#9 - Flo Reed

Flo Reed believes--no, she knows--that when people work together, they can overcome challenges and create significant change. Her work in Central America in the Peace Corps allowed her to see the threats that small farmers faced and gain insight into how to confront them, leading eventually to her founding of Sustainable Harvest International. Since then, SHI has helped thousands of rural farming families restore degraded land, increase food security, and build more sustainable livelihoods.

The documentary film "Root of Renewal," about SHI's work, can be seen HERE. For more information about Flo, her team, and the work of SHI, visit their website HERE.

Flo Reed

Flo planting a seedling with an SHI farmer in Honduras

Isabel Rodriguez, graduated from SHI program in 2010. With Flo and his daughter

As a Peace Corps volunteer in Panama

Flo on her Peace Corps horse

Flo's Peace Corps ESL class in Panama

Show Credits:

SP/FS Producer & Host: Christopher Wurst

Opening Voices: Dmitri Wurst, Elena Wurst, Kjara Wurst, Christopher Wurst

Show Artwork: Kate Furby

Voice of Dubious Aunt Deb: Cathy Zielske

Cold Open Music: BWM – The Brina Band

Dubious Ant Deb Music: Cass County Beauty Queen – Alan Singley

Episode Music:

Fog Teeth – Amber & Ashes

Pickers – Blue Dot Sessions

Wanderers – Dana Boulé

Swapping Tubes – Blue Dot Sessions

Zero is Not a Lady – Silk & Satin Jazz Collective

Edge of Symmetry – Pawal David Group

Interview date: April 10, 2025