http://archives.weru.org Audio archives of spoken word broadcasts from Community Radio WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill (weru.org) Tue, 15 May 2012 19:13:26 +0000 en hourly 1 Copyright © WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives 2011 archives@weru.org (WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives) archives@weru.org (WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives) 1440 http://weru.org/sites/all/themes/marinelli/weru/img/WERU-podcast-small-20110628.png http://archives.weru.org 144 144 Audio archives of spoken word broadcasts from Community Radio WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, ME 99.9 Bangor (weru.org) WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-42012 http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-42012#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:00:40 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8929 http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-42012/feed 0 0:57:49 Host: John Zavodny and Sara Trunzo Engineer: Amy Browne Issue: News, Events and People from Mid-Coast Maine Program Topic: Hemlock Wooly Adelgid, HEMS Project, and what can be done. Key Discussion Points (list at least 3): 1. Why is the Hemlock impo[...] Host: John Zavodny and Sara Trunzo Engineer: Amy Browne Issue: News, Events and People from Mid-Coast Maine Program Topic: Hemlock Wooly Adelgid, HEMS Project, and what can be done. Key Discussion Points (list at least 3): 1. Why is the Hemlock important to Maine and how is the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid a threat to them? 2. What is the HEMS project at Unity College? 3. What can be done to stop the spread of the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid? Guests by name and affiliation: Allison Kanoti is a forest entomologist with the Maine Forest Service division of forest health and monitoring. Her responsibilities includeadministering the five state-specific quarantines on pests and plants that threaten Maine’s 18 million acres of forest land, coordinating programs related to survey for the state-quarantined insect pests and responding to inquiries from the public regarding forest and shade tree health. Allison earned her master’s degree in forestry from the University of Maine after completing her thesis work on balsam woolly adelgid. She received a bachelor’s degree in forest biology from the University of Vermont. Dr. Amy Arnett is a Professor at Unity College. She has published widely in the field of insect ecology and is particularly interested in understanding the impact of invasive species on natural communities. Kathleen Dunckel is a faculty member in the Center for Natural Resource Management and Protection at Unity College. She is also a Ph.D. student in forest resources at the University of Maine. Her research is centered on using geospatial technology to inform decision making in resource management and land use planning. For More Information: www.unity.edu Call In Program: YES archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-31612 http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-31612#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:00:03 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8746 http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-31612/feed 0 0:57:47 Issue: News, Events and People from Mid-Coast Maine Host: John Zavodny Studio Engineer: Amy Browne Program Topic: Restorative Justice: an Alternative to Punishment Key Discussion Points (list at least 3): 1. What is restorative justice? 2. How does [...] Issue: News, Events and People from Mid-Coast Maine Host: John Zavodny Studio Engineer: Amy Browne Program Topic: Restorative Justice: an Alternative to Punishment Key Discussion Points (list at least 3): 1. What is restorative justice? 2. How does the restorative justice program work in Maine? 3. How do participants fell about working within the restorative justice system? Guests by name and affiliation: 1. Tia Poulin: Volunteers of America Case Manager at the Maine Coastal Regional Reentry Center. Beal College graduate in Social and Human Services. Licensed Alcohol and Drug counselor in 2010. She now works at the Maine Coastal Regional Reentry Center. 2. Suzanne Farley: Adult Program Coordinator, Restorative Justice Project of the Midcoast. Ms. Farley is a graduate of the University of New Mexico and worked successfully in human services in New Mexico for years earning the “Child Care Provider of the Year” award by the New Mexico Department of Human Services. She is the former Executive Director of Cuidando los Ninos, a comprehensive program serving children and their families experiencing homelessness and was appointed to the 2007 Mayor’s Affordable Housing Committee. For More Information: The Restorative Justice Project of the Mid-Coast: http://www.rjpmidcoast.org/ Call In Program: YES archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-21712 http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-21712#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:00:06 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8652 http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-21712/feed 0 0:57:30 Broadcast Time: 10:00-11:00 AM Program Topic: Belfast Creative Coalition Key Discussion Points: 1. What is the “Belfast Creative Coalition?” 2. What are the program goals of the BCC? 3. Who is Kimberly Callas, and what is her role? Guests: 1. Martha[...] Broadcast Time: 10:00-11:00 AM Program Topic: Belfast Creative Coalition Key Discussion Points: 1. What is the “Belfast Creative Coalition?” 