All of the fruits and spices and flowers and herbs and meats and magic of Mexico show up in the mercados -- the markets. So you should show up there, too! What should you look for? What can you bring back? And what exactly is a clown market? All this...

Pretty pressed flowers in shortbread cookies launched the career of Loria Stern. On this week's episode, host Dana Cowin discovers why Stern's early life as a tennis champion translates into her success as a baking entrepreneur. Plus, learn about the perks of cooking with everything from weeds to daisies, and...

By Nina Medvinskaya Visitors at 2019 Making Brooklyn Bloom at Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Photo by Alvina Lai. Courtesy of Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Saturday, March 9th – Brooklyn Botanic Garden recently kicked off spring gardening season by celebrating the 38th annual Making Brooklyn Bloom event. Gardening enthusiasts gathered to participate in...

Roses are indigenous to Iran and distilling the essential oils of the flower to make rose water has been practiced there for over 2,500 years. Every May, when the city of Kashan is enveloped in pink and a sweet floral scent, there is a festival that honors this ancient tradition...

Did you know 80% of the flowers you buy are grown abroad? Local flower expert Molly Culver joins Erin to discuss the do's and don'ts of your Valentine's day bouquet buying. Yes, locally-grown flowers DO grow in February, even in the Northeast.

First up Claire are Erica are sharing their top-shelf drawers, and then Fox Fodder Farm florist Taylor Patterson tells us whether or not there's such a thing as seasonal East Coast flowers right now, and drops a final verdict on carnations.

Wrapping up another great season, Erin Fairbanks introduces listeners to the new guest host of The Farm Report starting in 2016: Holli Cederholm. Holli Cederholm’s involvement in organic agriculture spans over a decade—starting with farm apprenticeships wedged between completing a B.A. in environmental writing from Unity College. In 2010-2014, she...

We Dig Plants is getting artsy this week as Alice and Carmen welcome Abbie Zabar to the studio for a thorough talk on her work. Abbie is an acclaimed artist, graphic and garden designer, and the author of five books. Her first book, The Potted Herb (1988), is now considered...

This week on We Dig Plants, hosts Alice Marcus Krieg and Carmen Devito are talking green business with Brienne Gluvna Arthur. By day, a grower and propagator at the Camellia Forest Nursery in North Carolina, Brienne is also dedicated to connecting with horticulturalists around the country with the groups Emergent...

Wrapping up the series on botanical beauty, this week on We Dig Plants Alice and Carmen welcome the team behind Brooklyn Bar and Bath, Joann Montalto and Itala Pelizzoli. Launching their natural skincare business to give a fresh, natural alternative to products that pack a long list of unpronounceable ingredients...