It’s been almost a decade since New York City legalized beekeeping, and the city is now buzzing with activity. There are hives at rooftop farms, community gardens, and schools in all five boroughs. In this episode, host Lisa Held talks to Brooklyn Grange Farm’s head beekeeper Geraldine Simonis and City...

Anthony Plainakis AKA Tony Bees, served in the US Army, and went on to a 20 year career in the NYPD as a detective. a beekeeper since he was a teenager, Tony was the bee expert for the department and now retired from the force he farms his yard in...

This week on Animal Instinct, host Celia Kutcher welcomes the ladies from the HIppy HIve HoneyBee Co-Op to the studio. The co-op has created a community to become aware of the radical interdependence with honey bees and the imminent dangers to their existence and ultimately ours; to become familiar with...

This week on Snacky Tunes Greg and Darin welcome Steve Rogenstein, Founder of theARTcorps and Co-Producer of the NYC Honey Week. Right off the bat, the guys talk to Steve (a native New Yorker) about the yesteryear of NYC, and delve into his background and how he founded theARTcorps in...

This week on Everything's On The Table, host Erin Fairbanks welcomes co-host Tatiana Orlov of the Food Systems Network, where she is on the Leadership Committee. Together they welcome Cara Chard, director of CityGrowers.org, who is in the studio to talk about Brooklyn Grange, an urban rooftop farm located in...

Chris Cuzme and Mary Izett are talking beekeeping, honey, and mead with intermediate beekeeper Bob Slanzi. Bob recently won the 'Best in Show' award at Homebrew Alley VII for his ghost chili mead. Hear why Bob decided to take up beekeeping, and how his hobby naturally led him to brew...

Learn how to make mead on this week's episode of Beer Sessions Radio! Jimmy Carbone is joined in the studio by 2nd place Beer Drinker of the Year, Jen Schwertman! Also in the studio are Jeppe Jarnit-Bjergsø of Evil Twin Brewing, and Roger Repohl, beekeeper and mead homebrewer. Is mead...

Megan Paska grew up gardening with her mother and grandmother in Maryland, and spent her summers on her family's 450-acre farmstead in rural Virginia. When she moved to Brooklyn, NY in 2006, she found that her landlords were enthusiastic about her putting up a raised bed vegetable garden in the...