On the newest edition Oregon Grapevine, host Barbara Dellenback speaks with Nancy Pearl . Nancy regularly speaks about the importance and pleasure of reading. She is a best-selling author, librarian, and literary critic, and has spent her life promoting reading as one of the most beneficial and joyful experiences anyone can have.
Oct 6, 2021
31 min
In this conversation with Oregon Kelp Alliance coordinator Tom Calvanese, hear about the state of kelp forests, and their importance to ocean health. The discussion explains the connection between kelp and the fishing industry, how it captures carbon, and the how it nurtures the ocean and beach environment. Find out more about the Oregon Kelp Alliance at their website.
Sep 22, 2021
30 min
Oregon Grapevine host Barbara Dellenback talks with Eugene/Springfield Friends of Trees Director Erik Burke on the importance of trees to the health of people and the planet, why it is not always the right decision to plant native trees, and the equity issues around shade.
Sep 8, 2021
29 min
Oregon Grapevine host Barbara Dellenback and Oregon State Representative Julie Fahey talk about life as a Legislator outside of the Session. They cover constituent services, what to read to keep up to date, relationships across party lines, and touch on several issues of importance to Oregonians.
Aug 25, 2021
20 min
Oregon Grapevine host, Barbara Dellenback, speaks with Tao Orion. Tao is a permaculture designer, teacher, and homesteader. Tao and Barbara talk about gardening, graywater systems, food security, and ways to enhance and maintain a healthy planet.
Aug 11, 2021
22 min
Barbara Dellenback speaks with Springfield Interim Planning Manager Sandy Belson about housing solutions. They discuss the rising cost of housing, legislation aimed at creative affordable housing, and efforts to make sure everyone has shelter.
Jul 28, 2021
23 min
Barbara Dellenback speaks with Liz von Wellsheim, Medical Director of Springfield's ElderHealth and Living Memory Village. They discuss the importance of planning for aging, preparing and downsizing, and staying off of ladders.
Jul 14, 2021
27 min
Barbara Dellenback speaks with Ayisha Elliott. Elliott is a diversity, equity, and inclusion educator and the founder of the community benefit organization, Kids for the Culture. Elliott is the podcaster, Black Girl From Eugene.
Jun 30, 2021
25 min
Barbara Dellenback speaks with Cynthia Beal, the founder of the Natural Burial Company and a self described sustainable cemetery evangelist. They discuss the range of possibilities for burial in Oregon from traditional burials, to cremation, to human composting.
Jun 17, 2021
26 min
Barbara Dellenback speaks with Karl Morgenstern, the Water Restoration Program Manager for the Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB). The McKenzie River is the source of Eugene's drinking water, and Barbara and Karl discuss the condition and protection of the water in the wake of the Holiday Farm Fire of September 2020.
Jun 3, 2021
23 min
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