A Sustainable Mind - environment & sustainability podcast

Anne-Marie grew up learning the DIY mentality from her father. She now puts it to use in the kitchen making all her food from scratch, from sourdough to kombucha and everything in between. She also hosts webinars to empower others to do the same. In this fun episode we discuss talking the talk and walking the walk in regards to sustainable living.

• How can I get to where you are sooner? How can I start now?

• Attend lectures, learn something new and meet new people

• My Plastic Free Life

• The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
• The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food by Dan Barber
• The Story of Stuff by Annie Leonard
• Heat: An Amateur’s Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany by Bill Bufford
• The Art of Fermentation by Sandor Katz

• ZeroWasteChef.com (including webinar calendar)
• Fermentation vs. Canning

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Kamea Chayne is an author, creative, the curator of ConsciousFashion.co, and the host of Green Dreamer Podcast. Challenging our dominant views of "advancement" that equate with destruction, degradation, and disconnection from the things that matter most, she curiously explores what it takes to realize a world of ecological balance and diversity, intersectional sustainability, and true abundance and wellness for all.

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In this episode Marjorie and Kamea Chayne discuss:

• How to take action and contribute to conservation efforts in your community
• How retail therapy caused Kamea to have a huge wake up call and start ConsciousFashion.co
• How mindfulness determines our impact on ecology
• Easy tips on how to keep your wardrobe both fresh and sustainable

Resources from Kamea Chayne:

• Article: What do insurance companies have to do with the expansion of the fossil fuel industry? (And 3 ways you can take action!)
• Kamea's interview with Jennifer Grayson of Unlatched and the Uncivilize podcast
• Kamea's interview with Peggy Shepard on Environmental Justice
• Online Tool: Ecosia search engine
• Books: Sapiens and Hidden Life Of Trees (Amazon)

Connect with Kamea Chayne:

• Personal Instagram: @KameaChayne
• Podcast Instagram: @greendreamerpodcast
• Twitter: @KameaChayne

Connect with Marjorie Alexander:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asustainablemind/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/SustainableMind
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asustainablemind/
• Website: http://www.asustainablemind.com

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Earth Easy is the brainchild of Long Island native Greg Seaman. After living on both coasts and in both rural and urban settings, he and his wife with a three month old in tow, decided to simplify their lifestyle and move off-grid. Now, EarthEasy.com is a family run business allowing everyone involved to live out their ideals of treading lightly on this planet.

Moji Igun is the founder of Blue Daisi Consulting. Her company serves small businesses that want to reduce their waste and implement more earth-friendly business practices. She works with individuals to use their companies as an avenue to make a more positive social and environmental impact.

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In this episode Marjorie and Moji Igun discuss:

• The benefits to small business owners of running a green operation
• Where to start if you want to make your business more sustainable
• What types of certifications are available for eco-friendly businesses

Resources from Moji Igun:

• Skillshare - teach and learn skills online
• Your local public library - most public libraries now offer e-resources including audiobooks, ebooks, classes and academic publications on a variety of topics
• Use Instagram, LinkedIn and other relevant social media to do market research
• Becoming by Michelle Obama
• Everything's Trash But It's Okay by Phoebe Robinson

Connect with Moji Igun and Blue Daisi Consulting:

• Website: https://bluedaisi.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bluedaisiconsulting/
• Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hippiemoji/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bluedaisiconsulting
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mojiigun/

Connect with Marjorie Alexander:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asustainablemind/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/SustainableMind
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asustainablemind/
• Website: http://www.asustainablemind.com

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Laird Christensen has dedicated his life to environmental activism and finding ways to create more sustainable communities. He has been an author, activist and educator during his career and that is how I came to know Laird, through his courses at Green Mountain College, where received my Masters in Environmental Studies. Laird is the Director of GMC’s latest masters program in Resilient and Sustainable Communities and in this episode we discuss his upbringing and his inspiration for developing the program.

• Mindfulness, learned from the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh, which focused on awareness and compassion

• Laird learned from his students what it means to build community in different places all around the country.

• Post Carbon Institute – Empowers people to live healthier lives by covering research and education to change consumer habits.

• A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There by Aldo Leopold

• Green Mountain College Masters of Science in Resilient & Sustainable Communities (MRSC)
• MRSC Facebook Page

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