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Barbara Bernstein
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Every Monday from 10:00am to 11:00am.


 

A weekly conversation about our place on the planet. Locus Focus host Barbara Bernstein talks with local, regional and national experts, activists and policy makers about climate change, food policy, land use, salmon restoration, forest management and all the other things that matter in our environment.

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Activism, Agriculture, Science/Technology, Food, Global Affairs, Government/Politics, Environment/Climate
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WHY ARE YOUNG PEOPLE DISCONNECTED FROM NATURE (and what we can do to reconnect them)

Airs at: Mon, 05/10/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Several years ago Locus Focus host Barbara Bernstein was walking in Forest Park when a young boy came running by, his eyes gleaming half in glee, half in terror. He was being pursued by his older brother and as he passed, he called out, "I feel like I'm in a video game."... Read more

Locus Focus on 05/03/10

Airs at: Mon, 05/03/2010 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
DOES PORTLAND HAVE A FOOD CZAR? (and why we need one) Portland is the only city in America that has a Food Policy and Programs Office. And while many communities are starting to talk about creating Food Policy Councils, Multnomah County and Portland have had such a counc... Read more

DOES PORTLAND HAVE A FOOD CZAR? (and why we need one)

Airs at: Mon, 05/03/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Portland is the only city in America that has a Food Policy and Programs Office. And while many communities are starting to talk about creating Food Policy Councils, Multnomah County and Portland have had such a council for years. So why is there so much interest in ... Read more

Locus Focus on 04/26/10

Airs at: Mon, 04/26/2010 at 10:15am - 11:05am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
SUSTAINABLE GARDENING IN THE CITY with Community and Urban Horticulturalist Weston Miller It's time to plant your garden. This week on Locus Focus we look at how our relationship to food can help or hinder our efforts to create a sustainable community and lessen the impacts ... Read more

SUSTAINABLE GARDENING IN THE CITY with Community and Urban Horticulturalist Weston Miller

Airs at: Mon, 04/26/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
It's time to plant your garden. This week on Locus Focus we look at how our relationship to food can help or hinder our efforts to create a sustainable community and lessen the impacts of climate change. With guest Weston Miller, the community and urban horticulturist wi... Read more

Locus Focus on 04/19/10

Airs at: Mon, 04/19/2010 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
FIGHTING CELLPHONE TOWERS: A Trumpeter-maker's Battle Cellphone towers have become ubiquitous and although the jury is out on their safety, few people bother anymore to fight new ones going up in their neighborhoods. The common wisdom is that you won't win. Even local juri... Read more

FIGHTING CELLPHONE TOWERS: A Trumpeter-maker's Battle

Airs at: Mon, 04/19/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Cellphone towers have become ubiquitous and although the jury is out on their safety, few people bother anymore to fight new ones going up in their neighborhoods. The common wisdom is that you can't win. Even local jurisdictions, like city and county governments, have li... Read more

Locus Focus on 04/12/10

Airs at: Mon, 04/12/2010 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
URBAN FARMING: The Importance of Eating Locally The choice to eat locally grown food is turning into a movement, as more and more people recognize the importance of eating locally. But if you really want to eat locally grown food, the best way is to grow it yourself. Even i... Read more

URBAN FARMING

Airs at: Mon, 04/12/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
The Importance of Eating Locally The choice to eat locally grown food is turning into a movement, as more and more people recognize the importance of eating locally. But if you really want to eat locally grown food, the best way is to grow it yourself. Even if you live ... Read more

Locus Focus on 04/05/10

Airs at: Mon, 04/05/2010 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD Sometimes the best way to expose the truth is to lie. . . At least, that's the approach that the Yes Men take as they try to fix the world, exposing corporate greed and lies and the painful inconsistencies between what corporate elites say in publi... Read more