Photographer Gaylord Herron has traveled all over the world photographing different cultures, but he's also found fulfillment in his own backyard. (more)

Two families share very different reasons for planting a tree when their baby is born. (more)

The fate of every farm animal, in three parts: life, death, and consumption. (more)

In Tucson, Arizona, summer is like winter in Canada. (more)

Throughout the long illness at the end of his life, fllmmaker Derek Jarman put an extraordinary amount of passion and physical labor into his uniqe and rugged garden. (more)

This hour: foxes, rabbits, snakes, whales, birds, lambs, and dogs. (more)

When a venerable neighborhood tree is struck down its loss is felt by all the residents on the street, but sometimes nature has its reasons. (more)

Anthony explains the economics of the Goat Farm. (more)

The world makes its own music, but we rarely listen with fresh ears says Aaron Ximm, sound artist, field recordist and founder of quietamerican.org. (more)

What is a fanatic reactionary pedestrian? How does one get to be this way? (more)

Japanese springtime: the motif of countless haikus and soulful pop songs, spectacular kabuki and elegant Noh plays, short stories, and novels. In Japan, spring begins in winter -- with a lot of noise. (more)

"Reflections on gardening, allotments, and community in a Garden Sunday event at Plot 22 - a nature space, allotment garden, meeting circle, and learning resource." (more)

To celebrate the launch of our new website, the TCF presents the Chicago Sound Drops - short audio works that conjure the city through sound, story, and imagination. (more)

Brief encounters of the inter-species communication kind. (more)

Found tape diary of a family holiday recorded for Grandma and Grandpa; a six-legged intruder spoils the fun. (more)

Two years ago a group of Mongolian herdsmen and musicians traveled to Elko, Nevada, to participate in the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering. (more)

A journey through the mind of heartache on an island that is really a peninsula. (more)

A few late students help us understand why the classroom is a special place. (more)

When your appetite is for nature and for unusual sounds then you have to go on the odd adventure... (more)

Among the victims of the powerful earthquake near Chengdu, China, are hundreds of young students who are feared dead after being trapped in the rubble of their middle school. (more)