GardenFork Radio

We talk with my neighbor Charlie - who Charlie Pup is named after- about growing up eating grits and how to make grits in New York.

We talk with Matt of WrightFood about how to make salami at home, and talk in general about home cured meat, and most important, food safety with home meat curing. Check out Matt's blog here .

Rick and Eric talk about the GF Kickstarter campaign, an update on Charlie Pup's eye, being nice to nurses and what its like to be drunk in the Bellevue Hospital emergency room. Then Rick and Eric reflect on the beekeeping season.

Rick and Eric talk about the GardenFork Labrador Photobook Kickstarter Project, driving with your in-laws, removing grease from a ceiling before painting, how to hang a TV on a wall, outdoor cast iron dutch oven cooking, beekeeping classes, and viewer mail! The First Aid Companion for Dogs and Cats Book: Buy From Indie Bound Here Buy The First Aid Companion from Amazon  

We talk with co-directors Casey Parks and Aubree Bernier-Clarke about their documentary video they are raising funds for on Kickstarter here. We also talk about how you can use kickstarter to fund creative projects and some tech tips on shooting a video documentary.

Mike joins Rick and Eric to update us on his life, and teaching his son about how stuff works with hands on lessons on snowmobiles. And we talk about the human genome. We also read some great viewer mail.   photo by zero-silence.

Rick and Eric talk about Hurricane Sandy Storm Preparation, and then move on to making hard cider, GF show ideas, Johnny Appleseed, making applesauce, deep fried turkey and more. photo by wallyir

With the impending Frankenstorm, Rick wanted to relate some of his experiences dealing with storms while stationed on Guam. We also talk about the great response of people to Eric asking people for video ideas.

Monica asks about cooking lamb shanks, Rick's cairn terriers nesting habits, Traces of lead found in backyard urban chickens according to this NY Times article Eric and Rick discuss the benefits of Compact Fluorescent bulbs putting less mercury in the air, arsenic in rice and arsenic in apples. Arsenic in Rice - Consumers Reports http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2012/11/arsenic-in-your-food/index.htm  Then rick tell us about working with The Thomas Jefferson Hour http://www.jeffersonhour.com BackStory  With the American History Guys - History of National Debt http://backstoryradio.org/a-history-of-our-national-debt/ hangout on air google+ http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/ article: Working from Home: out of sight out of mind http://www.economist.com/node/21564581 Preparing your garden for winter Azomite for garden prep  http://www.azomite.com  Leaf Composting http://www.gardenfork.tv/dont-dump-me-bro http://www.gardenfork.tv/free-leaf-compost-thank-you-neighbors-ricks-column http://www.no-dig-vegetablegarden.com/lasagna-gardening.html viewer questions about stripping paint, gutters overflowing, Eric is making hard cider for a gardenfork video you can watch our first how to make hard cider video here. Eric talks about the sausage making class he took at The Meat Hook & Brooklyn Kitchen   photo by kahle

We thank Matt Cuba for fixing the GardenFork site! Rick and Eric talk about Halloween, moving apartments, boxes from old moves you've never opened. Beekeeping overload has happened to Eric, with the realization that one can only eat so much honey. Rick talks about queenless hives. What fun we had with Lynne Rossetto Kasper of The Splendid Table! we hope to have her back on to answer more of our questions. The most recent foraging edible plant identification video about purslane is talked about, and upcoming show on sumac. Wondering how to remove latex paint from the floor, check out this picture of what can go wrong, and then use windex to remove the paint.     photo by earl53  

Sarah and I were having a production meeting the other day and we were talking about cool people we'd like to have on the show. Sarah immediately suggested Lynne Rossetto Kasper, award winning author and host the The Splendid Table radio show from American Public Radio. I listen to Lynne's show in the car, driving between NYC and CT. I especially like the part of the show where people call and list what they have in their fridge and Lynne comes up with a meal using those ingredients. neat. Sarah and I both had a question to ask Lynne, Sarah's dealt with working toward a career in the food world and mine was not nearly as interesting, it was how to cook from your fridge. And Lynne told us of how she first worked with Julia Child in a cooking demo at the A&S Store in Brooklyn, right near where both Sarah and I live. I was a bit tongue tied at the beginning of the show, but I got better as we started talking. Lynne is a real pro at radio, she made it easy for us. We hope she'll be back on GF Radio in a bit and we can talk more about cooking and food. A big thank you to American Public Media for helping us arrange the call. Lynne's newest book is A Summertime Grilling Guide written with Sally Swift. below are links to Lynne's books. Buy from IndieBound Buy From Amazon Buy from IndieBound Buy From Amazon

Deek Diedricksen, Tiny House Designer and originator of the plywood boat we built joins us to catch up on what he is doing. Deek is hosting a Tiny House Building Workshop Nov 1 & 2. His newest book is in a new printing, check it out on his site.

