The Story Walking Radio Hour with Wendy Fachon

The Story Walking Radio Hour with Wendy Fachon

Non-toxic Personal Care Choices for Clean Water
Guest Beth Newberry, Diamond Ambassador, Pure HavenWearing sunscreen or bug repellent is a daily part of many people’s skincare routines, especially during the summer months. Few people stop to think about how the chemical ingredients used in making the product might adversely affect their body, as the substances are absorbed in through the skin. Fewer still think about whether the use of sunscreen or bug repellent may adversely affect on the world around us. Researchers have recently found that chemicals in common sunscreens pose a threat to marine life. The chemicals wash off bathers into lakes, rivers and oceans, and they actually contribute to pollution. The state of Hawaii has banned four sunscreen chemical ingredients which were found to accumulate in the tissue of the coral, causing coral bleaching and damaging DNA. Corals are keystone species, meaning they provide an essential function to other species within their marine ecosystems. This is a hint of what lies further down the rabbit hole.Guest expert Beth Newberry is a Diamond Ambassador for Pure Haven, a Rhode Island-based company formulating and marketing safe personal care products. Beth started her foray into non-toxic living 11 years ago when her middle son, Liam was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome. She began reading labels on her products and researching the ingredients. That's when she realized that many conventional products contain neurotoxins. This drove her passion to educate others on the same topic, and she began supporting more families with switching out to non-toxic alternatives, including soap, shampoo, skincare, household cleaning and more. Beth now supports a team of over 2,200 consultants nationally with Pure Haven, who do about $400,000 in sales of non-toxic products per month.Take action by joining the radio hour's Pure Haven shopping party fundraiser. This party will support The Empowerment Factory's environmental education art programs. It will also build awareness and education with regards to leading a non-toxic, more eco-friendly lifestyle. 25% of retail sales will be given to the non-profit and participants will be entered into a drawing to receive free product. Then spread the word... $25 will be awarded for each person who books and holds their own gathering before the end of July and $25 for each person who signs on as a wholesale buyer/consultant. Go to www.purehaven.com/bethnewberry. Set up an account. Shop the online store. Enter the party ID 287433. Place your order.INFORMATION RESOURCESNon-toxic shopping party (ID 287433) -  www.purehaven.com/bethnewberry
Pure Haven list of ingredients to avoid - https://purehaven.com/ingredients-to-avoid/
Environmental Working Group (EWG) consumer guides - https://www.ewg.org/consumer-guides
Article "The trouble with ingredients in sunscreens" - https://www.ewg.org/sunscreen/report/the-trouble-with-sunscreen-chemicals/
Article "Does your sunscreen check these fives boxes?" - https://purehaven.com/does-your-sunscreen-check-these-five-boxes/
Story Walking Photo Blog: "Down the Rabbit Hole..." - https://netwalkri.com/blog/f/down-the-rabbit-hole
Learn more at www.storywalking.com ,  https://netwalkri.com email wendy@netwalkri.com or call 401 529-6830. Connect with Wendy to order copies of Fiddlesticks, The Angel Heart or Storywalker Wild Plant Magic Cards.
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Designing Biomaterials for a Circular Economy
with guests Megan Valanidas, Principal Designer, Altimeter Groupand Callie Clayton, Designer and Former Material Design Researcher, Modern MeadowHow does one go about designing materials and products that are truly sustainable? Biodesign is a nascent field seeking to solve the problem of plastics pollution. Today’s guests provide an inspiring example of how one can pick a problem, study it, discuss it, brainstorm with others and help devise solutions that are both innovative and sensible. Graduates of the Rhode Island School of Design, Megan Valanidas and Callie Clayton are both bioneers, bringing together the disciplines of art and science to help create new bio-based materials, products and circular systems. 
Valanidas works as Principal with the Altimeter Group, where she is exploring biodesign and helping to create compostable materials, products and systems that are truly sustainable. Specifically, she is working to ensure that biomaterials function in a seamless and intuitive way once they inevitably rise to everyday use and scaled applications.
