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Growing A Greener World

GROWING A GREENER WORLD blends the latest trends in eco-friendly living with traditional gardening know-how. The series highlights the diverse people, organizations and events that seek to raise environmental awareness and encourage better stewardship of the planet. GROWING A GREENER WORLD combines the expertise and engaging styles of veteran television host and nationally recognized authority on gardening and sustainability, Joe Lamp'l (a.k.a. joe gardener), with the "Most Watched Gardening Personality on the Web," Garden GirlPatti Moreno. Each episode contains one compelling feature story and one how-to segment for growing your own food, followed by a four-minute segment with chef Nathan Lyon (A Lyon in the Kitchen) who uses fresh-from-the-garden fruit, vegetables or herbs to create simple and delicious dishes. Lyon, a finalist for the 2006 The Next Food Network Star, believes the fresher the ingredients, the better the food.

Growing A Greener World  
  • Growing to Give - The Story of First Fruits Farm and Wise Farmer Brown
    Saturday, April 5
    2:32 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    When Jason Brown walked away from a multi-million-dollar NFL contract to be a farmer, he didn't even know how to farm. Yet, two things were certain. He would learn to farm, and as he did, he'd give away the first fruits of every harvest to those in need.
  • Growing The Next Generation of Gardeners
    Saturday, April 12
    2:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Exposing children to gardening at a young age can instill a newfound passion to last a lifetime. This episode features the story of Brie Arthur's passion for engaging her two neighborhood children and planting the seed for a love of gardening. Five years later, Brie's ongoing and active mentorship of this young pair has transformed their lives in many positive ways.
  • Urban Victory Gardens Project
    Saturday, April 19
    2:32 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    As the resurgence of victory gardens are springing up across the country, we visit one historical Chicago victory garden where growing food is also growing communities. The Peterson Garden Project is all about building gardeners rather than gardens. Their success is amazing and inspiring.
  • Learning to Prune Like a Pro, In Your Own Home Landscape
    Saturday, April 26
    2:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    When we, as gardeners, devote our efforts to promoting plant health and vigor, it becomes counterintuitive to cut growth off to encourage more. Yet, that's exactly the right approach. Pruning plants and trees can often be an intimidating process, but it doesn't have to be. Follow along in this episode as we spend a day with a professional pruning guru and learn some key tips to take the fear out of pruning. Along the way, you'll also gain a better understanding of the what, when, where, and why behind making the right cut.
  • Urban and Community Gardening Heroes
    Saturday, May 3
    2:31 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    There's an enormous swell in the number of people learning to garden and grow their own food. Yet, many lack the space - or so it might seem. In this episode, we meet some of the great urban and community gardening heroes who are making gardening more accessible to all - no matter the boundaries or limitations.
  • Expanding Your Food Garden By Growing Fruit
    Saturday, May 10
    2:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    The first step for most new food gardeners is the addition of a few vegetable and herb plants. Yet once they're hooked, the desire to grow more and different plants and varieties grows as well. From the classic food garden, this episode takes home gardeners to the next step of adding a wide assortment of fruit trees and shrubs for their personal backyard orchard. In this episode, host Joe Lamp'l installs several fruit trees and shrubs on the GGW Garden Farm, while sharing everything you need to know for homegrown success, even if only on a deck or patio.
  • Container Gardening Anywhere: What to Know Before You Grow
    Saturday, May 17
    2:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    We can all appreciate the beauty of colorful containers of plants and flowers to dress up any space. As simple as potting up a few plants can be, the best arrangements are achieved through techniques professional designers use to create stunning combinations. From selecting the most appropriate container, to choosing the right soil, to creating that magical plant combination, we'll show you recipes for successful container gardening no matter how small or large the space.
  • Creating Paradise Through a Shared Passion for Gardening
    Saturday, May 24
    2:32 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Gardening is a passion many of us share. But when gardeners share that passion with their life partner, everything gets better. Meet one Atlanta couple who has been creating paradise in their own home garden for over 30 years.
  • Making More Plants By Propagating Your Garden
    Saturday, May 31
    2:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    One of the most fun, productive and inexpensive ways to grow your garden and expand your knowledge is by making more plants through simple propagation techniques. Join GGW gardening correspondent and plant propagation expert, Brie Arthur, as she and host, Joe Lamp'l, show you some of their tips to successfully making more plants from your very own garden.
  • Gardening to Feed Our Souls and Nourish Our Neighbors
    Saturday, June 7
    2:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    With more time at home than ever before, people are turning to gardening, many for the first time. Some are using their gardens to heal their mind and bodies and feed their families. Others are finding ways to use their gardens to nourish neighbors and their community in unique and powerful ways. Meet some of the team of Growing a Greener World in their own gardens, and see what others are doing across the country to serve their communities through gardening.

