Roots & Graffiti

Listen to Roots & Graffiti, a podcast about the real, raw Jasper County, Indiana. Topics to be discussed range from project announcements to conversations about rural issues. Join hosts Stephen Eastridge from the Jasper County Economic Development Organization & Brienne Hooker from the Jasper Newton Foundation while they talk through major projects in 2022 and what to look forward to in 2023. Listen to the full conversation here in this episode. Roots & Graffiti&nb...

Listen to Roots & Graffiti, a podcast about the real, raw Jasper County, Indiana. Topics to be discussed range from project announcements to conversations about rural issues. Join hosts Stephen Eastridge from the Jasper County Economic Development Organization & Brienne Hooker from the Jasper Newton Foundation while they talk with Carlos Vasquez from Franciscan Health Rensselaer. Together they discuss projects and partnerships with Franciscan and healthcare and services ava...

Listen to Roots & Graffiti, a podcast about the real, raw Jasper County, Indiana. Topics to be discussed range from project announcements to conversations about rural issues. Join hosts Stephen Eastridge from the Jasper County Economic Development Organization & Brienne Hooker from the Jasper Newton Foundation while they talk with Lana Zimmer about the importance of local food in our communities. Together they discuss the local farming, agriculture and the benefits of local food ...

Listen to Roots & Graffiti, a podcast about the real, raw Jasper County, Indiana. Topics to be discussed range from project announcements to conversations about rural issues. Join hosts Stephen Eastridge from the Jasper County Economic Development Organization & Brienne Hooker from the Jasper Newton Foundation while they talk with Nelson and Diedra about Project Ribeye coming to Jasper County, more specifically in the DeMotte area of the county. Together they discuss the ne...

Listen to Roots & Graffiti, a podcast about the real, raw Jasper County, Indiana. Topics to be discussed range from project announcements to conversations about rural issues. Join hosts Stephen Eastridge from the Jasper County Economic Development Organization & Brienne Hooker from the Jasper Newton Foundation while they talk with Diva Rish from the DeMotte Chamber of Commerce about The Touch of Dutch Festival from the planning perspective, history and recap of this year’s event....

Listen to Roots & Graffiti, a podcast about the real, raw Jasper County, Indiana. Topics to be discussed range from project announcements to conversations about rural issues. Join hosts Stephen Eastridge from the Jasper County Economic Development Organization & Brienne Hooker from the Jasper Newton Foundation while they talk with John Cripe about updates in Remington as of early summer 2022. John discusses grants that have been awarded, projects that are happening in Remington a...

Listen to Roots & Graffiti, a podcast about the real, raw Jasper County, Indiana. Topics to be discussed range from project announcements to conversations about rural issues. Join hosts Stephen Eastridge from the Jasper County Economic Development Organization & Brienne Hooker from the Jasper Newton Foundation while they talk with Ken Culp about volunteerism in your community. Ken dives into generational differences when it comes to volunteering and how volunteering looks a littl...

Listen to Roots & Graffiti, a podcast about the real, raw Jasper County, Indiana. Topics to be discussed range from project announcements to conversations about rural issues. Join hosts Stephen Eastridge from the Jasper County Economic Development Organization & Brienne Hooker from the Jasper Newton Foundation while they talk with David Terrell about community development. Listen to the full conversation here in this episode. JCEDO and JNF will pattern in 2023 to bring David...

Listen to Roots & Graffiti, a podcast about the real, raw Jasper County, Indiana. Topics to be discussed range from project announcements to conversations about rural issues. Join hosts Stephen Eastridge from the Jasper County Economic Development Organization & Brienne Hooker from the Jasper Newton Foundation while they talk with Adam Alson & Megan Inskeep about why early childhood education is important & a necessity in Jasper County. Appleseed Childhood Education...

Join Stephen & Brienne as they talk with Dan & Julie Perkins with Perkins Good Earth farm. They are a local CSA farm, growing vegetables right here in Jasper County. They are currently trying to meet their goal of 200 individuals in their community receiving their home grown vegetables. Perkins Good Earth farm also has a thriving community of partnerships for other goods from local farmers. Join the conversation and learn about the great things growing in our community. Don...

