Tara Sprickerhoff
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Tara Sprickerhoff
@tspricker.bsky.social
Works at Farm Radio International, produces the podcast Nature Answers: Rural Stories from a Changing Planet.
Hey! Sure I'd love to chat about that! Want to send me an email at tsprickerhoff @ farmradio.org?
April 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
So yeah, take a listen to Nature Answers, be inspired by all these communities this #EarthDay, and check out what you can learn from them in how to adapt to climate change! farmradio.org/earth-day-cl...
7 climate solutions from rural Africa on Earth Day
Practical tips on using local knowledge to tackle climate challenges
farmradio.org
April 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Many rely on the climate for their food and their livelihoods, and instead of giving up and calling it quits, they are looking climate change in the face and saying "What can I do?"

And better yet, what they are trying is legitimately working. And we just get to tell these stories.
April 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
These episodes are genuinely a joy to edit. I get to hear from the voices from all these rural communities that @farmradio.org is working with, who are actively taking their future into their own hands.
April 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
In this week's episode, you'll meet a community in Ghana that is literally using the land to save the land.

And they are using ancestral knowledge to do it.
April 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
It’s interesting to see how people in PG and Kamloops feel equally annoyed by this - as a former WL resident I always felt like this situation resulted in PG or Kamloops voters getting 2-3 representatives and rural communities getting none because of population concentrations.
April 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
In any case, find a way to celebrate this darling, intimate, imaginative, life-changing medium — no matter how you listen!
February 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
OR! You can listen to a radio program about a radio program that helped a group of women adapt to a drought — and made their community take them seriously along the way (I recommend this option).

lnk.to/natureanswer...
Nature Answers: Rural Stories from a Changing Planet
How can nature itself help us tackle the challenges of a changing world? Each episode, we dive into an inspiring story of how a community in rural Africa is harnessing the power of nature-based soluti...
lnk.to
February 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
If you’re in #Ottawa, you can register for our World Radio Day event, to be held at Carleton University with @ckculitnews.bsky.social and the NCRA. www.eventbrite.ca/e/world-radi...
World Radio Day 2025
Celebrate World Radio Day 2025 with us! This event is in collaboration with the NCRA/ANREC , Farm Radio International and CKCU.
www.eventbrite.ca
February 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
But back to how to celebrate:

@unesco.org has some amazing resources for broadcasters on their website: www.unesco.org/en/days/worl...
World Radio Day 2025
13 February
www.unesco.org
February 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
When I was evacuated due wildfires in 2017, one of my clearest memories, despite working for a newspaper at the time, was how important the radio was for us through the evacuation.

I wrote about that, here: farmradio.org/from-wildfir...
From wildfires to COVID: the importance of local journalism in emergencies
What covering the 2017 British Columbia wildfires taught me about the importance of local news during an emergency.
farmradio.org
February 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
This year’s theme is Radio and Climate Change. Seems appropriate given how present climate change is in our lives… and how necessary good information is whether you’re in a climate emergency or just trying to figure out how to deal…
February 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
So listen up for an inspiring season with people who are harnessing the power of nature to adapt, thrive and heal the planet. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!

And did I mention that the latest episode features the COOLEST LOOKING BIRD EVER. Seriously. Check it out. lnk.to/natureanswer...
Nature Answers: Rural Stories from a Changing Planet
How can nature itself help us tackle the challenges of a changing world? Each episode, we dive into an inspiring story of how a community in rural Africa is harnessing the power of nature-based soluti...
lnk.to
January 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
It's been truly a pleasure to work with journalism students at @carletonu.bsky.social as they partnered with broadcasters in Ghana, Uganda, Cote d'Ivoire and Zambia to tell these stories.
January 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
We have so much to learn about how people like Joseph (featured here) are convincing their friends, families and elders - even the church - to make a change for the better and adapt to climate change in a way that benefits everyone - including the planet!
January 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I work at the nexus of communication, climate change and international cooperation, and what is absolutely clear is that while North Americans are just beginning to feel the real impact of climate change on their lives, rural communities across the world have been facing this issue head on for years
January 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM