Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Sensei, is the spiritual director of the Mountains and Rivers Order of Zen Buddhism, and the abbot of the Zen Center of NYC. Among other projects, Shugen is concerned with fostering an integration of  religious practice with environmental awareness.

Barbara Bravo, master gardener, returns to Be the Change Radio to share her love and knowledge of gardening. How do you grow a garden that you enjoy, not one that you think you should have?

Rebroadcast of our October 2008 interview with Stephanie Kaza, Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Vermont. Stephanie wrote a book which came out in November 2008 entitled Mindfully Green: A Personal and Spiritual Guide to Whole Earth Thinking.

Nora Saks & Sarah Pappas, interns at the Poughkeepsie Farm Project, share their love of good food and passion for food justice.

Gordon Douglas and Laura Wallace of Friends of the Great Swamp (FroGS) lovingly describe this extraordinary Dutchess County resource.

Lisa Hamilton, author of Deeply Rooted: Unconventional Farmers in the Age of Agribusiness, is a writer and photographer who focuses on food and agriculture, particularly the stories of farmers.

Eileen McAdam, vice-chair of the World Sound Foundation and the Sound & Story Project of the Hudson Valley.

George Kaufman, the resource development director for Omega, tells us about the Omega Center for Sustainable Living, and about his own journey from “fat, dumb & happy” to integrating his life & work into one meaningful activity.

Kristian Gustavson, co-founder of Below the Surface, a coast to coast exploration of America’s waterways. Kristian is an activist, conservationist, and adventurer among other things. This summer he is taking his second small-watercraft trip down the Mississippi River from its headwaters to the Gulf of Mexico. His trip will serve to bring attention to issues of water pollution and river recovery.

Elly Wininger joins Julie in discussion with Dave Conover, education director at Clearwater. Dave tells us about Clearwater’s youth environmental stewardship initiative, and we join him in singing a couple of sea chanties.