Roots Watering Hole Podcast Series
The Roots Watering Hole podcast series is provided through generous support from the Kalliopeia Foundation. Thanks to their support we have begun the journey to share space in elevated wisdom from numerous voices of people who do good in the world in various forms while providing information to our target communities. Roots Watering Hole produces oral narratives for a multitude of purposes. One track is a monthly gardening education and food literacy series co-hosted by Orrin Williams, the Food Systems Coordinator at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Soil Enthusiast Dr. Akilah Martin. The second track is devoted to independent content created by Orrin Williams and Dr. Akilah Martin as co-hosts and individual producers. The independent track focuses on topics related to our ecosystem as a whole, health and wellness, lifestyle, the arts and culture, and humanities. Both tracks will include guests from multiple walks of life, expertise, wisdom, and disciplines. While our focus is centered on BIPOC communities, we believe that all open-minded people interested in our general well-being as a nation and planet Earth will find the content, we produce useful.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 108
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Clip Carbon Sequestration... Dr. Liz Carlisle Healing Grounds - Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming
Clip with Dr. Carlisle defining carbon sequestration, climate change, and the incontrovertible importance of healthy soils for all beings.
Clip Audience Questions from Kali Johnson Dr. Liz Carlisle Healing Grounds - Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming
Clip with audience questions from Kali Johnson. The questions were edited from the main podcast in the interest of time, but are offered here unedited with Dr. Carlisle's answers.
Our audience member …
Clip Dr. George Washington Carver Dr. Liz Carlisle Healing Grounds - Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming
Clip with Dr. Carlisle responding to a question from Roots Watering Hole podcast co-host and co-producer regarding one of his long-time heroes Dr. George Washington Carver.
Dr. Liz Carlisle Healing Grounds - Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming
This episode was very informative and our guest Dr. Liz Carlisle is inspirational and sparks optimism for the health of our species and all beings.
When I first discovered Dr. Liz Carlisle's book, Hea…
July 2022 Garden Education Podcast
The garden education podcast series is more than anything else presented to encourage the expansion of the home and community garden universe in Chicago and elsewhere, In the United States 95% of us …
June 2022 Garden Education Podcast
The garden education podcast series is a review of pertinent vegetable gardening information in the Chicago, IL area.
It has been a challenging year on many levels here in Chicago and vegetable garden…
May 2022 Garden Education Podcast
An episode in the home vegetable, medicinal, and landscape gardening series for 2022.
Hello Gardening and Farming Friends and Those That Love Fresh Hyperlocal Food,
Well, I apologize for being later th…
Podcast Episode with Clyde W. Ford the author of Of Blood and Sweat: Black Lives in the Making of White Power and Wealth
An interview with the author of one of the best books we have ever read, Of Blood and Sweat: Black Lives and the Making of White Power and Wealth, Clyde W. Ford.
The Roots Watering Hole podcast series…
Danielle Jones Sankofa Village
Danielle Jones is the co-creator of the visionary Sankofa Village project in Arkansas. Tune in to listen to Danielle discuss her vision for communities that are rooted in a cooperative model that cre…
April 2022 Garden Education Podcast Series
In this episode, we will be discussing spring vegetable gardening in the Chicago area in preparation for the upcoming season.
April in Chicago for gardeners sometimes can seem like it is a remote end…
March 2022 Garden Education Podcast
CUT, GardenEd, USDA Hardiness Zones 5 and 6, container vegetable gardening, cool, weather crops, sunlight, photoperiod, full sun. partial sun, partial shade, season extension, cold frames, high tunne…
Very Short 2022 February Garden Education Episode
We will provide an introduction to topics such as STEAM, meteorological versus astronomical seasons, frost dates, etc. as a prelude to our March 2022 garden education podcasts.
Gardeners, please find …
Dr. Derise E. Tolliver
Dr. Derise Tolliver on African-centered psychology.
After we encountered some technical difficulties, Dr. Akilah Martin and I are able to offer our entire interview with Dr. Derise E. Tolliver, One el…
Bonus February Home Garden Education Podcast Episode
Preparing for the upcoming home garden season.
Well, the first episode of the 2022 Home Garden Education Podcast Series dropped today but I wanted to add a short bonus episode about our main topic in …
February Garden Education 2022 Clip Two What Type of Soil to Buy for Your Garden and In Ground Safety
What type of soil do you need for your garden, including raised beds and containers?
There are multiple components that must be considered when gardening. They are sunlight, water, and of course soil.…
February 2022 Garden Education Clip One Reconnecting to Nature Via Soil
Reconnect to nature via houseplants and gardening.
There are multiple components that must be considered when gardening. They are sunlight, water, and of course soil. The focus of the February garden …
February 2022 Garden Education All About Soil
February Garden Education Episode on Soil
There are multiple components that must be considered when gardening. They are sunlight, water, and of course soil. The focus of the February garden education…
Joseluis Ortiz y Muniz on Indigeneity
A clip with our friend Joseluis on the definition and nature of indigeneity.
Joseluis Ortiz y Muniz on the American Food System and Health
The clip with our guest and friend Joseluis discusses the impact of the American food system on our health.
Sacred Wisdom with Joseluis Ortiz y Muniz
The Indigenous View From Northern New Mexico. A Discussion About Food, Water, Soil, and Climate Change. In addition to the interview, you can find two short clips from the episode as well on our webs…