Sustainable Brown Girl

I’m sure we all love watching movies or binging our favorite shows, but have you ever thought about how much waste is produced on a production set?

After a production wraps, bulldozers plow through custom made sets, leaving half-empty plastic water bottles behind. Diesel generators power empty trailers, and tons of props go straight into dumpsters. Not to mention, hazardous chemicals being dumped who knows where.

The idea of sustainability is infiltrating nearly every industry, including the entertainment industry.

Today’s featured sustainable brown girl, Jennifer Sandoval, the Eco Supervisor for Earth Angel, a sustainable production service. Earth Angel works with tv & film production sets to develop sustainable practices that will reduce the environmental impact of the entertainment industry.

Earth Angel Sets: https://www.earthangelsets.com/

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Within the sustainability community, we talk a lot about reduce the amount of things that we are consuming. Overconsumption has led to overfilled landfills, a depletion of natural resources,  and let’s admit it, credit card debt. Our guest today is Aja Barber, author of Consumed: The Need for Collective Change, Colonialism, Climate Change, and Consumerism. I would quickly describe it as a call for change from consumers and corporations to think about how they buy and sell. I would really encourage you to read or listen to the book because it’s so much deeper than that. Aja talks about how Black American slaves were environmentalists and stewards of the earth, how colonialism has destroyed countries in the global south, and how we can shift our destructive habits as consumers.

I would highly recommend that you read Aja's book. If you're an audiobook person, check out Libro.fm - a platform that allows you to buy audiobooks from local bookstores in the US and Canada. Click the link below to sign up and use code SBG for a free audiobook with a new membership (*affiliate link). 

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Buy from Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/82297/9781538709849

Follow Aja on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ajabarber/

Visit Aja's website: https://www.ajabarber.com/

Book that Aja mentioned: The Business of Less by Roland Geyer

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As a budding gardener myself, I realize how important it is to have representation in the horticultural space (as EVERY space needs adequate representation). Today's featured sustainable brown girl is doing exactly that with her podcast Black in the Garden. Colah B Tawkin is comedian, life-long nature lover, and host of the Black in the Garden podcast. Using her extensive horticultural knowledge, her endless love for Black people, and her keen ability to teach in a spirit of joy and kinship, she has built a village of Soil Cousins and is taking up space in the plant industry!

Watch the full interview with Colah on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vd13ba-8WMA

In this episode we talk about:

- How Colah's gardening journey began

- Why she started Black in the Garden

- Helping people get over their fears of gardening & crafty tips of keeping costs low

- Colah's new tree planting project - Underground Arborist

- Colah's horticultural & environmental heroes (Wangari Maathai, Jessica Nabongo, Hellah Sidbe)

Follow Colah B Tawkin & Black in the Garden:

https://blkinthegarden.com/

https://www.undergroundarborist.org/

https://www.instagram.com/blackinthegarden

https://www.facebook.com/Blackinthegarden/

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That's right. I received a text message from GA Dems saying that they are looking for candidates in my conservative county in Georgia to run for local office. Here's the story of how I was contacted, what happened at the initial interest meeting, and how I'm going to proceed.

If you're interested in running for local office, here are some resources to help!

Run for Something - Supporting candidates under 40: https://runforsomething.net/run/

Elevate: Campaign Training for People with Disabilities: https://ncil.org/elevate/

Get Her Elected: https://www.getherelected.com/

Vote Mama: https://www.votemama.org/

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It’s baby season! I’m just kidding, babies are always being born, but today we're talking about raising eco-conscious children. I’m not a mom yet, although I’ve been trying to be for a few years now, but that’s a topic for another day. But when I am a mom, I know that I want to be as eco-friendly as possible. I’m talking mainly second-hand clothes (cuz who wants to spend top dollar for something they’ll wear for 3 months?), minimal plastic toys, and cloth diapering.

There’s somewhat of a debate within the environmentalist community about if having children is a good decision when the planet is not in the best condition. Some people don’t think we should be adding more human life that will use resources from Mother Earth. I understand that argument, but having and raising children is a special part of life. While we all have an impact on this planet just by being alive, we can make better choices about how we live and raise our kids to be eco-conscious so that they have less of an impact.

Today's featured sustainable brown girl is Lacie Wever, an environmental educator and the creator of the Teach Go Green blog. As a wife and mom of two, Lacie is passionate about educating parents to make eco-friendly choices for their families. 

We talk about:

- How Lacie's sustainable journey began

- What it means to be an eco-parent

- Cloth diapering

- Ways to be more eco-friendly with kids

Check out Lacie's Blog, Teach Go Green: https://teachgogreen.com/

Follow Teach Go Green on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teachgogreen/

Get Lacie's cloth diapering guide on the Teach Go Green website!

