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My World Too

MY WORLD TOO is a magazine-style series that tackles global issues such as food production, clean energy, and housing, among other topics. Throughout the country, people are harvesting a bounty of ideas to help care for the only home we have: planet Earth. This series shares these inspirational stories of environmental stewardship, organic practices, and Earth-friendly innovations that viewers can learn from and apply in their own lives.

My World Too  
  • Heirloom,Hybrid,Gmo Seeds/Clean Air Now
    Sunday, December 29
    7:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Nick Schmitz learns the difference between heirloom, hybrid, and GMO seeds. Michael Wunsch talks to an organization working mitigate the health effects of air pollution in the inner city.
  • Green Dot Bioplastics and Ophelia's Blue Vine Farm
    Saturday, January 4
    7:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    We visit Green Dot Bioplastics and learn how they create biodegradable and compostable plastics. Then we talk with Mike Rollen at Ophelia's Blue Vine Farm all about farming and innovation in the urban core.
  • Indigenous Culture/Ev Revolution
    Sunday, January 5
    7:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    We visit farmer in Kansas who is trying to save the crops grown by his indigenous ancestors. Then we meet with Bill Moore in Omaha Nebraska to discuss the electric vehicle revolution and we learn about electric bikes at Day 6 Bikes.
  • Green Dot Bioplastics and Ophelia's Blue Vine Farm
    Tuesday, January 7
    12:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    We visit Green Dot Bioplastics and learn how they create biodegradable and compostable plastics. Then we talk with Mike Rollen at Ophelia's Blue Vine Farm all about farming and innovation in the urban core.
  • Boulevard Brewing Company and Kansas Alliance for Watersheds and Streams
    Saturday, January 11
    7:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    In this episode we talk with the folks at Boulevard Brewing Company about their Zero-waste sustainability efforts at the brewery. Then we go out in the field to learn about the importance of protecting our watersheds by talking to the Kansas Alliance for Watersheds and Streams (KAWS).
  • Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage
    Sunday, January 12
    7:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    We visit a sustainable community in north east Missouri and learn about life in a planned community.
  • Boulevard Brewing Company and Kansas Alliance for Watersheds and Streams
    Tuesday, January 14
    12:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    In this episode we talk with the folks at Boulevard Brewing Company about their Zero-waste sustainability efforts at the brewery. Then we go out in the field to learn about the importance of protecting our watersheds by talking to the Kansas Alliance for Watersheds and Streams (KAWS).
  • The Land Institute and the Heartland Tree Alliance
    Saturday, January 18
    7:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    We head out to western Kansas to talk to The Land Institute and find out about perennial grains and how important they are to the future of agriculture. Next we talk to The Heartland Tree Alliance about the importance of canopy cover in the urban core and nature's help in cooling down the city.
  • Green Dot Bioplastics and Ophelia's Blue Vine Farm
    Sunday, January 19
    7:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    We visit Green Dot Bioplastics and learn how they create biodegradable and compostable plastics. Then we talk with Mike Rollen at Ophelia's Blue Vine Farm all about farming and innovation in the urban core.
  • The Land Institute and the Heartland Tree Alliance
    Tuesday, January 21
    12:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    We head out to western Kansas to talk to The Land Institute and find out about perennial grains and how important they are to the future of agriculture. Next we talk to The Heartland Tree Alliance about the importance of canopy cover in the urban core and nature's help in cooling down the city.
  • Prairie Park Nature Center and Hci Energy
    Saturday, January 25
    7:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    We visit a 100 acre nature preserve in the heart of Lawrence KS to experience a "natural classroom" to help promote an appreciation for nature. HCI Energy is a company that is developing easily deployed, sustainable, off-grid energy systems for a variety of critical uses.
  • Boulevard Brewing Company and Kansas Alliance for Watersheds and Streams
    Sunday, January 26
    7:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    In this episode we talk with the folks at Boulevard Brewing Company about their Zero-waste sustainability efforts at the brewery. Then we go out in the field to learn about the importance of protecting our watersheds by talking to the Kansas Alliance for Watersheds and Streams (KAWS).
  • Prairie Park Nature Center and Hci Energy
    Tuesday, January 28
    12:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    We visit a 100 acre nature preserve in the heart of Lawrence KS to experience a "natural classroom" to help promote an appreciation for nature. HCI Energy is a company that is developing easily deployed, sustainable, off-grid energy systems for a variety of critical uses.
  • The Land Institute and the Heartland Tree Alliance
    Sunday, February 2
    7:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    We head out to western Kansas to talk to The Land Institute and find out about perennial grains and how important they are to the future of agriculture. Next we talk to The Heartland Tree Alliance about the importance of canopy cover in the urban core and nature's help in cooling down the city.
  • Prairie Park Nature Center and Hci Energy
    Sunday, February 9
    7:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    We visit a 100 acre nature preserve in the heart of Lawrence KS to experience a "natural classroom" to help promote an appreciation for nature. HCI Energy is a company that is developing easily deployed, sustainable, off-grid energy systems for a variety of critical uses.
  • Whoof, Nile Valley Aquaponics, Greenfield Robotics
    Sunday, February 16
    7:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    In this episode of My World Too we learn about an organization called WHOOF USA that encourages getting in the dirt with hands-on mentoring at organic farms across the nation. Next we visit an aquaponic greenhouse in the heart of the inner city growing Tilapia fish and fresh produce while teaching the community how to grow healthy options combatting urban food insecurity. We travel to the heart of the bread basket to visit a high-tech start up that is promoting chemical-free large scale farming with the help of robots.
  • Missouri Organic Recycling, New Roots for Refugees, Community Rebuild
    Sunday, February 23
    7:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    The My World Too crew visits a company turning tons of commercial food waste back into healthy compost for gardening, keeping organic matter out of the landfill. Immigrant refugee families from Asia are mentored in the US to start family-run small farms to sell produce in the local farmer's markets. In Moab Utah we meet a team of people building sustainable homes out of straw.
  • Rebecca's Apothecary, K-State Research Farm, The Battery Tour
    Sunday, March 2
    7:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Similar to a pharmacy from 200 years ago we explore an herbal apothecary in Boulder, Colorado. A state university is using the earth as their classroom for local growers eager to learn farm to market organic practices. AY Young a global leader on sustainability with the UN, powers his Battery Tour music and his global mission with solar energy.
  • House Built From Scraps, Urban Lumber, Colorado Lavender Farm
    Sunday, March 9
    7:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Meet a midwest couple that built their dream home mostly from free materials on Craig's List and discarded timber. Visit a mill that specializes in urban lumber from trees damaged by storms or cut down for expansion in the city. Take in the beauty and aroma of a world-class lavender farm in western Colorado.
  • Upcycling: Making Old New Again, Preserving Heirloom Seeds
    Sunday, March 16
    7:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Meet makers and creators that bring a new life to old materials from fashion design to microscopes. A family seed company in the Missouri Ozarks is collecting, saving and selling seed varieties from all across the globe.
  • The Bee Store, Regenerative Farming, A Free Fare City Transit System
    Sunday, March 23
    7:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Imagine a story dedicated to the hobby and business of beekeeping and all things honey. We visit the regenerative farm of Hank Wills editor at large for Mother Earth News where he practices what he preaches. Learn how and why a major US city provides free fares for all city buses and street car system.
  • Passive Solar, Tree Waste Into Mulch, Glass Bottle Recycling
    Sunday, March 30
    7:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Learn how it is all in the planning to create a home that is efficient as it is beautiful nestled on the front range of the Rockies. Visit a company that turns yard waste and tree debris into garden mulch for the retail market. Learn how a company keeps literally millions of glass bottles out of the landfill and makes new glass with less energy to make more bottles.

