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The Gestalt Gardener

Listen to The Gestalt Gardener Friday mornings at 9 and Saturday mornings at 10 on MPB Think Radio. Each week, horticulturalist Felder Rushing shares stories, answers questions and just talks gardening. Of course, you’ll hear a bit of “cheesy music” in every program and you might hear a bad joke or two as well. The Gestalt Gardener is a long-time favorite on MPB Think Radio, due in no small part to Felder’s laid-back, your-neighbors-might-talk-but-so-what approach to gardening. Email Felder anytime at garden@mpbonline.org and listen Friday mornings at 9 and Saturday mornings at 10 to The Gestalt Gardener on MPB Think Radio. And in the meantime, as Felder says, get out and get dirty.

Radio Episodes

  • Sustainable in 2012
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    Excerpt (52:08) | Air date 12/30/11
    Felder takes questions, followed by a chat with Mother Earth Magazine editor Robin Mather.
  • Local and Rare Foods
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    Excerpt (52:23) | Air date 12/02/11
    A vibrant interview on heirloom foods with New Orleanian Poppy Tooker! Plus, it's not too late to prepare for winter.
  • Avant-garde Horticulture
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    Excerpt (52:11) | Air date 12/09/11
    In this multifaceted episode, the gestalt gardener talks horticulture with Jinx Farmer, with a little avante-garde banjo to boot!
  • Frugal Gardening and Landscaping
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    Excerpt (52:23) | Air date 11/18/11
    Rick Griffin joins Felder to discuss how to garden frugally and functionally, from camellias to easy greens.
  • Baiting the Trout Line
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    Excerpt (52:17) | Air date 11/04/11
    Felder removes his horticulture cap for some right-brained chatter about experimental gardening.
  • Winter Solstice Gardening
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    Excerpt (52:05) | Air date 12/16/2011
    Thoughts on maintaining winter gardens featuring hometown Herbie Austin of Hutto's Home and Garden.
  • It's Halloween, Felder-style
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    Excerpt (52:20) | Air date 10/28/11
  • It's Drive Time, Y'all!
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    Excerpt (54:03) | Air date 10/21/11
    This show is chock full of Cheesy music! We give you snippets from 14 of Felder's favorites
  • Felder talk with David, a Naturalist from the National Wildlife Federation
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    Excerpt (52:37) | Air date 10/14/11
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