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Sustainable Community Voices

Sustainable Community Voices is a monthly conversation through WGVU with guests discussing sustainable practices. Guests have included various sustainability committees, coalitions, business leaders and sustainability leaders through out all West Michigan. For a full list of WGVU’s Sustainable Community Voices programs, click the link below.

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Latest Community Voices Casts

  • The State of Recycling and the China Sword

    Kari Bliss and Bill Haadsma talk about the topics “The State of Recycling and The China Sword.”.

  • West Michigan Shoreline Food Processing Initiative

    Marty Gerencer from the West Michigan Shoreline Food Processing Initiative talks about the new program and how the community benefits.

  • Bees and Sustainable Farming

  • The Great Lakes as Drinking Water

    Sustainable Community Voices with Molly Flanagan, VP of policy for the Alliance for the Great Lakes. Molly joins us to talk about using the Great Lakes for drinking water.

  • Energy Policy Scene in Michigan

    Sarah Mullkoff, Energy Program Director with Lansing’s Michigan Environmental Council, discusses The Energy Policy Scene in Michigan with us.

  • Food Rx

    Julio Cano-San Martin, Community Health Program Specialist with Spectrum Health, talks about Food Rx.

  • Design Thinking & Sustainability

    Jason Kehrer from NewNorth Center for Design in Business talks about design thinking and how that contributes to sustainability.

  • Farm to Freezer

    Mark Coe, Manager of the Farm to Freezer Program at Goodwill Northern Michigan.

  • Sustainability and Milk Production

    News on sustainability with guest Chole Pakaini of Continental Dairy Facilities on the topic of sustainability in the milk production industry.

  • Sustainability at the Culinary Institute

    James LeRoux discusses Sustainable efforts at the Culinary Institute of Michigan.

  • Michigan Green Communities

    Michigan Green Communities with Jamie Kidwell-Brix, Michigan Green Communities Network Coordinator.

  • Urban Farming

    Sustainable Community Voices, every month speaking with those in the sustainable community, with today’s topic Urban Farming with Takidia Smith.

  • The Green Construction Scene

    Getting Green discusses the green construction scene in Michigan and the upcoming WM Design and Construction Expo/EXPI awards. We talk to Elizabeth Bovard of Builders Exchange of Michigan.

  • Circular Economy

    Today’s topic is Circular Economy with our guest, Silvia Leahu-Aluas.

  • Gordon Food Services

    WGVU’s monthly Sustainable Community Voices conversation. Today we’re joined by Lisa Rose of Gordon Food Service, author of ‘Midwest Medicinal Plants.’

  • Grand Rapids and Sustainability

  • GR Bike Share Program

  • Holland’s Energy Prize Competition

    On today’s Sustainable Community Voices we talk about Holland’s Energy Prize Competition with Ashley Kimble and Anne Saliers.

  • Affordable Housing

    Our guest, Suzanne Schultz, discusses affordable housing.

  • Muskegon: Strong Town Winner

    Sustainable Community Voices with Manager for the City of Muskegon Frank Peterson talking about the Muskegon as a Strong Town Winner.

  • Getting Green

    “Getting Green with Ed Wierzbicki, Facilities Supervisor, GVSU Custodial Department. Ed joins us to talk about the American School and University 2018 Green Cleaning 1st Place in Higher Education Award Winner, GVSU.”

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    • About the CSP
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    • Planning Resources
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    • Community Voices
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    • Regional CSPs
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