2. What are the program goals of the BCC? 3. Who is Kimberly Callas, and what is her role? Guests: 1. Martha Piscuskas | Co-Director and co-founder of Waterfall Arts in Belfast and Montville. Martha has been worked with several non-profit organizations in Maine including the Maine Aids Alliance, Maineshare, and Women Unlimited. She is a graduate of the Maine College of Art and Wesleyan University. 2. Donna McNeil | is Director of Policy and Programs at the Maine Arts Commission. Donna holds a BFA in Painting from Syracuse University, an MLA in Art History from Harvard University and a certificate from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government for executives in state and local government. Donna has devoted a lifetime to the arts in both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors, holding directorial and curatorial positions in galleries, museums and the performing arts. 3. Kimberly Callas | Is the new coordinator of the Belfast Creative Coalition. She is the Board Director and Art Coordinator of Midcoast Magnet and co-founder of the Newforest Institute in Brooks Maine. A graduate of the New York Academy of Art and the University of Michigan, Kimberly is a practicing artist in her own right. For More Information: Waterfall Arts | www.waterfallarts.org Maine Arts Commission | www.mainearts.org Call In Program: YES Host: John Zavodny Engineer: Joel Mann archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-12012 http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-12012#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:00:13 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8564 http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-12012/feed 0 0:57:22 Issue: Immigration Broadcast Time: 10:00-11:00 AM Program Topic: The Key Discussion Points (list at least 3): 1. How do national immigration issues affect people in Mid-Coast Maine? 2. Are there local resources for people dealing with immigration is[...] Issue: Immigration Broadcast Time: 10:00-11:00 AM Program Topic: The Key Discussion Points (list at least 3): 1. How do national immigration issues affect people in Mid-Coast Maine? 2. Are there local resources for people dealing with immigration issues in Maine? 3. How does social media play a part in telling personal stories related to immigration? Guests by name and affiliation: 1. Michele Leavitt is a first generation college graduate. Winner of the 2010 Ohio State William G Allen Award for creative nonfiction, her poems and essays have been published widely since 1995. A trial attorney in the Boston area for 15 years, she now teaches in the Center for Environmental Arts and Humanities at Unity College where her husband, Stephen Mulkey is the president. 2. Rosita Ayala is a Unity College graduate of Salvadoran descent. She is a first generation college student and American who grew up on Long Island, New York. Rosie graduated from Unity College with a degree in Environmental Writing in May of 2011 and is employed by Unity College as an Admissions Counselor. 3. Jeresia Nicos is an American citizen who lives outside of Savannah Georgia. Jeresia is married to Luis Nicos, who entered the U.S. without inspection. For More Information: The Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (http://ilapmaine.org/) (ILAP) provides free and low-cost immigration information and legal assistance to low-income Maine residents. Define America is a project to facilitate the immigration debate by giving people opportunities to tell their stories. Read Jeresia Nicos’ post at http://www.defineamerican.com/story/post/673/the-two-sides-of-america/ Call In Program: YES Political Broadcast: Host: John Zavodny Engineer: Joel Mann archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-121611 http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-121611#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:00:22 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8521 http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-121611/feed 0 0:58:26 Program Name: Mid-Coast Currents Broadcast Date: December 16, 2011 Broadcast Time: 10:00-11:00 AM Program Topic: Visual Arts as Environmental Advocacy Key Discussion Points: a) How has Maine Farmland Trust used the visual arts? b) What does it mean[...] Program Name: Mid-Coast Currents Broadcast Date: December 16, 2011 Broadcast Time: 10:00-11:00 AM Program Topic: Visual Arts as Environmental Advocacy Key Discussion Points: a) How has Maine Farmland Trust used the visual arts? b) What does it mean to be an “Environmental Documentarian?” c) How effective has “From the Land” been for Maine Farmland Trust? Guests: A) Bridget Besaw, Environmental Documentarian Bridget’s projects have tackled issues such as development threats to northern Maine’s wilderness, loss of working farmland in New England, restoration of crucial salmon habitat in the North Pacific, threats to wild rivers and arid grasslands in South America, climate change research and prevention in Indonesian forests and sustainable fisheries initiatives throughout the world.i Organizations who have partnered with Bridget to create imagery and multimedia projects:Maine Farmland Trust, The Nature Conservancy,? Maine Coast Heritage Trust, Patagonia, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation,?? Chewonki Foundation, ?The Kittredge Foundation,The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, The