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147. Seeking the Wisdom of the Earth with Maria Rodale, author of Love, Nature, Magic: Shamanic Journeys into the Heart of My Garden
23 juni 2023 · 53 min
Meet Maria Rodale, an author and advocate for organic regenerative farming. An explorer in search of the mysteries of the universe, Maria is the author of "Love Nature Magic: Shamanic Journeys into the Heart of My Garden", "Organic Manifesto", "Scratch", and is the author of a children's book series called written by the under the pen name "Mrs. Peanuckle". Her book "Love Nature Magic" was featured as a part of the a recent selection for the Lady Farmer book club, so it was truly an honor to get to talk with her on The Good Dirt. Together, Mary, Emma, and Maria discuss her new book, her family legacy in the world of regenerative agriculture, as well as her evolution from a CEO to (in her own words) a “crazy gardener.” Maria is truly a voice for the power and magic of nature and a guide for all of us seeking to rekindle a meaningful connection to the earth. Lees meer
Maria is the former CEO and Chairman of Rodale Inc, and has served on multiple nonprofit boards including the Rodale Institute, Bette Midler’s New York Restoration Project, and the Pennsylvania Federal Reserve Advisory council. She has received awards for her lifetime of service and activism, including the National Audubon Rachel Carson Award and the United Nations Population Fund’s Award for the Health and Dignity of Woman Everywhere.
Topics Discussed
• Growing up on as 3rd Generation Farmer at the Rodale Institute
• The Farming Systems Trial
• Moving Out at 18 to Becoming CEO: Family Loss & Legacy
• The Implosion of the Publishing Industry
• Following Her Nose: How Maria Found Writing
• The Making of "Love Nature Magic"
• What is a Shamanic Journey?
• Dealing with Mugwort in Gardens
• Decolonizing Our Relationship with Nature
• A Garden's Desire to be Wild
• Why the Biggest Changes Come from a Change in Behavior
• Being Open to Hearing Nature's Message
• Changing the Future by Modeling What Could Be Over What Is
• Recovering from a Stroke
•"Regenerative" over "Sustainability"
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146. Suburban Homesteading with Bailey Van Tassel of The Kitchen Garden Society
16 juni 2023 · 1 uur 1 min
Bailey Van Tassel is an entrepreneur and mother of three, who created both the Kitchen Garden Society and the Garden Culture Podcast. She grew up on a hobby farm in Sebastopol, California, but didn't fully appreciate her cowboy parents until she moved away and missed the huge garden, chickens, and pigs that she grew up around. Settling into the suburbs of Southern California meant she couldn't have the same amount of space, but after a challenge from her husband Joe, Bailey went to Home Depot, bought some plants, got her HOA's permission after vowing to share her vegetables, and the rest was history. Bailey's life changed even more once she started to share her journey online, where her passion shifted from hobby to profession. In this episode, Emma and Mary sit down with Bailey to discuss her journey, the evolution of her gardening practices, and techniques such as planting by the moon and vermicomposting. After years of searching for the perfect land to have her farm and garden, Bailey realized that right where she was, was good enough. She wants you to know that you can grow the garden of your dreams in any amount of space – you just need the right info. And that's what she's here to teach you! Lees meer
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Topics Discussed
• The Summer Solstice
• Social Media & Running an Online Business
• Deciding How to Raise Kids
• Lessons Learned from Moving from a Small City to a Big City
• Creating a Connection to Nature for the Next Generation
• Sharing the Journey to Gardening Online
• The Feeling of Yearning
• Our Innate Connectedness to Nature
• Living a Garden Inspired Life
• How to Garden in a Small Space
• High Density Planting
• Kids & Vegetables
• The Deal with Snap Peas
• Regenerative Gardening Practices
• Planting by the Moon
• What Is Vermicomposting
Episode Resources:
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144. (Replay #40) Cultivating Sustainable Creativity with Liz Kimball
2 juni 2023 · 59 min
As Mary and Emma prepare for Emma's wedding, they are looking back at some of their favorite episodes on The Good Dirt. Today, it is a replay of episode 40, which first aired on April 30th, 2021. Lees meer
Liz Kimball (MFA, CPC) is a creativity catalyst, writer, coach, speaker, and founder of The Collective, a network of women creators and thought leaders dedicated to fostering cultural change through creativity. Her work has been featured at TEDx, Oprah.com, the NBA, The Guggenheim, NYU, and at universities and institutions throughout the country. In today's episode, we talk about the creative process from many angles, how pursuing our dreams might not be the straight path we imagine, how to foster our creative selves in a world that demands much from us, and how some of these things might be shifting from the pandemic year. Liz talks about the importance of detaching yourself from labels that you’ve placed on yourself since adolescence. Your work in the world is much more important than a title. We discuss how the ideas of slow living and "good dirt" are essential to cultivating the creative life, and building a future we can’t wait to wake up to!
Topics Discussed
• Mary & Emma catch up and chat about plants!
• Liz introduces herself
• Rewriting the rules
• The Collective
• Discussion around time
• The creative process
• Mary recalls her own journey with her creative process
Episode Resources:
Liz's Website - The Collective
Liz's TED Talk
Howard Thurman - The Sound of The Genuine
Big Magic - Elizabeth Gilbert
The ALMANAC - Sharon Bailey's Workshop (available to members only)
Lynn Felton - @bonzart
Connect with Liz Kimball::
• Website: https://lizkimball.com/
• Instagram: @lizkimball
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143. (Replay #37) The Accidental Rancher - Reconnecting to the Land with Singer Songwriter Eliza Blue
26 mei 2023 · 1 uur 1 min
As Mary and Emma prepare for Emma's wedding, they are looking back at some of their favorite episodes on The Good Dirt. Today, it is a replay of episode 37, which first aired on April 9th, 2021. Lees meer
In this episode, Mary and Emma have a wonderful conversation with Eliza Blue, a singer/songwriter who lives and works on a regeneratively-managed ranch raising grass-fed cattle and fiber sheep with her husband and two children. Eliza discusses her transition from the life of a touring musician to a teaching job in South Dakota, and the pivotal moment when she walked into a friend's lambing barn during lambing season and realized she had found her calling.
Eliza's connection to the land is evident in her stories of life on the ranch and her daily involvement with the animals and natural environment. She has written a book called "Accidental Rancher," which was released last spring. Additionally, she writes and produces audio "postcards" about ranch life for the North and South Dakota NPR affiliates. She has also just finished filming for a new series that celebrates rural life through stories and songs called "Wish You Were Here.
Topics Discussed
• The Lady Farmer Guide to Slow Living
• Eliza introduces herself
• Eliza’s creative endeavor
• Eliza’s shares a story from the ranch
• How the pandemic has affected Eliza’s life
• What inspires Eliza’s music and songwriting?
• Regenerative Agriculture in the grasslands
• What does The Good Dirt mean to Eliza?
Episode Resources:
The Lady Farmer Guide to Slow Living Book
Accidental Rancher by Eliza Blue
Postcards from the Prairie
Wish You Were Here
Dirt to Soil by Gabe Brown
Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
The History and Folklore of Brigid: Saint, Legend and Lady Farmer with Kathy Spaar
Eliza's Spotify
Connect with Eliza Blue:
• Website: https://elizablue.net/
• Instagram: @elizabluesings
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142. Regenerative Practices in Textile Production with Jeanne Carver of Shaniko Wool Co.
19 mei 2023 · 1 uur 18 min
Jeanne Carver is the award-winning founder and president of Shaniko Wool Company and current owner of Imperial Stock Ranch (est 1871) in Oregon. For over 20 years, she has been connecting the origins of food to fiber while strengthening local, regional, and domestic supply chains. Her mission began in 1999 when she and her husband Dan focused on selling environmentally friendly products. Jeanne now focuses on improving the wool, fossil fuel, and carbon emissions that come from her ranch, and has overseen the expansion of RWS certified American wool throughout the market. This includes the Ralph Lauren America Winter Olympic uniform program in 2018 and 2022. Lees meer
Thanks to her work in taking American wool to global third-party standards and leading the measurement initiative, she has been awarded the American Sheep Industry Association’s 2023 Innovation Award. She was also chosen by the Textile Exchange to be the voice of Responsible Animal Fibers globally in the film they recently released.
Jeanne's efforts have contributed significantly to the US Textile Industry and will potentially bring a new income stream to mid-size and smaller family ranches. This episode covers Jeanne’s journey as a rancher, scaling an ethically responsible business as CEO of Shaniko Wool Company, and the measurable data used to protect her sheep and the health of the soils and grasslands.
Topics Discussed
• Seeing the Earth Win and the legacy of Imperial Stock Ranch
• Loss of Salmon in Buck Hollow Creek & Buck Hollow Watershed Project
• The Power of Concerted Collaborative Conservation Efforts
• Free Enterprise Economy
• The Purpose of Grazing Animals
• The Power of Story in Stewardship & Heritage
• Working with Ralph Lauren on the Opening Ceremony USA Uniforms for Sochi 2014
• Third-party Certified Benchmarks
• Patagonia Responsible Wool Standard (RWS)
• Bringing Organic Cotton to Market
• Wool as a Miracle Fiber
• Scaling the Supply of Responsibly Sourced Wool in the USA
• Ann…
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141. Restoring Justice Through Love and the Living Soil with Jonathan McRay of Silver Run Forest Farm
12 mei 2023 · 1 uur 6 min
Grown up in East Tennessee with deep roots like Mary Kingsley, Jonathan McRay shares his day-to-day as he works in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. With an MA in Conflict Transformation and Restorative Justice, Jonathan has worked with Vine and Fig, Speakers Collective of Soul Fire Farm, and the Cambium Collective. He founded Silver Run Forest Farm along with his partner Cornelius Deppe, where he grows plants and is committed to cleansing the pollutants from our souls, society, and soil. An advocate of land care, transformative racial justice, and renewable energy sources, Jonathan sits down with Mary and Emma to discuss how his love of trees started it all, restorative justice, and collective land trusts. Lees meer
Topics Discussed
• Appalachian tradition of "planting by the signs"
• How a Childhood in Central Appalachia Fostered a Love of Land
• The Riparian Nursery
• Collective Land Trusts and Decommodification of Farm Land
• Restorative Justice, its Critiques, and How to Practice It
• Questions to Ask Ourselves; What's Happened Here, Whose Responsibility is it to Make it Right, Who Needs to Participate to Bring Healing, and What are the Root Causes?
