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Guest host Emily Russell, of Russell Health & Wellness and Shaklee Distributor, will be talking with Laura Zaranski, M.S. L.Ac., the clinic director for East Wind Acupuncture about Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Acupuncture.  They will discuss the similarites and differences between eastern and western medicine, what health issues TCM can help treat, and how TCM and acupuncture can help you to acheive a greater state of health and wellness.

Host Kathy Sipple speaks with Jim Erdelac, Education & Volunteer Manager at the Shirley Heinze Land Trust, about the power of volunteerism. Together, Shirley Heinze Land Trust and local volunteers accomplished a wide variety of restoration projects in 2012.

Guest Host Emily Russell, Wellness Consultant and Shaklee Distributor for Russell Health and Wellness, speaks with Diane Nelson, owner of Au Natural Market in Valparaiso, about how to stay healthy naturally during the cold and flu season.  Diane will be sharing different natural remedies that can help build one's immunity to prevent or stop most commom sicknesses that can slow us down during the holiday season.

Host Kathy Sipple interviews Julie Rizzo, Founder of St. John based Recycled Granite and My Choice Recycling.

In August, 2008, Julie launched Recycled Granite. To date, Julie and her network of stone recyclers have saved an estimated 5,000,000 pounds of granite and stone scraps from being dumped into landfills across America. The stone is repurposed; the recycled granite is used for split stone tile, landscaping pavers, mosaics, aggregates and jewelry.

Rizzo was inducted into the Northwest Indiana Society of Innovators in 2011 and was recognized in the Congressional Record for innovative contributions.

Host Kathy Sipple speaks with Nicole Barker, Executive Director, and Nathan Pavlovic, Land and Advocacy Specialist at Save the Dunes about the oil pipeline company Enbridge Energy and their plans to construct approximately 60 miles of new pipeline for the transportation of tar sands through Northwest Indiana. The construction will involve excavating approximately 30 rivers and streams in the Lake Michigan Watershed and impacting wetlands along over 4 miles of the pipeline’s length. 

What you can do:

Share this link! Post on Facebook, forward the link to your email contacts, post on Twitter, etc. Attend a public hearing Thursday, August 23rd: Representatives of Save the Dunes will discuss plans for the pipeline and highlight opportunities for public input on the proposal, including a public hearing hosted by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources on Thursday, August 23rd at 4 PM in Meeting Room B of the Valparaiso Public Library.

Kathy Sipple speaks with Amanda Arceo, Head of Avicenna Academy, an Islamic school in Merrillville. The school planted a garden this year with the help of some local partners. Arceo will share what the experience has meant for community outreach opportunities as well as for student learning.

Host Kathy Sipple speaks with Paul Quinlan, Stewardship Program Manager at the Shirley Heinze Land Trust. The Trust works to protect and restore ecologicaly significant natural areas in Northwest Indiana.

Since its inception in 1981, they have acquired for preservation over 1,100 acres of natural land surrounding southern Lake Michigan, including 900 acres they own outright, 100 acres held as conservation easements and 30 acres transferred to the National Park Service and Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

Paul Quinlan earned an M.S. in Environmental and Forest Biology from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. He previously worked for the Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission. Paul has been the Stewardship Program Manager since December 2002.

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Host Kathy Sipple speaks with Janel 

Hyland, Founder of the Facebook

Group: Organic Garden and Food

Buying Group of Northwest Indiana.

Members come together to share

information, make better choices and

save money by purchasing natural,

organic, non-GMO products and

produce from local farms in bulk.

Host Kathy Sipple speaks with Carl Lisek from South Shore Clean Cities about NIPSCO’s IN-Charge Electric Vehicle Program and the incentives that this program brings to Northern Indiana.

They will also discuss current projects focused on compressed natural gas (CNG) and diesel emission reductions.

Host Kathy Sipple speaks with John Gibson of Sustainable Indiana 2016 about their statewide citizens’ initiative to locate and showcase gardens and gardeners in each of Indiana’s 92 counties. The effort launched on May 21, 2012 and will culuminate in a grand, one-day,statewide celebration of gardens and gardeners on Saturday, August 18, 2012.

To find out more or register to host a party in you area click here.

“Celebrating Indiana Gardens” is the first in Sustainable Indiana 2016’s series of five annual citizen-involvement efforts leading up to Indiana’s Bicentennial in 2016.

Garden celebration parties may include:advice on successful gardening by master gardeners, garden produce potlucks, celebrity appearances and Bicentennial Green-Legacy Garden/Gardener awards.