Smaller Waste for 2021

Today I am delighted to have on the show Carol O’Sullivan from Tullamore Farm. You may remember a couple of weeks back I had Bill O’Sullivan on and we talked about their farm tours and workshops they conduct at the farm. While I was there Bill showed me the amazing commercial fridges they had out the back which housed all of the produce that was harvested in little containers ready to use in cooking. I was in awe of all this preparation and asked if Carol would come on the show to share with us a bit about her waste free journey and the processes she uses to preserve their harvests.

Thanks for listening and if you would like to hear more about how you can live a more sustainable life check out Lighter Footprints on all the socials and my blog www.lighterfootprints.com.au. Oh and if you have a sustainable business or product you would like featured on the show just email us at [email protected] and our admin will send you out a sponsorship pack. Until next week, remember one person can make a difference.

Don Bourke once said no soil is as good as the soil you already have. Meaning don’t bother wasting you money on expensive organic potting mix when you can adjust, add to and boost the soil you already have.

So on todays podcast I would like to take you through one of the easiest methods to improve soil quality to get the most out of your garden, whether it be covered in flowers or natives or a food producing oasis.

If you would like to hear more about how you can live a more sustainable life check out Lighter Footprints on all the socials and my blog www.lighterfootprints.com.au. Oh and if you have a sustainable business or product you would like featured on the show just email us at [email protected] and our admin will send you out a sponsorship pack. Until next week, remember one person can make a difference.

How lucky we are to live in Queensland. Now that some of the restrictions have eased and we can travel freely within our State our little group of friends have loaded up their vans and headed off for some Aussie bush camping. Not only is it a great way for this nature lover to spend time relaxing but as we have found it is an inexpensive way of holidaying which also helps support regional townships and businesses that have been suffering from the effects of bushfires, droughts and COVID 19. Today I talk about how I set up our camper for maximum fun and minimum impact on the environment.

Leave me a voice message and tell me what your favourite camping sustainability hacks are!

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Oh and if you would like to hear more about how you can live a more sustainable life check out Lighter Footprints on all the socials and my blog www.lighterfootprints.com.au. Oh and if you have a sustainable business or product you would like featured on the show just email us at [email protected] and our admin will send you out a sponsorship pack. Until next week, remember one person can make a difference.

Have you heard the quote “there is no such thing as away? I mean if you throw something away it goes somewhere doesn’t it, not away but to landfill or to recycling, or the compost or worm farm. With this in mind in our home we try to be conscious BEFORE throwing something away. It really just takes a moment, a breath, to stop and think before putting something in the bin. You see everything is of value, literally everything. If it cant be ingested by worms or decompose in the compost then its components may be of use to someone, or to make another product to to be melted and served for its component parts to make another widget.

Oh and if you would like to hear more about how you can live a more sustainable life check out Lighter Footprints on all the socials and my blog www.lighterfootprints.com.au. Oh and if you have a sustainable business or product you would like featured on the show just email us at [email protected] and our admin will send you out a sponsorship pack. Until next week, remember one person can make a difference.

Today I’m privileged to have on the show the founder of Love Thy Earth, Renee Hillier. Love Thy Earth is an Australian Company providing environmentally friendly solutions to our earths growing plastic waste problem. Providing ethically made Australian fashion and luxe reusables that are made to last has created a fan and customer base that is growing every day, all of whom are on the same page, leaving a lighter footprint on the Planet.

Renee and I chat about what prompted her passion business and how her products have made "being prepared" when you are on the go, easy and affordable.

You can find Love Thy Earth on the following:

INSTAGRAM @lovethy_earth 

FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/LoveThyEarth.Products

WEBSITE https://lovethyearth.com.au

Oh and if you would like to hear more about how you can live a more sustainable life check out Lighter Footprints on all the socials and my blog www.lighterfootprints.com.au. Oh and if you have a sustainable business or product you would like featured on the show just email us at [email protected] and our admin will send you out a sponsorship pack. Until next week, remember one person can make a difference.

