We're trying to reduce consumerism AND our impact on the planet, but come on! It's the holidays! Today's round-up is a handful of alternative style gifts (read COVID compliant experiences) that aren't really just. more. stuff.

Links below for online workshops recommended in this week's chat:

Let That S**t Go - Clutter Kick Start (Pre-Recorded) Course:

https://letthatshitgo.teachable.com/p/clutter-kickstart

Zero Waste Chef's Sourdough (Zoom) Classes:

https://zerowastechef.com/2020/12/09/sourdough-bread-zoom-classes/

Polly Bark's The Eco Activation Blueprint (Email) Course:

https://pollybarks.com/course/

Zen Stitching Sashiko for Beginners (Pre-recorded) Course:

https://learn.zenstitching.ca/courses/sashiko-for-beginners

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The holidays + COVID probably means you've been doing more online shopping than usual. Check out this week's episode to hear how you can make your online orders carbon neutral with the Google Chrome plug-in, Eco Cart as I chat with Dane Baker, Eco Cart's Co-founder and CEO.

Dane's List of top 10 sustainable brands partnering with Eco Cart today:

Hydroflask

Eco Cart's Website:

https://ecocart.io/app/

Plant Trees this week when you add the Plug-in!

https://ecocart.io/tree/

Dane's recommendations:

https://www.patagonia.ca/activism/

https://www.thelittlemarket.com/

https://www.hamama.com/products/microgreens-kit

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Discounts and sales come at a cost to the humans making the things we buy, and to the planet. This week's round-up of recommendations and tips is below!

https://yesshelter.ca/

Polly Barks Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQAQVU4VG6k&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=PollyBarks

Affiliate Links for Polly:

https://pollybarks.com/easy-zero-waste-swaps/

The Green Spectrum’s How to Exploit Amazon for a Change Post:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CIBAaXrHu-q/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

@thegreenspectrum

About Eco Cart:

https://ecocart.io/about/

About Made with Respect:

https://www.madewithrespect.com/

The True Cost Documentary

https://truecostmovie.com/

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The work we're doing is important but what about the kids? Ocean Heroes Alexander and Leo (12 and 10 years old) chat on today's podcast along with Danny Witte of Lonely Whale about the work they are doing to reduce single-use take out containers in their home town, and how you are never too young to start taking action for the planet.

"By no means are straws the biggest threat to ocean health, but we use them as a symbol, as a gateway conversation to the dangers of all plastics."

Ocean Heroes Website:

https://oceanheroeshq.com/

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Will is back and we're chatting ways to bust the lockdown blues with activities to do with whoever's in your bubble, or creative pursuits to get at rather than scrolling or Netflixing. Y'know?

Below's a list of all the weird and wonderful things we chat about today! Have a great week everyone!

Gloom Haven

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/174430/gloomhaven

DnD

https://dnd.wizards.com/

Roll 20

https://roll20.net/

Discord

https://discord.com/

Would I Lie to You?

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFZO6aPugMrZjUOobX7IQDA

Mandalorian

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOC8E8z_ifw&ab_channel=StarWars

Bird Watching Merlin App

https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/

Mike Boyd Five Things to Learn While in Lockdown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzaZUQ5FKpI&ab_channel=MikeBoyd

Books We've Read Aloud Together:

The Hobbit by Tolkein

The Princess Bride by William Goldman

Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransom

A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle

The Maze Runner by James Dashner

Big Fish by Daniel Wallace

Paper Towns by John Green

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrel by Susanna Clarke

Tarzan of the Apes and The Return of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs

As You Wish by Cary Elwes

Peter Pan by JM Barrie

Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne

The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Stardust by Neil Gaiman

Two Little Savages by Ernest Thompson Seaton

Heidi by Johanna Spyri

The Lord of Rings Trilogy by JRR Tolkien

My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George

The Counte of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

The Scarlet Pimpernell by Baroness Orczy

Murder on the Orient Express y Margaret Atwood

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

All Creatures Great and Small by James Harriot

The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

Dragonsbane by Barbara Hambly

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Extinction of a species? When it comes to symptoms of climate change, that feels serious. This week I’m chatting with Jolyon Collier, founder of Counting Coral, a non-profit organization working tirelessly beneath the waves to restore our coral reefs. We start with the basics, such as what is coral and why is it bleaching before getting into direct actions we can take to help Counting Coral save these stunning marine life habitats, and how reducing our reliance on the meat industry is actually the first step towards the planet’s salvation. 

