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  • 218. Sustainability in Spirits with Harrison Holditch of Half Shell Vodka
    2024/11/08
    In this episode of The Good Dirt, Mary & Emma explore sustainability in the spirits industry with Harrison Holditch of Half Shell Vodka. At just 33 years old, Harrison has pioneered innovative sustainable practices in producing vodka, including using recycled materials and local partnerships. Among Half Shell Vodka's noteworthy achievements is its revolutionary 100% recyclable cardboard bottle made from 94% recycled materials. The discussion covers Harrison's journey, the company’s sustainable practices, and innovations like their unique filtration system using oyster shells and coconut carbon. The episode also highlights the challenges and benefits of adopting sustainable methods in distilling. 00:00 Welcome to The Good Dirt 01:34 Introducing Half Shell Vodka 03:21 Harrison Holditch's Journey 09:11 Sustainability Practices at Half Shell Vodka 17:26 The Innovation of the Paper Bottle 26:05 Sustainability and Glass: A Complex Relationship 27:07 The Global Supply Chain and Carbon Footprint 29:43 Exploring Alternatives: Paper Bottles and Beyond 32:40 Challenges and Innovations in the Spirits Industry 37:48 Living the Slow Life: A Personal Perspective 39:57 Navigating Natural Disasters: Life on the Gulf Coast 41:55 The Good Dirt: What It Means to Us 42:58 Where to Find Half Shell Vodka ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌻 About Lady Farmer: · Subscribe to The ALMANAC, a Lady Farmer Newsletter & Community · Visit Our Website · Follow @weareladyfarmer on Instagram · Email us at thegooddirtpodcast@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail! Call 443-459-1950 and ask a question or share what the good dirt means to you! Original music by John Kingsley. Editing and podcast production by Fast Forward Production. 🌿 The Good Dirt Producers: · Wendy Gray
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    49 分
  • 217. A Sustainable Death: Rethinking End Of Life Practices with Hunter Beattie of Endswell Cremation
    2024/11/01
    What are more sustainable death practices that we can can consider as alternatives to the expensive and consumptive services offered in the modern funeral industry? CEO of Endswell Cremation Hunter Beattie is our guest today, here to discuss the green burial movement, the problems with our current death rituals and practices and how the process of aquamation offered by his company is another choice over cremation or burial. Hunter shares his honest emotional personal journey with death, the founding of Endswell and the philosophy behind providing thoughtful, compassionate end-of-life services. Topics Discussed · The Good Death Movement · The Green Burial Movement · Misconceptions About Cremation · The Deal with Spreading Ashes · Death Cafe, Death Doulas, and Death Conferences · End of Life Care with Your Parents · Living with Grief · Neurodegenerative Conditions · The Predatory Nature of the Funeral Industry · The History of the Modern Funeral Industry · Working with Hospice Workers · Understanding Aquamation · Green Burial Movement · Community Involvement · Burying On Your Own Land · Reclaiming Death Rituals Rituals and Eco-Friendly Death Care · Eco-Friendly Death Care Episode Resources: · Listen to The Good Dirt “Episode 65 | Where Nature is Enough: Rethinking Death Practices with Heidi Hannapel of Bluestem Conservation Cemetery · Listen to The Good Dirt “Creating Sustainability in the Death Care Industry with Tom Harries of Earth Funeral” · WorkAway · Final Exit · Read Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond · NPR Article “A plain pine coffin and eco-friendly cremation are the last acts of Desmond Tutu” on Desmond Tutu’s Aquamation · Order of the Good Death Connect with Hunter Beattie: · Website: https://endswellcremation.com · Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/endswellaquamationandgallery/ · Farewell Earth Network: https://farewellearth.org ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌻 About Lady Farmer: · Subscribe to The ALMANAC, a Lady Farmer Newsletter & Community · Visit Our Website · Follow @weareladyfarmer on Instagram · Email us at thegooddirtpodcast@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail! Call 443-459-1950 and ask a question or share what the good dirt means to you! Original music by John Kingsley. Editing and podcast production by Fast Forward Production. 🌿 The Good Dirt Producers: · Wendy Gray
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    56 分
  • Mary and Emma Talk About Halloween: Less Waste, More Fun! (Reprise)
    2024/10/25
    Join Mary and Emma as they discuss a slow living Halloween, the second largest consumer season in the US. From the ancient traditions of the Celtic Samhain celebrations, to the modern day spook fest that dominates this time of year, you'll hear how you can embrace the special beauty and magic of nature during this time, letting go of much of the waste and frenzy but keeping all of the fun! Things Mentioned: Zero Waste Candy Alternatives The Scariest Thing About Halloween is the Plastic Waste National Retail Federation Prediction for Halloween Spending in 2022 About Lady Farmer: Our Website @weareladyfarmer on Instagram Join The Lady Farmer ALMANAC Leave us a voicemail! Call 443-459-1950 and ask a question or share what the good dirt means to you! Email us at thegooddirtpodcast@gmail.com Original music by John Kingsley. The Good Dirt is a part of the Connectd Podcasts Network. Statements in this podcast have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and are not to be considered as medical or nutritional advice. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease, and should not be considered above the advice of your physician. Consult a medical professional when making dietary or lifestyle decisions that could affect your health and well being.
