Dustin Cote shares his year-long journey of getting solar panels installed on his home in Raleigh, North Carolina. What started as a straightforward project quickly became a lesson in navigating HOA rules, getting neighbors on board, and finding creative solutions to unexpected roadblocks. We dive into the challenges he faced, his what he’s learned, some ideas on how the process could be improved and the opportunities that exist for making solar installations easier for everyone.

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Meet Ting Waymouth, a passionate community organizer for climate action. Ting shares how her upbringing laid the foundation for her commitment to sustainable habits and how motherhood provided a deeper opportunity to embrace practices like using reusable cloth diapers, fully electrifying her home, and seeking out ways to inspire others in her community. This was a fun and inspiring story of how to find ways, both big and small, to exercise our power and create the future we ACTUALLY want to live in.

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This podcast was born from the realization that when pursuing a more intentional, sustainable lifestyle, we talk a lot about what could be done, but not enough about the how, the messy realities of growth and change.

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Music: Broke for Free, Sidewalk Chalk