From 2019 to 2021, I worked as the Lead Video Editor on One Small Step, as well as a producer, camera operator, script editor, and everything in between.

One Small Step was NowThis’ flagship show focused on the environment and sustainability, which sought to answer the most pressing green questions of our time.

When I joined the show I sought to expand and challenge the scope of the show and really interrogate the practices hailed as gospel in the sustainability community. I wanted to answer questions such as:

• Did ditching plastic straws do more harm than good?

• Is compostable plastic too good to be true?

• Do plastic bag bans really work?

I did this by researching the latest scientific papers on Google Scholar, reaching out and casting folks who would be great to talk to, and could share their knowledge in a compelling and easy-to-grasp way. At every level of the show I felt it was important to remove any barriers of entry to the world of sustainability, and to explain every topic from the ground up in each episode.

During the early days of the pandemic I responded to the sustainability questions that I saw our audiences, friends, family, and peers asking. Topics like:

• Is it safe to use reusables during the pandemic?

• How is the pandemic impacting the environment?

• Why is my quarantine energy bill so high?

And when the team could get out and about in the field, we visited people and organizations at the forefront of the climate crisis. Places like:

• The Rodale Institute in Pennsylvania. They’ve been researching organic agriculture for over 70 years, and have a lot to say about how the world can change its farming practices.

• Stonington Kelp Co. in Connecticut, where they farm saccharina latisma, or sugar kelp to you and me. Suzie Flores took us out on her boat, where we collected fresh kelp, did a taste test, and learned about how kelp can help sequester carbon. And we definitely didn’t almost crash our drone into the Long Island Sound…

• Best Bees, who station beehives on the roofs of businesses and apartment buildings across the US. The crew donned beekeeping suits and harvested fresh honey, then learned how to process it!

I even appeared in a couple of episodes! At the beginning of 2020, Lucy and I vlogged our processes while we set up our gardens, and traded stories. And I also helped Lucy take a step towards becoming a NYC cyclist, in what is probably my favorite episode. You can check out those episodes below.