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The Fly Fifers Talk is CheapJen Gale on The Luke Mitchell CaseIn this episode of The Fly Fifer Podcast, James (aka The Fly Fifer) speaks with author and campaigner Jen Gale about the ongoing developments in the Luke Mitchell and Jodi Jones case. Jen shares her insights into the latest news, public discussion, and new information surrounding the case — as well as her perspective on media coverage, justice reform, and why this story continues to capture attention years later. 🎧 Listen for an honest and in-depth conversation that aims to separate fact from speculation and shed light on the human stories behind the headlines. 👇 Join the conversation in the comments — what are your thoug...
2026-06-0259 min
Sustainable(ish)Community building and climate action with Victoria PageToday’s guest is Victoria Page, founder of Love Haslemere Hate Waste, a local group in Surrey who run Repair Cafes, and host a community fridge and a Library of Things. Victoria has combined her professional comms expertise and her business experience, with a desire for local climate action, and created not just one, but three local projects that are not only reducing waste and emissions, and normalising reuse and repair, but are helping people to feel more connected to the place where they live and the people in their community. The community resilience part of...
2026-05-291h 02Sustainable(ish)Community building and climate action with Victoria PageToday’s guest is Victoria Page, founder of Love Haslemere Hate Waste, a local group in Surrey who run Repair Cafes, and host a community fridge and a Library of Things. Victoria has combined her professional comms expertise and her business experience, with a desire for local climate action, and created not just one, but three local projects that are not only reducing waste and emissions, and normalising reuse and repair, but are helping people to feel more connected to the place where they live and the people in their community. The community resilience part of projects like Repair Ca...
2026-05-291h 02
Where They're Planted51: Setting Your Child Up for Summer Camp Success with Jamie GaleJen talks with experienced summer camp director, Jamie Gale, Jamie Gale to discuss how parents of neurodivergent kids can help set their kids up for success at summer camps. Jamie and Jen discuss what information to share with camp about kids and their needs, how to work with camp staff before and during camp to ensure a positive experience and what parents can do if there are bumps in the road.Deepening Into Parenting Membership**Submit questions for Jen to answer on the podcast AT THIS LINK....
2026-04-1030 min
MotherkindMOMENT | Not the Eco Parent You Wish You Were? Start Here - with Jen GaleClimate action adviser Jen Gale joins us to unpack the overwhelming feelings of guilt and anxiety many parents experience around doing "enough" in the face of the climate crisis, and offer achievable actions that you and your family can make.
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2025-06-0912 min
Straight Talking SustainabilityCommunities of Influence - With Jen GaleIn this episode, I’m joined by Jen Gale, a sustainability advocate who knows what it’s like to navigate the everyday challenges of green living. From starting her journey with a year of “buying nothing new” to founding the online community Sustainable-ish, Jen shares how she found her passion for making eco-conscious choices feel accessible (and a bit less intimidating) for all of us.Together, we explore ways to nudge sustainable choices into the mainstream—without the guilt trip. Jen offers insights into the power of small actions, the value of imperfect efforts, and why we don’...
2024-11-2050 min
In It For Youth04: Supporting Unique Children with Jen BluskeOn this episode, host Jamie Gale is joined by occupational therapist, clinic owner and parent coach, Jen Bluske to discuss how parents can best support their unique children. Jen shares what she wishes adults knew about kids with additional challenges and explains the many ways she uses her expertise of 25 years in the OT field along with her decades of parenting experience to support parents in understanding and finding joy in parenting their kids, even when the path is not perfect.
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2024-01-0427 minSustainable(ish)[175] Climate play – with Lucy HawthorneClimate and play might not be two things that we naturally put together. And even less so, climate and 'playfulness'. Climate change is a huge, overwhelming, complext issue and i couldn't be more important. So we need to take this seriously and absolutely need to be bringing our best game, there's no room for messing around, right?Maybe not!I loved this chat with the brilliant Lucy Hawthorne, founder of Climate Play who is "making it safe, light and fun to face climate change". Lucy runs a range of workshops and programmes that help people work through emotions, information...
2023-12-021h 04
Sustainable(ish)[175] Climate play – with Lucy HawthorneClimate and play might not be two things that we naturally put together. And even less so, climate and 'playfulness'. Climate change is a huge, overwhelming, complext issue and i couldn't be more important. So we need to take this seriously and absolutely need to be bringing our best game, there's no room for messing around, right?Maybe not!I loved this chat with the brilliant Lucy Hawthorne, founder of Climate Play who is "making it safe, light and fun to face climate change". Lucy runs a range of workshops and programmes that help people work through emotions, information...
2023-12-021h 04
Forces for Nature50. How To Be More Sustainable-ish With Jen GaleSend Crystal a text letting her know what you thought about the show!Jen Gale is the founder of Sustainable(ish), a podcast and blog that have grown into a myriad of resources meant to help individuals find support and ideas in their efforts of becoming more eco-friendly. She's all about embracing the "-ish" in our actions. We all have different circumstances and, within those, she helps you to aim for progress and not the unattainable perfection. If you ever thought your contribution to saving the planet was insignificant, Jen will surely change your mind.
2022-11-2435 min
Check Your Thread: Sewing More Sustainably#56: Sustainable(ish) with Jen GaleWriter, podcaster and speaker Jen Gale is one of my biggest inspirations. She is a busy mum of two living a ‘normal’ life, whilst continually seeking out ways to limit her family’s environmental impact. She shares her discoveries across different media, including via her books and her podcast, Sustainable(ish), which is an amazing resource for fascinating, inspiring conversations. In this episode (#56) we talk about how Jen finds the courage to face the realities of the climate crisis head on, the underlying concept of sustainable(ish), and her ‘year of buying nothing new’ challenge, a decade after she first atte...
2022-09-0500 min
VETchat by The Webinar VetSustainable(ish): The Home Of Easy, Everyday Sustainability - Jen Gale | VETchat by The Webinar VetJoining Anthony for this episode of our sustainability series on VETchat by The Webinar Vet is Jen Gale, founder of Sustainable(ish) and author of The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide. Sustainable(ish) is 'the home of easy, everyday sustainability for the #IMPERFECTLYGREEN, doing what you can, one baby step at a time. No preaching, no judgement, no expectations of eco-perfection.'
In this episode, Anthony and Jen have a great discussion on all things sustainability. Jen gives insight into her passion for sustainability, her year of buying nothing new, and her book writing process! They also talk...
2022-04-1934 minSustainable(ish)[135] THE LOCAL ELECTRICITY BILL AND HOW YOU CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN!In this episode I'm chatting to Steve Shaw who is the Director of Power for People, a not for profit organisation campaigning for the UK to rapidly transition to 100% clean energy and for this to benefit local communities. Steve has been on the podcast before, way back in Episode 44, talking about how to get your MP to take action on the climate crisis. If you haven't listened to it already, do - it's especially helpful if you're a bit like me and not entirely sure how parliament works and how new policies and laws become a reality....
