Food for the Body and the Soul

Listen Here Now Originally broadcast 06/20/2016
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    Three responses to the problem of food insecurity – hunger – in Central Iowa through local food production:
  • Shara Bradley, Resident Services Program Manager for Community Housing Initiatives, the nonprofit organization that owns and manages affordable housing at Eastwood Apartments, brings us into the community garden she keeps with children who live in the apartments.
  • Hannah Dankbar and Carrie Shunault graduate students at ISU’s Graduate Program of Sustainable Agriculture, show us the Food At First Garden on Ontario Road and describe a partnership between the Graduate Program, Trinity Church , and Food at First, to distribute fresh produce from the garden every Saturday from 9:00 – 11:00 AM.
  • Ash Bruxvoort, Local Foods Coordinator for Prairie Rivers of Iowa, describes her work in promoting awareness about local food production including community gardens and a garden bike ride this fall.

We also visit two cornerstone downtown church buildings:

  • First United Methodist Church is celebrating its 150th Anniversary. Pastor Fred Lewis gives us some stories from its history and notifies us of their upcoming historic bridal gown fashion show.
  • Orthodox Christians have purchased the historic church building at the corner of Kellogg and 7th in downtown Ames. They have brought a priest to Ames and are building the Holy Tranfiguration Orthodox Church Father Martin Watt explains some fundamentals of the Orthodox Church. He and board member Geoffry Thompson also describe moving in and founding a new church.

Taxis, Farmers Market, Summer's Live Music

Listen Here Now Originally broadcast 06/17/2016
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The KHOI interns took on the task of hosting today's Local Talk for the first time, sharing stories that relate to their daily lives as Iowa State students.

Zach Neuendorf took on the task of transportation, and spoke to Julie Schlosser, manager of the Ames taxi service Cyclone Cab.

Dalton Gackle went out to the Ames Main Street Farmers Market farmers market and spoke with Carlos, of Carlos' Quesadillas food truck, Herbert Dardano, the owner of Macubana food truck, and Ames Assistant City Manager Brian Phillips.

Isaac Biehl focused on things to do in Ames, by diving into the growing live music scene here in Ames. Featuring a spotlight on the Roosevelt Summer Sundays thanks to Stacey Ross, the chair of Friends of Roosevelt Park and gave some insight into upcoming events with help from Cindy Hicks, the executive director of the Main Street Cultural District.

Bakken Pipeline

Listen Here Now Originally broadcast 06/13/2016
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Angie Carter and Mark Edwards, describe resistance against building the Bakken pipeline in Iowa. being planned by the Bakken Pipeline Resistance Coalition

Boone County landowners, Dick and Judy Lamb, will host a press conference on Tuesday, June 21st at 10:00 AM at the Lambs’ farm in rural Boone County (1292 V Avenue, Boone, Iowa 50036). The Lambs are calling for Iowans to stand with them in contesting government overreach in taking their farmland.

A Day of Action and community will be held along the Des Moines River June 25, beginning with a flotilla along the section of the Des Moines River the Bakken pipeline is proposed to cross and end with an afternoon gathering of food, art, and fellowship at the community center in Pilot Mound. Please register so they can best plan boat rentals and food.

Leanne Harter, Story County Outreach and Special Projects Manager explains that Nevada resident and UPS deliverer Marty Chitty, has been appointed to fill the county board of supervisor seat held by the late Paul Toot. She also described the Cornerstone to Capstone (C2C) Plan for long-range planning in Story County that was adopted last Tuesday.

Star Knowledge, Sustainability and Safety

Listen Here Now Originally broadcast 06/10/2016
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Hosts: Ursula Rudenberg, Pat Schlarbaum, and Kay Puttock

Chief Golden Light Eagle, Jennifer Berryhill and Mary Lightweaver, who all have major roles at the event, talk to to Pat Schlarbaum and Urusula Rudenberg about the Star Knowledge Conference coming up in Des Moines on June 14, 15, and 16.

Then Merry Rankin, Director of Sustainability at ISU, and Bill Diesslin, Associate Director of ISU Environmental Health and Safety talk about environmental and personal health and safety both on campus and in our homes, especially during the summer months.

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