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Good to Grow – Author Interview

bigsnit — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:25:45 +0000

Author David Tracey has a new, 6-part series of articles about urban agriculture, currently running in the The Tyee.

The series is called Good to Grow: Raising Food in BC’s Cities.

I recently sat down with David to find out more about the series…

Runs: 11:08

podcast ISBN: 978-1-926758-02-2
podcast and photo © Bigsnit Media Consulting Inc.

David Tracey’s website: DavidTracey.ca
David is the author of Guerrilla Gardening: A Manualfesto
Good to Grow, a 6-part series in TheTyee.ca

Will That Be Cash or Trust ?

bigsnit — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:10:12 +0000

Spring Gillard and David Tracey have released the latest in their series of podcasts, Can Urban Agriculture Save the World?

A bit of serendipity was involved with this one.

While on their way to interview Cam MacDonald in Mt. Pleasant, they passed a small corner store. Taking a peak inside they discovered a very unusual city corner store – packed with local products and oozing country charm.

It’s called the Home Grow-in Grocer, and it’s a place where trust trumps the credit card…

Runs 10:28

Podcast ISBN: 978-1-926758-01-5

photos and podcast © Robert Ouimet & Bigsnit Media 2009

The Home Grow-In Grocer is at 196 West 18th in Vancouver.
The owner Colleen refers to in the interview is Deb Reynolds.

Meet Cam MacDonald, Urban Farmer

bigsnit — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:48:02 +0000

Cam MacDonald is a new breed of farmer.

He has no land, and his farm is scattered around the city of Vancouver.

Cam is practising urban agriculture, using yards donated by people he and his partners have met, people who are interested in converting lawns into food producing gardens. No tractor or gas-spewing farm machinery here; Cam zips between his plots on an electric scooter.

He’s the subject of the latest podcast in a series I’m producing with writers Spring Gillard and David Tracey called Can Urban Agriculture Save the World ?

runs 14:42

Podcast ISBN: 978-1-926758-00-8

Cam MacDonald is also a professional artist – his latest work and exhibits have a food and food-supply related theme. You can see examples of his work on his website, CamMacDonald.ca

Imoeba Eco-Friendly Ipod Case – Podcast

bigsnit — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:56:11 +0000

Eco-Friendly ipod cases from a local Vancouver company are starting to find their way into retail stores across North America.

This podcast features the two young entrepreneurs who’ve combined their passion for electronics with a passion for ‘doing the right thing’. They’ve created an ipod case that’s made primarily from scraps of leather that would otherwise end up in the landfill.

Their product is called Imoeba.

Gary Mang is Vice President of Sales, and Lawrence Leung is the CEO.

Their previous experience importing and selling electronics gave them all important access to retail outlets, but this is their first foray into ‘green’.