Today I am so excited to have on the podcast Bill O’Sullivan who is in my opinion living the dream! Bill and his wife Carol in several years ago now bought 306 acres in Kerry just outside of Beaudesert and have created a food growers oasis, which they open up for tours and hold workshops in bee keeping, veggie growing, and general farm tours so you can experience this paradise first hand. Bill has a wealth of practical knowledge which he freely shares and there is the opportunity to buy fresh produce when there is a surplus and timber products.  Bill shares his insight into growing food on your suburban patch, how to minimise your food waste and the benefits of eating locally and seasonally.

If you would like to join one of Bill's tours hop over to his Facebook page Tullamore Farm and check out their events.  Also give them a follow on instagram to stay in touch @tullamore_farm_beaudesert.

And if you would like to hear more about how you can live a more sustainable life check out Lighter Footprints on all the socials and my blog www.lighterfootprints.com.au. Oh and if you have a sustainable business or product you would like featured on the show just email us at [email protected] and our admin will send you out a sponsorship pack. Until next week, remember one person can make a difference.

I’m excited to introduce Jacqui Dunn to the podcast today. Jacqui is the founder and owner of No More Plastic Beeswax Wraps a business she developed because she cares about the environment.  Today she shares with us how and why she started her business as well as giving us some tips about what you need to do if you have a sustainable product or idea that you want to take to market.

Also we are giving away another packet of four No More Plastic Beeswax Wraps on the instagram account, so pop over there are give us a like and tag a friend who could use some of these amazing plastic alternatives.

Thanks for listening and if you would like to hear more about how you can live a more sustainable life check out Lighter Footprints on all the socials and my blog www.lighterfootprints.com.au. Oh and if you have a sustainable business or product you would like featured on the show just email us at [email protected] and our admin will send you out a sponsorship pack. Until next week, remember one person can make a difference.

What would it be like to live with your husband and 13 year old daughter in just 57 square meters?  Today I'm talking with Moneita Sharpe, who is doing just that!  Moneita has been an entrepreneur, property developer, karate dojo owner and international flight attendant. She has gone from a large home with five bedrooms and all the trappings to a duplex and then to a tiny home hidden in a lush rainforest in the Gold Coast Hinterland. The floor space is only 57 square meters! I’m so excited to welcome Moneita from @livingtinyfreedom to the podcast today to have a chat about how living with less has given her more than she ever expected.

Thanks for listening and if you would like to hear more about how you can live a more sustainable life check out Lighter Footprints on all the socials and my blog www.lighterfootprints.com.au. Oh and if you have a sustainable business or product you would like featured on the show just email us at [email protected] and our admin will send you out a sponsorship pack.

Today we talk to mum of two, Registered Nurse and Hypno-birthing practitioner Kate Martyn about the ways she uses to create waste free, organic, raw food meals that her kids love!  If you think that getting your kids to eat their veggies is a challenge and creating meals with less waste is near impossible check out the podcast of my little chat with Kate.

Kates socials are:

@coastalbirthingand beyond and @Kates_lunchboxes on instagram. 

If you are interested in having boxes of organic fruit and veggies delivered to your door check out Organic Foodshare on Facebook.

Thanks for listening and if you would like to hear more about how you can live a more sustainable life check out Lighter Footprints on all the socials and my blog www.lighterfootprints.com.au. Oh and if you have a sustainable business or product you would like featured on the show just email us at [email protected] and our admin will send you out a sponsorship pack. Until next week, remember one person can make a difference.

Todays topic is all about the laundry and I have some simple suggestions for how to create an area of less waste whilst also considering swapping to products which are less harsh on your family and the environment.

From laundry liquid to the way we dry our clothes, clothes pegs to washing baskets we can all make simple swaps to reduce our family's waste, reliance on plastics and save money and the environment... if this peaks your interest then have a listen to this week's podcast.

And if you have a sustainable business or product you would like featured on the show just email us at [email protected] and our admin will send you out a sponsorship pack.