2022-03-1857 minSustainable(ish)[135] THE LOCAL ELECTRICITY BILL AND HOW YOU CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN!In this episode I'm chatting to Steve Shaw who is the Director of Power for People, a not for profit organisation campaigning for the UK to rapidly transition to 100% clean energy and for this to benefit local communities. Steve has been on the podcast before, way back in Episode 44, talking about how to get your MP to take action on the climate crisis. If you haven't listened to it already, do - it's especially helpful if you're a bit like me and not entirely sure how parliament works and how new policies and laws become a reality....
2022-03-1857 min
Accelerating Your WealthEp 41- Guilt-free eco-ideas for raising your kids with Jen GaleJen Gale is an ordinary, knackered mum of two whose life changed when she dragged her family into a year of buying nothing new. Jen is the author of The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide, and The Sustainable(ish) Guide to Green Parenting, and runs the Sustainable(ish) blog, podcast and online community. She is also the founder of The Knackered Mums Eco Club. Jen lives in Wiltshire with her family. Her book: The Sustainable(ish) Guide to Green Parenting: Guilt-free eco-ideas for raising your kids a book by Jen Gale. (bookshop.org)
2021-12-1744 min
Accelerating Your WealthEp 41- Guilt-free eco-ideas for raising your kids with Jen GaleJen Gale is an ordinary, knackered mum of two whose life changed when she dragged her family into a year of buying nothing new. Jen is the author of The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide, and The Sustainable(ish) Guide to Green Parenting, and runs the Sustainable(ish) blog, podcast and online community. She is also the founder of The Knackered Mums Eco Club. Jen lives in Wiltshire with her family. Her book: The Sustainable(ish) Guide to Green Parenting: Guilt-free eco-ideas for raising your kids a book by Jen Gale. (bookshop.org)
2021-12-1744 min
MotherkindMOMENT | You have more power than you think with Jen GaleWelcome to the very first episode of the MOTHERKIND MOMENT. Every Monday I am going to release a short inspirational clip from one of my previous episodes. My intention is to give you a moment of joy, inspiration and perhaps even shift your perspective as we start a new week together.
A little moment of Motherkind every Monday before the crazy week ahead.
Today's Moment is 10 minutes long with sustainability author and speaker Jen Gale. It is in honor of COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, which started yesterday. Jen brilliantly breaks down the issues and the incredible power we each...
2021-11-0113 min
The Owl HootSustainable(ish) living with Jen GaleJen Gale is the founder of Sustainable(ish) and The Knackered Mums Eco Club, author of two sustainable(ish) guide books, podcaster, blogger and speaker. You will get to hear how Jen and her family undertook a make do and mend year, igniting a new career in helping others become more sustainable.
2021-09-2840 min
Raising Eco MinimalistsThe Sustainable(ish) Guide to Green Parenting with Jen Gale - Ep. 10You may know the name Jen Gale, or recognize the 'Sustainable(ish) name. Well, this episode I'm excited to share my interview with Jen where we talk about all things eco-parenting! Jen's book The Sustainable(ish) Guide to Green Parenting came out in May of 2021, and after I read it, I knew it was a fantastic resource for anyone who wants to have kids, who has kids, or who has kids in their lives. There are great tips not only for green parenting, but that are applicable even if you don't have kids.
2021-06-2541 min
MotherkindYou have more power than you think with Jen GaleMy guest this week is Jen Gale.
Jen Gale is an author, blogger, writer, podcaster, campaigner, community builder and speaker. Her book The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide covers everything you need to know to make small changes that make a big difference and her new book just released in March 2021 is The Sustainable(ish) Guide to Green Parenting which offers guilt-free eco ideas for raising your kids.
She talks about sustainability in a really accessible way and I hope you’ll agree and enjoy the episode.
We talk about:
- How parents can be more imperfectly sustainable
- Micro-changes to fe...
2021-03-2744 minSustainable(ish)[099] COMPOSTING 101Episode 99! How did that happen? And what on earth should I do to celebrate/mark the occasion? Get in touch to let me know what you’d love to hear for the big 100 – drop me an e-mail on jen@sustainableish.co.ukToday’s episode is an absolute cracker. Whoever knew composting could be so interesting?!It’s genuinely like magic. I still don’t really understand how it works (it genuinely is magic) but after chatting with the amazing Catherine Howells from Barefoot Kitchen I now feel a little less like it’s this kind of dark art full...
2021-03-2650 min
A Sustainable Life with Jen Gale[099] COMPOSTING 101
Episode 99! How did that happen? And what on earth should I do to celebrate/mark the occasion? Get in touch to let me know what you’d love to hear for the big 100 – drop me an e-mail on jen@sustainableish.co.ukToday’s episode is an absolute cracker. Whoever knew composting could be so interesting?!It’s genuinely like magic. I still don’t really understand how it works (it genuinely is magic) but after chatting with the amazing Catherine Howells from Barefoot Kitchen I now feel a little less like it’s this kind of...
2021-03-2650 minSustainable(ish)[099] COMPOSTING 101Episode 99! How did that happen? And what on earth should I do to celebrate/mark the occasion? Get in touch to let me know what you’d love to hear for the big 100 – drop me an e-mail on jen@sustainableish.co.ukToday’s episode is an absolute cracker. Whoever knew composting could be so interesting?!It’s genuinely like magic. I still don’t really understand how it works (it genuinely is magic) but after chatting with the amazing Catherine Howells from Barefoot Kitchen I now feel a little less like it’s this kind of dark art full...
2021-03-2650 min
Absorb A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Riveting.The Sustainable(ish) Guide to Green Parenting by Jen GalePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/31872to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Sustainable(ish) Guide to Green Parenting
Author: Jen Gale
Narrator: Jen Gale
Format: mp3
Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
Release date: 03-18-21
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 1 rating
Genres: Sustainable & Green Living
Publisher's Summary:
The must-have friendly green bible of accessible eco-tips for families. As a parent, getting out of the house with everyone wearing shoes (on a good day) can feel like you’re winning, so adding ‘being green’ to the never-ending to-do list might feel like the thing to bring all your spinning plates crashing to the ground...
2021-03-186h 33
The Declutter Hub PodcastSubstainable(ish) with Guest Jen GaleIt is our 126th episode of The Declutter Hub Podcast so hello to you, our listeners! If you haven't already, make sure you check out our website The Declutter Hub. We are delighted you're here and can't wait to share all our top tips about decluttering and organising with you.In today's episode Ingrid is talking to Guest Jen Gale, of Sustainable(ish) about all things sustainability! Jen embarked on a journey of buying nothing but essential items several years ago, and her community has grown substantially since then.For detailed show no...
