NWI Earth Day: Saturday, April 20th 9am – 4pm

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Earth MirthKathy Sipple speaks with Donna Stuckert from the Recycling & Waste Reduction District of Porter County about Northwest Indiana Earth Day, happening this Saturday, April 20th from 9am to 4pm at the Porter County Expo Center. This year will feature more exhibitors than ever before. Parking and admission is free.

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Connecting to Our Inner Environment: What Yoga Teaches Us About Flow

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Yoga Suka Shala in Valparaiso: view looking upwards from Shavasana pose.

Yoga Suka Shala in Valparaiso: view looking upwards from Shavasana pose.

Many times environmentalists are very concerned with external air and water quality, but don’t think often enough about their own body’s internal “air quality.”

Host Kathy Sipple speaks with Kassie Meeks, about Ujjayi Pranayma breathing (sometimes called ocean breath), a balancing and calming breath technique. This style of breathing keeps the vital life force, prana, circulating throughout the body rather than escaping from it. Continue Reading

Urban Foraging: Sharing Fruit in Your Neighborhood

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apple_tree.247100648_stdDo you have a fruit tree on your property that makes a mess when excess fruit falls to the ground and rots? Here’s a way to plug into a network of people who see your problem as their solution. Podcast host Kathy Sipple speaks with Orianna Tiell of Neighborhood Fruit.

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Neighborhood Fruit helps people find and share fruit locally, both backyard bounty and abundance on public lands – 10,000 trees nationwide and counting! Continue Reading

Local Shrimp… In Northwest Indiana?!?

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ShrimpHost Kathy Sipple speaks with Rich Ferlazzo, partner at the Valparaiso Shrimp Company about his business, Fins LLC/DBA Valparaiso Shrimp Company. They are a retail and wholesale supplier of high quality fresh salt water shrimp. Their facility is one of 9 privately owned indoor re-circulation salt water systems in the United States and the only operational clear water system.

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We’re in this to raise people’s consciousness about their food and where it comes from. ~ Rich Ferlazzo

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Figure Eight Brewing and Our Local Food Web

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Figure Eight BreweryPodcast host Kathy Sipple speaks with Neal Davey, ‘Purveyor of Fate’ at Figure Eight Brewing in Valparaiso about their efforts to run as sustainably as possible.

Sustainability is an important part of our business model… There are always things we can do to try to control consumption of water… We do our best to make sure any waste is taken out of the equation. We recycle what we can… We explore different connections—how can we reach out and give as much back to the community as we can. Our spent grains go to several local farmers to feed their livestock rather than into the waste stream. ~ Neal Davey, Figure Eight Brewing Continue Reading

Indiana Travel: The Enjoyment of Quiet Sports

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I started camping because it was low cost, but fell in love with it. Even after my career progressed and I could afford a power boat, I remained rooted in human powered sports because of the relaxation and exercise it provides. I like that I can sneak up on nature.
~ Eric Stallsmith

219 GreenConnect host Kathy Sipple speaks with A Greener Indiana‘s Founder, Eric Stallsmith, and Kevin Ayres of Leave No Trace, live from the Quiet Sports Expo in Indianapolis. Continue Reading

Vacant to Vibrant: Gary Hosts Green Infrastructure Community Forum

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(Gary, Ind.)- The City of Gary’s Vacant to Vibrant community kick-off forum to discuss Gary’s green revitalization efforts will take place Thursday, February 28, 2013 at the Aquatorium, 6918 Oak Avenue in Gary from 5-7pm.

The community kick-off forum will introduce green infrastructure projects taking place in Gary and announce different ways citizens can become involved. Green infrastructure uses natural landscapes to manage stormwater, reduce flooding and create healthier urban environments. Forum topics will include:

  • Vacant to Vibrant: Repurposing Lands Using Green Infrastructure
  • Marquette Park Lagoon Storm Water Management Project
  • Brownfield Cleanup and Redevelopment Efforts
  • Sheraton Hotel Demolition End-Use Strategies
  • Rain Barrel and Green Infrastructure Training Workshop Opportunities Continue Reading

Indiana Dunes: Behind a Photographer’s Lens

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Pete Doherty

Pete Doherty

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I find the dunes to be very peaceful and therapeutic environment…kind of mystical in a way.

Host Kathy Sipple speaks with photographer Pete Doherty owner of Doherty Images, LLC.

It looks different every time you go, in terms of how the light hits it and how the wind is blowing. And that’s what makes these trips out to the dunes so interesting for me. I go out there quite a bit, but it can be different every time.

The color of the water can be different–there can be variations of blues and greens in the water. If you go out after a big storm the water can be kind of murky. It all changes.  That’s kind of what I like about it. Continue Reading

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