New Roots Community Radio Hour

On this episode of the New Roots Community Radio Hour, we interview the first ever Executive Director for New Roots CO, Evan "Lanny" Ellis. Lanny has a wide variety of experience paired with a passion for growing plants and feeding people that makes him a strong positive force for the food movement in the Eagle River Valley and beyond. New Roots CO is a local Colorado non-profit that focuses on solutions to bridge the gap between the food waste in this country and the dire need for food. Our physical work may be located in Colorado, but this is work that is needed all over the country. Every other week on Thursday we host a local radio show in which we bring local experts on areas pertaining to food, waste, and sustainability to share their knowledge to benefit everyone.

On this episode of the New Roots Community Radio Hour we continue on to part II where we turned the reigns over to our FIRST EVER INTERN, Berit. After she headed back out to college in the Pacific Northwest, she virtually interviewed her professor Paul and his wife Jane. They own 8 acres, which they have worked to turn into a permaculture site with pigs, vegetables, and a lot of family help. New Roots CO is a local Colorado non-profit that focuses on solutions to bridge the gap between the food waste in this country and the dire need for food. Our physical work may be located in Colorado, but this is work that is needed all over the country. Every other week on Thursday we host a local radio show in which we bring local experts on areas pertaining to food, waste, and sustainability to share their knowledge to benefit everyone.

On this episode of the New Roots Community Radio Hour we turned the reigns over to our FIRST EVER INTERN, Berit. After she headed back out to college in the Pacific Northwest, she virtually interviewed her professor Paul and his wife Jane. They own 8 acres, which they have worked to turn into a permaculture site with pigs, vegetables, and a lot of family help. New Roots CO is a local Colorado non-profit that focuses on solutions to bridge the gap between the food waste in this country and the dire need for food. Our physical work may be located in Colorado, but this is work that is needed all over the country. Every other week on Thursday we host a local radio show in which we bring local experts on areas pertaining to food, waste, and sustainability to share their knowledge to benefit everyone.

On this episode of the New Roots Community Radio Hour we finally had the opportunity to bring in our third board member and passionate volunteer, Shawna. She has been with the organization through many of its changes providing her knowledge and passion for including youth in the outdoors and gardening. New Roots CO is a local Colorado non-profit that focuses on solutions to bridge the gap between the food waste in this country and the dire need for food. Our physical work may be located in Colorado, but this is work that is needed all over the country. Every other week on Thursday we host a local radio show in which we bring local experts on areas pertaining to food, waste, and sustainability to share their knowledge to benefit everyone.

This week, Pamela Gibbs, joins us to talk about her introduction to advocacy work through Citizen's Climate Lobby and her focus now to restore healthy soils and the impact it can all have. New Roots CO is a local Colorado non-profit that focuses on solutions to bridge the gap between the food waste in this country and the dire need for food. Our physical work may be located in Colorado, but this is work that is needed all over the country. Every week on Thursday we bring a local expert to discuss all things food related including how to care for the land that we have so it can better provide for us all.

On this week's episode, Adam is joined by Kelly Liken and Hayden Dansky. Kelly is the director of The Community Market in the Eagle River Valley while Hayden is the Executive Director of Boulder Food Rescue and the Food Rescue Alliance. We brought them in to discuss how the old model of charity and emergency food relief systems need to change and what their programs are doing to connect food to communities in a new and lasting way. New Roots CO is a local Colorado non-profit that focuses on solutions to bridge the gap between the food waste in this country and the dire need for food. Our physical work may be located in Colorado, but this is work that is needed all over the country. Every week on Thursday we bring a local expert to discuss all things food related including how to care for the land that we have so it can better provide for us all.

Courtney Cosgriff joins us from the front range of Colorado to talk about Bees! Everything from if you want to be a bee keeper to what you can do as a gardener/human to care for these hard workers. With how much they do to sustain life on Earth, Courtney lets us all see her passion for the bees and doing good. That being said - CONTENT WARNING - a few curse words slipped through towards the end of the show. New Roots CO is a local Colorado non-profit that focuses on solutions to bridge the gap between the food waste in this country and the dire need for food. Our physical work may be located in Colorado, but this is work that is needed all over the country. Every week on Thursday we bring a local expert to discuss all things food related including how to care for the land that we have so it can better provide for us all.

On this episode Shawn and Laura from Vail Honeywagon join us to discuss composting and specifically the new programs that they have here in the Eagle River Valley. Within the show we do talk about information that will help everyone around the country when it comes to home and commercial composting. New Roots CO is a local Colorado non-profit that focuses on solutions to bridge the gap between the food waste in this country and the dire need for food. Our physical work may be located in Colorado, but this is work that is needed all over the country. Every week on Thursday we bring a local expert to discuss all things food related including how to care for the land that we have so it can better provide for us all.

Chris Hudgens joins us on this episode to talk about his butcher shop. While we often talk about eating less meat as a solution to climate issues, Chris sources all of his meat from local farmers who meet strict requirements that he sets for sustainability and ethics. Tune in to find out more. New Roots CO is a local Colorado non-profit that focuses on solutions to bridge the gap between the food waste in this country and the dire need for food. Our physical work may be located in Colorado, but this is work that is needed all over the country. Every week on Thursday we bring a local expert to discuss all things food related including how to care for the land that we have so it can better provide for us all.