• Food Sovereignty and Ecological Restoration,
• Storytelling through Plants & Honoring Their Indigenous Partners
• Uprooting Racism in the Food System Trainings
• Land Ownership and Food System's White Supremacist Roots
• Supporting Black Farmers
• Mariame Kaba's Hope & James Hal Cone's Whose Earth Is It Anyway?
• The False Idea of Human Supremacy over Nature
• Jonathan's Native Plant Nursery & Folk School
• Agroforestry
• Watershed Health
Episode Resources:
Follow Jonathan McRay on Instagram
Learn More About Jonathan Here
Cambium Collective
"2020 Vision" by Jonathan McRay on Resilience.org
Acres of Ancestry
"A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things A Guide to Capitalism, Nature, and the Future of the Planet" by Raj Patel
"The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in…
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140. Seeking Sustainability in Business and Life with Olivia Youngs of Simple Coffee Company
5 mei 2023 · 1 uur 12 min
Mom of three girls and sustainable coffee shop owner Olivia Youngs is making waves in the coffee world one cup at a time. Simple Coffee Co. opened their doors in November of 2019 and since then, they’ve diverted more than 100k plastic/paper cups from landfill and saved countless tons of carbon. Instead of traditional paper cups, all of their to-go beverages are served in reusable glass jars. Customers can re-use the jar at all locations for a $1 discount per jar (the same price they pay at check out). Join us as we discuss the pursuit of slow living and sustainability in business and in life with this busy mom, writer and entrepreneur. Lees meer
Topics discussed
• Olivia introduces herself, her background and early attraction to the coffee shop culture and the concept of the Paper-Cup Free Cafe
• Discussion of the term Zero -Waste
• Olivia's journey into minimalism, slow fashion and sustainability ethics as a blogger
• Rana Plaza collapse 2013
• Her move to CO and the opening of the first coffee shop
• IMBY, an early slow fashion company
• BAR 9, a coffee shop in LA
• The cultural assumption of single use as normal
• Starbucks as the beginning of the coffee shop movement in the US
• Discussion of the term Zero-Waste
• Where is Olivia with slow fashion now?
• Giving ourselves and each other grace is slow living lifestyle decisions
• Terracycle and the possibility of community supported recycling in the shop
• Olivia's tiny living experience
• "Horror Vacui" and the concept of never enough time
• Olivia's view of slow living
• What would Olivia do with a day alone?
• Circling back to the coffee culture discussion, the "Third Space" concept
Connect with Olivia:
• Website: Simple Coffee Co.
• Instagram: @liv__youngs
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139. Creating Circularity in Construction with Marianna Sparks of Property Pro's
28 april 2023 · 52 min
Our guest today is Marianna Sparks, founder of Property Pro's, a property stewardship company with a mission to foster sustainability in the building industry. Marianna speaks to us today about the difference between demolition and deconstruction. We explore the staggering amounts of waste created by construction demolition every day, and how careful deconstruction offers a sustainable alternative to reuse megatons of building materials. Lees meer
Driven by a desire to facilitate positive change, Marianna is constantly expanding her knowledge of environmental initiatives such as Circularity and Climate Justice. She leverages this knowledge to implement strategies for greater impact in creating more sustainability in a highly wasteful sector of our economy. Her role at Property Pro’s is multi-faceted with valuation, innovation, collaboration, research, participation in trade organizations, problem solving, content and report creation, education, and customer relations at the forefront.
Topics Discussed
Zigbone Farm Retreat, Sabillasville, MD
Second Chance in Baltimore
Community Forklift in DC
An overview of the reuse industry
Property Pros is an appraisal company that appraises architectural reuse materials
An average 2,000 square foot house will create about 20 tons of materials that will end up in the landfill
Demolition vs deconstruction
Property Pros also does consulting to help people learn about the possibilities for these materials
Since deconstruction and material reuse is not part of the usual process, it can be difficult to find contractors that are open to the possibilities
How the value of materials might help offset the costs of deconstruction
Why isn’t the reuse industry more mainstream?
Some cities are implementing incentives such as expedited permitting and increasing landfill fees to encourage homeowners to explore the possibilities of deconstruction’
Build Reuse–an organization that advocates for the reuse industry
Marianna’s background, how …
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Planning a "Sustainable" Wedding: A Peek Into Our Process {PART 2}
25 april 2023 · 34 min
In the second installment of this bonus series on sustainable weddings, Mary and Emma discuss the challenges of planning their family celebration without the excessive waste that is typical in the industry. With Emma’s big day coming up in just one month, Mary and Emma chat about their process and let us in on what they are thinking about in regards to sustainability and a wedding! Lees meer
Topics Discussed
"Picture This" App
Emma reflects on her wedding as an entry point to a new life
Weddings as a reflection of cultural expectations vs. personal values and vision
Book: A Practical Wedding Planner by Meg Keene
Emma explains how rethinking certain aspects of the traditional wedding can relieve pressure
Rethinking the bridal party
Investing in a "day-of" coordinator
Delegate where. you can--trust your vendor
Rethinking the honeymoon
Creating your own vision and desires vs buying into a giant industry
Wedding letdown or wedding relief?
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Original music by John Kingsley. Our technical partner for this series is CitizenRacecar, Post-Production by Alex Brouwer and José Miguel Baez, Coordinated by Gabriela Montequin and Mary Ball. The Good Dirt is a part of the Connectd Podcasts Network.
Statements in this podcast have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not to be considered as medical or nutritional advice. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease, and should not be considered above the advice of your physician. Consult a medical professional when making dietary or lifesty…
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138. The Urgent Need for Restorative Gardening with Mary Reynolds
21 april 2023 · 1 uur 14 min
Internationally acclaimed landscape designer, activist and bestselling author of The Garden Awakening and her newly released title We are the Ark, Mary Reynolds discusses her efforts to restore the earth through her global ARK campaign, (Acts of Restorative Kindness). She launched her career by achieving a gold medal for garden design at the Chelsea flower show in 2002, the story of which was made into a 2016 movie called “Dare to be Wild”. She later founded the global movement “We are the ARK”, an organization advocating for more wild spaces and to raise awareness of our current extinction event. Lees meer
Topics Discussed
Mary's new book We Are the Ark: Returning Our Gardens to Their True Nature Through Acts of Restorative Kindness with illustrations by Ruth Evans
Mary's story of the pivotal moment that changed her career
How Mary reframes the concept of gardens
The ARK concept
How the idea of feeding the world is greenwashing, when we should support the world to feed itself.
Floral designer Amber Tamm @ambertamm
Doug Tallamy, founder of Home Grown National Park - a grassroots organization regenerating local biodiversity
Native species vs non-native plants and how they affect local eco-systems
The 100th monkey syndrome
Shifting Baseline Syndrome/ Daniel Pauly
How has Mary's mission evolved from The Garden Awakening to We Are the Ark
Mary's project in Westport, County Mayo
The difference between a garden and an ark is intention
How can people become less afraid of the wildness?
Where does Mary find hope that we will be able to save the planet and ourselves?
Spreading the message of The ARK all over the world
From What is to What If written by Rob Hopkins
The book Silent Spring written by Rachel Carson
Connect with Mary:
Website: We Are the Ark
Instagram: wildmarymary
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137. Food for Our Future: Urban Agriculture and Afroecology with Gail Taylor of Three Part Harmony Farm
14 april 2023 · 1 uur 3 min
"Food as Medicine. Food as Culture. Food for our Future." is the slogan of Three Part Harmony Farm (TPH) owned and operated by Gail Taylor in northeast Washington, D.C. Lees meer
Three Part Harmony Farm is a diversified vegetable operation using agroecology and sustainable growing methods. They prioritize growing real food for real people. Since 2012 they have cared for a 2-acre plot of land in northeast DC owned by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. The DC site has been in production since 2012 and has 64 permanent beds (1/2 acre of production) using a no-till system. The farm has been an important source of learning local food for the community and learning for aspiring farmers of color in the DMV, especially Black farmers.
Taylor is a member of the Black Dirt Farm Collective (BDFC), a group of farmers, academics, organizers, builders, and food entrepreneurs who own 24.5 acres in Brandywine, MD. The land is being developed to increase their offerings of food and black agrarian educational opportunities to individuals and organizations that wish to reconnect with their roots as Afro-descendant agrarian people. The collective created a written curriculum as a companion guide to their signature Afroecology training program which they use during Afroecology Encounters.
Topics discussed:
How Three Part Harmony Farm was created in Washington, DC
Land acquisition
soil remediation
Gail's background and education, and her process in becoming a farming
The intention and impact of Three Part Harmony Farm-- Gail's idea was to create a model to emulate a small farmer
Carrie Vaughn
The momentum in 2006--2010 encouraged young farmers to enter the industry
The Black Dirt Farm Collective--land Acquisition and education in Afroecology
The gentrification of the northwest DC in the area of TPH Farm
Where do her CSA members come from and where do the newcomers get their food?
