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Leslie Land, professional gardener, chef, and The New York Times garden columnist for many years, discusses the important benefits of eating locally (including some you might not have considered) and provides tips for easy gardening. Ms. Land's latest book is a collection of 1,000+ Q & A from her years writing the garden column for The New York Times.

Terry Laibach, Recycling Coordinator of New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation, discusses the latest information about waste reduction and recycling, the state's new solid waste plan and electronics recycling law, single stream/dual stream recycling, personal responsibility, and loads more.

In the second set of on-site interviews at Rotary International's 101st convention, RadioRotary co-host Jonah Triebwasser interviews humanitarians from around the world, including Rotarians from Arkansas’ Medical Supplies Network and New Mexico’s drug prevention program . Very moving interviews. "Let There Be Peace on Earth," sung by the Rotary World Choir at the end of the interviews, will bring tears to your eyes.

Louisiana Gulf experts from two Louisiana Parishes are featured in Part 2 of the Gulf Series on RadioRotary: Windell Curole (Golden Meadow Rotary), General Manager of South LaFourche Levee District; Terrebonne Parish President Michel Claudet (Houma Rotary); and Michael Ferdinand (Houma Rotary), CEO of Economic Development. Topics discussed include correcting public misinformation about the spill, the spill's impact on business, the impact of the Moritorium, and much more.

Deborah Gruendle, Supervisor of Volunteer Resources, at Vassar Brothers Medical Center, discusses volunteer opportunities for friendly, caring individuals in several capacities, including greeters, patient and family support, gift shop help, and tons more.

Everyone at the station had a rollicking good time with Don Verity, Station Manager of Hudson Valley Talk Radio (Pamal Broadcasting). Don, a Highland Rotarian, discusses Highland Rotary’s now famous Ribfest with vendors from all over the country competing in food competitions, as well as lots of inside info about talk radio.

Dr. William H. Schlesinger, Biochemist and President of Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, discusses current environmental problems facing the Hudson River Valley, including global warming impacts, urban sprawl, and the changing water quality of the Hudson River.

Fred Schaeffer is the, catalyst for and former chairman for 7 years of the unique and popular park and trail attraction in the Hudson Valley called Walkway over the Hudson. In his interview, he discusses the full potential of the Walkway as a "way of life." Mr. Schaeffer received the 2009-10 Rotary District 7210 Vocational Service Award to a non-Rotarian.

In a series of on-site interviews at Rotary International's 101st convention, RadioRotary co-host Jonah Triebwasser interviews humanitarians from around the world. Some examples in this first broadcast: Dollywood Foundation (Ontario Rotary), Mercy Ships (Texas Rotary), End Polio Now (all Rotary clubs around the world, with Guersey Rotary, Great Britain, as an example), Diabetes Awareness (Florida Rotary), Sleeping Children around the World (Ontario Rotary club), much more.

International professionals from the Hudson Valley and Taiwan describe their experiences after participating in Rotary International's exciting professional exchange program, called Group Study Exchange (GSE), in 2010. The program was taped on site at Rotary District 7210's annual Conference in May, 2010 in front of an audience of Conference attendees. Rotary International's GSE program pairs Rotary districts around the world and provides all travel expenses for a team of non-Rotarians (with a Rotarian Team Leader) from a variety of vocations. Rotarian hosts organize a four to six week itinerary of educational, vocational, and cultural points of interest, and participants learn how their profession is practiced in other countries. Since 1965, more than 52,000 individuals (almost 12,000 teams) from 102 countries have participated. With the exception of the Team Leader, each participant must be between the ages of 25 and 40 and have at least two year's experience in his/her profession.

Windell Curole, General Manager of South Lafourche Levee District, is one of Louisiana’s leading coastal environmental experts and currently is a member of and consultant to Louisiana's official clean-up team.

Bill Del Tosta is a Director at the Mid-Hudson Workshop for the Disabled, which offers meaningful work for Hudson Valley’s physically and medically handicapped.

Rotary clubs in Region One (Cairo, Catskill, Coxsackie-Athens, Greenville, Hudson, Northern Columbia, Philmont, Windham) share their humanitarian projects with the audience. Some topics include the 4H group, the work of the Cairo/Durham Interact group, and the way Rotary clubs in Region One meet local needs.

Fishkill Rotarian Pat Usifer (One Child at a Time) and Elaine Trumpetta, Executive Director of the Council on Addiction Prevention and Education, discuss the C.A.P.E. Marathon Project with the Project’s Director, Michael Carozza. The Marathon Project is a successful teen running program organized to prevent drug addiction. Strong mentoring is among the many features that make this program work.

Carol Wolf, Executive Director of Mill Street Loft, discusses a multi-arts, not-for-profit educational community center servicing children and adults throughout the mid-Hudson Valley. The center offers a wide range of arts, exhibits, courses, camps, and painting skills and provides Outreach and Career Exploration programs.