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 is wasted and all goes right back into the soil.

Eco Company is hanging out at the California Academy of Sciences again, and 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 facility to see what happens to all of the stuff we put into our recycling bins. How is it sorted and what do they do with it? Then he gets a lesson in the 4 “R”s. Yes, there are 4...reduce, reuse, recycle and 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 are participating in a bi-annual 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. Adam gets a tour of the home they are readying for this year's competition. It's possibly a preview of homes of the future.

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 goes to an organic farm that specializes in tomatoes and melons…and a whole lot more.

Eco Company goes hiking to enjoy fresh air and the great outdoors. Hiking gives you 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 gets a lesson in photo synthesis and sugar polymers as she learns more about the process.

Eco Company is back on 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 use in making surfboards? Jessica finds one guy who not only gave it some thought, but began making surfboards with non-toxic and sustainable materials. She catches up with him in his shop…and on the waves!