Volunteer Gardener Episodes featuring Jeff Poppen
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Hops Production | Volunteer Gardener
Jeff Poppen explains how hops are grown, and in this instance, harvested for a special run of Bells Bend Preservation Ale. Jeff’s segment was produced in affiliation with: Yazoo Brewing Company www.yazoobrew.com
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Early Start to a Vegetable Garden | Volunteer Gardener
We spotlight a variety of methods for getting crops producing early in the growing season.
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Plant Potions | Volunteer Gardener
Organic grower Jeff Poppen notes the positive attributes of a few common weeds and utilizes them in weed teas to support plants that are stressed.
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Propagating Berry Shrubs | Volunteer Gardener
Biodynamic farmer Jeff Poppen demonstrates how to propagate berry shrubs.
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Re-Mineralizing | Volunteer Gardener
If you want great tasting vegetables, you have to make sure all ingredients are in the soil and readily available to the plants.
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Organic Garden Knowledge Through Trial and Error
We get lessons from Jeff Poppen who has been growing organically for 4 decades. He believes that making mistakes is a great teacher.
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Birth of Bells Bend CSA | Volunteer Gardener
Neighbors in Bells Bend, a community in Nashville, TN, decided to form community gardens as a way to do something productive and sustainable with the rural landscape. Jeff Poppen visits with a farm manager to learn how an aggressive plan actually exceeded expectations.
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Monoculture | Volunteer Gardener
Jeff Poppen discusses the pros and cons of a field planted in only one crop.
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Ask The Barefoot Farmer | Volunteer Gardener
Folks picking up their weekly basket of fresh produce from Long Hungry Creek Farm CSA pose some growing questions to the farmer.