Clayton studied Textile Design and minored in Sustainable Studies. She has been working as a Material Design Researcher at Modern Meadow, a startup that is transforming the material world through the development of textile materials that are both design-conscious and eco-minded. 
This forward thinking episode begins with a story walk that leads across an algal bloom and into a new world of bioplastics. Along the way, we suggest resources for further discovery, which are listed below. 
INFORMATION RESOURCES FOR FURTHER EXPLORATION 
eXXpedition all-female voyages exploring the impact of and solutions to plastic and toxic pollution in our ocean – https://exxpedition.com/ 
SHiFT Platform sharing hundreds of solutions to plastic pollution – https://shift.how/ 
“The Breakup: Microbes + Bioplastics” article in Biodesigned by Megan Valanidas –  https://www.biodesigned.org/megan-valanidas/the-breakup 
Creatives in Biotech youtube video series – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDJgY29A4Ys 
Materiom open source library for experimentation with loads of biomaterial recipes – https://materiom.org/ 
Ecovative Design mycelium foundry – https://ecovativedesign.com/ 
Biofabricate resources from consultancy working with brands, startups and investors on biomaterials and sustainability – https://www.biofabricate.co/resources 
Atelier Luma/Algae Project design-oriented studio/research group experimenting with algae to create products via 3D printing and other methods – https://atelier-luma.org/en/about 
Atelier Luma Algae Review newsletter – https://leeloo.luma-arles.org/s/wWi8NFcKHnLoxPy#pdfviewer 
Global Community Bio Summit annual conference for biologists and biodesigners – https://www.biosummit.org/ 
Fashion for Good sustainable textile innovation platform, with an accelerator program that funds emerging startups – https://fashionforgood.com/about-us/ 
RELATED EPISODES 
Voyaging into an Ocean of Plastics 
Earth Care Composting for Climate Restoration 
Developing a Sustainable Textile Industry for the 21st Century 
RELATED STORY WALKING PHOTOBLOGS FOR KIDS 
Story Walking for Answers – https://netwalkri.com/blog/f/story-walking-for-answers 
EcoPirate on the Cover – https://netwalkri.com/blog/f/ecopirate-on-the-cove 
EcoDetectives Dig Up Some Dirt – https://netwalkri.com/blog/f/ecodetectives-dig-up-some-dirt 
EcoDetective at Bleachery Falls – https://netwalkri.com/blog/f/eco-detective-at-bleachery-falls 
Learn more at www.storywalking.com , https://netwalkri.com email wendy@netwalkri.com or call 401 529-6830. Connect with Wendy to order copies of Fiddlesticks, The Angel Heart or Storywalker Wild Plant Magic Cards. 
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Technology and Nature: Guest Greg Nemes, Founder and Director of TanagerHow much of our children's time today is screen time? How has the pandemic amplified screen time habits? How does technology effect cognitive and social-emotional development? What happens when kids, or adults, disconnect from cell phones, video games and virtual classrooms and start to reconnect with nature and with real people in real space? These are some of questions we explore in this episode about Technology and Nature. We will also look at how good technology design can benefit humanity's development. This episode's story walk will show how story walking is as much about the people we meet as it is about the places we go and the things we see and experience. I will also talk about my new book, The Difference Maker.Special guest, Greg Nemes, is both a bird lover and the Founder and Director of Tanager, a creative technology firm that serves organizations focused on building a brighter future for humans, our environment and wildlife. Tanager designs experiences that connect the physical and digital worlds. The company has created websites large and small, built mobile apps, tamed scary-complicated databases, and helped organizations tend their digital landscape year after year. In addition to design services, Tanager offers both free community walks and guided nature walks for organizations and companies. The walks are another way for Tanager to make nature part of its practice, and a way to share the secret beauty of the natural world with as many people as possible.Greg holds a Bachelors of Architecture from Bowling Green State University, and a Masters of Architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design. He has taught at Brown University, The Boston Architectural College, Roger Williams University, and currently teaches part-time at RISD. This Story Walking episode covers a lot of new ground.INFORMATION RESOURCESBook: The Difference Maker - https://netwalkri.com/bookTanager website - https://tanager.org/
Learn more at www.storywalking.com ,  https://netwalkri.com email wendy@netwalkri.com or call 401 529-6830. Connect with Wendy to order copies of Fiddlesticks, The Angel Heart or Storywalker Wild Plant Magic Cards.
