Building a Better Food Future
05/01/23 • 46 min
What is “organic farming”? How does it differ from traditional farming? How does it affect our water resources? Why does it matter? This podcast will explore these questions and help listeners understand how they can participate in and support organic farming in their communities.
Anita Waghani is trained in Permaculture Design, Soil and Water Stewardship, and she’s a Master Gardner. Anita has a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the Illinois Institute of Technology and a Bachelor’s degree in Business from Mumbai, India. She loves using the harvest from her garden to cook, preserve, make herbal teas and medicine. She is constantly learning and experimenting with using local, seasonal ingredients to make her family recipes. She is an avid yoga practioner.
Chris Hoffer is the Director of Community Education at Tilth Alliance, where he began working in 2014. He supports a variety of community-based programs, including classes for adults; senior wellness and nutrition education; environmental stewardship; community gardens; and partnerships with community-based organizations. He has a particular passion for composting, drip irrigation, edible landscapes and native plants. Outside of work, Chris enjoys cooking, creating an edible home landscape, restoring Seattle’s urban forest and backpacking throughout the Northwest.
Learn more about Cascade Water Alliance’s We Need Water Program
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What is “organic farming”? How does it differ from traditional farming? How does it affect our water resources? Why does it matter? This podcast will explore these questions and help listeners understand how they can participate in and support organic farming in their communities.
Anita Waghani is trained in Permaculture Design, Soil and Water Stewardship, and she’s a Master Gardner. Anita has a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the Illinois Institute of Technology and a Bachelor’s degree in Business from Mumbai, India. She loves using the harvest from her garden to cook, preserve, make herbal teas and medicine. She is constantly learning and experimenting with using local, seasonal ingredients to make her family recipes. She is an avid yoga practioner.
Chris Hoffer is the Director of Community Education at Tilth Alliance, where he began working in 2014. He supports a variety of community-based programs, including classes for adults; senior wellness and nutrition education; environmental stewardship; community gardens; and partnerships with community-based organizations. He has a particular passion for composting, drip irrigation, edible landscapes and native plants. Outside of work, Chris enjoys cooking, creating an edible home landscape, restoring Seattle’s urban forest and backpacking throughout the Northwest.
Learn more about Cascade Water Alliance’s We Need Water Program
Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @weneedh20
Watch the episode on Youtube
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How Safe Is Our Drinking Water? With Environmental Geologist Jessica Atlakson
Is the water in Washington REALLY safe to drink? Is tap water healthy for us? Do you need a water filter in your home? Concerns about water quality are prevalent. The U.S. prides itself on clean, safe drinking water, yet, terrible water crises have occurred in Flint, Michigan and Jackson, Mississippi in recent years that seem to contradict the notion of American drinking water being safe.
How do we know that our drinking water is safe and something like this won’t happen to us? Join us for our conversation with Environmental Geologist, Jessica Atlakson of the City of Redmond, Washington as she answers all our questions about water quality and safety.
Jessica Atlakson is an Environmental Geologist at the City of Redmond, Washington with over 20 years of experience in water quality. She develops quality assurance programs and plans for Redmond’s groundwater, creates groundwater protection codes and assists with groundwater sampling and quality investigations.
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What is Sustainable Landscaping?
Traditional landscape management involves heavy inputs of water, chemicals, and fossil fuel-powered machinery. The environmental impacts are significant. Sustainable landscaping offers an alternative, but what is it? At its core, sustainable landscaping seeks to work with natural processes to achieve a landscape that is aesthetically pleasing, functional, with lower maintenance. This podcast will explore the techniques involved in sustainable landscaping and the benefits to you and your local environment.
Ladd Smith co-founded In Harmony Sustainable Landscapes in 1994 out of his lifelong passion for protecting the environment. In Harmony Sustainable Landscapes is a provider of organic based landscape services in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties in Washington. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Ornamental Horticulture from the University of Nevada, Reno.
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