Practically Green: Eco Living for Real People

In this episode of the Practically Green podcast, landscape architect Meredith Entrop gives us the dirt on how she designs outdoor spaces for both people and planet, and why true sustainability involves creating places we'll love enough to maintain. Meredith is full of light, creative ideas, and deep knowledge about creating sustainable places. We chat about why she believes every green space matters, how everything around us is a decision that someone made, and how native plants and reused materials can help us live with — rather than on top of — our Earth. Meredith helps us remember that we have the power to choose differently, reignites our wonder about the Earth, and gives us actionable things to think about when creating the spaces we live in.

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💬 Connect with Meredith at therangecreative.com. 

🔗 Mentioned in this episode:

- Headwaters Conservation Center (New Braunfels, TX) — headwatersatthecomal.com

- The High Line (New York) — thehighline.org

- Ten Eyck Landscape Architects — teneyckla.com

- Snøhetta — snohetta.com

- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center plant database — wildflower.org/plants

- Local Cooperative Extension Offices (for native plant advice) — nifa.usda.gov/grants/land-grant-university-website-directory

- The Honest Consumer — thehonestconsumer.com

- Mr. Rogers — fredrogers.org

- Lewis and Clark — lewisandclarkjournals.unl.edu

Jenn de la Vega gets real about sustainability in the kitchen, especially for event and industry catering. How can you make cooking lower waste without going nuts? How can you find green food habits you have energy for? How can you make this all more fun and full of companionship? Jenn gives us lots of ideas and inspiration about sustainable cooking, eating, and enjoying.

🤗 If you'd like to see our faces, you can watch this conversation in full here!

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This week, Julia Barry chats with Nana Dakin – a creative and prolific theater director whose work often draws on her love and observation of plants. In this chat, we dive into the connections between humans and plants, how we can create conditions for thriving (even if – or particularly because! – everything seems terrible), and the importance of rest and creativity in helping us plant seeds for future we wish to grow. Especially now, when you may feel discouraged or afraid about the state of the world, Nana's ideas are a balm, antidote, and motivating force.

🤗 If you'd like to see our faces, you can watch this conversation in full here!

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It's holiday season. Emily Waddell, founder of The Honest Consumer and I talk about her favorite ways to celebrate the holidays sustainably, and how to make going green an easier, more sustainable activity for your spirit all year. We talk about everything from rage camp to getting awestruck by whales -- and mostly, the importance of community in finding your Earth joy and motivation to act. Jump in to know you're not alone in your climate angst, and get some green living inspo!

🤗 If you'd like to see our faces, you can watch this conversation in full here!

🌱 Join us for continued conversation, resources, tips & support on going green in the Sustainable Superhero Society at sustainablesuperherosociety.com! It's FREE! 🌱

p.s. I forgot: I was so excited to chat with Emily that I skipped over my intro and land acknowledgement, my mistake! So I'll put it here: I was calling in from Munsee Lenape Land in Brooklyn, NY, and Emily was calling in from the land of the Coast Salish Peoples in Seattle, Washington.

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