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.
I want to live! Kristy Sobel, “The Prizefighter,” survived a horrific car accident with a prognosis of two months to live. With a hard fight surviving breast cancer and managing pain from autonomic neuropathy, she is now a humanitarian ambassador. Her journey serves as a source of inspiration, encouraging others to persevere and not lose hope.
Filmmaker finds imagination from his childhood seeds of creativity which birthed Ryan Denmark’s entertainment career. As an editor, he was discovered by Barry Alexander Brown. (Do the Right Thing, MalcolmX’, Inside Man) Ryan works on Spike Lee films, Barry Alexander Brown Films, and was associate producer for several episodes of the Netflix hit, Happy. Ryan’s films as a director and writer have won at film festivals – ‘Hell’s Heart. and Plush and Romeo and Juliet vs the Living Dead’ co-written with Jason Witter.
Mumbai is a city of dreams, attracting people from various states and cultures with its diverse cuisine and educational opportunities. Ghulam Jilani, raised by his grandparents and family, faced financial instability as a farmer’s child. After struggling to focus on studies in college, he moved to Mumbai, where he encountered two individuals who significantly impacted his life.
Catherine hosts the podcast “Your Positive Imprint” featuring guests who are transforming lives through their actions, education and information.