Northern Nevada Green Living Podcast

Catch up with local nonprofit event news and a great talk with Jessi Sprocket with the Reno Generator about their new 40,000 square foot maker space in Sparks.   Also a presentation from Carrie Jensen, a landscape architect and environmental educator about river-friendly landscaping in the local watershed and how our learning more about this can help us all play a very important role in protecting...

Whether you’ve been veggie gardening for a while or are just getting started on trying urban homesteading, there might be something for you in this episode.  We learn more with Charles Schembre with Desert Farming Initiative about floating row covers, irrigation hoses, cover crops, season timing, and more. 

In this episode we learn from a “Garlic Guru” how to grow garlic, which is one of Northern Nevada’s major crops.  We also learn about a great program/event being offered in place of the “Reno Garlic Festival” which is a year-round monthly virtual class on how to grow this popular easy-to-grow vegetable along with added incentive giveaways to the first people to sign up for the classes. We also hea...

In this episode, we hear from Ed Kleiner with Comstock Seed Company and Lorraine Fitzhaugh with VitalBeeBuds whose businesses are both located in Carson Valley.  They both share great information and resources for growing seeds and plants in gardens and farms that help support our pollinators, our local ecosystems, and the amazing watersheds of the Northern Nevada area. For More Interview Details...

This is a complete interview with Ed Kleiner with Comstock Seed in Gardnerville, NV who is an amazing resource of information for using choosing native seeds for eco-system and land restoration.

James Gatzke shares his background and experience that prepared him for his current conservation, restoration, and native plant nursery work with Walker Basin Conservancy in the challenging desert environment of Northern Nevada.

Samantha Romanick, a microbiology PhD student, is the founder and operator of Black Rock Refill, a zero-waste business to help people in the Reno, Nevada and surrounding areas have options to reduce plastic waste in their lives.  Studying the biology of micro-plastic contamination in the environment, she knows intimately why we should consider minimizing our use of plastic and how to go about it....

Luke and Shannon own Blustery Bovine, a 6-acre farm in Washoe Valley, NV where they raise cattle, pigs, goats, sheep, and chickens to supply food to their CSA and farm store. They have been using regenerative land management practices and methods that better care for animals and at the same time help to heal and replenish the health of wildlife, pasture grasses, and the soil.  

Gwen Bourne shares her small local flower business that she started after her semi-retirement.  She shares her passion for growing beautiful flowers without the need for toxic sprays and how doing so encourages and supports pollinators such as bees, butterflies, and birds.  

Neil Bertrando with RT Permaculture and Reno Food Systems shares some of his vast knowledge of ecological landscaping/gardening design and some regenerative models that offer examples of what is possible for our local communities. Jolene Cook and Rachelle Lerude share the upcoming (mostly virtual) GrowingNV Local Food Week celebration. Eva Ruiz with Lowenkind Bakery shares her love of healthy ingr...

Lotspeich Farm in Elko, Nevada, 5 generations of farming with weather extremes.  They share their challenges, successes and favorite short season seed varieties. A Reno health center combines Eastern and Western medicine, acupuncture and preventative health – less toxic options for people and planet health Newly green certified Reno, Nevada business, Extremely Emollient, details their commitment t...

This episode items: Gwen Bourne from Gwendolyn's Flowers shares about how to raise flowers naturally and take care of our pollinators June and July Events in the area Luke & Shannon Thompson from Blustery Bovine share about sustainable regenerative agriculture and their CSA. Results of our test non-toxic alternatives to toxic weed killers Seedlings still available in the area

May 2020 1. How to raise backyard chickens organically by Leslie Berg 2. Rebekah shares about the 2nd annual Truckee Meadows Earth Day event 3. Laurie Martin shares a non-profit offering a financial navigator program to help people trying to work through issues related to the COVID-19 situation. 6. Local Events & Alternatives to using toxic herbicide sprays 7. Bonus - ways to have a little fun...

Vanessa Robertson is currently the Executive Co-Director of Envirolution, in Reno, NV which works with teachers and students, K-12 for "youth leadership development, and community outreach programs centered around energy efficiency, sustainability, and Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM) career development."

Josie, originally from the Midwest, traveled to Reno, NV to participate in the Americorp program and ended up making Northern Nevada her new home.  After Americorp she went on to found a non-profit called Urban Roots.  Now working as a Montessori teacher, she looks back and shares the story of how she took her university education, Americorp training, and Permaculture training and used it to creat...

Tanner Petrilla has been working as a farm intern at four different organic farms learning what works best with various growing conditions, types of crops, and holistic land management methods.

Kasey Crispin shares her and her partner Zach Cannady's successful 1.5-acre, organic no-till farm.  They share how they live their green values to care for people and the planet as they supply nutrient-dense food to northern Nevadans while equally caring for nature and the soil on their farm. 

Rebekah Stetson has worked in her Northern Nevada green community as a connector, leader, passionate activist, and as an organic farmer. She has been practicing advocacy at a local, regional, and national level in a variety of areas including organic agriculture, public health, environmental protection, and wildlife habitat. 

Yashila Sanchez - a marketing professional in Reno, NV - shares her talents while working as a volunteer organizer/educator in her community, helping to organize and promote Permaculture and other local green events.  She also advocates for slow and steady action, that we can all take, to learn more while growing our own gardens.

Skylar Jones works as an environmental scientist focusing on sustainability outreach and education for the State of Nevada.  Learn more about how her environmental studies degree became an opportunity to turn her concern for the environment into an opportunity to take green action on a daily basis.

Christoph Weber is a certified arborist and home orchardist in Reno, NV that has helped clients dissatisfied with their purely ornamental yards transition them to more productive, edible and delicious landscapes with fruit trees, grape vines, berry bushes and herb plants.

Kyle Isacksen is the Co-Director of the non-profit, Be The Change Project in Reno, NV. Kyle and his wife Katie founded an urban homestead and learning space which is dedicated to service, sustainability and community uplift. 

Garrett Menghini, is the owner of Down to Earth Composting, a rapidly growing, hands-on composting service that picks up people's food scraps and returns to them a rich soil conditioner for their home gardens. Garrett shares about his previous career working as an electrical engineer for SpaceX, and a need to find work that was more in alignment with his values - a life that would include care for...