Counting Coral:

https://www.countingcoral.com/

Documentaries to check out:

https://www.cowspiracy.com/

https://www.whatthehealthfilm.com/

https://www.forksoverknives.com/

https://www.chasingcoral.com/

https://www.netflix.com/ca/title/80216393

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Hungry for a more sustainable lifestyle? Enter the world of reducing our consumption of animal products, and don't worry, I'm not there yet either. Let's do this together! In this week's episode, I recommend a handful of YouTube channels about vegan meals and one that's not vegan but is all about meal prepping super good ingredients. Links are below along with a link to supporting the podcast on Ko-Fi.com. Thanks for listening!

Pick Up Limes Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq2E1mIwUKMWzCA4liA_XGQ

Beginner's Guide to Veganism:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJxMsypwnqg&ab_channel=PickUpLimes

Madeleine Olivia's Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4CpQoAPJNGGUPG92Fbwxqw

One Pot/Tray Vegan Autumn Meals:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLIcbwdg2J8&t=554s&ab_channel=MadeleineOlivia

Downshiftology Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYidQwKhM3WTDKpT8pwfJzw

Fall Meal Prep Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcJAo3TIE8I&ab_channel=Downshiftology

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The zero waste basics in a city of seven million people. We cover recycling woes and how to cut down what goes in your recycle bin, we talk community building and making friends with similar values in such a big city, and Laura gets into her love of Chinese food and the rise in vegan options in Hong Kong. Laura was so lovely to talk to and had so many recommendations so let’s dive into zero waste living in Hong Kong!

http://www.dayslikelaura.com/

https://www.greencommon.com/

https://greenmonday.org/zh-hant/

https://livezero.hk/

https://www.redress.com.hk/

https://goodonyou.eco/

https://getgoodhuman.com/

https://www.trashisfortossers.com/

https://zerowastehome.com/

https://zerowastechef.com/

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Episode 100! We're talking 'uncomfortable' subjects (for white or uninformed environmentalists) and how that discomfort has to lead us to GROWTH as a movement, and as humanity for the sake of the planet and the people on it! 

R E C O M M E N D A T I O N S:

Episode 265 of Green Dreamer with Mikaela Loach: Distinguishing ecofascism and dismantling white supremacy in environmentalism:

https://greendreamer.com/podcast/mikaela-loach-the-yikes-podcast

Sustainability and Zero Waste Videos are Elitest.. with Teanna Empowers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF0Yqslj9Y0&ab_channel=TeannaEmpowers

Episode 118 of Eco Chic: Racism + Social Justice in Conservation + Outdoor Recreation; Whitewashing Environmentalism; Unpaid Internships + Tokenism | Wanjiku “Wawa” Gatheru:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/118-racism-social-justice-in-conservation-outdoor-recreation/id1370686322?i=1000487132148

Wawa's articles:

https://www.vice.com/en/article/889qxx/its-time-for-environmental-studies-to-own-up-to-erasing-black-people

https://www.glamour.com/story/want-to-be-an-environmentalist-start-with-anti-racism

Let's talk zero waste and privilege with Polly Barks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2clBUHsl2LY&t=3s&ab_channel=PollyBarks

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Why it’s important and why it’s not a new concept to live in sync with nature rather than at odds with it. today I chat with Kamea Chayne, host of Green Dreamer Podcast, and she goes deep into intersectional environmentalism and reindigenizing the landscape to offer place based solutions to climate change, rather than a one size fits all method.

Green Dreamer:

https://greendreamer.com/

https://www.instagram.com/greendreamerpodcast/

The Ecologist Guide to Fashion by Ruth Styles:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24375304-ecologist-guide-to-fashion

The True Cost:

https://truecostmovie.com/

Kiss the Ground:

https://kisstheground.com/

Rodale Institute:

https://rodaleinstitute.org/

Regenerative Organic Alliance:

https://regenorganic.org/

Lawns into Meadows:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53034189-lawns-into-meadows

Trap Garden:

http://trapgarden.org/

Green Dreamer Ep. 261 Seeding Freedom in this time of Oneness vs. the 1%

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/261-dr-vandana-shiva-seeding-freedom-in-this-time-oneness/id1382371884?i=1000490325836

Green Dreamer Ep. 173 Revitalizing Native American foods and re-identifying North American cuisine:

https://greendreamer.com/podcast/sean-sherman-sioux-chef?rq=natifs

NATIFS (North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems):

https://www.natifs.org/

Gather Film:

https://gather.film/

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