Hi All,

After months of semi lock-down and social isolation, I will be venturing out of my homestead, and heading into New York City for what I hope will be a huge turnout for the Climate Justice Through Racial Justice March and Rally on Sunday. As we all grapple with the realities of systemic racism, it is crucial that we acknowledge how climate change, food insecurity, police brutality, and environmental justice disproportionately impacts communities of color. As a white woman, I will march in solidarity with my brothers and sisters, fighting for equal rights and environmental policies that protect our planet and everyone who lives on it!

This past weekend, a small group of us inoculated oak logs with Shiitake mushroom spores, and bales of straw with Oyster Mushroom spores. The oak logs will live in the shaded part of our property, and won’t fruit until next year, while the plastic bags filled with inoculated straw will hang in our dark basement for a month, before coming outdoors to fruit. The process was much more involved then I had anticipated, but we all had fun and learned a lot. I’ll let you all know when the mushrooms are ready!

Brian Tokar, Activist, and Author Joins Bhavani on the Progressive Radio Network!

My guest this week is Brian Tokar. Brian is an activist and author, a lecturer in Environmental Studies at the University of Vermont, and an active board member of 350Vermont, as well as the Institute for Social Ecology, where he served as Director from 2008-2015. He is the author of The Green Alternative (1987, Revised 1992), Earth for Sale (1997), and Toward Climate Justice: Perspectives on the Climate Crisis and Social Change (2010, Revised 2014). He has also edited three volumes on biotechnology and food issues, including Agriculture and Food in Crisis, which was co-edited with Fred Magdoff in 2010.  His latest book, Climate Justice and Community Renewal: Resistance and Grassroots Solutions (Routledge, 2020), is an international collection on grassroots climate responses, co-edited with Tamra Gilbertson.

I hope you can join us on Thursday, to hear stories of hope, with people on the ground, working towards change!

My radio show, iEat Green with Bhavani on the Progressive Radio Network is live, every Thursday, from 10-11 am, EST.  To tune in to the live show, just navigate to PRN.fm and listen in!

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With Love and Gratitude,

Bhavani

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