Priscilla the egg lady joins us to talk about how to grow swiss chard and how to cook swiss chard. Priscilla is using a double row method this year. Josh Bauer then joins us to talk about what's it like to go to the Culinary Institute of America and then start your own farm in Florida. You can check out Josh's farm at his website here.   photo by tangle_eye

William Gurstelle, author of the newly updated DIY book Backyard Ballistics, joins Eric today to talk about what makes us want to make stuff, how William came to writing DIY books, and how civilized we are today compared to just a few hundred  years ago. Eric and William talk about catapults and how they may have been one of the ways the Plague was spread through Europe, and how they were state of the art weaponry for hundreds of years. More on the subject of catapults, also known as siege engines, can be found on Wikipedia. Our video on how to make a potato bazooka, aka potato cannon, was inspired by his Backyard Ballistics book, this and Bill's other books are full of cool projects that do fun things and explain the science behind them as well. The new updated version of the Backyard Ballistics book contains a bazooka powered by dry ice with a new burst valve built with stuff from your kitchen. neat. William's Propane Flame Cannon, from his Practical Pyromaniac book, is on my to do list now. Make big balls of flame from plumbing parts. fun. Below are some of William's books and links to buy them: Buy Practical Pyromaniac from Indie Bound Here Buy Practical Pyromaniac From Amazon Here Buy Catapult Book From Indie Bound Buy Catapult Book From Amazon Here Buy from Indie Bound Here Buy From Amazon Here

Rick and Eric talk about the power of the individual, arduino controllers for beehives, and why Eric was offline for a week. And what to do when your friend calls about his flooded basement. Plus viewer mail!   Show Notes:   Grease Trap:                The Beehive Weight Project: Arduino controller boards adafruit  Mike says: Arduino modules are called "shields." make magazine instructables NASA Honeybee Net -- tracking hive weight, advance of spring GMOs, Microwaves, & Podcasts Quick & Dirty Tips: Everyday Einstein podcast - Are GMOs Safe? Why You're Wrong podcast - You Aren't What You Eat microwaves scramble DNA?  (note research footnotes in article)Vermiculite = Is not a petroleum based product                        Ben Zen  - cider, soaps, homemade deodorant Earth Eats podcast - Raw okra salad & History of the Ball Jar  Raw Okra Salad With Southern Indiana Vinaigrette Ingredients 1/2-1 cup tomatoes (variety of colors and types) 1/2-1 cup red onions 1/2-1 cup tomatillos 1 teaspoon garlic, minced 2-3 cayenne pepper rings  Lemon zest 3 tablespoons vinegar 2-3 tablespoons olive oil  Salt and pepper to taste Cooking Directions Choose small, young okra. They get more fibrous and are less ideal for raw dishes as they get larger. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and toss. Serve immediately Gardenfork Podcasting:  skype skype call recorder ecamm -----split conversations with modules for editing in WAV or AIF, avoid editing in MP3, but MP3 is fine for final output soundflower - Mac utility that allows you to expand inputs via MIDI utility  Final Cut Garage Band Quicktime Pro iMovie  Microphones blue Snowball usb  Plantronics dsp 400 - we've discovered that I'm overdriving my mic, despite what the control panel tells me, thus the "clipping" of some of my audio.  Eric tried to fix as much as he could in post production.   - rick  waterfall sounds - a bit of artful post-production editing covers up a lot of errors, one reason I run a waterfall sound through all my videos is that it covers up a lot of mic bobbles and production problems.  It's also soothing, like here - rick Gardenfork Videos: Canon vixia hs200 camera cannon shotgun mic dead cat (wind guard) zoom h1 stereo digital recorder needs a deadcat as well.  Has a hotshot for mounting on a video or dslr camera. wordpress site plug-in powerpress blubrry