Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher

My guest this episode of "Digging in the Dirt" is the Ct. Audubon Society's Interim Executive Director, Bill Cavers. Bill brought WPKN listeners an exclusive: Connecticut Audubon is officially opening voting for Connecticut’s 2027 Bird of the Year .  This years honoree's are the American Kestrel, the Eastern Bluebird, and the Green Heron. Only one can be Bird of the Year. Learn more from Bill and...

My first guest this episode of "Digging in the Dirt" is the Ct. Audubon Society's Interim Executive Director, Bill Cavers. Bill brought WPKN listeners an exclusive: Connecticut Audubon is officially opening voting for Connecticut’s 2027 Bird of the Year .  This years honoree's are the American Kestrel, the Eastern Bluebird, and the Green Heron. Only one can be Bird of the Year. Learn more from Bil...

Digging in the Dirt is pleased to have Galassia Grassetto as my guest. Galassia produced, directed and filmed the documentary called “The Sludge Wars”.   It's a compelling film about a subject most of us, I believe, know nothing about.  Sludge or the green washing  name .. biosolids. When you flush your toilet or industry dumps its waste, where does it go? "The Sludge Wars" has some very disturbin...

Joining me from GVI,  the Green village initiative is Kathleen Benson Community Garden Coordinator at Reservoir Community Farm in Bridgeport.  Along with working at GVI, she  teaches kids and adults cooking classes and culinary learning sessions at Wakeman Town Farm in Westport. Her goal is to teach kids that food doesn't come from the grocery store, but where and how it gets to our plate. She's h...

I'm very pleased to welcome my next guest Adam McKay to Digging in the Dirt. Adam is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer and director known for creating hit comedy classics and later transitioning to sharp political satires and dramas. At one time he was a head writer for Saturday Night Live. He Directed and co-wrote, The Big Short, earning him an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenpla...

I'm very pleased to welcome my next guest Adam McKay to Digging in the Dirt. Adam is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer and director known for creating hit comedy classics and later transitioning to sharp political satires and dramas.  At one time he was a head writer for Saturday Night Live.  He Directed and co-wrote, "The Big Short", earning him an Academy Award for Best Adapted Scree...

 I welcome back to DITD Jeff Masters of the Yale Climate Connections . Jeff worked as a hurricane scientist with the NOAA Hurricane Hunters from 86-90. He has a Ph. D. in air pollution meteorology from the University of Michigan. In 1995, he co-founded the Weather Underground weather channel. Jeff is my favorite meteorologist because he gives us a sober scientific analysis of the issues our planet...

My guest this evening is Save the Sounds Soundkeeper Bill Lucey. Bill is a fish and wildlife biologist with more than two decades of experience studying and conserving marine life. He is also an experienced commercial fisherman and environmental educator. As your on-the-water watchdog, Bill upholds Save the Sound’s mission to protect and restore Long Island Sound. The Soundkeeper is your eyes and...

This "Digging in the Dirt"  features locals doing the right thing by our pollinators by changing their lawns and gardens.  Plus words of wisdom from renowned entomologist Doug Tallamy. First up is Cori Kondas., After retiring, she joined Protect Our Pollinators, POP , a unique Newtown group that started 11 years ago with a mission to save endangered pollinators through education and action.   She...

 Harry Holding joins me on this episode of "Digging in the Dirt".  Harry is a British garden designer and author known for championing edible landscapes that are both beautiful and practical.  His debut book, Eat Your Garden , explores “Edimentals” which are plants that are both ornamental and edible.   Harry says this is a low-effort way to grow food.

My guest is  Rob Hopkins.  Rob is a British writer and permaculture advocate best known as the co-founder of Transition Network and the author of The Transition Handbook. He has helped inspire community-led sustainability efforts around the world through his work on resilience, local economies, and practical climate solutions. His latest book is How to Fall in Love with the Future: A Time Traveler...

 Harry Holding joins me on "Digging in the Dirt".  Harry is a British garden designer and author known for championing edible landscapes that are both beautiful and practical. His debut book, Eat Your Garden , explores “edimentals” which are plants that are both ornamental and edible. Which Harry says is a low-effort way to grow food. Secondly, I talk to the kids at my grandsons school garden club...