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Difference Makers: Cultivating Climate Literate StudentsGuest: Jeanine Silversmith, Executive Director of the Rhode Island Environmental Education Association (RIEEA)A survey conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that nearly half of American teenagers say they have learned either little or nothing about the causes or ways to reduce the effects of climate change, yet 61 percent say the issue of climate change is very important to them personally. Other surveys find that four out of five U.S. adults support climate change education for young people regardless of geographic location or political affiliation. While the Climate Change Education Act has just been reintroduced in the U.S. Congress, Rhode Island has introduced the 2021 Climate Literacy Act. This local bill seeks to ensure that all Rhode Island public school students become environmentally and climate literate by the time they graduate from twelfth grade. In this episode, we'll be talking about the Rhode Island bill, what it entails and the legislative process itself. We will also discuss civic engagement opportunities for adults and students to voice their support or concerns regarding the legislation. The show will begin with a story walk that suggests ways to infuse effective environmental education into the learning plans for all grade levels, K-12.Our guest Jeanine Silversmith, Executive Director of the Rhode Environmental Education Association (RIEEA), has been working with State Senator Valarie Lawson and State Representative Terri Cortvriend to formulate and introduce the 2021 Climate Literacy Act. Silversmith has a background in both formal and informal education. She started her career as a classroom science and math teacher at the middle and high school level, and then managed the Wildlife Conservation Society/Bronx Zoo’s award-winning Girls for Planet Earth program. In 2010, Silversmith founded RI Families in Nature, a family hiking club, and, in 2015, she published The Rhode Island Family Hiking Guide and Journal. Known for her collaborative leadership approach and attention to detail, she has helped RIEEA build its capacity and advance its mission and vision for environmental, climate and sustainability education.INFORMATION RESOURCESStory Walking Photoblog: School-based Nature Trail - https://netwalkri.com/blog/f/school-nature-trailRIEEA website and "Take Action" Page - http://rieea.org/2021-climate-literacy-act/Text of House Bill H 5625
 http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/billtext21/housetext21/h5625.htm
Text of and Senate Bill S-464 
 http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/billtext21/senatetext21/s0464.htmRhode Island General Assembly website database - http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/pages/legislation.aspxRhode Island Families in Nature website and Family Hiking Guide information - http://www.rifamiliesinnature.org/
Learn more at www.storywalking.com ,  https://netwalkri.com email wendy@netwalkri.com or call 401 529-6830. Connect with Wendy to order copies of Fiddlesticks, The Angel Heart or Storywalker Wild Plant Magic Cards.
