Practical(ly) Zero Waste

DID YOU KNOW of all the edible food wasted in the world, ONE QUARTER of that food waste is all it would take to feed the billions of people suffering from food insecurity and poverty in the world. AND you can make a difference. Today I speak with Tessa Clarke, co-founder of Olio, the world’s first neighbour to neighbour food sharing app. We talk preventing food waste and other household items from going to landfill, we talk food insecurity and reducing the stigma associated with food poverty, and the work that we can do on an individual scale to end world hunger. It’s a great conversation and lots of ways to take action so let’s dive in.

Olio's Website:

https://olioex.com/

@olio_ex

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Connecting with nature and building resiliency is on the pod this week with Erin from Foragers Farms. We talk certified naturally grown produce, foraging and wildcrafting tips, and building a relationship with nature like no other!

Website:

http://foragersfarms.ca/

@foragersfarms

Farm Link:

https://farmlink.net/

WWoofing:

https://wwoof.ca/

@hunnabees

@cedargroveorganicfarm

Foraging Resource:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/378203.A_Field_Guide_to_Edible_Wild_Plants

Wild Muskoka:

https://wildmuskoka.com/pages/about-us

Alexis Burnett

https://www.earthtracks.ca/author/alexis/

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Vegan silk sheets and sleep wear, who knew?! Today’s conversation is with Phoebe Yu, co-founder of the ethical bedding and sleep wear brand, Ettitude. We talk about Clean Bamboo Technology, sustainable practises in fabric production and some next steps Ettitude is taking to reduce their impact on the planet even more.

Ettitude's website:

https://www.ettitude.com/

@ettitudestore

Discount Code (only if you NEED it! Anti-Consumerism!)

Phoebe's Book Recommendation:

https://www.patagonia.ca/product/let-my-people-go-surfing-revised-paperback-book/BK067.html

How to Participate in Eco Bingo

https://practicallyzerowaste.ca/bingo/

Our Monthly Charity:

What is Sierra Club?

https://www.sierraclub.ca/

How to Donate:

https://www.sierraclub.ca/en/ways-to-give

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Hey everyone and welcome back to practically zero waste. Happy Plastic Free July!! To celebrate Theresa and I kicked back and had a grand ol’ time catching up, and cooking up ways to go all out this plastic free July. If you’re interested in joining in a game of Eco Bingo, please follow the link below to our website to see all the rules + details, the list of prizes, and to download or screen shot the Bingo Cards. You can also find all this information saved in our Stories on Instagram. We’re ALSO celebrating a happy two year anniversary to the podcast so Hurray! Thanks for all your support over the years and through all the poor to better quality recordings! You rock!

How to Participate in Eco Bingo

https://practicallyzerowaste.ca/bingo/

Polly Barks and all her great ideas for chatting with Climate Change Deniers:

https://pollybarks.com/

Our Monthly Charity:

What is Sierra Club?

https://www.sierraclub.ca/

How to Donate:

https://www.sierraclub.ca/en/ways-to-give

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What’s your favourite colour? What do you like to do in your free time? Tell me more about you as a person! Today on the pod we’re chatting about connecting with each other in the zero waste community, beyond how zero waste your life is. I have a really fun, upbeat chat with Brittany from The Green Spectrum on Instagram. There’s a bit of everything in here today, starting with a zero waste magazine quiz, children’s books, and details about Eco Bingo [See Below] for Plastic Free July! Most of all, I want this episode to be a reminder to expand our sense of community and really take the time to get to know each other, to know our neighbours, and to build resiliency and friendship in order to change the world!

Brittany's Website:

http://www.thegreenspectrum.net/

The Green Spectrum on Instagram:

@TheGreenSpectrum

Eco B&B:

https://ecobnb.com/

Zero Waste Classroom

https://zerowasteclassroom.org/

Polly Barks:

https://pollybarks.com/

Earth By Helena:

https://www.instagram.com/earthbyhelena/

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Full Rules and Prize Information Here: https://practicallyzerowaste.ca/422-2/

1. Follow @PracticallyZeroWastePod on Instagram

2. Screenshot or download one of the official Eco Bingo boards! 

3. Complete Bingo each week (5 across or 4 down or 4 diagonal) by sharing your accomplishments on your Instagram feed or stories and tagging @PracticallyZeroWastePod!

4. Submit your board on IG stories or feed each Friday by 11:59pm EST with your completed squares marked for your chance to be entered in that week’s Giveaway! You must tag @PracticallyZeroWastePod and use the hashtag #EcoBingo

Please Note: If your Instagram account is private, you must send @TheGreenSpectrum a Direct Message with your submissions.

Submission Dates

July 10th

5. A winner will be announced each Sunday during the month of July

BONUS TIP: We’ll share our favorite photos each week. 

