Atypical Ep 2: Sustainability Defined Staff (Matt Arends and Amelia Kovacs)

It’s not just Jay and Scott behind Sustainability Defined. We have volunteers and paid staff that help us with research, social media, etc. Today for an atypical episode we want to highlight a couple staff members, one who has played a critical role for years and is leaving the podcast for an exciting opportunity in market garden farming, and another who is just joining the team after being a devoted listener and studying and working in sustainability. The outgoing staff member is Matt Arends. If you’ve ever engaged with our social media or been impressed with our graphics on there, the kudos go to Matt. He is leaving his part-time position with the podcast so he can focus on Wild Roots Acres & Farm (@wildrootsacres_mn) on Instagram. We’ll hear about his sustainability journey and about his business including the geothermal greenhouses he is building. The incoming staff member is Amelia Kovacs. We needed someone with a lot of energy who knows sustainability so they could help us with research, social media, and a variety of other tasks. Boy did we luck out with Amelia. You’ll hear her passion as well as her knowledge in sustainability as she talks about her current work in the field and what she’s learned from the podcast. We hope you enjoy hearing from the folks behind the scenes!

Learn more about the Sustainability Defined team here

Episode Intro Notes

Amelia kovacs

• For more on Amelia’s background, you can check out her LinkedIn page here.

matt arends

• For more on Matt’s background, you can check out his LinkedIn page here.

• The Instagram account for Matt’s Wild Root Acres & Farm is here.

Do you think you can help the Sustainability Defined podcast? Do you have suggestions of how Amelia and the rest of the Sustainability Defined team can better engage the definers/listeners in our community? Let us know by emailing us at hosts@sustainabilitydefined.com.