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Episode 62: Frank Hyman talks gardening, chicken-keeping, mushrooms and more!
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Episode 62: Frank Hyman talks gardening, chicken-keeping, mushrooms and more!

Hobby Farms Presents: Growing Good · Rodney Wilson

September 20, 202344m 46s

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Show Notes

Chicken keeper, gardener and author Frank Hyman talks about his gardens, chickens, books and more.

Hear about Frank's books, Hentopia: Create a Hassle-Free Habitat for Happy Chickens and How to Forage for Mushrooms Without Dying: An Absolute Beginner's Guide. Hear about the design of Frank's chicken pagoda—not just a coop—and some of the time-saving chicken-keeping projects in Frank's book and his backyard. Learn about the origins of How to Forage for Mushrooms Without Dying and how Frank is advocating for all of us to let loose of our fear of fungus.

Get to know Frank's unconventional vegetable garden-ornamental garden-"lawnlet"-chicken area. He shares some garden-design tips, including what Frank calls his No. 1 horticultural technique. Hear about Durham, North Carolina's, zoning ordinances for lawns and chickens, too.