How the food system has changed since Gail got into farming
Where does TPH Farm fit into the loc…
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136. Humanity as a Geologic Force with Michael Osborne of Generation Anthropocene
7 april 2023 · 1 uur 3 min
Our guest on this episode is the host of Generation Anthropocene, a science podcast that explores planetary change. So, what is the Anthropocene? "The Anthropocene is a statement: Humanity is a geologic force, reshaping the earth’s surface. We are on par with ice ages and tectonic plates. But who, or what, is really in control? What are the limits of our power as a species, or as a society? How did we get here, and what are the forces that will shape this humbling and awe-inspiring new geologic age?” (genanhtro.com) Lees meer
Michael Osborne is an academic and a digital content producer. As a graduate student at Stanford in 2012, he created Generation Anthropocene with fellow student Miles Traer as a response to the environmental crisis. Michael is both passionate and knowledgable, and brings a new and refreshing perspective to the topic of climate change.
This was one of those zoomed out conversations where we got to talk about some really big questions with a really smart guy. So what is the Anthropocene, and what does it have to do with The Good Dirt? Tune in to this fun and fascinating episode to find out!
Topics Discussed
What is the Anthropocene?
How did Michael get so involved in the topic?
The power of podcasts/ audio in communicating the issue of climate change
Michael's assessment of where we're headed in the climate situation. Are we worried about the earth, or ourselves?
Creating connectivity in a world of alienation and disconnection
Humans as story tellers
Alienation as driven by a materialistic lifestyle
Environmentalism and misanthropy
A discussion on capitalism, how the issues we're facing are about more than that
The Good Ancestor by Roman Krznaric
Marshmallow thinking vs acorn thinking
"Weaponized despair" and mental health implications
Awareness of the climate change crises has increased
There is no place on earth that hasn't been touched by human influence
Creating an aspirational future that we want to live in
The grief we feel in the…
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135. Seeking Solutions to Waste in the School Supply Industry with Wisdom Supply Co.
31 maart 2023 · 1 uur 18 min
The school supply industry is filling our oceans and landfills with megatons of TRASH and consumers CAN choose to refuse, thanks to the paradigm shifting innovations of people like these two creative and passionate entrepreneurs. This was another great conversation where our guests really tell it like it is. Lees meer
Heather Itzla and Nikki Kozlowski came together over their grave concern about plastic pollution. After many years of clean-ups, data collection and public education, they came to understand the scale of the problem. The amount of plastic produced annually outweighs all of humanity, and is now firmly documented in our air, soil, and water. Before they teamed up, Nikki was working to educate consumers on the massive amounts of waste coming from the restaurant industry. Heather, being a parent, and frustrated with the annual back-to-school prescription of cheap, disposable plastic supplies, had crowdfunded and stocked each classroom with plastic-free school supplies. The next step was to come together as co-founders of Wisdom Supply Co (B-Corp certified) to design Plastic-Free, Vinyl-Free + Spiral-Free School + Office supplies..." because the mass production of products creating permanent waste is outdated, shortsighted, and reckless." The more Wisdom Supply Co. grows, the more waste is prevented, and the more young minds are opened to an empowering new way of thinking about how everyday products are designed, and the absurdity of wasting / polluting the resources all life on earth depends on.
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Topics Discussed:
Transcendental Meditation
Biodynamic Calendar
The Artist's Way
What is a waste reduction company?
How Nikki and Heather witnessed and interrupted the disposability cycle
Naming the problem--encouraging our children to buy garbage for the landfill, teaching a disregard for the giant mess we have created
The Zero Waste Classroom Stocking Pilot Program, a strat…
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Planning a "Sustainable" Wedding: A Peek Into Our Process
29 maart 2023 · 30 min
In the first of this bonus series on sustainable weddings, Mary and Emma discuss the challenges of planning their family celebration without the excessive waste that is typical in the industry. With Emma’s big day coming up in a couple of months, Mary and Emma find themselves confronting the logistics behind their sustainable, low-waste goals for this event. Lees meer
Topics Discussed
How we reconciled our wedding dreams and visions with our desire for ease, enjoyment and sustainability
Discussing the big issues in wedding planning through the lens of simplicity, cost, logistics, and low waste
The venue
The dress
Flowers
Food & food waste
The gift registry
The Bridal party (or lack thereof)
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134. Sustainable Fashion Meets Style and Innovation with Elisabeth de Gramont of Frank And Oak
24 maart 2023 · 55 min
Deep-dive into one brand's process in sourcing & developing responsible fashion. This week, Mary & Emma are chatting with Elisabeth de Gramont, Chief Brand Officer and Head of Impact at Frank And Oak. Lees meer
Combining style, design and technology since it was founded in Montreal in 2012, Frank And Oak offers collections of sustainable, durable clothing and accessories for men and women that are thoughtfully designed and well suited to the lifestyles of its customers. Inspired by responsible thinking and with an eye to the future, Frank And Oak believes that dressing with intention can inspire a more conscious lifestyle for all.
They strive to inspire better living through thoughtfully designed products that care about you and the planet. Above all, they believe in helping communities to build a diverse and inclusive world that enriches our society, sustainably.
Topics Discussed:
Elisabeth's background and journey to FAO
Unified Commerce Group
History of FAO brand started with the idea of community and collaboration
2017 FAO took a strong turn towards sustainability
Elisabeth's current role with FAO
What's the relationship between scalability and sustainability? How can sustainable brands scale up?
Seawool
How FAO screens and selects suppliers
FAO's 100% Responsible Product announcement
FAO denim
SeaCell
FAO's other sustainable product innovations
Kapok
Yak Wool as an alternative to cashmere
Problems with cashmere
How Elisabeth's own experience and evolution with sustainable fashion, and how covid shifted her perspective
Consumer culture in the US is different than other cultures in its prioritization of price and appearance over source
Guppy Friend washing bag for microplastic pollution
Frank and Oak's updated progress report
FOA's focus on end -of-life options for garments
Consumer education on the issues with the recycled PET microplastics
FOA has eliminated all virgin polyester from their production
Connect with Frank And Oak:
Website: Frank …
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133. Eco-Textiles and Sustainable Sheets: Better Bamboo with Phoebe Yu and Kat Dey of Ettitude
17 maart 2023 · 55 min
Phoebe Yu and Kat Dey are the cofounders of ettitude, an award-winning material science and lifestyle company innovating eco-textiles to fight climate change. Why does this matter? Listen to this conversation to hear why eco-textiles are so important, and what to look for when looking to purchase textiles for your home. With its proprietary technologies, ettitude offers sustainable bedding, bath essentials, apparel and a variety of textiles made with CleanBamboo. Lees meer
Topics Discussed:
The Old Farmer's Almanac
Phoebe Yu and Kat Dey introduce themselves and their company ettitude, and describe their "aha" moments in getting behind sustainable textiles.
The problems with plant-based textiles and the toxic processes used in their production
A discussion of the different types of plant-based fibers, such as viscose, lyocell, Tencel, cotton, and bamboo
Bamboo as a high-performance textile and it's advantages over cotton
How does bamboo measure up to organic cotton?
The beneficial aspects of bamboo in regards to climate
Eutrophication: a term to explain how many toxic chemicals are being released into the atmosphere or into the environment.
Kiss the Ground
Connect with ettitude:
Website: ettitude
Instagram @ettitudestore
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132. The Power of Flour: The Many Benefits of Local Grain Economies with Heather Coiner of the Common Grain Alliance
10 maart 2023 · 57 min
Have you ever wondered where the ingredients for your bread come from...like really wondered? And why should you care? Today's guest is here to tell us all about how a local grain supply supports local economies, a more resilient supply chain, better quality staple foods for the consumer and better soil health for the region. Heather Coiner is a plant physiological ecologist and co-founder of the Common Grain Alliance, an organization striving for a more connected grain economy in the Mid-Atlantic. Lees meer
The Common Grain Alliance envisions an integrated grain economy of local and regional businesses that produce nutritious, flavorful and consistent regional grain products for the communities they serve, and helps drive regional interest in— and demand for — regional grain through events, workshops and marketing
Heather, holds a PhD in plant physiological ecology from the University of Toronto and co-owns Little Hat Creek Farm, an ecological vegetable farm and wood fired bakery in central Virginia where she lives with her husband and two children.
Topics discussed:
Heather's background as an academic and a bread baker
How the Common Grain Alliance came to be
Michael Grantz of Great Day Gardens
How does the CGA operate as a membership organization?
Carolina Ground (a similar grain operation out of Asheville)
Jennifer Laps
Why should we care about local grain?
Nutrition
Supply
Local economies
Soil improvement
Challenges in creating a local grain economy
Some solutions to the issue of accessibility
sliding scale prices
equipment pools for farmers
businesses that provide traveling services for planting and processing
Creating an awareness of the importance of local grains
Little Hat Creek Farm
The idea of horizontal vs vertical integration
Significant accomplishments of CGA
Foggy Mountain Pasta
Next Step Produce
Migrash Farms
Purple Mountain
Moutoux Orchards CSA
The Grain Stand pilot program
What are the alternatives if you can't access local gra…
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131. Rewilding Our Way Home to Ourselves with Hillarie Maddox of Black Girl Country Living
3 maart 2023 · 1 uur 18 min
This week we are talking to writer, creator and self proclaimed life-long learner, Hillarie Maddox, founder of Black Girl, Country Living. Hillarie preaches the idea that slow living in a lifestyle anyone can live, and focuses her encouragement specifically on the BIPOC community. She climbed the big tech corporate ladder, then ditched the city for slow living and finding her love of nature, and she found herself in the process. Lees meer
Topics discussed
How Hillarie and her family went from city to rural living
What was the new way of being that Hillarie discovered?
