Episode 41: Lee Anne Downey of Stonewell Farm

In this episode Ben chats with Lee Anne Downey of Stonewell Farm (https://www.stonewellfarm.ca/), a lavender growing operation outside Erin, Ontario....

Episode 40: Shane Jones of Durham College Horticulture

Shane Jones is a professor or horticulture, food, and farming at Durham College and the new The Barrett Centre of Innovation in Sustainable Urban Agri...

Episode 39: A Gardener's Journal with Helen Battersby

This week we talking with Helen Battersby: writer, gardener, garden speaker, TorontoGardens.com blogger, Gardener's Journal co-publisher, and a power-...

Green File Episode 38- Lorraine Johnson and A Garden for the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee

Returning guest Lorraine Johnson returns to talk with Ben about her new book A Garden for the Rusty Patched Bumblebee: Creating Habitat for Native Pol...

Episode 37 - Ben and Mark talk End of Season in the Garden

Green File Episode 36: Annabel Slaight of ClearWater Farm

Annabel is a lifelong educator, publisher, and environmentalist who is a Founding Chair of ClearWater Farm- the flagship project for Ontario Water Cen...

Green File Episode 35: Ben and Mark Spring Plans.

As Ben and Mark tackle two new gardens, looking to the season ahead.

Green File Episode 34- Year of the Garden!

This week Ben and Mark are celebrating 2022 - Year of the Garden!

https://livethegardenlife.gardenscanada.ca/

Green File Episode 33: David Harvey of Park People

This week we are chatting Dave Harvey, Executive Director of Park People, a non-profit supporting and mobilizing community park groups, community orga...

Green File Episode 32: An Update on Mark's New Garden

This is a must listen for anybody dealing with difficult soils: Mark's journey establishing a new garden in the "claybelt" of Markham, ON

Episode 32 - Cullen's Foods! What's that all about?

This week Producer Lukas is on vacation so we're going straight to air!!

Ben and Mark sit down to discuss Cullen's Foods - Ben's venture...

Episode 31 - Norm Hansen, Director of R&D at Erieview Acres

Norm is a cum laude graduate of Ohio State University, and a graduate of the University of Windsor. He has spent his years since graduating teaching,...

Green File Episode 30: Soil Health Road Map with Glenn Murie, Compost Council of Canada

This week we are chatting with Glenn Munroe, Special Projects Manager at the Compost Council of Canada. Glenn has a background in environmental scienc...

Green File Episode 29: Old Growth Forests & The Need to Protect with Nicole Rycroft

This week we are chatting with Nicole Rycroft, Founder and Executive Director of environmental not-for-profit Canopy. In addition to being a member of...

Episode 28 - Ben and Mark talking SOIL

This week it's just Ben and Mark and we're talking about the foundations of gardening: soil. Our challenges, and our thinking on this important subjec...

FROM THE ARCHIVE: Steven and Emma Biggs, father-daugher veggie growing duo

In our final week of summer sabbatical we are revisiting another favourite from the archive, Steven and Emma Biggs.
Steven is an expert in growi...

FROM THE ARCHIVE: Doug Tallamy, Author of Nature's Best Hope

Doug Tallamy is a New York Times best-selling author and a professor of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware. We really appre...

Green File Episode 27: Jennifer Reynolds, Editor in Chief Harrowsmith Magazine

This week we are chatting with Jennifer Reynolds, incoming Editor in Chief at Harrowsmith Magazine. Jennifer’s career has spanned various marketing an...

Green File Episode 26: Steve Barnhart, Ontario Association Landscape Architects

This week we are chatting with Steve Barnhart, incoming President of the Ontario Association of Landscape Architects and Senior Director at Niagara Pa...

Green File Episode 25: Jonathan Bruderlein of Ottawa Farm Fresh

This week we are chatting with Jonathan Bruderlein of Ottawa Farm Fresh. Jonathan and this partner Jolianne are organic farmers 10 minutes from downto...

Green File Episode 24: The New Perennialist, Tony Spencer

This week we are chatting Tony Spencer of The New Perennialist. Tony is a writer and artist, both skillsets he brings to his passion for gardening. Fo...