Watch the full interview on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSRmQztsJ5k

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Today's featured sustainable brown girl is Shanae Jones, founder of Ivy's Tea Co., a pop culture and Hip-Hop inspired holistic health brand. Inspiring people to drink tea like an adult through creating trap music inspired loose leaf organic tea blends, Shanae aims to change the way we see tea drinkers and the way tea drinkers see themselves.

In this episode, we talk about

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It is the end of January, the end of the first month of a new year. It's also the end of Veganuary, a challenge that takes place in January to encourage people to be vegan. I know many people have set resolutions to be more sustainable in different ways, and one of my new year's resolutions is to eat more plant-based meals. In this episode I'll talk more about veganism and plant-based diets that people within the sustainability community partake in and have conversations around.

This episode will explore:

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Featured partner: Hive

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Sources: 

EPA 2019 Sources of Greenhouse Gases: https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/sources-greenhouse-gas-emissions

Visual Capitalist Greenhouse gas emissions break down: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/a-global-breakdown-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-sector/

Gro Intelligence: https://gro-intelligence.com/insights/saving-the-planet-and-your-big-mac-too

UN climate-change report calls for change to human diet: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02409-7

Today’s episode is all about ethical fashion. Ethical fashion is the direct opposite of fast fashion. Ethical fashion is garment design, production, and distribution that focuses on reducing harm to people and the planet.

Maithreyi Ramdas is the Co-Founder of People Heart Planet, an online ethical shopping platform that makes it easier for people to discover and shop fair trade and sustainable brands. Maithreyi is a social entrepreneur, a passionate advocate for animal welfare and the environment. Today we'll be talking about how to tell the difference between labels like ethical, sustainable, vegan, and organic and how People Heart Planet makes it easier to shop these brands. Plus we discuss the effects of globalization on the fashion industry.

Visit the People Heart Planet website: www.peopleheartplanet.com

This episode is sponsored by Greenhouse Mercantile.

Check out Greenhouse Mercantile for curated goods from local artists, black-owned businesses and fair-trade products. Visit https://www.greenhousemercantile.com/ to work with Kenya on building your capsule wardrobe or turning your home into a sanctuary with interior design.

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Today we’re getting into a taboo topic - feminine hygiene. Ewww gross, periods!! I know, I know. I felt this way for a long time. In most societies, we’re conditioned to believe that menstrual cycles are something to be embarrassed about or something that should be hidden and not discussed. But Nearly half of the Earth’s population has, will have, or has had a menstrual cycle. It’s what brings life to this planet, and it should be celebrated, or at the very least not treated like the plague.

Since I’ve been environmentally conscious, I’ve examined every part of my lifestyle to see how I can be the most eco-friendly. I often encourage people to do a trash audit when they are first starting on their sustainable journey to see what kinds of things that are throwing away frequently. I’m sure most menstruating people would notice a bunch of pad or tampon wrappers in the trash every month.

To learn more about this topic, today I’m talking to Kamaria McMillian, a black woman, a fellow Atlanta-native and owner of Moonly Organics, a naturally-derived feminine care line dedicated to ending the stigma that often surrounds feminine hygiene. Kamaria educates her followers on the harmful ingredients in traditional feminine care products and encourages us to embrace each phase of our divine femininity.

Check out Moonly Organics website: https://www.moonlyorganics.com/

Follow Moonly Organics on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moonlyorganics/

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This episode is sponsored by Greenhouse Mercantile and Ana Luisa jewelry.

Check out Greenhouse Mercantile for curated goods from local artists, black-owned businesses and fair-trade products. Visit https://www.greenhousemercantile.com/ to work with Kenya on building your capsule wardrobe or turning your home into a sanctuary with interior design.

I'm a big fan of Ana Luisa, their pieces start at $39, and they are currently running the biggest sale of the year. You can get 60% off on the second item by clicking here: https://shop.analuisa.com/ariel

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Reference: Global Citizen - Which Period Products are Better for the Environment?

I think a good way to kick off this new year is with a little education. On this podcast, me and my guests often use terms without clearly defining them, assuming the audience understands all the lingo used around sustainability. So today I’m going to try my best to easily explain some of the common words that you will hear on this show and within this community. Get your notebooks and pencils, and grab a snack because we’re going back to school.

Donate to Sustainable Brown Girl on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sustainablebrowngirl

This episode is sponsored by Greenhouse Mercantile and Ana Luisa jewelry.

Check out Greenhouse Mercantile for curated goods from local artists, black-owned businesses and fair-trade products. Visit https://www.greenhousemercantile.com/ to work with Kenya on building your capsule wardrobe or turning your home into a sanctuary with interior design.

I'm a big fan of Ana Luisa, their pieces start at $39, and they are currently running the biggest sale of the year. You can get 60% off on the second item by clicking here: https://shop.analuisa.com/ariel

Watch the video podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/miTHHymvWO0

Visit the Sustainable Brown Girl Website: https://www.sustainablebrowngirl.com/

Follow Sustainable Brown Girl on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sustainablebrowngirl/

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