Bronwyn Holm is an international speaker and spokesperson for Earth Food, a product of living microbiomes to feed our soil, and at the same time battle food insecurity and turn our health issues around. HOW, you ask? Bron talks at length of the benefits of Earth Food in this conversation, and she is SO proud of its capabilities, and rightfully so! She is sharing her message of saving  our soil, which will raise the nutritional value of the food that we buy and  make - even as a lazy farmHER (Bron's term)!

Earth Food has been in Bron's family for decades. She went off after school to do other business ventures, but came back to embrace EarthFood and bring it forward to the masses. in her own words (in her brochure) " It took 27 years perfecting Earthfood. It is not just about nurturing plants; it is cultivating a thriving ecosystem for growing all plants."

You can find Bronwyn and Earth Food at the website here:
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This conversation with Laura Hartley was like medicine for my soul - I hope this helps you to feel seen, too, because it was a message that I didn't expect or know that I needed to hear! I told Laura that I've felt a call to be more involved in what's happening in the world, but I lack the confidence to stand up when the time comes, and she actually has a course/program coming up in January to help people like me to steward our power and find empowerment and passion and education!

Laura Hartley of Scintilla Centr, is an Activist, writer and a coach, helping changemakers unlearn and dismantle systems that inhibit our thriving, while visioning and seeing a more just, regenerative and loving world. Laura has a podcast called Public Love Project, which touches on a lot of topics she's passionate about, and is a great resource as well.

Her course, also called Scintilla Centr also creates a community of like-minded people, and says (and I totally agree!) community gives acknowledgement and confidence, and that's so helpful!

Learn more by listening to this full episode here!

You can also learn more about Laura at her website here:  https://www.laurahartley.com

She's on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/laura.h.hartley/

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I loved this conversation with Janet Irizzary - she has tons of experience in the food business to base her upcoming course, My Mindful Kitchen (MMK) to reduce food waste for families.

in her bio: "The MMK Method offers a solution to household food waste, addressing a critical environmental issue that contributes to climate change. Wasting food also wastes valuable water and energy, while releasing harmful greenhouse gases like methane and carbon dioxide, which account for 11% of global emissions.

 MMK Method empowers families to unite in reducing food waste and creating a more sustainable future. By fostering awareness, streamlining routines, and sharing meaningful moments, it helps families build lasting habits that benefit both the environment and their family’s well-being." Who doesn't want that? That's a win-win situation!

Janet has run several restaurants, and has seen a lot of food waste, but says the highest amount of food waste is in the home, so she's using the skills she's learned to help families work together to cut that back, and build stronger family ties in the meantime. She also is an instructor at the Culinary Institute of America, and has a degree in Education, so she's very qualified to put this program out to make a difference in home kitchens!

MMK will be available January 2, 2025, and for CHEAP as the first version, so check it out and sign up - I know I am! "The MMK Method helps families create lasting, positive change—building a legacy of sustainability."

Here's Janet's website link: https://www.mmkmethod.com/
She's also on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/mmkmethod/
And on Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janetirizarry/

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This conversation with Bobby Donohue had me so fired up excited for the future!

Bobby has single handedly developed an outstanding educational platform for school kids to teach them about climate change in a positive way, so they can problem solve with creativity and hope, and not doom and gloom. He also developed a track just for teachers, to help kids understand some of the more complex topics! This program is now streaming into 86 countries and 1000 schools and counting!

Bobby has such a great energy for education, and has been motivated by considering his own children's future, and really, what better motivation is there? And I learned about the STEAM method of teaching/learning - Bobby's love for the arts is very apparent, and I'm so grateful he was here to share it. (We also had SO much fun!)

Here's his message he hopes to leave us all with, in his words: "Everyone can contribute to a more sustainable future, no matter their resources or background. By educating the next generation with optimism and practical tools, we empower them to take ownership of the planet’s future. Small, achievable actions—whether at home, in schools, or in the community—can collectively create meaningful change."

If you're a teacher, or a parent hoping to help your child learn more about climate change, please find Bobby at his website: https://planetbonehead.com/

He's also on BlueSky here: https://bsky.app/profile/planetbonehead.com

His YouTube channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/@planetbonehead

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David Auge is a fascinating person who has been in the sustainability realm for a while now, so understands it on a much deeper level than some (possibly a lot) of us. So much so, that he just had a book published by the name of this episode - Man's Search for Sustainability. He talks about a book that he was inspired by, Man's Search for Meaning, by Victor Frankl.

In his book, David focuses on bees and locusts - how we consider one more valuable than another, their differences and their strengths, and how they relate to sustainability - that is fascinating! Something I certainly never considered before, but I'm so glad David and I discussed it!

These are David's words: "Sustainability is a normative term - one that describes a lot. As a result, it describes comparative choices in a journey - not an end point." It's about the journey, not the destination...

You can learn about David's book here: https://davidaugebooks.com/
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Speaking with Kent Scott of Too Long Dogs Homestead just lit me up, because we have so many ideas in common - he's just closer to the dream than I am. I'm so inspired by all the things he's up to, and in such a short time! My very favorite thing so far that I've learned about him is his community involvement, and you know I'm obsessed with Community Sufficiency - taking care of each other and sharing resources for a bigger purpose...

