Growing Our Future
Episodes
52 episodes
Ep. 52 Big Green DAO 2024 Annual - Power Plant Podcast: Gardopia Gardens and West Broad Street YMCA
SSG Lacy "Mc" McDonald is joined by David Cason (West Broad Street YMCA) and Ashton Ellis (Gardopia Gardens). The Y brings people together and nurtures potential by connecting people of all ages and backgrounds to bridge the gaps in community n...
Ep. 51 Rooted in Style: Sustainable Fashion with Larissa Leath & Saige Thomas
In this episode, we sit down with Larissa Leath and Saige Thomas to talk all things sustainable fashion, creativity, and community. Larissa and Saige share more about their backgrounds in fashion, media, and production, reflect on the success o...
Ep. 50 Big Green DAO 2024 Annual - Power Plant Podcast: Mohammed Schools
SSG Lacy "Mc" McDonald is joined by Sister Terri Ali and Sister Tazar Gissentanner. They are part of Mohammed Schools of Atlanta, which sits on four acres of urban land located in the inner city of Atlanta, Georgia. The school's quarter-acre ga...
Ep. 49 Big Green DAO 2024 Annual - Power Plant Podcast: Cultivate-Collective & ModGarden
SSG Lacy "Mc" McDonald is joined by Kris De la Torre and Aamar Khwaja. Kris De la Torre is with Cultivate Collective, which unites education, wellness, sustainability, and economic vitality to support holistic human development and drive meanin...
Ep. 48 Big Green DAO 2024 Annual - Power Plant Podcast: Melosong C.I.T.Y. and Clayton Early Learning
SSG Lacy "Mc" McDonald is joined by Vickie Woodard of Melosong C.I.T.Y. and Sydney Futrell with Clayton Early Learning. Melosong C.I.T.Y., a community dedicated to growing healthy food sustainably, thrives on the passion and volunteer efforts o...
Ep. 47 Big Green DAO 2024 Annual - Power Plant Podcast: Rustic Roots Sanctuary
SSG Lacy “Mc” McDonald is joined by Janett Lewis with Rustic Roots Sanctuary. Her involvement in Spanish Lake began as a business investment but became a calling. She quickly fell in love with the land and the people, choosing to stay and pour ...
Ep. 45 Big Green DAO 2024 Annual - Power Plant Podcast: Project Sweetie Pie Mr. Michael Chaney
Stephen Lucke is joined by Project Sweetie Pie with Mr. Michael Chaney. Project Sweetie Pie works with neighborhood residents, non-profits of all sizes, universities, members of faith communities, friends, community-based organizations, educati...
Ep. 44 Big Green DAO 2024 Annual - Power Plant Podcast: Growing Hope
Stephen Lucke is joined by Julius Buzzard with Growing Hope. Julius found his home in Ypsilanti in 2013, and never looked back. He spent the formative years of his career within the local nonprofit and education sectors and always created ways ...
Ep. 43 Big Green DAO 2024 Annual - Power Plant Podcast: Mo'Betta Green (Ivory)
Check out this podcast from the @biggreen DAO 2024 Annual Conference 🌱Stephen Lucke is joined by Ivory Sambula. She works for Mo'Betta Green, a farmer's market in Denver, Co’s Historic F...
Ep. 42 Big Green DAO 2024 Annual - Power Plant Podcast: Rebels in the Garden & Mo'Betta Green (Ms Bev)
Stephen Lucke and SSG Lacy "Mc" McDonald are joined by Rebels in the Garden and Mo'Betta Green, Beverly Grant and James Grevious. Beverly Grant’s gift to her hometown is about more than a few plants, though. Born and raised in the area b...
Ep. 41 Big Green DAO 2024 Annual - Power Plant Podcast: Catherine Burns
Stephen Lucke and SSG Lacy "Mc" McDonald are joined by Catherine Burns, a story midwife and consultant, keynote speaker, and former artistic director at The Moth.#sustainability #SanAntonio #GardopiaGardens #TheMoth #podcastepi...