 

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  • Madison Stitch/Madison Flitch/AY Young and The Battery Tour
    Sunday, December 22
    7:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Whitney Manney visits a woodshed taking a farm to table approach to furniture. Then AY Young gives us an update on the battery tour.
  • New Reflections/The WindEXCHANGE
    Sunday, December 15
    7:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Mike Wunsch talks with Mark Byrd about his mission to create community sustainability by bringing jobs to the inner city. Then we learn about new developments in wind power and what our national renewable energy goals are.
  • Scrapskc/Farmers Markets/Solar Power
    Sunday, December 8
    7:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Whitney Manney talks to a creative re-use thrift store that is doing it's part to keep things out of the landfill. Ashlee Skinner visits a local farmers market to learn more. Then we learn the latest on residential solar power.
  • Water Studies/Donna Fina Cafei
    Sunday, December 1
    7:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Nick Schmitz talk with two scientists using NASA satellite technology to determine how much fresh water there is on Earth. Then we visit a local coffee roaster to learn fair trade coffee.
  • Charging Corridors/After The Harvest
    Sunday, November 24
    7:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    With the electric vehicle revolution upon us, we learn about what it will take to keep our cars charged up and on the road. Then in the heart of America there is an organization that is taking the fruits and vegetables that are usually discarded and distributes them to food banks.
  • Sustainable Architecture For Our Future, A Tiny Homes Community
    Sunday, November 17
    7:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Visit an architecture firm with an emphasis on sustainable design, building for a better future in a time of climate change and limited carbon resources. Next we visit an entire neighborhood of tiny homes dedicated to helping homeless US veterans.
  • Passive Solar, Tree Waste Into Mulch, Glass Bottle Recycling
    Sunday, November 10
    7:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Learn how it is all in the planning to create a home that is efficient as it is beautiful nestled on the front range of the Rockies. Visit a company that turns yard waste and tree debris into garden mulch for the retail market. Learn how a company keeps literally millions of glass bottles out of the landfill and makes new glass with less energy to make more bottles.
  • The Bee Store, Regenerative Farming, A Free Fare City Transit System
    Sunday, November 3
    7:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Imagine a story dedicated to the hobby and business of beekeeping and all things honey. We visit the regenerative farm of Hank Wills editor at large for Mother Earth News where he practices what he preaches. Learn how and why a major US city provides free fares for all city buses and street car system.