Coming Soon…

Rooted in Discussion is a podcast that focuses on the effects of nature on community and explores various ways in which engagement with the earth fosters and strengthens our connections to each other.

Stay tuned - the inaugural season’s episodes go live this summer!

Season 1 Preview:

1. Byron Brown: Director of Reentry for the New Mexico Corrections Department, whose unit recently obtained greenhouses to bring benefits of gardening to inmates to aid in rehabilitation and preparation for life outside prison.

2. Noah Brennan: Manager of Education and Sustainable Initiatives at the Nature Center at Greenburgh in New York, who provides and oversees multiple programs to engage the local community with nature.

3. Jess Lorden and Pam Millian: Founders of the Food Pantry at Congregation Kol Ami in White Plains, NY, which serves hundreds of people in the local community each week. The pantry relies on donations, including much-needed fresh produce.

4. Courtney Tchida: Midwest Program Associate for the Wild Farm Alliance, with more than 20 years experience as an organic farmer, community organizer, educator, and researcher, who founded the Cornercopia Student Organic Farm at the University of Minnesota and co-created the MN SEED project to connect people to free, locally adapted native species.

5. Andrew and Elizabeth Ward: A family in New York and Vermont whose fascination with bees and their contributions to our environment led them to become beekeepers and cultivate pollinator gardens. Their honey is sought after in the local community and has led to significant donations to environmental causes world