"ECO-WATCH" PROGRAM LISTINGS

KCSM is pleased to bring to you a wide variety of green programming. We will be featuring many fantastic programs on KCSM TV that not only focus on ecology and earth-friendly sustainable practices, but also celebrate the beauty, complexity and majesty of nature, and of our world.

Tuesday, January 6th
5:00PM		CALIFORNIA'S GOLD: Pear Fair Huell travels to the Sacramento Delta to learn about California pears. We’ll start our adventure with a family who has been farming in the Delta for five generations. The soil and climate have made the Delta a perfect place to grow agriculture since the Gold Rush. Huell ends up at the 26th annual Pear Fair in Courtland. Everything from pear ice cream to pear vinegar, it’s a whole festival devoted to the Delta pear.
5:30PM		WILD CHRONICLES: Florida Primate Sanctuary/Harvester Ants A brown capuchin monkey with diabetes joins the Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary in Florida.

Wednesday, January 7th
6:30AM		P. ALLEN SMITH'S GARDEN HOME: Garden Glories Spring plantings of daffodils give way to summer poppies in a color switch that's breathtaking.
5:00PM		CALIFORNIA'S WATER: We All Live In A Watershed Everyone lives in a watershed. We rely on watersheds for drinking water, hydroelectric power and recreation, and of course flora and fauna call them home. Travel to a key watershed to find out how watersheds are managed and protected.
5:30PM		AMERICA'S HEARTLAND: 112 In late autumn, thousands of trees start shaking throughout California’s San Joaquin Valley. They’re walnut trees, and as correspondent Dawn Smith discovers, using a motorized shaker is the best way to bring the nuts down. Dawn shows how walnuts are processed to move from farm to market, and finds that new information about walnuts’ medical benefits have local walnut growers excited about the future.

Thursday, January 8th
12:00AM		NATURE: Prince Of The Alps NATURE reveals a breathtaking view into the world of a red deer calf as he struggles to survive in Prince of the Alps.
6:30AM		P. ALLEN SMITH'S GARDEN HOME: The Ties that Bind Learn insights into P. Allen's distinctive approach to living simpler without sacrificing quality.
5:00PM		CULTIVATING LIFE: Iron Topics include simple skillet fry-ups, caring for cast-iron urns and making an ironwork table.
11:00PM		ALASKA: SILENCE & SOLITUDE Venture into the remote wilderness of Alaska with Dick Proenneke who has lived by himself in this “one man wilderness” to experience the spectacular scenery and encounter wild the animals that live there.

Friday, January 9th
6:30AM		P. ALLEN SMITH'S GARDEN HOME: From the Soil to the Sun Get tips for getting the soil right, not skimping on irrigation and moving water management.

Saturday, January 10th
10:00AM		GARDEN PATHS: Seed Saving/Leu Gardens Of Orlando Horticulturalist Melinda Myers travels to Iowa where a seed saving organization has its roots. Plus, a stroll through the lush and extremely impressive Leu Botanical Gardens of Orlando.
10:30AM		VICTORY GARDEN: Dark Join Jamie Durie as he visits the San Francisco Botanical Garden to see how they've worked dark plants into their collections. Paul then shows off his hands-down favorite groundcover for dark locations. Got shade? Get moss! Starting a beautiful moss garden is easier than you think—when you've got the right conditions.
12:30PM		DELICIOUS TV'S TOTALLY VEGITARIAN: New Pasta Favorites These two pasta recipes are hot out of the Totally Vegetarian test kitchen. Partnered with her Vegetarian Caesar Salad, Toni’s Pasta with Chick Pea and Mushroom Sauce and Walnut Fettucini Alfredo are our new favorites.

Monday, January 12th
6:30AM		P. ALLEN SMITH'S GARDEN HOME: Kitchen Garden Learn how to lay out a kitchen garden, and how to design both an indoor and outdoor kitchen.

Tuesday, January 13th
6:30AM		P. ALLEN SMITH'S GARDEN HOME: Bigger's Not Better Get insight into building with brick and learn this process has been around since ancient times.