Local Environment Heroes

By: Canberra Environment Centre
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  • Local Environment Heroes brings you a series of chats with some amazing local heroes from Canberra and further afield who are doing ACE things for our world.
    This podcast is produced and supported by the Canberra Environment Centre, including hosts Julie Boulton, Ryan Lungu and Fiona Veikkanen.
    © 2025 Local Environment Heroes
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Episodes
  • Season 3, Episode 1: Fiona & Julie - Launching New Season

    Season 3, Episode 1: Fiona & Julie - Launching New Season
    Apr 30 2025

    Fiona and Julie are back with Season 3 of Local Environmental Heroes. This series is all about food. In this opening episode, Fiona and Julie discuss all of the amazing guests they have interviewed for this series
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    16 mins
  • Season 3, Episode 2: Lucy Ridge - Fair Food

    Season 3, Episode 2: Lucy Ridge - Fair Food
    Nov 18 2024

    Lucy is a Canberra based food writer and qualified chef with a passion for food sovereignty and sustainability. SHe is currently finishing her first book which documents her year of internships all over Australia in the food industry.Julie and Fiona have a fascinating chat with Lucy about food sovereignty and learn about how eating seasonally is connected with knowing the growers and improving people’s cooking skills.
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    27 mins
  • Season 3, Episode 3: Philippa Lawrence - Kitchen Gardens

    Season 3, Episode 3: Philippa Lawrence - Kitchen Gardens
    Nov 18 2024

    Philippa is the Garden Specialist with the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program at Majura Primary School. She is a trained horticulturist and supports students to grow, eat and enjoy fresh food.Fiona and Julie recorded this episode on site and were lucky enough to be taken on a tour of the garden and meet the chickens! This conversation was an amazing opportunity to hear (and see) firsthand how the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program supports young people to grow, value and enjoy fresh food (and to create their own compost).

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    27 mins

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