All Podcast Episodes

Ep.173: World Turtle Day

Rachelle explains the importance of World Turtle Day, gives some insight to Ontario's own turtles and what they're up to, and tells listeners what they can do to help protect them.

Contributor:
Rachelle Fortier
Ep.172: Ghost/dark kitchens and farm/food justice

Vanessa explains what ghost/dark kitchens are and their effects, and shines a light on what commissary/community or rental kitchens are and their benefits for the catering/hospitiality industry and the communities they serve.

Contributor:
Vanessa Ling Yu
Ep.171: RAINscape TO
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Jose and Michele explain what a rain garden is and what goes into creating one. They also talk about what makes RAINscape TO special and unique from other contractors.

Contributor:
Jose Torcal and Michele Lonechild
Ep.170: GM crop innovations vs health and environment, to be or not to be?

Javad explains the difference between GM and non-GM crop varieties, GM varieties' effects on health and the environment and explores whether humans should be concerned about using them.

Contributor:
Javad Mozafari
Ep.169: TFN’s advocacy voice over the past 100 years

Ellen takes listeners down memory lane through the Toronto Field Naturalists' (TFN's) 100 years of advocacy.

Contributor:
Ellen Schwartzel
Ep.168: Land Stewardship, to Conserve and Protect

David describes the important role of land stewardship, where it stemmed from, the training process, and what the role entails.

Contributor:
David Cowl
Ep.167: Wildlife at Ontario Place

Francesca shares details of the not-so-secret life of the wildlife at Ontario Place. She explains how listeners can get involved with protecting the park and its nature from land privatization.

Contributor:
Francesca Bouaoun
Ep.166: Spring Ephemeral Plants

Jonathan explains what (spring) epheremal plants are, some examples, how they come to be and some little (sometimes blue) friends who help reproduce them.

Contributor:
Jon Harris
Ep.165: Coronation Park

Paul shares the origins and details of how Coronation Park came to be and how it has stood strong and steady throughout an ever-changing Toronto.

Contributor:
Paul Overy
Ep.164: Wildlife Gardening

Julianne discusses wildlife gardens and provides listeners with advice on where to start, some ideas, what to do and more for their own wildlife gardens.

Contributor:
Julianne Labreche
Ep.163: Biodiversity for Adapting to Climate Change: Food crop innovations and biodiversity

Javad teaches listeners how food crop innovations, like fertilizers, pesticides, and more affect our global biodiversity, and what we can do to protect and strengthen our biodiversity.

Contributor:
Javad Mozafari
Ep.162: Wildlife Disturbance & Ethical Behaviour in Nature

Zunaid discusses how our presence can disturb the nature around us and some ways to behave ethically around wildlife.

Contributor:
Zunaid Khan
Ep.161: A Flower Patch for the Rusty-Patched Bumblebee

Lorraine and Sheila promote the research and discussions in their book, A Flower Patch for the Rusty-Patched Bumblebee. They talk about the importance of pollinators, some common misconceptions that surround them, and the importance of our connection to nature. They expand on how the relationships a...

Contributor:
Lorraine Johnson and Sheila Colla
Ep.160: The Canadian Coalition for Invasive Plant Regulation

Claudette and Cathy inform listeners about the The Canadian Coalition for Invasive Plant Regulation (CCIPR). They educate listeners on the dangers of invasive plants and how to deal with the complications that they bring. They also advocate for the public and environment on behalf of CCIPR — recomme...

Contributor:
Cathy Kavassalis and Claudette Sims
Ep.159: Combined sewers in Toronto and what SDF does with community-based water monitoring

Megan and Maddie talk about the Toronto sewer systems, Swim Drink Fish, challenged that Toronto sewers face, and how citizens can get involved and help.

Contributor:
Megan Coad and Maddie Buzzi
Ep.158: The Meadoway
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Sarah informs listeners about the Meadoway. She discusses many aspects of the project including her experience working on the Meadoway, ways listeners can interact with the Meadoway, and more.

Contributor:
Sarah Kotsopoulos
Ep.157: Forest Therapy
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Carolynne discusses the many benefits of Forest Therapy and how its benefits have been known by many Indigenous communities around the world.

Contributor:
Carolynne Crawley
Ep.156: Biodiversity for Adapting to Climate Change: Future Food Systems

Javad expands on biodiveristy in a series he calls Biodiversity for Adapting to Climate Change and explains how unsustainable our current food systems are. He further introduces new ideas to reduce climate change and focus on environmental resiliency around the world.

Contributor:
Javad Mozafari
Ep.155: Toronto Zoo’s Turtle Headstarting Program

Christine Drader explains what Toronto Zoo's Turtle Headstarting Program does and how listeners can see the progress of baby turtles at the Toronto Zoo!

Contributor:
Christine Drader
Ep.154: Food Biodiversity

Javad explains food biodviersity in depth. He talks about the dangerously narrow biodiveristy in our current food systems, the interdependency of the globe, and the corporate involvement that impacts our food systems everywhere

Contributor:
Javad Mozafari