2021-02-2641 min
We Make Success Happen with Matt CallananLiving A Sustainable-ish Life - Jen Gale | Episode 37Jen Gale spent a year buying nothing new with her young family. She is a passionate believer that we all have the power to change the world.Listen to Jen as she talks about:* What sustainability means to her.* A year of not buying anything new.* Her big learnings from that year.* What conscious consumption means and how we can all apply it on our lives. * Her life as a vet.
2021-02-2047 min
The Everyday Adventure PodcastConscious Consumerism and the Power of Everyday Decisions - Jen Gale, Founder of Sustainable(ish)Send us a textJen Gale is the founder of Sustainable(ish), a business and community which she founded to provide practical inspiration for people wanting to live a more sustainable lifestyle and consume more consciously. Her ethos is centred on taking baby steps to making impactful changes and not worrying about being 'perfectly sustainable'. She is also a huge believer in the power of individual choice and that the decisions that we make every day really do have the power to change the world. In this conversation, Jen's talks about what led her to ge...
2020-10-2322 minSustainable(ish)[075] HOW ORGANIC SYSTEMS CAN HELP THE CLIMATE CRISISI'm delighted to be working with Organic UK* for a mini-series of podcast episodes to mark Organic September - an annual month long awareness campaign by the Soil Association In collaboration with the Organic Trade Board.Now I’ve been buying organic food for a while now – we get a weekly Riverford veg box, and I seek out organic products in the supermarket whenever I can. But until recording this series I wasn’t really that aware of the huge potential impact that organic systems can have on the climate crisis.Agriculture and food production get a bad ra...
2020-10-0153 minSustainable(ish)[074] SUSTAINABLE EATINGI'm delighted to be working with Organic UK* for a mini-series of podcast episodes to mark Organic September - an annual month long awareness campaign by the Soil Association In collaboration with the Organic Trade Board.In the same way that 'sustainability' and 'sustainable living' mean different things to different people, 'sustainable eating' will too. With that in mind, we've collated a brilliant panel to discuss what it means to them, the impacts our choices around food have on the planet, and how we as individuals and families can take some simple steps to eat more sustainably. O...
2020-09-281h 08Sustainable(ish)[073] ORGANIC 101I'm delighted to be working with Organic UK* for a mini-series of podcast episodes to mark Organic September - an annual month long awareness campaign by the Soil Association In collaboration with the Organic Trade Board.Most of us are now quite familiar with the concept of organic food, and maybe even organic textiles, but (and I'm speaking for myself here) maybe we don't really have that great a handle on what it actually means. Is it a legal definition? What does it mean if a product is organic? Is it just about pesticides? Is organic really...
2020-09-181h 08
Minimalist Moms PodcastEP137: Living a Sustainable(ish) Lifestyle with Children with Jen GaleJoin me today as I speak with author, Jen Gale. This is a second of a two part series on sustainability. This conversation specifically speaks of ways to be sustainable(ish) in your household. Change your impact without radically changing your life and figure out the small steps you can make that will add up to make a big difference. Jen answers the questions: How can we apply sustainable living to our children's lifestyles? How can we teach them? What are practical ways moms can get their kids interested in this new way of living today? I look forward...
2020-09-1529 min
Minimalist Moms Podcast | Purposeful Life & Parenting TipsEP137: Living a Sustainable(ish) Lifestyle with Children with Jen GaleJoin me today as I speak with author, Jen Gale. This is a second of a two part series on sustainability. This conversation specifically speaks of ways to be sustainable(ish) in your household. Change your impact without radically changing your life and figure out the small steps you can make that will add up to make a big difference. Jen answers the questions: How can we apply sustainable living to our children's lifestyles? How can we teach them? What are practical ways moms can get their kids interested in this new way of living today? I look forward...
2020-09-1526 minSustainable(ish)[072] THE PLIGHT OF THE HUMBLE BEEI'm delighted to be working with Organic UK* for a mini-series of podcast episodes to mark Organic September - an annual month long awareness campaign by the Soil Association In collaboration with the Organic Trade Board.We'll be diving into all things organic - what the term actually means, how we know if something is organic, AND crucially, the impact that organic food and farming has on the planet. We're kicking off with the brilliant episode with David and Emma Buckley from Buckleys Bees. Talking, unsurprisingly given the name of their business, about bees! DID YOU KNOW?Bees a...
2020-09-1451 minSustainable(ish)[071] A BEGINNERS GUIDE TO CARBON FOOTPRINTS WITH JO HAND AT GIKI ZEROCarbon footprints - we've probably all heard the term, but what exactly is a carbon footprint? And why does it matter?Do I have a carbon footprint?How do I know what it is?How do I reduce it?What do I need to reduce it to?ALL the questions about carbon footprints!Luckily in this episode I'm chatting to Jo Hand, co-founder of Giki Zero, an app and website that allows you to easily measure and track your individual carbon footprint.Because I'm a bit of an eco geek, I've tried out a few different carbon footprint calculators...
2020-09-081h 07Sustainable(ish)[070] RECYCLING 101 WITH DENIS THE DUSTCARTOnce upon a time (I'm looking at you 1990's) we were told that all we needed to do to be green was to do our recycling. And although it might have taken a while to catch on, most of us now diligently sort our rubbish out into a gazillion different bins and boxes each week, and feel good that we're doing our bit.However, sadly we're now realising that there's much more to saving the planet than simply popping our tin cans into the right bin, and that actually even the act of recycling is in itself bloody complicated...
2020-09-071h 11Sustainable(ish)[069] SAY IT WITH (BRITISH) FLOWERS WITH SARA WILLMANWho doesn't love a bunch of flowers?Well.....it turns out the planet might not be too chuffed with them if you buy a bunch of imported flowers.I don't know about you but I'd never really given much thought to the impact of flowers on the planet, other than to think that they're probably a good thing - they're natural, bees love them, what's the harm?DID YOU KNOW?A bunch of imported flowers from Holland or Kenya can have the equivalent carbon footprint of a flight from London to Birmingham!Tune into this great chat...
2020-07-0759 minSustainable(ish)[068] HOW TO WASTE LESS AT WORK WITH LIVVY DRAKEThis episode is going out at the start of July, and in the eco world, July is all about plastic, thanks to the brilliant Plastic Free July campaign that started in Australia and has since gained traction all over the globe.It’s also a time when more of us might be contemplating a return to work as coronavirus restrictions lift a little more here in the UK. So I figured it might be a good time to speak to someone about what we can do reduce the amount of waste that is produced at work – whether we work from...
2020-06-3058 minSustainable(ish)[067] LOCKDOWN GUILTWelcome back to the Sustainable(ish) podcast!My goodness it’s been a while! I thought I’d have a little break after doing 12 podcasts in 12 days for the book launch, and then a month or two passed, and then a global pandemic hit. And now here we are 6 months down the line!How are you? How is life treating you? How has lockdown been for you?It’s a strange old time isn’t it?When lockdown started I descended into a massive funk. My husband was furloughed for the first four weeks, and it turns out he’s someone...
