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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  
  • Charging Corridors/After The Harvest
    Sunday, April 13
    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.
  • Water Studies/Donna Fina Cafei
    Sunday, April 20
    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.
  • Scrapskc/Farmers Markets/Solar Power
    Sunday, April 27
    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.
  • New Reflections/The WindEXCHANGE
    Sunday, May 4
    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.
  • Madison Stitch/Madison Flitch/AY Young and The Battery Tour
    Sunday, May 11
    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.
  • Heirloom,Hybrid,Gmo Seeds/Clean Air Now
    Sunday, May 18
    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
    Wednesday, May 21
    4:00 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, May 25
    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.
  • Boulevard Brewing Company and Kansas Alliance for Watersheds and Streams
    Wednesday, May 28
    4:00 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, June 1
    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.
  • The Land Institute and the Heartland Tree Alliance
    Wednesday, June 4
    4:00 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.
  • Prairie Park Nature Center and Hci Energy
    Wednesday, June 11
    4:00 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.

 

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  • Sustainable Architecture For Our Future, A Tiny Homes Community
    Sunday, April 6
    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.
  • Prairie Park Nature Center and Hci Energy
    Thursday, April 3
    4:00 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.
  • 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.
  • The Land Institute and the Heartland Tree Alliance
    Thursday, March 27
    4:00 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.
  • 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.
  • Boulevard Brewing Company and Kansas Alliance for Watersheds and Streams
    Thursday, March 20
    4:00 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).
  • 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.
  • Green Dot Bioplastics and Ophelia's Blue Vine Farm
    Thursday, March 13
    4:00 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.
  • 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.
  • Prairie Park Nature Center and Hci Energy
    Thursday, March 6
    4:00 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.
  • 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.