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A Northern Gardener's Guide To Native Plants And Pollinators by Lorraine Johnson and Shelia Colla

A Northern Gardener's Guide to Native Plants and Pollinators: Creating Habitat in the Northeast, Great Lakes, and Upper Midwest. By Lorraine Johnson and Shelia Colla. Illustrated by Ann Sanderson. Published by Island Press in 2023 [https://islandpress.org/books/northern-gardeners-guide-native-plants-and-pollinators] Pennies add up. We can all make a difference with climate change, biodiversity, and human health and wellness. This exquisitely illustrated guide to northern native plants is the first step in that journey. Anyone can follow these easy steps to creating a sustainable, lower maintenance landscape on their property. The heart of the garden "book" contains more than 300 native plants and how they are interactive with the local ecologies for pollinators and birds. All of the information you need for planting designs are here. i.e. blooming times, sun, shade, soil, and companions plants. It doesn't require a "green" thumb. There are so many creative places to put a native plant garden - even renters and small plots designs are included. Are you looking for a street or neighborhood project? This is your book to get everyone excited about the birds, bees, and butterflies. What could be more enjoyable (and cheap entertainment for kids and adults ;) than to watch the wildlife  - enjoy your yard too. If you care about the environment, this is your book. It should be on everyone's favorite book shelf. Eves-drop in on the authors talk about the book in this podcast. You might pick up a few pointers for your next landscape project. Websites to check out. butterfliesand moths.org [https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/]bumblebeewatch.org [http://bumblebeewatch.org/] findingflowers.ca [http://findingflowers.ca/] savethebumblebees.ca [http://savethebumblebees.ca/] The host's website for southern native plants FoodTrucksForBirds.com [https://foodtrucksforbirds.com/] https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/ A Northern Gardener's Guide to Native Plants and Pollinators: Creating Habitat in the Northeast, Great Lakes, and Upper Midwest. By Lorraine Johnson and Shelia Colla. Illustrated by Ann Sanderson. Published by Island Press in 2023 [https://islandpress.org/books/northern-gardeners-guide-native-plants-and-pollinators] Support the show [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sundaycuppa] Thank you for joining us on Sunday mornings with your hot cuppa tea or coffee. It's been an awesome 2022 and we look forward to bring you more episodes in 2023. We'll connect with you on the socials! Please let us know - what's in your cuppa this morning? ;) https://twitter.com/Sunday_Cuppa [https://twitter.com/Sunday_Cuppa] https://www.linkedin.com/in/triciakeffer/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/triciakeffer/] https://youtu.be/sQ6tYb5PUe8 [https://youtu.be/sQ6tYb5PUe8] https://www.facebook.com/Sunday-Coffee-107458831721244 [https://www.facebook.com/Sunday-Coffee-107458831721244] https://www.instagram.com/sundaycuppacoffee/ [https://www.instagram.com/sundaycuppacoffee/]

Smaller Cities in a Shrinking World: Learning to Thrive without Growth by Alan Mallach

Smaller Cities in a Shrinking World: Learning to Thrive without Growth by Alan Mallach.  Published by Island Press in 2022. [https://islandpress.org/books/smaller-cities-shrinking-world] More is never enough. Have we reached the balance of a sustainable human population that affords us a comfortable and ecologically sustainable life style in harmony with the Earth? What does that economy and city look like? How does it function?  These and many other practical questions - and answers -  is the thesis of this book. Join me in conversation with Alan to understand the data about the human population and how this affects all of us from small towns to big cities. How did COVID affect our towns and the opportunities and challenges that accompany it. Maybe a smaller human population isn't such a bad thing but we have to plan for it. The old saying is - "we never plan to fail but we fail to plan" applies here. And, Alan helps us to understand and start the conversation with our local governments to being this process. Nothing - rarely - happens over night. You'll find in this book Alan has half cuppa coffee full outlook for humanity.  If you want to have a community to enjoy in the future that is affordable and a joy to live in, take this book to your next county commission meeting. If not you or me, then who? Smaller Cities in a Shrinking World: Learning to Thrive without Growth by Alan Mallach.  Published by Island Press in 2022.  [https://islandpress.org/books/smaller-cities-shrinking-world] Support the show [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sundaycuppa] Thank you for joining us on Sunday mornings with your hot cuppa tea or coffee. It's been an awesome 2022 and we look forward to bring you more episodes in 2023. We'll connect with you on the socials! Please let us know - what's in your cuppa this morning? ;) https://twitter.com/Sunday_Cuppa [https://twitter.com/Sunday_Cuppa] https://www.linkedin.com/in/triciakeffer/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/triciakeffer/] https://youtu.be/sQ6tYb5PUe8 [https://youtu.be/sQ6tYb5PUe8] https://www.facebook.com/Sunday-Coffee-107458831721244 [https://www.facebook.com/Sunday-Coffee-107458831721244] https://www.instagram.com/sundaycuppacoffee/ [https://www.instagram.com/sundaycuppacoffee/]

