This is A Sustainable Mind, episode 58.

Today we are going to have a fun chat about sustainable beekeeping in Zambia and the Peace Corps.

And by the way, the views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of myself and my guest

and do not reflect the position of the Peace Corps or any other agency of the U.S.

government. But before we dive into that, I wanted to acknowledge our donors.

Thank you to Elizabeth B. from Oak Park, Illinois, for being our largest ongoing donor,

and our other awesome contributors, Amanda B. from Laramie, Wyoming, Belinda H. from Carnegie,

Australia, and Zane K., our newest donor from Lakewood, Washington.

You all are keeping this machine going and you have my sincerest appreciation.

And Joshua J. from Pagosa Springs, Colorado, was actually our largest single-time donor in October

2018. And here's a bit of the letter that he wrote.

Hello, my name is Joshua,

and I wanted to say thank you. This year has been an intense year for me. My life is now on an entirely new path than it was a year ago, and a lot of that is thanks to you. I really felt I was

losing who I was, so I made a big move out from Florida to the border between

New Mexico and Colorado. This transition was incredible. Out here, people pick up after their

trash, and they don't flinch when I bring up topics about the environment, like plastics in the ocean

or our agricultural impact on the world. Even if people weren't

directly in agreement with me, they were okay having a conversation about it. This is when I found

your podcast. It's as if I felt I was ready to take on the challenge of turning myself into an

ego warrior, and the universe brought me you. Thank you. I've gone through most of your

podcasts and I'm completely blown away. I'm so excited to be alive in a world where people

like you can create such interesting content and people like me can find it. You've inspired me,

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