Green File Episode 23: Wildcrafting with Emily Lou Corbett of Northshore Apothecary + Goods

This week we are chatting with life-long friend of the pod Emily Corbett of Northshore Apothecary + Goods - ethically wildcrafted natural products for...

Green File Episode 22: Angel Beyde of Good Fortune Farmstead

This week we are chatting with Angel Beyde of Good Fortune Farmstead. Angel and her partner Raph are experienced farmers in search of their farmstead....

Green File Episode 21: Nancy Rowland, CEO of the Royal Botanical Garden

This week we are chatting with Nancy Rowland, CEO of the Royal Botanical Garden in Burlington, Ontario. Nancy is a career professional in managing pub...

Green File Episode 20: Ben and Mark Talk Spring

On this weeks podcast Ben and Mark get practical. No guests – just advice to get your garden going this spring, along with a bit of reminiscing and st...

Green File Episode 19: Backyard Urban Farm Company

Backyard Urban Farm Company. "BUFCO", is a full-service design-build-maintain – and consult company for all things backyard, organic veggie started by...

Green File Episode 18: The Centre for Food at Durham College with Ryan "Not Related" Cullen

Continuing with our theme of urban agriculture, Durham College is home to a unique field-to-fork program which runs in tandem with their school of hos...

Green File Episode 17: Detroit Urban Farming with Gary Wozniak of Recovery Park

This week we are talking to Gary Wozniak of Recovery Park in Detroit, Michigan. Is a serial-entrepreneur, urban farmer, and Founder of Recovery Park....

Green File Episode 16: The Year Ahead with Ben and Mark

Turns out gardeners aren't by default "techies". Who knew?!? We're back at it with our first episode of 2021 - and we're fresh as ever!
Among th...

Green File Episode 15: Sarah Harmer chats with Ben and Mark

. Sarah is a sing-songwriter and environmental activist from her homestead outside of Kingston, Ontario. Sarah’s most recent album, Are You Gone was r...

Green File Episode 14: Bird Talk with Jody Allair

This week on Green File we are inviting back Jody Allair of Birds Canada. Jody is an enthusiastic expert birder and promoter of Bird Canada’s Project...

Green File Episode 13: Rob Keen of Forests Ontario

As CEO of Forests Ontario, Rob is involved with all the day to day programming of the not-for-profit organization focused on tree planting, forest ste...

Green File Episode 12: Lorraine Johnson joins Ben and Mark Cullen

This week we are talking to Lorraine Johnson. Lorraine Johnson is the author of numerous books on native plant gardening, urban agriculture, and envir...

Green File Episode 11: Niki Jabbour the Year Round Gardener

This week we are talking to Niki Jabbour. Niki is the award-winning author of three books - The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener (2012 Americ...

Green File Episode 10: Planting trees with Jennifer Llewellyn, Nursery and Landscape Crop Specialist at OMAFRA

It's the perfect time of year to plant a tree, which is why we had to have Jennifer Llewellyn back to talk trees with us.
Jennifer Llewellyn is...

Green File Episode 9: Sean James speaks with Ben and Mark

This week we are talking to Sean James, Garden Consultant and Designer. Sean has worked in horticulture over 30 years promoting sustainabi...

Green File Episode 8: Doug Tallamy and "Bringing Nature Home"

Doug Tallamy is a professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware, where he has authored 103 research pub...

Green File Episode 7: TURF WARS. Ben and Mark debate the merits of gras

Ideas include:
- How to care for your lawn
- Why you should consider replacing parts of your lawn
- What opens exist for lawn replac...

Green File Episode 6: Jennifer Llewelyn, Nursery Specialist OMAFRA talks with Ben and Mark

This week we are talking to Jennifer Llewellyn of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Jen is the provincial Nurse...

Green File Episode 5: Steven and Emma Biggs

Steven and Emma Biggs  are a father-daughter duo who also share a love of growing. Steven is an expert in growing exotic fruits in our northern climat...