Season 4 Episodes

AJ Boyce – Building Green Spaces Where They’re Needed Most
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Aug. 12, 2025

AJ Boyce – Building Green Spaces Where They’re Needed Most

AJ Boyce, an agriculture conservation practitioner with The Nature Conservancy, explores his work at the intersection of environmental sustainability and social justice. AJ explains his role at the world's largest environmental nonprofit, sharing what his day-to-day looks like—from 7 AM calls with farmers about cover crops to managing conservation projects and developing capacity for regenerative agricultural methods. The conversation breaks down misconceptions about farmers, revealing the econo...
Lauren Click - Breaking Barriers to Composting, One Classroom at a Time
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Aug. 5, 2025

Lauren Click - Breaking Barriers to Composting, One Classroom at a Time

Lauren Click is the founder and executive director of Let's Go Compost. She is on a mission to democratize composting across the United States. As a Mercedes-Benz BEVisioneers fellow and the US Compost Council's Young Professional of the Year, she's turning a simple worm bin into a nationwide educational movement. She shares the story of how her organization has scaled from a single school to over 120 schools across 10 states, with plans for even greater expansion. Lauren discusses the challe...
Lauren Click - How a Small Apartment Launched a National Nonprofit
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July 29, 2025

Lauren Click - How a Small Apartment Launched a National Nonprofit

Lauren Click is the award-winning founder and executive director of Let's Go Compost, a nonprofit making composting accessible to all. What started with a failed $500 composting device in a high-rise apartment has blossomed into a national movement, providing free resources to schools and communities across all 50 states. Lauren shares her unexpected journey into the world of waste, which began not in a garden, but in a high-rise apartment in Scottsdale, Arizona. Fueled by frustration with a ...
Season 4 Intro - A Look Back and What’s Ahead
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July 22, 2025

Season 4 Intro - A Look Back and What’s Ahead

Hosts Adam and Dominique kick off Season 4 of Green Champions, celebrating their 73rd episode milestone after over a year of weekly releases. They reflect on their favorite stories from Season 3's collaboration with Green Umbrella and the Midwest Regional Sustainability Summit, highlighting guests like Shaila Maynard from SewValley and Zach Burns from the Cincinnati Zoo who built hydroponic systems to grow lettuce for giraffes. They preview Season 4's upcoming diverse lineup, featuring conversat...