RadioACTive 05.05.23

  • May 5, 2023
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Punk Rock Farmer Friday, with Aldine, KRCL's Punk Rock Farmer, and Lara with more true tales from the agrihood. Featuring James Loomis and Giles Larsen of Wasatch Community Gardens and Urban Pepper Project's Shirley Steinmacher. Muralist Chris Peterson and the Utah Wildlife Federation on how you can Celebrate Utah Wildlife. SkyWatcher Leo T. Fresh, homegrown music from My Friend Zero.

Tonight's show features the following people, organizations and/or events. Check them out and get plugged into your community! 

Fresh, homegrown music from My Friend Zero, "a sci-fi indie rock band from a dystopian future." 

Many Cultures One Sky with SkyWatcher Leo T. Tonight: Full moon and Delta Scorpi in tonight's sky! Plus, Hyrum, Utah-based poet Margaret Pettis. For space news and sources, follow the SkyWatcher Leo T Facebook page.

Chris Peterson and Brett Prettyman of the Utah Wildlife Walls mural project.

  • May 10: Celebrate Utah Wildlife entries due May 10. It's a cash-prize multi-media contest designed to crowdsource a collection of diverse wildlife content from across the state. Utahns of all ages are invited to enter for free by submitting Utah wildlife-inspired creative and documentary work for a chance at one of 63 cash prizes. Free to enter. Share your experiences to enter to win cash prizes for your handmade art, writing, music, photography, video, digital art, and digital storytelling. For more details, click here. 

Shirley Steinmacher of Urban Pepper Project, one of several growers, will participate in a plant sale tomorrow at Cressfarm. The UPP is naturalizing rare aji peppers from the Motherland of all peppers, making Salt Lake a spicier place one pepper at a time.

Aldine's Urban Farm Report with James Loomis of Wasatch Community Garden's Green Phoenix Farm and Giles Larsen of Wasatch Community Gardens.

  • May 13: Wasatch Community Gardens' Spring Plant Sale, 8a-1p at Rowland Hall, 720 S. Guardsman Way, SLC. More than 40,000 food-growing plant starts, including an eye-popping selection of annual vegetables grown at our certified organic Green Phoenix Farm! 

  • Start planning your garden by browsing the lists of annuals and select edible perennials and flowers grown at WCG's Green Phoenix Farm that will be available at the sale. Note: There will be non-WCG-grown flowers, grasses, and native plants that are not reflected in these resources at the sale.

    • 2023 Spring Plant Sale Catalog: view in-depth profiles of each variety grown at our Green Phoenix Farm, complete with photos, plant care tips, and history, etc. (best reviewed when "View" is set to 50% - 75%)

    • 2023 Spring Plant Sale Quick Reference List: use this list as a quick reference tool for planning your plant sale purchases. This resource lists the same varieties as the catalog but in a condensed format!

    • 2023 Tomatoes by Characteristic: looking for that perfect pink, cherry, or heat-tolerant tomato? Make sense of WCG's 75 tomato varieties with this handy list!

    • Plan your visit with WCG's handy Spring Plant Sale map! 

Guests' views, thoughts, or opinions are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the board, staff, or members of Listeners' Community Radio of Utah, KRCL 90.9fm. Questions, comments or suggestions for the show? Email radioactive@krcl.org. Tonight's RadioACTive team included:

  • Executive Producer, Host: Lara Jones
  • Volunteer Host: Aldine, KRCL's Punk Rock Farmer
  • Audio Engineering: Sullivan Phetchanpheng, Griffin Hall

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