Episodes

  • Sustainability Fair Mini Series: This Not That
    Aug 10 2021

    In this episode we talk with Laureanna Raymond-Duvernell, our first ever guest on GreenCast. Laureanna has written an amazing book for kids called "Under in the Mud" that we discuss a bit here as well as her involvement with the Sustainability Fair this year.


    Link to her book:

    https://www.amazon.com/Under-Mud-Laureanna-Raymond-Duvernell/dp/1645381935/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=laureanna+raymond+duvernell&qid=1628606347&sr=8-1

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    21 mins
  • Sustainability Fair Mini Series: Good Harvest Market
    Aug 5 2021

    In this episode we talk with one of the sponsors for our Sustainability Fair. Joe Nolan owns Good Harvest Market and tells us a bit about the history of the store and what they are all about. We talk about the sustainability goals of an organic grocery store and how they are working to help their customers find local organic food.

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    21 mins
  • Sustainability Fair Mini Series: WasteCap
    Jul 6 2021

    In this next installment of our Sustainability Fair mini series we chat with WasteCap, a waste reduction service that helps companies save money and resources. At the end we get some useful tips on how to make the fair and our lives a little more zero-waste!

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    21 mins
  • Sustainability Fair Mini Series: Prairie Hill
    Jul 5 2021

    In our next episode before our Sustainability Fair in August, Laura sits down with Jessica from Prairie Hill Waldorf School to understand how the Waldorf curriculum integrates sustainability differently.

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    8 mins
  • Sustainability Fair Mini Series: Eco Evie
    Jun 29 2021

    In this short episode we chat with one of our exhibitors and sponsors of the Waukesha County Green Team Sustainability Fair on August 28, 2021. Eco Evie Apparel is a mom-and-daughter retail company that uses their shirts to spread the news of sustainability and donate money to save endangered species.

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    13 mins
  • Sustainable Home Construction
    Jun 16 2021

    In this episode Laura sits down with Tim O'Brian of Tim O'Brian homes and they talk about what makes sustainable construction of residential buildings, and how sustainability can be integrated into the design of homes.

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    49 mins
  • BONUS: Spanish Mini-Series #5
    Jun 6 2021

    It's another bilingual episode coming your way! In this installment, the students of Oconomowoc High School's Global Sustainability Class teach us about gardening - how to start a garden and the benefits of gardening from the perspective of sustainability and the Sustainable Development Goals. Like all of our Spanish collaborations, the first half of this episode is in Spanish, and the second half is the English translation.

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    12 mins
  • How to make your home Zero Carbon!
    Jun 1 2021

    In this episode Laura sits down with Steve to talk about how he was able to make his home zero carbon, and how he was able to do it for free! In previous episodes we've talked about carbon on a larger scale with businesses (see "Can Carbon be Neutral?"), but this episode offers a game-plan on how individuals can use this information in their own homes.

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    33 mins