Agriculture

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Earth Day Special Programming

On Saturday, April 22nd, KBOO celebrated Earth Day with special programming devoted to climate action. The climate crisis is one of the most pressing issues the globe faces and on Earth Day, we will be exploring its impacts close to home and around the globe. We’ll fea... Read more

"That Vegan Showcase"

Airs at: Fri, 09/22/2023 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: That Vegan Show

Come on down, to "That Vegan Showcase!" Believe it or not, "That Vegan Show" will celebrate two years on the air at KBOO in October. It is fitting to take a trip down memory lane and revisit five shows from my time at KBOO. Also in this episode, Vegan News related to the re... Read more

Jordan Fink and Build Soil

Airs at: Thu, 09/21/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Keeping It Real, with Lisa Loving

Jordan and his organization Build Soil are organizing community-based climate resiliency agriculture projects. Connect with them at buildsoil.net. Read more

Voices For The Animals: A Goat, A Girl, & An Alternative To 4-H

Airs at: Fri, 08/25/2023 at 10:00am - 10:30am

Produced for: Voices for the Animals

In April of this year, a 9-year-old girl in Northern California who was raising a 4-H goat named Cedar decided that she couldn't go through with giving up her friend to be killed, as the program demands. The fair board, which runs the 4-H program, decided that was unaccepta... Read more

The Biogas Boondoggle

Airs at: Mon, 06/12/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

This program aired originally on 4/10/2023 Our planet continues to be saturated with toxic byproducts of the fossil fuel industry and corporate agriculture. And now these two industrial sectors are combining forces to appeal to a growing public demand for meaningful clim... Read more

Voices For The Animals: Goldie's Act & The Tragedy Of Puppy Mills

Airs at: Fri, 05/26/2023 at 10:00am - 10:30am

Produced for: Voices for the Animals

On this episode of Voices For the Animals, host Michele Coppola speaks with Robert Hensley, Legal Advocacy Senior Counsel for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) about Goldie's Act, a bipartisan bill that, if passed, will require USDA inspe... Read more

Interview with Amber Canavan of Compassionate PDX

Airs at: Fri, 04/28/2023 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: That Vegan Show

Join me as I interview Amber Canavan, an organizer with Compassionate PDX. Compassionate PDX is a grass-roots group of volunteers dedicated to creating political change in favor of non-human animals. Their current campaigns are Fur Free Portland, Fur Free Oregon, and Foie G... Read more

All about the Home Orchard Education Center

Airs at: Wed, 04/12/2023 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: The Dirtbag

Host Glen Andresen is live in the studio with Tonia Lordy, the Executive Director of the Home Orchard Education Center. And Jim Gilbert, freshly home from Australia, will be joining us live via phone. Tonia will get us up to speed with what is happening at the Center and le... Read more