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Have you ever struggled with burnout or overwhelm? Do you ever feel alone, and like everyone else has more emotional resilience than you? This forum is meant to create a conversation that shows that you are NOT alone. The champions and activists for the environment and sustainability all struggle with these things too – join the conversation where they explain how they survive, and thrive, in this challenging, but rewarding world.

Scott Koepke - Scott’s passion for vegetable production and community development germinated while serving as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer in Senegal. Now his career as a local grower, educator and activist has taken root at ICNC’s Etzel Sugar Grove Farm. Scott founded and directed New Pioneer Food Coop’s Soilmates program, an organic garden education service for children; he co-founded and co-managed Grow Johnson County and taught classes in gardening, soil science and life skills and continues to teach this horticulture therapy content at both Kirkwood Community College’s Continuing Education program and at two correctional facilities, Oakdale Prison and Linn County Juvenile Detention Center. “Gardens Heal People” is Scott’s mantra.

Interviewed by David Gustafson, President of I-Renew

Followed by a live QandA

Tuesday, August 10, 9:30am-10:30am

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This is the first episode of Renewable and Sustainable. We are so glad you’re here. Being our very first episode, podcast, live streamed forum, there were some hiccups. But, after our conversation got going, Tamara Marcus and her wealth of knowledge, wisdom, and compassion shined through. If you make it through the first 5 minutes of the host awkwardly introducing the episode, it gets pretty good. Thanks for listening.

Tamara Marcus - currently the Sustainability Program Manager for Linn County, she is also running for City Council in Cedar Rapids.

Former Fulbright, a Ph.D. candidate, a member of the Alliance for Safety and Justice, and an advocate for mental health.

Interviewed by David Gustafson, President of I-Renew

Followed by a Q&A – time permitting.

Join us for a live-streamed conversation on Zoom – listen afterwards on Spotify and YouTube

Saturday, June 19th, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

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