Bottom Up Solutions with Alison Sant

Alison Sant is a designer, artist, activist, and mother who is inspired by community-led initiatives to combat the climate crisis. She is the author of From the Ground Up: Local Efforts to Create Resilient Cities.

We talked about Alison's upbringing in Washington D.C., at the heart of the environmental movement's origin, and we dove into several of her favorite examples of bottom-up climate solutions: from San Francisco's parklet program, to Baltimore's effort to recycle wood from abandoned buildings. Check out more or Alison's work and her interdisciplinary design firm, Urban Projects, at studioforurbanprojects.org.

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This podcast isn’t just about ideas—it’s about action. From these conversations, two organizations have emerged to bring regenerative real estate to life:

Latitude Regenerative Real Estate is the world’s first regenerative-focused real estate brokerage, dedicated to aligning values-driven buyers and sellers. With a strong presence in the Pacific Northwest and Great Lakes regions, Latitude also supports purpose-driven developments across North America through strategic marketing and branding services. If you're looking to buy, sell, or amplify a regenerative project, Latitude is your trusted partner.

Hamlet Capital is an investment and development firm committed to building resilient communities rooted in working farms. If you’re developing an agrihood or conservation community, we’d love to hear from you. Together, we can turn visionary ideas into thriving, place-based investments.