2020-06-2611 minSustainable(ish)[066] – MEAL PLANNING MAGIC, OR HOW TO MAKE THE FOOD YOU’VE GOT GO FURTHER WITH ANN FROM STORR CUPBOARDWell.... What can I say?We are living in unprecedented times - it feels surreal, scary, overwhelming, all of the emotions. And this is going out the day after the UK government announced that schools will be closed until further notice. I'm not going to dwell here on the c-word - I think we're all probably getting about as much as we can take right now, so how about a coronavirus free hour?In today's episode I'm chatting to Ann Storr, from the Storr Cupboard (do you see what she's done there? I do love a play o...
2020-03-191h 04Sustainable(ish)[065] ‘PERIODICAL’ WITH LAUREN FROM WEAR ‘EM OUT PADSYay! The podcast is BACK for series FOUR!!I intended to only take a short break in the New Year and now suddenly it's March - I'd like to say I have no idea how that happened, but the reality is that it turns out launching a book into the world is quite time consuming, and as ever I massively over-estimated what I'd be able to get done each day...!Right then, this week's podcast is with the wonderful Lauren Derrett, founder of Wear 'em Out, a new brand of reusable pad. We chat all things periods, obviously, but...
2020-03-101h 09
Kind ConversationsKind Conversations #7 - Being Sustainable(ish), with Jen GaleI am so proud to welcome you to this new Kind Conversation with Jen Gale, author of "The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide"- Everything You Need to Know to Make Small Changes That Make a Big Difference. Jen's positive attitude, humour and realistic approach to becoming more sustainable is a breath of fresh air. We cover so much in this conversation, including...- Jen's decision to have a whole year without buying ANYTHING new (no small task with two young children and a husband who argued his daily paper didn't count.)- The realisation...
2020-01-2742 minSustainable(ish)DAYS OF SUSTAINABLE(ISH) – DAY 12 ACTIVISM(ISH)OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG....!It is with HUGE excitement that I bring you this very special mini-series of the Sustainable(ish) podcast to celebrate, and to count down to, the launch of The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide - everything you need to know to make small changes that make a big difference.This book is pretty much the distillation of the Sustainable(ish) ethos and is being published by Bloomsbury on January 9th 2020 , and to mark such an auspicious occasion I've put together 12 shortish episodes of the podcast, one for each chapter of the book, where I have...
2020-01-0839 minSustainable(ish)12 DAYS OF SUSTAINABLE(ISH) – DAY 11 SUSTAINABLE(ISH) CELEBRATIONSOMG OMG OMG OMG OMG....!It is with HUGE excitement that I bring you this very special mini-series of the Sustainable(ish) podcast to celebrate, and to count down to, the launch of The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide - everything you need to know to make small changes that make a big difference.This book is pretty much the distillation of the Sustainable(ish) ethos and is being published by Bloomsbury on January 9th 2020 , and to mark such an auspicious occasion I've put together 12 shortish episodes of the podcast, one for each chapter of the book, where I have...
2020-01-0721 minSustainable(ish)12 DAYS OF SUSTAINABLE(ISH) – DAY 10 SUSTAINABLE(ISH) TRAVEL & TRANSPORTOMG OMG OMG OMG OMG....!It is with HUGE excitement that I bring you this very special mini-series of the Sustainable(ish) podcast to celebrate, and to count down to, the launch of The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide - everything you need to know to make small changes that make a big difference.This book is pretty much the distillation of the Sustainable(ish) ethos and is being published by Bloomsbury on January 9th 2020 , and to mark such an auspicious occasion I've put together 12 shortish episodes of the podcast, one for each chapter of the book, where I have...
2020-01-0638 minSustainable(ish)12 DAYS OF SUSTAINABLE(ISH) – DAY 9 SUSTAINABLE(ISH) AT SCHOOLOMG OMG OMG OMG OMG....!It is with HUGE excitement that I bring you this very special mini-series of the Sustainable(ish) podcast to celebrate, and to count down to, the launch of The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide - everything you need to know to make small changes that make a big difference.This book is pretty much the distillation of the Sustainable(ish) ethos and is being published by Bloomsbury on January 9th 2020 , and to mark such an auspicious occasion I've put together 12 shortish episodes of the podcast, one for each chapter of the book, where I have...
2020-01-0524 minSustainable(ish)12 DAYS OF SUSTAINABLE(ISH) – DAY 8 SUSTAINABLE(ISH) WORKOMG OMG OMG OMG OMG....!It is with HUGE excitement that I bring you this very special mini-series of the Sustainable(ish) podcast to celebrate, and to count down to, the launch of The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide - everything you need to know to make small changes that make a big difference.This book is pretty much the distillation of the Sustainable(ish) ethos and is being published by Bloomsbury on January 9th 2020 , and to mark such an auspicious occasion I've put together 12 shortish episodes of the podcast, one for each chapter of the book, where I have...
2020-01-0448 minSustainable(ish)12 DAYS OF SUSTAINABLE(ISH) – DAY 7 SUSTAINABLE(ISH) HOMEOMG OMG OMG OMG OMG....!It is with HUGE excitement that I bring you this very special mini-series of the Sustainable(ish) podcast to celebrate, and to count down to, the launch of The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide - everything you need to know to make small changes that make a big difference.This book is pretty much the distillation of the Sustainable(ish) ethos and is being published by Bloomsbury on January 9th 2020 , and to mark such an auspicious occasion I've put together 12 shortish episodes of the podcast, one for each chapter of the book, where I have...
2020-01-0327 minSustainable(ish)12 DAYS OF SUSTAINABLE(ISH) – DAY 6 SUSTAINABLE(ISH) FAMILYOMG OMG OMG OMG OMG....!It is with HUGE excitement that I bring you this very special mini-series of the Sustainable(ish) podcast to celebrate, and to count down to, the launch of The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide - everything you need to know to make small changes that make a big difference.This book is pretty much the distillation of the Sustainable(ish) ethos and is being published by Bloomsbury on January 9th 2020 , and to mark such an auspicious occasion I've put together 12 shortish episodes of the podcast, one for each chapter of the book, where I have...
2020-01-0214 minSustainable(ish)12 DAYS OF SUSTAINABLE(ISH) – DAY 5 SUSTAINABLE(ISH) FASHIONOMG OMG OMG OMG OMG....!It is with HUGE excitement that I bring you this very special mini-series of the Sustainable(ish) podcast to celebrate, and to count down to, the launch of The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide - everything you need to know to make small changes that make a big difference.This book is pretty much the distillation of the Sustainable(ish) ethos and is being published by Bloomsbury on January 9th 2020 , and to mark such an auspicious occasion I've put together 12 shortish episodes of the podcast, one for each chapter of the book, where I have...
