Episodes
Welcome to season two of Green Living Podcast!
This week's guest is Elaine Butler, whom you may remember from season one. This week we chat about the circular economy. Elaine has recently completed her masters on the subject and shares her knowledge. Please check out her website, she posts really amazing and insightful posts.
Elaine Butler's links
https://www.instagram.com/livinglightlyinireland/?hl=en
https://livinglightlyinireland.com
Ellen Macarthur...
Published 12/14/21
Hello! Welcome back to Green Living Podcast, this weeks guest is Samantha Lee. Samantha Lee is a Western Herbalist and the founder of Let’s Get Natural. She takes a holistic approach to health and wellness while incorporating traditional plant medicine. She shares herbal benefits & remedies, DIY home preparations, and how to wildcraft for your own food and medicine.
Instagram: @lets.get.natural
Website: www.letsgetnatural.com
Published 04/13/21
Hello and welcome back to green living podcast. This week’s guest is Morgan Finley.
Morgan is the owner of Viren Apothecary, focusing on formulating low-waste home care for green cleaning without compromise. Viren products were born from her personal refusal to compromise between eco-friendly ingredients, fine fragrances and sparkling surfaces.
In our conversation we chat about how viren apothecary came about, her most challenging product to make, fragrances in products, and a lot more. A...
Published 03/16/21
Hello and welcome back to Green Living Podcast. This weeks guest is Soro creator of Creaturely Soap. Creaturely Soap is a small business based in Northern California that makes and sells handcrafted, vegan, palm oil free soap on their online webshop. 10% of the profits from Creaturely Soap are donated to wildlife conservation efforts around the world. Creaturely Soap was started and is run by Soro, a trained wildlife veterinary technician and a college junior studying wildlife conservation...
Published 03/02/21
Hello and welcome back to Green Living Podcast. This weeks guest is Hunter from the blog Always Hunter. We chat for tea for the first 5 minutes so brace yourself for that. We then chat about sustainability, slow living, and then she teaches me about manifestation. She shares what manifestation is, and steps to create manifestation in your life. Enjoy the episode!
Always hunter: https://alwayshunter.com
Always Hunter Slow living e book: https://alwayshunter.com/ebook-landing-page/
The press...
Published 02/16/21
I am so honored to have Elaine Butler as my guest this week. Elaine Butler is the creator and writer of Living Lightly In Ireland, a sustainable living guide with all the information needed to live a greener life; from where to shop, to what to cook. In order to maintain objectivity she doesn't do sponsored posts and the website is funded by readers. She is just finished studying for a Masters in Product Design for the Circular Economy, which was funded by the Ellen MacArthur...
Published 02/02/21
Links for people or books mentioned in this episode.
Youtube channel recommendations for slow living:
Liziqi
Her 86m2
Fairyland Cottage
The Cottage Fairy
Quote mentioned in episode:
A Coast to Coast Walk (Alfred Wainwright)
Book/e-book Recommendations:
The Little Book of Hygge
Always Hunter
Information about Eco Anxiety
Medical News Today
Time
BBC
Green Living Podcast's Website
Published 01/19/21
Hello and welcome back to Green Living Podcast. This week I have guest Agnes Mike! She runs her own website, Etsy, and instagram all about low waste and sustainable living. She has cleaning recipes, and every day tips to live sustainably on her instagram. She sells reusable bags, organic cotton face rounds, soap and so much more on her website. We had an amazing conversion about farms markets, to not loose hope when switching to sustainable living, and how renewable energy is the way of the...
Published 01/05/21
This week's guest on Green Living Podcast is Kayla, or you may know her as sustainable.kay. I had such a blast talking to Kayla, we talked about a lot of things hence why this episode is so long. We cover a lot in this episode like the fitness industry, how you don’t have to DIY everything to be sustainable, composting, living in a culture of convenience, and so much more. I hope you enjoy.
Mentioned in this episode.
Instagram: @sustainable.kay
Viren apothecary:...
Published 12/22/20
Hello and welcome back to Green Living Podcast. This week I read some correspondence that I had with EarthHero and I talk about fast fashion. I have been in contact with Juliet Payne from EarthHero, I asked her some questions for the podcast and she gave me some wonderfully insightful answers. For the bulk of this episode I talk about fast fashion in regards to its harm on the planet, physiological stress, and ways to combat it.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
10% off at EarthHero...
Published 12/08/20
Hello and welcome back to Green Living Podcast. This week I wanted to talk about some ideas for tree alternatives. If you are planning on getting a real tree this year, then please listen to the first part of the podcast because I talk about ways to dispose of your tree in a sustainable way. If you still want to get a real tree this year then consider getting a live Christmas tree! If you want more information then listen in to this episode.
website: greenlivingpod.com
Instagram:...
