http://www.gardenfork.tv Cooking, DIY, Gardening, Green Videos & Podcasts Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:36:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 http://www.gardenfork.tv/?feed=podcast GardenFork Radio is the audio companion to GardenFork.TV, the iTunes video show about cooking, DIY, gardening, and other fun stuff like home improvement, green and recycling info. There's always a ton of stuff swirling in my head, and it doesn't all make it into a GardenFork.TV show, so I thought, why not make an internet radio show? visit our site for GF videos, GF Radio, and photos of the Labradors www.gardenfork.tv Eric Rochow no Eric Rochow eric@gardenfork.tv eric@gardenfork.tv (Eric Rochow) ©Eric Gunnar Rochow all rights reserved Cooking, Gardening, DIY, & Dogs : The audio companion to the video show GardenFork.TV : cooking,DIY,gardening,how-to,food,recipes,green,altonbrown,foodnetwork http://gardenfork.tv/audio/GF-Radio-144-144.jpg http://www.gardenfork.tv TV-G weekly http://www.gardenfork.tv/minimal-living-monster-minivans-gf-radio http://www.gardenfork.tv/minimal-living-monster-minivans-gf-radio#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:36:25 +0000 Eric Gunnar Rochow http://www.gardenfork.tv/?p=4038 http://www.gardenfork.tv/minimal-living-monster-minivans-gf-radio/feed 0 Sarah joins Eric and Mike to talk about minimal living and how families can reduce their clutter. Sarah addresses how families can reduce their amount of stuff and be minimalist too. Eric thanks Make Magazine for putting the new pizza oven video on the... Sarah joins Eric and Mike to talk about minimal living and how families can reduce their clutter. Sarah addresses how families can reduce their amount of stuff and be minimalist too. Eric thanks Make Magazine for putting the new pizza oven video on their site and Mike talks about the joy of driving through flat land. Eric Rochow no 52:59 http://www.gardenfork.tv/puppies-as-always-the-labradors-playing-gf-tv http://www.gardenfork.tv/puppies-as-always-the-labradors-playing-gf-tv#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:27:54 +0000 Eric Gunnar Rochow http://www.gardenfork.tv/?p=4030 http://www.gardenfork.tv/puppies-as-always-the-labradors-playing-gf-tv/feed 2 http://www.gardenfork.tv/setting-up-a-dutch-bucket-hydroponics-system http://www.gardenfork.tv/setting-up-a-dutch-bucket-hydroponics-system#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:09:59 +0000 @rhkennerly http://www.gardenfork.tv/?p=4019 http://www.gardenfork.tv/setting-up-a-dutch-bucket-hydroponics-system/feed 2 http://www.gardenfork.tv/pizza-oven-photos-from-john http://www.gardenfork.tv/pizza-oven-photos-from-john#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:44:08 +0000 Eric Gunnar Rochow http://www.gardenfork.tv/?p=4020 http://www.gardenfork.tv/pizza-oven-photos-from-john/feed 1 http://www.gardenfork.tv/build-a-tiny-house-with-deek-diedricksen-gf-radio http://www.gardenfork.tv/build-a-tiny-house-with-deek-diedricksen-gf-radio#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:42:21 +0000 Eric Gunnar Rochow http://www.gardenfork.tv/?p=4017 http://www.gardenfork.tv/build-a-tiny-house-with-deek-diedricksen-gf-radio/feed 5 Derek Diedricksen,minimalist lifestyle,minimalist living,tiny house,tiny house plans,tumbleweed tiny house Tiny House Designer Deek Diedricksen joins Sarah and Eric to talk about how to build a tiny house of your own, how to use recycled materials in your tiny house, and how he published his book of Tiny House Designs,Humble Homes, Simple Shacks, Tiny House Designer Deek Diedricksen joins Sarah and Eric to talk about how to build a tiny house of your own, how to use recycled materials in your tiny house, and how he published his book of Tiny House Designs,Humble Homes, Simple Shacks, Cozy Cottages, Ramshackle Retreats, Funky Forts Deek and Eric talk about green building techniques, aka 'Curbside Culling' and how you can build a house with stuff your neighbors throw out. Eric's Plywood Boat video is based on Deek's design for a plywood boat he did for Make Magazine and on today's show a discussion of how to build a boat from one sheet of plywood with zero skills, and how one can modify the plywood boat that we built on GardenFork. Deek will be teaching at several Tumbleweed Tiny House Workshops in Miami and perhaps Boston. Treehouse plans and how to attach a treehouse to a tree comes up next, Deek tells us a few different ways to secure a treehouse up in a tree, using recycled materials, of course. Plans for a tree house