Elementz Live by Elementz SA | Compost Queens | Ep. 01

During a special, socially-distant, pandemic edition of Elementz Live, hosts Brandon Vondera and Chris Moken sit with Tik Tok eco-influencer Phil the Fixer of the just to save the world. podcast about his activism projects and intersectional environmentalism.  Phillip Aiken is an eco-storyteller, with the mission to inspire the next generation of sustainable innovators.  He can be found on Tik Tok Phil the Fixer, on Instagram @Philthefixer, and online at www.philthefixer.org.  We thank you for tuning in to Elementz Live, and hope that you subscribe on to our podcast on Spotify, Apple Music, and follow us on Instagram @Elementz_SATX to communicate with us in real time. 

Hosts Brandon Vondera and Chris Moken sit with Louis San Miguel of Mycobuddy to talk all things fungi.  Louis is a local, San Antonio mycologist who teaches basic mushroom cultivation, leads mycology walks, and sells an array of mushroom grow kits, medicinal tinctures, and lectures at local universities, clubs, and high schools.  Mycobuddy can be found online at www.mycobuddy.com, and on Fb and Instagram @mycobuddy.  In this podcast episode we covered topics like: basic cultivation skills, spore prints, mushroom leather, and mushroom building materials.  Let Louis be a catalyst for your foray into mycology.  Elementz Live is a podcast by Elementz SA, a San Antonio sustainability-focused nonprofit working to bring a sustainable music and arts festival to San Antonio. Follow us on Fb and Instagram @Elementz_SATX and online at www.elementzfest.com #mycology #PaulStamets #fungiperfecti #ElementzSA #ElementzLive #mushroomcultivation #oystermushrooms #reishimushrooms #NewLeafOrganicWellness #fungaldiversity #SABotanicalGarden #lionsmane #agarplate #SouthsideLionsPark #SAZooSchool #sporeprints #mariobros #SATX #SanAntonio #Texas #Ecovative #CentralTexasMycologySociety #CiboloNatureCenter

Hosts Chris Moken and Brandon Vondera sit with Nick Lopez of The Bubble Bath Car Wash in San Antonio, TX to discuss how Bubble Bath operates as sustainably as possible, how they give back to the cultural heritage here in San Antonio, and much more.  If you ever wanted to know a bit more about how much water a car wash uses, how this new wave of tunnel washes is helping to reduce waste, and how you stack up when washing your car in the driveway with a bucket, this is the episode for you.  Nick is a New Leaders Council alum, and shares his progressive stance to tackling climate change one car at a time, while ensuring a brighter future for his growing family and the planet alike.  Bubble Bath Car Was can be found online at www.thebubblebathcarwash.com, and on Instagram @BubbleBathCW To learn more about Elementz SA, find us online at www.elementzfest.com , and see our IG @Elementz_SATX Elementz SA is a nonprofit sustainability-focused organization working to raise the consciousness of living sustainably in San Antonio, and beyond. Look for our pop-up events in and around San Antonio, and if you'd like to help us on our mission to host the best sustainable music and arts festival please message us at [email protected]  Special thanks to Frank Burton and the crew at New Leaf Organic Wellness for hosting us. 

Elementz Live: A podcast by Elementz SA Ep. 05 : Stephen Lucke of Gardopia Gardens Hosts Brandon Vondera and Christopher Moken sit down with Stephen Lucke, of Gardopia Gardens, a garden-based wellness nonprofit, with a community garden on the near east side of San Antonio. If you enjoy gardening, are an educator or parent of children that may enjoy a gardening program at their school, this episode is for you. Gardopia Gardens is preparing for a Spring Garden Competition, an opportunity for beginner, novice, and master gardeners alike to grow, show, and share how much food they are growing from their garden space. The purpose of the competition is to collect data, to see how much produce is being grown throughout San Antonio. Gardopia Gardens works directly with many schools in town, building, supporting, and using school gardens as a tool for education, and empowerment for these young minds. In addition to the schools, Gardopia also partners with local businesses operating culinary gardens, selling mulch and compost from a small materials yard, and offering courses throughout the year at their N. New Braunfels location in San Antonio. This episode was recorded live at New Leaf Organic Wellness in San Antonio, Texas. Thank you to Mr. Frank Burton and the staff at New Leaf Organic Wellness. Episode Webpage: Episode Tags: #GardopiaGardens #gardenbasedlearning #growinghealthycommunities #satx #communitygardens #eastside #SanAntonio #urbanagriculture #volunteerism

