Compassion for All Creatures Great and Small: In Conversation with Nancy Lawson, author of The Humane Gardener
Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan
Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 17 June 2017
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
Just because you don't consider yourself a "gardener" doesn't mean this episode isn't for you. Humane gardening is about looking through the lens of the millions of species on this planet and creating a space that enables them to thrive. It's about coexisting with rather than managing or controlling wildlife. With the help of Nancy Lawson, author of The Humane Gardener: Nurturing a Backyard Habitat for Wildlife, you can apply this concept in your own garden patch, on your apartment balcony, or as part of policy you create with city officials. In this episode, Nancy and I chat about:
*how to help pollinators (and that doesn't just mean honeybees)
*what to do when you have uninvited critters in your attic
*how to plant for maximum wildlife (hint: NATIVES!)
*why preventing deer, plant-eating animals, from eating plants, makes no sense
*why you may want to rethink birdfeeders (and plant natives instead)
*how you can prevent your dog from getting skunked
-how you can get on the public relations team for wildlife
and so much more! Enjoy, please share, and be sure to follow Nancy at humanegardener.com.
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| 1:05.3 | Today's episode of Food for Thought is Compassion for All Creatures, Great and Small. |
| 1:10.9 | In conversation with Nancy Lawson, author of the Humane Gardner, |
| 1:15.6 | nurturing a backyard habitat for wildlife. |
| 1:18.6 | Hi everyone, first of all, I hope you're doing well. Second of all all the new edition of the Joy of |
| 1:24.0 | vegan baking is now out in stores it's the 10 year anniversary of my very first |
| 1:29.8 | book the Joy of vegan baking and it has been completely made over brand new photos, brand new design, |
| 1:37.0 | brand new cover, classic original recipes. |
| 1:41.6 | So go grab a copy at your local store and please leave a review on |
| 1:45.5 | Amazon whether you purchase it there or not. Third, I was going to say second, but |
| 1:50.0 | this is third. We're half full for the Compassion and Action Conference. We're filling up and |
| 1:54.3 | I'm really hoping you'll join us. You'll be able to connect with like-minded people, meet other |
| 1:58.8 | podcast listeners, learn how to be an effective communicator, |
| 2:02.8 | learn how to engage with non-vegans, |
| 2:05.1 | learn how to work with legislators |
| 2:06.7 | to enact animal-friendly legislation, |
| 2:09.0 | learn how to frame your vegan values, |
| 2:11.7 | learn how to engage with people on social media around vegan and animal issues and so much |
| 2:16.8 | more including a special walking tour of animal protection history in Oakland and the |
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