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This week we speak with Jonathan Pereira from Plant Chicago, a non-profit focused on circular economies, that is designing community-driven programs and projects for a sustainable environment.
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Listen in on a typical conversation between us - including everything from Black Friday sales and Christmas gifts to our favourite ways to practice self-care in the wintertime.
Article mentioned from The Atlantic: Megan Garber, "The Rise of Anti-Black Friday Branding", November 26, 2015, https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/11/black-friday-backlash/417588/
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Saknas det avsnitt?
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We go on location to the Toronto Tool Library to speak with Ryan Dyment about conscious consumerism, the sharing economy and life in tiny apartments.
Photo courtesy of us! On location!
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This episode we call Delfina Par Cotuc, a Mayan artisan and weaver in Lake Atitlán, Guatemala. We discuss the artists' co-operative she works with and a non-profit, Ethical Fashion Guatemala, focused on ensuring fair prices for locally-made products that are sold for outrageous prices online - with funds not trickling down to the makers and weavers.
For more, see Ethical Fashion Guatemala.
Photo courtesy of Ethical Fashion Guatemala.
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Listen to Scott Kessler of LO3 Energy -one of Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies of 2017- speak about the Brooklyn Microgrid, solar power, community involvement and the future of sustainable energy.
Photo courtesy of LO3 Energy.
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In this episode we chat with Jarrod Goldin from Entomo Farms, who introduces us to the next big 'farm to table' thing: Crickets as a nutritious, sustainable food solution for the world's growing population.
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Listen to us chat about our shopping habits and fashion woes, and how all pants seem to be made of polyester these days.
Materials mentioned or cited:
True Cost documentary
The Guardian article on fast fashion (Aug 10, 2016)
Elizabeth Suzann Instagram post on fabric breakdown
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What if you could get a discount at your local café, just for recycling? We chat with Wasted Lab who are enabling local communities to do just that.
Also check out:
https://wastedlab.nl
The Wasted City: Approaches to Circular City Making edited by CITIES Foundation
Plastic: A Toxic Love Story
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In this episode we interview Zachary Damato from Niwa, a start-up that is bringing hydroponics to our homes and phones.
Check out: getniwa.com
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Welcome to our first episode where we tell you a little bit about ourselves and why we started podcasting. We are so happy you are here!