2020-01-0128 minSustainable(ish)12 DAYS OF SUSTAINABLE(ISH) – DAY 4 – SUSTAINABLE(ISH) FOODOMG OMG OMG OMG OMG....!It is with HUGE excitement that I bring you this very special mini-series of the Sustainable(ish) podcast to celebrate, and to count down to, the launch of The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide - everything you need to know to make small changes that make a big difference.This book is pretty much the distillation of the Sustainable(ish) ethos and is being published by Bloomsbury on January 9th 2020 , and to mark such an auspicious occasion I've put together 12 shortish episodes of the podcast, one for each chapter of the book, where I have...
2019-12-3124 minSustainable(ish)12 DAYS OF SUSTAINABLE(ISH) – DAY 3 – PLASTIC-FREE(ISH)OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG....!It is with HUGE excitement that I bring you this very special mini-series of the Sustainable(ish) podcast to celebrate, and to count down to, the launch of The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide - everything you need to know to make small changes that make a big difference.This book is pretty much the distillation of the Sustainable(ish) ethos and is being published by Bloomsbury on January 9th 2020 , and to mark such an auspicious occasion I've put together 12 shortish episodes of the podcast, one for each chapter of the book, where I have...
2019-12-3058 minSustainable(ish)12 DAYS OF SUSTAINABLE(ISH) – DAY 2 – ZERO WASTE(ISH)It is with HUGE excitement that I bring you this very special mini-series of the Sustainable(ish) podcast to celebrate, and to count down to, the launch of The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide - everything you need to know to make small changes that make a big difference.This book is pretty much the distillation of the Sustainable(ish) ethos and is being published by Bloomsbury on January 9th 2020 , and to mark such an auspicious occasion I've put together 12 shortish episodes of the podcast, one for each chapter of the book, where I have a good old chinwag with...
2019-12-2935 minSustainable(ish)12 DAYS OF SUSTAINABLE(ISH) – DAY 1 – CONSCIOUS CONSUMPTIONOMG OMG OMG OMG OMG....!It is with HUGE excitement that I bring you this very special mini-series of the Sustainable(ish) podcast to celebrate, and to count down to, the launch of The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide - everything you need to know to make small changes that make a big difference.This book is pretty much the distillation of the Sustainable(ish) ethos and is being published by Bloomsbury on January 9th 2020 , and to mark such an auspicious occasion I've put together 12 shortish episodes of the podcast, one for each chapter of the book, where I have...
2019-12-2824 minSustainable(ish)[052] CONSCIOUS GIFTING WITH BUY ME ONCEThis episode is going out in the 1st week of December - the Christmas songs are on the radio, the shops are rammed with All The Things, and the pressure is on buy presents for friends and family. And not just to buy presents, to buy the right presents - we all love to gift, and we all love seeing people's faces when they open the gifts we've carefully chosen. But only if we've got it right! And that can be the tricky thing can't it? Finding the right present for the right person, and in budget to boot...
2019-12-0445 minSustainable(ish)[051] #IDONTBUYIT WITH GLOBAL ACTION PLANThis episode is hitting the airways just a couple of days before Black Friday 2019. If you’ve been living under a rock and haven’t heard of Black Friday, it’s another delightful American import that has made it’s way over here, and is basically where retailers and manufacturers slash their prices in a bid to get you to buy All The Things in the run up to Christmas.And this episode feels very timely (I’m totally patting myself on the back for this and pretending it was all a very strategic plan, when in reality I got behind...
2019-11-2740 min
Another Door Opens#12 Imperfectly green and sustainable(ish) - Jen GaleJen Gale went from being a Vet to an imperfectly green mum who accidentally created her own business by depriving her children of buying anything new! Sustainable(ish) isn't about mung beans and knitting yoghurt, but making family life a bit greener a little less plastic and slightly more fantastic. This episode is about massive career gear change and how to handle it. More about Jen here: https://www.asustainablelife.co.uk/ Get social at Insta: https://www.instagram.com/anotherdooruk/ Get social at Facebook: https://www...
2019-11-2534 minSustainable(ish)[050] EVERYTHING ELECTRIC CARS WITH JAMES & KATEElectric cars - my god it's confusing isn't it?Even just the terminology - EVs, ICE, PHEV... what does it all mean? How do I charge it? Doesn't it take hours to charge? How do I find charge points? What if I haven't got a drive?ALL the questions!Well never fear, in this episode I'm chatting to James and Kate of You Tube fame who I wanted to get on the show after watching one of their reviews where Kate points out that you can get the buggy in the back of the car. That's the...
2019-11-2057 minSustainable(ish)[049] TOP TIPS FOR SUSTAINABLE(ISH) PARENTING WITH KAREN MAURICE** This episode is supported by Little Freddie, the UKs leading sustainable baby food brand.
Parenting is bloody hard work isn't it?When you're up to your eyeballs in dirty nappies, sleep deprivation and anxiety around keeping your very own small person fed, entertained, educated, stimulated and everything else we're apparently supposed to be doing, adding in trying to do it all a bit more sustainably can feel like yet another thing to worry about/add to the to-do list/feel guilty about.Having kids is the perfect storm for feeling crap about the planet - we all wa...
2019-10-2358 minSustainable(ish)[048] THE BIG CLIMATE FIGHTBACK WITH THE WOODLAND TRUSTDID YOU KNOW?The UK is one of Europe's least wooded countries - the average woodland cover for EU countries is 37%. Here in the UK we're lagging massively behind at around 13%If we are to limit climate change to below 1.5C by 2050, an extra 2.4 BILLION acres of trees needs to be plantedReforesting the world could capture around 2/3 of man-made carbon emissionsTrees are the ultimate multi-taskers and don't only capture carbon, and improve air quality, they also improve soil structure and help prevent flooding, as well as providing shelter, food and habitat for our ecosystems#everytreecounts, so planting a tree in yo...
2019-10-0934 minSustainable(ish)[047] FIGHTING FOOD WASTE – WHY IT’S IMPORTANT AND HOW TO MAKE IT EASIER WITH OLIODID YOU KNOW?A land mass larger than China is used to grow food that is never eaten25% of humanity's water is used on food that is never eatenFood waste accounts for around 7% of global greenhouse gas emissions (2-4x greater than aviation)If food waste were a country it would be the third biggest emitter of greenhouse gases after the USA and China50% of food waste occurs in the homeAll of those stats are pretty shocking, but the one that always gets me is the food waste in the home one. It's easy to blame farmers, or su...
2019-10-021h 05Sustainable(ish)[046] SUSTAINABLE SUPERMARKET SHOPPING MADE EASY WITH GIKIIn an ideal world, when it comes to the weekly food shop, we’d all have a local zero waste shop, and have the time to visit our local greengrocers, butchers and bakers. BUT for most of us, the reality is either a mad dash round the supermarket while the kids are whinging at us, or an online delivery. And sadly, shopping sustainably at the supermarket is really, really hard. So when I heard about an app that I could use to scan products (whilst I’m in the supermarket, or more feasibly at home) and get instant information on d...