Join Stephen & Brienne as they talk with Connie about the value added agriculture strategy in our region. This conversation provides a thoughtful lens on how agriculture affects where we live & big plans to make it even more beneficial for the places we live. Don’t forget to leave a review if you enjoy hearing updates in Jasper County & contact Roots & Graffiti for any upcoming show ideas. Rural Indiana Statistic Heat Mapshttps://pcrd.purdue.edu/ruralindianastats/Con...

Join Stephen & Brienne as they talk about the Jasper Newton Foundation and their journey to celebrating 30 years! Don’t forget to leave a review if you enjoy hearing updates in Jasper County & contact Roots & Graffiti for any upcoming show ideas. Jasper Newton FoundationWebsite: https://www.jaspernewtonfoundation.org/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasper_newtoncf/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JasperNewtonFoundationRoots & Graffiti Email: rootsandgraff...

Muralist, Cameron Moberg comes back to Jasper County for his latest murals in Demotte. Join Stephen & Brienne as they interview Cameron about his journey to become an artist, his favorite place he has painted and why art plays a role in loving the places we live. Don’t forget to leave a review if you enjoy hearing updates in Jasper County & contact Roots & Graffiti for any upcoming show ideas. Cameron MobergWebsite: http://www.camer1.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram...

Heather Tokarz joins Stephen & Brienne to talk about the Town of Demotte. This conversation includes current and upcoming projects about the Town of Demotte, what it’s like to live in a community where you love where you live and the changes that are happening to make Demotte an even better community. Don’t forget to leave a review if you enjoy hearing updates in Jasper County & contact Roots & Graffiti for any upcoming show ideas. Town of DemotteDemotte...

Jasper County Council President Rein Bontreger & Kendall Culp, President of the Jasper County Board of Commissioners, join Stephen & Brienne to talk about the State of Jasper County. Rein & Kendall discuss their roles in local government, upcoming projects and how important working together as a community is for our economic growth. They share about their great working relationship, vision for the future, and the legacy they hope to leave behind.Roots & Graffi...

Zack and Ally join Stephen on the first episode of Season 2 of Roots & Graffiti to talk about the Dunns Bridge solar project coming to our community. Zack and Ally are a part of the partnership between NextEra & NIPSCO in bringing renewable solar energy to Jasper County. For more questions about this project or if you are interested in being a part of Phase 2, please see the contact information below. The Dunns Bridge Solar Project is an innovative solar project proposed for...

Join Stephen and Brienne as talk landscaping and growing a successful small business in Jasper County with Braden and Ashley Clark of Clark's Cutting Edge, Inc. from Remington, Indiana. The Clark Family has served our area for over 17 years and is planning to expand in 2021. This family-owned small business is part of the backbone of the Remington community and the owners are a full-blown community support team. Not only are they raising 3 boys and running a business but the...

Don Macke, of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems (E2), joins Stephen and Brienne on this episode of Roots & Graffiti to talk about rural development.Don is an experienced practitioner and has lots of great information to offer about creating a rural community that is thriving by supporting entrepreneurs and taking risks that lead to growth, connection, and more resilient economic systems. Don also shares some thoughts about rural communities coming out of the pandemic and continuing to thri...

Listen to Roots & Graffiti, a podcast about the real, raw Jasper County, Indiana. Topics to be discussed range from project announcements to conversations about rural issues. Join hosts Stephen Eastridge from the Jasper County Economic Development Organization & Brienne Hooker from the Jasper Newton Foundation while they interview Roxanne about the CDC Center and why it’s so important to our community. CDC ResourcesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CDCResourcesYou can also...

Listen to Roots & Graffiti, a podcast about the real, raw Jasper County, Indiana. Topics to be discussed range from project announcements to conversations about rural issues. Join hosts Stephen Eastridge from the Jasper County Economic Development Organization & Brienne Hooker from the Jasper Newton Foundation while they talk about how they got to Rensselaer & why they care so much about their communities. Be sure to listen all the way through for your homework. They would love to...