It may be winter, but there is still plenty you can do to prepare your garden for the spring. On this episode our board member and master gardener, Lanny Ellis, walks us through the various yet simple tasks to make your spring more efficient and successful. New Roots CO is a local Colorado non-profit that focuses on solutions to bridge the gap between the food waste in this country and the dire need for food. Our physical work may be located in Colorado, but this is work that is needed all over the country. Every week on Thursday we bring a local expert to discuss all things food related including how to care for the land that we have so it can better provide for us all.

This week we are taking some time to talk about our upcoming Food Summit for 2019 and trying out some new equipment for our podcast. If you live in the Eagle River Valley of Colorado and you struggle in any way to bring food home or you are looking to do some good in the community, contact us at info@newrootsco.org New Roots CO is a local Colorado non-profit that focuses on solutions to bridge the gap between the food waste in this country and the dire need for food. Our physical work may be located in Colorado, but this is work that is needed all over the country. Every week on Thursday we bring a local expert to discuss all things food related including how to care for the land that we have so it can better provide for us all.

This week we are trying something new on the podcast. New Roots snippets is a short format show that condenses some of our longer interviews into easy to listen to episodes that are 15 minutes or less. This episode attempts to enlighten listeners about what sustainability is when it is portrayed in so many confusing ways. The New Roots Community Radio Hour is a weekly radio talk-show in the Central Rocky Region of Colorado. While our primary work and focus revolves around Colorado, these topics and concepts apply all over the country and the world. Tune in each week online or subscribe to our podcast to stay up to date with what is going on.

This week we are joined by Sophia from Walking Mountains Science Center and Samantha Miller of All The Good Stuff to talk about conscious consumerism and zero waste giving. The holiday season is a time in which we tend to send a lot of waste to the landfill, but it doesn't have to be that way. Check out this weeks episode to learn some of the things you can do to celebrate the holidays while reducing your impact! New Roots CO is a local Colorado non-profit that focuses on solutions to bridge the gap between the food waste in this country and the dire need for food. Our physical work may be located in Colorado, but this is work that is needed all over the country. Every week on Thursday we bring a local expert to discuss all things food related including how to care for the land that we have so it can better provide for us all.

On this weeks episode of the New Roots Community Radio Hour we have special guest Hannah Semler in studios with us. Hannah comes to us with experience from all over the world, but currently resides in Maine. She has devoted years to addressing the issues of food waste and need through various organizations across the country that she has either created or helped create and she now brings her expertise to Colorado! The New Roots Community Radio Hour is a weekly radio talk-show in the Central Rocky Region of Colorado. While our primary work and focus revolves around Colorado, these topics and concepts apply all over the country and the world. Tune in each week online or subscribe to our podcast to stay up to date with what is going on.

This week is a special podcast only episode of the New Roots Community Radio Hour. We are joined by Jonathan "Durty" Mosely who has spent the last two years traveling by bike and doing volunteer work around the country. Durty came to be know by the group with his time as a Green Rider in which he biked from New York City to Seattle with a group of 48 volunteers planting gardens, fruit trees, picking up trash, and general good deeds for the community.

This week we welcomed Doug Amberg into our studio to discuss another aspect of hemp - residential construction. Within this topic we talk about the sustainability and feasibility of using hemp as a building material and how it stacks up to other materials and as a use in the US. The New Roots Community Radio Hour is a weekly radio talk-show in the Central Rocky Region of Colorado. While our primary work and focus revolves around Colorado, these topics and concepts apply all over the country and the world. Tune in each week online or subscribe to our podcast to stay up to date with what is going on.

This week we welcome Rita and Kelly from the Eagle River Valley Food Bank to discuss what our community is doing to address both the food waste issue and the serious gap between food needs and resources due to affordability and availability. New Roots CO is a local Colorado non-profit that focuses on solutions to bridge the gap between the food waste in this country and the dire need for food. Our physical work may be located in Colorado, but this is work that is needed all over the country. Every week on Thursday we bring a local expert to discuss all things food related including how to care for the land that we have so it can better provide for us all.

New Roots CO is a Colorado based non-profit with a focus on local, healthy, and sustainable sources of food. This extends out into how we care for our Earth, which brings us to our interview with Harvey Craig of Boot Ranch Farms. Harvey grows hemp for the purpose of medicinal CBD. In this talk we cover not only the benefits of CBD and what to look out for, but also some of the practices within the industry that you should know such as pesticide use and waste.

This week Nicole and Adam talk with Meighen Lovelace (Insta: meighenlovelace Twitter: @farmermeighen) about Food Policy. While it is an immense topic to discuss, Meighen breaks down a lot of the intricacies to address some of the issues with our current policies and potential solutions. Meighen has been living in Colorado for almost 20 years and has dedicated her life working towards positive change in the political realm around access to healthy food. You can catch a new episode of the New Roots Community Radio show almost every week! Subscribe to our channel to stay up to date with all things food and sustainability.

This week on the New Roots Community Radio Hour, Nicole and I are talking about water and how precious it is. When you look at our world, it is covered with water and seems endless. However, only 3% of that water is fresh water and less than .5% of all water on Earth is fresh surface water for us to consume. Tune in to find out the impact of this on your life and what you can to do take care of such a precious resource.

This week we are joined by Laura Hartmann, Suzie Roberts, Gray Harrison, and my co-host Nicole Abrams. Laura is a local to the Eagle River Valley and has worked with many community organizations. The rest of us met biking across the country as Green Riders where we found out first hand the amount of waste our country produces through food.

Each week New Roots CO discusses issues that are important to you pertaining to local healthy food access and sustainability.