Horticulturalist Erica Jo Shaffer was on The Spark Thursday at the height of the growing season with gardening tips.

May can be the best late spring month but there’s a lot of do to keep the plants, flowers, trees and garden healthy and thriving.

We’ve had a lot of rain this month so how does it affect the garden, what fertilizers are the most effective that are also environmentally friendly, how the insects in the garden – some are bad but others are essential. Are you feeding birds or even hummingbirds this spring?

These are all topics Erica addressed on the program.

Horticulturalist Erica Jo Shaffer was on The Spark Thursday at the height of the growing season with gardening tips.
May can be the best late spring month but there’s a lot of do to keep the plants, flowers, trees and garden healthy and thriving.
We’ve had a lot of rain this month so how does it affect the garden, what fertilizers are the most effective that are also environmentally friendly, how the insects in the garden – some are bad but others are essential. Are you feeding birds or even hummingbirds this spring?
These are all topics Erica addressed on the program.

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at https://witf.org/programs/the-spark.

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from <a href="https://www.witf.org">WITF</a>, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at <a href="https://witf.org/programs/the-spark">https://witf.org/programs/the-spark</a>.

The Spark

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at <a href="https://witf.org/programs/the-spark">https://witf.org/programs/the-spark</a>.

Erica Jo Shaffer with gardening tips

This week the high peaked in the high 90’s four days in a row. Extreme heat can make air quality worse, which is bad for the health. WHTM/ ABC 27 meteorologist Dan Tomoso sat down with WITF’s host Asia Tabb on the Spark to explain how the high temperatures could impact our air quality. 
Listen to the podcast below. 

This week the high peaked in the high 90’s four days in a row. Extreme heat can make air quality worse, which is bad for the health. WHTM/ ABC 27 meteorologist Dan Tomoso sat down with WITF’s host Asia Tabb on the Spark to explain how the high temperatures could impact our air quality.  Listen to the podcast below.

Can Extreme Heat Affect Air Quality?

2024 is an election year and WITF is approaching this election differently. WITF’s Director of Journalism Scott Blanchard, and Special Projects Editor Tim Lambert, spoke with The Spark’s Asia Tabb about their commitment to transparent journalism, how they will cover the 2024 election, and the thinking behind their decision. 
Blanchard also spoke with Asia about The Purple Buck, WITF’s new, weekly journalism newsletter. The Purple Buck offers a platform to talk about the massive amounts of news we come across daily from different sources, and sharing ideas on what makes for trustworthy news that can strengthen communities and promote civic participation and civic dialogue. 
You can subscribe to The Purple Buck at witf.org/purplebuck. Blanchard can be reached at 717-910-2805 or scott_blanchard@witf.org. 
You can listen to the podcast below. 

2024 is an election year and WITF is approaching this election differently. WITF’s Director of Journalism Scott Blanchard, and Special Projects Editor Tim Lambert, spoke with The Spark’s Asia Tabb about their commitment to transparent journalism, how they will cover the 2024 election, and the thinking behind their decision.  Blanchard also spoke with Asia about The Purple Buck, WITF’s new, weekly journalism newsletter. The Purple Buck offers a platform to talk about the massive amounts of news we come across daily from different sources, and sharing ideas on what makes for trustworthy news that can strengthen communities and promote civic participation and civic dialogue.  You can subscribe to The Purple Buck at witf.org/purplebuck. Blanchard can be reached at 717-910-2805 or scott_blanchard@witf.org.  You can listen to the podcast below.

Journalist Roundtable: Election Coverage with Scott Blanchard and Tim Lambert

Saturday June 22 a gun buyback event will be taking place in Harrisburg. The event will be hosted by the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Kappa Omega Chapter on 2020 State Street from noon until 5 p.m. The fraternity wanted to step up to unite the community and make a difference. No questions will be asked when returning any firearms.

For those who participate, they will receive a $100 gift card. Harrisburg police also announced they will not be tracing the serial numbers on the weapons retrieved at the gun buyback event.

Lance Freeman, Mike Elby, and Eugene Spells are all members of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. They sat down with The Spark’s host Asia Tabb to express why they needed to host this event.

The interview can be heard here.

Saturday June 22 a gun buyback event will be taking place in Harrisburg. The event will be hosted by the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. <a href="https://www.kappaomegaques.org/">Kappa Omega Chapter</a> on 2020 State Street from noon until 5 p.m. The fraternity wanted to step up to unite the community and make a difference. No questions will be asked when returning any firearms.
For those who participate, they will receive a $100 gift card. Harrisburg police also announced they will not be tracing the serial numbers on the weapons retrieved at the gun buyback event.
Lance Freeman, Mike Elby, and Eugene Spells are all members of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. They sat down with The Spark’s host Asia Tabb to express why they needed to host this event.
The interview can be heard here.

Erica Jo Shaffer with gardening tips

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