Friday, March 16 – In Japan, March is the time of the girls festival, called Hina Matsuri. As part of that, many households and public places set up a symbolic display of dolls. Bill Thomas talks with Vern Hunter of the Northern Plains Botanic Garden Society about a doll display given to the society by a city in Japan, in connection with the creation of a Japanese garden here. ~~~ A report on the advantage of finding a niche when it comes to community supported agriculture in this piece from Harvest Public Media’s Madelyn Beck. ~~~ Our weekly news chat with Dave Thompson. ~~~ Matt Olien reviews “A Wrinkle in Time.”