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

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

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

Joe Lample.

Hi everybody, this is Joe Lample, and thanks for listening to the Joe Gardner Show.

The episode that you're about to hear today, and the one next week where we continue this

conversation and part two, well, they're likely two of the most important episodes that

we've ever done to date.

Now I know that's a bold statement, so allow me to explain what I mean and why I say it.

Considering that we've done over 230 episodes so far with conversations with many of the

top experts in their field, we've no doubt learned a lot of information.

And I'm sure along the way you, like me, have picked up on some valuable ideas that have

changed the way that you think and act in your own gardening practices.

The times are changing.

The familiar terms that we've heard for years are taking on deeper meaning when preceded

by key adjectives.

For example, with the words gardening, farming or agriculture, put the word regenerative

in front, and the term takes on a much bigger cause.

Using that same example, today we're looking beyond just horticulture where plants are often

treated as more of a commodity, but instead we're looking deeper into ecological horticulture.

And in the process, gaining a much better understanding that living organisms are in

community with other living organisms, and how those interactions shape and make our

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