Eco Speaks CLE

21/02/2025

Aidan Meany is a clothing entrepreneur defining a new era of apparel with his company, Found Surface. His factory in Cleveland's Slavic Village neighborhood is one of the first in the nation to use digital knitting machines to make clothing that is plastic-free, waste-free, and guilt-free. Hear all about it in episode 69 of the Eco Speaks CLE podcast. Find a link below.

22/01/2025

In our first episode of 2025, we talk sports and sustainability with Danielle Doza, the Cleveland Cavaliers' Vice President of Sustainability. As the first executive-level sustainability professional in the NBA, Danielle shares how the CAVS organization integrates award-winning eco-friendly practices in fresh and exciting new ways and the collaborative spirit driving sustainability within sports. Link in comments.

16/01/2025

Get your tickets and join us.

https://wrlandconservancy.org/event/ripples-of-plastic-documentary/

08/01/2025

A great article to accompany my interview with Sara Continenza. Such a cool vision for this site.

The former Community Greenhouse Partners space will soon house Food Strong and other community partners. Nonprofit leadership hopes the site will become a community gathering space, a hub for fighting food injustice, and a catalyst for growth in the neighborhood.

30/12/2024

Seasons Greenings! Make sure you're on the 'nice' list by recycling right during the holidays and throughout the year. ♻️

24/12/2024

is better than buying season.

Recently our Founder and Executive Director Sara Continenza was a guest on Eco Speaks CLE and we are thrilled with the conversation shared. Sara has been focusing on food sovereignty in her work since 2016 and you can learn more of her story here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1862346/episodes/16301293

It’s Giving Season and we need your support to continue our very important work. Please donate here: https://bit.ly/farmfixup

22/12/2024

We wrap up 2024 with community leader and food sovereignty advocate Sara Continenza, founder and executive director of Food Strong, a Cleveland non-profit connecting kids with food since 2016. Recently, Food Strong's mission to educate, empower, and cultivate health through fresh foods just got a significant boost. Community Greenhouse Partners recently gifted them a three-acre farm site on Superior Avenue in Cleveland's east side. The property includes a historic house, church, food forest, farmland, and hoop houses that Food Strong is transforming into its Superior Farm. This extraordinary project is urban restoration at its best, feeding bodies, minds, and souls. Join us as we speak with Sara about this project, the wisdom of kids, Food Strong's work, and many ways you can help. Find this episode through the link in the comments or wherever you get your podcasts.

24/11/2024

Hear what Northeast Ohio's environmental community is working on and ways to get involved. We recorded this during last week's Eco Meet CLE at Great Lakes Brewing Company. During our Open Mic, folks from various organizations talked about their work and ways we can help amplify their work. https://www.buzzsprout.com/1862346/episodes/16143441

Thank you to our speakers and sponsors, Better Together Solar, BRITE Energy Innovators, Graziani Multimedia, Greater Cleveland Partnership, Great Lakes Brewing Company SOPEC - Sustainable Ohio Public Energy Council Trust for Public Land, and Beth Biggiins-Ramer

08/11/2024

Meet filmmaker Chris Langer of Wonderhouse Films. His new documentary, Ripples of Plastic, exposes the vast plastic pollution problem in the Great Lakes and features the many people working to raise awareness and develop solutions. In this episode, Chris talks about how he came to make the film, which he funded himself, and how its distribution throughout the Great Lakes region can help spur needed action. https://www.buzzsprout.com/1862346/episodes/16058899

07/11/2024

Thank you Chris for a thoughtful conversation and your powerful film.

In this episode, Cleveland filmmaker Chris Langer speaks with us speak about his new documentary, Ripples of Plastic, which premiered this year at the Wild and Scenic Film Festival and locally at the Chagrin Falls Documentary Film Fest. Chris is a...

29/10/2024

October things. We hope you enjoyed this beautiful month. Willis is going to be a lobster for Halloween. We will be back on Tuesday with a much-needed diversion, an interview with Chris Langer of Wonderhouse Films about his documentary, Ripples of Plastic.

24/10/2024

Rust Belt Riders is a worker-owned cooperative dedicated to the health of the environment and of its workers. Our mission is to “Feed People, Not Landfills”. We do this by providing businesses, organizations, and individuals an alternative to the landfill for their food scraps. We then use that ...

17/10/2024

🎃 Ready to roll! This fall, we're hosting a drop-off program for pumpkins and gourds. Look for the special collection bins at ten locations in Cuyahoga County. Details and addresses at cuyahogarecycles.org/pumpkin_collection/

16/10/2024

Fall in love with Mondays with Slow Roll Cleveland. Their Monday evening neighborhood bike parades bring joy and community to cyclists and residents alike. Our Slow Roll took off from Shaker Square and took us through the Shaker, Buckeye, and Mount Pleasant neighborhoods. Hundreds of cyclists tricked out their bikes with bells, boom boxes, and lights and shouted "Happy Monday" to onlookers waving from tree lawns, porches, and driveways. There is magic in our neighborhoods, our people, and the simple joy of riding bikes together. Come along with us. https://www.buzzsprout.com/1862346/episodes/15918381