Gardening Ethics

John Hart Asher is a co-founder and senior environmental designer with the Blackland Collaborative. And he understands Cultivating Place well as a process of constantly practicing the art of becoming a cultivator.

Jared Barnes, who has been a passionate gardener since childhood, is now a Professor of Horticulture at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. In addition to his academic role, Dr. Barnes is a writer who writes under the pen name Meristem and hosts the Plantastic podcast.

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.

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.

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.

This week on CP we dive deeper into ArtTober in conversation with one of our favorite creatives, artists, gardeners, writers, teachers, and flower lovers.

We’re in conversation with the deeply placed, curiosity, and art-based duo of Margaux and Walter Kent – visionaries behind the artful life resource known as Peg & Awl.

Cultivating Place celebrates late summer and fall on the horizon in conversation about one of fall’s stars in the garden: past, present, and future.

This week on Cultivating Place, host Abra Lee dives into the world of pathways to plant professions with Jazmin Albarran, executive Director of Seed Your Future, a non-profit whose vision is a world where Everyone understands the power of plants and is aware of the promising careers in the art, science, technology, and business of horticulture.

Cultivating Place is in conversation with the Giving Grove’s Co-Executive Director, Ashley Vernon, and Ryan Watson, the National Orchard Operations and Education Manager, who share more about their work nurturing communal orchardists across the country in 16 sites and 650 little orchards with big impact.