Digging For Answers
25 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 months ago -The purpose of this podcast is is to answer general gardening questions submitted by members of the community and to educate listeners on research based best gardening practices. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/howard-burkett0/support
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S4:BONUS4 - 2023 HARFORD FAIR INTERVIEWS
August 22, 2023 16:11 - 23 minutes - 28.6 MBThe 165'th Annual Harford Fair is over! I had a wonderful time at the fairground last week, manning a table on Thursday in the Penn State Susquehanna County Master Gardener's building. I was representing both the Master Gardeners and the Susquehanna County Library. I have not heard the final head count yet on how many people visited us, but I'm going to guess it had to be close to 1,000 people. I was at the table with a microphone in hand to talk to people about a couple of area...
S4:BONUS 3 - 2023 HARFORD FAIR
August 15, 2023 14:04 - 14 minutes - 21.4 MBIt's FAIR WEEK! This special episode is focused on the 2023, 165'th Annual HARFORD FAIR, in Harford PA. Here from Penn State, Susquehanna County Master Gardener Anson on what the Master Gardeners are sharing at the fair this year. The event runs 14-19 August, the booth is open 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. each day of the fair. Come talk to us, bring your questions and get some information that will help your garden/trees/flowers/yard. If you didn't listen to last year's fair podcas...
S4 BONUS 2 - August 2023 - Blueberry Special
August 09, 2023 21:11 - 21 minutes - 22.9 MBI don't know what you were doing on Friday and Saturday, 4-5 August, but myself and over 1,000 others were at the 44'th annual Montrose Blueberry Festival! Listen in to hear about the event and WHY people were attending the event! The Susquehanna Master Gardeners had their Education Garden open and Master Gardeners ready at their information table to answer your questions! Thank you to all that were involved with the event! Be sure to see us the week of 14-19 August at the Harford Fair at...
S4E1 - April 2023 - DIGGING FOR ANSWERS
April 11, 2023 20:29 - 28 minutes - 26.8 MBWelcome to "DIGGING FOR ANSWERS", a podcast partnership with the Susquehanna County Historical Society and Free Library Association, and the Master Gardeners in Susquehanna County Pennsylvania. Normally we address your garden, fruit tree, or yard questions. We update you on things like the Spotted Lantern Fly or have topics that are garden related. This 2023 kickoff episode is a little different. We are going to hear about Farm and Home Day 2023. Eight organizations that were at the eve...
S3:BONUS 8: The Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens - Part 5 of 5
December 23, 2022 10:00 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBHappy Holidays! We want to thank you for listening to our podcast series, OFF THE SHELF and DIGGING FOR ANSWERS. We have a special treat for you as we end 2022. We have the SECOND return of our five part reading of one of the most famous holiday stories, The Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens. The book was first released on 19 December 1843, We are excited to share five chapters starting today with Chapter #1 and the remaining releasing before Christmas. about every 3-4 days. Each epis...
S3:BONUS 8: THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
December 22, 2022 18:54 - 5 minutes - 4.76 MBAs Christmas Eve approaches, we wish to share this reading of a poem that was written in 1823 by Clement Clarke Moore, The Night Before Christmas. It's a short piece, but one of the most well known writings about Saint Nick. Our reader of this wonderful poem is Susquehanna County Commissioner Allen Hall. Commissioner Hall was kind enough to have recorded this with us in 2019, and we replayed it last year in 2021 and are happy to bring it to you again this year in 2022. We are also releas...
S3:BONUS 7: The Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens - Part 4 of 5
December 21, 2022 10:00 - 56 minutes - 52.3 MBHappy Holidays! We want to thank you for listening to our podcast series, OFF THE SHELF and DIGGING FOR ANSWERS. We have a special treat for you as we end 2022. We have the SECOND return of our five part reading of one of the most famous holiday stories, The Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens. The book was first released on 19 December 1843, We are excited to share five chapters starting today with Chapter #1 and the remaining releasing before Christmas. about every 3-4 days. Each epis...
S3:BONUS 6: The Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens - Part 3 of 5
December 18, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBHappy Holidays! We want to thank you for listening to our podcast series, OFF THE SHELF and DIGGING FOR ANSWERS. We have a special treat for you as we end 2022. We have the SECOND return of our five part reading of one of the most famous holiday stories, The Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens. The book was first released on 19 December 1843, We are excited to share five chapters starting today with Chapter #1 and the remaining releasing before Christmas. about every 3-4 days. Each epis...
