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Grow Like Wild, with Rebecca McMackin
This week on Cultivating Place, Host Ben Futa is in conversation with Rebecca McMackin, a dedicated public servant working in the context of ecological horticulture. Rebecca is on a mission to empow…
Published on 12 hours ago
FINAL ARTOBER Conversation -The Ecology of Gullah Sweetgrass Baskets, Mary Jackson
This week we finish up Artober on CP, in conversation with artist, Mary Jackson, a renowned sweetgrass basket weaver known for combining traditional methods with contemporary designs. Based in the L…
Published on 1 week ago
Artober: Tracy Qui, artfully exploring how plants, stories, and cultures intersect
This week on CP, host Abra Lee is joined in conversation by Tracy Qiu, a horticulturist, researcher, and advocate who explores how plants, stories, and culture intersect. Tracy holds a masters in Pu…
Published on 2 weeks ago
Artober & CP Live, "Invisible Neighbors" with LA-Based Studio Tutto
Welcome to our next airing of a CP LIVE* conversation, this time in celebration of Artober in conversation with Sofia Laçin and Hennessy Christophel, of LA-based Studio Tutto. On highway underpasses,…
Published on 3 weeks ago
ARTOBER: An Artful Life with Flowers, Frances Palmer
In a world that needs a great deal from us right now, we can almost never go wrong by igniting our creativity. This week on CP we dive deeper into ArtTober in conversation with one of our favorite c…
Published on 4 weeks ago
Kicking off ARTOBER ON CP, Wild By Design, the Art of Planting with Ben O'Brien
This week on CP, we kick off ARTOBER. Host Ben Futa is talking all things Wild By Design, the Art of Planting. He’s in conversation with Ben O’Brien of Wild By Design, who creates "artfully crafted, …
Published on 1 month ago
The Hidden Histories of Garden Legacies, with Rose Vincent Resource Librarian NYBG
This week on Cultivating Place, in honor of this first week of Autumn, and the idea of passing time, looking back, and the importance of memory and history, host Abra Lee welcomes someone whose work …
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
The Adventurous Art of Cultivating Place, with Peg & Awl
This week on Cultivating Place, we lean into the Art of CP, exploring how the act of Cultivating Place is artful, and how Art can be one our most beautiful acts of Cultivating Place. How acts of Cul…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Great Green Heights: Cincinnati's Green Roofs and Rooftop Garden with Rose Henry Seeger
In 2008, Cincinnati, Ohio, developed the program that has earned it the nickname: Green City. The Green Cincinnati Plan (GCP) is a now-17-year-running community vision updated regularly to address cl…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Mum's the Flower of Fall, with Jessica Hall of Harmony Harvest Flower Farm
This week on Cultivating Place, we celebrate late summer and fall on the horizon in conversation about one of fall’s stars in the garden… past, present, and future. CP host Ben Futa is in conversatio…
Published on 2 months ago