When you live in an urban environment, many things are made "invisible"
A feeling of disconnection might lead to excess consumerism
Seeking a slower and more sustainable lifestyle is like peeling an onion
How a vision board helped Hillarie and her husband make the shift
The shift to slow living does not always mean a move to the country
Hillarie speaks to her intention and mission on the land, beginning with gardening
Hillarie's gardening experience and desire to share the knowledge
Rewilding workshops launching next year, helping particularly bipoc people develop a relationship with nature
Hillarie talks about the slow living movement and what that means for people of color
The value of mentors and community in this lifestyle
Hillarie's family connection to the original Homesteading Act
The changes of agriculture in America in the last century
Wendall Berry, The Unsettling of America
Hillarie explains what "rewilding" means to her
The indigenous people of the region where Hillarie now lives
The biggest challenges and rewards of this lifestyle shift for Hillarie's family
Connect with Hillarie Maddox
Website: Black Girl Country Living
Instagram
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130. It Starts in the Kitchen: Sustainable Living with Anne-Marie Bonneau of Zero Waste Chef
24 februari 2023 · 1 uur 2 min
Our guest today is someone who began her plastic-free journey in her kitchen, and has now become the renowned Zero Waste Chef, Anne-Marie Bonneau! Starting as a Zero Plastic Chef, she took the next step in her sustainability journey and became the Zero Waste Chef working towards producing zero waste in her own kitchen and inspiring others to do the same. She talks about how to shop differently, buy differently, and cook differently to reduce waste in the kitchen! Lees meer
Topics Discussed:
Hugelkultur
Anne Marie’s transition to plastic free
Beginning tips for zero waste
Zero Waste as a goal
Anne Marie’s rhythm with food prep
Fighting Food waste
The idea of convenience contributing to waste
Zero waste can be simple
The attention economy informs our perception of what we can do
Thneeds (from The Lorax by Dr. Suess)
The Good Ancestor
Is there hope for conscious consumerism?
Greta Thunberg
The slow food movement began in Italy
Alton Brown baked beans
Connect with Anne-Marie Bonneau
Instagram: @zerowastechef
Website
Anne-Marie's Book, The Zero Waste Chef
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129. Foraging & Feasting: Food, Medicine, and Herbal Healing with Dina Falconi
17 februari 2023 · 1 uur 4 min
Meet Dina Falconi, herbalist, teacher, and author, of Feasting and Foraging. In this episode, we hear about her journey toward leading a meaningful, healthy life and finding natural medicine through food. Specializing in permaculture and herbal healing, Dina explores about how we can make changes in our everyday lives to improve our physical, mental, and spiritual health. Lees meer
Topics discussed:
Dina's journey with plants beginning at age 11 in the East Village of NYC
Micky Carter, Dina's early mentor
Worked and studied at an herb company with Pam Montgomery, https://www.wakeuptonature.com/about/
William Lassasier--herbal teacher
Earthy Bodies and Heavenly Hair
Dina's work in the Hudson River Valley, NY creating virtual teachings with her son and filmmaker Sam Falconi
How Dina shares content on digital media without a cellphone
Dina talks about living without a cellphone
Claire Dunn Episode
Dina's clinical herbalist is connected to food activism and foraging
How do city dwellers experience wild foods?
Ecosystem stewardship and land care are big themes for foragers
A discussion about invasives
Mugwort
The process of creating Foraging and Feasting
Wendy Hollender / illustrator for Foraging and Feasting
Plant foraging and healing with herbs as a growing topic of interest/ the "hipster wave"
Knowledgeable foraging can create more biodiversity and abundance in the landscape
Slow living as plant literacy, observing nature's processes
Botanical Arts Press
Dina Falconi's YouTube Channel
In the Wild Kitchen
Connect with Dina Falconi
Instagram @foragingandfeasting
Facebook @ForagingFeasting
Dina's Website, www.botanicalartspress.com
Foraging and Feasting by Dina Falconi, Illustrated by Wendy Hollender
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128. Futuresteading with Jade Miles of Black Barn Farm
10 februari 2023 · 59 min
Ever dream about moving to a Homestead? In today's episode, we're talking to Jade Miles of Black Barn Farm. Jade is the author of FUTURESTEADING, a practical and inspirational guide to living in a way that values tomorrow and the host of a podcast by the same name. Futuresteading is grounded in a slower, simpler, steadier existence as the first step – one that’s healthier for humans and the planet. In addition, Jade runs Black Barn Farm with her husband and their three children, inspired by their belief in building a localized fair food system. Lees meer
Topics Discussed:
Jade tells us about her background and journey to Black Barn Farm
Jade and her husband Charlie's commitment to land stewardship and local food systems
Experiencing the 2019-2020 fires in Australia
Governmental vs. individual responsibility in addressing the global environmental issues
Diversity and Permaculture at Black Barn Farm as a “beyond organic” orchard, an educational resource, a nursery, a local food provider and a working homestead for Jade and her family
Farm Scale permaculture
Futuresteading is about “...assessing whether or not the decision that you make will have an outcome that is regenerative, sustainable or degenerative.”
Growing Mountain Pepper, an indigenous bush food
Connecting with the indigenous First Nations people of the land
Educational opportunities at Black Barn Farm include school and upskilling workshops
Sustainable Table
Futuresteading the book
Futuresteading the podcast
More information on the indigenous tribes discussed:
Pallanganmiddang people
Pangerang
Learn more about the Mad Agriculture program!
More information on Steward
Check out our podcast with Dan Miller and Spike Gjerde of Steward!
Connect with Jade:
Instagram
Facebook
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127. Discovering the Roots of Good Health with Lauren Haynes of Wooden Spoon Herbs
3 februari 2023 · 59 min
Today's discussion is with Lauren Haynes, founder of Wooden Spoon Herbs, a company providing products and education to help you build your routine of herbal support. Lauren's goal is to make earth-grown, time-tested herbal formulas accessible for the health of ourselves and our planet. In this conversation, we discuss Lauren's background in Appalachia and her education as an herbalist, the challenges of regulations around herbal products, educating consumers about product use, and the role of herbalism in healing the broken relationship between humans and earth. Lees meer
Topics Discussed:
Lauren's journey to Wooden Spoon Herbs
How Lauren was first drawn to herbalism
The issue of compliance in the utilization of herbalism
The Appalachian Center for Natural Health
Phyllis D. Light
Green Comfort School of Herbal Medicine
Candice Pert, Your Body is Your Subconscious Mind
Molecules of Emotion
Herbalism is NOT a replacement for professional health care, but it can be a compliment
What is unique about Wooden Spoon Herbs
The challenge of regulations around herbal products and education
The DSHEA Act Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act
Wooden Spoon Herbs sourcing
Lauren's background growing up in Appalachia
Isaias Hernandez @queerbrownvegan
The role of herbalism in healing the broken relationship between humans and earth
How can slow living be accessible to everyone?
Stephanie O'Dea
Jessie Inchauspe @theglucosegoddess
@tartvinegar
Connect with Lauren:
@woodenspoonherbs on Instagram
Wooden Spoon Herbs Website
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BONUS: The History and Folklore of Brigid: Saint, Legend and Lady Farmer with Kathy Spaar | Episode 27 Reprise
31 januari 2023 · 42 min
Today's episode is about Brigid, saint and legend, known for her skills at the hearth, the loom, midwifery, healing, poetry and animal husbandry. Kathy Spaar, spiritual director, pilgrimage leader and nature educator shares many of the folklore and stories of this legendary figure from Celtic tradition. As a figure of feminine wisdom and power who presides over the land and the homestead, we consider Brigid the quintessential Lady Farmer, our guide, protector and inspiration for slow living through the seasons. Lees meer
Intro:
Follow Kesslyn @gemwellnessofficial for more about her journey as a midwife and her exploration of St. Brigid.
Episode Reprise:
Imbolc is here!
Mary and Emma introduce Kathy and Brigid
Kathy introduces herself
Brigid's Feast Day
Kathy's favorite stories of Brigid
Brigid - the quintessential Lady Farmer
How does Brigid relate to the times we are in now
The most important thing Brigid has taught Kathy
Mentions:
The Almanac Brigidine Sisters Children's Book “Brigid’s Cloak: An Ancient Irish Story” by Bruce Milligan. "Symbols of Plenty" by Ruth Bidgood "Rekindling the Flame " by Rita Minehan
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126. No Fluff: The Inside Info On Wool Insulation with Andrew Legge of Havelock Wool
27 januari 2023 · 1 uur 8 min
Looking for a natural insulation option? Look no further than the world's oldest...wool! In today's episode, Mary & Emma chat with Andrew Legge, founder of Havelock Wool to discuss wool insulation, how it differs from more conventional insulation methods, and why you might want to consider it for your tiny home, van conversion, or even full home renovation! Lees meer
Topics Discussed
Join the Lady Farmer Slow Living Challenge! (Starts 2.6.23)
Interview:
Andrew discusses his background and the path to Havelock Wool
The shift in consumer knowledge and demand for alternative building projects
Wool as a dynamic fiber
The contrast between wool and synthetic fibers as insulation
Design obsolescence, how consumers are conditioned to expect the need to replace products
The power of the consumer in choosing alternatives
Build better, build less, build slower. Don't build space that you don't need
As shelter from the elements, the building's key feature is insulation.
Common sense in the construction industry
If wool is a natural product, why is it more expensive?
Wool insulation manufacturing as a sustainable and low waste process
Embodied vs operational carbon
Biophilic design
Sourcing wool from New Zealand
Why not source the wool in the US or other places?