2019-09-2544 minSustainable(ish)[045] HOW TO SWITCH TO A RENEWABLE ENERGY TARIFF WITH CONFIDENCEOf the six highest impact things we can do as individuals and households, switching to a renewable energy tariff comes in at number four, behind have one less child (I am unclear how this actually works..), going entirely car-free, or taking one less transatlantic flight. And ahead of going vegan or switching to an electric car.It is hands down, the easiest high impact environmental action you can take.But lots of us put it off. Because lets face it, it's dull, it and feels like it will be hard work and that we'll have to do lots of...
2019-09-181h 02Sustainable(ish)[044] – HOW TO GET YOUR MP TO TAKE ACTION ON THE CLIMATE CRISISWhen we see lists of things we can do to help the planet, one of the most important is often missing, and it's this - campaign. Make your voice heard. It's one of the most powerful things we can do, but I think for lots of us (myself included), the idea of 'campaigning' sounds a bit intimidating. The dictionary definition of activism is:"the policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change".And I don't know about you, but the phrase 'vigorous campaigning' leaves me feeling a little bit lacking. I mean, I b...
2019-09-1158 minSustainable(ish)[043] – 5(ISH) MINUTE GUIDE TO #SWITCHTEMBERDID YOU KNOW...?Buying green energy for your home or business is one of THE most impactful things we can all do to help the climate crisis?Switching to a renewable tariff for electricity and carbon offset gas could save up to 3.5tonnes CO2 per yearThe average person's carbon footprint living in the UK is around 13.5 tonnes CO2 per year, so you could slash your footprint by a quarter with this one simple switchIt's super easy and takes less than 10 minutes (probably less than 5mins - you could feasibly do it in a TV ad break)You could save up...
2019-09-0309 min
The SuperMum Podcast120: Mummy Project: A Year of Make Do and Mend | Jen GaleWith kids comes clobber. The toys, the clothes, the special equipment. Bigger car. Bigger house. More storage. It goes on and on. But what would happen if you decided not to buy anything new for a year? I loathe shopping, but even I gasped in shock. What nothing? For a whole year? Impossible. Well not for Jen Gale. In 2012/13 when her two boys were small, she decided to give it a try. Just for fun. It was a bit of a diversion from changing nappies and running around after children all day. Little d...
2019-08-1946 minSustainable(ish)[042] FLIGHT FREE 2020It seems somewhat fitting as we approach August, the traditional holiday month here in the UK, to have a little look at flying…DID YOU KNOW:2-5 % of global greenhouse gas emissions are a result of aviationYet only around 5% of the global population actually use aeroplanesMeaning that as consumers, a plane ticket is about the most carbon intensive thing you can buyIf you are one of the 5% of the global population who fly, flying will be the single biggest contributor to your carbon footprintFlying is the fastest growing cause of climate changeIf aviation was a country, it would be...
2019-07-2337 minSustainable(ish)[041] USE YOUR PHONE TO FIGHT FOOD WASTE WITH COZZOThis episode is published in collaboration with CozZo*There’s a BIG focus at the moment on plastic pollution isn’t there?Since Blue Planet II aired it feels like it’s an issue that has really caught people’s attention and is something that we’re all wanting to do something about. Which is obviously great, but plastic pollution is just none part of the bigger issue of the climate crisis. And actually, I would say that attempting to tackle the amount of single use plastic we bring home each week after a supermarket shop is right up t...
2019-07-1749 minSustainable(ish)[040] PANTS FOR YOUR PERIOD WITH WUKASo today’s episode is all about period pants. "What are period pants?" I hear you ask! Well, they do exactly what they say on the tin – they’re pants you wear when you’re on your period – they have an absorbent gusset (I'm totally still immature enough to snigger at the word 'gusset' #sorrynotsorry) and soak up and lock away the blood. So all you have to do is pull on your pants, no pads shifting around and giving you a wedgie, or any of that nonsense. I think they’re a brilliant option for teenage girls starting their periods...
2019-07-1058 minSustainable(ish)[039] RECYCLE YOUR PADDLING POOL WITH WYATT & JACKIf you're anything like us the kids start to clamour for a paddling pool as soon as the weather gets above 18C and we have one sunny day, we get one, spend hours (and use lots of precious water) filling it, they play in it for about three seconds, and decide it's too cold, or the sun goes in. It then sits there collecting dead bugs and grass and leaves for a week or two, then somehow gets a puncture (which may or may not be related to the dog jumping into it) and starts a sad and slow...
2019-07-0347 minSustainable(ish)[038] EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT WORMERIES WITH THE URBAN WORMDID YOU KNOW?We only have around 30- 40 years of fertile soil left in the UK? And golabally optimistic estimates are around 60 years. The problem is that modern agricultural practices take out more from the soil than they put back in, leaving it depleted of the nutrient that plants need to grown. And as 98% of our fod comes from the soil, this should be causing more of a stir than it is.The answer though is simple. And according to today's guest Anna de la Vega from The Urban Worm, it’s worms. Worm farming is a double whammy (in...
2019-06-2653 minSustainable(ish)HOW TO SET UP A REUSABLE PARTY PACKAGE FOR KIDS BIRTHDAY PARTIES IN YOUR TOWNI had the great pleasure of chatting to Tillie Mabbutt recently for Episode 37 of the Sustainable(ish) podcast, where she shared with us her amazing business Frome Eco Party Packages, and her top tips for anyone wanting to start up a similar thing near them. She's very kindly helped me to collate this little "How to.." guide with all the info in one place to make it super easy. Why you might want to:I'm sure any parent will tell you that kids birthday parties are massively wasteful - and that's before we even get started on p...
2019-06-1841 minSustainable(ish)[037] HOW AND WHY TO SET UP A REUSABLE PARTY PACKAGE FOR KIDS BIRTHDAY PARTIES
Kids birthday parties can be a nightmare when it comes to the waste and plastic tat that they generate. Yet we all want our little darlings to have a fun and memorable party don't we? And ideally we want to do it with the least amount of stress and work!I’m sure we’re all familiar with the scenario at the end of a party where all the paper plates, cups, bowls, and food waste get swept into black bin liners and deposited in the bin – job done and we get to breathe a sigh of relief...
2019-06-1841 minSustainable(ish)[036] HOW TO TALK TO OUR KIDS ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGEToday I’m chatting to Helen and Joe, co-founders of EcoTales, who have been friends since meeting each other at school at the age of 12. EcoTales is a podcast for primary school children that aims to share nature knowledge and inspire future generations to love and defend the planet. And it does it brilliantly through stories and songs helped by a cast of 26 animated alphabet characters. There’s PolyPlastic and Willow Water and Etta Earth, who alongside all their friends, tell Eco-Tales to not only engage children but also to help us to start having some of these conversataions with...
