Digging In The Dirt with Kevin Gallagher

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”

Today's guest is Mary Ellen Lemay. She is the " Conservation Director for the Aspetuck Land Trust ", providing outreach, education and engagement to encourage people to improve biodiversity on their land by adding native plants and avoiding pesticides.  Lemay's recent work includes designing and installing nature-based, climate smart projects in the City of Bridgeport, including the planting of 8...

   My guest today is Eliot Coleman . Eliot is an American farmer, author, agricultural researcher, educator, and proponent of organic farming . In 1989 he wrote the highly influential "The New Organic Grower". A master’s Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener. His latest book is "The Self-Fed Farm and Garden" , A Return to the Roots of the Organic Method, on Chelsea Green...

First up on Digging in the Dirt is Dana Jackson, who is the Director of Communications and Development for CT Northeast Organic Farming Association. Prior to joining CT NOFA, he published Edible Nutmeg, a regional magazine focused on western Connecticut’s food community, including farmers, chefs, and locally produced food of all kinds. He also worked for more than a decade as a certified organic f...

It's a great honor for me to host my next guest on Digging the Dirt, Bill McKibben.  Bill is an American environmentalist, author and journalist who has written extensively on the impact of global warming . He has spearheaded many projects to address the climate crisis that faces our planet.  Most significantly he founded 350.org   and Third Act which focuses on   making legislative progress state...

It’s my distinct pleasure to have as my guest now Reverend Sara D. Smith,  President/CEO and Founder Of nOURish BRIDGEPORT, a volunteer-powered, food-centered, and community-anchored not-for-profit, she founded in 2010, providing direct service programs to the people of Bridgeport.  These programs include a SUPER FOOD PANTRY serving 3,000 individuals each week, a BABY CENTER providing diapers and...

First up this episode is Peter Linderoth, director of science and watersheds for Save the Sound's Healthy Waters Institute. Save the Sound is doing so many good things to take care of our fragile ecosystem the Long Island sound. He joins me today to tell us about the results of the 2025 bacteria monitoring season in the western Sound. Then I talk to Tom Anderson, who is Director of communications...

 Dr. Michael E. Mann Returns to "Digging in the Dirt ", for his 5th visit, to talk about his new book called, "Science Under Siege: How to Fight the Five Most Powerful Forces that Threaten Our World " :  it is cowritten with Dr. Pete Hotez the Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine and professor of virology and microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine. Much of this book points fingers...

This "Digging in the Dirt" starts off with Tom Anderson, who is Director of communications at CT Audubon Society and editor of the Connecticut state of the birds report. We talk about all the threats that our birds are facing.  Habitat loss, pesticides, windows and feral cats. Then joining me is Megan Clendenan  author of The book Just in Case: Saving Seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault   A re...

My first guest is Kelpie Wilson  author of The Biochar  Handbook, Kelpie researches and teaches techniques for using biochar in compost and manure management and presents many biochar workshops each year to farmers, foresters, and landowners. Then Michael Garman the Development Coordinator at the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters joins me. The CTLCV's is a nonpartisan, nonprofit environmen...

First up this episode is Emily Sanders the senior reporter for ExxonKnews , a project of the Center for Climate Integrity covering fossil fuel industry practices……disinformation, lobbying, and dark money spending -- as well as efforts to hold major oil and gas companies accountable.    ExxonKnews is a partner of the Covering Climate Now journalism collaborative, and Emily's climate accountability...

My guests on my next  Digging the dirt start with Eric Sepenoski.   Eric is a fourth-generation farmer at Seps Farm in East Marion, NY, on Long Island's North Fork. He’s also is  an elementary school teacher and serves as an elected Trustee for the Town of Southold—where he focuses on stewarding wetlands and protecting coastal features. Then regular contributor to DITD Gloria Frazee of Rewild Long...

Jeff Masters meteorologist of the Yale climate connections  talks about the heartbreaking tragedy of the recent Texas floods. It's A deeper look at how this happens and what is in store in the future .  Then I rebroadcast an interview with Wilton, Connecticut fire chief and emergency management Director James Blanchfield on what to do if you encounter swift running floodwaters while in your car, a...

Rita Valley is an artist and gardener living in Southbury Connecticut. Her passion for gardening started at an early age, nurtured by her Polish grandmother who tended an impressive vegetable garden. Valley’s love of gardening has persisted and blossomed into a penchant for writing about her gardening exploits as well. Rita seems to have the same arrangement that my wife and I have: her husband's...