Sustainability Now! | LIVE | Urban Ag Coalition & Sustainable Ag Louisville | 4-4-22

We are LIVE for the Pledge Drive again this week! Celebrating FIVE YEARS of bringing you Sustainability Now! with our Community Partners from the Urban Agriculture Coalition and Sustainable Agriculture of Louisville (SAL), represented by LeTicia Marshall, Stephen Bartlett, and Amanda Fuller. These groups have been proud supporters of Forward Radio for many years and now we are asking you (and any organizations or local businesses you may be a part of) to step up and support your listening with a contribution to the station during our 5th Anniversary Pledge Drive. Check out the many special thank-you gifts we have available now through our birthday on April 9th at http://forwardradio.org.

The Urban Agriculture Coalition (http://foodinneighborhoods.org/grow) looks forward to welcoming you to their booths and workshops at the Louisville Free Public Library’s How-To Fest on Saturday, May 14th from 10am-3pm at the Main Library on York Street (https://www.lfpl.org/how-to/).

LeTicia Marshall, is a native Kentuckian, a Mom, a UofL alum, and the owner of Bearfruit & Grow (https://www.bearfruitandgrow.com/). She farms vegetable and herb plants and offers coaching services for anyone who wants to grow a vegetable garden in any space.

Stephen Bartlett is Director of Sustainable Agriculture of Louisville, (http://salouisville.org), and works locally and globally in solidarity with peasant farmers, migrant farmworkers, indigenous communities, and all those who sustain us by sustaining the land.

Amanda Fuller has been an active member of the Urban Agriculture Coalition since its inception. She grows nuts, fruits, and vegetables, and hosts workshops on her urban orchard on Portland Avenue called Lots of Food (http://www.louisvillelotsoffood.com/).

As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW!

Sustainability Now! airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at http://forwardradio.org

The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at http://appalatin.com