Havelock as the go-to insulator for van conversions
Connect with Havelock Wool:
Website
Instagram
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125. How Smokey the Bear Changed America: The Importance of Grasslands with Kyle Lybarger of The Native Habitat Project
20 januari 2023 · 1 uur 9 min
Today's guest is Kyle Lybarger, a forester and conservationist from north Alabama. His passion is identifying, protecting, and managing the overlooked grassland ecosystems in his region and educating the public about the environmental value and climate benefits of these native plants. Most people don't realize that so many of our forested areas were once actually native grasslands that were maintained by the grazing of native animal life and the management practices of the native people. In this conversation, Kyle also explains the importance of fire in land management, both the naturally occurring fires and those that indigenous people practiced to sustain local food systems. Tune in to hear Kyle's take on Smokey the Bear, rewilding and the "no-mow" movement, how our domestic landscape has shifted here in the United States and what we can all do to reinvigorate our land and secure our food system. Lees meer
Topics Discussed:
Join the Lady Farmer Slow Living Challenge! (Starts 2.6.23)
How Kyle got to the Native Habitat Project and how that evolved
Grassland ecosystems
The need for education about native plants
The ecological role of grasslands
Why the grasslands have disappeared
Kyle discusses "rewilding"
Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee
The role of burning in maintaining grasslands
How Native Americans utilized the grassland ecosystems
How Smoky the Bear and growing populations changed land management practices
Porter's Goldenrod
Hartselle Sandstone Barren
How Kyle established an outdoor classroom in his hometown
How forestry competes with biodiversity
Grasslands are valuable for sequestering carbon
Birds for Beef
Jenny Harris of White Oak Pastures
Grazing Gone Native with The American Forage Council
Discretionary use of sprays to restore grasslands
Restoring lawns to native habitats for wildlife diversity and for creating reliable food sources
Connect with Kyle:
Native Habitat Project's website
Kyle's FB page, Native Habitat Managers
On Tik Tok @n…
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124. Exploring Real Life Environmentalism with Julia Blandford of the Seeking Sustainability Podcast
13 januari 2023 · 1 uur 2 min
Today's episode is with Julia Blandford, a recent graduate from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a BFA in Fashion Marketing and Management, and host of the Seeking Sustainability Podcast. Join us for this fun and refreshing conversation with one of the younger voices within our community. Julia identifies herself as on the cusp of the Millennial and Gen Z generations, openly sharing about her passion as a self-proclaimed environmentalist as well as the doubts and frustrations along her own sustainable living journey. We find it hopeful and enlightening to hear how Julia and her contemporaries are approaching the challenges that face us in our world today. Lees meer
Topics Discussed:
Join the Lady Farmer Slow Living Challenge! (Starts 2.6.23)
Julia's story as a Gen Z environmentalist
How she started her podcast--Seeking Sustainability
ESG: Environmental Sustainable Governance
Environmentalism in hard times
How Julia's personal struggles informed her environmentalist views
Privilege and sustainability
How Julia felt like she failed at sustainability
There's no formula for what it means to be an environmentalist
Julia's experience with being a vegan
Small steps to getting around degenerative systems
Accountability and empathy
Sustainability and consumerism
Intersectional environmentalism
Cottage core
Gen Z and sustainability
"Trends don't exist outside of social media for my generation."
What does slow living mean outside of social media?
Julia's slow-living stew
Connect with Julia:
On Instagram @seekingsustainability.pod
Seeking Sustainability Podcast
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Reprise: Little Christmas and a Story for Epiphany, The Legend of Old Befana
6 januari 2023 · 17 min
In this episode, Mary and Emma discuss the meaning of January 6th as the Feast of Epiphany. According to the Christian Liturgical Calendar, this day commemorates the three Magi's visit to the scene of the nativity and marks the end of the Christmas season. In the Appalachian tradition, Epiphany was known as "Little Christmas" or "Old Christmas," hearkening back to Old World traditions of extending the Christmas season over 12 days as an extended period of celebration and rest, ending with "Little Christmas" on January 6th. This episode concludes with Mary's telling of an Epiphany story from Italy, the Legend of Old Befana, which is a replay from two years ago. Lees meer
Topics Discussed:
Epiphany
Little Christmas or Old Christmas
The Legend of Old Befana
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123. Year End Review: Mary and Emma Look Back at Top Moments from 2022
30 december 2022 · 26 min
Tune in as Mary and Emma each discuss and review their picks for the most impactful episodes from 2022. The year has been so full of fun, informative and inspiring interviews, it's hard to narrow it down, but here are just some of the conversations that stand out as they look back on another year of The Good Dirt. Lees meer
Episodes Discussed:
#101 Andrew Schwartz of EcoCiv
#104 Heidi Barr and Emma DeLong of the PA Flax Project
#80 Lincoln Smith, Forested LLC
#96 Marti Buckley
#88 Rose and Doug Phillips
#110 Stephanie O'Dea
#94 Bex Partridge
#84 Eliza Greenman
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Slow Holiday: A Winter Reflection and Music
23 december 2022 · 11 min
Tune in for this special winter episode, featuring a holiday reflection and a favorite traditional song, sent to you with love from Mary and Emma. Happy Holidays everyone! Lees meer
Special thank you to The Longest Johns for sharing their cover of Bright Morning Star.
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122. Creating Sustainable Art in a Consumer Culture with Cyanotype Artist Christa Norman
16 december 2022 · 54 min
Our guest today is Christa Norman, a fine artist whose photographic medium is cyanotype. Her work reflects seasons and explores seasons of the human experience. Christa creates floral artwork with flowers grown in her own garden and conceptual collections inspired by her personal life seasons. Lees meer
We covered a number of topics in this interview, including the dilemma that comes up so often in our conversations regarding the conflict between pursuing our creative passions and making a living, a common theme for creatives in our current economic system. Christa points out that one of our fundamental roles as humans is to be creators of things, but to a certain extent, we've forgotten that role and we've defaulted into our role as consumers. Join us in this conversation as we discuss, among other things, how this affects us as individuals and in our culture as a whole.
Topics Covered:
Christa's journey with photography, and the path to cyanotype
Bringing together creative passion with the need to make a living
What is cyanotype?
Louis-Jacques Daguerre
Floret Flowers
Our phones, capturing the present moment or taking us out of it?
The cost of fine art
How Christa's patronage works/ Creating sustainability as an artist
Sustainability of Cyanotype as an art medium
Cyanotype as a seasonal art
What is culture?
The role of art in our culture
Rae Dunn pottery
New York Magazine/ The Cut Article on Rae Dunn
Julia Watkins of Simply Living Well
Creativity as fundamental to all human
Connect with Christa
Christa's Website, christanormanstudio.com
On Instagram @christanormanstudio
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121. Eliminating the Idea of Waste: Everything is Recyclable with Mary Ellen Dowd of Terracycle
9 december 2022 · 46 min
Our discussion today is with Mary Ellen Dowd, a Communications Associate at TerraCycle, Inc. TerraCycle is an international leader in innovative sustainability solutions, creating and operating first-of-their-kind platforms in recycling, recycled materials, and reuse. Across 21 countries, TerraCycle is on a mission to rethink waste and develop practical solutions for today’s complex waste challenges. The company engages an expansive multi-stakeholder community across a wide range of accessible programs, from Fortune 500 companies to schools and individuals, and has raised over $44 million for schools and nonprofits since its founding more than 15 years ago. Lees meer
In this conversation, we talk about how the Terracycle services can bring our home recycling practices to a new level. To learn more about TerraCycle and join them on their journey to move the world from a linear economy to a circular one, please visit www.terracycle.com.
Topics Covered:
Mary Ellen's background
What is Terra Cycle and how they take recycling to the next level
The Zero-Waste Box
Free Recycling Programs
Recycling is a process that is governed by economics
What happens to the contents of Zero-Waste Box
Bausch and Lomb partnership
Origins of Terracycle
The value of trash
Eliminating the idea of waste
The Loop circular shopping system, or the modern milkman
How the good dirt connects to waste and the economy
How can the zero-waste box be more accessible to the individual?
What happens when the Zero Waste Box is returned to Terracycle
How Terracycle addresses microplastics
The problem of cigarette butts
Actionable steps for individuals
"Wish-cycling"
How Terracycle addresses scale
Connect with Terracycle:
Terracycle's website, terracycle.com
On Instagram @terracycle
On Facebook @TerraCycle
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120. Food Waste Solutions: How Home Composting Can Be Easy with Jeremy Lang of Pela
2 december 2022 · 59 min
Our guest today is Jeremy Lang of Pela, the company that started with a product that you hold every day - the world’s first compostable phone case. Jeremy had the courage to spend years experimenting with new materials to try and find an alternative to plastic that could be used in everyday products. Lees meer
Pela’s mission is to make sustainable products the new normal and they recently launched another product, a home countertop composter called Lomi to help solve the food waste and plastic problem. Lomi became the most successful cleantech crowdfunding campaign of all time, raising over $9M. Pela and Lomi are now creating a waste innovation category with a goal of eliminating 10 billions pounds of waste on their mission to create a waste-free future, a testament to Jeremy’s belief in creating businesses as a force of good– to leave the world a better place.
We are so much in awe of Jeremy and the innovative technologies he has spearheaded through his company and products. In this episode, we're hearing and talking about new technologies that are already addressing some of our most pressing problems and have given us real hope that some things are moving in the right direction.
Topics discussed:
The story of Pela and how it started with compostable phone cases
How Pela came up with a home composter
The problem of food waste
Food waste as a valuable natural resource
"Wasting food" vs food waste or food scraps
The Lomi home composter
From food waste to good dirt
Home composter reduces the weight of food waste by 70%
Trials with taking the Lomi compost dirt straight to farms
Demographics of those using the home composter
How the home composter is carbon neutral
End-of-life plan for the home composter
Responsibility Economy
Cutting out the compost facilities with the home composter
The Lomi-approved certification program
Compostable materials for everyday life increasing with consumer demand
Responsibility of the consumer vs. responsibility of the manufact…
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119. Growing Access: Modeling a Community Based Food System with Laurell Simms of Urban Growers Collective
25 november 2022 · 1 uur 11 min
Our guest today is Laurell Sims, Co-Founder & CEO of Urban Growers Collective in Chicago, here to talk about food accessibility and the development of community-based food systems. Urban Growers Collective (UGC) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that was co-founded by Laurell Sims and Erika Allen in the fall of 2017. Working closely with community partners, their approach is to demonstrate and to support communities in developing systems of their own where food is grown, prepared, and distributed within the community itself. Lees meer
Urban Grower's Collective operates 8 urban farms on 11 acres of land, predominantly located on Chicago’s South Side. These farms are production-oriented but also offer opportunities for staff-led education, training, leadership development, and food distribution. Each farm utilizes organic growing methods, intensive growing practices, and year-round production strategies to best maximize growing space.
