Blue Ridge PBS premieres the national television series', Growing a Greener World, episode showcasing Roanoke, in Virginia's Blue Ridge, tonight at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 1:30 p.m. and Monday, Nov. 24 at 12 noon. The Roanoke episode will also be scheduled on Southwest Virginia Public Television, available over the air at 15.2 and Cox channel 107, on Friday, Oct. 17 at 10:00 a.m., Monday, Nov. 24 at 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 18 at 10:00 a.m., and Thursday, Jan. 29 at 9:00 p.m. The show features the Roanoke City Market area, local restaurants and the green roof at Center in the Square. In addition, this episode highlights Roanoke's community gardens and the programs' success. Local sponsors of this episode are Blue Ridge PBS, Center in the Square, City of Roanoke, Cool Cities Coalition, Roanoke Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau and Sheraton Roanoke.

Growing a Greener World is an award-winning TV show, appearing on Blue Ridge PBS, featuring organic gardening, green living and farm-to-table cooking. Each episode focuses on making a positive impact on the planet through gardening and shares DIY information that we can all use at home. Currently in its fifth season, Growing a Greener World covers everything from edible gardening, urban homesteading and hobby farming to seasonal cooking, canning and preserving the harvest.