Megan E. Phelps
Megan enjoys reading and writing about all things green, but she is especially interested in renewable energy and energy efficiency. Megan worked for MOTHER EARTH NEWS from 2002 until 2012. She is a graduate of the University of Kansas, where she studied English, environmental policy and journalism. She lives in Lawrence, Kan., with her husband.
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The True Cost of Chickens
The True Cost of ChickensKenny Coogan: [00:00:00] Francesca, how are you practicing biosecurity measures at your place? Are there basic standard operating procedures that everyone should be doing to keep their birds healthy.Franchesca Duval: Oh my goodness. Yes. This ounce of prevention is worth the pounds and pounds of cure. Aven influenza is a really […]
Telling Farmer Stories
How to Tell a Farmer’s StoriesDaniel James: [00:00:00] My main relationship this year is with the garden. That’s my sanctuary. That’s the safe space. That’s with everything going on. Like I said, it’s that Candide quote. I just, it’s not the best of all possible worlds, but I’m just gonna cultivate my garden and I’m […]
Creating Catios
Creating CatiosJosh Wilder: [00:00:00] A lot of our audience are gardeners. And obviously there’s a lot of, perhaps pros to having your cats be near your garden. But as far as, integrating a garden with a cat, is that something you have any experience with?And if so what sort of what’s, what have you found […]
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