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The Buzz - What A Tangled Web We Weave
Native Plants, Healthy Planet
10/18/24 • 83 min
Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick are back with a brand new episode of The Buzz and reflect on a wonderful ASLA National Conference. We pick a winner for an autographed copy of From Wasteland to Wonder by Basil Camu. “That’s Hot” could be your yard. “This or That” sounds like restoration. Tom gets Petty this week. “Take it of Leaf it” is a long process. Are you listening until the end for our secrets? It's a big one! Intro music by RJ Comer, Outro music by Dave Bennett.
That’s Hot – Fran’s Plant / Tom’s Plant
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The Buzz - The Drunken Dentist
Native Plants, Healthy Planet
06/14/24 • 90 min
Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick are back with a brand new episode of The Buzz. Let's toast Tom's Birthday! Tom has other news as well! Have you entered our new contest! “That’s Hot” involves one plant that will keep mosquitos away and one plant that will keep you away. “This or That” exposes some of the risks from native plant awareness and green growth. There are a ton of “Listener Shout Outs!” Are you listening until the end for our secrets? Intro music by RJ Comer, Outro music by Dave Bennett.
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Meet Fran and Tom
Native Plants, Healthy Planet
02/25/20 • 8 min
Welcome to our first podcast. Meet your hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick and find out what to expect in the future.
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The Buzz - Buzzing about Cultivars
Native Plants, Healthy Planet
01/22/21 • 84 min
What is the buzz about native plant cultivars? Find out on this edition of The Buzz! Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick field a new phone call from Sol which sparks a conversation about native plant cultivars. Find out the difference between a variety and a cultivar as well as the importance of provenance. There's also a new round of "This or That" and "That's Hot." Tom creates a new show segment just for Fran while both hosts each reveal a newbie mistake. Music by RJ Comer.
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Meet Perfect Earth Project
Native Plants, Healthy Planet
11/15/24 • 81 min
Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick connect with Toshi Yano of Perfect Earth Project to talk about promoting nature-based, toxic-free land care practices for the health of people, their pets, and the planet. Topics include a brief history of Perfect Earth Project, How awareness has changed over the last ten years, key strategies for education, and what the next ten years may look like. Music by Egocentric Plastic Men, Outro music by Dave Bennett.
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Replaying the Hits with Oliver Milman and The Insect Crisis
Native Plants, Healthy Planet
01/03/25 • 61 min
Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick share one of their favorite episodes of The Native Plants Healthy Planet Podcast. Tom and Fran spoke with Oliver Milman (Environment Correspondent at the Guardian) to talk about his new book The Insect Crisis. Topics include the state of our insect friends, the factors contributing to their decline, the obstacles we face in reversing the trend, and what you can do locally to help. Music by Egocentric Plastic Men, Outro music by Dave Bennett.
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The Buzz - Four Years and Many More
Native Plants, Healthy Planet
03/08/24 • 98 min
Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick are back with a brand new episode of The Buzz. Happy Four Years and 200 Episodes! Did you remember that we are giving away autographed books? "That's Hot" is a teaser for our next guest. "This or That" has Tom and Fran questioning EVERYTHING. Are you listening to the end for our secret? Intro music by RJ Comer, Outro music by Dave Bennett.
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The Buzz - Chemically Unbalanced
Native Plants, Healthy Planet
04/16/21 • 74 min
Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick are back with a brand new episode of The Buzz. There's a new round of "That's Hot" and "This or That" this episode. The Question and Comment line is busy with calls from former guest Kelly Gill and also Sol, and Tom and Fran reveal their biggest industry fears. Discussions center around what Tom and Fran know about general chemical use. Music by RJ Comer.
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Spreading the Gospel
Native Plants, Healthy Planet
10/07/22 • 63 min
Tom is in Louisville at the Eastern Native Grassland Symposium. He sits down with two fan favorites, Shannon Trimboli from Backyard Ecology and Southeastern Grasslands Institute and Kyle Lybarger from Native Habitat Project. They discuss how they started spreading the message of native plants, meeting for the first time in person, their thoughts on cultivars, and how they garden at home. Music by RJ Comer.
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Rooted Discussions - Pollinator Week Master-Class
Native Plants, Healthy Planet
06/18/21 • 106 min
Welcome to Rooted Discussions, our roundtable conversations featuring top minds in the field of the topic at hand. On this episode, hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick are joined by Sam Droege (Wildlife Biologist, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center) from The Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab, Kelly Gill (Senior Pollinator Conservation Specialist, Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Region) from the Xerces Society, and Marcus Gray (Executive Director) from Sustainable Monarch to discuss everything you need to know for Pollinator Week. Conversations include some of the best ways to celebrate Pollinator Week, where to start when building pollinator habitat, out of the box ways to help our pollinators, chemicals and insects, and the pluses and minuses of legislative action to protect pollinators? Everyone shares a mistake that they have learned from. As an added bonus, the video will be available on the Pinelands Nursery YouTube channel. Music by RJ Comer.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Native Plants, Healthy Planet have?
Native Plants, Healthy Planet currently has 253 episodes available.
What topics does Native Plants, Healthy Planet cover?
The podcast is about Leisure, Home & Garden, Nature, Podcasts and Science.
What is the most popular episode on Native Plants, Healthy Planet?
The episode title 'The Buzz - How Does Your Garden Grow?' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Native Plants, Healthy Planet?
The average episode length on Native Plants, Healthy Planet is 84 minutes.
How often are episodes of Native Plants, Healthy Planet released?
Episodes of Native Plants, Healthy Planet are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Native Plants, Healthy Planet?
The first episode of Native Plants, Healthy Planet was released on Feb 25, 2020.
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