November 7, 2009 – Green $ense
Urban Farming
This edition of Green $ense will focus on urban agriculture – from gardening to farming – as Robert Colangelo interviews guests that include non-profits, visionaries, and entrepreneurs that are reducing the carbon footprint by bringing food to the people. Tune your radio dial to 820 AM at 4:00 pm Central or turn your computer into a radio as we stream live. We also have podcasts available of all of our shows at http://greensenseshow.com.
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People
Glenda Daniel, Community Greening Director of Openlands, will discuss how they are protecting open space, how they’re working within cities to raise food, and why urban gardening is popular.
Planet
Ken Dunn, Founder of The Resource Center, talks about how he established the Resource Center over 30 years ago, and what they are doing to revitalize city neighborhoods in Chicago through urban gardening.
Chad Bliss, Executive Director/Founder of Cob Connection, talks about where they’ve established urban crops, where and how they generate income, and how they work with students to build food systems in the community.
Profit
George Economos, Marketing & Community Relations Specialist at Whole Foods Market, talks about the network of local growers they use to sell their produce in Chicagoland stores.
Mike Score, Chief Advisor to Hantz Farms, talks about how they are going to
create the world’s largest urban farm within the city of Detroit, and what obstacles they’ve had to overcome so far.
Nick Brusatore, Technical Director of TerraSphere Systems, LLC, talks about how this entrepreneurial startup company has developed a unique high-technology that takes farming vertical to increase crop yield.
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