Mama Earth Talk

In this episode, we talk to Alex Dorr. He is the founder and CEO of the functional mushroom company, Mushroom Revival Inc. He also co-hosts the number one mushroom podcast in the world, The Mushroom Revival Podcast. After earning his degree in mycology, he authored the book “Mycoremediation Handbook: A Grassroots Guide to Growing Mushrooms and Cleaning up Toxic Waste with Fungi.” He was recently nominated as one of Austin Inno’s 25 under 25. He is absolutely obsessed with mushrooms' healing power and has signed his life away to the bidding of the mushrooms. 

During this episode we take a look at the importance of mushrooms, the role they play in the eco system as well as some benefits of making mushrooms part of our daily routines. We also take a look at different type of mushrooms and explore a bit in the fungi world.  

Get 10% off by using the discount code MAMAEARTH on your next order.

Where can people find Alex?

Facebook

Instagram

Instagram Alex

LinkedIn Alex

Mushroom Revival Podcast

YouTube

Website

“Fungi can store up to 70% of the carbon in the soil.”

In this episode, we talk to Jo Horsley. She is the General Manager of Responsible Cafes - a community organisation aimed at reducing plastic and carbon emissions from the cafe community. She is also a mum of a 5-year-old and in her 'spare' time she writes and illustrate children's books and sings children's books with a mental health theme! 

During this episode, we talked about the impact cafes can have on reducing waste and how we can encourage more cafe's to make switches. We also take about the bean rating system they have been using and talked about some amazing cafe's that are doing wonderful work.

Where can people find Responsible Cafe's

Facebook

Instagram

LinkedIn – Jo Horsley

Website

The Whale Who Could Not Sing

"Dust off that reusable cup or just find the mug in your cupboard"

In this episode, I am sharing with you my top 10 tips to reduce your waste. I've been using these tips during my zero waste journey and has helped a lot to reduce the amount of waste that we create. 

Let's take just a little step back for those of you that are new to the concept of Zero Waste I've written an entire blog about Zero Waste and explain where the term comes from and how it changes into a movement. That’s the long answer about what is zero-waste the short one is to send Zero Waste to landfill.  

When it comes to making choices whether you buy this apple or that banana. Whether you use your produce bag or whether you just chuck it in your normal handbag. If you eat a plant-based diet or have meat regularly in your diet. All of those things are really more of a personal choice and I don't think it is my place to judge anyone for the choices they make.  

Links from the episodes:

Leaf Shave with Adam Simone

Reusable sanitary items with Vanessa Woodthorpe Wright

The 5 R's Podcast episode with Mariska Nell

Zero Waste Blog

Recipes:

To be added shortly

“There is no “perfect” choice, only a better choice for the environment.”

In this episode, we talk to Matt Homewood. He is a food waste campaigner who documents, exposes, and researches the extent of supermarket food waste. He is actively bringing awareness to how much perfectly good commercial foods gets wasted.  

During this episode, we talk about the enormity of the commercial food waste problem, how this has come to be this way and what needs to take place to see the end of commercial food waste so that society can go on designing a more ethical, sustainable food system. 

Links from the episodes

Where can people find Matt?

Facebook

Instagram

LinkedIn

Twitter

Website

"I just realized that if you could fix food, waste, you could fix many of these social environmental issues that we face today."

In this episode, we talk to Stephanie Devine. She is the CEO and Founder of The Very Good Bra. She created and launched the world's first zero, post-production bra in the world via Kickstarter in 2018. Following a breast cancer diagnosis in 2006, she became obsessed with creating a non-wired bra made with natural fibres. She was awarded the prestigious Best in Class Good Design Award for Fashion Impact in 2020.  

During this episode, we talked about her journey and find out some interesting facts on the process of making a sustainable bra. She also shared with us a few handy tips on how you can make your bra last longer. 

Where can people find The Very Good Bra?

