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From YouTube: What's Up AVL! – Episode 17
Description
October 11, 2022
Host Sam Parada sits with Kiera Bulan to discuss food scrap drop-off locations, the food policy action plan, and climate justice. Learn how to avoid food waste with the City of Asheville's Sustainability Program Manager.
B
He
is
good
afternoon
Nashville
and
welcome
to
what's
up
Asheville
wres
radio,
100.7,
FM
and
radio
show
discuss
in
projects.
Initiatives
of
the
city
of
Asheville
I
am
your
host
as
per
usual
semperata
communication
and
public
engagement
specialist
with
the
city
and
today
I
have
the
privilege
to
get
another
sustainability
Department
employee,
so
that
makes
up
all
of
them
and
her
name
is
Kira,
Boolean,
I,
hope
I
pronounce
your
last
name
right.
How
are
you
I'm.
C
B
B
C
Sure
I
am
the
sustainability
program
manager,
so
I
have
been
working
with
the
city
of
Asheville
for
a
little
over
two
and
a
half
years
and
I
came
to
the
city
from
decades
in
the
nonprofit
sector,
working
with
food
systems
and
farmers
and
Community,
organizing
and
so
I
bring
that
passion
and
that
interest
to
my
work
at
the
city
in
the
department
of
sustainability
and
I
work,
with
some
of
our
Community
Partners
and
Community,
facing
programs
and
within
our
internal
team
on
implementation
of
climate
Justice
and
other
sustainability
initiatives.
Very.
B
Important
stuff,
especially,
you
know,
as
we
almost
got
hit
by
the
hurricane.
What
last
weekend,
yeah
I
I'm
happy
that
we
didn't
get
hit
by
it,
but
you
know
you're
working
on
very
specific
stuff
that
could
potentially
help
the
you
know:
lower
income,
households
and
just
make
it
safer
to
live
in
Nashville.
So
why
don't
we
start
with
that?
Since
it's
such
a
big
topic
sure.
C
C
We
at
the
city
can
learn
from
communities
and
Community
embedded
knowledge
about.
How
can
we
activate
those
safety
nets?
How
can
we
be
more
prepared
to
be
more
resilient
in
the
time
in
the
time
of
acute
disruption?
If
there
is
another
tropical
storm
that
comes
through
like
Fred,
if
we're
experiencing
other
climate
adjacent
crises,
Health
emergencies,
we
know
that
our
resilience
serves
us
in
a
number
of
different
ways.
C
Yeah,
we're
always
learning
you
know
we're
always
learning
from
the
science
and
from
the
data
we're
better
understanding.
What
our
Urban
canopy
looks
like
we're,
better
understanding
what
our
our
vulnerabilities
are
in
terms
of
climate
and
we're
also
continuing
to
partner
and
build
build
up
our
own
knowledge,
understanding
and
Leadership
around
collaborations
for
resilience
building
in
community
and
so
to
date,
the
the
climate
Justice
initiative
has
been
underway
for
a
couple
years.
C
We
client
city
council
adopted
a
climate
emergency
resolution
in
2020
and
the
climate
Justice
initiative
formally
was
kind
of
built
out
of
that
now
we
know
that
informally,
there's
been
years
of
of
communities
organizing
themselves
in
response
to
their
disasters
as
they've
come
come
around,
and
so
the
city
also
has
been
preparing
our
own
infrastructure
and
working
in
our
in
our
own
departments
and
across
in
across
departmental
ways
to
build
up
our
our
own
infrastructure
and
our
own
resilience.
So
we're
trying
to
kind
of
marry
those
two
initiatives
together.
C
So
we
did
some
Community
engagement
talked
to
some
leaders
within
the
community,
hosted
some
story
circles
within
our
community
to
kind
of
hear
from
people
and
be
able
to
kind
of
co-develop
Our,
Own
definitions
and
understanding
of
what
climate
experiences
are
right
now
in
Asheville
and
to
be
able
to
share
the
data
that
we
have
through
our
climate
Justice
index
out
with
communities
and
begin
to
sort
of
begin
that
narrative
in
that
conversation
but
yeah.