Published 11/24/20
Hello and welcome back to Green Living Podcast. I am so excited for this weeks episode because it is an eco conscious guide for the holiday’s. In this episode I talk about smart and eco gifting, gift wrapping, home decor, and starting new family traditions that are eco conscious. I have so many tips and tricks that will help you have a greener holiday season! If you do not find the links mentioned in the podcast below then head over to greenlivingpod.com under the podcast tab for a complete...
Published 11/17/20
Hello, and welcome back to another episode of Green Living Podcast. This week I wanted to chat about bamboo and organic cotton. These are two really big products that are marketed in a green lifestyle. Are these really as eco friendly as they seem? Listen to find out!!
Links mentioned:
Patagonia: https://www.patagonia.com/our-footprint/organic-cotton.html
The Global Organic Textile Standard: https://www.global-standard.org/the-standard/general-description.html
Published 11/10/20
Hello! Welcome back to another episode of Green Living Podcast. This week I wanted to do something a little different and so I created a 21 day green living challenge. In this episode I break down each day of the challenge, and give a few tips to take into the future as well. Whether you can do all 21 days in a row, or split up the challenge however you want, this is a great way to jump start or continue your green living journey. This challenge is designed to be started whenever, so when you...
Published 11/03/20
Hello and welcome to this special spooky bonus episode of Green Living Podcast. I wanted to make a special bonus episode talking about ways to have a more sustainable Halloween. From decorations to candy I have tips about zero waste ideas and tips. Have a great Halloween!
Published 10/29/20
Hello and welcome back to Green Living Podcast. This week I wanted to talk about moving. I just moved last week and I noticed some things that I did that were eco-friendly and some things that were not. So listen in for some tips on how to have a more eco-friendly move.
Websites mentioned:
https://www.ecoenclose.com
https://www.rentagreenbox.com
Published 10/27/20
Welcome back to Green Living Podcast. This week I wanted to chat about Recycling. In this episode I talk about a few mythes about recycling, why in the US we are struggling to recycle, and some tips to help reduce our consumption of goods.
Mentioned in the podcast;
Torrain: https://torrain.org/pages/about
Leaf Shave: https://leafshave.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjwiOv7BRBREiwAXHbv3A0i6L5MPy5oFz01ovw89THjikaTPvwg4Y0xYA9CG0VejRec5FcWvRoCMmEQAvD_BwE
Natural Resource Defense Counsel:...
Published 10/06/20
This week's topic is composting! I have been really excited to talk about composting, and I found out so much about composting that I did not know before. In this episode I explain what the benefits are of composting, what elements go into composting, and the three main types of composting. Thank you for listening!
Video mentioned in episode about vermacomppsitng: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Mqb5vicCOc&t=1s
Published 09/29/20
Hello! Welcome back Green Living Podcast. In this week’s episode I talk about Greenhouse Gases. This episode dives into what greenhouse gases are, where we use them the most, and ways to reduce our carbon footprint. This is a big subject that I tried to boil down a bit to be able to be easily consumable. There is a lot of research out there so please take this podcast as a mini lesson on a larger issue. I wanted the bulk of this episode to be solutions instead of the problem. I want to focus...
Published 09/22/20
Welcome back to Green Living Podcast. This weeks topic is animal testing and animal abuse. This is a subject that I am very passionate about and even though this podcast is a little shorter it is full of information about animal testing, and I talk about a few investigations into animal abuse for consumer goods. A good rule of thumb to keep in mind is that if a product comes into contact with us through touch, and smell then it has been tested on animals unless otherwise stated that it...
Published 09/15/20
Welcome back to Green Living Podcast. This week I talk about Sustainability and Greenwashing. I wanted to dive a little deeper into these topics and get to the root cause of greenwashing, and the true definition of sustainability. I had a lot of fun researching for this weeks podcast, and I found out a lot of information about greenwashing that I didn't know before. It's so important to be constantly learning throughout our lives.
I am @greenlivingpod across all social media sites (links...
Published 09/10/20
Welcome to the second episode of Green Living Podcast. This week I dive into the world of sharks. I chat about their paleontology, what their biggest threats are, and what we can do to help them. I will be posting all of my tips and information on my blog when it is done so stay tuned for that announcement. As always you can follow me @greenlivingpod across all social media platforms. Please find below the articles and websites I mentioned in the...
Published 09/01/20
Welcome to Green Living Podcast. This podcast is all about sustainable living, zero waste living, and a touch of minimalism. In this first episode I talk about what has motivated me to live a more sustainable lifestyle, and what you can do right now to start. https://twitter.com/greenlivingpod
Published 08/20/20