Most of us grow up eating without ever being taught where our food comes from, or how it impacts the planet. Join host Rose Daily and guests Tia Tevaarwerk and Hannah Best as they discuss sustainable food choices: why they matter, their impact on the planet and community, and personal food choices they've made. Additionally, they give tips and advice on how to stay motivated while making these sustainable choices.

(0:01:55) Defining "sustainable" food

(0:03:02) Your food choices matter!

(0:08:55) Resources required to raise plants vs animals

(0:11:16) Vegan, vegetarian, and eating locally

(0:22:29) Protein sources, traveling, eating out, debunking misconceptions, & costs.

(0:35:59) High quality soil produces nutrient dense plants

(0:38:16) It's more than just a diet

(0:46:25) Pro tips for making sustainable food choices

(0:49:53) Easy plant-based swaps

(0:58:04) Education, awareness, & strictness

(1:01:04) Staying motivated with sustainable food choices

Trees are capable of so much more than just providing shade and cleaning our air. Join host Rose Daily and guest Brian Wahl (Wisconsin DNR) to learn all of the amazing benefits of trees, including how they reduce energy costs, increase anti-cancer proteins in the body, and bring more business to your downtown. This episode also explores how to protect trees during construction projects and small things you can do to help the trees on your property thrive.

Planting trees correctly: https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/urbanforests/treeplantingresources

Heat island & trees: https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2017-05/documents/reducing_urban_heat_islands_ch_2.pdf

International Society of Arboriculture: Trees are good.org (learn about tree care and how to find a certified Arborist): https://wwv.isa-arbor.com/publicoutreach/treesaregood/index

Nature’s Riches: The Health and Financial Benefits of Nearby Nature : https://www.naturewithin.info/New/2016.11.Economic_Benefits_of_Nature_in_Cities.KWolf.pdf

Forest Bathing: https://longevity.stanford.edu/lifestyle/2023/10/03/the-difference-between-hiking-and-forest-bathing/

Timestamps:

(01:49) The urban forest

(03:26) Trees: are they the answer?

(05:23) Wildlife habitat, dust mop, carbon sequestration

(07:58) $80 million in energy savings

(10:31) Trees & the heat island effect

(14:10) Sponge in a rainstorm

(17:17) Health benefits of trees

(18:49) Forest bathing & anti-cancer proteins

(21:42) Birth weight in children

(24:33) Property values & downtown shops

(30:50) Impact of emerald ash borer

(32:06) Replacing a mature tree with sapplings

(37:03) Damaging trees during construction projects

(44:33) Help your trees THRIVE

(58:23) resources & closing thoughts

"Protecting special places forever" is the mission statement of Groundswell Conservancy, a local nonprofit focused on land conservation. Join host Rose Daily and guest BJ Byers to learn how land is selected for conservation, what happens after acquisition, and how community members can get involved in land restoration.

Groundswell Conservancy: https://groundswellconservancy.org/

Find your local land trust: https://landtrustalliance.org/land-trusts

(01:00) Protecting special places forever

(02:48) What land is worth conserving?

(06:03) Rare & endagered species

(10:01) What's next after land acquisition?

(13:10) Conservation easement

(21:24) Groundswell's work in action