It's
ongoing
for
sure.
Yeah.
C
The
city's
website,
so
the
climate
Justice
initiative,
has
a
web
page
on
the
sustainability
section
of
the
city's
website
and
there
you
can
see
the
climate
Justice
data
map,
which
layers
not
only
our
climate
threats,
which
we
learn
through
our
climate
resilience
assessment,
but
also
we
understand
that
climate
threats
exist
within
the
context
of
all
kinds
of
climate
and
non-climate
stressors.
So
not
only
are
we
talking
about
flooding
and
wildfly
wildfires
and
Landslide
risks.
C
We're
also
talking
about
historically
redlined
communities,
we're
also
talking
about
social
vulnerability,
index
age
and
demographics,
and
we
know
that
there
is
an
intersection
of
those
compounding
threats
that
that
really
tell
us
more
about
communities
vulnerabilities.
So
it's
not
only
are
you
in
a
place
that's
going
to
flood,
but
what?
How?
How?
What
kind
of
access
do
you
have
to
Emergency
Services?
What
are
ways
that
people
have
access
to
resources
and
power?
And
how
does
that
interact
with
each
other
in
terms
of
overall
vulnerability?
C
Yeah
yeah
certainly
I
mean
people
are
colleagues
within
the
city
are
all
are,
without
a
doubt,
100
interested
in
figuring
out
how
to
do
it.
Do
we
have
the
answers?
Are
we
always
doing
it
doing
it
right
now,
I
mean
we
don't
know
the
answers
to
how
to
make
the
best
impact.
You
know
there's
a
way
to
approach
a
planning
project,
that's
very
different
from
a
way
to
approach
an
engagement
project
and
there's
no
one
single
answer.
C
B
C
Well,
that's
one
of
the
opportunities
that
we
have,
and
this
is
the
way
that
the
sustainability
department
is
is
set
up,
is
As
a
support
entity
within
within
the
city.
You
know
we
are
not
the.
We
are
not
the
implementers
on
very
many
programs.
We
do
have
some.
We
can
talk
about
some
of
those,
but
more
often
than
not
we're
providing
expertise
and
collaboration
within
our
department.
So
we
collaborate
with
Public
Works.
C
We
collaborate
with
the
stormwater
division
with
the
water
Vision
with
capital
projects
and
in
order
to
be
able
to
not
only
bring
our
personal
expertise,
but
even
more
importantly,
to
be
able
to
tap
into
our
networks
of
collaborators
of
other
practitioners
and
sustainability
in
the
region
to
be
able
to
bring
that
base
of
expertise
to
projects
as
they're
being
implemented.
Fantastic.
B
And
so
well,
you
heard
it
from
Kira
go
to
the
website
and
you
know
find
out
about
your
neighborhood,
your
area,
because
you
know
a
hurricane.
You
can
tell
if
it's
coming,
but
you
know
flooding
fires.
Things
like
that
can
happen
very
randomly
and
it's
better
to
be
aware
ahead
of
time
than
having
to
Google
who
do
I
call
now
that
the
hurricane
hit
me
and
I
don't
have
a
roof
over
my
in
my
house
anymore,
but
on
a
more
positive
note,
why
don't
we
talk
about
food
scraps.
C
Think
so
too,
it's
all
related.
It's
one
big
Continuum,
one
of
the
ways:
I
love
the
food
scraps
drop-off
program.
So
this
is
a
relatively
new
pilot
program
and
one
of
the
things
I'll
talk
about
the
details,
but
one
of
the
things
I
really
love
about
this
program
is
that
the
idea
of
climate
change
can
be
overwhelming,
like
what
can
I
possibly
do.
