Connecting Communities: Kalamazoo Earth Day
Connecting Communities, is a podcast for stories of individuals and groups who are taking action on environmental issues. We will to show you how you can begin urban gardening, native planting, and exploring sustainable energy. Connecting Communities is a part of the Kalamazoo Earth Day Festival.
You can watch the video recording of the show on one of PMN’s cable outlets or on-demand at publicmedianet.org.
Opinions shared in the show may not reflect the opinions or beliefs of the Kalamazoo Earth Day Committee as a whole or each individual involved.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 79
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Mothers of Hope - Gwen Lanier and Stephan Moore
Gwen and her grandson, Steph Moore, sit down to discuss the history and creation of the community organization, Mothers of Hope. Both Gwen and Steph have been supporting families in Kalamazoo who hav…
Move with Joy - Joy Morris-Burton and Aerick Burton
Meet Taylor Van Winkle! Kalamazoo County Sustainability Coordinator
Meet Taylor Van Winkle! They are an addition to Kalamazoo County Government, in a brand new role: the Sustainability Coordinator for the County. As a transplant from Kansas, Taylor can speak about th…
Urban Exposure - Jackie Mitchell
Host: Patrick Hershberger and David Benac
Jackie Mitchell is someone who sees a problem and inserts herself because she knows that a situation can only get better when people are together trying to …
Healthy House For Women - Pam Coffey & Megan Allen
Children's Nature Playscape
Asylum Lake Preserve Association - John Kreuzer and Lauri Holmes
Kleinstuck Preserve - Erin Fuller & Heather Ratliff
Kleinstuck Preserve is a large preserve that is centrally located in Kalamazoo with an incredibly diverse ecosystem of plants and animals. In 2019, a parcel adjacent to the preserve went on the marke…
Chubby Goat Acres
Chubby Goat Acres
Why did the chicken cross the road? It was definitely to get to Chubby Goat Acres! Chubby Goat Acres is a farm animal sanctuary in southwestern Michigan. The founder, Chris Kreutz, …
Growing Edison - Stephen Dupuie
He's back! Stephen Dupuie, director of the Edison Neighborhood Association will update us on what has been going on with the urban gardening program, the community toolbox, and what new resident-led …
Kalamazoo Area Wild Ones is turning 25!
They are ready to celebrate! From Pints and Plants meet ups, to garden tours they are making so many birthday plans where you can hang out with these folks this year. There is a reason why this group…
Katie McPherson and Emily Brittain - Building Blocks
Hosts: Joe Byars and David Benac
Building Blocks is a neighborhood revitalization organization that uses resident energy, ideas and people-power to improve neighborhoods in Kalamazoo. From beautific…
Remi Harrington, Zoo City Food, and Katie Pearson, Tabitha Farm - Food Justice and Food Sovereignty
Better World Builders - Mark Lee
It is COLD outside! Especially if you live in an older house, you can spend a frustrating amount of time, money, and resources on trying to address that. You may have even gotten to the point of cons…
Audubon Society of Kalamazoo - Gail Walter and Donna Keller
Kalamazoo Nonviolent Opponents of War, Daniel Smith and Said Abubakr - Free Gaza, Ceasefire in Palestine
Kalamazoo River Watershed Council - Krazy about the Kzoo Doug McLaughlin and Kenneth Kornheiser
This episode had some sound interference from 18 min 30 seconds to 20 min 22 sec.
The Kalamazoo River Watershed Council uses science and the wonder of nature to benefit the Kalamazoo River. Their wo…
Honoring the Land, Ensuring a Future - Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish (Gun Lake Tribe) Elizabeth Binoniemi-Smith, Virginia Sprague-Vanderband, John Shagonaby
Representatives from the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe) join our hosts today talk about current work that is being done to connect communities in in the area wi…
Rosalie Hill: Designing Sustainable Fashion
Hillary Rettig, Nico Rodriguez, Ellen Nelson & Vegan Kalamazoo - The Joy of Eating
This panel discusses the benefits and hurdles of a vegan lifestyle. The vegan curious or vegan enthusiast will enjoy this conversation about food, tough choices, and community.