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Phanat Xanamane and Carl Cooper

Friends and entrepreneurs Phanat Xanamane (43) and Carl Cooper (34) discuss their community garden and market in New Iberia, Louisiana and how they hope to give back to the community and the youth.

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Brandi Adakai and Jeffrey Jaramillo

Co-workers and friends Brandi Adakai (33) and Jeffrey Jaramillo (56) discuss the food pantry they run in Pueblo, Colorado, locally sourced food, and their Empowerment Center.

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Karen Stith, Nancy Bentley, and John Atkinson

Spouses Nancy Bentley (76) and John Atkinson (80) speak with their friend Karen Stith (80) about the Charmaine Nymann Community Garden at Bear Creek Regional Park.

Jeff Quattrone of the Library Seed Bank of New Jersey

Folklife Director Lesley Schierenbeck interviews Jeff Quattrone of the Library Seed Bank about the Folklife Foodway of Jersey Tomato seeds and their impact. Listeners will learn about history of seed banks, and their impact on community outreach and history. Jeff...

Seth and Sharad Stump Discuss Preparing for the Climate Emergency

Seth Stump (22) and Sharad Stump (51) discuss how her community created a shared vision to reduce carbon emissions by reducing driving and travel. She describes how people adapted to working at home and from getting social interactions from community...

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William Hortz, David Jones, and Donna Sagan-Hortz

William "Bill" Hortz (62) shares a conversation with his wife Donna Sagan-Hortz (60) and friend David Jones (83) about food security, community-focused work, the organization One More Plate, and the lessons they have learned from their work.

Douglas Purviance and Sean Loutzenhiser

Friends and fellow members of Carver Community Garden of East Harlem Douglas Purviance and Sean Loutzenhiser discuss life in NYC during Covid-19 quarantine, how community gardening has changed their lives, and the differences between life in NYC and Belgium during...

Carol Newnam, a small farmer with a large impact

An interview with Carol Newnam, owner of the Friends of CORA Community Garden

Food Bank Experiences

We discuss Carlyn’s experiences working/volunteering at an amusement park and Chesterfield Food Bank. She talks about what she’s learned from both places

Church Community Garden

An interview with one of the garden coordinators about the garden located at Good Shepherd United Methodist Church.

Two highschool students go to the foodbank to learn about how it works.

Two high school students went to the food bank to interview the volunteer services manager to learn more about how the food bank operates and how it helps people in need. In this interview, we asked how the food bank...