Green Team Academy

Are you spending tons of time working for the planet, but not getting paid for it? Or maybe you can't spend as much time as you'd like because of your job. Sound familiar? If either of those are you, then you'll want to tune in to my interview with  Lisa Yee-Litzenberg, Green Career Advisor . Find out how to take your experience and passion, so you can spend more time  protecting the environment a...

Throwing food away is the most heartbreaking waste of all. In this episode, Lesly Baesens, Denver Department of Health & Environment, tells us about the Denver Food Matters pilot that is working to reduce food waste in restaurants. You'll also discover surprising tips and resources for reducing food waste at home.  Visit the Green Team Academy website for show notes, photos and free resources: htt...

Kristina Welch is the Executive Director of nonprofits Jovial Concepts and the Co-Op at 1st. With 67 gardens across Metro Denver and a health and wellness cooperative, Kristina tells us how they are growing food and community.  For complete show notes and photos, visit https://www.greenteamacademy.com/podcast/068-kristina-welch-jovial-concepts/

To be a changemaker, you need to know how to operate on all levels of the engagement ladder, from personal choice, to community organizing to policymaking. In this episode, you'll discover how regular people like you are changing laws and policies at all levels of government.  Discover tips from the October 8, 2019 Environmental Policymaking meeting for the Green Team Accelerator Lab from speakers...

Meet community organizer and environmental and social justice advocate, Ean Thomas Tafoya of Denver, Colorado. This episode is a mash-up of my Earth Week Summit interview with Ean Thomas Tafoya, along with an update of some of his latest work as an organizer of the Resilient Denver ballot initiative. Complete show notes and links at: https://www.greenteamacademy.com/podcast/067-ean-thomas-tafoya/

Pollinators are the nearly-invisible workforce that keeps our ecosystems functioning. Tune in to hear how anyone and everyone can make a difference to protect the health of people, pollinators and the web of life. In September 2019, our Green Team Accelerator Lab toured the University of Denver's community garden with People and Pollinators Action Network.  In this episode, you'll discover: What a...

Litter that begins anywhere can end up impacting the health of our oceans. Tune in to hear my interview with Dann Diez about the International Coastal Cleanup Day. Oceans make up over 70 percent of the earth's surface. The seas connect all of us to each other, beyond boundaries. Whatever harm we do on land trickles out to the ocean, through evaporation and the cycle of water. Dann Diez is part of...

Tune in for a video tour of the Bakhita Garden, St. Ignatius Loyola's community garden. The purpose of the garden is to feed the poor, while nourishing the earth and building community in Denver, Colorado. When Paul Gibson began attending the St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church, he heard about the parish green team. The  Care for Our Common Home  team, named after the Pope Francis Encyclical of th...

Tune in to hear my interview with high school juniors who are growing the Lakewood High School Environmental Club: Amanda Opp, Club President and Founder Lucy Carney, Club Vice President Lauren Utz, Club Vice President Visit https://www.greenteamacademy.com/podcast/062-lakewood-high-school-environmental-club/  for photos and detailed show notes.  Please forgive the sound quality. There is some win...

At age 16, high school student Jesus Villalba Gastelum shares what he and other youth leaders are organizing the September 20, 2019 Youth Climate Strike Los Angeles. Jesus stepped into the role of organizer just seven months earlier. His story is a real inspiration of how individual action makes a big difference.  View complete show notes on the Green Team Academy website.

Composting rocks! Tune in for my interview with Tara Tull, one of the coordinators of the 2019  Denver Compost Challenge . Hear how she and other partners are encouraging Denver residents to compost more, any way they can!  Visit the Green Team Academy website for complete show notes and photos .  In January 2019, Tara joined the  Green Team Accelerator Lab , an initiative led by Joan to mentor 20...

Tune in to hear my interview with the founder of the  Sierra Leone School Green Club . We talk about how and why he started the club, what they've been doing to make a difference and their plans for the  upcoming September 20, 2019  School Strike for the Climate .  Alhassan Sesay's personal motto is, "If not us, who? If not now, when?"  Sierra Leone is one of the poorest countries in the world and...

If you go into your office every day, it looks pretty similar. But, if you hike the same place throughout the year, it changes dramatically. Nature is a master at transformative change. Humans forget that it's possible. The May 2019 Global Assessment from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services says: “Through ‘ transformative change ’, nature can still...

