Ever dreamed of growing your own food but feel totally overwhelmed by where to start? You don’t need a huge backyard, tons of free time, or a green thumb to make it happen! In this episode, I’m talking with Nikki Schauderabout permaculture gardening—a simple, sustainable way to grow food that actually gets easier over time.
We’re diving into:
What permaculture really means (spoiler: it’s just smart, low-maintenance gardening!)
Why gardening can simplify your life instead of adding more to your plate
How to start small—even if you don’t have a yard! Nicky and her family didn't!
The best beginner-friendly crops (so you actually enjoy your harvest)
How permaculture makes gardening easier year after year
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Cardiac Cowboys
The heart was always off-limits to surgeons. Cutting into it spelled instant death for the patient. That is, until a ragtag group of doctors scattered across the Midwest and Texas decided to throw out the rule book. Working in makeshift laboratories and home garages, using medical devices made from scavenged machine parts and beer tubes, these men and women invented the field of open heart surgery. Odds are, someone you know is alive because of them. So why has history left them behind? Presented by Chris Pine, CARDIAC COWBOYS tells the gripping true story behind the birth of heart surgery, and the young, Greatest Generation doctors who made it happen. For years, they competed and feuded, racing to be the first, the best, and the most prolific. Some appeared on the cover of Time Magazine, operated on kings and advised presidents. Others ended up disgraced, penniless, and convicted of felonies. Together, they ignited a revolution in medicine, and changed the world.