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Great Streets: Safe, Walkable, Bikable, Equitable and SociableGuest Martina Haggerty, Special Projects Director at the City of Providence Department of Planning and DevelopmentThe City of Providence's Great Streets initiative is an established framework for public-space improvements developed to ensure that every street safely supports active transportation. The CDC defines active transportation as “any self-propelled, human-powered mode of transportation, such as walking or bicycling.” The key to the Great Streets plan is providing transportation options that are reliable, convenient, affordable and equitable. Covering 13 percent of the city's land area, the streets comprise the city's greatest shared asset. The city's vision is largely comprised of an Urban Trail Network with off-road separated paths, separated on-road trails, low-stress neighborhood greenways, and other improvements, designed to make Providence more livable and to revitalize and connect its 25 neighborhoods with a safe transportation system that serves everyone.The transportation sector in Rhode Island accounts for nearly 40 percent of the state’s greenhouse-gas emission. Furthermore, transportation is the second largest household expense after housing.  The more easily we can walk, bike and access public transportation, the more readily we can shift away from our current car-dominated, fossil-fuel-reliant culture and save some money. This episode begins with a city story walk, that leads into a discussion about how to rethink and redesign streets for the 21st century and why this is important.Our guest, Martina Haggerty, oversees planning, redevelopment, and transportation projects and policy initiatives for the City of Providence. She is a passionate advocate for walkable and bikeable urbanism and inclusive planning processes. From 2009-2015, Martina served as a Principal Planner for the City of Providence and, prior to that, as an urban designer in the private sector. She holds a Master of Science degree in Architecture and Urban Design from Pratt Institute and a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Roger Williams University.
INFORMATION RESOURCEShttps://www.providenceri.gov/planning/great-streets/ https://pvdstreets.orghttps://walkpvd.org/https://www.aarp.org/livable-communities/getting-around/info-2020/aarp-walk-audit-worksheets.html
Learn more at www.storywalking.com ,  https://netwalkri.com email wendy@netwalkri.com or call 401 529-6830. Connect with Wendy to order copies of Fiddlesticks, The Angel Heart or Storywalker Wild Plant Magic Cards.
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Creative Activism: Art for Environmental AdvocacyGuest Melissa Guillet, Founder of 15 Minute Field Trips™The Law of Inspired Action states the premise that if we take action toward an intended goal, such as increasing people's appreciation of and sensitivity toward Nature, every action we take with this goal in mind, is bound to bring us closer to our goal. One such action is creating art. Nature is a boundless source of inspiration for art, and this art can magnify the beauty, wonder and creative genius of Nature. Displayed in public places, nature-inspired art can help engage people in issues they may otherwise overlook, ignore, or neglect. This episode begins with a walk through an ocean side park, where environmental artwork is on display.Our guest, art educator Melissa Guillet is the founder of 15 Minute Field Trips™, a nonprofit dedicated to environmental advocacy through the arts, outdoor education, and community action. Melissa has a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Painting and a Bachelors of Science in Art Education from Rhode Island College. She earned her Masters of Education in Creative Art and Learning at Lesley University and became a URI Master Gardener in 2011. She also holds certificates from Cornell in Nature Education and Environmental Education, as well as certification in Climate Change Science, Communication, and Action.Melissa has worked 17 years as an art teacher for grades K-5 in East Providence. She makes a point of integrating history, science, math, cultural studies, and environmental literacy. She shares how she uses outdoor observation and art projects to engage her students. This kind of exposure to nature turns participants into advocates for the environment.INFORMATION RESOURCESStory Walking Photoblog: Beavertail Art - https://netwalkri.com/blog/f/beavertail-art15-Minute Field Trip website - https://www.15minutefieldtrips.org/Tree Power Art Exhibit entry information - http://15minutefieldtrips.blogspot.com/p/tree-power-art-exhibit.html
Learn more at www.storywalking.com ,  https://netwalkri.com email wendy@netwalkri.com or call 401 529-6830. Connect with Wendy to order copies of Fiddlesticks, The Angel Heart or Storywalker Wild Plant Magic Cards.
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Redefining Wildlife and Conservation Outreach
Guest: Mary Gannon, Wildlife Outreach Coordinator for the Division of Fish and Wildlife
In claiming land and water resources for our own use, humanity has engendered the fragmentation of grassland, forest and river habitat throughout Southern New England and beyond. There are many gaps created by pavement, commercial infrastructure, fencing and dams. Animals must cross roads and navigate areas of commercial development to find food, water and shelter. New England's wildlife populations are precious and must be managed wisely, sustainably and with care for future generations. Wildlife sustainability begins with education. This episode begins with story walking in search of local wildlife.
