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Ashley Williamson

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Erica Kratofil

In episode 193 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Erica Kratofil &amp; Ashley Williamson, Co-Executive Directors of The Giving Grove, on building out a nationwide network of orchards that provide immense impact to local communities.About AshleyAshley brings local and international experience in program development, community engagement, and research. She has a Master in Social Work Advocacy, Policy and Administration from the University of Kansas and is passionate about connecting people, ideas and policies. A dedicated Kansas City community member, Ashley is continuously involved in boards and leadership programs, currently serving as Secretary of Unified Government of Wyandotte Board of Parks Commission, Board Member of Community Capital Fund, Advisory Board Member for the Pride Fund Committee of Mid-America LGBT Chamber of Commerce, and Advisory Committee Member for the Kansas City Young Farmers Coalition. Ashley is always looking forward to a good podcast, book, or the next time she can work in her ever-expanding vegetable garden.About EricaA social worker with 15 years’ experience in nonprofit fundraising and administration, Erica brings a background in food security, housing and homelessness, and education to The Giving Grove. She is passionate about community engagement and enjoys volunteering with her family. Erica is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and has a Master in Social Work and Nonprofit Management from Washington University in St. Louis. She is a Board Member for The For Elysa Foundation and has served as a social work field instructor for the University of Kansas and the University of Missouri-Kansas City.About The Giving GroveThe Giving Grove began in 2013 as a grassroots effort to make free, fresh fruits, nuts, and berries available to Kansas City neighborhoods with high rates of food insecurity. The program was launched with the understanding that an orchard must be community-led and community-driven. At the neighborhood's request, The Giving Grove helps provide the trees, supplies, and training necessary to grow a fruitful orchard.Within a few years, The Giving Grove helped install more than 100 orchards in neighborhoods throughout Kansas City that had faced decades of environmental and health inequities, creating beautiful community spaces that each produced hundreds of pounds of free, fresh produce for the neighborhood. After finding success with The Giving Grove program in Kansas City, its founders began expanding the program across the nation in 2019.Today, more than 480 of these little orchards are managed and maintained by over 800 volunteer orchard stewards in fourteen cities across the U.S, with dozens of new orchards added each year.These neighborhood orchards have thousands of fruit trees that will produce more than 64.5 million servings of free, healthy food over their lifetimes (which can be up to 50 years or more), sequester 1,000 tons of carbon, absorb about 177,632 gallons of water per storm, reduce urban flooding and soil erosion, lower urban air temperatures during the summer, reducing risks of heat-related illness, and improve soil biology through holistic orcharding techniques that avoid artificial pesticides and fertilizers, which is healthier for the earth and the people eating the fruit.

<p>In episode 193 of the Disruptors for GOOD podcast, I speak with Erica Kratofil &amp; Ashley Williamson, Co-Executive Directors of <a href="https://www.givinggrove.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Giving Grove</a>, on building out a nationwide network of orchards that provide immense impact to local communities.</p><p><strong>About Ashley<br/></strong><br/>Ashley brings local and international experience in program development, community engagement, and research. She has a Master in Social Work Advocacy, Policy and Administration from the University of Kansas and is passionate about connecting people, ideas and policies. A dedicated Kansas City community member, Ashley is continuously involved in boards and leadership programs, currently serving as Secretary of Unified Government of Wyandotte Board of Parks Commission, Board Member of Community Capital Fund, Advisory Board Member for the Pride Fund Committee of Mid-America LGBT Chamber of Commerce, and Advisory Committee Member for the Kansas City Young Farmers Coalition. Ashley is always looking forward to a good podcast, book, or the next time she can work in her ever-expanding vegetable garden.</p><p><strong>About Erica<br/></strong><br/>A social worker with 15 years’ experience in nonprofit fundraising and administration, Erica brings a background in food security, housing and homelessness, and education to The Giving Grove. She is passionate about community engagement and enjoys volunteering with her family. Erica is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and has a Master in Social Work and Nonprofit Management from Washington University in St. Louis. She is a Board Member for The For Elysa Foundation and has served as a social work field instructor for the University of Kansas and the University of Missouri-Kansas City.</p><p><strong>About The Giving Grove<br/></strong><br/>The Giving Grove began in 2013 as a grassroots effort to make free, fresh fruits, nuts, and berries available to Kansas City neighborhoods with high rates of food insecurity. The program was launched with the understanding that an orchard must be community-led and community-driven. At the neighborhood's request, The Giving Grove helps provide the trees, supplies, and training necessary to grow a fruitful orchard.</p><p>Within a few years, The Giving Grove helped install more than 100 orchards in neighborhoods throughout Kansas City that had faced decades of environmental and health inequities, creating beautiful community spaces that each produced hundreds of pounds of free, fresh produce for the neighborhood. After finding success with The Giving Grove program in Kansas City, its founders began expanding the program across the nation in 2019.</p><p>Today, more than 480 of these little orchards are managed and maintained by over 800 volunteer orchard stewards in fourteen cities across the U.S, with dozens of new orchards added each year.</p><p>These neighborhood orchards have thousands of fruit trees that will produce more than 64.5 million servings of free, healthy food over their lifetimes (which can be up to 50 years or more), sequester 1,000 tons of carbon, absorb about 177,632 gallons of water per storm, reduce urban flooding and soil erosion, lower urban air temperatures during the summer, reducing risks of heat-related illness, and improve soil biology through holistic orcharding techniques that avoid artificial pesticides and fertilizers, which is healthier for the earth and the people eating the fruit.</p>

