Eco Company TV Episodes

Eco Company gets down to earth in this episode, quite literally. Jessica learns how restaurant scraps are collected to provide the nitrogen and wonderful nutrients needed to make compost. It's compost that goes back to farms and wineries to grow our food and produce. Nothing wasted and all is goes right back into the soil.

Eco Company is hanging out at the California Academy of Sciences again, but this time our first two stories are about recycling. Recycling is so very important to reducing our collective Carbon footprint! Up first Adam visits a materials recovery to see what happens to all of the stuff we put into our recycling bins. How do they sort it?...and what do they do with it? Then he gets a lesson in the 4 Rs. Yes, there are 4...reduce, reuse, recycle and ROT. Yes rot or composting. Knowing the importance of the 4 Rs will help you walk a green path in life.

Eco Company visits the campus of Santa Clara University where a team of students participate in a biannual competition called the Solar Decathlon sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy. What do they have to do to win? They must design and build the greenest, most energy efficient house. They build it, then dismantle it and take it to the Capital Mall in Washington, D.C. to be judged. While Eco Company makes themselves at home in the house that placed 3rd two years ago, Adam gets a tour of the home they are readying for this year's competition.

Eco Company visits a local farmers market to check out the bounty of locally grown organic produce. There are a lot of reasons to buy organic and to buy local, but we wanted to hear and see for ourselves. So Jessica went out to an organic farm that specializes in tomatoes and melons…and a whole lot more. Meanwhile the rest of the Company checks out the booths and samples the goods.

Eco Company goes hiking to enjoy fresh air and the great outdoors. When hiking you gain a great appreciation for the hills, trees, plants, streams, lakes and wildlife. And speaking of plants, we visit the Joint Bio Energy Institute...a place where high tech scientists are working to change the future of fuel. They're working to unlock nature's secrets to create plant based biofuels to replace fossil fuels. Jordan got a lesson in photo synthesis and sugar polymers as she got the explanation of the process.

Eco Company goes back to the beach… and for good reason! The SURF’S UP!! Surfing is very popular along the West Coast. But have you ever thought about the materials in Surfboards? Jessica found one guy who not only gave it some thought, but began making surfboards with non-toxic and sustainable materials. She caught up with him in his shop…and on the waves!