February 23 Show with Dr. Allen Riggs, state veterinarian for Hawaii Department of Agriculture talks about the changes in the hobby over his many years of contact with it. Other topics include some suggested proper koi husbandry techniques and how the layers of regulations on the state, national, and international level impact the hobby and industry. Of course, Todo had an old home week with doc and he shared what his practice in paradise entails. Then, Buddhist Monk Kusala, a Los Angeles Police Chaplain as reported in the Orange County Register newspaper chats with us about his experience as the sanctuary koi keeper. Rev. Kusala addresses the benefits of the hobby on one's life and how the pond is a magnet for solace seekers amongst all the concrete and glass that surrounds this Urban Dharma.

[ Wed, 21 Feb 2007 23:10:20 -0800 ]

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