C
So
there's
a
number
of
Statistics
they're
gonna
that
back
this
up,
that
I
think
are
really
exciting
and
there's
a
there's
just
so
much
food
that
is
wasted
in
our
society
nationally
globally,
there's
an
enormous
amount
of
food
that
is
wasted
here
in
Buncombe
County.
We
estimate
that
60
000
tons
of
food
is
wasted
annually,
oh
wow,
so
much
food,
and
if
for
a
family
of
four,
that's
about
fifteen
hundred
dollars
a
year
like
imagine
that
you
go
to
the
grocery
store
and
you
buy
four
bags
of
food.
C
Yeah,
and
so
that's
not
just
the
food-
that's
wasted
and
the
food
that's
going
to
the
landfill
and
it's
releasing
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
and
it's
also,
as
you
go
back
the
supply
chain.
We
wasted
that
water.
We
wasted
that
human
labor.
We
wasted
that
Transportation
cost.
We
wasted
the
time
at
the
grocery
store,
I
mean
across
across
across
it's
compounding
waste,
and
so
it
contributes
to
enormous
amounts
of
money.
C
Excuse
me
and
resources
being
wasted
and
then
also
that
food
is
going
to
landfill
and
rotting,
and
you
know
yeah
and
also
we
have
almost
13
food
insecurity
rates
in
our
County.
So
there
are
hungry
people
that
don't
have
enough
food
to
eat
and
there
is
food
that
is
being
wasted
across
the
supply
chain
and
then
riding
in
the
landfill
and
producing
greenhouse
gas
emissions.
It's
like
a
lose-lose
situation.
C
Now
so,
to
get
back
to
the
positive,
yes,
not
only
are
there
strategies
that
we
can
Implement
to
create
less
food
waste
in
the
first
place
and
that's
where
we
always
start
the
EPA
has
a
food
waste
hierarchy.
We
understand
reducing
food
waste
in
the
first
place
is
the
number
one
most
impactful
thing
to
do
so,
Shop
with
a
grocery
list.
Organize
your
refrigerator
plan,
your
meals,
waste,
less
food.
There's
lots.
C
Stock
use
your
freezer,
so
there's
tons
of
resources,
so
the
city
of
Asheville
has
has
been
working
on
within
a
Southeastern
cities
cohort
through
the
natural
resources.
Defense
Council
for
the
last
couple
years
on
this
project
called
Food
Matters,
and
we
were
selected
as
a
participating
City
because
of
the
interest
that
we
have
and
supporting
residents
and
doing
better
work
and
reducing
food
waste.
C
And
so
we
have
partnered
with
other
organizations
in
Buncombe
County
to
support
the
food
Waste
Solutions
Western
North
Carolina,
which
is
a
network
of
practitioners,
some
food
rescue
organizations
to
other
practitioners
in
the
area
who
are
advocates
for
for
food
waste
reduction,
and
so
they
have
a
website.
It's
wnc
food,
waste.org
and
there's
lots
of
tips
and
tricks
on
how
to
waste
less
food
there.
So
it's
a
great
resource
for
just
keeping
an
eye
on.
What's
going
on
in
your
own
kitchen
right
and
then
on
the
other
end
of
the
spectrum.
C
B
B
C
You
have
a
composter
in
your
backyard.
Yes,
so
there's
resources
on
our
website
through
this
is
through
Public
Works
in
the
sanitation
division.
We
have
some
composting
resources
that
help
people
set
up
backyard.
Composters
super
easy,
it'll
cost
you
about
15
dollars
in
materials
from
a
local
hardware
store.
You
can
totally
do
it
yourself
or
you
can
buy
a
more
contained
unit.
There's
lots
and
lots
of
composting
resources
out
there,
and
also
some
people
can't
backyard
compost.
They
live
in
apartments,
multi-family,
housing
or
they're
renters,
or
they
just
don't
want
to.
