Ep. 444 - Steppe Plants Revisited
In Defense of Plants Podcast
In Defense of Plants
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 22 October 2023
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
For Mike Bone, propagating and growing plants is not just a hobby or a job, it's a way of life. Mike is the curator of the steppe collections at the Denver Botanic Gardens and his love affair with these plants rings true in everything he does. Steppes are important ecosystems, both ecological and culturally and yet they are all too often overlooked. As you will hear, Mike's work is about more than just putting pretty plants on display. It is also about conservation and education. Mike's passion for the plants of steppe habitats is intoxicating and hopefully inspires others to grow plants as well. Join us as we revisit a celebration of all things steppe veg! This episode was produced in part by Heidi, Kristin, Luke, Sea, Shannon, Thomas, Will, Jamie, Waverly, Brent, Tanner, Rick, Kazys, Dorothy, Katherine, Emily, Theo, Nichole, Paul, Karen, Randi, Caelan, Tom, Don, Susan, Corbin, Keena, Robin, Peter, Whitney, Kenned, Margaret, Daniel, Karen, David, Earl, Jocelyn, Gary, Krysta, Elizabeth, Southern California Carnivorous Plant Enthusiasts, Pattypollinators, Peter, Judson, Ella, Alex, Dan, Pamela, Peter, Andrea, Nathan, Karyn, Michelle, Jillian, Chellie, Linda, Laura, Miz Holly, Christie, Carlos, Paleo Fern, Levi, Sylvia, Lanny, Ben, Lily, Craig, Sarah, Lor, Monika, Brandon, Jeremy, Suzanne, Kristina, Christine, Silas, Michael, Aristia, Felicidad, Lauren, Danielle, Allie, Jeffrey, Amanda, Tommy, Marcel, C Leigh, Karma, Shelby, Christopher, Alvin, Arek, Chellie, Dani, Paul, Dani, Tara, Elly, Colleen, Natalie, Nathan, Ario, Laura, Cari, Margaret, Mary, Connor, Nathan, Jan, Jerome, Brian, Azomonas, Ellie, University Greens, Joseph, Melody, Patricia, Matthew, Garrett, John, Ashley, Cathrine, Melvin, OrangeJulian, Porter, Jules, Griff, Joan, Megan, Marabeth, Les, Ali, Southside Plants, Keiko, Robert, Bryce, Wilma, Amanda, Helen, Mikey, Michelle, German, Joerg, Cathy, Tate, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Lynn, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Brett, Jocelyn, Ethan, Sheryl, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Chris, Alana, Rachel, Joanna, Lori, Paul, Griff, Matthew, Bobby, Vaibhav, Steven, Joseph, Brandon, Liam, Hall, Jared, Brandon, Christina, Carly, Kazys, Stephen, Katherine, Mohsin Kazmi Takes Pictures, Manny, doeg, Daniel, Tim, Philip, Tim, Lisa, Brodie, Bendix, Irene, holly, Sara, and Margie.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello everyone and welcome to the indefensea plants podcast, the official podcast of indefenseaplants.com. |
| 0:05.0 | What's up, this is your host Matt, welcome to the show. |
| 0:07.5 | How is everyone doing this week? |
| 0:09.6 | I'm doing great but I would be doing better if you considered supporting the show by picking |
| 0:13.1 | up some of our customizable merch. |
| 0:15.1 | There's links over at indefenseaplants.com whether you look in the show notes for each |
| 0:18.6 | podcast or just click on a peril up at the top of the screen because conversations like |
| 0:22.8 | you're about to hear can't happen without support. |
| 0:25.6 | But speaking of this episode, we are revisiting a conversation I had with Mike Bone back in |
| 0:30.0 | 2019. |
| 0:31.0 | He is the curator of step collections at the Denver Botanic Gardens and he is a true proponent |
| 0:35.2 | of all things, step and step plants. |
| 0:38.1 | These are really important ecosystems both ecologically and culturally and they are all too |
| 0:42.1 | often overlooked but they have so much to offer. |
| 0:44.9 | But who better to hear about all of this than for Mike Bone himself? |
| 0:48.2 | His passion for this ecosystem and its plants is intoxicating and hopefully he'll inspire |
| 0:52.4 | you to give them a bit more of a deep dive yourself. |
| 0:55.2 | So let's jump right into it without further ado, here's my conversation with Mike Bone. |
| 0:59.6 | I hope you enjoy. |
| 1:06.6 | All right, Mike Bone, thank you so much for coming on the podcast. |
| 1:17.6 | How about you tell everyone a little bit about who you are and what it is you do? |
| 1:21.3 | Great, thanks for having me on. |
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