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Kyla walks through a thought experiment with her dad, Michael, where they imagine it is the year 2030. Together, they reflect on how a neighborhood in Northern Michigan achieved carbon neutrality and responded to the climate crisis over the last...

In this we discuss how local food has impacted Alicia’s life and how she has strived to support local food in Ann Arbor. She begins by discussing how her family immigrated from Italy and how local food was very community-based...

CSA’s that didn’t go according to plan and the benefits of the local food system beyond that of the actual food.

We talk about local food consumption, traditions that are followed and how local context situations can turn into a funny story

Here, we talk about what's going on with local food in Ann Arbor and share our thoughts and memories about food.

Dawn and Kiana Lindsay discuss how communities can take action to be more climate resilient.

Anna describes the importance of future-oriented behavior change approaches that center autonomy, eudaemonic well-being, and frugality. She discusses storytelling as a powerful envisioning tool, the additive benefits of the Supportive Environments for Effectiveness model, and the appropriate role of experts.

We talk about ambiguity of what the climate emergency means to us and how it is difficult to conceptualize what the future will look like. Madison discusses personal methods of reflection and how lessons can be taken from the current...

In this interview, Janet and I talk about her past experiences with climate change and how her past experiences have shaped how she is preparing for the climate emergency. We discuss what measures she has taken in the past, what...

Luke & Jordan enact a thought experiment of what a sustainable future will look like and how we got there. Specifically imagining being in the year 2030 having achieved carbon neutrality, Luke answers questions about how his community came together...

Mish and Esti talk about food systems status quo and ways to improve it

I take some time to reflect on the course, Psychology of Environmental Stewardship taught by Dr. De Young at the University of Michigan's School for the Environment and Sustainability. I talk about my main take-aways from the course like the...

Jillian talks about her major takeaways from her class, Psychology of Environmental Stewardship, and the importance of evaluation and solution-based strategies. Along with this, she reflects on how this information will help in her personal and work life in the...

Haley explains how community gardens and switching to plant-based food were here community's response to the climate crisis.

Maaike and Kyla reflect on what they learned in EAS561: Psychology of Environmental Stewardship and what they will take with them into their future careers.

Livi talks about accessibility of local foods, farmers markets, and moving to a new city one day.

This interview discusses some of the issues individuals may have in their preparation for the climate emergency. Specifically, affordability regarding environmentally sustainable products makes it difficult to adopt necessary behaviors. Additionally, with so much information out there on the climate...

Will describes a car-free Ann Arbor.

John Delisa and Cameron Scharff discuss a hypothetical change in behavior for a town in northern Michigan in 2030 to help combat climate change. This includes changes both small and large for folks from different socioeconomic backgrounds.

Yiang and John discuss renewable energy usage in 2030 after Yiang has successfully implemented a behavior change program.

In this conversation, Shivani and Anjali discuss the work that has taken place over the past 10 years to get us where we are today in 2030. Shivani provides some insight into building up local food systems.