C
B
C
So
yes,
I
mean
that,
and
and
so
back
to
my
kind
of
original
point
about
this-
is
it
matters
like
if
we
can
keep
this
amount
of
organic
matter
out
of
our
landfill?
It
has
a
tangible
impact
on
our
on
our
greenhouse
gas
Emissions
on
our
supply
on
the
supply
chain.
First,
we
want
to
make
less
food
waste,
but
keeping
be
having
opportunities
to
return.
Those
nutrients
back
to
the
soil,
to
enhance
our
garden
to
keep
that
out
of
the
landfill,
makes
a
huge
difference.
C
B
And
we're
lucky
enough
to
live
in
such
a
beautiful
place,
beautiful
mountains,
and
you
know
it
would
be
a
shame
to
lose
all
of
that
slowly
over
time
or
not
forbid
a
fire
or
something
of
the
sorts
and
then
there's
a
slow
progress
back
to
what
it
was,
and
you
know
do
your
best.
It's
all
I
can
that's
all
I
can
tell
myself
anytime
I
grab
that
eggshell
and
throw
it
in
the
garbage.
B
C
The
simple
ax
you
know
and
and
it's
the
accumulation
of
those
multiple
acts
and
I
think
that's
that
that
relates
to
the
climate,
Justice
initiative
and
climate
resilience,
preparedness
and
food
scraps.
Is
that
it's?
It
really
takes.
A
partnership
like
there
is
a
role
in
the
responsibility
that
we
have
at
the
city
of
Asheville
to
provide
infrastructure,
to
provide
support
to
share
the
data
that
we
have.
C
But
it
really
depends
on
all
of
us
as
individuals
as
evidence
is
a
wider
community
and
in
smaller
neighborhoods
within
that
Community,
to
understand
the
challenges
and
to
work
together
to
find
locally
appropriate
Solutions,
be
they
compost.
Food
scrap,
drop-off,
Community
resilience
like
when
we
think
about
the
largest
concept
of
resilience.
C
What
we
really
want
to
do
is
to
maintain
a
high
as
high
a
quality
of
life
for
as
many
people
as
possible,
so
that
when
there
are
inevitable
disruptions,
be
they
coveted,
be
they
hurricane
Fred,
be
they
anything
else
that
we
can't
even
anticipate
at
this
moment
that
we
dip
less
that
far
down
like
we
it's
not
as
bad
and
we're
able
to
recover
to
our
quality
of
life
as
soon
as
possible.
We
know
that
involves
infrastructure.
We
know
that
involves
connection
and
Community.
We
know
that
involves
more
than
anything
else,
a
social
safety
net.
B
C
C
You
know
you
can
really
care
about
trees
or
you
can
really
care
about
air
quality
or
you
can
just
really
care
about
your
neighbor
and
it's
all
connected
and
it
all
matters
in
terms
of
improving
our
quality
of
life
and
preserving
the
land
and
ecosystem
that
we
rely
on
for
that
quality
of
life
and
so
come
as
you
are
and
enter
in
in
the
pathway
that
that
motivates
you
or
moves
you
to
take
action.
Yeah.
B
What
actually
got
us
into
composting
was,
first
of
all
the
house.
We
moved
into
had
it,
so
that
was
a
plus
one,
so
we
were
lucky
enough,
but
then
you
know
we
got
into
houseplants
and
then,
from
that
point
on
after
running
out
of
livable
room
to
put
the
plants
in
he's
like
okay.
Well,
let's
grab
this
tiny
patch
of
backyard
that
we
have
and
let's
grow
some
carrots
and
potatoes
and
whatever
we
could.
B
B
C
B
C
B
B
B
C
Sure
yeah
I
think
some
of
our
most
impactful
work.
You
know
the
sustainability
department
is
a
team
of
two
and
we're
I
talked
a
little
bit
about
kind
of
how
we
collaborate
and
and
support
the
Departments
within
the
city.
