Episode Guide

Season 8

#801
Original broadcast: 10/5/09

For many people in order to make something they need to start with something else first.  George heads to Greenfield, MA to meet Dan Rosenberg owner of the company Real Pickles.  www.realpickles.com
We will also introduce you to Ken Packie of East Otis, MA and see how he turns logs into animal sculptures all with a chain saw.  www.spotteddogwf.com
Finally it is off to Thorndike MA to meet Ruth Sanderson, an illustrator of children’s books, to see how she transforms a blank piece of paper into a beautiful work of art. www.ruthsanderson.com

#802
Original broadcast: 10/12/09

George is on the food trail; his first stop is Pittsfield Rye Specialty Breads in Pittsfield, MA. www.pittsfieldrye.com  George gets a lesson in bread making from Rick and Renee Robbins owners of this third generation family business.
We’ll also check out Serios Market in Northampton an independent grocery and butcher shop that has been in existence for over 50 years. www.seriosmarket.com
Finally we will introduce you to Tinky Weisblat a cook book author and food blogger who incorporates local history into the recipes she prepares and writes about. www.ourgrandmotherskitchens.com

#803
Original broadcast: 10/19/09

In tonight’s program George tries to lift your spirits; we will introduce you to three women who formed a business called “Art From Ashes”.  This business takes the ashes of your loved ones or pets and integrates them a unique, handcrafted glass memorial, creating a lasting, meaningful remembrance. www.artfromashes.com
We will also introduce you to Jonathan Evans and Kathleen Duffy owners of an herbarium in Chicopee, MA. www.theherbarium.com
George checks out the Children’s Equitation Center in Ashfield, MA to find out how they introduce urban children to the equestrian world.  www.childrensequitationcenter.org

#804
Original broadcast: 11/2/09

It takes vision to do some jobs and George sets out in search of a few.  First meet John Aubin owner of Open Square and see how he is making a difference in the city of Holyoke by bringing an old mill complex back to life. www.opensquare.com
Then we will introduce you to Pamela Henderson an ophthalmologist at the Henderson Eye Center in Springfield.
Finally George spends the day at the Conway School of Landscape Design learning how their students are being taught the latest in landscape design techniques. www.csld.edu

#805
Original broadcast: 11/9/09

In tonight's show George walks a fine line and meets folks whos job or business deals with string, yarn or thread. He will introduce you to Erin Kelly-Dill owner of the company snackTAXI. They make reusable lunch bags all sewn from hand in her Plainfield home. www.snacktaxi.com
Then it is off to Brattleboro, VT to meet Douglas Cox the maker of fine stringed instruments.
Finally George spends the day at WEBS, Americas Yarn Store in Northampton, MA and learns all about knitting weaving and the endless supply of yarn that owners Kathy and Steve Elkins have in their showroom. www.yarn.com

#806
Original broadcast: 11/16/09

Tonight George will meet people who work directly with water because their jobs depend on the use of water.  First he gets a guided tour of the Holyoke Canal system from Paul Ducheney, Division Superintendent for Holyoke Gas & Electric. www.hged.com
Then it is off to Amherst MA and the Swartz Farm to see how they grow crops with out the use of soil, a term known as hydroponics. www.swartzfarmamherst.com Finally we’ll head to the Berkshires to meet Chris Weld owner of Berkshire Mountain Distillers
Inc and see how he operates the first legal distillery located in the Berkshires since prohibition. www.berkshiremountaindistillers.com

#807
Original broadcast: 11/23/09

Tonight George will visit the Excel Dryer Company in East Longmeadow, MA to meet Denis Gagnon the president.  They are the makers of the Xlerator a high speed hand dryer that is used in public restrooms all around the world. www.exceldryer.com
Then it is off to the New England Falconry to meet Chris Davis an educator, breeder and hawk trainer. www.nefalconry.com 
Finally we will head to North Haven CT and the Haven Skate Park to see some awesome aerial stunts performed by a professional BMX bike rider.

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