Hi Green Team! Welcome back. Today’s episode is for the composters and pet owners! Reptiles, chickens, ducks - we’re talking to you! Nutritional problems are commonly seen in these animals due to poor food sources and feeding habits. Ecoflys mission is to recycle food waste with the power of black soldier fly larvae. BSFL is a great food for reptiles, chickens, fish and even makes a by-product of organic fertilizer that grows disease resistant plants. You are going to meet an Akron, Ohio entrepreneur who is working to make the pet feeding industry a better place. Today we are talking with Spencer Doepel of Ecoflys. We will be discussing the fascinating world of feeding your reptiles and pets with organic and sustainable products. Spencer is a leader in the feeding industry and is changing the way we produce protein through bugs.

Links: www.ecoflys.com, Instagram-@eco_flys, Facebook-@ecoflys

Reptile Nutrition

https://www.lllreptile.com/articles/134-feeding-insectivorous-reptiles/

Herps Alive Foundation

https://herpsalive.weebly.com/

United States Association Reptile Owners

https://usark.org/2022lacey/

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Party planning can feel really stressful, but it doesn’t have to be. Today we discuss ways to make it less stressful, less expensive and less waste! We are going to think about how to party plan with the Earth, environment and animals in mind. We both come from families that enjoyed getting together to celebrate events and such. This involves planning details and creating menus. We are discussing choices you can make for the gatherings you plan to have. We are focusing on the planning piece for once you feel safe to have those gatherings. We give some tips for having small gatherings and even weddings. We hope to give you a start and a balance to have more intentional get togethers.

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Today we are going to delve into your workspaces. Whether that is in your home office or the office you share with your co-workers, we are going to give you some tips to make it more eco-friendly and reduce your carbon footprint! We are going to share how to green up your space with plants, how technology can help you be more environmentally friendly and ways to reduce and recycle at home or at the office. Northeast Ohio listeners, we will be sharing a ton of resources especially for you.

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Paper Karma

Recyclingcenternear.me

River Valley Paper

Summit ReWorks

Blooming Tables

Today we share about ways to make Valentine's Day a little sweeter with less trash! We discuss Jess's love for the holiday and how to share that love with your family, friends and the community. We discuss zero waste Valentine's Day and the things that Natalie says to never buy for the holidays. We share some gift ideas, ways to support local businesses and artisans, ways to be more thrifty at the holidays and ideas to help out your local shelters this Valentine's Day.  

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Today we chat with Diana Nicholson, our board vice president. Diana is the owner of a local vegan bakery, home gardener and supporter of encouraging others on their green journey. I (Jess) have known Diana a good portion of our lives and it is so cool to see the journey we have both taken to get here together today. I personally am honored to have her as part of the organization, a friend and colleague. She really has so much to teach and to offer and I am looking forward to all of that here with Love the Green Life.   

Diana's family transitioned to a vegan lifestyle almost 6 years ago. They started for health reasons but then learned more about the ethical aspect. They are raising 3 kids (16, 8 and 2) and are excited to help produce the next generation of "green" individuals. Because of the kids Diana founded “Kind-cakes”, a vegan bakery out of Cuyahoga Falls. Her drive for doing so was that she didn't want them left out at birthday parties or school functions. She also wanted to show that these celebrations can still be enjoyed with vegan ingredients.

Check her out at www.kind-cakes.com, Facebook @KindcakesbyDiana and Instagram @ kind_cakes

Today we sit down with our board president for Love the Green Life, Krista Taylor. She is a full time customer service representative, a part-time dance teacher, a wife, a fur-mama, but most of all she runs on plant power.

Food and cooking has always played a huge part of her life whether it was spending hours in the kitchen with either of her grandmothers or mother learning how to cook their amazing recipes from scratch or sitting around a table with her big family enjoying holiday meals together. Most of her favorite memories involved making or eating food. In 2017, Krista made the lifestyle decision to give up eating meat for health reasons, and has never felt better. Since then, she has looked at cooking and the meals she used to love in another light, as well as eating new and exciting foods. She loves sharing her cooking with others as her family always has and excited to share some exciting dishes with everyone.

Krista has shared some of her favorite recipes in the past on our Virtual Summits. Get ready to learn more about her and what she hopes for the future of Love the Green Life

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Plant Power Lifestyle Program- lovethegreenlife.org/plantpower

Today we are sitting down with our very own, Natalie Ringeis! We thought this would be a great time to start to get to know our board members! We learn more about her and some things she hasn't shared with us yet. Natalie shares her love of animals and how that shaped her as she entered the education world. She shares about how her love of nature has always been a part of her and how it has led her to be a part of this organization. We talk about how Natalie joined Love the Green Life and what led her to deciding to make this a part of her full time life. The organization and community is really blessed by her mission and her love to help change the world.

After a much needed break, we are back together! It was so great to sit down and chat with each other again. We have some really cool things happening in this new year. Today we share with you some fun statistics about our first podcast year, as well as what is to come and some of our favorites from the year. We have a really unique opportunity this year that connects us to the community. This is a BIG announcement. We also share about our Plant Power program re-launch, Etsy shop and our virtual summit. This is going to be a big year of growth and we are ready for it. Thanks for being on this ride with us. lovethegreenlife.org/work-with-me  www.etsy.com/shop/LoveTheGreenLifeShop

Today, we will be discussing ways to have a happy holiday while still eating healthy. Whether you choose to eat a specific diet, have a food allergy and need to eat a certain way or you just don't want to go crazy and stay on track over the holidays. This episode provides some great tips for traveling, eating out at restaurants and going to family gatherings. These are really great tips for anytime during the year, not just the holidays. Make sure to tag us in your healthy swaps! We love to see how creative you can get with everything you make. 

We hope you have a great Christmas and we will see you in the New Year! We have some amazing things coming in the new year and can't wait to share it all with you! Thank you for being a part of this journey all year! We are so appreciate of each and everyone of you. Thank you!

Today we are so excited to share tips to help you save money and keep the Earth in mind this holiday season. We share what we both do to save money at the holidays so you don't have to go crazy, while giving sustainable and heartfelt gifts. We chat about sustainable gift wrapping ideas and non traditional gifts that support the plant, animals and local makers. Ideas for gifts could include; gift certificates for services or classes, homemade gifts, experience gifts, vintage/antique/collectables, charitable gifts, battery free giving, and gifts from local shops/friends/artisans. Today, we break down all of these and share a ton of ideas and some of our favorites from those categories! Jess shares about her vintage collectables business that supports Love the Green Life. You are not already a part of the Facebook group, head over to https://www.facebook.com/groups/jessvintagetreasures and join in on the vintage finds, while supporting our mission!