Tiny Green Chats

In this episode we chat with Christine about her cookie company and how sustainable packaging is just as important as finding local ingredients for her baked goods.

Insert more informatoin. "The Baltimore Orchard Project strengthens communities through  planting and cultivating orchards, teaching citizens to be long-term stewards, and sharing the harvest among neighbors." (https://www.baltimoreorchardproject.org/about).

In this tiny chat, we discuss the many things that Surfriders as an organization does to help protect our environment. "The Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit grassroots organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of our world’s oceans, waves, and beaches." (https://dc.surfrider.org/about/).

Do you have any old T-shirts or materials lying around that you're thinking of throwing? Or find yourself needing craft supplies but don't want to buy it in bulk? Learn more about creative reuse with Scrap B-MORE, a place that specializes in sustainability through craft making and community building. Scrap B-MORE is part of a larger organization, SCRAP, which "became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in 1999. SCRAP Creative Reuse is a network of grassroots creative reuse centers around the country" (https://baltimore.scrapcreativereuse.org/SCRAP-History). Join us as we talk to Nancy Hotchkiss about what creative reuse is, the importance of sustainability, and what a day-to-day life looks like for a volunteer at Scrap B-MORE.

Blue Water Baltimore's mission statement is "to restore the quality of Baltimore’s rivers, streams and Harbor to foster a healthy environment, a strong economy and thriving communities" (https://bluewaterbaltimore.org/about/).  Blue Water Baltimore is part of the International Waterkeeper Alliance, which is a group of over 350 water watchdogs all over the world. Blue Water Baltimore takes a holistic view to all of the issues surrounding water quality. In this tiny chat, we are joined by Alice Volpitta, the Baltimore Harbor Waterkeeper for Blue Water Baltimore. Alice protects and restores the local waterways that flow within the Patapsco and back rivers. We discuss a variety of topics including what is sewage backups, legislation and advocacy efforts done by Blue Water Baltimore, as well as the greater social impact these issues have on communities.