Book of Leaves

Sam Bishop is the CEO of Neighbourhood Network which runs the wonderful Street Feast event due to take place this 25th & 26th of May. We’ll delve into the importance of bringing communities together in public spaces and how that helps create a climate just future. There are so many great initiatives to follow on socials but you can find them all via Neighbourhood Network's website or via their Instagram @neighbourhoodnetworkirl or @streetfeast.

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• [01:15] Plea for Kildare Wildlife Rescue oiled birds crisis
• [05:45] Sam introduces himself
• [10:10] The positive impacts of stronger communities
• [14:35] What street feasts is
• [22:50] Tips for lowering the environmental impact of street feasts
• [24:50] Any stand out moments / stories from Street Feasts
• [26:30] What Neighbourhood Network’s aims are
• [30:15] How Another Love Story festival combines community, arts, and climate
• [35:15] Extra suggestions – cycling
• [39:05] Vision for the future

Also Mentioned:

• Green Sod Ireland land trust
• WWOOF
• CAT Centre for Alternative Technologies
• Home Together

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For episode 53 I go back to the basics of environmental issues and talk about the infamous single use polluter: disposable coffee cups. For this, there's none other to talk to other than Sorcha Kavanagh from The Conscious Cup Campaign. This is a programme not just encouraging individuals to bring a reuseable cup, but encouraging cafés and businesses to drive the change forward and lead by example. Follow the Conscious Cup Campaign on Twitter @CCCampaign_Irl or Instagram @consciouscupcampaign.

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We cover:

• [05:10] How the Conscious Cup Campaign started.
• [08:20] Sorcha’s personal journey to being eco-conscious.
• [11:50] Disposable cup statistics in Ireland.
• [16:25] Where we currently stand regarding reuseable cups and COVID.
• [21:45] Advice for customers on how to encourage cafés they frequent to join the campaign.
• [28:00] Are compostable cups much better?
• [31:55] In the grand scheme of the climate crisis, is having a reuseable cup really going to solve things?
• [35:10] Reuseable cup brand/type favourites.
• [37:30] Lucy O'Sullivan's 2.4km cycle for Jigsaw & The Conscious Cup Campaign along the Wild Atlantic Way Cycle. Click this link to donate!

Also mentioned:

• Zero Waste Ireland Facebook group.
• Timi Nicholson.
• Elaine Butler.
• The Body Shop.
• Huskee cup.
• The Keepcup.
• Stojo Cup.
• Gather & Gather – Julia Murray.
• #ContactlessCoffee
• Doughnut Economics by Kate Raworth book recommendation.

Examples of cafés currently accepting reuseables (and many small, independent cafés are too!):

• Starbucks
• Sprout
• Costa
• Lolly & Cooks
• Butlers

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Common Knowledge is a new non-profit community based in County Clare, whose goal is to facilitate the sharing of skills we have almost lost over the years. From building a home works with nature as opposed to against, making ropes from scratch, or dyeing your own clothes with natural dyes, there's nothing this community isn't open to sharing! Check out their website, donate to their fundraiser, and stay up to date on Instagram and Twitter @common_k_.

[05:35] What Earthships are.

[13:20] Rekindle Festival

[18:30] Wasted wool

[23:10] How Common Knowledge started

[29:15] What else is involved that isn’t necessarily related to building your own home

[34:30] Empowering women

[43:10] Random Questions!

Also mentioned:

HomeTree

4Hands Food Studio

Concern's FREE CopOn festival

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Rachel Dempsey has been clued into the environmental crisis since way before it was ‘cool’. She has a fascinating wealth of knowledge she has picked up and shared all across the world and I’m honoured to have been given her time for this interview. She was also the original creator of the Zero Waste Ireland Facebook group that has been mentioned on the podcast so many times before thanks to its helpfulness! Be sure to check out her website and give a follow on Instagram @full_circle_change or Facebook.

• [04:30] What it means to be a good ancestor.
• [06:35] The Zero Waste Ireland Facebook group
• [08:00] The work Rachel does
• [11:00] How singing helps with healing.
• [15:05] What climate anxiety looks like.
• [17:00] How our health system is set up to deal with climate anxiety in people.
• [23:30] Tips on becoming resilient.
• [28:00] How change happens? Positive stories.
• [32:00] Watching for climate anxiety warning signs
• [35:20] What workshops & services Rachel provides now
• [38:20] A song from Rachel

Mentioned:

• The Good Ancestor Podcast
• Timi’s interview / Sorcha's interview
• Zero Waste Ireland Facebook Group
• Capacitar https://capacitar.org/
• Climate cafès
• Britt Wray: Ted Talk / Generation Dread book
• Laura Hartley for workshops on burnout
• Songs for the Great Turning
• Active Hope book by Joanna Macy
• A Field Guide To Climate Anxiety by Sarah Jaquette Ray

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For episode 60, I chatted to Ahmad Mu'azzam, one of the creators behind Evocco, a food impact tracking app. I reached out to him for an interview after finding the app and their newsletter so helpful and full of solution based tips. This episode is encompasses simple practices we can take on board systemically and individually.

• [06:10] Ahmad's introduction.
• [09:15] How and when Evocco started.
• [13:20] Planetary Boundaries & how the app works.
• [16:30] What Ahmad would say to people who don’t think their individual shopping habits make a difference.
• [19:50] How the app has been received since public release.
• [21:17] Where Ahmad can see his activism work going in future.
• [23:40] Tips for instantly reducing your impact when food shopping.
• [26:30] What needs to happen systemically for food shopping habits to improve.
• [28:40] Random questions!

Click here for my Christmas episodes!

Climate Ambassador Podcast Episode 18 about Food Waste.

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