We are back today with Thea Wayne, co-founder of Humble Flower Co, a women-owned and operated cannabis-infused company started in Humboldt County, California and now based in Los Angeles. Their cannabis products use all-natural and ethically sourced ingredients and use recyclable packaging as part of their environmental efforts, although, they are currently only available at California dispensaries. Thea and I discuss how Humble Flower Co got started, how the business works, the difference between CBD and hemp, their low-waste initiative, and much more!

We are back today with Polly Barks of Green Indy Blog. Polly was actually the very first person I interviewed for the podcast, back in July, though it ended up being the second interview published. In that episode, we talked all about how to advocate for zero waste, including online, in your local community, what to do if your friends + family totally aren’t interested, and more, so if you haven’t listened to that one already, be sure to add it to your play list! Polly has living zero waste since 2015, and has been teaching it as her full-time job for about a year now. She is about to launch a new online course called the Essential Zero Waste Blueprint starting January 1st, 2019, covering how to go zero waste in 12 different areas of your life over a twelve month timespan, no matter how or where you live. She’s here today to share more info on that course, including her 12 starter tips for a waste-free life.

We are chatting with Ashlee Piper today, author of one of my new favorite book, Give A Shi**, Do Good, Live Better, Save The Planet. Ashlee is a former political strategist who channeled her passion for animals and eco-logical preservations into a career as an eco-lifestyle expert. She is a journalist, tv/media personality, and consultant who's aim is to find and communicate the latest and greatest in the realm of sustainable living. We are chatting all about her book, how to implement small, eco actions in your home no matter your lifestyle. We also talk about minimalism, recycling, composting, reducing junk mail, how to ethically dispose of your mattress and so much more!

Today I'm chatting with one of the co-founders, Saasha Celestial-One, on how OLIO grew from an idea into a marketplace saving thousands of food items every week. We also talk about the global food waste crisis and how each of us, as an individual, can reduce the food waste in our home, and in our community, to help fight one of the biggest crises the world faces today.

Today on the Hippie Haven Podcast, I’m chatting with Katie Patrick, an Australian-American environmental engineer, software designer, author, podcaster and public speaker with 20 years of experience in her field.

After graduating from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology with a degree in Environmental Engineering, she worked as an environmental design engineer in Sydney on some of the world’s first platinum-LEED-certified commercial buildings. She has served on the board of Australia’s national eco label, Good Environmental Choice Australia, and won the Cosmopolitan Woman of the Year Award for entrepreneurship.

Katie has been a media spokesperson on environmental issues and has been featured regularly on TV, radio and in print publications including Vogue Australia. She was CEO of the green-lifestyle magazine Green Pages Australia and was appointed environmental brand ambassador for Volkswagen, Lipton Tea and Wolfblass Wines.

Today, her tech company, Hello World Labs, applies data-driven, gamification and behavior-change techniques to solve the world’s biggest environmental problems. She is the author of Detrash Your Life in 90 Days – The Art of Zero Waste Living, and she’s about to release her second book How To Save The World, which has an accompanying podcast and youtube channel by the same name.

Katie is the creator of Zerowastify, an app designed to better measure municipal solid waste and Urban Canopy – a map-based application that uses spectral imaging of urban heat islands to encourage urban greening initiatives.

Katie Patrick is truly a powerhouse in everything she does, and I am so honored to be interviewing her today!

Today on the Hippie Haven Podcast, I'm chatting with Addie Fisher, a sustainable living enthusiast + influencer, known on instagram as @oldworldnew. Addie graduated from the University of Arkansas with a Bachelors in Architecture Studies and minors in both Interior Design + Sustainability. She originally started her blog, OldWorldNew, six years ago as a class project, and it has since evolved into an informational platform about eco-friendly living. Addie talks about her journey into sustainability, what her experience has been as a black woman in this field, and how she aims to show that "everything can be done sustainably", no matter what your background or income level.

Today we're talking about how to manifest your best life. If you have no idea what manifestation is, don't worry. My friend Katie Jones explains everything, how it worked for her, how she's helped me find my path and how you can apply it to your own life. Katie is a meditation and manifestation coach originally from Austin, Texas, but she now splits her time between Costa Rica and Truckee, California. She did the desk job life for about a year, then quickly realized it wasn't for her and so she began pouring all her time and energy into creating the location independent lifestyle she truly wanted. Katie is also the host of the Wander Well podcast, which empowers women to live their best life by sharing stories of nomadic women who already are.

Callee chats with Kathryn Kellog, the popular blogger behind GoingZeroWaste.com. Kathryn is a professional actor turned eco-activist. After a breast cancer scare led her to cutting plastic out of her life, she discovered the zero waste movement, and started her blog in 2015 about her journey to fit all of her trash in a 16 oz mason jar. She quickly became one of the most well-known names in the zero waste community, and has been featured on CNN, The Guardian, MSNBC + National Geographic, just to name a few. She now spends most of her time educating the public on the dangers of trash, plastic pollution, and food waste with small, actionable tips we can all implement to make the world a little greener. Her new book, 101 Ways To Go Zero Waste, will be released in April 2019 and is available for preorder now.

Callee chats with Sarah Williams, creator of Tough Girl Challenges. Sarah is a published author, podcaster, vlogger, motivational speaker, life coach, and world adventurer who, among her many amazing accomplishments, has hiked the Appalachian trail, completed the Marathon des Sabes, and climbed Mt. Kilmanjaro. Sarah was also recognized by the Guardian as one of the 10 most inspiring contemporary female adventurers to follow, and Red Bull named her as one of the adventurers to follow on Instagram in 2018. Currently, Sarah is cycling approximately 4,000 kilometers, or 2,500 miles along the Pacific Coast from Vancouver, Canada to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. In this episode, Sarah shares details of her incredible journey, from how she quit her job to travel the world, to suffering and surviving a major illness, what lies ahead for her, plus how you can truly do anything you set your mind to!

Callee chats with Amanda Brown, who is a eco-artist and conservationist in Florida. She completed her Bachelors in Environmental Science from Franklin University Switzerland and currently works as an environmental program officer for a media-based nonprofit. In her spare time, Amanda makes art out of plastic pollution for her Etsy shop, Reefusables. We talk about where she gets her inspiration + her materials from, the severity of trash in the ocean, and how you can help prevent plastic pollution no matter where you live.