In this conversation, we talk about the numerous programs operating within UGC that are helping not only to bring food to underserved areas but to facilitate youth involvement and outreach programs for positive community impact.
Laurell is active in the Chicago Food Policy Action Council and formerly served on the Board of Directors for Slow Food Chicago and Green City Market. In 2011, Laurell was selected as a Bold Food Fellow, a State Department exchange with farmers from Uganda and Kenya, and has managed development projects with urban farms in Haiti. In her spare time, Laurell is a volunteer magician for Open Heart Magic which provides bedside magic for hospitalized children.
Topics Discussed:
How Laurell came to the Urban Grower's Collective
ReVision Urban Farm in Boston
The impact of the urban farming movement
The eight farms and programs within in the Urban Grower's Collective
Healing aspects of community spaces
Fresh Moves Mobile Market
Linkup Illinois for food assistance
Dr. Geeta Maker-Clark
Prescription for Health, Ho…
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Slow Friday Reprise: A Slow Living Perspective on the Holidays with Mary and Emma
22 november 2022 · 48 min
In celebration of the holiday this week, and upcoming "Black Friday", we're re-airing our favorite slow-living take on the matter...Slow Friday! Lees meer
RE-AIR FROM 11/26/21
You're in for something a little different this Friday...it's a solo show with Mary and Emma!
At Lady Farmer, we're always thinking about ways to shift our thinking to live into a more slow and sustainable lifestyle, and today is a great opportunity to do just that. What if Black Friday became Slow Friday, and what would that look like?
Join us on this week’s episode of The Good Dirt as we share a bit about our own Christmas memories and experiences with gift-giving as well as how we're thinking about being more mindful with our consumer habits during the holiday season.
Enjoy this week's episode, let us know what you think, and we'll be back with another interview next week!
Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podchaser, Simplecast, Podtail, or on your favorite podcast platform.
Topics Covered:
The negative impacts of consumerism and how to think differently about our consumer habits
The importance that we have placed on gift-giving and receiving during the holiday season
Slow Friday Challenge
Resources:
Unplug the Christmas Tree
Christmas by Peter Spier
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118. Connecting the Seemingly Un-Connectable with Brandi Stanley of This Plus That
18 november 2022 · 1 uur 3 min
Today we're talking to Brandi Stanley, host of the podcast This Plus That. Brandi makes a living out of making connections. If creativity is the ability to connect the seemingly un-connectable, that’s the art she practices. In love with the space between things—the intersections and the paradoxes—she's constantly looking for what insights can be gained when we mash the unexpected together and the growth that happens when we learn to hold complexity. Lees meer
We had a great time talking with Brandi about so many things, from the hustle culture to church history, from empty calories as a metaphor to the gift economy, and of course all of the good dirt in between all of it. If you enjoy “connecting the dots” as they say, and discovering how much more we all have in common with each other than we think, then you’ll love this conversation.
Topics Discussed:
Brandi's journey to creating her Podcast This Plus That, and finding her way to doing what she loves
The Great Resignation
Wendell Berry
Steve Jobs
Nathan Myhrvold
Ishmael by Daniel Quinn
Charles Eisenstein and the gift economy
The hustle culture and passive income in an extractive economy
The idea of finding "aliveness" in what we do
Consuming Empty Calories as a metaphor
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Connecting the seemingly unconnectable
Soil and social justice
Christianity and the Industrial Food System
Nutrient depletion in our soil means nutrient-deficient food
Groundwork Podcast - Interview with Alicia Brown
Emily McElroy Intersections of Painting Plus Prayer
How church history impacted our relationship with nature in western civilization
How our language impacts the way we think and act in the world
Emergent Strategy by Adrian Marie Brown
Living into the new story
Connect with Brandi:
Brandi's Podcast, This Plus That
On Instagram @thisplusthatpod
On Youtube, This Plus That Podcast
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117. A Return to Regenerative: The Story of White Oak Pastures Farm with Jenni Harris
11 november 2022 · 51 min
Today our guest is Jenni Harris, daughter of Will Harris and 5th generation Harris family member at White Oak Pastures. In the mid-90s, her father Will Harris recognized the problems in late 20th-century agriculture and decided to take his whole operation back to the days of his great-grandfather. He gave up chemical inputs and animal confinement farming and began implementing regenerative farming before it was even a word. White Oak pasture-raises 10 species of livestock, eggs, organic vegetables, and honey on almost 5,000 acres of land and does it in what they call a “radically traditional way.” Jenni is here to talk to us about White Oak Pastures and how they have continued to evolve as an online source for high-quality meat while maintaining not only a commitment to land stewardship and sustainability but to their rural community as well. Lees meer
Topics Discussed:
The story of White Oak Pastures
Jenni's early knowledge that she was gay and her journey away from her hometown
The transition of the farm back to more traditional practices
How the farm changed over the years in order to achieve resilience
The challenge for conventional farmers to change to a different model
The challenges for the grass-fed beef industry for American farmers
Meat production as a contributor to climate change
Sacred Cow by Diana Rodgers - it's not the cow, it's the how!
Epic Provisions, owned by General Mills measuring soil assessments to demonstrate the livestock as a regenerative product
Carbon emissions in the Impossible Burger
White Oak Pastures Rural Revival
The value of knowing your farmer
Connect with White Oak Pastures:
Their website, whiteoakpastures.com
White Oak Pastures Online Shop
On Instagram @whiteoakpastures
On Facebook @whiteoakpastures
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116. Rewilding Our Souls and the Planet with Claire Dunn of Nature's Apprentice
4 november 2022 · 45 min
Today's guest is Claire Dunn, here with us to dive deeply into the mysteries of nature and psyche through the pathways of deep nature connection. Speaking to us from Melbourne, Australia, Claire is a writer, speaker, barefoot explorer, rewilding facilitator, and founder of Nature’s Apprentice, a platform for education and guidance in rewilding our souls and the planet. For the last 15 years, Claire has been facilitating individuals in ancestral earth skills, deep ecology, ecopsychology, soul-centric nature-based practice, village building, dance, ceremony, and contemporary wilderness rites-of-passage. Claire is the author of the memoir, My Year Without Matches, which tells the story of her year living wild – and the recently released memoir Rewilding the Urban Soul exploring how we might embody wild consciousness even while living in the setting of a city. Lees meer
Topics Covered:
Rewilding as a new human movement
Cultivation of a "Wild Mind"
Claire's childhood and background in the environmental movement
How Claire's introduction to primitive earth skills led her more deeply into the human nature relationship
Richard Lou The Last Child in the Woods
Vitamin N (Nature)
Tom Brown's Tracker School in New Jersey
Australia's first Independent Wilderness Studies Program
Claire's one-year self-initiated deep nature immersion
The sacred order of survival
Bill Plotkin
Claire's emergence from her immersion, and sharing the immersion experience with the world
Nature's Apprentice
Rewilding the Urban Soul - Claire Dunn
My Year Without Matches
Jon Young's Core Routines of Nature
Common threads of people who come to Claire for instruction
What is a vision quest?
The urgency of climate change
Bringing back the species of the wild human
Active Hope by Joanna Macy and Chris Johnstone
Connect with Claire:
Her website, naturesapprentice.com.au/
Claire's Books:
Rewilding the Urban Soul
My Year Without Matches
Follow her on Instagram @_natures_apprentice_
Claire's Fa…
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115. Creating Sustainability in the Death Care Industry with Tom Harries of Earth Funeral
28 oktober 2022 · 54 min
Our guest today is Tom Harries, co-founder and CEO of Earth™, a sustainable funeral brand specializing in soil transformation. So what is soil transformation, and what does it have to do with death care and burial? What does it share in common with the green burial movement —and how is it different? Lees meer
Tom has been innovating in the funeral industry for almost a decade, and in this conversation he tells us not only about this carbon-neutral alternative to burial or cremation, but also about how his company is providing ways to reimagine funerals, providing a more sustainable and modern alternative to all aspects of conventional death care.
Topics covered;
Join the ALMANAC for fall!
Tom's entry into the death care industry
Making funeral service sustainable
Traditional death care practices
From funeral logistics to soil transformation
What is soil transformation, the process and how it differs from cremation and burial
Building a 21st-century experience in death care
How does soil transformation differ from green burial?
The issue of land availability for human body disposition
The results of soil transformation, what is the quality of the soil from the human remains?
Goals for Earth™
The cost of soil transformation relative to cremation and other current death care practices
Preplanning for death care
Legalization of the soil transformation process
Our conversation with Heidi Hannapel about Green Burial
Connect with Tom:
The Earth Funeral website: https://earthfuneral.com/
On Instagram @earth_funeral
On Facebook @joinearth
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@weareladyfarmer on Instagram
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Slow Living Through the Seasons Halloween Edition with Mary and Emma
24 oktober 2022 · 26 min
Join Mary and Emma as they discuss a slow living Halloween, the second largest consumer season in the US. From the ancient traditions of the Celtic Samhain celebrations, to the modern day spook fest that dominates this time of year, you'll hear how you can embrace the special beauty and magic of nature during this time, letting go of much of the waste and frenzy but keeping all of the fun! Lees meer
Things Mentioned:
Zero Waste Candy Alternatives
The Scariest Thing About Halloween is the Plastic Waste
National Retail Federation Prediction for Halloween Spending in 2022
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@weareladyfarmer on Instagram
Join The Lady Farmer ALMANAC
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Email us at thegooddirtpodcast@gmail.com
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114. Stop Landscaping and Start Lifescaping: Regenerative Gardening with Monique Allen of The Garden Continuum
21 oktober 2022 · 1 uur 4 min
Today’s guest is Monique Allen, CEO and Creative Director of The Garden Continuum, a landscaping design company that brings the principles of regenerative agriculture to ornamental gardening. The central work of The Garden Continuum is to create outdoor living spaces, both public and private, that draw people out into those spaces and begin to build that reconnection with nature. Lees meer
In this episode, you’ll hear how Monique's approach infuses life back into systems and landscapes that have been abused by degenerative practices. You'll hear her explain the difference in a landscape as something pretty to look at, compared with what she calls a “life scape,” or a space that calls you in and actually asks you to interact with nature in an active and participatory way. You’ll also hear about her book, Stop Landscaping, Start Lifescaping.
