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Old Time Farm and Garden Radio Show - Veggielution
1241 Franklin Square, Santa Clara
Veggielution is a great college student program of growing vegetables and helping the poor of our community. This program was featured in the San Jose Mercury News not long ago in an article by Holly Hayes. The subject of winter vegetables will also be discussed, so tune us in!
Mark Anthony Medeiros, a Board member of Prusch Farm & Garden in San Jose, and his garden partner Amy will join us to discuss Veggielution.
Old Time Home and Garden Radio Show
Master Gardeners Sharon McCray, Jim Maley and Bader Kudsi will field your phone-in calls. Remember you can always call our hotline with your questions, also - 408-282-3105, M-F, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
KKUP Call in: 408-260-2999
See http://mastergardeners.org/events/kkup.html for more details.
Old Time Farm and Garden KKUP Radio Show
KKUP Radio at FM 91.5 mHz. Drop by the studio at 1241 Franklin Mall in Santa Clara ringed by Jackson, Monroe, Homestead and Benton Streets. Call in your questions during the show: 408-260-2999.
In September, representatives from the Santa Clara Valley Water District, Kurt Elvert and Kevin Galvin, will join us for the first hour, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. to talk about the current state problem in water shortages. They will also discuss the landscape and irrigation system rebate programs for homes and businesses along with other useful water-wise information.
From 11 a.m. - noon, we are inviting people to talk about water-saving ideas. Master Composter Lee Phillips will join us to talk about how he has saved money from the Santa Clara Valley Water District's water rebate program. He will lead off the show with a water-related song he composed! For more infomation on the rebate program, see valleywater.org.
Time permitting, we will also discuss a movie which has recently opened in selected California cities called "Flow: For Love of Water" and the soundtrack of the movie trailer will be played.
Master Gardener Sharon McCray will also be on hand with Dr. Craig Kolodge, Master Gardeners Bader Kudsi and Jim Maley to discuss water-wise gardening.
In the final half hour, Sharon will discuss the Prusch Farm Park Harvest Festival that is taking place on October 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Old Time Farm and Garden Show
KKUP Radio at FM 91.5 mHz
Fourth Thursday of the Month
10 a.m. - noon
Call in: 408-260-2999 or 831-255-2999
This popular, long-running radio show is co-hosted by Master Gardeners Jim Maley, Bader Kudsi and Sharon McCray. A wide variety of farm and garden topics are covered on each show and listener calls are encouraged (408-260-2999). Listeners are invited to drop by the studio for an informal discussion with Master Gardeners on horticultural topics.
Join hosts and Master Gardeners Jim Maley, Sharon McCray and Bader Kudsi for this two-hour radio show.
Upcoming shows
December 22, 2011 Annual Master Gardener "Free For All" with many short gardening topics (first hour). Guests from the startup company "Back to the Roots" join us for the second hour to talk about Oyster Mushroom Cultivation using low cost coffee grounds from Peet's.
Past shows (incomplete list!)
October 27, 2011 International Master Gardener Conference (first hour) and Ornamental Plants with guests Nancy Schramm and Sherry Hall (second hour)
June 23, 2011, 10 a.m. - noon: All About Bees with the "Bee Team"
Beekeeping, bee problems and pollination were the topics discussed by guests Allen Henninger, Lother Schicker and Master Gardener Ed Lo, who shared a wealth of info on pollination and native bees.May 26, 2011, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. Gardening with Succulents with Master Gardener Laura Balaoro
May 26, 2011, 11 a.m. - noon Mustard Meal Fertilizer fuel by-product with Andy Springer of Farm Fuel, Inc.