workshop are in a the works, and a tiny house houseboat is in the nascent stages. Deek's advice for how high to build a treehouse is not build it too high in the tree, and hardwood trees are better to secure tree houses to. Overbuild your tree house while keeping the weigh to a minimum is the mantra. We name drop with Deek, talking about Andrew Odom, tiny house building and blogger, who was on this GF Radio episode, you can check out Andrew's site here, and Eric talked about Gennaro Brooks-Church, green building contractor who talked about green building techniques in this episode of GardenFork.TV The dilemma of curbside culling is next, what to do with all the recycled materials one picks up? Deek says to go ahead and build stuff with them. We do a book review of Deek's book here, take a look at some of the drawings inside Deek's Tiny House book. Eric Rochow no 41:10 http://www.gardenfork.tv/humble-homes-tiny-house-plans-book-by-derek-diedricksen http://www.gardenfork.tv/humble-homes-tiny-house-plans-book-by-derek-diedricksen#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:11:04 +0000 Eric Gunnar Rochow http://www.gardenfork.tv/?p=4013 http://www.gardenfork.tv/humble-homes-tiny-house-plans-book-by-derek-diedricksen/feed 1 http://www.gardenfork.tv/how-to-cook-steak-perfect-gf-tv http://www.gardenfork.tv/how-to-cook-steak-perfect-gf-tv#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:24:45 +0000 Eric Gunnar Rochow http://www.gardenfork.tv/?p=4011 http://www.gardenfork.tv/how-to-cook-steak-perfect-gf-tv/feed 8 http://www.gardenfork.tv/aquaponics-part-2 http://www.gardenfork.tv/aquaponics-part-2#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:40:50 +0000 @rhkennerly http://www.gardenfork.tv/?p=3996 http://www.gardenfork.tv/aquaponics-part-2/feed 1 http://www.gardenfork.tv/backyard-brick-oven-discussion-gf-radio http://www.gardenfork.tv/backyard-brick-oven-discussion-gf-radio#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:37:09 +0000 Eric Gunnar Rochow http://www.gardenfork.tv/?p=3992 http://www.gardenfork.tv/backyard-brick-oven-discussion-gf-radio/feed 2 backyard bread oven,backyard brick oven,backyard pizza oven,brick oven,cobb oven,mud oven,pizza oven,simple bread oven We talk about the Simple Backyard Brick Oven Plans and Video. The pizza oven construction is discussed, and how to source angle iron using freecycle techniques. Placement of the wood fire within the Brick Oven and the difference between our simple bric... We talk about the Simple Backyard Brick Oven Plans and Video. The pizza oven construction is discussed, and how to source angle iron using freecycle techniques. Placement of the wood fire within the Brick Oven and the difference between our simple brick oven and those pizza ovens in a restaurant fill out the conversation. Its the perfect brick oven for a pizza party. Mike talks about the ritual of building the oven is akin to BBQ, the ritual of doing it. Having your friends help build the pizza oven when they come over to eat would be fun. How to cut Durock, a cement backer board used in the Brick Pizza Oven is best scored with a utility knife. What kind of dough recipe to use in the pizza oven comes up. Eric used this pizza dough recipe and found it to be good. Mike asks if people remember a mimeograph machine, and dates himself immediately, and talks about fishing in winter. Monica joins us to talk about what Eric should make with what he has in his fridge, the consensus seems to be Mexican Casserole. We also talk about Monica's trip to Los Angeles. The 7 bone roast mystifies Eric, and Monica suggests visiting your local butcher who knows about meat. Stew meat, what kind to use, and how Monica and Mike make it is discussed, use what you got seems to be the theme here. Mike has a great suggestion to save food from catering platters, put them in the freezer and use them to make stews. GardenFork Radio is now available on Stitcher Radio Eric Rochow no 49:11 http://www.gardenfork.tv/brick-oven-plans-and-photos-from-a-gardenfork-fan http://www.gardenfork.tv/brick-oven-plans-and-photos-from-a-gardenfork-fan#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:53:41 +0000 Eric Gunnar Rochow http://www.gardenfork.tv/?p=3986 http://www.gardenfork.tv/brick-oven-plans-and-photos-from-a-gardenfork-fan/feed 0 http://www.gardenfork.tv/its-your-slightly-dangerous-neighbor-with-his-flamethrower http://www.gardenfork.tv/its-your-slightly-dangerous-neighbor-with-his-flamethrower#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:45:52 +0000 admin http://www.gardenfork.tv/?p=3984 