Gardening and Canning
Fall gardening is here. There’s plenty to do to get ready for winter. Everything from canning the vegetables you grew to putting your garden to bed. We talk with Penn State horticulture experts on gardening and preserving.
There are roughly 46 million adults age 65 and older in the U.S. Yet while life expectancy has increased and the aging population has grown, nursing home use has been on the decline. What does it mean to age in place? What care options are available? How do you make a home elder-friendly? Our guests will provide answers to these questions and more.
Andrea Sillner, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Professor, College of Nursing
Alyssa Gamaldo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
Mallika Bose, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture, Stuckeman School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture
Fall gardening is here. There’s plenty to do to get ready for winter. Everything from canning the vegetables you grew to putting your garden to bed. We talk with Penn State horticulture experts on gardening and preserving.
As springs turns into summer and everything is in bloom, it’s might be tempting to sit back and smell the roses, but the coming months pose a critical time for gardeners. WPSU’s Lindsey Whissel and guests Tom Butzler and John Esslinger discuss how you can best protect your plants and help your garden thrive.
Patty Satalia and guest experts will look at the return of preventable diseases—whooping cough, malaria, and tuberculosis.