In this episode, hosts Brandon Vondera and Chris Moken sit with Bryan Martin of Bronko Bikes who shares his story of building e-bikes in San Antonio, Texas.  Bryan is also the executive director of local nonprofit Bike San Antonio which advocates for safety, infrastructure, access, education and collaborative approaches to sharing the road.  In this episode we mention; #Huffy #bikemasterplan #TexasTech #WhoKilledTheElectricCar #protectedbikelanes #Siclovia #Frankenbike #JoaquinCastro #Bosche #hubwheels #bcycle #JumpBikes #NewBelgiumBrewing #cargobike #BikeSA # JeffMoore #CouncilwomanAmySandoval #CouncilwomanShirleyGonzales #Amsterdam #Tito #Portland #SanFrancisco #BikeWorld #Give3ftSA #ebikes #trek #specialized #citizensclimatelobby #ElementzSA #VisionZero  Find Bronko Bikes on Instagram: @Bronko_Bikes, and find us @Elementz_SATX as we work to bring San Antonio's premiere sustainable music and arts festival to life. 

Today we sat with Stephanie Phillips of The City of San Antonio Office of Historic Preservation.  This was a great episode if you have interest in deconstruction, and salvage of buildings for their materials. Stephanie goes into depth about some of the programming, like DIY and Donuts, and more that the Office of Historic Preservation hosts.  We talk about how San Antonio stacks up with other major U.S. cities, in the reuse of buildings, what policy goals her office is working towards, and a bunch more. There is even a call to action for those in the local, San Antonio tech scene as a partnership with Civ Tech SA and the City of San Antonio Office of Innovation drive to a more sustainable city.  We would like to thank Stephanie Phillips for joining us.  To find out more from Elementz SA, including what we are up to on our journey to bring a sustainable music and arts festival to San Antonio, please visit us at www.elementzfest.com and find our Instagram feed @Elementz_SATX.  Thank you!

Alright listeners, this episode of the Elementz Cast featured guest Yoni Medhin, of Grain 4 Grain.  Yoni is an entrepreneur that started a business diverting spent beer grains from landfill, and has used the grain to create a lo-carb spent grain flour.  Grain 4 Grain, began in Boerne, Texas, and has a sharing mindset, for each four lbs of flour sold, they also give away a pound.  The Grain 4 Grain waffle mix, and lo carb flour are both available in Texas throughout the H-E-B grocery chain, as well online at Amazon.com.  Find Grain 4 Grain online at grain4grain.com and on Instagram @grain4grain. We mention #boernetexas #Heineken #Nestle #PioneerFlour #HEB #RealAle #ShinerBeer #coconutflour #BobsRedMill #Amazon #divertingfoodwaste #WholeFoods #Austin #SanAntonio #Regrain #SanFrancisco #Kroger #AlaskaBrewery #MillerCoors #AlamoBrewery #FreetailBrewery #KodiakCakes #spentgrainsupplychain #ImpactGuild  Thank you for listening and following the podcast. Please follow us on Instagram @Elementz_SATX and online at www.elementzfest.com 

In this episode, hosts Christopher Moken and Brandon Vondera sit with Kate Jaceldo of The Compost Queens. Kate helps our community to compost organic material, diverting tons from the landfill cycle.  This episode covers The Compost Queens recent explosive growth as community of composters, what compost is, and how her company works together with a growing culinary community.  Find The Compost Queens on Instagram @compostqueens, and online at www.compostqueenstx.com  We mention #pastiche #jetsetter #communitycomposting #benjaminkrick #opensourcecomosting #ecocentro #compost2020 #solidwastemanagement #garcistreeturbanfarm #bokashi #chaff #pearlfarmersmarket #alamocolleges #sanantoniohousingauthority #fooddeserts #botanicalgardens #boerne #cibolo #shertz #universalcity #shavanopark #alamoheights #denver #compostpedallers #bikewaiter #jimmyjohns #eastside #zerowasteordinance #newyorkcity #austin #corporateresponsibility #losangeles