http://www.gardenfork.tv/its-your-slightly-dangerous-neighbor-with-his-flamethrower/feed 1 http://www.gardenfork.tv/the-labrador-retrievers-have-to-be-walked http://www.gardenfork.tv/the-labrador-retrievers-have-to-be-walked#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:27:58 +0000 Eric Gunnar Rochow http://www.gardenfork.tv/?p=3977 http://www.gardenfork.tv/the-labrador-retrievers-have-to-be-walked/feed 1 http://www.gardenfork.tv/charlie-pup-and-henry-napping-photo http://www.gardenfork.tv/charlie-pup-and-henry-napping-photo#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:07:22 +0000 admin http://www.gardenfork.tv/?p=3973 http://www.gardenfork.tv/charlie-pup-and-henry-napping-photo/feed 0 http://www.gardenfork.tv/beekeeping-for-beginners-faq-part-2-gf-radio http://www.gardenfork.tv/beekeeping-for-beginners-faq-part-2-gf-radio#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:39:19 +0000 Eric Gunnar Rochow http://www.gardenfork.tv/?p=3970 http://www.gardenfork.tv/beekeeping-for-beginners-faq-part-2-gf-radio/feed 2 beekeeper suit,beekeeping for beginners,beekeeping questions,beekeeping videos,bees,beginning beekeeping,honey,honeybees,how to raise bees Matt joins Eric to answer Beekeeping for Beginners questions on this show. What equipment to buy, how to buy honeybees, where to put beehives in your yard, what kind of beekeeping suit to buy all answered here. - Matt joins Eric to answer Beekeeping for Beginners questions on this show. What equipment to buy, how to buy honeybees, where to put beehives in your yard, what kind of beekeeping suit to buy all answered here. what kind of beekeeping suit and beekeeping veil is good? what kind of frames should i use in the beehive, are plastic frames better than wood frames? wax foundation versus plastic foundation should i use plastic or wax foundation on the frames of the beehive? eric talks about the benefits of wax foundation and plastic foundation and frames Eric suggests 2  beekeeping for beginners books, Beekeeping for Dummies and the Backyard Beekeeper do you paint the outside of the beehive? yes, we use latex paint. should i buy 8 frame supers or 10 frame supers? matt and eric talk about the benefits of 8 frame boxes and 10 frame boxes what kind of beekeeping tools should i buy? eric suggests bringing duct tape, scissors, entrance reducer, smoker, woodchips, matches, 2 or 3 hive tools, a frame grabbing tool, needle nose pliers and more. what kind of hive stand should my beehive rest on? cinder block, wood, metal stands are talked about, eric suggests having a work table next to your hives. we talk about benefits of top bar hives vs. langstroth hives, and the drawbacks of top bar hives and langstroth beehives. should you buy a bee package or a honeybee nuc? eric talks about the advantages of honeybee packages , the pros and cons of bee packages, and the benefits of being a nuc or nucleus hive to start a beehive. eric advocates buying local honeybees and queens, either packages or nucs, the closer you can buy your bees the better. www.whiteoakapiary.com in Brewster, NY and www.warmcolorsapiary.com in Greenfield, MA is where eric buys queens and honeybees. should you feed honeybees in winter and how do i feed my bees over the winter? eric talks about how to feed bees in winter. you can watch our Beekeeping for Beginners video series here, and several videos are about feeding bees in winter. Eric uses a hand immersion blender to mix this sugar feed solution, and adds this homemade essential oil recipe for bees to the sugar The essential oil mixture is great for spraying the bees to combat nosema and bee diarrhea. winterizing beehives is discussed, here is eric's beehive insulated inner cover video, Eric feeds sugar cakes to the bees in winter, not fondant or sugar syrup. Should you close or open a screened bottom board? Matt and Eric discuss Mudsongs.org is a favorite beekeeping blog of eric's. Phillip documents his beekeeping in Newfoundland Canada. where to site your hives in your yard, where should you put the hives, what is the best location for beehives? eric has learned that full sun is best, he talks more about it during this radio episode. should I take a beekeeping class? eric says yes. and join your local beekeeping group. search on the web for your state's beekeeping association, and that site should list local beekeeping groups. Megan of BrooklynHomesteader.com offers online beekeeping classes, and in-person classes as well. Eric Rochow no 50:12 http://www.gardenfork.tv/brick-pizza-oven-video-and-plans-gf-tv