Nature Calls: Conversations from the Hudson Valley
Leisure:Home & Garden
The podcast team recently took a road trip to Cornell University in Ithaca, NY to meet with Ashley Helmholdt, Extension Associate, Cornell Garden-Based Learning, School of Integrative Plant Science Horticulture. With a passionate interest in garden-based learning, Ashley manages the New York State Master Gardener Volunteer and Seed to Supper programs as well as professional development for Cornell Cooperative Extension educators.
She shares a bit of the history of the MGV program which recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. She’s heavily involved in the continual enhancements to the program and shares her enthusiasm for what’s to come. She also talks extensively about the Seed to Supper program, a six-session series, which helps new vegetable gardeners get started. Vegetable Varieties for New York State is also under her purview which is an excellent resource to help gardeners select varieties that will grow well in New York soils and climate.
The Cornell Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteer network is also working to strengthen understanding and inspire us to take action in our gardens and communities that will help address the global crisis of climate change. Supporting this effort, a curriculum is available for gardeners, homeowners, educators, volunteers, teachers, students, and anyone interested in exploring how we might examine our gardening practice through the lens of climate change mitigation and adaptation.
If you are interested in the Master Gardener Program in Columbia and Greene Counties or have a gardening question, please call or email the Master Gardeners at (518) 826-3345 ext 212 or ColumbiaGreeneMGV@cornell.edu. If you live outside these counties, please contact your local county extension office.
Hosts: Tim Kennelty and Jean Thomas
Guest: Ashley Helmholdt
Episode 118: Microgreens
Episode 117: Grapes of the Hudson Valley
Episode 116: Weeds and IPM
Episode 115: John Bartram
Episode 114: Living with Wildlife (Part 2)
Episode 113: Living with Wildlife (Part 1)
Episode 112: Bob Beyfuss
Episode 111: Veggie Patch Retrospective (Part 3)
Episode 110: Veggie Patch Retrospective (Part 2)
Episode 109: Veggie Patch Retrospective (Part 1)
Episode 108: NYS Forest Rangers
Episode 107: Master Naturalist Program
Episode 106: Great Backyard Bird Count
Episode 104: An MGV's Perspective
Episode 103: Hum of the Hive Retrospective - Part 2
Episode 102: Hum of the Hive Retrospective (Part 1)
Episode 101: Pollarding
Episode 100: Oak Trees
Episode 99: Old Growth Forests (Part 2)
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