Some
of
our
activities
are
some
of
the
resolutions
and
goals
that
we
work
within
are
also
Community
facing
initiatives
and
the
food
policy
action
plan
is
one
of
those
examples,
and
so
we
work
to
address
that.
C
The
the
goals
within
the
food
policy
action
plan
by
partnering
with
our
community
members
and
organizations
that
are
working
in
community
doing
that
work
so
similar
to
your
garden.
There's
a
number
of
community
gardens
around
Asheville,
some
of
which
are
on
city
property,
and
we
work
through
a
contract
with
Bountiful
cities
to
support
gardeners
in
identifying
new
areas
where
they
might
want
to
grow
food
and
working
with
Parks
and
Rec,
often
to
kind
of
establish
that
Community
Garden
in
that
space
to
support
people
with
resources
workshops
online
presence.
C
It's
not
necessarily
going
to
feed
all
of
our
city,
but
it
serves
an
important
Educational
Opportunity,
where
we
can
understand
our
landscape
as
also
the
provider
of
some
of
our
sustenance,
and
so
we
have
edible
plantings
in
some
of
our
parks
that
are
maintained
in
partnership
with
Bountiful
cities,
and
we
have
Community
Gardens
in
some
of
our
parks
and
public
spaces.
And
then
we
have
an
Edibles
map
where
people
can
kind
of
look
around
and
see
where
the
service
berries.
C
Yeah
good
question
so
the
way
that
our
current
pilot
program
is
set
up,
it's
not
it's
closed
loop
and
that
the
compost
doesn't
go
back
to
the
landfill,
but
it
is
set
up
to
go
to
Danny's
dumpsters
who's,
our
our
partner,
and
they
have
a
municipal
con.
They
have
composting
commercial
composting
setup
and
they
sell
that
back.
So
some
individual
gardeners
will
buy
compost
for
their
own
garden
or
farmers
and
they
work
with
some
of
the
other
retailers
in
the
area
and
adding
that
compost
back.
C
C
B
C
Not
as
big
of
a
system,
it's
not
being
as
carefully
managed
as
a
commercial
system,
so
we
recommend
not
putting
in
any
fats
bones
meats.
You
know:
cheese,
oil,
none
of
the
compostable
Plastics
or
even
compostable
paper
materials
can
sometimes
take
a
really
long
time
to
to
compost
back
there.
But
in
the
in
the
food
scrap
drop-off,
you
can
bring
all
kinds
of
stuff.
C
C
Bears,
you
probably
don't
even
want
rats,
or
maybe
even
possums
or
other
things,
so
that,
but
you
know
it's
there's
a
little
bit.
That's
about
you
know
kind
of
your
own
setup
in
your
own
backyard,
but
it
won't
get
warm
enough.
It
won't
get
hot
enough
in
the
backyard
compost
systems
to
decompose
some
of
the
more
complex
bones
and
fats
and
those
good
things
and
compostable
Plastics.
But
we
can
accept
those
things
that
the
food
scrap
drop
off.
So
you
may
be
a
household
that
does
both
you're
gonna.
B
And
well,
that's
it
for
today
for
what's
up
Asheville.
Thank
you
so
much
for
listening
and
please
don't
forget
to
participate
in
the
different
projects
that
we
have
at
the
city,
because
we
are
working
for
you
and
please
don't
forget
to
sign
up
for
things
like
your
voice,
your
choice
and
the
engagement
tab.
We
have
in
our
website
at
Asheville
nc.gov.
We
really
want
to
hear
from
you.
We
want
to
be
held
accountable.
B
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
doing
the
right
job
or
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
not
doing
what
you
expect
us
to
do.
So
we
can
make
better
choices
in
the
future
and
yeah.
Please
come
sign
up,
participate.
Tell
us
what
you
think
and
yeah
we'll
be
back
in.
Hopefully
two
weeks
see
if
everything
pans
out
right
and
stay
tuned
and
we'll
be
back
at
wres,
100.7
FM
take
care
of
one
another
Asheville
you've.