Facebook

Instagram

LinkedIn - Stephanie Devine

Website

“Just try and do one thing. If after taking your own bags to a supermarket your own produce bags as an extra development from that, but don't be put off by not being perfect.”

In this episode, we talk to Alexx Stuart. She is an educator, change agent, columnist, speaker, consultant and a four-time bestselling author. She is also the founder of the thriving online education hub, Low Tox Life and the host of the Low Tox Life Podcast. 

During this episode, we take a look at some of the toxic ingredients that are hiding in your shopping cart and also provide you with some low-tox life tips.

Links from the episodes

Milo Recipe

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

Decadent Coconut Ganache Tart

Crunchy Banana Buckwheat Bars

Where can people find Alexx?

Facebook

Instagram - Low Tox Life

Instagram - Alexx Stuart

LinkedIn

Twitter

Website

"Start to swap out as you run out. It is not about freaking out it is about phasing out. "

In this episode, we talk to Kim Thompson. She is the founder and managing director of RAW coffee company. She was the first woman in the Middle East to obtain her Speciality Coffee Association Diploma and a certified AST instructor.  

During this episode, we dig a little deeper into coffee and look at some of the threats that the coffee farmers are facing and why selecting ethical coffee is more social, economical and environmentally sustainable.

Links from the episodes

Bean Belt Countries

Hawaii (US), Mexico*, Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico (US), Jamaica, Venezuela, Brazil*, Guatemala*, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia*, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Sudan, Cameroon, Cote D’ivoire*, Sao Tome e Principe, Angola, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Yemen, Ethiopia*, Kenya, Uganda*, Burundi, Tanzania, Madagascar, India*, Vietnam*, The Philippines, Indonesia*, Papua New Guinea

*A top 10 coffee bean producer.

Where can people find RAW Coffee?

Facebook

Instagram

LinkedIn

Twitter

YouTube

Website

“By supporting a local roaster who is sourcing their products sustainably, you definitely making a difference.”

In this episode, we talk to Katie Hess. She is an expert of flower alchemy, using the healing power of flowers to awaken our true potential. She is the author of Flower Evolution and founder of LOTUSWEI. 

During this episode, we discover that there are so much more to a flower than just something beautiful to look at and also that sometimes we need to stop and smell the flowers as they can provide us with some flower remedies as well.  

Where can people find Katie?

Facebook

Instagram

LinkedIn

Twitter

Website

Flower Evolution Book

“The earth has different lessons at different places and it comes through in the flowers”

In this episode, we talk to Emily Ehlers aka Eco with Em. She is a writer and illustrator that uses her superpowers to make heavy environmental issues feel lighter and less terrifying. She focuses on solutions and story-telling and squeezes a lot of hope, humour and puns in her work. Herstory’s have been shared globally and she is known for her bright and busy designs that have helped turned environmental apathy into everyday action. 

During this episode, we find out how her journey started, the importance of art in the environmental movement and she gave us some tips to keep us going. 

Links from the episodes

Podcast episode with Rebecca Price- Ruiz from Plastic Free July

Podcast episode with Natalie Isaacs from One Million Women

The Last Northern Rhino that died image.

Where can people find Em?

Facebook

Instagram

Pinterest

Twitter

Website

Online Store

“I feel that we all need to be more connected to nature and to each other.”

In this episode, we talk to Anthony Day. He is the presenter of the Sustainable Futures Report, a weekly podcast and blog on energy, resources, pollution and the climate crisis in which he looks at how we can face up to these challenges and how far technology can help us.

During this episode, we are taking a look into carbon offset and see if it is used as a get out of jail free card or is it the start to rethinking how much carbon we use? We also talked about voting and how not only your vote at the ballot can make a change but your daily voting with your money could too.

Links from the episodes

Think Carbon

Where can people find Anthony?

Facebook

LinkedIn

Podcast

Twitter

Website

“7 Billion people want what you’ve got. ”