Strung Out Episode 67 A LITTLE PRAIRIE ON THE HOUSE

Send us Fan MailAn article from the National Geographic Magazine put it plainly enough in its title:  How can the most endangered ecosystem in the world be saved?  Immediately one thinks of the Amazon Rainforest.  The reality is, that the greatest carbon sink has been right here in the Midwest. The Prairie.  As the article states: The loss of the Amazon rainforest may get the headlines, but grasslands are even more imperiled, experts say. Roughly half of all temperate grasslands worldwide have been lost, compared to less than 20 percent of the Amazon. In 2019 alone, 2.6 million acres of North American grasslands were plowed under, according to a World Wildlife Fund report.I immediately sought out someone who knows how each of us can make a difference and bring back Prairie, even if it is a Purple Coneflower in a garden pot.  Howard Bright, who, along with his wife, Donna, created a Prairie Seed and Plant company, the Ion Xchange, has devoted his whole life to protecting, saving and promoting the Prairie.  The Xchange's seeds have been planted throughout North America, which says something considering the early years were scouring the roadside ditches of rural Iowa for plants.   In this era of people working to combat carbon emissions and climate change, Howard's Tennessee-dry way of talking is perhaps the best way of getting across to people that it is all our responsibility, especially in the Midwest to fight for what remains and restore what doesn't, the Great North American Prairie.   Support the showWe are always grateful to have you listening to STRUNG OUT.    Here are some important links:SUPPORT THE SHOW:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MartyfineaKMARTIN'S WEBSITE:http://www.MARTINMcCORMACK.COM  (note---you can get my weekly bulletin when you sign up on the list!)MARTIN'S MUSIC: Music | Martin Laurence McCormack (bandcamp.com)Martin McCormack | SpotifyMARTIN'S YOUTUBE CHANNELMartin McCormack - YouTubeFACEBOOKFacebook...