A Nationwide Network of Sustainable Little Orchards - Erica Kratofil & Ashley Williamson / Co-Executive Directors of The Giving Grove

No better time than today to rethink our budgets. Most of us are already budgeting-on-a-budget and there’s no way to sugar coat how hard the current economic situation is. Today,  money coach and personal finance blogger, Ashley Williamson, shares with us practical techniques to manage our money even in the toughest time. Ashley works to empower 30 and 30-somethings to become confident with their money, pay off debt, and save for the future of their dreams. Ashley and her husband had the "wedding of their dreams" last fall and were able to stick to their $15k budget and pay for it all in cash, while continuing to pay down their student loan debt. Her experience of making big expenses and living life fully regardless of how tight money might get is relevant and refreshing in today’s landscape. Are you ready to redefine your money mindset? Let's dive in! Karem E Mieses, MST PS: Don’t forget to download your Budget Calculator to Maximize your Money Productivity Expert | Change Agent | Organization Ninja SHOW NOTES/ RESOURCES =========== Connect with Ashley  -&gt; https://www.budgetingonabudget.com/  💰MONEY MAXIMIZER FREEBIE ⬇️ https://mailchi.mp/776a17a9e5f3/moneymaximizer2020  ---   This episode is sponsored by  · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast.  https://anchor.fm/app  Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lifebosspodcast/support

<p>No better time than today to rethink our budgets. Most of us are already budgeting-on-a-budget and there’s no way to sugar coat how hard the current economic situation is.</p> <p>Today,  money coach and personal finance blogger, <a href="https://www.budgetingonabudget.com/start-here" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ashley Williamson</a>, shares with us practical techniques to manage our money even in the toughest time.</p> <p>Ashley works to empower 30 and 30-somethings to become confident with their money, pay off debt, and save for the future of their dreams. Ashley and her husband had the "wedding of their dreams" last fall and were able to stick to their $15k budget and pay for it all in cash, while continuing to pay down their student loan debt.</p> <p>Her experience of making big expenses and living life fully regardless of how tight money might get is relevant and refreshing in today’s landscape.</p> <p>Are you ready to redefine your money mindset?</p> <p>Let's dive in!</p> <h1><strong>Karem E Mieses, MST<br/> PS: Don’t forget to </strong><a href="https://mailchi.mp/776a17a9e5f3/moneymaximizer2020" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>download your Budget Calculator to Maximize your Money</strong></a></h1> <p><em>Productivity Expert | Change Agent | Organization Ninja</em></p> <h3>SHOW NOTES/ RESOURCES</h3> <p><strong>===========</strong></p> <h1><strong>Connect with Ashley  -&gt; </strong><a href="https://www.budgetingonabudget.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.budgetingonabudget.com/</strong></a></h1> <h1><br/></h1> <h1><strong>💰MONEY MAXIMIZER FREEBIE ⬇️</strong></h1> <h1><a href="https://mailchi.mp/776a17a9e5f3/moneymaximizer2020" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://mailchi.mp/776a17a9e5f3/moneymaximizer2020</a></h1>  ---   This episode is sponsored by  · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast.  <a href="https://anchor.fm/app" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/app</a>  Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/lifebosspodcast/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/lifebosspodcast/support</a>

EP034 - Budgeting on a Budget with Ashley Williamson