Today on the show three psychology experts talk about the importance of the connection to nature - the real impacts of wellbeing, what does 'connecting to nature' even mean, how to make nature more accessible to people and what systematic barriers we need to change. This is happening on the heels of a national psychology convention in St. John’s, which the three are taking part of.

GUESTS

Natalia Cooper, chair of the Canadian Psychological Association’s Environmental Section; Loraine Lavallee, assistant professor, University of Northern British Columbia; Holli-Anne Passmore, associate professor,

Concordia University of Edmonton.

Newfoundland Quarterly's new issue theme is Earth. The previous one being water. This time around - the connection to the earth, physical in mining, harvesting, to emotional - our foundation, our roots. Today we explore the pages with this quarter's contributors.

Guests: Joan Sullivan, managing editor Newfoundland Quarterly; Jessica Richardson, writer; Katrina Taliana, multimedia artist; Greg Morgan, writer-producer

Father's Day weekend is coming, so today on the show we talk all things gardening and planting for this time of year. We talk tips and take calls from folks updating us on their grow season progress.

Guest: Dan Rubin, author of 'Sun, Seed & Soil: Tips and techniques for a northern garden'