Seedy and Shady AF Podcast: A Sketchy Gardening Podcast

On this episode, Shannon and Marcela welcome back event manager, pollinator garden specialist and all around awesome person, Robin Norton from Rainbow Gardens San Antonio. She talks to us all about what new gardeners should know as they tuck in for the Fall and Winter seasons. Tune in to learn all about how to choose cool weather crops, planting perreniels and bulbs for Spring blooms, how to use c...

Today on the podcast, Marcela and Shannon talk with Shaman Jesus Garcia about his origins and his spiritual connections to his ancestors, the earth and nature. He also talks about Herbal Action Project, his organization that introduces herbalism to children in public schools. https://herbalactionproject.com https://www.instagram.com/shamanjesus?igsh=MTVhbmVlM3B6cHJ2cw== https://www.instagram....

In this second part of the discussion with Dr. Connolly, Shannon and Marcela learn about the corpse flower in all its stinky glory. Dr. Connolly also discusses his work with the Nightshade variety of plants. He discusses his own experiences as a gardener assisting his wife in their CSA. He discusses projects to help food insecure college students. To learn more, please visit: East Connecticut Stat...

In this episode, Shannon and Marcela speak to Dr. Bryan Connolly, a botanist who discusses the inspirations that led to his interest in botany and what is encompassed in the study of botany along with some of the unique plants he has encountered in his work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode, Shannon and Marcela chat with Terri Pendleton, owner of Wine Tree Farm (WTF). She discusses her adventures as a full-time farmer. She discusses the amazing landscapes and lessons learned through her time as a farmer as well as the surprising reason behind her farm’s name. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s episode, Shannon and Marcela speak with Victoria Wong about our favorite topic: BUGS!! Victoria discusses how her nearsightedness inspired her to get up close and personal in the field and study of bugs. She shares professional and personal experiences studying insects and talks about their role in our ecosystem. Victoria even brings mealworms as her special guests to the episode! h...

On today’s episode, Shannon and Marcela talk to Ginger Ayer, a Master Gardener in Duval County, FL. Ginger discusses her passion starting when she created a memorial garden for her mother who loved all kinds of flowers. This passion has grown into winning awards for her garden and having her yard certified as a Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. Ginger also discusses h...

In today’s episode, Shannon and Marcela talk to Felipe the Florist who discusses his experiences creating floral designs and arrangements for weddings. He discusses the history of flowers at weddings and funerals. He also discusses the collaborative process of creating floral arrangements which includes his customer’s preferences and seasonal availability of flowers. Felipe discusses the most comm...

On this episode, Shannon and Marcela chat with Ryan Odegaard, from the San Antonio Bonsai Society, who talks about the ancient art form of bonsai. Ryan shares the natural progression from his day job to bonsai hobby. He shares the history of bonsai and bets practices for ensuring your bonsai tree lasts long. To learn more, please visit: https://www.sanantoniobonsai.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast....

In this episode, Shannon and Marcela chat with Manuela Donatone, a food stylist who discusses history of Italian food, the path which led her to the job she has today as a food stylist, and her favorite Italian dishes. We also talk differing cultural perspectives on obtaining produce for food prep!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Shannon and Marcela talk to Amirah Mitchell from Sistah Seeds, a seed business focused on regenerating and connecting Black and Brown growers to culturally important seeds from the African diaspora. She discusses her motivations and the stories from her own family and lineage that she strives to keep alive in her work. To learn more, please visit: https://sistahseeds.com/ https://...

In this episode, Shannon and Marcela interview Janaya Blevins, a self-taught gardener with an affinity for poisonous plants. She discusses where her passions began and shares some of her favorite poisonous plants in her garden. She discusses everyday plants and flowers with poisonous properties. For more information or related content: Follow Janaya on ig @sweetsoul76 Read more about the Gympie-Gy...

In part one of this episode, Shannon and Marcela continue the discussion with Deydra Steans from Black Gold Resourcing, LLC- a business aimed at sharing resources for and with Black and Brown individuals in agriculture spaces. Deydra discusses her family’s legacy in cattle farming and how she continues the tradition. She discusses challenges she has faced as a Black farmer and things that help her...

