What is Sustainable Landscaping?

06/01/23 • 37 min

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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Building a Better Food Future

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.

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Who Cares About Toilets

Who cares about toilets? Billions of people do because they have no where to go. This is a huge impact on our water systems. Enter the World Toilet Organization who's taking action with projects across the globe to address the lack of toilets. We'll talk about why their work matters and get knee deep in the details with Dr. Jack Sim, the world's number one, #2 man.
Dr. Jack Sim is a successful businessman who created more than a dozen businesses in Singapore. At the age of 40, he decided to devote his remaining years to helping disadvantaged communities develop sanitation to combat a host of problems caused by the lack of available toilets.

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