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Janna Starr: Reducing Your Environmental Footprint at Home & in Your Garden

Janna Starr: Reducing Your Environmental Footprint at Home & in Your Garden

Update: 2025-09-08
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This week, Tee is excited to welcome Janna Starr to discuss reducing your environmental footprint at home and in the garden. Janna is a sustainability-focused project manager at the US Green Building Council (USGBC), where she supports impactful initiatives like LEED v5, platform enhancements, and portfolio-level performance tools.  

Janna shares her journey into sustainability, beginning with her nonprofit work and evolving through her unique experiences in New York City, along with her time as the Events Manager and Sustainability Officer at the North Carolina Botanical Garden. In this chat, Janna emphasizes the importance of adopting sustainable practices like composting, buying used items, and planting native plants to support local biodiversity. 

Janna provides practical tips for parents and homeowners looking to implement eco-friendly habits and reduce waste. Tune in for insightful advice on living sustainably, managing waste, and creating a greener future.

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Janna Starr: Reducing Your Environmental Footprint at Home & in Your Garden

Janna Starr: Reducing Your Environmental Footprint at Home & in Your Garden

Therese Forton Barnes; Janna Starr