Professional POV

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Professional POV is a society podcast hosted by Garden Culture Magazine, with 7 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Garden Culture Magazine hosts Professional POV, a society show with 7 episodes published.

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  From Cannabis to Gourmet Mushrooms: Steven Gallo on Container Farms & Lion’s Mane Steaks

  Feb 17, 202624 minS0

  <p>Host Haley Nagasaki (Garden Culture Magazine) talks with industry OG Steven Gallo—inventor of CubeCaps (2007) and now mushroom grower—about scaling gourmet fungi in Farm Anywhere container farms and launching the Lion’s Mane Steak Company.IN THIS EPISODE• Why containers: hyperlocal, year-round production with tight environmental control • CubeCaps origin story: reducing water & fertilizer use across grow systems • Cultivation nuts & bolts: sawdust + soy hull substrate, grain spawn, ~60% moisture • Fruiting timelines: blue oysters in ~7–9 days; lion’s mane in ~11–14 once in the container • Dialing the room: ~19 °C average, 85–87% RH, simple 12/12 LEDs, remote monitoring (TrolMaster) • Varieties grown: lion’s mane, blue/grey/yellow/pink oysters, kin...

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  From Social Work to 50 Acres: Genevieve Newton’s Outdoor Cannabis Playbook | Professional POV

  Nov 11, 202550 minS0

  <p>Haley Nagasaki sits down with cultivator Genevieve Newton for a grounded, on-the-field look at scaling outdoor cannabis with quality and culture. From smudging on Indigenous Peoples Day to fixing tractors and riding out heat, wind, and rain, Genevieve shares how she’s building a resilient, team-first program at Mera Cannabis’ Countryside Farm in southern Ontario.What you’ll learn:• Outdoor at scale: in-ground vs. 35-gal pots, hoop houses, and irrigation cadence • Clone logistics: rooting 35K waves, acclimation, and keeping losses near 1–5% • Weathering extremes: transplant shock, wind prep, staggered planting/harvest to dodge mold • Simple wins: silica under heat stress, mulching fabric...

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  Beginner Mushroom Foraging w/ Whitney Johnson (Go Forth and Forage) | Garden Culture Magazine

  Oct 26, 202543 minS0

  <p>Author and Appalachia-based forager Whitney Johnson (Go Forth and Forage) joins Garden Culture Magazine to make mushroom hunting FUN, safe, and totally non-intimidating. We cover beginner FAQs, easy IDs like turkey tail, why knowing your TREES matters, how to journal finds, ethical harvesting, and Whitney’s favorite wild eats—from chanterelle cream sauce to hedgehog “winter chanterelles”… and even jelly fungus gummies!WHAT YOU’LL LEARN• Where to start: regional field guides, online ID groups, and building confidence with repetition • Safety first: the golden rule—if you’re not 100,000,000% sure it’s edible, don’t eat it • Easy starter ID: true turkey tail vs. f...

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  Mean Gene from Mendocino on 25+ Years of Cannabis Breeding & Seed Stewardship | Professional POV

  Oct 1, 202545 minS0

  <p>Join Haley Nagasaki for an in-depth conversation with Jackson “Mean Gene” from Mendocino County—a pioneering cannabis breeder who’s been shaping seed culture since the late ’90s. In this episode of Professional POV by Garden Culture Magazine, Mean Gene pulls back the curtain on: • 🌱 Mendocino’s early medical gardens: From hidden “gorilla” grows to the rise of medical cannabis in the ’90s • 🧬 Seed vs. Clone culture: Why he preserves heirloom genetics and balances polyhybrids with contemporary favorites • 🔍 Freeborn Selections origin story: How his middle name inspired a brand built on choice, creativity, and community • 🧪 Rigorous vetting & breeding techniques: Testing for viroids, stress-testing wi...

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  IPM with Alex Gauthier

  Jul 9, 202527 minS0

  <p>Alexandre Gauthier, VP of R&D at Quebec LP Origine Nature, is an award-winning cannabis cultivator and world-renowned cannabis expert from Montreal. Here's his take on indoor Integrated Pest Management (IPM) applications for Garden Culture Magazine's latest series, Professional POV.Hosted by Haley Nagasaki, Strategist at Garden Culture Magazine.00:00 – Introduction01:02 – Systems in place at Origine Nature 03:37 – The three-tiered firewall approach 08:00 – Horror stories/lessons learned 10:55 – Controls for the home grower12:20 – Trap plants in the home grow 15:11 – Reasons not to use chemicals 18:40 – There is no secret but hard work 19:35 – Leveraging AI in the cannabis grow22:40 – Easy fungus gnat fix25:15 – Conclusion</p>

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