Sunday September 1 from 8 am to Noon:
Sacramento's Organic Advocate, Steven Zien retired from Living Resources Company and Our Water Our World (OWOW) will be a guest on Farmer Fred's garden radio talk shows from 8:00 am to 10 am on 1530-AM/93.1 FM KFBK and from 10 am to noon on 650 AM KSTE. Among many other items Fred and Steve plan to discuss what to do in the organic garden this fall.  Got a garden or growing problem or question? Call in and we will do our best to answer your inquiry. As always listeners will have a chance to win a valuable prize just by answering the Garden Grappler. If you can't listen live over the airwaves, both programs will also be available streaming live on your favorite electronic device. If you are out enjoying the holiday weekend the program will be available after the shows as a podcast. Links to the broadcast and podcast can be found at the Farmer Fred's garden radio talk shows webpage. You will not want to miss Fred and Steve as they verbally tease and torment each other for 4 hours.




Friday September 6 from 11 am to Noon:
You will not want to miss Sacramento's Organic Advocate Steven Zien when he enlightens attendees of the Organic Gardening Club of Sacramento County's monthly meeting about Evaluating Your Soils Health held at the Carmichael Park Community Clubhouse, 5740 Grant Ave. in Carmichael. Nurture your mind regarding methods you can employ to extract knowledge about your soil that your dirt is otherwise keeping a secret. Grasp why taking advantage of a soil testing service is so criticial and how to choose the right soil testing services for your specific growing needs. Finally, Steve will explain the importance of sampling the soil correctly before you submit it to the lab. Attend this unique and entertaining presentation to discover that if you listen to your soil it will reveal what you NEED TO KNOW allowing you to create a healthy living soil capable of yielding healthy, productive plants that are resistant to drought and pests. Absorb all this great knowledge while having some fun and listening to Steve talk dirty.