My Own Two Hands | An AZYEP Podcast: Recent Episodes
Adele Craft, Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program
Our local and global communities are currently being challenged by a plethora of environmental and social problems. My Own Two Hands is a monthly collaboration between Colorado Mountain College (CMC) Sustainability Studies program and the Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program (AZYEP), hosted by Adele Craft. Tune in to hear inspiring conversations about sustainability issues with CMC students, local kids, and experts. Dig deep into topics like climate change, water conservation, active hope, and self care. Learn about solutions and actions we can all take to make a positive impact on our planet. Listen on KDNK the third Wednesday of the month at 4PM.
In this episode of My Own Two Hands, Adrián catches up with long-time co-collaborator Eden Vardy, who founded and leads The Farm Collaborative, a local non-profit that he describes as a "collaboration for regeneration" dedicated to building our local foodshed.
On this episode of My Own Two Hands, host Adrián Victór is on a field assignment in Camuy, Puerto Rico, where regenerative farming innovators Stephanie Syson and Dan Whitney have just founded a 35-acre jungle homestead and an exciting non-profit called the Caribbean Agroforestry Institute.
This month’s episode of My Own Two Hands features mushroom cultivator Matthew Mateo Rader, founder of Toadstool Traditions. Mateo shares his knowledge and insights about the many health benefits of "functional mushrooms."
On this month's episode of My Own Two Hands, host Adrian Fielder continues his investigation of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict by circling back with Will Hodges, community organizer and co-founder of the local group CeaseFireNowRFV, which has generated much public dialogue in the Roaring Fork Valley since last month's episode.
On this month's episode of My Own Two Hands, Adrian chats with Hamilton Pevec about the history of medicinal uses of fungi, a new film project Hamilton is working on about the role of fungi in making cheese, and a special event on micro-dosing hosted tomorrow night by the Western Colorado Mycological Association in the Carbondale Library.
This episode introduces Andrés Better (Andy), a current student of Colorado Mountain College’s Bachelor of Science program in Ecosystem Science and Stewardship, and a graduate of the college's Permaculture Design Certificate. Over the years, he’s developed a passion for documenting biodiversity in his home country of Ecuador and in Colorado where he grew up.
In this episode, host Adrián Victór Fielder speaks with Kevin Hillmer-Pegram, Professor of Sustainability Studies at Colorado Mountain College (CMC), about the role of sustainability within CMC's new strategic plan ("Mountain Futures") and about how CMC students, staff and faculty are teaming up to measure the college's sustainability efforts via the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education's STARS reporting framework.
In this episode, Adrián catches up with Steve Skadron (College VP and Dean of Colorado Mountain College's Aspen/Carbondale campus) to hear his unique story. Along the way, they talk WeCycle, upcycling and a new jobs training opportunity for local residents to get preparation for living-wage jobs in the sustainable apparel sector thriving right here in our region: a certificate in Outdoor Soft Goods Manufacturing, offered at Colorado Mountain College's Aspen campus and part of the college's Action Sports Industry program.
On this month's episode of My Own Two Hands, hosts Adele Craft and Adrian Fielder talk with Maisa Metcalf from Holy Cross Energy about her sustainability journey, time at CMC, and current projects.
On this month's episode of My Own Two Hands, hosts Adele Craft and Adrian Fielder talk with Heather Exby, Colorado Mountain College Vice President and Campus Dean about her time at CMC, her breadth of experience in education, and community wide sustainability on a college campus.
On this month's episode of My Own Two Hands, host Adele Craft talks with Janell Togno, CMC Sustainability graduate, about her experience at the Earthship Academy in Taos, New Mexico. They discuss sustainable building and mental wellness.
On this month's episode of My Own Two Hands, hosts Adele Craft and Adrian Fielder talk with Sheehan Meager, CMC Sustainability Student, forest service intern, and plant lover. They discuss sustainability, wellness, and the power of plants.
On this month's episode of My Own Two Hands, hosts Adele Craft and Adrian Fielder speak with Seth Goddard of Slalom ESG. They talk about sustainability, ESG or Environmental Social Governance, regenerative economies, and using data as a tool for change.
On October's episode of My Own Two Hands, host Adrian Fielder talks with Colorado Mountain College sustainability studies student Fallon Santander about sustainability, permaculture, plants, food systems, and more.
On this month's episode of My Own Two Hands, host Adrian Fielder speaks with Kim Langmaid, Colorado Mountain College's Associate Professor of Sustainability Studies and Mayor of Vail. They talk about sustainability and stewardship in the Eagle Valley, as well as CMC's Sustainability Studies program.
Hosts Adele Craft and Adrian Fielder talk with Aaron Perry, founder of the non-profit Y on Earth Community. They discuss sustainability, holistic health, and Aaron's new book "Viriditas".
Recent Colorado Mountain College Bachelor of Arts in Sustainability Studies graduate, Christina Matzl, talks about her senior capstone project. We talk about factors that contribute to community involvement in climate change initiatives.
Recent Colorado Mountain College Sustainability Studies graduate, Jarrod Majkut, talks about his senior capstone project. We dig into the power of narrative and storytelling to influence climate action, conservation, and change.
On this special episode of My Own Two Hands, host Adrian Fielder chats with CRMPI founder Jerome Osentowski, planner Maya Ward, and local expert Michael Thompson about the special use permit relating to Colorado Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 7th at the El Jebel Courthouse at 2:30 pm.
Colorado Mountain College sustainability studies student, Holly Fox, discusses affordable housing in her hometown of Steamboat Springs. Learn more about the Brown Ranch affordable housing development by listening to this episode with guest Sheila Henderson of the Yampa Valley Housing Authority.
Colorado Mountain College sustainability studies students, Sierra and Camden, discuss water issues in their watershed: the Yampa River Valley. They learn about problems and solutions to this sustainability issue by talking with Madison Muxworthy with the Yampa Valley Sustainability Council, and Ben Beall of Friends of the Yampa.
On this month's My Own Two Hands, Adele Craft talks with Sheehan Meagher and Ava Gilbert about local food systems, farming, and community resiliency.
Adele Craft talks with Colorado Mountain College (CMC) sustainability students, James Ring and Christina Matzl, about water issues in the west.
On this month's My Own Two Hands, Adele Craft talks with Colorado Mountain College's Kevin Hillmer-Pegram about sustainability, social action and self care.
The Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program's Adele Craft talks with Brittany Parker and Lauran Garcia, current Bachelor of Arts in Sustainability Studies program students, as well as Alex Curtiss alum about Colorado Mountain College's student-led sustainability club.
This if the first of a monthly series and collaboration between the Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program, the Colorado Mountain College Sustainability Studies Program and KDNK. AZYEP's Adele Craft talks with CMC's Wofly Draper, Sheehan Meagher and Professor and Dean of Students, Adrian Fielder, about the program and sustainability issues.