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Sustainable Practices to Help You Continue to Share Your Harvest Jan 08, 2021

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Today we talk about some things you can do in your garden to squeeze out more harvests for yourself and those you wish to share your bounty with. Connect with Ian McKenna: Ian McKenna is a youth hunger advocate, growing food for food insecure children and families since the age of 8.

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Where to Donate Your Excess Produce Jan 07, 2021

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You've grown a ton of food, but you don't have any way to donate it. Where to go? Ian McKenna shares his favorite locations Connect with Ian McKenna: Ian McKenna is a youth hunger advocate, growing food for food insecure children and families since the age of 8.

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Easy Fast Growing Plants to Grow When Donating Jan 06, 2021

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If you're growing to donate, you want to focus on easy to grow, fast crops that you can donate on a continual basis. Here are Ian's favorite picks. Connect with Ian McKenna: Ian McKenna is a youth hunger advocate, growing food for food insecure children and families since the age of 8.

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Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small spaces, covering 6 different methods and offering rock-solid fundamental gardening knowledge:

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How Your Garden Can Help the Community Jan 05, 2021

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We think of producing food for OUR families, but what about others? Ian McKenna has some incredible tips on how to re-think the purpose of your garden Connect with Ian McKenna: Ian McKenna is a youth hunger advocate, growing food for food insecure children and families since the age of 8.

Instagram: Garden for hunger

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Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small spaces, covering 6 different methods and offering rock-solid fundamental gardening knowledge:

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Gardening for Good Jan 04, 2021

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Ian McKenna is a 16 year old who has grown for over 8 years. He grows food and donates to food insecure families in the Austin, Texas area and has a ton to share with us this week. Connect with Ian McKenna: Ian McKenna is a youth hunger advocate, growing food for food insecure children and families since the age of 8.

Instagram: Garden for hunger

Click here to shop Birdies Garden Beds

Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small spaces, covering 6 different methods and offering rock-solid fundamental gardening knowledge:

Follow Epic Gardening

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LEED Platinum Brewery Highlights Jan 03, 2021

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What does LEED mean, and why is it important to have a company like Sierra Nevada leading the way with their LEED platinum brewery? Learn in today’s show with Mandi McKay, their Director of Sustainability. Connect with Mandi McKay Mandi McKay is the Director of Sustainability at Sierra Nevada, where she leads all sorts of amazing initiatives to reduce waste, carbon emissions, as well as energy and water sustainability and improvements. Learn about Sierra Nevada’s commitment to sustainability: https://sierranevada.com/about/sustainability/ Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 5% off your first order of Birdies metal raised garden beds, the best metal raised beds in the world. They last 5-10x longer than wooden beds, come in multiple heights and dimensions, and look absolutely amazing.

Click here to shop Birdies Garden Beds

Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small spaces, covering 6 different methods and offering rock-solid fundamental gardening knowledge:

Follow Epic Gardening

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Jan 02, 2021

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It’s not a conversation about sustainability without talking about greenhouse gas emissions. What can we do about them at the brewery scale, and at the home garden scale? Connect with Mandi McKay Mandi McKay is the Director of Sustainability at Sierra Nevada, where she leads all sorts of amazing initiatives to reduce waste, carbon emissions, as well as energy and water sustainability and improvements. Learn about Sierra Nevada’s commitment to sustainability: https://sierranevada.com/about/sustainability/ Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 5% off your first order of Birdies metal raised garden beds, the best metal raised beds in the world. They last 5-10x longer than wooden beds, come in multiple heights and dimensions, and look absolutely amazing.

Click here to shop Birdies Garden Beds

Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small spaces, covering 6 different methods and offering rock-solid fundamental gardening knowledge:

Follow Epic Gardening

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Sustainability at the Individual Level Jan 01, 2021

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We’ve talked a lot about larger scale sustainability efforts, but what can one do at the level of the individual? Learn with Mandi McKay in today’s show. Connect with Mandi McKay Mandi McKay is the Director of Sustainability at Sierra Nevada, where she leads all sorts of amazing initiatives to reduce waste, carbon emissions, as well as energy and water sustainability and improvements. Learn about Sierra Nevada’s commitment to sustainability: https://sierranevada.com/about/sustainability/ Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 5% off your first order of Birdies metal raised garden beds, the best metal raised beds in the world. They last 5-10x longer than wooden beds, come in multiple heights and dimensions, and look absolutely amazing.

Click here to shop Birdies Garden Beds

Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small spaces, covering 6 different methods and offering rock-solid fundamental gardening knowledge:

Follow Epic Gardening

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Onsite Energy Solar and Microturbines Dec 31, 2020

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I just got solar panels at the Epic Homestead, but Sierra Nevada Brewing Company puts me to shame. Learn how they generate clean energy with Mandi McKay, their Director of Sustainability. Connect with Mandi McKay Mandi McKay is the Director of Sustainability at Sierra Nevada, where she leads all sorts of amazing initiatives to reduce waste, carbon emissions, as well as energy and water sustainability and improvements. Learn about Sierra Nevada’s commitment to sustainability: https://sierranevada.com/about/sustainability/ Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 5% off your first order of Birdies metal raised garden beds, the best metal raised beds in the world. They last 5-10x longer than wooden beds, come in multiple heights and dimensions, and look absolutely amazing.

Click here to shop Birdies Garden Beds

Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small spaces, covering 6 different methods and offering rock-solid fundamental gardening knowledge:

Follow Epic Gardening

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rainwater Capture, CO2 Recovery, Wastewater to Energy Dec 30, 2020

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Learn about the permeable parking lot, CO2 recovery efforts, and more at Sierra Nevada Brewing Company with Mandi McKay, their Director of Sustainability. Connect with Mandi McKay Mandi McKay is the Director of Sustainability at Sierra Nevada, where she leads all sorts of amazing initiatives to reduce waste, carbon emissions, as well as energy and water sustainability and improvements. Learn about Sierra Nevada’s commitment to sustainability: https://sierranevada.com/about/sustainability/ Buy Birdies Garden Beds Use code EPICPODCAST for 5% off your first order of Birdies metal raised garden beds, the best metal raised beds in the world. They last 5-10x longer than wooden beds, come in multiple heights and dimensions, and look absolutely amazing.

Click here to shop Birdies Garden Beds

Buy My Book My book, Field Guide to Urban Gardening, is a beginners guide to growing food in small spaces, covering 6 different methods and offering rock-solid fundamental gardening knowledge:

Follow Epic Gardening

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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