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Terra Verde delivers news and views about the most critical environmental issues across California and globally. From agriculture and wildlife to energy and climate change, industrial pollution to design solutions, Terra Verde brings you stories of struggle and triumph that will determine the future of our planet.
This fundraiser show features a conversation with Dr. Daphne Miller, a Bay Area-based family physician whose second book, Farmacology: What Innovative Family Farming Can Teach Us About Health and Healing, was published on April 16 (the book is available as a thank-you gift for listener supporters in this fund drive). Dr. Miller explains her reasons … Continued
Many of us have heard of the decline of bee populations, which play a crucial role in our food supply chain as pollinators. The situation is very disturbing, but today on Terra Verde, we try not to dwell so much on the somber side of the story. Instead, we’ll delve into the positive and proactive … Continued
Earth Day is just a couple weeks ago and no doubt, you’ve been racking your brain for weeks, thinking about what you’re going to do for the Earth this year. Today we will be talking about new developments in Restoration Ecology, and a few specific sites in the Bay Area. One of the characteristics that … Continued
Listen in today as we hear from organizers in Canada and around the U.S. about their strategies for non-violent direct action to resist the development of the Keystone XL pipeline and the further extraction of Alberta’s oil sands.
Spring is here, and tasty delights are sprouting up in gardens across the Bay. In the spirit of this seasonal rebirth, today we talk with Ashel Eldridge of S.O.S. Juice, Kay Cuajunco of The People’s Kitchen, and Navinna Khanna of Live Real. They are three local trailblazers in a growing network of individuals and organizations … Continued
Today we talk to Kemba Shakur, founder & director of Oakland-based Urban Releaf, Greg Harrell-Edge with Friends of the Urban Forest in San Francisco, and Seth San Filippo of Urban Lumber Co. in Eugene, Oregon about their work with trees in the city.
In honor of International Women’s Day, Terra Verde speaks with two local activists who are working with women in some of the poorest countries in the world to solve environmental problems and to advance sustainable development — while empowering women along the way.
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