Tricia at Tango 3 Coffee, Niceville, FL : Coffee Shop Ambience Sounds

Good morning, I enjoy sipping a cuppa chai with croissant at my favorite cafe in Niceville, FL : Tango 3 Coffee [https://tango3coffee.com/]. On a Saturday morning, I read through the next book for my Sunday Coffee interviews, take a instagram photos of it, and write questions for the authors. I thought you might like to join me. The coffee shop culture began in Europe and took off during the Age of Enlightenment. The last hundreds of years have produced many an idea at a coffee shops with people writing novels, ideas, and general gossip. If you need some coffee ambience while you work, download this podcast as many times  as you need to complete that job or homework assignment. Take a nice hot sip of coffee or tea and relax into that great book. Tango 3 Coffee [https://tango3coffee.com/] I receive no endorsement for this podcast from the coffee shop. I'm endorsing them! Support the show [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sundaycuppa] Thank you for joining us on Sunday mornings with your hot cuppa tea or coffee. It's been an awesome 2022 and we look forward to bring you more episodes in 2023. We'll connect with you on the socials! Please let us know - what's in your cuppa this morning? ;) https://twitter.com/Sunday_Cuppa [https://twitter.com/Sunday_Cuppa] https://www.linkedin.com/in/triciakeffer/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/triciakeffer/] https://youtu.be/sQ6tYb5PUe8 [https://youtu.be/sQ6tYb5PUe8] https://www.facebook.com/Sunday-Coffee-107458831721244 [https://www.facebook.com/Sunday-Coffee-107458831721244] https://www.instagram.com/sundaycuppacoffee/ [https://www.instagram.com/sundaycuppacoffee/]

Sophia Lacroix, Professional Artist

Website:  http://www.sophialacroix.com [http://www.sophialacroix.com/]  Instagram: @Sophia_Lacroix_Artist Sophia Lacroix is a Haitian born US resident that found the love of her life -  Fine Art. From an early age art was  solace and gift that transformed her life in ways she could only imagine.  After immigrating to the U.S. at the age of 15 in the mid-1980s, she earned a full academic scholarship to University of Florida and graduated with a B.S. in Nutrition Science.  However, art has been her passion since she was four years old. Sophia taught herself to paint in oils and began selling her art in 1995 while working in social services helping the underserved. Today she is going back to school to earn the degree she always wanted a BFA in Art from FIU and then continue to the MFA program.  Sophia considers her greatest accomplishment however to be her daughter, Nathalie, her greatest masterpiece, the pride and joy for her and her beloved spouse, Willy. Recent exhibits: City of North Miami Community Redevelopment Agency’s U-Wrap NoMi Art in Public Places Initiative. She was selected from 400 applicants and 24 finalists by the Art and Culture Center/Hollywood at their 2022 FLORIDA BIENNIAL: Installations, Portraiture, Materiality, and Magic Realism for a solo exhibition in 2023, and honor that also came with a prized honorarium. Website:  http://www.sophialacroix.com [http://www.sophialacroix.com/]  Instagram: @Sophia_Lacroix_Artist Support the show [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sundaycuppa] Thank you for joining us on Sunday mornings with your hot cuppa tea or coffee. It's been an awesome 2022 and we look forward to bring you more episodes in 2023. We'll connect with you on the socials! Please let us know - what's in your cuppa this morning? ;) https://twitter.com/Sunday_Cuppa [https://twitter.com/Sunday_Cuppa] https://www.linkedin.com/in/triciakeffer/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/triciakeffer/] https://youtu.be/sQ6tYb5PUe8 [https://youtu.be/sQ6tYb5PUe8] https://www.facebook.com/Sunday-Coffee-107458831721244 [https://www.facebook.com/Sunday-Coffee-107458831721244] https://www.instagram.com/sundaycuppacoffee/ [https://www.instagram.com/sundaycuppacoffee/]

Roadways For People: Rethinking Transportation, Planning, and Engineering by Lynn Peterson

Roadways For People: Rethinking Transportation, Planning, and Engineering by Lynn Peterson. Published by Island Press in 2023 [https://islandpress.org/books/roadways-people] Listening. It's a long lost art in the transportation and urban design matrix. Too many times, the scoop and problems are being decided by people outside the community. In Lynn's book she details her journey to become a better engineer by going back to school for an Urban Design Masters Degree. The insights she learned have resulted in better projects for communities. The people are more happy with the functional designs of the complete streets and roads to connect them. What is a road? What can we do better before a project derails? How can we save money by planning ahead of time and constructing once? What do communities want?    This is a design book for every engineer, urban planner, landscape architect, and architects to keep on their shelf. We all want a safe, walkable, and friendly place to live. This is a real "how to" book packed with years of practical hands on experience.  Roadways For People: Rethinking Transportation, Planning, and Engineering by Lynn Peterson. Published by Island Press in 2023 [https://islandpress.org/books/roadways-people] Support the show [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sundaycuppa] Thank you for joining us on Sunday mornings with your hot cuppa tea or coffee. It's been an awesome 2022 and we look forward to bring you more episodes in 2023. We'll connect with you on the socials! Please let us know - what's in your cuppa this morning? ;) https://twitter.com/Sunday_Cuppa [https://twitter.com/Sunday_Cuppa] https://www.linkedin.com/in/triciakeffer/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/triciakeffer/] https://youtu.be/sQ6tYb5PUe8 [https://youtu.be/sQ6tYb5PUe8] https://www.facebook.com/Sunday-Coffee-107458831721244 [https://www.facebook.com/Sunday-Coffee-107458831721244] https://www.instagram.com/sundaycuppacoffee/ [https://www.instagram.com/sundaycuppacoffee/]