Through regenerative gardening, Monique breathes new life into the soil, and through her personalized landscape business coaching she helps clients build a high-integrity business reflecting care for the entire earth community.
Topics Discussed:
Monique's journey as a landscape gardener to regenerative ornamental gardening
Ornamental gardening means we aren't growing for food
Monique's central work is to draw people outdoors and reconnect them with nature
The Lifescape method
Straw Hat Park and Pocket Parks
Creating a sense of place
The Japanese practice of Shinto
How Monique applied regenerative farming practices to her ornamental garden designs and her business
Finding inspiration for her book project
Operating a hyperlocal business
The pricing challenge of regenerative landscaping/ incremental investing
Biochar
A discussion of tilling
How to prepare the soil for a garden
How gardens change people and their lives
Regeneration for entrepreneurs
Monique's ideas about slow living and good dirt
Monique's Book, Stop Landscaping, Start LifeScaping
Connect with Monique:
Monique's Website, thegardencontinuum.com/
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113. Common Sense Sustainability with Jessie Stokes of The Tiny Yellow Bungalow
14 oktober 2022 · 57 min
Today’s guest is Jessie Stokes, founder and owner of The Tiny Yellow Bungalow Shop. What started as an experimental blog in sustainability in the Spring of 2015 has become an online, eco-conscious one-stop source for natural and sustainably produced items for your daily needs. Jessie puts a lot of work and research into providing products that are free of plastics, pollutants, toxins, and wasteful packaging. Lees meer
In this conversation we talk about the conundrum of selling the idea of sustainability without promoting more consumerism, issues with greenwashing, the problem with buzzwords like "zero waste" and "plant-based", and the driving force of convenience as a selling point.
Jessie is passionate about her mission and eager to encourage others in their sustainability journey. She’s also a young mom, and has advice for others in making life decisions that require a different approach to sustainability. Stick around for what she has to say about cloth diapering!
Topics Discussed:
Pawpaws are here! Earthy Delights
Autumn Ice Cream recipes in The ALMANAC
Natural Dyeing, Botanical Colors
Why Jessie started a sustainable shop
The conundrum of selling sustainable items/encouraging purchases
How making small changes can encourage people to go further
Finding appropriate products for the store
Working on sustainability within a broken system
Encouraging others that they don't have to be perfect
Bringing the issues to a dialogue
Sustainability was the norm not that long ago
Compostable as greenwashing
Marketing words used around sustainability
Convenience as a factor in decision making
Cloth diapering
Connect with Jessie:
Tiny Yellow Bungalow online shop
On Instagram @tinyyellowbungalow
About Lady Farmer:
Lady Farmer is a sustainable apparel and lifestyle brand, with education around sustainability and slow living at the forefront of our mission. Lady Farmer is proud to produce The Good Dirt podcast, along with the Lady Farmer Marketplace and our online c…
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112. Living the Nature Connection with Becky O Cole, Regenerative Farmer, Forager and Folk Herbalist
7 oktober 2022 · 1 uur 4 min
Today we're talking to Becky Cole, regenerative farmer, gardener, folk herbalist, forager and mother. Becky runs Broughgammon Farm with her husband Charlie in Northern Ireland. She became interested in natural living when she became burnt out from city life and went on a journey to discover slow living and nature connections. In this conversation, we talk about the health crises which lead Becky to reevaluate her lifestyle, her background in the fashion industry, the regenerative ethos and practices of Broughgammon farm, and her practice and teachings of foraging and herbalism. Lees meer
You can find Becky every month on BBC Radio 2 and her popular podcast, Nature & Nourish. She teaches workshops online & on the farm. Her first book The Garden Apothecary was released in 2022 with Hardie Grant and she runs monthly nature connection circles on her Patreon page, The Rooted Connection.
Topics Covered:
Becky's background in the fashion industry
How a health crisis guided her back to nature
Fashion in the UK
Fashion brands mentioned:
Country Clothing
Dubarry of Ireland
Cabbages and Roses
Hunter Boots
Becky's fashion ethics
The environmental ethos of Broughgammon Farm
Closing the waste loops in the food chain at Broughgammon Farm, and how they make use of by-products.
Billy Burgers
Ethically raised veal
The Garden Apothecary by Becky O Cole
Foraging and Herbalism
Fear of Nature
Farming as a lifestyle
A leisurely discussion of slow living
Common Herbs for Natural Health by Juliette de Bairacli Levy
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
Connect with Becky:
On Instagram, @beckyocole
Becky's Website, beckyocole.com
Becky's Patreon, The Rooted Community
Nature & Nourish Podcast
Broughgammon Farm on Instagram
About Lady Farmer:
Lady Farmer is a sustainable apparel and lifestyle brand, with education around sustainability and sustainable living at the forefront of our mission. Lady Farmer is proud to produce The Good Dirt podcast…
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111. Soul and Soil: How Good Dirt is Essential for Thriving Plants and Humans with Aaron Deacon of BIOS Nutrients
30 september 2022 · 1 uur 3 min
Today we are talking to Aaron Deacon, creator of BIOS Nutrients, a natural plant fertilizer that provides natural alternatives to chemical fertilizers & pesticides for indoor plants, gardens, and farms. Aaron’s story is truly one of curiosity, passion, and drive to find a solution for something he cares very much about, which is soil health and thriving plants. His fertilizers and pesticides are made with all-natural, organic ingredients to keep your soil & plants free of harmful chemicals, handmade with love and care. All batches are lab tested to ensure you're getting the best for your indoor plants, gardens, or farms. In this conversation, we talk not only about soil science but also about the spiritual and metaphorical aspects of our human relationship to healthy soil and how good dirt is key to all life on the planet. We are excited about Aaron's work and his product, and pleased to welcome Bios Nutrients to Lady Farmer as an affiliate partner! Lees meer
Topics Covered:
Aaron's background growing cannabis, and discovering life in the soil
Korean Natural Farming and utilizing fermentation for soil health
Natural vs Synthetic
How to use the BIOS products
Nourishing your indoor plants
Our human connection to soil biology
Aaron's learning curve in soil microbiology
Creating the natural fertilizer, leaning into nature and intuition, creating a balance of microbes
Aaron's basement operation
The challenge of educating people regarding life in the soil
Positive testimonials
The importance of educating children in soil biology
How to Do Nothing by Jenny O'Dell
Connect with Aaron:
BIOS Nutrients website - use the code LADYFARMER15 for 15% off!
On Instagram @biosnutrients
On TikTok @biosnutrients
About Lady Farmer:
Lady Farmer is a sustainable apparel and lifestyle brand, with education around sustainability and sustainable living at the forefront of our mission. Lady Farmer is proud to produce The Good Dirt podcast.
Our Website
@weareladyfarmer on Instagram
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110. Designing the Life of Your Dreams in a Consumer Culture with Stephanie O'Dea of The Slow Living Podcast
23 september 2022 · 1 uur 18 min
Our guest today is Stephanie O’Dea, a New York Times best-selling author, a certified life coach, and the host of The Slow Living Podcast. Stephanie specializes in long-term goal planning for her clients to live out the life they’ve always wanted — the one they’ve always dreamt about. She asks, what if you could truly “have it all?” What if you could design the life of your dreams and then live it out, in Real Time? What started as an idea for a way to stay home with her kids became her blog, A Year of Slow Cooking, a website and TV appearances, book contracts, life coaching, and more recently, The Slow Living Podcast. Tune in to hear how Stephanie has evolved a life that remains true to her core desires in her life, and how she is guiding others in doing the same. Lees meer
We talk about topics such as...
Fall Season inside The ALMANAC
How Stephanie's project "A Year of Slow Cooking" led to "The Slow Living Podcast" and life coaching
Amy Dufault on The Good Dirt
Living "On Purpose"
A discussion about the Instant Pot
Marketing and Societal pressures affecting our consumer behaviors
The Peace Pyramid
"Miracle Morning" by Hal Elrod
FOMO= "Figure Only Myself Out"
Screen boundaries for kids
Our Town
Connect with Stephanie:
Stephanie's Website, stephanieodea.com
Podcast - Slow Living with Stephanie O'Dea
Slow Living with Stephanie O'Dea - Apple Podcasts
Stephanie's Books
On Instagram @stephanieodea
About Lady Farmer:
Lady Farmer is a sustainable apparel and lifestyle brand, with education around sustainability and sustainable living at the forefront of our mission. Lady Farmer is proud to produce The Good Dirt podcast.
Our Website
@weareladyfarmer on Instagram
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Leave us a voicemail! Call 443-459-1950 and ask a question or tell us what the good dirt means to you.
