The Global Grit Experience

Tribal Energy Sovereignty & Being Allies with Indigenous and Rural Communities

Erika talks with guest, Bridget Guiza from the White Earth Tribal and Community College. She is part of the White Earth Reservation and the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe. Brid

Social Inclusion - The Ticket Out of This Environmental Mess

In this episode, Dr. Joel Powell shares his perspective on expanding acceptance of people as an absolute necessity to the preservation of the environment. And, that polit

Upcycling Fast Fashion

In this episode, Dr. Judi Roux shares about the environmental impacts of fast fashion and clothing waste and how she's embraced creative upcycling to make a difference.

Saying No to Plastics - Why & How

Guest Cedar Walters talks about the harms of plastics in our bodies and the environment in this episode and shares tactics to reduce plastic use. Cedar Walters is Senior

Tactics to be an Effective Voter for the Environment

What does voting for the environment mean? How can we find our way through political hype? How do we listen to candidates more critically? My guest today is Dave Homans.

Meet Erika - Host of The Global Grit Experience Podcast

In this episode I give a little background of how I got into video, capturing stories around the world, and eventually, here, as a podcaster and host of The Global Grit E

Self-Interest vs Environmental Sustainability. Can we Find the Balance?

How do we as humans balance our self-interest drive with environmental sustainability. There’s no easy answer but it’s definitely worth pondering, talking about, and hope

How a Small Group of Locals Created a Huge Nature-Based Park in their Hometown

How do you make stuff happen - like saving a beautiful area from development and creating instead an amazing nature-based park that the locals, wildlife, and tourists lov

The Amazing Honey Bee Matriarchal Society and a Year in Beekeeping with Sawyer Gilsdorf

Honey bees! In this episode I chat with Sawyer Gilsdorf, professional beekeeper with Björn’s Colorado Honey in Boulder, Colorado (and my awesome nephew) to learn what’s i

Why are Three Specific Bird Species the Focus of Conservation in Minnesota?

Emilia Skogen fell in love with birds at a young age and has been working with them ever since. In today's episode, I talk with her about why she's specifically working w

Why Protecting Public Lands Matters - And How We Can Help

In this episode I hit the North Country Trail with Matt Davis, the Regional Trail Coordinator for MN, ND and WI for the nonprofit, North Country Trail Association. We tal

We Just Experienced Climate Chaos in MN - What Do We Do Next?

Minnesota's AQI hit record highs recently during the wildfires making it feel apocalyptic with smoky, brown skies, evacuated homes, and air quality that made it dangerous

How Small-Scale Farming Changed Cody's Life

Erika sits down and talks with farmer Cody Kurowski at his Sower’s Harvest Farm in Fergus Falls, MN to find out what got him into farming, why he’s going the chemical-fre

What's a Food Co-op & is 'Organic' for Real?

What's different with a food co-op and can we really trust the organic food label? Erika talks with farmer and Manna Food Co-op General Manager, Ryan Pesch. Ryan started

FROGS! with Interpretive Park Ranger, Kelly Blackledge

Love frogs? Toads? Kelly sure does and shares with us why. In today’s episode, Erika talks with Interpretive Park Ranger of 30 years, Kelly Blackledge to learn some fun

Easy & Cheap Alternatives for Non-Toxic Cleaning Supplies For Your Home

It's crazy how many toxic and hazardous 'cleaning' supplies we use in our homes. There's a better way. In today’s episode, Erika sits down with former Household Hazardo

Tapping Into Micro-Courage to Speak Up with Dr. Karen Branden

For this episode, I’ve invited Dr. Karen Branden back on the show to talk about a topic that’s been bugging me. Why do we as humans often not speak up and challenge thin

Finding the Sweet Spot - Green Technology & Economic Sense

Jim Goodman, the owner of Bob’s Cabins in Two Harbors, MN has done what I think is very unusual in today’s world. He’s not bulldozing down a quaint getaway but instead re

Loving on BUGS with Entomologist Jessica Wyn Miller

I've been hearing people saying lately how much they hate bugs or are scared of certain bugs and I’m like, I gotta do an episode on bugs…because we need bugs and they’re

Tips for Planting a Pollinator Garden

Today we’re talking about planting for pollinators! A few years ago I received a Lawns to Legumes pollinator habitat grant through a MN statewide education program called