Cultivating Community with Re:Source Cleveland

Cultivating Community with Re:Source Cleveland

Author: Diane Bickett and Greg Rotuno March 19, 2024 Duration: 38:14
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we welcome returning guests Patrick Kearns with Re:Source Cleveland (formerly Refugee Response) and Michael Bartunek with Ohio City Farm to update us on the exciting developments at Ohio City Farm and with its operator, Re:Source Cleveland. Rachel Ramos, who manages CSA sales for the farm, also joins us to tell us about the diverse array of fresh produce available in the 2024 CSA program and the new tiered pricing structure. We first spoke with Patrick...

There's a quiet but powerful movement happening across Northeast Ohio, where innovative minds are reimagining how we live and work in balance with our environment. ECO SPEAKS CLE sits down with these local sustainability leaders-the entrepreneurs, scientists, community organizers, and business owners-who are putting these ideas into practice right here. Hosted by Diane Bickett, this podcast goes beyond theory to explore the tangible projects and personal stories shaping a more resilient region. You'll hear conversations that feel like a discovery, uncovering the work of people and organizations dedicated to making our cities greener, our economies more circular, and our connection to Lake Erie and the surrounding landscape more thoughtful. It’s not about distant concepts, but the actionable steps and sometimes messy, real-world challenges of building a sustainable future locally. Produced by Greg Rotuno, each episode is an invitation to learn from your neighbors and to see the familiar places you live and work through a new, hopeful lens. Tune in to this podcast for genuine dialogue that connects the dots between society, culture, and nature, offering a sense of place and purpose for anyone curious about their role in our shared ecosystem.
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Beyond Plastics with Brodie Longo [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:45
Send us Fan Mail Brodie Longo is a young organizer and director of the Northeast Ohio chapter of Beyond Plastics. This grassroots organization works to combat plastic pollution and the use of single-use plastics through…
Starve the Landfills with Gateway Recycling [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:04
Send us Fan Mail Anthony Iovine is the sales manager for Gateway Products Recycling, a family-owned paper recycling company, in business for over 30 years in Ohio and Pennsylvania. When asked why he loves his job, he say…
A CLEANR Way to Wash with Max Pennington [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:26
Send us Fan Mail Did you know that laundry is the #1 source of microplastic pollution? With every load of laundry, millions of tiny plastic particles come off our synthetic clothes, down the drain, and into our waterways…
Inlet Dance Theatre- Using Dance to Further People and Sustainability [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:52
Send us Fan Mail Inlet Dance Theatre is a modern dance company in Cleveland, founded in 2001 by our guest, Bill Wade, a renowned dancer and choreographer who uses the power of dance to further people and explore human, s…
Rid-All Green Partnership and Cleveland's Food Revolution [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:18
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we head to the Rid-All Farm to speak with Keymah Durden, a co-founder of Rid-All Green Partnership. What was once a notorious dumping ground in Cleveland's "Forgotten Triangle", the farm…
NEO Youth Climate Summit Keynote with Sage Lenier [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:04
Send us Fan Mail On Friday, April 11, over 300 high school students from across northeast Ohio gathered for the 2025 NEO Youth Climate Summit, hosted by Laurel School and Global Shapers Cleveland. The event brought stude…
The Cleveland Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights with Renee Boronka [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:58
Send us Fan Mail Happy Earth Day! In this episode, we discuss the importance of connecting kids with nature and the Cleveland Outdoor Bill of Rights, with Renee Boronka, Director of Conservation Education and Outreach at…
Preserving our History on the Towpath Trail with Canalway Partners [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:41
Send us Fan Mail Mera Cardenas is a historic preservationist working to connect people to place as the Executive Director of Canalway Partners. We are the people, and the place is the historic Towpath Trail, located with…
A New Era of Apparel with Aidan Meany of Found Surface [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:45
Send us Fan Mail Aidan Meany is a young clothing entrepreneur defining a new era of apparel. His team at Found Surface uses 21st-century technology and traditional, natural fibers to produce eco-friendly clothing for com…
Sustainability and the CAVS with Danielle Doza [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 39:06
Send us Fan Mail In our first episode of 2025, we discuss sports and sustainability with Danielle Doza, the Cleveland Cavaliers' Vice President of Sustainability and Environmental Services. As the first executive-level p…