This morning we continue to discuss the built environment by focusing on a Living Building and what that means exactly.
This week, we welcome Kevin Nordmeyer to the show to talk about sustainable and accessible architecture and design.
Kevin Nordmeyer is a Principal Architect at BNIM in Des Moines
This morning we are finishing up our series on Food and Farms with today’s guest, Carmen Black.
Carmen owns and operates Sun Dog Farm and Local Harvest CSA with her sister, Maja, and a farm team. They raise vegetables for 200 families and have livestock in Solan, Iowa.
This week we are in for a real treat: a fresh perspective on environmental science from a high school senior in Iowa.
Our guest is Ria Tomar from Valley High School in West Des Moines.
Ria joined our host, Lynnae, to discuss her research project on air quality, her research study on individuals’ perceptions of open spaces like parks and other natural areas, and her pursuit of trying to get environmental science as required curriculum for graduation in high schools.
We are continuing our food and farm series with a very special guest. We’re thrilled to welcome the owner of Fairfield’s Radiance Dairy, Francis Thicke.
Francis also holds a Ph.D. in soil science and is a former National Organics Standards Board member.
This week, we sat down with Sharon and Gina from In Harmony Farm, a newly formed public not-for-profit designed to assist small-scale farmers.
This week, we continue our food and farm series with our guest, Leslie Shalabi, co-founder of Convivium Urban Farmstead in Dubuque, Iowa.
Leslie founded Convivium along with Mike Muench with a mission to improve life through food.
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This morning we continue our food and farm series with a focus back on food.
Our guest this morning is Michelle Book, President & CEO of the Food Bank of Iowa since February of 2016.
Michelle brought to this position, extensive experience in business management and community relations through lead positions at various boards and councils around our metro as well as nationally. With a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Iowa State University, she is a certified public accountant and certified internal auditor and has a deep commitment to the community at large.
We are joined by Monika Owczarski, urban farmer and founder of Sweet Tooth Farm, this week.
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Tune in to our latest episode with Josh Mandelbaum, senior attorney at the Environmental Law & Policy Center.
Today we are switching away from weather to talk with a musician who is in town soon for a concert hosted by the Des Moines Heritage Trust.
This morning we are once again focusing on the impacts of climate change on our weather with our guest, Dr. Stella Kafka.
Dr. Kafka obtained her B.S. degree in physics at the University of Athens, Greece, and a master’s and Ph.D. in astronomy, with a double minor in physics and geophysical sciences from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.
She has held a series of prestigious postdoctoral positions and fellowships, has a wealth of managerial experience, and brings an international perspective to her work.
This week we welcome Justin Glisan, the state climatologist of Iowa. He joins our host, Lynnae, to discuss the future of Iowa’s climate.
We continue our weather series with Chris Gloninger, chief meteorologist at KCCI here in Des Moines.
This morning we are going to start a series on weather and who better to kick things off than our favorite weather guru, Dr. William Gutowski.
Dr. Gutowski is a professor of Meteorology in the Department of Geological & Atmospheric Science at Iowa State University. He received his BS from Yale in Astronomy & Physics and his Ph.D. from MIT in Meteorology. He is a regional climate modeler and an IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) lead author.
This morning we continue our Earth Month conversations with a focus on a spiritual connection and responsibility to our environment and our planet.
Our guest this morning is Irene DeMaris, executive director of Iowa Interfaith Power & Light.
Irene has spent her career working in faith-based non-profits. She has a passion for working with people as they take their faith and act on social justice issues. Irene holds a B.S. in mathematics from Washington State University and a Master of Divinity from Seattle University. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking with her spouse, walking her dogs, spin classes, reading mystery novels, and dreaming of a more just world.
Today we continue our conversation with David Thoreson in part 2 of our interview.
For those who may have missed last week’s show, David Thoreson is an explorer, storyteller, photographer, and ocean and climate advocate. He is the first American explorer in history to sail the NW Passage in both directions. David has sailed more than 70,000 nautical miles, including below the Antarctic Circle, 3 times across the Atlantic, 8 times over the Arctic Circle, twice around Cape Horn and in 2009-2010, was the photographer on board OceanWatch that sailed the 28,000-mile circumnavigation of North and South America. His documentary of that voyage was nominated for an Emmy and published in the beautiful photo book: One Island, One Ocean.
Exploring the Arctic led Thoreson to see the issues of climate change and water quality, and he hopes now to inspire others to explore their connections to nature and address climate issues locally and globally.
We continue our Earth Month shows with a guest from Lake Okoboji, Iowa who has most certainly lived a life of adventure.
David Thoreson is an explorer, storyteller, photographer, and ocean and climate advocate. He is an Explorers Club fellow and the first American explorer in history to sail the NW Passage in both directions. David has sailed more than 70,000 nautical miles, including below the Antarctic Circle, three times across the Atlantic, eight times over the Arctic Circle, twice around Cape Horn and in 2009-2010, a 28,000-mile circumnavigation of North and South America. His documentary of that voyage was nominated for an Emmy and published in the beautiful photo book, One Island, One Ocean.
We are kicking off Earth Month by bringing back an inspirational eco warrior. Ellie Hammond, who we had on at the beginning of the year, is back to once again share her story and inspire us to action.
Ellie serves as an environmental steward under Green Iowa AmeriCorps and writes Ellie’s Room, where she shares positive perspectives about climate change and the opportunities it presents to better our planet.