Dairy alternatives have boomed in popularity in recent years with 1 in 4 UK adults choosing one as part of their diet. They’re a familiar sight in coffee shops, but how do they really compare to dairy products on an environmental and ethical level… and equally importantly… how do they taste?

Join Elysia and her university friend Mitch as they set about the ultimate taste test of six different milk and ‘mylks’, to give you their honest opinions of where they stand in this fun episode.

For anyone curious or considering the world of dairy alternatives, this is a great place to start.

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Water security is a challenge we don’t often have to think about in the UK. But around the world, and even for the UK as we face climate change, it’s an ever-growing struggle. 

Desalination is one of the potential solutions to this and is already being used widely all around the world. But what is it? How does it work? And what are the environmental challenges associated with this modern method for sourcing drinking water?

Join Elysia and her expert guest Conor Kenny, a freelance chemical process engineer specialising in desalination and wastewater, as they delve into the answers to these questions for you.

Plastics are everywhere. They are so convenient yet so problematic.

Join Elysia as she invites radio presenter Peter Scotson on the podcast to discuss the challenges and realities of living on a planet with plastic.

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If you were asked where your food comes from, how it was farmed, where it was grown, would you know?

With an ever-increasing volume of giant commercial farms all around the world, we have never been more separated from our food. Farmers are struggling and the environment is paying a toll for intense agricultural practices. But David Fryer is one of a few taking a different approach, reclaiming lost knowledge and reconnecting a community through his Cheshire based farm Groobarbs.

Join David and Elysia as they chat about the challenges of modern farming, and how a different approach, stepping back down to a smaller scale, may just be the solution.

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It’s no secret that the fast fashion industry is problematic on many levels. Yet with ever growing pressures to keep up with trends and look a certain way, it’s easy to get swept into. 

Join Elysia and What_Chloe_Thrifts as they discuss the environmental and ethical problems of the fashion industry, how you can break the cycle and embrace more sustainable fashion yourself, and Chloe’s own journey into the realms of slow fashion, and the joy it has brought her.

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