A Little Context

#8: Sustainable Gardening

Episode Summary

Matt takes a quiz on sustainable gardening, and Devon attempts to dig deeper.

Episode Notes

Listen in as Devon and Matt learn about what it takes to have a healthy garden and a sustainable ecosystem in your backyard!

 

Contact us! mgmt@littlecontext.com

Matt's Twitter: @SpicyHogan

Devon's Twitter: @Devorooni

Music: "Strollin" by Elin Sandberg

Sources:

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): https://www.epa.gov/sustainability

The American Horticulture Society (AHS): https://ahsgardening.org/

The AHS's 10 Question Quiz: https://ahsgardening.org/about-us/news-press/how-green-is-your-garden-take-our-quiz/

Gardening KnowHow's How to Rainscape Your Garden: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/design/lideas/how-to-rainscape-your-garden.htm

National Geographic on Invasive Species: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/invasive-species/

ChooseNatives.Org on Native Groundcovers: https://choosenatives.org/articles/plant-native-ground-covers-make-america-green/

Purple Deadnettle: https://www.ediblewildfood.com/purple-deadnettle.aspx

Japanese Knotweed: https://www.thespruce.com/eradication-of-japanese-knotweed-plants-2131201

How to Get Rid of Invasive Plants: https://www.thespruce.com/best-way-to-get-rid-of-invasive-plants-2132644

Compost vs Landfill: https://recycle.com/organics-compost-vs-landfill/#:~:text=Landfill%20gas%20is%20comprised%20of,with%20oxygen%20%E2%80%93%20producing%20mainly%20CO2

Vermicomposting: https://www.planetnatural.com/composting-101/indoor-composting/vermicomposting/#:~:text=Sometimes%20a%20vermicompost%20bin%20will,is%20not%20buried%20deeply%20enough

With references to:

Cradle to Cradle : Remaking the Way We Make Things by Michael Braungart and William McDonough

Cradle to Cradle Design: TED talk by William McDonough

Music Sourced from Epidemic Sound