2019-06-1243 minSustainable(ish)[035] #BLEEDREDTHINKGREEN – THE WORLD’S FIRST REUSABLE TAMPON APPLICATORIn this episode I’m chatting to Celia Pool one of the co-founders of DAME – a sustainable self-care brand on a mission to turn our bathrooms green.Did you know that globally we throw away 100 billion sanitary products every year? Which is enough to circle the globe 250 times. Plastic tampon applicators are a big part of the problem –being used for just seconds but taking hundreds of years to degrade. Even cardboard applicators are often lined with plastic. Here in the UK we throw away 13 billion aplicators every single year, and in a recent UK beach clean nine tampon applic...
2019-06-0448 minSustainable(ish)[034] #NONEWJUNE WITH MCR LOVE YOUR CLOTHESEvery year an estimated 300,000 tonnes of used clothing goes to landfill in the UK.In the UK we buy more clothes per person than any other country in Europe.It takes over 2000 litres of water to make one single cotton t-shirt.17% of young people said they wouldn’t wear an outfit again if it had been on IG.These are shocking stats aren't they? I’ve heard most of them before, but that still doesn’t detract from the shock value. However the one that was new to me was the IG one – I’m a bit too old and uncool...
2019-05-2909 minSustainable(ish)[033] ECOBRICKS – ALL YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED!If you've not got time to listen to the podcast or read the whole post, scroll to the end for the 'take home' points!
Ecobricks. Plastic bottles packed with clean and dry plastic that can then be used literally as building bricks for a whole variety of structures. They seem to the the marmite of the plastic pollution fight with advocates citing them as a great way to keep plastic out of the biosphere (whilst we work on drastically reducing the mind boggling-ly enormous amount of plastic that we have come to depend on) and for the...
2019-05-221h 23Sustainable(ish)[032] – THE INTROVERTS GUIDE TO CLIMATE MARCHES (OR HOW TO GO ON A PROTEST MARCH IF MARCHING REALLY ISN’T YOUR THING)I'm not sure about you, but I've sat behind my phone or my laptop on social media watching the youth climate marches, and the Extinction Rebellion protests with a mixture of gratitude, and awe, maybe a little bit of envy. And I've also curled up inside at the thought of going along myself. I feel like this stuff NEEDS to happen, that it's so important that we stand up and show the world, the government, business leaders and our friends and family that this matters. That this matters enough for us to get off our butts and take time o...
2019-05-1511 minSustainable(ish)[031] PLASTIC FREE PERIODS AND WIPES WITH SUSIE HEWSON FROM NATRACAREIf you've not got time to listen to the podcast or read the whole post, scroll to the end for the 'take home' points!
When I was first approached to ask if I would be interested in interviewing the Susie Hewson, the founder of Natracare about their new safe to flush wipes my instant response was a resounding "No".I felt quite strongly that we should be discouraging the use of single use wipes, and also that marketing a flushable wipe would confuse the message that is starting to filter down that wipes should very definitely NOT...
2019-05-0849 minSustainable(ish)[030] SISTERS AGAINST PLASTICHow do you feel when you open your bin to throw something away? Or after you've done your weekly shop? Smug and self-congratulatory at just how little single use plastic there is? Or like most of us, guilty and overwhelmed by quite how much there is?Teresa Walters was faced with a whole bin full of unrecyclable plastic after Christmas in 2017 and decided that enough was enough and that she was going to do something about it. She roped in her sister Mary, and together they embarked on a competition between the two families to see who could reduce...
2019-05-0147 minSustainable(ish)[029] THE END OF TOYBOX CLUTTER? WITH NIGEL PHAN FROM WHIRLIDid you know that on average kids in the UK receive around £350 of toys a year? I was pretty shocked when I read this, and indignantly though to the myself "there’s no way that applies to my kids", especially as we buy the vast majority of their toys secondhand. But when I stopped and thought about Christmas and birthdays and those times when they drag me into the toy shop and my resistance levels are at an all time low, then it’s easy to see how it can all add up. And when I look around the clutt...
2019-03-2753 minSustainable(ish)[028] BUY LESS, BUY BETTER WITH TARA BUTTON FROM BUY ME ONCEIn today’s episode I'm chatting to Tara Button, the founder and CEO of Buy Me Once, and author of A Life Less Throwaway. After receiving a Le Crueset saucepan as a gift, Tara set out to look for a website that sold "the Le Crueset of everything" - meaning products that are made to last, and that will be cherished and are capable of being passed on to our kids and grandkids. When she couldn't find one, and the idea just wouldn't leave her alone, Tara founded Buy Me Once, a website selling only products that are built to...
2019-03-201h 14Sustainable(ish)[027] THE WORLD’S MOST SUSTAINABLE PET FOOD – WITH TOM NEISH FROM YORAWelcome back to Sustainable(ish)!Today I’ve got an interview lined up for you with Tom Neish who is the founder and head honcho of Yora pet food, a new pet food brand that claim to be the world’s most sustainable pet food.So what makes them so sustainable I hear you ask? Well I’m glad you asked. It’s because the food is made from insects!The message seems to be slowly getting out that we should be reducing the amount of meat that we’re eating in our own diets, but I’d genuinely never really...
2019-03-1233 minSustainable(ish)[026] 5(ISH) MINUTE GUIDE TO…A SUSTAINABLE(ISH) LENTIt's pancake day - hurray! Which means it's the start of Lent tomorrow - traditionally 40 days and 40 nights of fasting before Easter to remember Jesus' time in the wilderness.Now I’ve never really done Lent, but it’s a time of year when some people choose to take on a challenge and give up something they enjoy - whether thats chocolate, or sugar or alcohol, or something else entirely. But how about this year abstaining from something that will help the planet, rather than simply your waistline? In this episode I share with you a few ideas for thing...
2019-03-0507 minSustainable(ish)[025] A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO GROW YOUR OWN – WITH SARA VENNToday’s episode is all about Growing Your Own. It’s the stereotypical image of sustainable living isn’t it? The kind of Good Life image of being self sufficient in veg, and the temptation is to go all out right from the start, take on a huge allotment plot, and then before we know it it’s taken over our lives. Sara Venn has been on the show before back in Episode 4 where we talked about the power of community gardening and projects like Incredible Edible and she got in touch me a the start of this year to ask if...