Giveaway is available to participants throughout the world! Giveaway is in no way endorsed or sponsored by Instagram. The contest period will run from 7/1/2020 to 8/1/2020 at 11:59pm EST

The organizer reserves the right to revise the Contest Period at any time.

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The Sex Ed class you should have had in school. Before we get into today’s chat a few bits of information: (1) Lisa uses necessarily explicit language in some cases to be as clear as possible. (2) This conversation focuses on plastic-free sex between a male and female partner because the topic is fertility awareness as a method of birth control, but that being said I think every woman should be aware of how their bodies work for optimal health so look into it either way. (3) We don’t cover condoms, IUD’s or any other form of barrier method, we’re just talking about fertility awareness as a form of birth control and the effects of hormonal contraceptives like the Pill on our overall health. And (4) my views in the episode are my views, and Lisa’s views are her views backed by studies and years of research. It’s up to you to take it or leave it. But if you come away from today’s topic with anything I want it to be that you deserve a healthy awareness of your reproductive health as well as a loving, safe relationship.

Lisa's Website:

https://fertilityfriday.com/

Kindara App

https://www.kindara.com/

Groove App

http://www.readytogroove.com/

Interview with Founder of Groove

https://fertilityfriday.com/jennifer/

Grab the first chapter of The Fifth Vital Sign for FREE here:

https://www.fertility-friday.com/FVS%20chapter

New Episodes Every Sunday at 8 AM.

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Nature isn't gone, it's waiting. And simple acts of rewilding can allow it to awaken once more. This week's chat is with J.B. MacKinnon, author of the 100 Mile Diet and most recently of the book The Once and Future World. We talk about his work, and the practical and important practise of rewilding cities and natural areas around us!

J.B. MacKinnon's website:

http://jbmackinnon.com/

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Sharing economies, zero waste living, and flipping curb finds is on the pod this week with Chelsea from Eco Conscious Consumer! Have a listen for some happy chatter and great tips for dipping your toes in the second hand sales market and living as waste free as possible!

Chelsea's Blog: 

http://ecoconsciousconsumer.com/author/chelsea-johnson/

Legal Zoom:

https://www.legalzoom.com/

Money For Nothing:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b077nzdc

Homestead Atlanta:

https://www.thehomesteadatl.com/

Atlanta Food Forest:

https://www.aglanta.org/urban-food-forest-at-browns-mill-1

Fort Negrita:

https://www.instagram.com/fortnegrita/

Polly Barks:

https://pollybarks.com/

Old World New:

https://www.instagram.com/oldworldnew/

Outdoor Homie:

https://www.instagram.com/outdoorhomie/

Green ATLiens:

https://www.instagram.com/greenatliens/

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Wait, I don't have to wear tie-dye and hug every tree I come across? Zero Waste isn't just for hippies, minimalists, homesteaders and people who like compost?! This week’s episode I had the chance to chat with author and climate optimist Kathryn Kellogg about her book 101 Ways to Go Zero Waste, the relationship between plastic and endocrine disruptors and how zero waste is not just for hippies, am I right? It was so much fun chatting with Kathryn and I hope you enjoy today’s ep. as well as some details about her new book coming out this summer!

Kathryn's Blog:

https://goingzerowaste.com/

Kathryn's Recommendations:

https://credobeauty.com/

https://www.blueland.com/

https://www.cleancult.com/

https://www.tru.earth/

https://www.thedetoxmarket.ca/

Sierra Club Legislation:

https://www.sierraclub.org/topics/legislation

Mikaela loach:

https://eco-age.com/mikaela-loach

@wastefreemarie

https://www.instagram.com/wastefreemarie/?hl=en

@sustainably_vegan

https://www.instagram.com/sustainably_vegan/?hl=en

@shelbizleee

https://www.instagram.com/shelbizleee/?hl=en 

@impactforgood

https://www.instagram.com/impactforgood/?hl=en

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Ready for a radical way to live by your values for the good of everyone? Environmental activist Carlyn Grebleski speaks today about how to live zero waste and how to take further action to reduce your impact and go beyond remembering your reusable water bottle! Grab her quick definition below as well as links to blog posts and how to get in touch.

zero-waste:

“Zero waste as you’ll see on this blog is the effort to reduce the individual’s waste of limited resources while also avoiding, as much as possible, giving money to companies that encourage the misuse or irresponsible use of the world’s resources. A resource is anything that we can make use of. Wasting something can be throwing something away so it isn’t used, using more than necessary so that we need more financial resources (money) or natural resources to make up for using too much, or generally using a lot of resources on things we don’t need; one way to think of it is resource frugality.”

Carlyn's Blog:

https://www.lesswasteworld.com/

Manners for a World on Fire:

https://www.lesswasteworld.com/blog-1/2020/1/25/radical-manners

@ecopracticality

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