 

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  • More Than Just a Seed: Protecting its Past, and Preserving its Future
    Saturday, March 29
    2:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Where a seed comes from - and how it was grown - can play a big role in how we source and grow our food crops and ornamental plants in our future. Not all seeds are created equal, nor should we be treating them as if they are. These days, more gardeners than ever are growing their own food. The seeds they choose to purchase and plant can impact a lot more than their own backyard garden.
  • Fall Garden Chores
    Saturday, March 29
    7:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    The decisions you're making in the garden as this growing season winds down are already affecting next season's success! Joe invites viewers to tag along as he puts the Garden Farm to bed in the fall and demonstrates the simple steps you can take now that will pay off with bigger, better results when next spring's planting season rolls around!
  • The Foodscape Revolution
    Saturday, March 22
    2:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Mingling food crops with your front yard ornamental garden is not only practical, it can add more visual appeal too. Limitations on where to create a designated food garden is often an obstacle in urban settings, so foodscaping - or landscaping to include edibles - is rapidly growing in popularity. Brie Arthur provides guidelines and examples for success and beauty, all from her personal foodscape garden.
  • The Spark In Sparta
    Saturday, March 22
    7:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    This tiny Georgia town was one of many that never fully recovered after the boll weevil decimated the cotton industry in the South. But the future is looking brighter after one couple provided an unlikely spark, and accidentally started an urban farming revolution smack in the middle of downtown... from front yard gardens to a mushroom-growing warehouse.
  • A Day in the Life at the Gardenfarm
    Saturday, March 15
    2:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    When Growing a Greener World creator and host, Joe Lamp'l, isn't on the road to capture the stories of other gardeners in their gardens, he's busy keeping up with his own large, organically maintained raised bed garden and 5-acre hobby farm. But with a lot more time at home this year, come behind the scenes to experience what a real day in the life at Joe's personal and TV garden is really like.
  • In Susan's Garden
    Saturday, March 15
    7:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    It's always fun to visit a perfectly-manicured botanical garden, but the best learning often comes in everyday gardens grown by regular folks just like us. Today we travel to the Pacific Northwest to visit the personal garden of Susan Mulvihill, a Master gardener, author, and blogger whose beautiful blooms and smart improvisations just might inspire you, too.
  • The Year-Round Gardener (Nova Scotia)
    Saturday, March 8
    2:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    When it comes to year-round vegetable gardening, Niki Jabbour wrote the book. She easily earned the Year-round Badge of Honor by living in one of the most unlikely places - Halifax, Nova Scotia. There, the first frost of the year shows up about mid-October and frigid temperatures persist typically until mid-May. Yet, Niki harvests fresh produce from her garden 365 days a year. Host, Joe Lamp'l visits Niki in her garden to uncover many tips we can each use to extend or get more out of our growing seasons. Local Angle: Although this show features a Nova Scotia gardener and garden, the concept of cold-climate gardening applies to many northern cities in the United States. Guest host, Niki Jabbour's time tested tips can be applied in many growing regions of the U.S to extend the seasons and maximize the bounty.
  • Epic Tomatoes with Craig Lehoullier
    Saturday, March 8
    7:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    There's nothing like a homegrown tomato... unless, perhaps, that tomato is EPIC. We're talking the biggest, prettiest, tastiest heirloom tomatoes in varieties that you simply won't find at the big box store. Come along with bestselling author and master tomato grower Craig LeHoullier for innovative techniques that you can also use to grow tomatoes that are truly epic.
  • From Seed to Fork: Growing an Abundant and Beautiful Cold-Climate Garden (Minneapolis, MN)
    Saturday, March 1
    2:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    We all like our gardens to be as productive as possible for the time and energy we invest. But when it comes to getting the most out of what a garden can provide, Meg Cowden never misses an opportunity to push the limits. Despite the short growing season and challenging conditions of her cold western Twin Cities climate, she's obsessed with gardening and discovering new ways to grow more and do it better. You are sure to be impressed and inspired when you see the tips and techniques Meg puts into practice - all of which you can do too. Local Angle: Prepare to be amazed at home much food production comes out of this Twin Cities backyard garden. Not only does local Master Gardener, Meg Cowden grow a lot of food from her bountiful beds, the tips she shares on how to make the most of your gardening space and season will be a treat for anyone trying to do the same, especially when dealing with the challenges of a short growing season.
  • Gardening to Feed Our Souls and Nourish Our Neighbors
    Saturday, March 1
    7:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    With more time at home than ever before, people are turning to gardening, many for the first time. Some are using their gardens to heal their mind and bodies and feed their families. Others are finding ways to use their gardens to nourish neighbors and their community in unique and powerful ways. Meet some of the team of Growing a Greener World in their own gardens, and see what others are doing across the country to serve their communities through gardening.