Green Team Academy Podcast with Joan Gregerson: Episode 57 Tune in to hear my interview with second-grade teacher Anese Forsyth. Learn how Anese started recycling in her 2nd grade bilingual classroom in Reagan Elementary and how it soon spread to become a resource for the entire community. Visit Green Team Academy for complete show notes and resource links .   Meet Anese! Anese attributes her pass...

Tune in to find out how a Denver, Colorado entrepreneur is putting some zing into residential and commercial composting pick-up! Vann Fussell is the founder and chief officer of Compost Colorado, a unique compost service based in Denver. Compost Colorado swaps members' full compost buckets each week with new, clean buckets filled with eco-friendly samples and products. Compost Colorado is like com...

It's summertime and that means outdoor festivals, food and fun... and more often than not, a ton of waste! Tune in to this episode to hear from long-time event coordinator, Becky Migas of B Green Events about how to plan and execute epic zero waste events! Don't freak out... Your first step is to try it. Learn and do better next time! Zero Waste Tips from Becky Migas, B Green Events Becky has year...

More resources at www. GreenTeamAcademy.com Some communities have loads of grocery stores and Farmers Markets options, while others have little to none. Rose Thomas noticed the lack of options in her community of Green Valley Ranch in Denver, Colorado. Without any background in this, Rose dove in and founded the Green Valley Ranch Farmers Market. Tune in to discover the challenges and joys of star...

More resources at www. GreenTeamAcademy.com As part of Cris Sorency's literacy class at South Lakewood Elementary, students studied the art of persuasion. Then, they put it into action! Hear from Ben Kerchner, who just graduated from fifth grade at South Lakewood Elementary and how their class, the "Styrofoam Stoppers", worked to get their school to stop using the 2,000 Styrofoam trays per week in...

What is the right balance between creativity and control? How can you use both to make a bigger impact and struggle less?  That's what we're talking about today! It's so important to be able to take creative risks but we can't do that without relinquishing the idea that we can control the outcome. This is important for making bigger strides for environmental impact and for enjoying every moment of...

Green Team Academy Podcast with Joan Gregerson Episode 51:  In this session, we're looking at how to use the book "The Artist's Way" by Julia Cameron to be more effective eco-leaders and enjoy life to the fullest by unblocking our creativity.  My Story Why Creativity Matters to You Secret 1 - A System for Unblocking Creativity Secret 2 - The Two Tools Anyone Can Use to Rediscover Their Creativity...

Violent conflicts between herdsmen and farmers in Nigeria led Dr. Daniel Gbujie to change his focus from medicine to climate action. In order to understand what is climate change and what we can do about it, Daniel attended the Climate Reality Project training in Denver, Colorado in 2017, which is where I met Daniel.   Daniel went on to start  Team 54 Project , a nonprofit registered in the U.S. H...

Episode 049: 2019 Earth Week Virtual Summit Overview Take a tour of the 2019 Earth Week Virtual Summit! www. EarthWeekSummit.com  What is it? Originally aired April 22 - 28, 2019, the Summit features a total of 24 interviews featuring community leaders and experts. Each session provides tips and actionable advice from people who are making a real eco-impact on the ground. Save yourself years of wa...

*Attend the free Earth Week Virtual Summit for seven days of inspiring stories and solutions!* Greta Thunberg's life story so far is a profound example of how to be effective. See links and videos below to learn more about Greta. Rather than internalizing the pain and feeling that there's nothing one person can do, find a small action you can take. Allow others to join you. Don't be surprised if y...

Have you dreamed of starting a community garden in your neighborhood, school, faith community or business? Skip past the common mistakes with guidance from an expert who has been gardening around the world.  Tune in to find out how to take a spiritual approach to starting a community garden in my interview with  Frank Holzman , author of  Radical Regenerative Gardening and Farming .  Show notes: T...

We've all seen the data about how many more resources it takes to produce food based on animals, compared to plants. We also know that many animals today are raised in conditions that are abhorrent to the average person, and the pollution from concentrated animal agriculture. But, most Western cultures and many worldwide are serious meat eaters. This meat-eating habit is tied up in seemingly every...