First up; A visit to my grandsons school garden club. Where Mrs. Page Chambers teaches her young students about growing vegetables. Then I talk to my guest   Rob Hopkins. Rob  is a British writer and permaculture advocate best known as the co-founder of Transition Network and the author of The Transition Handbok. He has helped inspire community-led sustainability efforts around the world through h...

It's my pleasure to welcome my next guest Amory B. Lovins Cofounder and Chairman Emeritus, of the Rocky Mountain Institute , Adjunct Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Senior Precourt Scholar of Integrative Design and Energy Efficiency, Precourt Institute for Energy, and the  Doerr School of Sustainability, Stanford University, RMI has the goal of Transforming the global energy...

Joining me now is Dave Chapman who started Long Wind Farm in Vermont and is a Co-Director of the Real Organic Project and  "host of the award-winning Real Organic Podcast" .  He is a founding member of the Vermont Organic Farmers.   He's here today because I received an email from the Real Organic project, which I found  quite disturbing.  I wanted to talk to Dave about why Iowa has the second hig...

My guest David Ansel, VP of Save the Sound Center for Water Protection and their policy lead in New York State.  David has been active this legislative session in CT and NY.  focusing primarily on three budget-related items, clean water infrastructure spending, opposing NY Governor’s Hochul's  proposed rollbacks of both New York’s Climate Law and the state’s 50-year-old State Environmental Quality...

Peter Linderoth, Director of healthy waters and lands for  Save the Sound.  First of all In my opinion, we're very lucky to have Save The Sound on the beat protecting our wonderful Long Island sound.  in case you're not aware of Save The Sound,  they  lead environmental action in our region. They fight climate change, save endangered lands, protect the Sound and its rivers, and work with nature to...

Peter Linderoth, Director of healthy waters and lands for  Save the Sound.  First of all In my opinion, we're very lucky to have Save The Sound on the beat protecting our wonderful Long Island sound.  In case you're not aware of Save The Sound, they lead environmental action in our region. They fight climate change, save endangered lands, protect the Sound and its rivers, and work with nature to r...

On this episode of DITD my guest is Rob Hopkins. Rob Hopkins is a British writer and permaculture advocate best known as the co-founder of Transition Network and the author of The Transition Handbook. He has helped inspire community-led sustainability efforts around the world through his work on resilience, local economies, and practical climate solutions. His latest book is How to Fall in Love wi...

Then Real Food CT’s Founder, Sean Fitzpatrick joins me.  Sean has 20 years of experience as a nutrition, health, and fitness coach. His career has been based on his  passionate belief that access to nutrient-dense food is an absolute necessity for the health of this and future generations. Sean’s business experience, along with his observation that growing numbers of people are experiencing food i...

First up on DITD is Rob Hopkins. Rob Hopkins is a British writer and permaculture advocate best known as the co-founder of Transition Network and the author of The Transition Handbook. He has helped inspire community-led sustainability efforts around the world through his work on resilience, local economies, and practical climate solutions. His latest book is How to Fall in Love with the Future: A...

This episode of “Digging in the Dirt.  is all about the soil. My first guest, Dr. Amelia Magistrali, is the Soil Health Extension Educator at UConn who is developing new programming through her role as the connector between the UConn Soil Lab and farmers and growers in the state. She conducts many on-farm consultations, while supporting people to collect and interpret soil sampling results. Next u...

Every day is Earth Day.  Digging in the Dirt celebrates the little blue ball we live on with a collage of voices from expert guests from past Digging in the dirt shows. Listeners, friends & family and major environmental groups speak to what Earth day means to them. Plus a mix of great music to inspire action . 

My first guest is someone who's been here before, His name is Vincent Dion. Vincent is a well known Connecticut artist and a serious gardener and Bee keeper. When he drops by it's because he and I are going to talk gardening.  I'm met Vincent through my colleague and fellow Gardener Joseph Celli. We have never met in person, but have become fast friends remotely because we are kindred spirits.   ...

Welcome Judith Enck who is  a Professor at Bennington College in Vermont. She is the President of Beyond Plastics and former EPA Regional Administrator, appointed by President Obama. Professor Enck is author of the new book "The Problem with Plastic: How to Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It’s Too Late”