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The joe gardener Show - Organic Gardening - Vegetable Gardening - Expert Garden Advice From Joe Lamp'l

128-Conserving Water’s Finite Supply in a Very Thirsty World

The joe gardener Show - Organic Gardening - Vegetable Gardening - Expert Garden Advice From Joe Lamp'l

Joe Lamp'l

Home & Garden, Hobbies, Leisure

4.71.8K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2019

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Today’s podcast is just a little bit off-topic. Well, not too far off-topic. After all, the subject of today’s discussion is fundamental to our gardens. It’s fundamental to our very existence. Today, we’re talking about water. More specifically, can we, and how are we conserving water's finite supply in a very thirsty world? My guest today, Charles Fishman, believes that many of our modern-day water issues are due to our collective lack of thinking about it.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to the Joe Gardner Show, the podcast all about gardening, where we cover

0:08.7

everything you need to know to grow like a pro, no experience required.

0:13.1

And now here's your guide, National Gardening Television Host, and the Joe Behind Joe Gardner,

0:18.5

Joe Lampel.

0:19.5

Hi everybody, it's Joe Lampel, the Joe Behind Joe Gardner, and welcome to the Joe Gardner

0:23.4

Show.

0:24.4

Many of you know about my love of books.

0:26.8

I love to read, and more often than not, it's usually a book related to horticulture or

0:31.5

the environment.

0:32.5

And sometimes a business related book, I like that too.

0:35.9

But quite often, I dedicate a podcast episode to a particular book I've read and enjoyed,

0:41.3

and then feature that guest, someone that I think that you will enjoy the conversation

0:45.8

too.

0:46.8

Well, today is another example of that.

0:48.5

With a book I first read about eight years ago, it's called The Big Thirst by Charles

0:53.0

Fishman.

0:54.3

The book is all about water.

0:56.4

It's past, present, and future, and it was such a fascinating and eye-opening read.

1:02.4

The first time I went through it, as well as many times since that I've referred to it,

1:07.5

the information Charles provided throughout the book is so interesting.

1:11.4

I really found it hard to put down.

1:13.3

It was like a page turner, and it opened my eyes to water in ways I never thought about

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