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Aspen Business Connect Explores Local Agriculture

Gavin Dahl

KDNK recorded the Aspen Business Connect event at Aspen Kitchen on Thursday April 19th, hosted by Jillian Livingston. The moderator was Stephanie Syson, co-founder of Dynamic Roots and Biodynamic Botanicals, and host of Living Permaculture on KDNK. Panelists were Brook Levan, co-founder and executive director of Sustainable Settings, Eden Vardy, co-founder of Aspen Tree, which is about to relaunch as Farmer Collaborative, and Jerome Osentowski, founder of CRMPI, the Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute. Click here for part 2.Part 2:

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Gavin became one of the youngest station managers in public radio on February 1, 2017. He is a writer and producer with a passion for community media. Prior to starting at KDNK as news director in 2016, Gavin worked for national radio programs Alternative Radio with David Barsamian and Nonprofit Radio with Tony Martignetti along with local stations KGNU Boulder, KYRS Spokane, KRBX Boise, KAOS Olympia, and Air America Radio affiliate KPTK Seattle. His nonprofit management experience includes Open Media Foundation, where he led a government transparency team, and Common Frequency, where his policy advocacy supported dozens of noncommercial radio startups. Boulder Weekly, Raw Story, Austin American-Statesman, Boise Weekly, and The Sopris Sun have published his reporting. His TV credits include directing teams at Colorado Channel, crewing for Democracy Now!, and hosting on Free Speech TV. He graduated from the Evergreen State College in 2008 with a BA in media production and community organizing.