# guelph (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover guelph. Page: Feed: --- ## [Four Months of Canvassing Ward 5: What the City Needs](https://gregcawsey.substack.com/p/four-months-of-canvassing-ward-5) _2026-08-19 · Greg Cawsey · The Latest is a JUSTCAWS_ A follow up Q&A after four months of conversations at the doors - and a clearer sense from my neighbours of what Guelph needs to get right. ## [The Future of Agricultural Knowledge Sharing with Ataharul Chowdhury](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/foodfarmtalk/episodes/The-Future-of-Agricultural-Knowledge-Sharing-with-Ataharul-Chowdhury-e3ndc2f) _2026-08-14 · Food Farm Talk - Hot Topics in Farming and Food · Food Farm Talk_ Ataharul Chowdhury joins Isaac Quansah and Paul Smith to talk about the future of agricultural knowledge sharing through extension and advisory services. Dr. Chowdhury is Associate Professor of Capacity Development and Extension and Program Graduate Coordinator in the Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph. Ataharul grew up on a family farm in Bangladesh, and also had opportunities to… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/deb1d08/podcast/play/124218895/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-14%2F82bb3a17-16fb-95d1-5b0b-62ea2703114b.mp3) ## [Ep 306 - Shirley Bork (Long Term Care, The Village of Riverside Glen)](https://bridgingthesocialdistance.substack.com/p/ep-306-shirley-bork-long-term-care) _2026-08-05 · Jenny Mitchell · Bridging the Social Distance_ For this episode interview Shirley Bork, a resident living in Long Term Care at The Village of Riverside Glen . Shirley shares of her career teaching home economics in high school, her love and pride in her sewing projects, her enormous family (she's one of eleven siblings!), and the adorable story of how she met her husband, with whom she eventually went into business together selling shoes… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209161576/5d7c372bc71f52d1aa6239a102ca81ef.mp3) ## [Isaac Quansah joins Food Farm Talk on CFRU](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/foodfarmtalk/episodes/Isaac-Quansah-joins-Food-Farm-Talk-on-CFRU-e3mvn99) _2026-08-05 · Food Farm Talk - Hot Topics in Farming and Food · Food Farm Talk_ Isaac Quansah is a graduate student in international development in his Capacity Development and Extension Program at the Ontario Agricultural College at the University of Guelph. Isaac is joining Food Farm Talk on CFRU as a host and producer, with Paul Smith. Isaac is from Ghana in west Africa and hopes to play a role in rural development back in Ghana. He grew up in rural Ghana, farming casava,… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/deb1d08/podcast/play/123771625/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-4%2F4887dd3e-a9c1-089e-596a-d0488af9a24a.mp3) ## [Building Guelph’s Future Through Tourism Reinvestment](https://gregcawsey.substack.com/p/building-guelphs-future-through-tourism) _2026-08-04 · Greg Cawsey · The Latest is a JUSTCAWS_ A strategy to attract visitors, grow our economy, and create lasting community benefits ## [A Smarter Affordable Housing Plan For Guelph](https://gregcawsey.substack.com/p/a-smarter-affordable-housing-plan) _2026-08-04 · Greg Cawsey · The Latest is a JUSTCAWS_ Build Student Housing. Unlock Family Housing. Strengthen Guelph. ## [Your Questions. My Answers.](https://gregcawsey.substack.com/p/your-questions-my-answers) _2026-08-04 · The Latest is a JUSTCAWS_ Real questions from Ward 5 residents. Honest answers, shared openly to empower us all. ## [More Answers to Media Survey Questions](https://gregcawsey.substack.com/p/more-answers-to-media-survey-questions) _2026-07-26 · Greg Cawsey · The Latest is a JUSTCAWS_ Transparency means saying where I stand. Good leadership means balancing competing priorities with thoughtful judgement. ## [Ep 305 - Eleanor Burchill (The Village of Riverside Glen)](https://bridgingthesocialdistance.substack.com/p/ep-305-eleanor-burchill-the-village) _2026-07-15 · Jenny Mitchell · Bridging the Social Distance_ For this episode I interview Eleanor Burchill, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen . This interview took place over two visits, the first on her 101st birthday, and the second a week or so later. Her daughter joins us in the first half too. We talk about her love of Newfoundland, having been born there, about her schooling and then career in nursing, stories from the war era, and her… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207050744/957f90c4affbe9b37837231281a349e1.mp3) ## [Ep 304 - A resident at The Village of Riverside Glenn](https://bridgingthesocialdistance.substack.com/p/ep-304-a-resident-at-the-village) _2026-07-08 · Jenny Mitchell · Bridging the Social Distance_ For this episode my guest chose to stay anonymous, she is a lovely woman living over at The Village of Riverside Glen , who’s lived in Guelph since she was a child. She’s struggling a bit with her transition to living in care, navigating double vision that she developed after a nasty fall, and she’s very honest about how much more challenging it makes things, taking away most of her hobbies and… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/204375348/d0470d4aa9f04a945c14a607b52655b0.mp3) ## [Meet Claude, an AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/k8n2iad1Si87) _2026-07-08 · **Sponsored**_ Chat with Claude at claude.ai — a conversational AI assistant. ## [Earning Public Confidence in Guelph Transit](https://gregcawsey.substack.com/p/earning-public-confidence-in-guelph) _2026-07-06 · Greg Cawsey · The Latest is a JUSTCAWS_ Adam Donaldson’s recent columns in Guelph Today lamenting the state of Guelph Transit and challenging the community to support public transit struck a chord with me. ## [Ep 303 - Karen Gunn (The Village of Riverside Glen, Egerton)](https://bridgingthesocialdistance.substack.com/p/ep-303-karen-gunn-the-village-of) _2026-07-01 · Jenny Mitchell · Bridging the Social Distance_ For this episode I interview Karen Gunn, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen - she talks about life in the Windsor area, multiple generations taking care of each other at different points in her history, her career in nursing, her stretch of time living in California, where she met her husband before they returned to Canada. She also speaks about navigating her changing health - she's… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/204323631/8f2dd805184eb5bdd0cd098a9b2d13b1.mp3) ## [The News Had Some Questions - Here's What I Told Them](https://gregcawsey.substack.com/p/the-news-had-some-questions-heres) _2026-06-22 · Greg Cawsey · The Latest is a JUSTCAWS_ Occupation: ## [Ep 302 - Norm Shoemaker (The Village of Riverside Glen)](https://bridgingthesocialdistance.substack.com/p/ep-302-norm-shoemaker-the-village) _2026-06-10 · Jenny Mitchell · Bridging the Social Distance_ For this episode I interview Norm Shoemaker, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen . Norm is 96, and was born and raised in Guelph, so it may not come as huge surprise that we bonded over local history! I learned of some places that were new to me (including the Guelph Casket Factory) and got a wonderful glimpse into a Guelph many decades before my time. Norm is appreciative of the… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200660027/eceb09c300b160218644fcce0071747a.mp3) ## [With Faith and Your Support](https://gregcawsey.substack.com/p/i-get-by-with-a-little-help-from) _2026-06-04 · Greg Cawsey · The Latest is a JUSTCAWS_ Hi Friends: ## [Ep 301 - Bob Griffiths (The Village of Riverside Glen)](https://bridgingthesocialdistance.substack.com/p/ep-301-bob-griffiths-the-village) _2026-06-03 · Jenny Mitchell · Bridging the Social Distance_ For this episode my guest is Bob Griffiths, a resident living in Egerton (the assisted living neighbourhood) and The Village of Riverside Glen . Bob is very proud of his family, sharing about many of his children and grandchildren and their accomplishments, he’s a proud retiree from Hydro, and shares an interesting window to this career and his pathway that got him there. He is a passionate world… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200162154/e6db0226706da3643dac0310e8726ab8.mp3) ## [Ep 300 - Scotty Hertz (Down on the Corner), BTSD reflection episode](https://bridgingthesocialdistance.substack.com/p/ep-300-scotty-hertz-down-on-the-corner) _2026-05-26 · Jenny Mitchell · Bridging the Social Distance_ This is the 300th episode!!! For this special episode I recruited longtime friend and radio host Scotty Hertz for a co-interview: He interviews me about the history of the show, its specific origins born out of covid, and the mobile community radio philosophies that led to it, and we talk about my ten+year mobile radio history at CFRU and what has been learned and expanded on along the way, in… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/199238988/a3ff30bb44120113096c167d6e453177.mp3) ## [Ep 299 - Donald Bridges (The Village of Riverside Glen)](https://bridgingthesocialdistance.substack.com/p/ep-299-donald-bridges-the-village-4cb) _2026-05-19 · Jenny Mitchell · Bridging the Social Distance_ For this episode my guest is Donald Bridges, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen . We talk about his passions through his life (including skiing, sailing, and wood carving) and his fascinating career in corrugated cardboard - largely in the “new products division” which brought him through some very interesting situations! Thanks Don for sharing your story! This interview was originally… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/197072235/234d9669d8f9f99777ece9e66fe3d6a1.mp3) ## [Ep 298 - Skip Redpath (The Village of Riverside Glen)](https://bridgingthesocialdistance.substack.com/p/ep-298-skip-redpath-the-village-of) _2026-05-14 · Jenny Mitchell · Bridging the Social Distance_ For this episode I interview Skip Redpath, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen . Skip moved in fairly recently, but he has settled right in, making close friendships and helping his fellow residents. He shares a window into the interesting way his brain works, counting through decades to place himself in time, a response to changes that he’s been experiencing in his memory, likely… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/197071696/68885b89a52d607040984197ca24558d.mp3) ## [The University of Guelph: A Partner in Our City’s Success](https://gregcawsey.substack.com/p/the-university-of-guelph-a-partner) _2026-05-13 · Greg Cawsey · The Latest is a JUSTCAWS_ Balancing student growth, neighbourhood concerns, and economic opportunity ## [Fast, secure international transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/OaLbkiPZIYXw) _2026-05-13 · **Sponsored**_ Bank transfer, cash pickup, mobile wallet — low fees and real-time tracking ## [Ep 297 - Brent Fletcher (The Village of Riverside Glen)](https://bridgingthesocialdistance.substack.com/p/ep-297-brent-fletcher-the-village) _2026-05-12 · Jenny Mitchell · Bridging the Social Distance_ For this episode I interview Brent Fletcher, a resident at The Village of Riverside Glen . Brent is new to Riverside Glen in terms of living there, but he knew where he wanted to be for this stage of life, having spent five years visiting and supporting his wife as her illness brought her to long term care. Brent has a positive attitude on the other side of the loss - he shares about his many… [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/197071431/9a732a7387e944ff1f649bf0102521dd.mp3) ## [Pleased To Announce](https://gregcawsey.substack.com/p/pleased-to-announce) _2026-05-02 · Greg Cawsey · The Latest is a JUSTCAWS_ As you probably already know from following my posts over the years, I like to write and share my thoughts on issues of the day. ## [Business Case for Climate Solutions - Summer Rewind](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/foodfarmtalk/episodes/Business-Case-for-Climate-Solutions---Summer-Rewind-e36cpai) _2025-08-27 · Food Farm Talk - Hot Topics in Farming and Food · Food Farm Talk_ A panel discussion exploring the business case for climate solutions was part of the 2023 Arrell Food Summit: Pathways to Change on November 14, 2023. Speakers included: - Mauricio Alanis, Director of Sustainability Strategy and Partnerships, Maple Leaf Foods - Mohamed Yaghi, Climate and Agriculture Policy Lead, Climate Action Institute, RBC - Julie Gartside, Global Head of Integration Management… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/deb1d08/podcast/play/106373906/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-7-3%2Fe98279b6-7e0b-3223-d94e-973408c16950.mp3) ## [Food Security: From Excess to Enough - Ralph Martin - Summer Rewind](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/foodfarmtalk/episodes/Food-Security-From-Excess-to-Enough---Ralph-Martin---Summer-Rewind-e36cqse) _2025-08-20 · Food Farm Talk - Hot Topics in Farming and Food · Food Farm Talk_ Ralph Martin’s book is an evocative mix of science, philosophy, memoir, reflection and manifesto for change. And food and farming tie it all together. Food security is certainly a focus, but the book ranges far beyond a narrow view of that phrase. Ralph is a retired professor of plant agriculture at Guelph with an emphasis on organic agriculture and forage crops. The book promo says the following.… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/deb1d08/podcast/play/106375502/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-7-3%2F641cf7fa-14d9-8b67-a1d5-0e0bc89e95fd.mp3) ## [First Nations, Agriculture, and Colonialism with Cadmus Delorme - Summer Rewind](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/foodfarmtalk/episodes/First-Nations--Agriculture--and-Colonialism-with-Cadmus-Delorme---Summer-Rewind-e36cqlb) _2025-08-13 · Food Farm Talk - Hot Topics in Farming and Food · Food Farm Talk_ Agriculture played an important role in colonialism and the dispossession of Indigenous peoples. Today it could help build prosperity and reconciliation. We hear from Chief Cadmus Delorme on the history of agriculture and colonialism as it is expressed on Cowessess First Nation, Treaty 4 in Saskatchewan. In this episode, Chief Delorme traces the history of his First Nation from before European… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/deb1d08/podcast/play/106375275/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-7-3%2F93ca4e75-4d4b-7669-df55-d796d5e7fbd6.mp3) ## [Water is Food - Emerging Knowledge - Summer Rewind](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/foodfarmtalk/episodes/Water-is-Food---Emerging-Knowledge---Summer-Rewind-e36cp32) _2025-08-06 · Food Farm Talk - Hot Topics in Farming and Food · Food Farm Talk_ Water is Food - Emerging Knowledge is a panel discussion hosted by the Arrell Food Institute at the University of Guelph. This was held on World Food Day on October 16, 2023, as a panel discussion looking at emerging research and insights into best practices, barriers and opportunities at the intersection of water and agri-food. Arrell Food Institute director Dr. Evan Fraser moderated a panel of… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/deb1d08/podcast/play/106373666/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-7-3%2F20e6a799-d65e-9c68-896c-33e074295006.mp3) ## [Everybody Wins - Ottawa's Just Food Farm](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/foodfarmtalk/episodes/Everybody-Wins---Ottawas-Just-Food-Farm-e2ovrr8) _2024-10-02 · Food Farm Talk - Hot Topics in Farming and Food · Food Farm Talk_ Wrapping up our Stories of Regeneration tour, we land in Ottawa at Just Food Community Farm, a 150-acre farmstead located in Ottawa’s Greenbelt that is championing small-scale, viable agriculture businesses and initiatives like Chi Garden and Urban Fresh Produce. Dedicated to cultivating a thriving local food economy and sustainable farming sector, Just Food integrates agroecology-based… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/deb1d08/podcast/play/92319016/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-8-28%2Fe25e60c8-0ec6-d39b-8871-594b45e09eed.mp3)