Bending Trees into Chairs
by CBS Sunday Morning Published on Mar 10, 2019 English furniture maker Gavin Munro gently and lovingly coaxes Mother Nature into shape – growing, grafting and pruning trees into chairs and other decorative pieces. Elizabeth Palmer reports. Subscribe to the “CBS Sunday Morning” Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20gXwJT Get more of “CBS Sunday Morning” HERE: http://cbsn.ws/1PlMmAz Follow “CBS Sunday …Read more »
Harvesting CBD Hemp Oil
PACIFIC NORTHWEST, by Garden Time TV CBD oil is the new buzzword for promoting good health. We stop by Red Barn Hemp to see how they harvest it and what people say it can do. Note from GGVideos: Great video for unpacking the confusion these days about hemp, marijuana, THC and CBD!
CBS on How Working with our Hands Changes our Brains
CBS SUNDAY MORNING Researchers think activities that occupy our hands, like folding laundry, doing yardwork or knitting, are actually making our brains happier. Tony Dokoupil talks with Dr. Kelly Lambert of the University of Richmond, and author Matthew Crawford (“Shop Class as Soulcraft”), who’s never happier than when he is tinkering in the garage. Dokoupil …Read more »
Frank Asher, the Green Beating Heart of Shaw in DC
WASHINGTON, D.C. By PlantPop His urban garden retail center, located in northwest Washington, D.C., is his gift to his favorite city. “I fell in love with D.C. the moment I came here.” Frank noticed that people passing by his nursery on their way to work would be so focused on where they were going, they …Read more »
Nature RX, Part 1
From the nonprofit NATURE RX Set in the world of a spoofed prescription drug commercial, Nature Rx offers a hearty dose of laughs and the outdoors – two timeless prescriptions for whatever ails you. Side effects may include confidence, authenticity, remembering you have a body, and being in a good mood for no apparent reason. …Read more »
Hand-Mowing Every Blade in the Field
VERMONT From the video network Great Big Story.com. In Addison County, Vt., a group of grass-cutters keep things sharp, natural and beautiful the old-fashioned way — with sickles and their bare hands. A Great Big Story by our friends at Jungles in Paris. SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/vR6Acb Follow us behind the scenes on Instagram: http://goo.gl/2KABeX Make our acquaintance on …Read more »
“DJ Khaled Loves his Garden,” in the New York Times
Rap producer DJ Khaled really loves his Los Angeles garden. You’ll be hooked at the opening words – “I love you” to his plants.” Later he says he and his son “come out here and meditate, catch a vibe.” Just watch. From the Times: Published on Jul 6, 2017 DJ Khaled, the longtime producer, performer …Read more »
Turning Cut Flowers into The Gardener’s Workshop
VIRGINIA From PlantPop: “Lisa Ziegler operates a cut-flower farm in Newport News, Virginia that has established itself as a premier supplier of fresh flowers sold at surrounding garden centers. Lisa’s success with her flowers led to The Gardener’s Workshop, an online store as well as an educational and speaking component. Through lectures and workshops, Lisa …Read more »
Get Lost with the World’s Master Maze-Maker
U.K. from Great Big Story For many of us, mazes represent a mysterious unknown, an enigmatic and entertaining puzzle of mythic proportions, and Englishman Adrian Fisher is the world’s preeminent maze designer. Over the years, this master of deception has designed over 700 mazes in 40 countries and knows exactly how to twist, turn and …Read more »
Time-Lapse: Fantastic Fungi
Excerpt from a 3D documentary feature about Paul Stamets, renowned mycologist, author and visionary, on how mushrooms can save the world. Emerging from their axial homes, fungi are beginning to be understood as nutrients to the human consciousness and ecological sustainability. Paul explores mycology and compels support for your own good nature and our fungal …Read more »
Freaks of the Garden Sale, Mountain-Style
HAILEY, IDAHO From the freaks at Peaceful Belly Farm, video marketing for their plant sale and boy, was it a hit! “Thanks for watching our video. We never meant for it to go viral this way. Want to watch the making of this video.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21jNO… Want to buy a peaceful belly tee shirt? Send us an email …Read more »
Snow Place for Gardeners
CHICAGO, IL Daniel Gasteiger of the blog Your Small Kitchen Garden shows his warm-climate gardening friends some of the awesome advantages of living where it snows.