Monday, August 6th Radio Show

Baubles and Bicycles for a Greener Future

If there was ever any doubt about how to get involved in this green movement with its ever increasing momentum, today's show will help fix that. On today's show, we are talking with adventurers and entrepreneurs who push green products and eco-awareness through art and athleticism in all 50 states.

Today's Featured Radio Guests:

Liz Watson - Founder and Head Designer of Moonrise Jewelry, an innovative jewelry brand blending artistic design with community development, ethical sourcing, and environmental stewardship. All of their designs are handmade by local artists they have trained at the Moonrise Jewelry studio in Eastville, VA.

Mark Dixon, Ben Evans and Julie Dingman Evans - Co-founders and riders of YERT (Your Environmental Road Trip), a year long eco-expedition through all 50 United States.

Topics Discussed Today -

Local Harvest - Shout out to Mike from DePaul University who wrote in with a great question about the feasibility of going green for college students and lower income families. To start with, you can cut costs by purchasing organic food grown close to. Using this website you can find farmer's markets, family farms, and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area, where you can buy produce, grass-fed meats, and other edibles.

Discovery Channel acquires Treehugger - Last week for 10 million dollars the number one green site on the internet was acquired by Discovery Communications, the number-one nonfiction media company whose global multiplatform initiative Planet Green includes the first 24/7 eco-lifestyle TV network launching in 50 million homes in early 2008.

-- Margaret