Kent and his family moved to Alberta Canada from Vancouver in 2022 and when they saw their house, he and his spouse could see where things would go, and were already making plans. When they moved, Kent brought a shovel in their vehicle, knowing the moving truck would be a few days, and he could at least dig some holes for the trees that were on their way. No time to waste with a Zone 3b Canadian Permaculture Food forest!

Kent and his spouse both work full time and are raising 2 kids and 2 dogs, so they repurpose and thrift a lot of things and keep their end goal in mind, and do what they can a little at a time to get there. These are Kent's words "You eat an elephant one bite at time, not in one sitting. Make your grand plan and lay it out based on mature tree canopy size. Then you can take little bites, always towards the end goal." So true, Kent. So true.

Kent is really active on Instagram - give a follow, he loves it!
https://www.instagram.com/toolongdogshomestead/

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When I say this conversation was a LONG time in the making, I'm just so glad that Victoria was still available when I got back to her - we decided it was the right time now, and that's why it happened as it did. (so grateful for her cheery outlook)

Victoria lives in Massachusetts and she has been working on outdoor classrooms for many years, and is doing great work for her community and even wider with her awesome podcast Outdoor Classrooms!

I loved these 2 snips from Victoria's guest form:
"It's vital for our mental health and the future of our planet to raise our children outdoors, while also creating communities that understand the value of nature"
and also
"I believe children need to have a relationship with nature in order to become our future advocates for protecting our earth."

I loved talking with Victoria, and all the wonderful things she's doing to expose kids and hopefully their parents and teachers to nature - there's SO much to learn outside - go on, get out there!

Check out Victoria's podcast Outdoor Classrooms wherever you listen to podcasts while you're out there!

Learn more about Outdoor Classrooms here:
https://www.outdoor-classrooms.com/

Victoria is on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/outdoor_classrooms/

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Oh my gosh, I just loved this conversation with Monica and Cindy of Rapt Gift Wrap! Their business is fabric wrap, to reduce the paper waste from gift wrapping, and it's so beautiful! I thought the timing of this was perfect; hopefully will give folks time to think about gift waste before the rush.

Monica O'Neil and Cindy Estes are friends who started Rapt in Massachusetts to help reduce the paper waste in gift giving - the amount of paper after the holiday season fills dozens of FOOTBALL FIELDS, and they saw a problem and are doing something to try to fix it!

One of my questions was is it appropriate to take the fabric wrap back to reuse it, or ask if someone will use it, and they have answers to that!

They also do some tutorials on the YouTube podcast episode, so check that out - the link is here: https://youtu.be/mut4rECnUXc I started collecting and saving fabric scraps last year, but then I didn't know what to do with it, so very grateful for the opportunity to see it happen! They also have several tutorials on their website https://www.raptgiftwrap.com/ They teach the ancient Japanese wrap called  Furoshiki and it's so beautiful, and Monica and Cindy say it's much faster than wrapping with paper, even!

You can drool over their beautiful wrapping styles and fabrics on the Instagram page here: https://www.instagram.com/raptgiftwrap/
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I'm talking with Nick Bergmann of Peace House Studio- Nick and his spouse Kate are creating children's clothes that can be bought back when outgrown and patched up and passed onto a new child with even more fun personality! (check out the cutie patootie top in the cover, and also in my Instagram promo!)

We talk about the start of Peace House Studio, and the Three Pillars of sustainability: people, planet and profit, and what that means to them. We also discuss Organic vs. sustainability: Does organic always mean better or has it morphed into a marketing term? This is a deep subject, but one Peace House Studio cares deeply about and is working with; should they purchase organic cotton from India and have it travel across the world, or prioritize less travel and work with more local providers in this country? This is the organic conversation they're having.

I loved this conversation with Nick, learning about the clothing startup processes and thought patterns, their trials and goals, and how transparent they are about sustainability.

You can find Peace House Studio at their website https://www.peacehousestudio.com/

They showcase some beautiful clothes on their Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/peacehousestudio/

They're also on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/peacehouseME/

*Post recording correction from Nick: The CPSC stands for Consumer Product Safety Commission.

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I was recently approached by Mykhailo and Vlad of Terra Mora on Instagram and was just so impressed with what they're offering that I wanted to feature them on the podcast and learn more about them. These two are both 21 yearrs old, and in the beginning of the current Russia/Ukraine war, lost their homes and just about everything, but they've built themselves back up, and are dedicated to building a sustainable world for the next generation (Mykhailo has a 1 year old son and spouse, so very motivated). Their business is Terra Mora - wooden table ware and serving dishes, etc, and it's all so beautiful!

Mykhailo and Vlad will be shipping their items through a distributer in Washington DC, where they'll be shipping orders. I'll include a few pictures on Instagram, but check out their Instagram page and be very impressed!

Listen to our whole conversation here --

Their website where you can find the most beautiful wooden home goods: https://terra-mora.vercel.app
Instagram link is here: https://www.instagram.com/terra_mora_2024
Facebook link is here: https://www.facebook.com/terramora2024
They're on TikTok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@terra_mora_2024
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