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How a Small Group of Locals Created a Huge Nature-Based Park in their Hometown
Season 1 Episode 36
How do you make stuff happen - like saving a beautiful area from development and creating instead an amazing nature-based park that the locals, wildl…
2 months, 1 week ago
The Amazing Honey Bee Matriarchal Society and a Year in Beekeeping with Sawyer Gilsdorf
Season 1 Episode 35
Honey bees! In this episode I chat with Sawyer Gilsdorf, professional beekeeper with Björn’s Colorado Honey in Boulder, Colorado (and my awesome neph…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Why are Three Specific Bird Species the Focus of Conservation in Minnesota?
Season 1 Episode 34
Emilia Skogen fell in love with birds at a young age and has been working with them ever since. In today's episode, I talk with her about why she's s…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Protecting Public Lands Matters - And How We Can Help
Season 1 Episode 33
In this episode I hit the North Country Trail with Matt Davis, the Regional Trail Coordinator for MN, ND and WI for the nonprofit, North Country Trai…
3 months ago
We Just Experienced Climate Chaos in MN - What Do We Do Next?
Season 1 Episode 32
Minnesota's AQI hit record highs recently during the wildfires making it feel apocalyptic with smoky, brown skies, evacuated homes, and air quality t…
3 months, 1 week ago
How Small-Scale Farming Changed Cody's Life
Season 1 Episode 31
Erika sits down and talks with farmer Cody Kurowski at his Sower’s Harvest Farm in Fergus Falls, MN to find out what got him into farming, why he’s g…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
What's a Food Co-op & is 'Organic' for Real?
Season 1 Episode 30
What's different with a food co-op and can we really trust the organic food label? Erika talks with farmer and Manna Food Co-op General Manager, Rya…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
FROGS! with Interpretive Park Ranger, Kelly Blackledge
Season 1 Episode 29
Love frogs? Toads? Kelly sure does and shares with us why.
In today’s episode, Erika talks with Interpretive Park Ranger of 30 years, Kelly Blackledge…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Easy & Cheap Alternatives for Non-Toxic Cleaning Supplies For Your Home
Season 1 Episode 28
It's crazy how many toxic and hazardous 'cleaning' supplies we use in our homes. There's a better way.
In today’s episode, Erika sits down with form…
4 months ago
Tapping Into Micro-Courage to Speak Up with Dr. Karen Branden
Season 1 Episode 27
For this episode, I’ve invited Dr. Karen Branden back on the show to talk about a topic that’s been bugging me.
Why do we as humans often not speak up…
4 months, 1 week ago