Penobscot River Restoration Trust and Patagonia Sur Foundation. As a press photographer, Bridget has won numerous national press awards for stories on the depletion of natural resources. Bridget has created feature stories for:Newsweek, Time, Forbes, Fortune, The New York Times, Business Week, Smithsonian, National Geographic Adventure and Nature Conservancy Magazine.?? Bridget has published two books in partnership with environmental organizations:Wildness within, Wildness without in 2007 with and From the Land in 2010. B) John Piotti is the Executive Director of Maine Farmland Trust headquartered in Belfast, he is former Maine State Senator for District 23, and helped found the Unity Barn Raisers. Maine Farmland Trust partnered with Bridget Besaw to produce “From the Land” that included images by Besaw, text by Piotti and foreword by Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree. For More Information: Bridget Besaw: www.bridgetbesaw.com Maine Farmland Trust: www.mainefarmlandtrust.org Call In Program: YES Political Broadcast: Host: John Zavodny Engineer: Joel Mann archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-111811 http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-111811#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:00:45 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8304 http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-111811/feed 0 0:57:56 Mid-Coast Currents 11/18/11 archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-102111 http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-102111#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:00:21 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8137 http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-102111/feed 0 1:00:33 Producer/Host: John Zavodny Studio Engineer: Amy Browne Topic: The Creative Economy on the Mid-Coast Guests: Amber Heffner: Owner, Little Harbor Technology, Midcoast Magnet Board Chair, and Juice Steering Committee Chair Skip Bates: Regional Manager[...] Producer/Host: John Zavodny Studio Engineer: Amy Browne Topic: The Creative Economy on the Mid-Coast Guests: Amber Heffner: Owner, Little Harbor Technology, Midcoast Magnet Board Chair, and Juice Steering Committee Chair Skip Bates: Regional Manager, Bangor Savings Bank,Midcoast Magnet Board Member (former chair), Juice Steering Committee member, and Juice Conference Pitch Contest Chair Donna McNeil: Arts Program and Policy Director, Maine Arts Commission Who are some of the speakers at the Juice Conference? What is “Creative Economy?” What kinds of partnerships help fuel the mid-coast creative economy? archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-91611 http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-91611#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:00:44 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=8152 http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-91611/feed 0 0:59:22 Producer/Host: John Zavodny Studio Engineer: Amy Browne Topic: Mid-Coast Land Conservation Guests: LouAnna Perkins is former Executive Director of Maine Farmland Trust and now serves as its staff attorney. On the side, she is a musician, storytelle[...] Producer/Host: John Zavodny Studio Engineer: Amy Browne Topic: Mid-Coast Land Conservation Guests: LouAnna Perkins is former Executive Director of Maine Farmland Trust and now serves as its staff attorney. On the side, she is a musician, storyteller and grandmother. She and her husband Royce live in Penobscot. Galen Todd is President of Coastal Mountains Land Trust. He is a retired paper industry executive and former president of Hurricane Island Outward Bound School in Rockland. Galen Todd is Managing Director of Curtis Island Partners, LLC, a volunteer firefighter, and Director of the Ragged Mountain Ski Patrol. Ellen Skoczenski grew up in Portland Maine and has recently returned after being “away” for 7 years. She is the Coastal Mountains Land Trust Membership Coordinator and previously worked for two years on land preservation and stewardship projects in the southwest. For More Information Maine Farmland Trust: http://www.mainefarmlandtrust.org Coastal Mountains Land Trust: http://www.coastalmountains.org archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-71511 http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-71511#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:00:21 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7899 http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-71511/feed 0 1:00:09 Producer/Host: John Zavodny, Unity College Studio Engineer: Amy Browne Topic: Mid-Coast Philosophy Guests: Sarah Miller is the coordinator of the Camden Philosophical Society and a resident of Camden Maine. Greg Fahy is associate professor of philos[...] Producer/Host: John Zavodny, Unity College Studio Engineer: Amy Browne Topic: Mid-Coast Philosophy Guests: Sarah Miller is the coordinator of the Camden Philosophical Society and a resident of Camden Maine. Greg Fahy is associate professor of philosophy at the University of Maine at Augusta, where he has taught since 2003. Dan Cohen received his PhD from Indiana University in 1983. Martina Duncan, Assistant Director, oversees all Council programs. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-61711 http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-61711#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:00:36 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7705 http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-61711/feed 0 0:57:48 Producer/Host: John Zavodny Studio Engineer: Amy Browne Topic: The Mid-Coast Art Scene How has the art of Steve Mumford made an impact on perceptions of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars? What is happening at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art in sum[...] Producer/Host: John Zavodny Studio Engineer: Amy Browne Topic: The Mid-Coast Art Scene How has the art of Steve Mumford made an impact on perceptions of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars? What is happening at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art in summer 2011? What programs are available at Waterfall Arts in summer 2011? Guests: Suzette McAvoy, Executive Director of the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockland Maine; Martha Piscuskas, Program Director of Waterfall Arts, Belfast Maine; Steve Mumford, Iraq war veteran, he has periodically returned to the region, producing drawings and watercolors on site that document the daily lives of local citizens and US soldiers. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-52011 http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-52011#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 14:00:35 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7585 http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-52011/feed 0 0:57:41 Producer/Host: John Zavodny Studio Engineer: Joel Mann Topic: The Mid-Coast Film & Media Scene Guests: Elizabeth Greenberg, artist and educator living in Thomaston, Maine. She is the Director of Education at the Maine Media Workshops and Main[...] Producer/Host: John Zavodny Studio Engineer: Joel Mann Topic: The Mid-Coast Film & Media Scene Guests: Elizabeth Greenberg, artist and educator living in Thomaston, Maine. She is the Director of Education at the Maine Media Workshops and Maine Media College as well as an instructor in both the undergraduate and graduate programs at the college. Benjamin Fowlie, founder and director of the Camden International Film Festival and co-founder of the Points North Documentary Forum. Last January Ben was included in Thom Powers’ (Program Director, Toronto International Film Festival) list “20 Under 40: Industry Leaders To Watch Out For.” Lea Girardin, Director, Maine Film Office. FMI: Maine Media Workshops: http://www.mainemedia.edu/ Camden International Film Festival: http://www.camdenfilmfest.org/ The Maine Film Office: http://www.filminmaine.com/ The Maine Film Festival Consortium: http://www.mainefilmfestivals.com/ Media Arts Program of Maine Arts Commission: http://mainearts.maine.gov/program_mediaarts.aspx Northeast Historic Film: http://www.oldfilm.org/ Maine Film and Video Industry: http://www.mainefilm.info/index.php archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-41511 http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-41511#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:00:03 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7467 http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-41511/feed 0 0:59:37 Producer/Host: John Zavodny Studio Engineer: Amy Browne Topic: THE MID-COAST MUSIC SCENE Who will be performing at the Belfast Free Range Music Festival? What makes the mid-coast a good place to play, hear, and promote music? Can Belfast be consid[...] Producer/Host: John Zavodny Studio Engineer: Amy Browne Topic: THE MID-COAST MUSIC SCENE Who will be performing at the Belfast Free Range Music Festival? What makes the mid-coast a good place to play, hear, and promote music? Can Belfast be considered a legitimate music town without a major venue? Guests: Meg and Bub Fournier: mid-coast music promoters; coordinators of the Belfast Free Range Music Festival; Emily Burnham: Lifestyle reporter for the Bangor Daily News since 2006, avid local music fan and supporter, former music director for WMEB 91.9 FM at the University of Maine, Belfast native. Dan Beckman: Host of underground house (or in this case, barn) concerts; mid-coast music producer, including Waterfall Arts. Co-owner of “Turned Word,” a mid-coast based record label; nationally touring musician; Free Range Music Festival organizer; and sometime dj at WERU; Nancy Zane: Women’s Environmental Leadership Coordinator at Unity College. FMI: Meg and Bub Fournier, Belfast Free Range Music Festival: http://freerangemusicfestival.com/ Dan Beckman: http://ukeofspacescorners.blogspot.com/; www.turnedword.com Emily Burnham: eburnham@bangordailynews.com House Concerts: www.concertsinyourhome.com; www.downeastmusic.org archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-31811 http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-31811#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:00:35 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7304 http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-31811/feed 0 0:59:09 Producer/Host: John Zavodny, Unity College Studio Engineer: Amy Browne Topic: BELFAST COHOUSING AND ECOVILLAGE How is cohousing different from communal living? How did the Belfast project get started? In what ways will the project address sustaina[...] Producer/Host: John Zavodny, Unity College Studio Engineer: Amy Browne Topic: BELFAST COHOUSING AND ECOVILLAGE How is cohousing different from communal living? How did the Belfast project get started? In what ways will the project address sustainability issues? GUESTS Sanna McKim, Project Manager, BC&E. Born in Boston of Danish heritage where the cohousing movement got its start; M.S. from Audobon Expeditions Institute; former Executive Director of Maine Business for Social Responsibility; a sometime shepherd; Equity Member in BC&E. Alan Gibson, partner G O Logic; carpenter, building designer, building energy analyst, and general contractor specializing in custom, energy efficient home construction. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University where he studied environmental science and history. He’s studied building science on his own for over 20 years and has been a business owner since 1992. Equity Member in BC&E. Coleen O’Connell, Process Committee Chair BCE. Faculty member, Leslie University Director of the “Ecological Teaching and Learning” MS program; founding member of the Ravenwood Collective (N. Searsmont); equity Member in BCE. FOR MORE INFORMATION BELFAST COHOUSING AND ECOVILLAGE http://mainecohousing.org/index.html PO Box 100, Belfast, ME 04915 (207) 338-9200 info@mainecohousing.org INFORMATION ABOUT COHOUSING AND ECOVILLAGES: Cohousing Association: http://www.cohousing.org Fellowship for Intentional Community: http://www.ic.org/ Ecovillage Network of the Americas: http://ena.ecovillage.org/eng/ OTHER COHOUSING PROJECTS IN MAINE: Two Echo in Brunswick: http://www.two-echo.org/ Greensward Hamlet in Buxton: http://www.greenswardhamlet.com/ archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-21811 http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-21811#comments Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:00:50 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=7163 http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-21811/feed 0 0:57:48 Producer/Host: John Zavodny, PhD, Unity College faculty Studio Engineer: Amy Browne Topic: Unity College: Then, Now, and In the Future What is Unity College’s significance to mid-coast Maine? What are the major accomplishments of Unity Colleg[...] Producer/Host: John Zavodny, PhD, Unity College faculty Studio Engineer: Amy Browne Topic: Unity College: Then, Now, and In the Future What is Unity College’s significance to mid-coast Maine? What are the major accomplishments of Unity College over the last five years? What can we expect from Unity College over the next several years? Guests: Dr. Mitchell Thomashow, Unity College President | Author of “Bringing the Biosphere Home,” and “Ecological Identity,” both published by MIT press. He serves on the board of the Coalition on Environmental and Jewish Life (COEJL), and the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). He is on the advisory board of Orion Magazine. Thomashow is a founding member of the Council of Environmental Deans and Directors (CEDD). Dr. Amy Knisley, Unity College Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs | Knisley earned her Ph D in Philosophy from the University of Colorado and Master of Environmental Law and Policy from Vermont Law School. She is an organic farmer and small business owner (with husband Ed) of Betsy?s Farm, currently located in Benton, Maine. archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-121710 http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-121710#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:00:24 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=6968 http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-121710/feed 0 0:58:48 Producer/Host: John Zavodny Studio Engineer: Amy Browne A discussion among local food and hunger experts concerning how local agriculture is addressing hunger in Knox and Waldo counties, and profile the hungry of Midcoast Maine. Guests: Ann Acheson,[...] Producer/Host: John Zavodny Studio Engineer: Amy Browne A discussion among local food and hunger experts concerning how local agriculture is addressing hunger in Knox and Waldo counties, and profile the hungry of Midcoast Maine. Guests: Ann Acheson, research associate at the University of Maine Margaret Chase Smith Center, editor of Maine Policy Review and author of the “2009 Poverty in Maine Update”; Jennifer Gunderman-King, co-administrator and co-founder of the Davistown Community Farm Share Program; Barbara Murphy, extension educator for the Oxford County Cooperative Extension; and Sara Trunzo, food and farms coordinator at Unity College. Call in show archives@weru.org no no http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-debut-show-111910 http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-debut-show-111910#comments Fri, 19 Nov 2010 14:00:26 +0000 Community Radio WERU FM http://archives.weru.org/?p=6813 http://archives.weru.org/mid-coast-currents/mid-coast-currents-debut-show-111910/feed 0 1:00:48 Producer/Host: John Zavodny, Unity College Studio Engineer: Joel Mann Topic: Maine Street Hits The Maine Coast: Downtown Revitalization in Rockland and Belfast Why is downtown revitalization important to Maine? What is the Main Street program? Wh[...] Producer/Host: John Zavodny, Unity College Studio Engineer: Joel Mann Topic: Maine Street Hits The Maine Coast: Downtown Revitalization in Rockland and Belfast Why is downtown revitalization important to Maine? What is the Main Street program? What initiatives have been undertaken in Belfast and Rockland? Guests: Roxanne Eflin, Program Director, Maine Downtown Center, Maine Development Foundation, www.mdf.org, Maine State Coordinator of the National Trust Main Street Center; Larraine Brown, Project Coordinator, Our Town Belfast Lorain Francis, Executive Director, Rockland Main Street Mike Hurley, Belfast City Council Call in show archives@weru.org no no