S3:BONUS 5: The Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens - Part 2 of 5
December 15, 2022 10:00 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBHappy Holidays! We want to thank you for listening to our podcast series, OFF THE SHELF and DIGGING FOR ANSWERS. We have a special treat for you as we end 2022. We have the SECOND return of our five part reading of one of the most famous holiday stories, The Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens. The book was first released on 19 December 1843, We are excited to share five chapters starting today with Chapter #1 and the remaining releasing before Christmas. about every 3-4 days. Each epis...
S3:BONUS 4: The Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens - Part 1 of 5
December 13, 2022 18:00 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBHappy Holidays! We want to thank you for listening to our podcast series, OFF THE SHELF and DIGGING FOR ANSWERS. We have a special treat for you as we end 2022. We have the SECOND return of our five part reading of one of the most famous holiday stories, The Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens. The book was first released on 19 December 1843, We are excited to share five chapters starting today with Chapter #1 and the remaining releasing before Christmas. about every 3-4 days. Each epis...
BONUS EPISODE : S3:B3: HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
November 22, 2022 20:07 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBThis is a special BONUS episode that will be posted both on our "OFF THE SHELF" podcast, and the "DIGGING FOR ANSWERS" podcast. Thanksgiving is in just a few days and there is a lot going on in the Susquehanna County area and audiences of both podcasts would hopefully find some information in the contents of this episode. We ae going to cover three items: * The 2022 Pottery and Art Sale will be on Wednesday 23 November, Friday 25 November and Saturday 26 November, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. each da...
BONUS EPISODE S3:E2 - Happy Halloween - SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY INVADERS
October 19, 2022 20:33 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBA special BONUS episode, containing a locally written Halloween story that has some information that you might find interesting about SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY INVADERS! Feel free to leave an audio message on the Anchor.fm site for the podcast or stop into the Montrose main Library, you might get some Halloween candy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/howard-burkett0/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/howard-burkett0/support
S3E2 - July 2022 - DIGGING FOR ANSWERS
July 27, 2022 21:23 - 51 minutes - 48 MBWelcome to "DIGGING FOR ANSWERS", a podcast partnership with the Susquehanna County Historical Society and Free Library Association, and the Master Gardeners in Susquehanna County Pennsylvania. Normally we address your garden, fruit tree, or yard questions. We update you on things like the Spotted Lantern Fly or have topics that are garden related. This episode is a little different. We will be discussing three events/programs that are happening in the next two months. The episode will...
BONUS EPISODE:S3 B2 - Farm and Home Day (AG Day) and more updates!
April 12, 2022 01:00 - 22 minutes - 21.3 MBSpring is running at full steam right now. Here are a couple of important updates about upcoming events! Hope you see you at some of them! Don't forget, plant sale orders are due on 29 April! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/howard-burkett0/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/howard-burkett0/support
BONUS EPISODE:S3 B1 - Learn about our annual Plant Sale - Get your order in soon!
March 09, 2022 01:01 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBWinter is winding down, and the time to get busy in your garden is ramping up! So... we have a BONUS episode of our podcast out this month. This special edition includes: * The flower of the month for Feb - The Violet * Another section of Ruth Wilmarth's book, "Tending Your Garden - A collection of Gardening Articles" * A segment about the upcoming Master Gardener Plant Sale! What you need to know, what you need to do! Hurry and get your order in before the cut off day. Pick up day w...
S3E1-Feb 2022 - Digging for Answers
March 01, 2022 03:00 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBHappy 2022 and our return for our 3'rd season of Digging for Answers! This is our 7'th full episode of Digging for Answers. This is a podcast from the Susquehanna County Historical Society & Library Association. This episode features three segments from three guest speakers from the Penn State Extension (PSE) Master Gardeners of Susquehanna County. Our goal each month is to respond to common gardening questions using the PSE Master Gardener Hot Line and other sources to educate and inform ...
