Eco Freak Out

Our interview this month is with Farmer David Haakenson of Jubilee Farms in Carnation, Washington! We wanted to get his take on food waste, the supply chain, and humans' relationship with their food and how we can make a difference. We even get into composting and soil composition (FACINATING - we say that a lot in this episode.) Make sure to keep an ear out for all the Star Wars references.

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Courtney and Michelle complete the third week of their food waste challenge: outreach! They have eerily similar experiences with being overwhelmed, but also practice having grace for themselves. They go into thinking about food waste on a larger scale instead of just in their own homes, and find new ways to make a difference in their communities! In the deep dive: Courtney walks us through steps to go from anxiety to action.

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Eco Freak Out hosts Courtney and Michelle take on their second week of their Food Waste Challenge: Implementing! Will they be successful??? Listen along as they attempt to navigate new ways of grocery shopping and meal prep in an attempt to eliminate their food waste! As well as the surprising way you can re-use banana peels!

In this week’s deep dive Michelle covers all the impacts of food waste in a deep dive appropriately named: Food Waste 101.

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Eco Freak Out hosts Courtney and Michelle, take on their second sustainability challenge: Food Waste! Listen along in this episode as they assess their own food waste, spiral about leftovers, and address the unexpected ways this challenge brought up their own issues surrounding food, diet culture, and body image.

Also, wait to the end(!), to learn some tips and tricks on how to store specific foods to help keep them fresh and lasting longer!

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Happy Holidays!!

Courtney and Michelle discuss the ways they are learning to incorporate more sustainable options into their Holidays! Listen along as they try to figure out which is better: real Christmas tree or fake (???), how many options are there for sustainable gift giving (???), what about sustainable travel (?), and MORE!

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Michelle and Courtney are 4 weeks into their Plastic Waste Challenge month, so they called in an expert! Ashley Whitley is the Outreach and Policy Coordinator for Zero Waste Washington, a non-profit organization that drives policy change for a healthy and waste-free world. They envision a just, equitable, and sustainable future where we all produce, consume, and reuse responsibly. We would LOVE to hear from you too! Email us at [email protected], and follow along on Instagram @ecofreakout!

Courtney and Michelle take on their third week of their Plastic Free Challenge: Outreach! Listen as these gals decide where to put their energy, who to outreach to, and struggle spiraling down the anxiety hole while emailing people they don't even know. SPOILER: it's a Challenge.

This week Michelle also deep dives into types of plastics, their production, their lifespan, and even their impact on our health. You'll find out why they are freaking out about baby bottles... yikes!

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Courtney and Michelle take on their second week of their Plastic Free Challenge: Implementing! Follow along as Michelle tries to make bread AND pumpkin spice lattes (FROM SCRATCH!) in an attempt to eliminate two huge areas of plastic waste in her home, and also discover the crazy circumstances she takes on this challenge… and does it break her???

Also listen as Courtney does plastic-free grocery hauls, including for meats! Is she successful?

This week Courtney also deep dives into hidden plastics… and it’s A LOT… and… EYE OPENING!

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Eco Freak Out hosts Courtney and Michelle, take on their first sustainability topic-PLASTICS! Each month they take on a new sustainability challenge, consisting of three parts: Week One-Assess, Week Two-Implement, Week Three-Outreach. Listen along in this episode as they assess their own plastic waste and discover the unexpected areas and habits in their own lives that need the most work!

Listen along to learn more about plastics (how its made, how its recycled, wait-can it be recycled? And more!) In Michelle’s Deep dive, appropriately referred to as: Plastics 101, as well as the surprising (and dare we say-hopeful?) topic Courtney addresses in her Deep Dive of the ways Issaquah, Washington is tackling the plastic crisis!

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Courtney and Michelle are FREAKING OUT. The world is warming up, everything is wrapped in plastic, even our oceans are on fire?! The future of our environment is uncertain, it's unclear where to start, or if it even matters... But it's ok!! We're fine. Everything is fine. We promise?! Michelle is a mom of two, desperate to help make a better world for her children, and doesn't understand how everyone seems to be so calm about the state of the world?!? Courtney, usually the optimist, feels the environmental pressure behind every decision. IT'S A LOT.

In their efforts to turn hopelessness into hope, every month they take on a new sustainability challenge consisting of four parts: Assess, Implement, Outreach, and interview/conclusion. Join them as they deep dive into the science, philosophical, political and societal aspects behind environmentalism... listen as they laugh through their anxiety spirals, keep each other company through failed challenges, and find out how to survive living through sustainability!

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