Ep. 40 Big Green DAO 2024 Annual - Power Plant Podcast: Integrative Development Initiative
Stephen Lucke is joined by Elinor Crescenzi and Ellie O’Bosky of Integrative Development Initiative, a nonprofit that highlights and affirms the importance of initiation and organized initiatives in bringing about a world that is more compas...
Ep. 39 Big Green DAO 2024 Annual - Power Plant Podcast: Gardeneers
SSG. Lacy “Mac” MacDonald is joined by Paris Monaghan and Joseph Campos of Gardeneers. They work with Chicago’s South- and Westside schools and communities to contribute positively to the larger food system. They do this by supporting youth ...
Ep. 38 Inside the Gardopia Internship with Lilah Wheat
In this episode of the Growing Our Future Podcast, host Stephen chats with Lilah Wheat, Gardopia Gardens' Education, Health, and Environment Intern and a senior at Trinity University. Lilah shares how her studies in anthropology shaped her curi...
Ep. 37 Learning, Leadership & Life Lab with John Fisher
In this episode of the Growing Our Future Podcast, host Stephen is joined by John Fisher from Life Lab, an organization dedicated to garden-based learning and environmental education. John shares his journey of teaching children to connect with...
Ep. 36 Indigenous Nutrition with Keianna “Kat” Cachora
In this episode of the Growing Our Future Podcast, host Stephen sits down with Keianna “Kat” Cachora, Traditional and Nutritional Food Specialist at Hardin School District in Hardin, Montana. Kat shares how she weaves Indigenous food traditions...
Ep. 35 The Garden Experience at Charlottesville Highschool
In this episode of the Growing Our Future Podcast, host Stephen is joined by Peter Davis, an urban farming educator, and Justin Malone, principal of Charlottesville High School in Virginia. Peter and Justin share how they collaborated to start ...
Ep. 34 About Armadillo Gardens with Alec Ferguson
In this episode of the Growing Our Future Podcast, host Stephen sits down with Alec Ferguson, co-founder of Armadillo Gardens—an urban farm rooted in the heart of San Antonio. Alec shares the story behind the farm he runs with his wife, Valerie...
Ep. 33 Getting to Know Gina Ortiz Jones
In this episode of the Growing Our Future Podcast, our host Stephen is joined by Gina Ortiz Jones, Former United States Under Secretary of the Air Force and current candidate for Mayor of San Antonio. Gina reflects on her time in the mil...
Ep. 32 Spring Growing with Cydny Bagley
In this episode of the Growing Our Future Podcast, host Stephen is joined by Cydny Bagley, the winner of last year’s Spring Grow-A-Thon. Cydny shares her winning journey, from the challenges she faced to the creative strategies she used to grow...
Ep. 31 Sowing The Right Seeds with Patty Ward
In this episode of the Growing Our Future Podcast, host Stephen is joined by Patty Ward, co-owner of Sow Right Seeds. Patty shares the inspiring story behind how she and her husband launched their family-owned seed company in Gre...
Ep. 30 Looking at Logos with Tanner Freeman
In this Episode of the Growing Our Future Podcast, Stephen sits down with Tanner Freeman, the creator of our Gardopia Logo!
Ep. 29: Amazing Initiatives at SA Metro Health with Nadia Gaona & J'Shcarla Adkins
In this episode of the Growing Our Future Podcast, Stephen is joined by Nadia Gaona and J'Shcarla Adkins to explore the incredible initiatives and impactful work being led by SA Metro Health across San Antonio. Tune in to learn about their inno...
Ep.28: Talking Trees and Farms with Sylvain & Sarah Clavieres (Part 2)
In this two-part Episode of the Growing Our Future Podcast, Stephen sits down with Sylvain & Sarah Clavieres of Talking Tree Farms. As they discuss soil health, homesteading, and urban agriculture.Make sure to check out Talking Tree...