In part one of this episode, Shannon and Marcela talk to Deydra Steans from Black Gold Resourcing, LLC- a business aimed at sharing resources for and with Black and Brown individuals in agriculture spaces. Deydra discusses her family’s legacy in cattle farming and how she continues the tradition. She discusses challenges she has faced as a Black farmer and things that help her prevail. Hosted on A...

In this episode, Shannon and Marcela talk to the Urban Gardener, Enoch Graham. He discusses the inspiration behind his YouTube community Let’s Get Growing. He shares why living in an urban or city environment does not have to be a deterrent to have the growing your own food. He discusses best practices for maximizing space and working with materials you have on hand to create containers and struct...

In this episode, Shannon and Marcela talk to James Clarke from Clarke’s Greens and he discusses the leap of faith he took for the love of salsa. James talks about his journey as an entrepreneur and a typical day in his business. He talks about no till soil practices and shares some of his personal and professional goals that inform the vision of Clarkes Greens. IG: @clarkes_greens Hosted on Acast....

In this episode, Shannon and Marcela talk with Will Dees, a licensed clinical social worker who started honing his passion for houseplants when he transitioned to working from home. He talks about the generational lessons in gardening he hopes to pass down to his son. Additionally, he discusses some of his favorite hacks and gadgets that help him best care for his plants. Be sure to check out the...

In this episode, Shannon and Marcela talk with Sequioah Briseño of Project Tree Collard, a non-profit aimed at helping communities grow food security and increasing access to low cost tree collards for food insecure communities in Northern California. Shannon and Marcela get to learn that neither of them had any clue what tree collards are. Sequioah discusses the inspiration behind her organizatio...

In the opening episode of Season 2, Shannon and Marcela talk to Donald Gerber from Pollinatives, native plants store in San Antonio, TX. We learned about the inspiration behind his business as well as the endless benefits of growing native species in your garden. Donald also educates us on conservation efforts and the dos and don'ts of obtaining native seeds in the wild.  For more information...

Welcome to the Season 1 Finale of Seedy and Shady AF! In this episode, Shannon and Marcela continue their conversation with Les Parks from the Norfolk Botanical Gardens. He discusses the mission and history of the gardens as well as various exhibits in the garden that commemorate that history particularly the history of the Work Progress Administration and the 200 African American women and 20 men...

On this episode, Shannon and Marcela talk to Les Parks the director of horticulture at Norfolk Botanical Gardens. He shares his journey from sociology major at Old Dominion University to working in retail helping people find their plant soulmate to landscape design and overseeing intricate landscape projects in the Norfolk Botanical Gardens. Resources: Norfolk Botanical Gardens Norfolk Botanical G...

The Two Hoes discuss inner garden work, whether there are such things as enemy plants, the energy exchange between the gardener and their plants, and their music soundtrack for their plants. Resources discussed: Regenerative Farmers of America Revolutionize Soil & Food Supply Chain with Regenerative Farming (regenerativefarmersofamerica.com) Eagles Nest San Antonio Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...

On this episode, Shannon and Marcela talk to Becca and Kristi from Two Hoes Gardening who talk about their journeys with gardening, and how they bring gardening to their communities. They talk about the applications of gardening to teaching. In addition, they touch on sustainable gardening and taking it one step further with regenerative gardening. Also, Shannon and Marcela learned about companion...

On this episode, Shannon and Marcela discuss heat tolerant gardening and planting. Shannon shares experiences in Central TX and some tips she's learned along the way caring for her own garden. We discuss xeriscaping. Resources discussed in this episode: Central Texas Master Gardeners Association – Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (txmg.org) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

In this episode, Goo discusses his other passion with us, FISHING! He talks about the coolest fish he ever caught, the Rainbow Fish. He talks about what it was like introducing herbal medicine to friends and family. He discusses how his battle with depression impacted his gardening and how reconnecting with his gardening helped him get through his depression. He discusses which song(s) best descri...