
Tree Planters: A podcast about change for a better world
We live in a world running out of space, resources, and time. There are solutions. We can build a better world - a world that is fair, healthy, and prosperous. But this requires transformative change. Why Tree Planters Podcast you ask? Well, there's a great proverb that goes as follows:“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.”We feel there's a scarcity of tree planters in positions of power these days. Each month we look at problems and solutions relating to how we live in modern society, including those of sprawl and associated consumption patterns and behaviour, climate change, habitat degradation and species loss, community development and empowerment, knowledge of and connection to place, leadership and accountable governance, among others.We welcome you to join us on our journey. Please don't hesitate to connect with us if you have suggestions or questions.
Podcasting since 2019 • 34 episodes
Tree Planters: A podcast about change for a better world
Latest Episodes
Misinformation and Conspiracy Theories — Dr. Alison Meek
Dr. Alison Meek is a history professor at King’s University College at Western University, where she studies conspiracy theories, cults, extremism and misinformation. Alison brings an engaging and thoughtful perspective to how beliefs ...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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59:37

Farming, Youth, and the Future — Jacob Keary Moreland
Jacob is a farmer, and advocate for farming as a means to increase economic and environmental resilience in local communities. We talk about some ideas for how this can happen, and how young people can be supported in contributing to their comm...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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1:13:27

The Mailbag Edition - Adam, Margaret, and Amrit.
Once a month we do a mailbag episode, where each of us, along with a guest, shares an issue for discussion. We don't know about each other's issue until they present it during the podcast, keeping it lively and interesting!Have an issue...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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Looking Back at a Career in Environmental Activism — Claire Malcolmson
Claire is stepping down as Executive Director of the Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition, and we chat about her experience at the forefront of grassroots environmental advocacy in central Ontario, including how the landscape has changed and what the f...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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1:03:54

The Grassroots Fight to Protect the Oak Ridges Moraine, with Debbe Crandall and Robert Brown
The Oak Ridges Moraine is a gem of Ontario's natural heritage, providing a source of headwaters to countless rivers and streams on the north shore of Lake Ontario.In the late '80s and early 90's, a grassroots movement to protect the area...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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