Living Lightly on the Land aired on WGXC from June 2011 to February 2012.

Living Lightly on the Land is a monthly audio magazine that features stories about the quest for a sustainable approach to meeting our needs in the 21st Century. Produced by staff at Cornell Cooperative Extension in Greene and Columbia Counties, this program investigates the challenges and promise of new approaches to farming and forestry that attempt to work in concert with the natural world.

Living Lightly on the Land is a program for all of us who seek a lifestyle that will reduce our impact on the landscape. It is an audio investigation of how we can strive to make choices that promote healthier families, more resilient communities and a cleaner environment. Programs include interviews with local residents on their philosophy of living with land; discussions on topics related to choices in sustainable living, and excerpts from educational programs at Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Agroforestry Resource Center.

Liz LoGiudice is an environmental educator with over a decade of experience in connecting people to the natural world. Whether fishing with a seine net on the Hudson River, examining aquatic insects in an upland stream or leading an indoor presentation, Liz strives to increase people’s appreciation of nature. Liz is an educator at Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Agroforestry Resource Center in Acra, where she teaches about the woods and wetlands at the Siuslaw Model Forest, a 142-acre property that is dedicated to research and education. Liz coordinates the Catskill Creek Watershed Awareness Project and other efforts to build an understanding of the importance of the forests in keeping our water clean.

Liz is also a farmer, raising food and fiber on the homestead where she and her family live in Hannacroix. She and her husband operate Raven’s Roost Farm, and sell their grass-fed lamb and pastured poultry at local farmers’ markets. Liz is an artisan who creates felt hats, yarn and other products from the sheep’s wool grown on the farm. A writer by avocation and a student of history, Liz has long been fascinated by sound. She welcomes the opportunity to investigate sustainable solutions for our communities through hosting a monthly radio hour on WGXC.