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109. Beyond Sustainability: Creating a Regenerative Supply Chain with Janessa Leone
16 september 2022 · 1 uur 12 min
Our guests today are Janessa Leone, founder of the sustainable luxury brand Janessa Leoné, and Rachel Cantu, supply chain and sustainability advisor, and founder of Simplify and Grow Business Consulting. The Janessa Leone brand is bringing the healing potential of regenerative agriculture and rethinking our global textile supply chain. Janessa Leoné makes beautiful, thoughtful products with impact in mind–hats, accessories and knits. Since launching in 2013– the company has emerged as a leader in sustainability, releasing earlier this year, the first collection of carbon-negative sweaters to be made entirely in the USA Lees meer
We cover a lot of ground in this conversation, including...
how sustainability and luxury pair together
Janessa's personal journey in this space–and what has motivated her to pivot her business in this way
the tensions around sustainability in the fashion industry
how regenerative business can heal ecosystems
how to measure impact, and how to share that impact to educate and empower customers
Topics Covered & Links:
Victory Chimes Windjammer Tour
Join the ALMANAC for Fall!
Establishing a regenerative clothing brand
Creating transparent supply chains from scratch
Rachel Cantu's business, Simplify + Grow
Regeneration vs . sustainability
What is Regenerative?
Janessa's journey with chronic health issues and her discovery of regenerative agriculture
Quantifying carbon impact
How Janessa's personal journey evolved her business
What makes wool special
Our conversation with Sheep Inc's Edzard Van Der Wyck
Rambouillet sheep and wool
How the regenerative ranch co-op works
Textile Exchange - leading organization in terms of standards development
Responsible Wool Standard
Shaniko Wool Co in Oregon
Rachel's experience with large brands, pros and cons of large and small scale production
Janessa's Leone's highest priorities as a company
Luxury and Sustainability
Connect with Janessa and Rachel:
The Janessa Leone Website: janessaleone.c…
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108. Food Sovereignty, Community and Culture with Food Justice Advocate April Jones
9 september 2022 · 1 uur 1 min
Our guest today is April Jones, founder of the Pinehurst farmer's market in Columbia, South Carolina and an advocate for the food justice and food sovereignty movement. Lees meer
April is a writer, a public speaker, a blogger, a recipe developer book reviewer, and is passionate about community gardens and farmer's markets. She contributes content to her blog, Frolicking Americana, and to numerous publications, including Mother Earth News, Country Lore, The Natural Farmer, The Agrarian Trust, Cornucopia Institute, and Farmer's Market Coalition. April's work is in creating a resilient food system, farmer's markets and creating community change around food.
Some of the topics covered in this conversation include food apartheid as opposed to food justice and food sovereignty, the value of farmer's markets in community and culture, soil mitigation, bringing civility into our communities, and how food reflects value systems.
Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podchaser, Podtail, Youtube, or on your favorite podcast platform.
Topics Covered:
Beginning of Pinehurst Farmer's Market
Food Apartheid/ food deserts
Food Justice and Food Sovereignty
How the farmer's market benefits the community
Farmer's Markets as a reflection of local culture
Soil mitigation
Bringing resources to communities
Educating for food sovereignty
Civility in our communities
Value systems reflected through food
Resources Mentioned:
Baker Creek Seed Company
Angus King
Ari Shapiro (NPR)
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Agrarian Trust (VA)
Native Indigenous Conference (MN)
Connect with April:
@pinehurstfarmersmarket on Facebook
April's Blog, Frolicking Americana
About Lady Farmer:
Lady Farmer is a sustainable apparel and lifestyle brand, with education around sustainability and sustainable living at the forefront of our mission. Lady Farmer is proud to produce The Good Dirt podcast.
Our Website
@weareladyfarmer on Instagram
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107. The Lost Art of Self-Reliant Living with Kris Bordessa of Attainable Sustainable
2 september 2022 · 1 uur
In this episode, we talk about growing food in small spaces and food preservation, regional foods, and the benefits of a front yard garden. Lees meer
Our guest for this episode is Kris Bordessa, a long-time gardener, certified Master Food Preserver, and award-winning book author. Kris lives in Hawaii, and is learning to grow food in a climate that’s vastly different from where she grew up. She loves helping people learn that they can provide for themselves, from producing food to cooking at home. Kris's most recent book is Attainable Sustainable: The Lost Art of Self-Reliant Living (National Geographic). She’s the founder of the site by the same name, Attainable Sustainable (attainable-sustainable.net), where she writes about food from the ground up, covering gardening, recipes, food preservation, and green(er) living.
In this conversation, we talk about the food supply in Hawaii, growing food in small spaces and food preservation, regional foods (the strawberry guava, for example) and the benefits of a front yard garden. We even get a sneak peek at Kris's next book on how to make your own staples. Be the first to hear about it here!
Topics discussed:
A cautionary tale about garden grafting from The New Yorker, May 1965
The food supply situation in Hawaii
Kris's book, Attainable Sustainable
Nemo the pig
Growing food in small spaces
Single harvest vs. cut-and-come-again crops
Growing and preserving food in Hawaii
Strawberry Guava
Fermenting as a preservation technique
The front yard garden
Kris's course on container gardening
What does sustainability mean to Kris?
Creating staples from scratch
Connect with Kris
On Instagram @attainablesustainable
Buy Kris' book, Attainable Sustainable
Kris' website and blog, attainable-sustainable.net
About Lady Farmer:
Lady Farmer is a sustainable apparel and lifestyle brand, with education around sustainability and sustainable living at the forefront of our mission. Lady Farmer is proud to produce The Good Dirt podcast…
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106. Finding Foodways: History, Culture and Cuisine with Ellen Letourneau and Claudia Kousoulas
26 augustus 2022 · 1 uur 14 min
Learn how a region's foodways can be one of the most fascinating tell the history and culture of a specific time and place. If you're interested in food, development and land use planning, and stories, this episode is for you! Lees meer
Claudia Kousoulas and Ellen Letourneau are the co-authors of A Culinary History of Montgomery County, Maryland. This is the second book in which they have explored the food heritage of Montgomery County, the first being Bread and Beauty: A Year in Montgomery County’s Agricultural Reserve, which is full of beautiful photographs and wonderful recipes representing our region. Their current book is all about how the history of our area is tied in with food. In terms of where you live, looking at food history is a way of looking at how your culture and community have evolved over time. During this conversation, we hear lots of stories about the people and foodways of this region. We also talk about the history of Montgomery County and the Agricultural Preserve, the heritage of indigenous people in the region, development and land use planning, supply chain issues, and more.
Topics Covered and Links:
Bread and Beauty
A Culinary History of Montgomery County, Maryland.
Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve
Eating as a Political Act
Caroline Taylor on The Good Dirt
Supply Chain Issues
Tony Cohen on The Good Dirt
Button Farm Living History Center
Glen Echo Park
Culinary Historians of Washington
The Seneca Quarry
The C and O Canal
The Capital Crescent Trail
TDR's or Transferable Development Rights
Indigenous People of this Region
Chataqua Movement
Montgomery County Farm Women's Cooperative
Bill Marriott and Hot Shoppes in D.C.
Josiah Henson Museum
Connect with Ellen and Claudia:
On Facebook @mococulinaryhistory
Buy the Book, A Culinary History of Montgomery County, Maryland.
About Lady Farmer:
Lady Farmer is a sustainable apparel and lifestyle brand, with education around sustainability and sustainable living at the forefront …
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Mary & Emma Chat: How to Make Back-to-School More Sustainable
23 augustus 2022 · 28 min
What aspects of the back-to-school season are tapping into core memory making, and how much is just consumer hype? Listen in as Mary & Emma peel away the marketing from the emotion, and discuss ideas for reframing this season in a more sustainable way for kids AND parents. Lees meer
Things Mentioned:
Michael Pollan, author of In Defense of Food - An Eater's Manifesto
Lady Farmer Marketplace
Wool Lunchbox
Jute Sandwich Bag
Jackalo Clothing
About Lady Farmer:
Lady Farmer is a sustainable apparel and lifestyle brand, with education around sustainability and sustainable living at the forefront of our mission. Lady Farmer is proud to produce The Good Dirt podcast.
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105. Quilting a Slow Life with Sara Buscaglia of Farm and Folk
19 augustus 2022 · 1 uur 2 min
Sara Buscaglia is the creator of Farm and Folk, which is a fusion of her work as both sustainable organic farmer and folk textile artist. Sara believes that the magic and alchemy of farming and art are one and the same, and her passion for transferring natural color to natural fibers is a fascination that only grows stronger as the years roll by. Lees meer
In this conversation we talk about how Sara came to be an organic farmer, her evolution as an artist, her quilting practice and shared thoughts on social media and consumerism. Join us to hear the inspiring story of Sara's slow living journey and the decisions that have influenced her family's intentional lifestyle.
Topics Covered:
Finding farming as a lifestyle
Sara's evolution as a fabric artist
What is folk art?
The early years of CSA's
The intersection of farming and art
Their experience hemp farming
Sarah's quilting journey and practice
Sara's upcoming book project with Abrams
Sara's Instagram practice
Consumerism culture, and raising children within it
Resources Mentioned:
Indian Runner Ducks
Marlee Grace Interview
Cookie Washington Interview
Noco Hemp Expo
Farm and Folk Logo Design, @Untodust
Connect with Farm & Folk
On Instagram @farmandfolk
Sara's website and online shop: https://www.farmandfolk.com/
About Lady Farmer:
Lady Farmer is a sustainable apparel and lifestyle brand, with education around sustainability and sustainable living at the forefront of our mission. Lady Farmer is proud to produce The Good Dirt podcast.
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@weareladyfarmer on Instagram
Join The Lady Farmer ALMANAC
Leave us a voicemail! Call 443-459-1950 and ask a question or tell us what the good dirt means to you.
Email us at thegooddirtpodcast@gmail.com
Support your Good Dirt at home with BIOS Nutrients! Listeners of The Good Dirt podcast can enjoy 15% off BIOS Nutrients organic, natural fertilizers using the code LADYFARMER15 at checkout.
Original music by John Kingsley @jkingsley1026
Statements in this …