University of Louisville Sustainability Council

10/01/2026

This week on Truth to Power, we bring you highlights from the second hour of our special live broadcast from the 2026 Louisville Veg Fest, held on Saturday, September 12th at the Mellwood Art Center.

09/29/2026

At UofL, we don't just grow food in the Garden Commons - we do Edible Landscaping, as well!! Of course, there's perennial species on campus like our native serviceberries and black walnuts (dropping right now!...check out the tree at Gottschalk Hall!), but have y'all noticed the beautiful hot peppers planted along the parking lot next to the Planetarium and in the median next to the North Info Center?! Now's the time to harvest some before they all shrivel up. String 'em together to make a beautiful wreath for drying! And there's amaranth along the parking lot, too! Of course, like all produce in the urban landscape, it's a good idea to wash it before you eat it...but don't worry - there's less pesticide on our edible landscaping than you'll find on conventional produce in the grocery store!

09/28/2026

This week on Sustainability Now!, your host, Justin Mog, grabs his toolbelt for a conversation with Shelby Rodeffer & Nick Garner, volunteers with the Louisville Tool Library! Operating at 1227 Logan Street on Wednesdays 5-7pm and Saturdays 11am-3pm, the Louisville Tool Library has been building community, knowledge, and resilience around repair and maintenance since 2022. Listen now at https://soundcloud.com/wfmp-forward-radio/sustainability-now-shelby

Louisville Tool Library is a volunteer-run, community-based, 501(c)(3) non-profit lending system dedicated to accessibility of resources, waste reduction, and growth through education. Operating similarly to a traditional book-filled library, members are able to borrow a wide variety of household items on a 7 day lending cycle. Annual membership works on a sliding scale donation and your contributions - tools or otherwise - are all tax deductible. Learn more and become a member at https://louisvilletoollibrary.com or https://ltl.tools

Tune in to hear about the new classroom they are building to support their workshops, which are funded by a Metro Solid Waste grant that has enabled the Tool Library to start paying its instructors and supplying materials for the classes they offer. Upcoming workshops include:

1. Meshtastic is an off grid text messaging platform that uses nodes (Small devices) to send messages. No wifi, no internet.
How to Get Started - Sat, October 3, 11:30am - 1:30pm
Node Flashing and Setup - Sat, October 3, 1:30pm - 2:30pm

2. Repair Fair!
Sat, November 14, 1:00pm - 4:00pm Cyril Allgeier Community Center, 4101 Cadillac Ct.
https://louisvilleky.gov/government/public-works/repair-fair. If you'd like to volunteer, sign-up at https://louisvilleky.gov/government/repair-fair-volunteer-interest-form

As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW!

Sustainability Now! is hosted by Dr. Justin Mog and airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at https://forwardradio.org

09/26/2026

This week on the Access Hour, your host Bob Cline is in conversation with Allison Leake & Graham Slaby, Communication Coordinator, with the Get On The Bus Campaign organized by the Louisville chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Just in time for the Week Without Driving (Oct. 1-8), we bring you a vital conversation about the people's demand for improved transit in Louisville. Listen now at https://soundcloud.com/wfmp-forward-radio/access-hour-allison-leake

Simply put, Louisville Metro Council does not prioritize public transportation. The current funding model for the Transit Authority of River City (TARC) was implemented in 1974 and has not changed since. As it is currently funded, TARC is unable to meet the public transit needs of all Louisville Metro residents.

The GOTB Campaign demands that the TARC Board and Louisville Metro Council work together in accordance with the 1974 resolution to put a referendum on the ballot to increase the occupational tax from 0.2% to 0.6% (from $2 to $6 per $1000 earned) to fully fund the TARC 2025 Growth option, as well as paratransit.

The NEXT CAMPAIGN MEETING is on Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 6:30pm at the Kling Center, 219 W. Ormsby Ave.
Learn more and get involved at https://www.dsalouisville.org/current-campaigns/get-on-the-bus

The Access Hour airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Wednesday at 2pm and repeats Thursdays at 11am and Fridays at 1pm. Find us at https://forwardradio.org

If you’ve got something you’d like to share on community radio through the Access Hour, whether it’s a recording you made or a show you’d like to do on a particular topic, community, artistic creation, or program that is under-represented in Louisville’s media landscape, just go to https://forwardradio.org, click on Participate and pitch us your idea. The Access Hour is your opportunity to take over the air waves to share your passion.

09/25/2026

This week on Truth to Power, we bring you highlights from the first hour of our special live broadcast from the 2026 Louisville Veg Fest, held on Saturday, September 12th at the Mellwood Art Center. Listen now at https://soundcloud.com/wfmp-forward-radio/truth-to-power-dominick
Forward Radio was a proud media sponsor of Kentucky’s premier celebration of all things vegan, featuring over 19,000 sq ft of indoor space filled with over 60 vendors and additional food trucks bringing the fun outside, too! Forward Radio hosted a booth to share how you can turn all that plant-power into community radio! The day featured live music, performances, craft b**r, cocktails, a plant-based marketplace, and inspiring speakers.