http://www.gardenfork.tv/brick-pizza-oven-video-and-plans-gf-tv#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:31:30 +0000 Eric Gunnar Rochow http://www.gardenfork.tv/?p=3961 http://www.gardenfork.tv/brick-pizza-oven-video-and-plans-gf-tv/feed 17 http://www.gardenfork.tv/truck-stop-meatloaf-recipe http://www.gardenfork.tv/truck-stop-meatloaf-recipe#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:04:11 +0000 Tony L http://www.gardenfork.tv/?p=3945 http://www.gardenfork.tv/truck-stop-meatloaf-recipe/feed 0 http://www.gardenfork.tv/avoid-potholes-save-money-gf-radio http://www.gardenfork.tv/avoid-potholes-save-money-gf-radio#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:27:25 +0000 Eric Gunnar Rochow http://www.gardenfork.tv/?p=3941 http://www.gardenfork.tv/avoid-potholes-save-money-gf-radio/feed 4 Eric and Mike talk about car repair and how to save money by (safely) avoiding potholes, as hitting potholes can have an impact on bearings that is pricey to fix. Rick asks us to consider celebrating New Years on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) so you can ha... Eric and Mike talk about car repair and how to save money by (safely) avoiding potholes, as hitting potholes can have an impact on bearings that is pricey to fix. Rick asks us to consider celebrating New Years on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) so you can have a party and still get to bed at a decent hour. The unseasonably warm weather brings up concerns about bears coming out of hibernations and affected jobs including its impact on the sugaring season (also known as sap season) for maple syrup and landscapers. Eric discusses how active the bees are due to the warm temperatures and how to feed your hives to get them through the winter. Discussion about this also took place on the Backwards Beekeepers of New York CIty Facebook page.  Mike and Eric hear from a number of viewers writing or calling in on a variety of topics including: making virtual (such as in Evernote) versus  pen and paper lists, shopping at Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore in your area, the color a proper pickle should be, and beginner mushroom growing tips. Mike shares his favorite highlights from GardenFork’s Labrador Retriever New Years video show. Oh, and follow Mike on Twitter! @GFR_Mike   photo by click Eric Rochow no 38:51 http://www.gardenfork.tv/4-labradors-on-their-couch http://www.gardenfork.tv/4-labradors-on-their-couch#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:09:07 +0000 admin http://www.gardenfork.tv/?p=3938 http://www.gardenfork.tv/4-labradors-on-their-couch/feed 4 http://www.gardenfork.tv/aquaponics-part-1 http://www.gardenfork.tv/aquaponics-part-1#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:51:02 +0000 @rhkennerly http://www.gardenfork.tv/?p=3935 http://www.gardenfork.tv/aquaponics-part-1/feed 2 http://www.gardenfork.tv/there-ought-to-be-an-app-for-that http://www.gardenfork.tv/there-ought-to-be-an-app-for-that#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:12:33 +0000 @rhkennerly http://www.gardenfork.tv/?p=3932 http://www.gardenfork.tv/there-ought-to-be-an-app-for-that/feed 0 http://www.gardenfork.tv/pizza-oven-sneak-preview http://www.gardenfork.tv/pizza-oven-sneak-preview#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:41:34 +0000 Eric Gunnar Rochow http://www.gardenfork.tv/?p=3927 http://www.gardenfork.tv/pizza-oven-sneak-preview/feed 1 http://www.gardenfork.tv/labrador-retriever-video-new-years-show http://www.gardenfork.tv/labrador-retriever-video-new-years-show#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:02:00 +0000 Eric Gunnar Rochow http://www.gardenfork.tv/?p=3924 http://www.gardenfork.tv/labrador-retriever-video-new-years-show/feed 4 http://www.gardenfork.tv/before-i-put-this-dog-down http://www.gardenfork.tv/before-i-put-this-dog-down#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:51:05 +0000 @rhkennerly http://www.gardenfork.tv/?p=3922 http://www.gardenfork.tv/before-i-put-this-dog-down/feed 0 http://www.gardenfork.tv/new-years-growing-mushrooms-aquaponics-on-gf-radio http://www.gardenfork.tv/new-years-growing-mushrooms-aquaponics-on-gf-radio#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:08:26 +0000 Eric Gunnar Rochow http://www.gardenfork.tv/?p=3918 http://www.gardenfork.tv/new-years-growing-mushrooms-aquaponics-on-gf-radio/feed 1 aquaculture,aquaponics,carbon monoxide detectors,FEMA,fireplace safety,green depot,green home building,growing mushrooms,how to grow mushrooms,how to make sauerkraut,inoculating mushroom spore,sauerkraut fermentation Eric and Mike start off their new years day show with Chris Brogan and his 3 words for 2012, Eric suggests not going to Times Square for New Years Eve, you probably wont like it, its very crowded. - Fireplace safety comes up next, Eric and Mike start off their new years day show with Chris Brogan and his 3 words for 2012, Eric suggests not going to Times Square for New Years Eve, you probably wont like it, its very crowded. Fireplace safety comes up next, Eric suggests everyone have glass doors or a wire screen over their wood burning fireplaces. Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors have an effective life of 8-10 years, according to FEMA, and don't cheap out when buying new ones, you get what you pay for. Its also important to follow the installation instructions you get with the detectors, smoke detector placement is very important. Eric tells of his visit to a green home supplier that sells kitchen cabinets from deconstructed renovations. One of the projects will involve creating an opening between two rooms by cutting an opening a load bearing wall, which will be a future GardenFork video. Sauerkraut fermentation times are discussed again, with more comments on Eric's How to make sauerkraut video. Eric knows that yes, he did not let the cabbage ferment long enough. Viewer mail takes up a lot of the show. Eric talks about how to grow mushrooms and inoculate wood plugs with mushroom spore, and inoculating logs with mushroom plugs and spore. All about mushroom spawn. Rick will be back on the show to talk about aquaponics and aquaculture , and Eric of chicago writes us about his tires being cupped. Eric still plans on having breakfast with executive coach Rich Gee, and Radio Rick thinks it was the best interview we've done. Eric talks about building his portable wood fired pizza oven, which will be a how-to pizza oven video for the show. Eric Rochow no 40:17 http://www.gardenfork.tv/life-can-be-much-broader-once-you-discover-one-simple-fact-gf-radio http://www.gardenfork.tv/life-can-be-much-broader-once-you-discover-one-simple-fact-gf-radio#comments Sat, 24 Dec 2011 23:42:08 +0000 Eric Gunnar Rochow http://www.gardenfork.tv/?p=3908 http://www.gardenfork.tv/life-can-be-much-broader-once-you-discover-one-simple-fact-gf-radio/feed 2 human potential,kickstarter,pinball,shopped machine,steve jobs The Human Potential in all of us, eric calls it, and we talk about it again today on GF Radio. Steve Jobs talking about how we are all capable of all sorts of stuff, from this YouTube video. - From Monica we learned about the website, The99percent.com, The Human Potential in all of us, eric calls it, and we talk about it again today on GF Radio. Steve Jobs talking about how we are all capable of all sorts of stuff, from this YouTube video. From Monica we learned about the website, The99percent.com, and talk about how to find your work sweet spot, by focusing on doing what you like with genuine interest and skills. Kinda like do what you love, the money will follow but with a dose of reality kicked in. And from the same site, Mike and Eric talk about email etiquette, and how most emails can be negative and how to write emails that wont be taken the wrong way. Eric decides emoticons are ok to use, as emails can always be read the wrong way. Make way for more smiley faces from Eric now. Kickstarter, and how to run your own kickstarter campaign is our next topic. Eric suggests a free PDF book, The Kickstarter's Guide to Kickstarter, by Nelson de Witt, as a great place to start learning about running a successful Kickstarter campaign. Planning is very important when deciding to have a Kickstarter campaign, so we have decided to wait a bit to start the GardenFork Kickstarter campaign. Stay tuned for news in February. Mike's Pinball Machine blog is http://shoppedmachine.blogspot.com/ Steve Job's quote from PBS show: When you grow up you tend to get told that the world is the way it is. And your life is just to live your life inside the world Try not to bash into the walls too much Try to have a nice family life, have fun, save a little money That's a very limited life Life can be much broader once you discover one simple fact And that is that everything around you that you call life Was made up by people who were no smarter than you And you can change it, you can influence it, You can build your own things that other people can use Once you learn that, you'll never be the same again.   photo by Mantasmagorical Eric Rochow no 50:49