S2E5-Dec 2021 - Digging for Answers
December 14, 2021 00:07 - 28 minutes - 26.6 MBHi there, This is our 6'th full episode of Digging for Answers. This is a podcast from the Susquehanna County Historical Society & Library Association. This episode features three segments from two guest speakers from the Penn State Extension (PSE) Master Gardeners of Susquehanna County. Our goal each month is to respond to common gardening questions using the PSE Master Gardener Hot Line and other sources to educate and inform those that have an interest in gardening with relevant researc...
S2E4-August 2021 - Digging for Answers
August 14, 2021 00:44 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBHi there, This is our 5'th full episode of Digging for Answers. This is a podcast from the Susquehanna County Historical Society & Library Association. This episode features three segments from two guest speakers from the Penn State Extension (PSE) Master Gardeners of Susquehanna County. Our goal each month is to respond to common gardening questions using the PSE Master Gardener Hot Line and other sources to educate and inform those that have an interest in gardening with relevant researc...
S2E3-June 2021 - Digging for Answers
June 10, 2021 18:21 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBHi there, This is our 4'th full episode of Digging for Answers. This is a podcast from the Susquehanna County Historical Society & Library Association. This episode features three segments from two guest speakers from the Penn State Extension (PSE) Master Gardeners of Susquehanna County. Our goal each month is to respond to common gardening questions using the PSE Master Gardener Hot Line and other sources to educate and inform those that have an interest in gardening with relevant researc...
BONUS EPISODE:S2 B2 - The Library ON-LINE Gift Basket Auction June 23'rd till June 30'th
June 09, 2021 20:48 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBWith COVID this last year, one of our biggest fund raisers did not happen. As we approach our summer season, which included the auction, we thought, "Can't we do an on-line auction?" OF COURSE WE CAN! So, this is a short test to auction off six wonderful gift baskets over a week long period, running Wednesday 23 June till noon on Wednesday 30 June. It is your chance, regardless where you listen to this podcast and live, to see what is in the baskets, and then place a bid on one or more o...
BONUS EPISODE: S2B1: Help us to SPREAD THE WORD about our podcasts!!!
April 19, 2021 17:15 - 8 minutes - 7.57 MBHi there, If you enjoy listening to our podcasts, "Digging for Answers" and/or "Off the Shelf", here is your chance to help us to, SPREAD THE WORD about them to others and have a chance of winning a DUNKIN' gift card! Our goal is to increase our listeners by at least 20%, which means we need at least 138 additional downloads. Thank you for sharing with others. We hope you are subscribed and enjoying each episode. Howard --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/...
S2E2-March 2021 - Digging for Answers
April 01, 2021 19:20 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBHi there, This is our third full episode of Digging for Answers. This is a podcast from the Susquehanna County Historical Society & Free Library Association. This episode features guest speakers from the Penn State Extension (PSE) Master Gardeners of Susquehanna County. Our goal each month is to respond to common gardening questions using the PSE Master Gardener Hot Line and other sources to educate and inform those that have an interest in gardening with relevant researched based ans...
S2E1-January 2021 - Digging for Answers
January 29, 2021 22:08 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBHi there, This is our second full episode of Digging for Answers. This is a podcast from the Susquehanna County Historical Society & Free Library Association. This episode features guest speakers from the Penn State Extension (PSE) Master Gardeners of Susquehanna County. Our goal each month is to respond to common gardening questions using the PSE Master Gardener Hot Line and other sources to educate and inform those that have an interest in gardening with relevant researched based answer...
S1E1-December 2020 - Digging for Answers
December 01, 2020 03:10 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBHi there, This is our first full episode of Digging for Answers. This is presented by the Susquehanna County Historical Society & Free Library Association and features the PSE Master Gardeners. Our goal each month is to respond to gardening questions from various sources or from the PSE Master Gardener Hot Line. We wish to educate and inform those that have an interest in gardening with researched based answers and relevant gardening/environmental topics. We hope that you enjoy and subscr...
Preview of our new future podcast answering your gardening questions! SUBSCRIBE NOW!
November 19, 2020 18:05 - 5 minutes - 4.98 MBThe Susquehanna County Historical Society & Free Library Association are listening to YOUR gardening questions! Please join us for a new, monthly podcast “Digging for Answers”, where we will take selected questions that have been submitted from various sources and especially from the PSE Master Gardener HOTLINE and give you the researched, science based answers that have been dug up! We will also be covering seasonal topics, presented by different guest speakers. We will add in the resource...