Today we bring you the first speaker, Activist, Athlete, Creator & Author, Dominick Thompson. We were incredibly grateful to welcome back to Louisville VegFest! After joining us last year and quickly becoming a VegFest fan favorite, we couldn’t have been happier to have him return to the stage with a brand-new talk: “Beyond the Walls: Masculinity, Compassion, and Becoming Human.”

Dominick is an Ironman triathlete, social entrepreneur, author, and animal rights activist whose story and work have inspired hundreds of thousands of people around the world. After choosing vegetarianism while incarcerated 25 years ago, Dom went on to become a leader in the No-Meat Athlete movement and build a life centered around compassion, wellness, and advocacy. He is the creator of Eat What Elephants Eat, his wellness brand and cookbook, and the real-life inspiration behind the upcoming film Land of Wolves. Learn more at https://vegkentucky.org/vegfest

On Truth to Power each week, we gather people from around the community to discuss the state of the world, the nation, the state, and the city! It's a community conversation like you won't hear anywhere else!

Truth to Power airs every Friday at 9pm, Saturday at 11am, and Sunday at 7pm on Louisville's grassroots, community radio station, Forward Radio 106.5fm WFMP and live streams at https://www.forwardradio.org

09/24/2026

EcoReps Lunch & Learn: Health and Environmental Justice for All!
Friday, Sept. 25th, noon, Center for Belonging, Access & Engagement room 176 (or Microsoft Teams)
Learn to be a peer advocate for sustainability! Join us for monthly EcoReps Workshops with a free vegetarian lunch! Next up on 9/25 is Dr. Natasha DeJarnett on Health & Environmental Justice for All, followed by 10/30 Future of Net Zero, and 11/20 Generative AI! If you cannot join us in-person for lunch, please join the live feed on Microsoft Teams.
Dr. DeJarnett will share about her experiences including her time in the White House Council on Environmental Quality where she supported the Biden-Harris Administration in executing the most ambitious environmental justice agenda ever along with local experiences here in Louisville. Dr. Natasha DeJarnett is an Assistant Professor in the Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute at UofL's Division of Environmental Medicine researching the health impacts of extreme heat exposure and environmental health disparities. She is also a professorial lecturer in Environmental and Occupational Health at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. Most recently, Dr. DeJarnett was the Deputy Director for Environmental Justice Data and Evaluation at the White House Council on Environmental Quality. Dr. DeJarnett has been a leader in environmental health research for 20 years. Her positions in the executive branch of the government, academia, as well as national environmental and public health non-profits have helped to advance our nation’s most ambitious environmental justice agenda, progressed research agendas for the environmental health workforce, established successful national climate change and health initiatives, supported community empowerment, and inspired the next generation of environmental health professionals. In addition, she champions environmental health and justice through her leadership in multiple national and local nonprofit boards.

09/24/2026

Join Alarah in the Cards Commuter Challenge through September 30th! Save money, burn calories, put an end to pollution, and win prizes…all by simply choosing to get to campus in a new way! Record your trips on Cardinal Directions (https://directions.louisville.edu) and you'll have the chance to win a $50 shopping spree at Middle of Town Cycling! Any trip by means other than driving alone increases your chances of winning! https://directions.louisville.edu/hub/challenges/6a7cf1d27a96b5ec4fd1e3c1

09/22/2026

Wednesday, 9/23, 5:30pm, leaving from SRC - Carpooling to Waterfront Wednesday - free concert featuring Season Finale and Official Bourbon & Beyond Pre-Party: Houseplant, DOOM GONG, and LPM Young Artist Showcase winner Dustin Jackson.
UofL wants you to save money, burn calories, put an end to pollution, and win prizes…all by simply choosing to get to campus in a new way! Record your trips on Cardinal Directions throughout the Cards Commuter Challenge (August 24 - September 30) and you'll have the chance to win a $50 shopping spree at Middle of Town Cycling! Any trip by means other than driving alone increases your chances of winning!
Step 1: Join the Challenge online! Register for free on the Cardinal Directions trip-finding and carpool-matching platform at https://directions.louisville.edu! Be sure to join either the Students at UofL or Employees at UofL network. You must be in one of those networks to win.
Step 2: Challenge yourself (and your friends!) to get to campus differently! Try these life-affirming alternatives to the expense, road-rage, pollution, and parking hassles of driving alone:
BUS: Ride any TARC route free for UofL community with the Token Transit app.
CARDpool: Organize your own carpool with friends, family, colleagues, or classmates; or find rides & offer rides online through Cardinal Directions.
WALK, SKATE, or BIKE: Get your workout just by getting where you need to go under your own power! If you don't have your own bike, borrow one free from UofL Bikeshare.
VANPOOL: Employees can get in on a vanpool, get your ride home guaranteed, or enter to win additional monthly prizes with Every Commute Counts.
SKIP THE COMMUTE: Work or study from home for maximum convenience, savings, and safety!
Explore all of UofL's Sustainable Transportation Options at https://my.louisville.edu/sustainability/operations/transportation
Step 3: Log your trips to win! The only way to be in the running for prizes is to log your commute trips online with Cardinal Directions at https://directions.louisville.edu
And be sure to join us for our weekly themed events to get you engaged in the Challenge!

09/21/2026

09/21/2026

Here are our updated fall hours! We are now open on Saturdays from 9-2. If you’re interested in volunteering, click the link in our bio! ♻️