The featured guest is Mary Gannon, Wildlife Outreach Coordinator for the Division of Fish and Wildlife at the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. She shares her story and an abundance of outreach material (see links below). Outreach is about engaging the general public in the world of science. It combines education, communication and policy. It can take many forms, from developing online curriculum material and training teachers to posting videos and hosting public events. Outreach seeks to increase public understanding of specific issues, which can lead to more informed choices. Gannon is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island where she studied wildlife biology, and she earned her Master of Arts in Teaching at Brown University.INFORMATIONAL RESOURCESRIDEM Division of Fish and Wildlife home page - http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/fish-wildlife/index.phpWildlife Outreach Program - http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/fish-wildlife/wildlifehuntered/outreach/Rhody Critter Kits for educators - http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/fish-wildlife/wildlifehuntered/outreach/critterkits/index.phpWILD Rhode Island Explorer magazine for kids - http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/fish-wildlife/wildlifehuntered/outreach/archive.phpWildlife Outreach youtube channel- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb1xyMF3DmhzUtEWdYLjJc028UCY5aq_ORhode Island,Rhode Island Deer Management ZoneMap - http://www.eregulations.com/rhodeisland/hunting/deer-management-zone-map/Story Walking Photoblog: EcoDetectives Look Out for Deer - https://netwalkri.com/blog/f/ecodetectives-look-out-for-deer
Learn more at www.storywalking.com ,  https://netwalkri.com email wendy@netwalkri.com or call 401 529-6830. Connect with Wendy to order copies of Fiddlesticks, The Angel Heart or Storywalker Wild Plant Magic Cards.
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Offsetting Schools' Paper Usage, One Tree At a TimeGuests: Lizzy Elsner and Sethu Odayappan, Co-founders, Tree-PlenishTree planting is a natural solution to mitigating climate change. Cities, constructed vast areas of hard impermeable surfaces, have given rise to the urban heat island effect, creating significantly warmer temperatures than in surrounding suburban, rural and forested areas. Impoverished urban areas are the most severely affected by the urban heat island effect. This episode begins with a walk through a city school neighborhood, observing the beginnings of urban revitalization and exploring the many benefits derived from the planting of trees.Then our guests, Lizzy Elsner and Sethu Odayappan, Co-founders of Tree-Plenish, will talk about their environmental organization. Tree-Plenish works with schools to offset paper usage by planting trees their communities. Schools consume a lot of paper. Student leaders determine how much paper their school uses on an annual basis, and they calculate the number of trees required to produce that much paper. Then students plan an event, with the goal of planting a target number trees to replenish the amount of paper used.Elsner and Odayappan will share the story about how they started Tree-Plenish as high school seniors in their home town of Mansfield, MA, how they expanded their team and how they are now leveraging the power and passion of students across the country to create far-reaching and meaningful environmental change. Elsner is a sophomore at the University of Vermont, studying Early Childhood Special Education with a Speech Therapy Certificate. Odayappan is a sophomore at Harvard College, studying Economics and Statistics. The Tree-Plenish story is a wonderful example of students balancing their academic studies with groundbreaking environmental activism and social change-making.INFORMATION RESOURCES
Tree-Plenish website - https://www.tree-plenish.org/ Story Walking Photoblog: 
EcoDetectives on the Urban Trail - https://netwalkri.com/blog/f/ecodetectives-on-the-urban-trailMonthly Release – December https://mailchi.mp/71cbf55acf53/greening-the-planet-with-more-trees
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Environmental Action During the Pandemic and How to Maintain Momentum
Guests: Eric Magers, Sara Spellman, Ashley Desrosiers, Seaside SustainabilityLocated in Gloucester, MA, Seaside Sustainability provides project-based learning, meaningful internships for students and volunteer opportunities for people of all ages. Well-accustomed to virtual programming, Seaside has maintained its unique internship program, which engages hundreds of high school and college students around the world in meaningful hands-on study, giving them the experiential training required to become future leaders in the stewardship of our planet. Seaside promotes best practices for sustainability and inspires meaningful advocacy and active engagement. The organization works with schools, cities and towns, environmental groups, technology companies and individuals to ensure the healthy future of oceans, rivers, wetlands, and estuaries around the world. This episode begins with a story walk along the docks and shores of West Falmouth Harbor to learn about oysters and how they are handling ocean pollution.Our first guest, Eric Magers is the Founder and Executive Director of Seaside Sustainability. Recognized as a thought leader, Eric has garnered dozens of local, state and national awards. His Green Scholars curriculum has been adopted by school systems across the country, and his outdoor education programs are replicated near and far.