2019-02-2854 minSustainable(ish)[024] – 5(ISH) MINUTE GUIDE – SUSTAINABLE(ISH) DAYS OUTIt's half-term here in my corner of the UK, so I'm sharing with you some ideas for easy swaps and tips to help make your days out more sustainable(fish). Please do still listen if you're kid free, as most of the tips apply to grown ups too (maybe not the tantrums in the gift shop. Hopefully.) […]
2019-02-1906 minSustainable(ish)[023] – 5(ISH) MINUTE GUIDE – CREATING NEW SUSTAINABLE HABITSIn this episode of the podcast I've got another 5(ish) minute guide for you - this time with some tips and ideas creating new, more sustainable(ish) habits. It's very easy to have all good intentions, and to WANT to do things differently, but when we're busy and frazzled, those good intentions can all too easily fall by the wayside. Whether you want to finally remember your reusable coffee cup when you race out of the house for work each morning, or you want to stop impulse shopping fast fashion, or whatever it might be, I've got some tips a...
2019-02-1308 minSustainable(ish)[022] – STYLISH SUSTAINABLE LIVING WITH PEBBLE MAGAZINEGeorgina Wilson-Powell is the founder and editor of Pebble - an online magazine and brand for 'stylish, sustainable living' that aims to empower people to make more ethical everyday decisions. In this episode I chat to her about all things sustainable (including finding a more exciting word for 'sustainable'!), hear about the projects that Pebble involved in, and about the personal sustainable(ish) steps that Georgina is taking.This episode is packed full of ideas and inspiration and Georgina talks very openly and honestly about the challenges she faces, and some of the things that she's changed, which will...
2019-02-0545 minSustainable(ish)[021] – 5(ISH) MINUTE GUIDE – OVERCOMING OVERWHELMWelcome back to the Sustainable(ish) podcast and to Season 2!This season I've got some cracking guest lined up to inspire us all as well as some bite sized "5(ish) minute guides" where I'll try and to help you out with a sustainable(ish) problem in just 5(ish) minutes (the 'ish' is important here, as I'm discovering I'm not that good at not rambling and therefore keeping to time..!).For the first episode of this new season, we're tackling overwhelm - I've been hearing a lot from members of my new FB group (this one is aimed at beginners...
2019-01-2909 minSustainable(ish)[020] – REASONS TO SCREW BLACK FRIDAYThe kids are back to school and now there is no denying that we're on the downhill slope to Christmas and the biggest consumer festival of the year.Which brings with it not only a dose of magic and goodwill to all (hopefully) but also the stress, the overwhelm and All The Stuff.In this episode I share with you 12 'not so fun festive facts' that demonstrate quite shockingly the waste we generate each Christmas, and the impact that the waste is having on the planet.We all want to create magical memories for our children but...
2018-11-2010 min
Miniature Horsemanship StoriesJen Joines & The Mini Adventures of KricketJen Joines & The Mini Adventures of Kricket - endurance with a miniature horse! Show notes: http://classroom.miniaturehorsemanship.com/3
2018-11-0826 minSustainable(ish)[019] – 12 NOT SO FUN FESTIVE FACTSThe kids are back to school and now there is no denying that we're on the downhill slope to Christmas and the biggest consumer festival of the year.Which brings with it not only a dose of magic and goodwill to all (hopefully) but also the stress, the overwhelm and All The Stuff.In this episode I share with you 12 'not so fun festive facts' that demonstrate quite shockingly the waste we generate each Christmas, and the impact that the waste is having on the planet.We all want to create magical memories for our children but...
2018-11-0614 minSustainable(ish)[018] – THE ONE THING YOU NEED TO DO TO TAKE ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGEWednesday 24th October is International Climate Action Day - Yay!But wait, hold on. What the hell is climate action? And what does it mean to regular people like you and me?Surely 'climate action' is something for governments and big business to be concerned with? Not for me to have to worry about in between school runs and work, and refereeing the kids.After all, what kind of impact can we have as individuals?A lot as it turns out!A study on 2016 found that household consumption (of everything from food to electricity) is respo...
2018-10-2412 minSustainable(ish)[017] – SUSTAINABLE(ISH) TRAVEL WITH EARTH CHANGERSTravel.We all want to do it- whether it's to experience the world and different cultures, or simply to get some R&R in the sunshine away from the gloom of the British winter or the fickle nature of English summers.But for most of us on the sustainable(ish) spectrum, it probably comes with a good smattering of guilt layered in - worrying about the carbon footprint of our flight, or wincing at the volume of single use plastic that aeroplane travel seems to generate. So are you condemned to spending our holidays in cold damp caravan parks...
2018-10-1754 minSustainable(ish)[016] – WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT…CLIMATE CHANGEThis is the first in a new series for the podcast of commentary type episodes, some might even say rants, about some of the big sustainable issues we're facing right now.I hope you enjoy!I couldn't sleep last night, and I got to thinking, and then to worrying, and then to freaking out, about climate change.The latest IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change) report said that we need to limit global temperature rises to 1.5C and highlights the differences we might see with a 1.5C rise versus a 2C increase. And it turns out that tha...
2018-10-1015 minSustainable(ish)[015] – MONEY AS A FORCE FOR GOOD WITH TRIODOS BANKIn this episode I'm chatting to Amy Robinson who is the business development manager at Triodos bank.For those of you who haven’t heard of them, Triodos are the UK’s most ethical bank and have a tagline that is “money as a force for good" which I totally love!The banking industry as a whole isn’t one that I think would be seen as ‘ethical’ – we all have images of rich nanker types making their fortunes and only really caring about the financial bottom line.At Triodos they do it diferently, and as well as making sure they are...
2018-09-2848 minSustainable(ish)[014] – PUTTING THE (ISH) INTO SUSTAINABLEI don't know about you but when I think about a 'green family' or a family living 'sustainably', I would expect to see lots of muted colours, wooden toys, maybe one of those bikes with a trailer, and the odd dreadlock or two. I know, I like to buy into stereotypes...But do you know what? My family is so NOT like that. The kids wear the same jeans and hoodies as their mates (although most of my kids is second-hand!), we have ALL the plastic toys in our house (the people at Lego appear to have asked if...
2018-09-1409 minSustainable(ish)[013] – BE GOOD AND DO GOOD WITH YOUR MONEYThis is another 're-purposed' interview from last year that I recorded with Lisa Stanley, co-founder of Good with Money - a website about "helping you become good with money while doing good with money too". I don't know about you, but it took me far longer than it should have done to realise that the money in my bank might be being used to fund all kinds of businesses and organisations that didn't align with my values. And that my money might not be working as hard as I am for a fairer, healthier world.Lisa and I dive i...
2018-09-0940 minSustainable(ish)[012] ZERO WASTE WEEK WITH RACHELLE STRAUSSThis is an interview I recorded with Rachelle, the founder of Zero Waste Week in 2017, just before the 10th annual Zero Waste Week. In it Rachelle shares how she got started on her own zero waste journey, as well as 'fessing up to the fact that her own bin is possibly not be as "zero waste" as we might expect! There's so much great stuff in here, that it seemed ridiculous to keep it gathering dust on my computer rather than being out there in the world inspiring people. So I'm re-publishing it here on the new site and...
2018-08-3146 min