219 GreenConnect

219 GreenConnect host Kathy Sipple speaks with Professor Nicole Negowetti, a Law Professor at Valparaiso University. Negowetti teaches a food law class and is the organizer behind the April 24th local food summit in Valparaiso.

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The 2012 NIRPC Regional Food Study mentioned in this episode is available here.

219 GreenConnect host Kathy Sipple speaks with Kathy Luther of the Northwest Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC) about a new program designed to help make solar energy more affordable and accessible to region residents. Listen in to learn which communities have signed up and how you can be a part of it.

Host Kathy Sipple speaks with Marshall Willoughby, a hard core environmentalist from Gary, Indiana about his permaculture lifestyle. Marshall lives in a 120-square foot geodesic dome and generates his first 1000 watts of electricity using his home built wood gasification unit. He grows much of his own food and considers it medicine since it is far superior to a lot of what is grown commercially in nutrient depleted soil.

"One day, Willoughby believes, there will be no gas for your cars and your toilet will not flush. If that day comes — and Willoughby thinks it will soon — he will wake again on the floor of his dome, load wood into his generator, and his life will not have changed at all." Excerpted from a Chicago Tribune article. Read the rest here.

Host Kathy Sipple speaks with Valparaiso Indiana artists, Melissa Washburn and Aimee Tomasek. They are part of a collaborative effort called Community Supported Art Valparaiso, representing eight local emerging and mid-career artists working in a variety of media. CSA Valpo connects artists and supporters of the arts in the community and is partnering with the Porter County Museum to facilitate these connections and strengthen their presence of the arts in Porter County.

From February 15 – May 16, 2015, the Porter County Museum will feature work from this year’s CSA artists in the 2015 Robert Cain Gallery Exhibit. The new exhibit will open to the public February 15, 2015 from 1-4p and feature a panel discussion with the artists at 2p. Learn more here.

Host Kathy Sipple speaks with Eric Zosso from Zoseco Co-working in Valparaiso, Indiana, a new space designed to allow small businesses to get ahead without the overhead. They provide flexible memberships and include benefits like ultra-fast internet and complimentary coffee and tea to keep members energized and on point. 

Learn what co-working is about and whether it may be right for you.

Host Kathy Sipple speaks with Randi Light of Enlightened Living Hypnosis about her plans for a shared meditation to heal Mother Earth. Randi will attend the live event at East Wind Studios in Chesterton, Indiana on Earth Day -- April 22, 2014 -- and the event will also be available via live streaming at this link.

Host Kathy Sipple speaks with Valparaiso, Indiana based Spiritual Cartoonist, Annemarie Marti, about her whimsical line of greeting cards that celebrate Earth Day, everyday.

Host Kathy Sipple speaks with Chef, Brad Hindsley Executive Chef and Owner of Spire Farm-to-Fork Restaurant and Artist, Laura Marie Panozzo of LaPorte. Brad and Laura created Our Common Thread as a creative collaboration between Spire Farm to Fork Cuisine and Earth Angel Eco Art by Laura Marie Panozzo. It's a unique celebration that celebrates what connects each one of us.

219 GreenConnect host Kathy Sipple speaks with Highland, Indiana Permcaculture Designer, Randy Jamrok, author of a new booklet entitled, "Permaculture Solutions to Climate Change".

The booklet is meant to be a way to provide a framework for people new to permaculture to begin implementing solutions for their community, as well as communities already involved in implementing solutions to assess their actions. The booklet stresses the importance of collective / community solutions over individual actions.

Get a copy of the book.

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