Archive for January, 2010

Episode #76: Appropedia Revisited

Monday, January 25th, 2010

In this episode of the podcast, I speak with Chris Watkins of Appropedia.org.  We start off by reviewing some of the highlights of Chris’ 18 month trip around the globe meeting with other Open Source Appropriate Technology (OSAT) pioneers, and then we move on to the discuss the utility of Appropedia, its growth, its role in connecting and building communities, differences between OSAT and Free Software, and how to get more people involved in OSAT.

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Episode #75: A 21st Century Anarchist with Doug Lain

Monday, January 18th, 2010

Doug Lain is a fiction author and the anarchist podcaster behind the Diet Soap Podcast.  In this interview,  Doug and I discuss the intellectual roots of socialist anarchism, Paris in 1968, Silent Revolution, and Psycho-Geography.  Useful links below:

The Diet Soap Podcast

Elinor Ostrom – Winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics

WMRW 95.1 FM

Red House Art Radio

Psychogeography on Wikipedia

Flickr Photo Map of a Bike Ride

Fiction By Douglas Lain

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Episode #74: The Edible Acre Project

Monday, January 11th, 2010

In this episode we continue with the theme of school gardens and farms. I am joined by Debbie Hillman of the Edible Acre Project, a project in a suburb just outside of Chicago Illinois. Debbie discusses the origins and implementation of the project, the role of a the farm/garden in education, and practical strategies for those looking to develop similar projects in their communities.

Resource links below:

Peace Corps Connect: A networking site that may help you find RPCVs in your community

World Wise Schools: Bring the Peace Corps to your local school

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Episode #73: Felder School Farm

Monday, January 4th, 2010

This episode we welcome Ragan Sutterfeld of Felder School Farm, a school farm located in Little Rock Arkansas that is pioneering the way to get agriculture into our country’s schools. Topics of discussion include barriers to adoption, the agricultural calendar vs. the educational calendar, and agriculture in education.

This idea can be summarized in five words: Turn the Schools into Farms. Now, let’s go out there and make it a reality.

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