The Story Walking Radio Hour Archives with Wendy Fachon
Living in Today’s World and Longevity
07-01-24 Living in Today's World and Longevity Guest Michael (Mikey) Peres, Entrepreneur, Software Engineer, Journalist By embracing a natural lifestyle, we can improve our own health outcomes, our quality of life, our longevity and our success. This is exemplified by...
Movement Education Outdoors
06-03-24 Movement Education Outdoors Joann Ayuso, Founder and Executive Director, Movement Education Outdoors Movement Education Outdoors (MEO) takes place on Narragansett, Pokanoket, Nipmuc and Wampanoag land and teaches youth the history of Indigenous peoples and...
Symbiotic Schoolyard: Learning Ecosystem Restoration
05-06-24 Symbiotic Schoolyard: Learning Ecosystem Restoration Guest Janneke Peterson, Founder of Symbiotic Schoolyard As a middle school science teacher, Janneke Peterson sought to involve her students in place-based, real-world projects, but there was a problem. She...
Tania Marien, Podcaster and Founder of Talaterra
04-01-24 Tania Marien, Podcaster and Founder of Talaterra The mission of Talaterra is to change the field of freelance environmental education to make it a sustainable career choice. By fostering an understanding of how freelance educators work in their communities,...
Spinning our Life Experiences into Compelling Stories
03-04-24 Spinning our Life Experiences into Compelling Stories Guest Diane Wyzga, Story Guide, Consultant and Founder of Quarter Moon Story Arts Young and old, we all enjoy listening to good stories. Children, in particular, love listening to parents and teachers tell...
Thrive Outside
02-05-24 Thrive Outside Guest Shannon Rozea, Founder, Thrive Outside Today's kids are our future, however, denying them access to outdoor experiences deprives them of the learning needed to become better stewards of the planet. And, the fact is, many children are...
What is Bioethics?
01-01-24 What is Bioethics? Rachael McIntosh, Founder of the Foundation for Bioethics in Technology Have you ever wondered about the environmental health implications of today's rapidly-evolving technologies? The Foundation for Bioethics in Technology (Bioethics.tech)...
Hope and the Power of Agency
12-04-23 Hope and the Power of Agency Pamela Patalano, Holistic & Spiritual Practitioner, Environmental Activist and Community Organizer The power of agency is “the ability to take action and responsibility for the changes we need to take place for the survival of...
Natural Abundance, Gratitude and Healing
11-06-23 Natural Abundance, Gratitude and Healing Maria Kelly, Founder and Executive Director, AMOR Healing Kitchen Making wise food choices influences our health, how we feel and how we care for our planet. With gratitude we acknowledge that the simplest of foods...
Environmentally-Safe Technology – Part 3
10-02-23 Environmentally-Safe Technology – Part 3 Guest Cecelia Doucette, Director of Massachusetts for Safe Technology, Education Services Director for Wireless Education Invisible and unseen, electromagnetic frequency (EMF) radiation is increasingly impacting...
The Stormwater Innovation Center: Growing Green Infrastructure
09-04-23 The Stormwater Innovation Center: Growing Green Infrastructure Guests Roy Arezzo, Urban Stormwater Education and Outreach Coordinator, The Nature Conservancy; Rebecca Reeves, Education & Outreach Coordinator, Stormwater Innovation Center/Audubon Society...
Love Nature Magic Guest Maria Rodale, Author, LOVE NATURE MAGIC
08-07-23 Love Nature Magic Guest Maria Rodale, Author, LOVE NATURE MAGIC In her new book, Love Nature Magic: shamanic journeys into the heart of my garden, Maria Rodale shows how she came into relationship with the plants, animals and insects that inhabit her...
Forest School Learning
07-03-23 Forest School Learning Guests Diana Brennan and Lindsey Baillargeron, Educators and Founders, Northern Rhode Island Forest School Forest Schools have roots that reach back to the open-air culture, seen as a way of life in Scandinavia. It is a long-term...
Growing Planetary Consciousness with Natural Awakenings with Maisie Raftery Part 2
06-12-23 Growing Planetary Consciousness with Natural Awakenings Part 2 Guest Maisie Raftery, Publisher, Natural Awakenings Greater Boston/Rhode Island Magazine Each month Natural Awakenings magazines across the country take a practical look at the latest natural...
Growing Planetary Consciousness with Natural Awakenings Part 1
06-05-23 Growing Planetary Consciousness with Natural Awakenings Part 1 Guest Maisie Raftery, Publisher, Natural Awakenings Greater Boston/Rhode Island Magazine Each month Natural Awakenings magazines across the country take a practical look at the latest natural...
Why Raise Native Bees? And How?
05-01-23 Why Raise Native Bees? And How? Guest Susannah Otocki, Native Beekeeper and Holistic Practitioner, Blue Lotus Moon Holistic Native bees are designed to pollinate, and they pollinate every flower they visit. A honey bee only pollinates about 5% of the flowers...
How to Design and Build Yourself a Food Forest
04-03-23 How to Design and Build Yourself a Food Forest Guest Graham Towerton, Design Team Leader, Food Forest Abundance A well-designed permaculture food forest incorporates multiple layers of edible plants, including fruit and nut trees, shrubs, herbs, vines,...
Lawns into Meadows: Rebuilding Biodiversity
03-06-23 Lawns into Meadows: Rebuilding Biodiversity Guest Owen Wormser, Landscape Designer, Abound Design Imagine planting native wildflowers in pots on a terrace or transforming a section of your high-maintenance lifeless lawn into a low maintenance meadow habitat,...
Agrohomeopathy for Healthier Farms and Gardens
02-06-23 Agrohomeopathy for Healthier Farms and Gardens Guest Kristina White, Co-founder and Homeopathic Educator, Our Life and Land Agrohomeopathy applies the natural remedies and protocols of homeopathy to improve the health and vitality of pets, livestock, wildlife...
Backyard Farming for Self-Sufficiency
01-02-23 Backyard Farming for Self-Sufficiency Guest Michael Mandeville, Farmer, KNMFARMS Backyard farming practices can help solve today's challenges of food insecurity, food price inflation and pollution caused by factory farming and industrial food production. More...