This seasonal podcast, produced by the Alberta Emerald Foundation, shines a light on the people and organizations driving environmental change in Alberta. Each season focuses on a different topic, from food waste to low-carbon solutions, exploring the challenge, solutions, and inspiring stories behind them. Through conversational interviews and real-world examples, we share how Albertans are creating a brighter, more sustainable future for our province and beyond!
What On EARTH Can We Do?
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Podcast Overview
This seasonal podcast, produced by the Alberta Emerald Foundation, shines a light on the people and organizations driving environmental change in Alberta. Each season focuses on a different topic, from food waste to low-carbon solutions, exploring the challenge, solutions, and inspiring stories behind them. Through conversational interviews and real-world examples, we share how Albertans are creating a brighter, more sustainable future for our province and beyond!
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November 20, 2025
Composting: Where Food Waste Goes When It Can’t Go Anywhere Else
<p>This season, we’ve talked about rescuing surplus food, redistributing it to communities, and even turning it into clean energy. But what about the scraps, spoiled produce, bones, peels, and leftovers that can’t be saved?</p><p>In this episode, Bri sits down with Brian Wonnacott, superintendent at AltRoot, a composting facility in Westlock that transforms organic waste into a valuable resource for local farms. Brian breaks down how industrial composting works, why microbes are the real stars of the show, and how composting helps reduce methane emissions, support regenerative agriculture, and build a truly circular local economy.</p><p><strong>Resources</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://altroot.ca/end-to-end-traceability/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AltRoot’s End-to-End Tracability tool</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nrdc.org/stories/composting-101" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to compost at home</a></li></ul><br/><p><strong>About the Podcast</strong></p><p>The What On EARTH Can We Do? podcast is a program of the Alberta Emerald Foundation (AEF), a registered charity dedicated to accelerating environmental excellence across Alberta.</p><p><a href="https://emeraldfoundation.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Learn more about the AEF</a></p><p><strong>Thank You to Our Sponsors</strong></p><p>Capital Power, Government of Alberta, the Forest Resource Improvement Association of Alberta, Pathways Alliance, City of Edmonton, TD Friends of the Environment, and City of Calgary</p><p><strong>Disclaimer</strong></p><p>The views and opinions expressed by our guests do not necessarily reflect those of the Alberta Emerald Foundation. As a non-partisan organization, we are committed to presenting diverse perspectives on environmental issues.</p>
November 13, 2025
How One Alberta Community Rescued Nearly a Million Pounds of Food
<p>What if every community could rescue its food waste — and feed its neighbours at the same time?</p><p>In Lacombe, Alberta, Echo Food Rescue is proving it’s possible. Since 2020, this volunteer-driven program has saved nearly one million pounds of food from the landfill, redirecting it to farms and families across their community.</p><p>In this episode, we sit down with Christina Sturgeon, program coordinator at Echo Food Rescue, to talk about how the initiative began, what it takes to keep it running, and the powerful role community collaboration plays in fighting food waste. </p><p>Learn more about Echo Food Rescue: https://www.echofoodrescue.com/</p><p>–</p><p>The What On EARTH Can We Do? podcast is a program of the Alberta Emerald Foundation (AEF), a registered charity dedicated to accelerating environmental excellence across Alberta.</p><p><a href="https://emeraldfoundation.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Learn more about the AEF</a></p><p><strong>Thank You to Our Sponsors:</strong></p><p>Capital Power, Government of Alberta, the Forest Resource Improvement Association of Alberta, Pathways Alliance, City of Edmonton, TD Friends of the Environment, and City of Calgary</p><p><strong>Disclaimer: </strong></p><p>The views and opinions expressed by our guests do not necessarily reflect those of the Alberta Emerald Foundation. As a non-partisan organization, we are committed to presenting diverse perspectives on environmental issues.</p>
November 6, 2025
Feeding Families, Not Landfills
<p>Food waste isn’t just an environmental issue; it’s an economic one. In this episode, we sit down with <strong>Esther Cohn from Flash Food</strong>, a Canadian-founded tech company that rescues groceries destined for landfill and offers them to shoppers at a discount.</p><p>Discover how Flash Food is making sustainable shopping simple, saving families money, helping grocers cut waste, and preventing over <strong>150 million pounds of food</strong> from ending up in landfills. We’ll talk about how the idea came to life, how the app works, and why making sustainability affordable might be the key to lasting change.</p><p><strong>Listen to learn:</strong></p><ul><li>How Flash Food connects shoppers with discounted groceries nearing their best-before date</li><li>The environmental and economic impact of rescuing food waste</li><li>Why accessibility and affordability are essential to sustainability</li><li>How changing our mindset about “waste” can help us all make a difference</li></ul><br/><p><strong>Download the Flash Food app</strong> and start saving money and food today</p><p><a href="https://flashfood.com/?showgettheapp=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://flashfood.com/?showgettheapp=true</a></p><p>–</p><p>The What On EARTH Can We Do? podcast is a program of the Alberta Emerald Foundation (AEF), a registered charity dedicated to accelerating environmental excellence across Alberta.</p><p><a href="https://emeraldfoundation.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Learn more about the AEF</a></p><p><strong>Thank You to Our Sponsors:</strong></p><p>Capital Power, Government of Alberta, the Forest Resource Improvement Association of Alberta, Pathways Alliance, City of Edmonton, TD Friends of the Environment, and City of Calgary</p><p><strong>Disclaimer: </strong></p><p>The views and opinions expressed by our guests do not necessarily reflect those of the Alberta Emerald Foundation. As a non-partisan organization, we are committed to presenting diverse perspectives on environmental issues.</p>
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