On this week’s program, your host, Justin Mog, puts down his shovel to catch up with the Urban Ag Coalition (https://foodinneighborhoods.org/grow/), one of Forward Radio’s proud Community Partners! Listen in as we get our hands dirty and get down in the weeds with some amazing urban growers here in Louisville: 
 1. Sara Beth Sammons is Supervisor for the Jefferson Co. Soil & Water Conservation District, and a landscape architect & urban homesteader;2. Mark Robbins is a Farmer with Sacred Earth Community Garden; a member of the Louisville Urban League Farm Cohort; and maker of delicious juices;3. Tevon Terry is also a Farmer with Sacred Earth Community Garden; but he also works for Change Today, Change Tomorrow; and a member of the Rural-Urban Exchange; and 4. Bethany Pratt is an urban farmer; a Local Food System Specialist with UK Extension; and a berry and chicken enthusiastWe ask this amazing panel of growers what it takes to be an “urban farmer” and what are some of the challenges facing urban farming in Louisville? We also discuss FSA services & getting a farm number for your property; what are some of your favorite things to grow?; and what are some resources in town to support urban agriculture.Tune in, also, for a quick peek at the The People’s Summit on Food Systems and Urban Agriculture: Food Vision 2030, coming up on Friday & Saturday, August 16-17 and Friday, September 13th, hosted by Food in Neighborhoods. The program includes local food justice tours on Friday (8/16) and Saturday (8/17), each of which involve a volunteer agricultural work component in the morning, a group lunch, and an additional site visit in the afternoon. The tours will raise awareness about local success stories with building grassroots solutions to food insecurity and food apartheid, opening space for inspiration, networking, popular education, and skill sharing among participants. The People’s Summit culminates in a full day of participatory conference proceedings on Friday, September 13, which will include general plenary sessions, a variety of thematic workshops, and informal spaces for art and dialogue with sponsors. Learn more and register now at https://foodinneighborhoods.org/peoples-summit/We also learn about the new West End Farmers Market, hosted by Change Today, Change Tomorrow. It is biweekly on Sundays from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM, May 19th through September 8th, in Parkland at 25th and Date Street, and the next one is coming up this Sunday, July14th!As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW!Sustainability Now! is hosted by Dr. Justin Mog and airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at http://forwardradio.orgThe music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at http://appalatin.com