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  • A place for healing, safety, comfort, joy, and belonging, with David Jacques

    September 3, 2026 · 56 min

    As the season begins to show signs of turning its next page, Cultivating Place host Ben Futa heads to Vermont! This week he's in conversation with David Jacques, also known by the internet persona "Davey Wavey". David is the owner of…

  • The Art of Black Southern Agrarian Magic, Whitney Jaye

    August 27, 2026 · 54 min

    Whitney Jaye is a florist, flower farmer, and the creative force behind Sunbird Flowers, based in Decatur, Georgia, and providing sustainably grown, beautifully curated flowers for the Atlanta area.  Seeing her work through the lens of…

  • The Gardens of Alcatraz, with Shelagh Fritz

    August 20, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

    Alcatraz is a name rich with story, myth, and drama. It is also a dramatic sight where history, gardens, and how gardens grow us better all come together. This week we continue our theme of gardens and cultural landscapes as a form of…

  • A New Garden Society, with Erika Rumbley and Renee Portonova

    August 13, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

    Erika Rumbley and Renee Portanova are Co-Founders and Directors of The New Garden Society. Now, you may hear that phrase and think of a garden club or a plant society. But this organization’s very name invites you to consider a new angle…

  • We're all history in the making, life lessons from garden history

    August 6, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

    All history reminds us that we are all history in the making! Garden history reminds us that we as gardeners, our gardens, our gardening, and how our culture tends to and stewards land are all that, too!  What is the historical context…

  • High Elevation Balancing Act, Jennifer Bousselot, Colorado State University

    July 30, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

    At the height of summer, we head to the mile-high city to think more about cultivating place at elevation: human-made and natural elevations, in the service of people and their places. We’re in conversation with Professor Jennifer…

  • Rooted in Relationships, Plantsman Allen Bush

    July 23, 2026 · 54 min

    Allen Bush is an esteemed plantsman and lifelong advocate for the joy of gardening. He joins Cultivating Place Host Abra Lee in conversation this week to share more. From his work with Jelitto Perennial Seeds to his decades sharing rich…

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About the show

Gardens are more than collections of plants. Gardens and Gardeners are intersectional spaces and agents for positive change in our world. Cultivating Place: Conversations on Natural History and the Human Impulse to Garden is a weekly public radio program & podcast exploring what we mean when we garden. Through thoughtful conversations with growers, gardeners, naturalists, scientists, artists and thinkers, Cultivating Place illustrates the many ways in which gardens are integral to our natural and cultural literacy. These conversations celebrate how these interconnections support the places we cultivate, how they nourish our bodies, and feed our spirits. Take a listen.