Our second guest, Sarah Spellman is an Intern Director at Seaside. Her work focuses on the development and management of Seaside's virtual internship program, and she works hand-in-hand with the Legislation team. 
Finally, Ashley Desrosiers is a vice president at FoodMinds, a strategic food and nutrition and communication agency. As a board member at Seaside, she contributes her strategic planning and marketing expertise and her commitment to protecting the world’s waterways and marine environments. All three will be sharing the details of some exciting projects such as the development of a sustainability calculator.INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES
https://seasidesustainability.org
Story Walking Blog: EcoDetectives take a Dock Walk - https://netwalkri.com/blog/f/dock-walk
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Leaving a Greener Legacy: Choices for Natural Burial
Guest Ann Porto, Psy.D.  Volunteer Board Member, Funeral Consumers AllianceWith people becoming more environmentally and economically conscious in their everyday life purchasing decisions, such as food and energy, there is also a growing interest in greener end-of-life decisions, such as home vigils and green burials. By its purest definition, green burial is the interment of the body of a dead person directly in the soil, in a manner that allows the body to be naturally recycled. Green burial is also achieved by avoiding the toxic process of embalming and simply placing the body in a biodegradable coffin or shroud and burying the body in a natural setting. Naturally-landscaped cemeteries are ideal places for walking, spiritual contemplation and the discovery of intriguing stories, which will become evident as this episode goes story walking through Glenwood Cemetery and endeavors to alleviate the fear of Death.Guest Ann Porto, Psy.D. is a semi-retired clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist with over 35 years of experience in Rhode Island. She is a volunteer board member of the Rhode Island organization that represents the Funeral Consumers Alliance (FCA). As a member of the FCA she educates as a public speaker on the topic of consumer rights, environmentally sustainable green burials and home vigils. Dr. Porto speaks about the importance of planning ahead for the inevitable, and how the alliance, as a free public resource, can provide recommendations that will save us time, energy and money. She and the other board members monitor the funeral industry’s compliance with government and health standards. They also advocate for consumer rights.In addition, Dr. Porto is ordained as a lay non-denominational minister in the lineage of Mary Magdalene with the Sisterhood of the Emerald Fire in RI. She is the founder of Sacred Soul Journs and offers herself in service as an experienced meditation practitioner and coach, a medium, and a “qualified” energy medicine practitioner of Therapeutic Touch, Reiki and Laying-on of hands. Furthermore, Dr. Porto is a Hope Hospice volunteer and has taken courses in hospice, palliative, home vigils and assists with final wishes. Dr. Porto is passionate about green burial options and will talk about how loving our earth is rapidly becoming a more integral part of the funeral planning process.INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES:Story Walking Photo Blog: Cemetery Story Walk -  https://netwalkri.com/blog/f/cemetery-story-walkGreen Burial Council: www.greenburialcouncil.orgFuneral Consumers Alliance: www.funerals.orgCremation Association of North America: www.Cremationassociation.orgTo Find a death doula/funeral guide in the USA and Canada: www.homefuneralalliance.orgSacred Soul Journs https://www.sacredsouljourns.com/  
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