Series: November 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Remember mowing your grandparent's lawn with a push mower? Back then, the older generation had push mowers. Everyone else was into power.

  • Added: Oct 29, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
Good Manure
From: Pat Maxwell
Series: November 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Attention feed lot operators. Panda Energy International in Hereford, Texas, wants your manure. But only the good stuff.

  • Added: Oct 29, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
Fishy Smell (Don't ask, don't smell)
From: Pat Maxwell
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
When our noses are plugged, we sound stuffy and have trouble breathing. For fish, stuffy noses have life and death consequences.

Bought by KUAC


  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 1
Listening for Elephants
From: Pat Maxwell
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Even if you don't want to talk about the proverbial "elephant in the room," you could at least count the number roaming around wild. Or so you'd t...

Bought by KUAC


  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Shrinking Cod
From: Pat Maxwell
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
For followers of fish facts: Even though cod populations are increasing, they're still seeing less fish.

Bought by KUAC


  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
Cockroaches are Cool - Get Over It
From: Pat Maxwell
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
It's safe to say almost everybody hates cockroaches, but...

Bought by KUAC


  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1
A Haven for Tasmanian Devils
From: Pat Maxwell
Series: October 2007 - Isla Earth Radio Series
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Sometimes the devil makes for good company -- at least that's what they think in Tasmania.

Bought by KUAC


  • Added: Sep 26, 2007
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 1