Sustainable East End

  Sustainable East End is a monthly series about issues of land use, water and energy resources, transportation and the food industries on the twin forks of Long Island.   The program is heard on the 3 r d Wedne sday each month at 7:30 PM and past programs are heard on the 2nd Saturday at 9 am on listener powered WPKN 89.5 FM and streaming live on  wpkn.org .    Scroll down for latest programs.

Sustainable East End on WPKN Radio 89.5 FM is a monthly show about land use, energy and water resources, transportation, and the farming and food industries on the eastern end of Long Island.  It is hosted by producers Francesca Rheannon and Tony Ernst Scroll down for the latest episode.  

Francesca Rheannon talks with Dr. Chris Gobler of the School of Marine and Atmospheric Science at Stony Brook University and fisherman Sean Barrett of Dock to Dish, a community-supported fishery.  They talk about the promise of kelp farming in local bays for use as food, fertilizer, fuel and cleaning up pollution. Also we noted kelp's ability to reduce ocean acidification and provide habitat, thereby improving conditions for our region's shell fishing industry.  Here is our conversation: Here is some more information about kelp farming: East End Beacon https://www.eastendbeacon.com/kelp-farmers-get-a-big-surprise/           https://www.eastendbeacon.com/drawdown-on-east-end-kelp-farming/ BBC The miraculous power of seaweed on kelp in Australia -    kelp forests dissapering as temp. rises and growing seaweed alongside mussels  https://www.bbc.com/reel/playlist/future-planet?vpid=p09bxb6f