Wildlife conservationist Lisa Hywood of Zimbabwe’s Tikki Hywood Foundation focuses on lesser-known animals like the pangolin, the most trafficked mammal. Her foundation provides shelter and medical care for animals. Lisa emphasizes responsible stewardship of the planet and suggests educational alternatives to traditional ambassador animals. More about the pangolin is in the film “Eye of the Pangolin.”
Julie Cluff, a mother who lost two young children in a tragic car accident and faced severe PTSD, embarked on a journey for answers and forgiveness. She found purpose in helping others cope with grief and aims to coach those who have experienced loss to create lives filled with joy and purpose, sharing a message of hope.
Christine Deck of Deck Family Farm emphasizes that humane handling benefits both animals and meat flavor. The farm focuses on sustainable livestock practices, enhancing soil fertility through composting and managing grazing with diverse grasses. They also believe in maintaining a healthy ecosystem that includes predators and promoting environmental stewardship. The farm avoids pesticides and herbicides and holds certifications for humane handling. Key factors for their success include transparency, sustainability, and organic farming. Christine also discusses various farm certifications like free range and humane certified, noting their difficulty to obtain.
“I burned the meatloaf so dad made Mom quit her job.” This Bonus episode features homemaker Merle Powell from Kodiak, Alaska. Growing up during the Great Depression Merle developed resilience and compassion through her experiences. A pivotal moment involving a burned meatloaf taught her valuable lessons about sacrifice. She’s married to the late Guy Powell, a king crab researcher. The episode encourages you to enjoy your delicious recipes and certainly explore more episodes.
Permaculture is becoming more popular around the world because it is useful in responding to climate change and also to constrained natural resources. Sigrid Drage is a successful permaculture farmer in Austria. She shares her holistic design on this episode. Permaculture is a sustainable design system that applies ecological principles that are found in nature. For example, some of those designs include regeneration, integrated water resources, ecological and environmental designs.
Ideum is a New Mexico based creative company focused on using emerging technologies to design public installations and products that lead to meaningful visitor experiences. Ideum’s creative designer, Becky Hansis-O’Neill, also a biologist, shares information on Ideum. Additionally, she shares some of the innovative and exciting exhibitions they built for various clients for public installations enhancing visitor experiences through interactive displays to educate about penguins and conservation at Albuquerque New Mexico’s Bio Park Society’s Penguin Chill. Ideum also works on a pottery project with Acoma artist Michele Lowden.
Allyson Zahm and Becky Hansis-O’Neill tell the story of Penguin Chill, an innovative installation that raises awareness about climate change and penguin conservation. Allyson, from the New Mexico BioPark Society, highlights the effectiveness of technology in storytelling as interactive displays engage visitors more than traditional signage. Partnering with Ideum, a creative technology company, they developed engaging conservation messaging. The project shows how visitors can learn about penguins and global conservation. The making of Penguin Chill in Albuquerque is shared, inspiring imaginative and scientific thinking through interactive experiences.
Andrew Bracken fosters partnerships to boost sustainable agriculture for small farmers, focusing on global food security amid climate change. In Kenya, herders face drought, but initiatives like Feed the Future provide tools like satellite technology to help locate pastures via an app. In Mozambique, after two cyclones, efforts focus on supplying seeds for the next season and providing food aid to farmers who lost crops. Bracken’s work aims for sustainable success in these communities.
Glassblowers David Royce and Michael Boyd prioritize sustainability in their craft. They founded Bicycle Glass, Co. to produce eco-friendly light fixtures from post-consumer glass, reducing waste. Their studio operates on renewable wind energy, achieving near carbon neutrality, and utilizes recycled packaging. They aim to share their journey and innovations for a sustainable future.
Laura Michelle Powers, celebrity psychic, helps people access their intuition and healing abilities. She promotes personal growth for collective betterment and openness to the energetic realm.