This week, we’re in Richmond, California visiting Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park. Park Ranger Naomi Torres gives us an inside look at the past, present, and future of this iconic park in the East Bay.

If you need to dispose of E-waste and you want to support the fight against breast cancer, check out recycleforbreastcancer.com. I’ve used the service over the years, primarily to recycle ink jet cartridges, but they will also recycle everything from cellphones, old computers, toner, and magnetic storage. Just check and see if the item you want to recycle is supported, sign up for a pre-paid label and RFBC will mail you a postage sticker so that you can send the item free of charge.

In this episode, we get the inside scoop from Carrie Ellett, National Program Director for Girls For A Change, a national organization that empowers girls to create social change in their own community. Started in the Bay Area, they are quickly expanding to cities all across America with their National Tour. Check it out and click here to find out how to help!

In this TED talk, Paul Stamets makes the case for saving species of fungi whose mycelium may be able to create energy, sequester carbon, naturally kill pests, and protect us from global pandemics. This video is rich with insights on the power of mushrooms. Check out how you can get involved at www.fungi.com and if you haven’t watched free TED talks, get your world class education here.

Conscious rap is world-wide and being used to inform farmers of new tools. In Africa, Maasai rapper Mr. Ebbo is the spokesperson for The MoneyMaker,a foot-powered pump developed and marketed by the non-proft KickStart. The pump is insurance against drought, helping small farmers irrigate crops. I wish all rappers sold out in this way:
(via Justin)

I got a chance to join more than 1000 volunteers on Hands On Bay Area’s Be The Change Day. There were 22 projects to choose from and I was lucky enough to do invasive plant removal at the San Francisco Zoo.

I stayed away from the Tiger cages, wielding a rake just in case. I was in high demand for my wheelbarrowing skills as we transferred ice plant into a huge compost dumpster. There were a lot of cool people and if you’re in the bay area and want to volunteer, you should definitely check out HOBA’s programs.

In this episode, C-diddy gets hungry and is confronted by a supernatural egg shell. We are then transported to the Greater Portland Oregon area to visit Nigel and Angie, a couple who have a garden on their 3rd story apartment porch. We learn how to create a space-saving worm bin to process compost as well as some all-natural methods for fixing nitrogen.