746: Renee Dang on Rainwater Harvesting

Podcast - Free, Rainwater Harvesting, Regenerative or SustainableLeave a comment

Learning about collecting the rain and sharing the journey. Renee Dang wanted to learn more about Rainwater Harvesting, and as she jumped into researching this topic, she used her lack of experience to ask important questions that every new water harvester wants to ask. She explains how using this unique perspective, and her strength in technical writing, she works to help others understand a water sustainability option for any property that receives rain.

416: Sarah Boltwala-Mesina on Community Composting

Business, Community, Composting, Frugality, Podcast - Previously Patron Only (now free), Policy or legislation, Regenerative or Sustainable, Soil Searching, Support systemsLeave a comment

Transforming waste into soil, jobs, and community – Sarah Boltwala-Mesina, along with other parents, hoped to start a recycling program at their children’s school. This was the first step on her journey to creating Food2Soil, her business that collects food scraps from people and businesses in San Diego and turns those scraps into…

195: Cricket Aldridge on Suburban Homesteading

Bees and Beekeeping, Herbs, Homesteading or Farmsteading, Podcast - Previously Patron Only (now free), Regenerative or Sustainable, Soil Searching, Water WisdomLeave a comment

Fellow permaculturist and gardener Cricket Aldridge joins Greg in the studio to talk about her urban farm and how much she loves everything about it. She tells about some of her favorite aspects and what she’s able to grow or make from her harvests, from canning to mead making and many other things besides.

181: Quita Jackson on Thrifty Self Sufficiency

Aquaponics, Community, Farm Animals, Frugality, Fruit Trees, Homesteading or Farmsteading, Kids and Gardening, Podcast - Previously Patron Only (now free), Prepping, Regenerative or Sustainable, Small Space Gardening, Support systems, Water WisdomLeave a comment

Being green is all about having less of a negative impact on the planet and here Greg chats with Quita who has fully adopted a new lifestyle and loves helping others find their way into it as well. Quita tells how she got the courage to start gardening, and how that gave her confidence to try new ways to become self-sufficient even while living in a major city. Her encouraging attitude and caring nature helps as she spreads the word about little steps people can take in their own lives.