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This Outside Life

Fascinating interviews with people who work or play in the great outdoors. In this climate of depressing reports (Starving polar bears! Plastic in the oceans!) I want to turn from the tsunami of negative news and focus on what’s wonderful about our world. My aim is for you to fall in love with this gorgeous world of ours. I want you to notice the infinite storm of beauty that surrounds us. I want you to pause as you scurry out to your car and notice the bird song around you. I want you to step…

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Healing with Horses

Join me at Shining Hope Farms as we learn how horses can help children with developmental delays or physical limitations. Their stories are mini miracles as to how horses can help children (and adults) cope with life and gain skills. You'll learn the difference between the terms, "horse therapy, equine therapy and hippotherapy," as well as what breed of horses make the best equine staff. To see…

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Last Minute Gifts

Whether it's Christmas, Valentines Day, Mother's Day or birthdays, sometimes we need a brilliant last minute gift idea.

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Seaweed Foraging

The sea is full of free, nutritious food. And you don't have to go scuba diving to get it. I interview Tanya Stiller who leads foraging classes with forageSF based out of San Francisco. We learned about the types of seaweed, how to harvest it, local laws, and the health benefits. Be sure to visit the website to see photos of all the seaweed and demonstrations, plus pictures of books and links to…

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Scotland: Walking, whiskey & Outlander tours

If you want to get a personalized tour of the best places to go hiking, visit distilleries and visit a few Outlander (or Braveheart/Game of Thrones) locations, then Calum Macnee of Stills & Hills is your man! For this podcast we travel to Inverness, Scotland to talk to a man in a kilt. (Who doesn’t love a kilt?!!) Calum Macnee owns and operates a walking and whiskey tour company in Scotland…

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Cave Diving Policeman

The police have been in the news lately and it’s brought up all sorts of things. What is their training? What kind of person becomes a police officer? And a myriad of other issues are coming under the microscope. And it’s obvious, that being in the line of duty is a high-pressure job where things can go south quickly. But I wanted to know, what does a police officer do to off-gas all that stress?…

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Farmers Market

Just how fresh is the produce in your local store? Why is it all the same shape and size? Is farmers market food really fresher and better? And what if you have a prolific apple tree and you'd like to sell them, or you want to start up a farmers market in your area? Erin Tormey, founder of the Coastside Farmers Market in Half Mooon Bay shares all the dirt.

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Backpacking with Scott Cook

Intuit founder Scott Cook talks about why getting outdoors and going backpacking every year is important to his creativity and sanity. Scott shares with us what gear he uses and his favorite places both in the U.S. and Europe. For more than 30 years he has gone backpacking with old friends from middle school and high school, and he shares with us funny stories about bears and pranking his friends.

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Gardening at Filoli

We talk with the head of horticulture, Jim Salyards about what it’s like to garden and run this historic estate. Filoli is one of 27 grand estates as part of the National Historic Trust. What makes Filoli unique are the extensive and beautiful gardens. Visitors come from all over the world to see these gorgeous gardens.

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Farm Animal Rescue

Heartland Farm Animal Sanctuary in Madison, Wisconsin hosts programs for children and animals that have been neglected, abused and abandoned. Animals helping people and people helping animals is their mission and they do it incredibly well.

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Lavender growers of Deerhaven farm

Lavender growers tell all about growing lavender and distilling essential oils. Soaps, salves and sachets plus the truth about lavender as a sleep aid are revealed in this podcast.

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