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Sustainable Idaho: Plot Twist

City of Pocatello, Chamber of Commerce, and Portneuf Valley Pride officials break ground on the new community garden.
Courtesy of Pocatello-Chubbuck Chamber of Commerce
City of Pocatello, Chamber of Commerce, and Portneuf Valley Pride officials break ground on the new community garden.

In this episode, Madison Long interviews the new co-host for Sustainable Idaho, Charlie Medema. Charlie is a senior biology student at ISU who shared his motivations for joining Sustainable Idaho, perspectives on sustainability as an Idahoan, and hopes for the future. In the second half of the episode, Charlie speaks with Brittani Hobson and Karl Petitt; co-chairs for the new Pocatello organic community garden. The garden will serve as a community hub, offering gardening plots to residents as well as educational opportunities and produce for the Idaho Food Bank. The project is one of several undertaken by the Porneuf Valley Partners, a volunteer organization dedicated to bettering the communities of the Portneuf Valley and its residents. If you would like to learn more about the Pocatello Organic Community Garden, visit https://portneufvalleypartners.org

Madison Long is a sophomore majoring in Communications and English with concentrations in Multiplatform Journalism and Professional Writing. She enjoys learning about sustainable practices within the local community and how these can expand throughout the state of Idaho. She looks forward to sharing what she learns from researching and through interviewing with field experts!
Charlie Medema is a senior biology major with a concentration in ecology and conservation. He is a major lover of the outdoors and an aspiring wildlife biologist. Charlie has lived in Idaho his entire life and is excited to contribute to public awareness of the state’s amazing natural resources, eco-cultural identity, and sustainability by conversing with a wide variety of organizations.
EPISODES PRIOR TO JUNE 2021