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    29 分
  • 215. Exploring Holistic Homesteading: A Conversation with Krista and Fia Arias of Tierra Soul
    2024/10/18
    In this episode, Mary welcomes back Krista Arias and her daughter, Fia, from Tierra Soul, a homestead and learning space in Magdalena, New Mexico. They catch up on their conversation from a year ago, discussing ongoing and new projects at Tierra Soul, such as the community cafe project and plans for their first holistic homesteading festival. They also discuss their signature 8 week holistic homesteading online program,"Lazy Lady Living," which provides an overview of multiple topics such as soulful permaculture, sustainable economy, biodynamics, traditional food, cultivated ecology and more. Tierra Soul is now offering "Lazy Lady Living" at a reduced price. Enroll HERE during their fall sale beginning October 15th! Tierra Soul Website Enroll in Lazy Lady Living for $500 off 00:36 Welcoming Krista and Fia from Tierra Soul 04:34 Updates from Tierra Soul Homestead 09:25 The Evolution of Tierra Soul's Cafe 12:34 Challenges and Philosophies of Running a Cafe 25:50 The Future of Tierra Soul: Events and Gatherings 28:52 Bridging the Gap Between Presenters and Attendees 29:51 Influence of Indigenous Ceremonies 32:10 Holistic Homesteading Festival: Gather and Give 32:22 Introduction to Lazy Lady Living 37:11 The Philosophy Behind Lazy Lady Living 40:59 The Importance of Connection in Farming 45:22 The Feminine Perspective in Permaculture 50:15 The Adaptive Nature of Plants and Earth 53:43 Concluding Thoughts on Slow Living 🌻 About Lady Farmer: · Subscribe to The ALMANAC, a Lady Farmer Newsletter & Community · Visit Our Website · Follow @weareladyfarmer on Instagram · Email us at thegooddirtpodcast@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail! Call 443-459-1950 and ask a question or share what the good dirt means to you! Original music by John Kingsley. Editing and podcast production by Lady Farmer 🌿 The Good Dirt Producers: · Wendy Gray
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    58 分
  • 213. Wild Homestead Living: From Suburbia to Self-Sufficiency with Park Ranger Julie Stonefelt
    2024/10/04
    How do you pursue homesteading while honoring the wildness of the nature around you? The flowers, animals, and flora that live on the land can impact the way you approach your garden. Julie Stonefelt, a full-time park ranger and co-founder of Wild Homestead Living with her husband Kevin, has sought to live off the land while preserving the natural ecosystem of her 2 acre property in the state of Washington. Despite a suburban upbringing, Julie has spent decades honoring a dream she first had with her childhood best friend. Julie is also a breast cancer survivor, and shares her compelling story of discovery and resilience on her journey "from cancer to country living." Her goal is to support others in moving in the direction of a more sustainable lifestyle, regardless of their location, while understanding and respecting the wildness around us all. Julia emphasizes respecting nature in homesteading, creating resilient, conflict-free gardens, and forming symbiotic relationships with wildlife. Topics Discussed · Experiencing Fresh Food · Being a Full Time Park Ranger · Enforcement Rangers vs Interpretive Rangers · Having a Spouse with Type 1 Diabetes · Surviving Breast Cancer · Reviving Old Dreams · Living in Snoqualmie Valley · Gardening with Nature in Mind · The Human-Animal-Nature Connection · Holding Space for Animal’s Natural Habitats · Beavers, Bears, and Coyotes · Creating Your Dream Life · Dealing with Envy Towards Others · Do You Need to Grow all Your Own Food to be a Homesteader? · Challenges of Being an Online Creator · Facing Your Grief · Starting Wild Homestead Living · Reaching Harmony with Wildlife · Resources and Courses for Homesteading · Cancer Journey and Its Impact on Julie’s Approach to Homesteading Episode Resources: · Listen to The Good Dirt “166. The Human-Animal Connection with Alison Zak, author of "Wild Asana" · Read "Wild Asana: Animals, Yoga, and Connecting Our Practice to the Natural World" by Alison Zak · Hawthorn Farm · Read "Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest" by Suzanne Simard · Read "The New Organic Grower: A Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener" by Eliot Coleman Connect with Julie Stonefelt: · Website: https://wildhomesteadliving.com · Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildhomesteadliving/ · Courses: https://courses.wildhomesteadliving.com/connect ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌻 About Lady Farmer: · Subscribe to The ALMANAC, a Lady Farmer Newsletter & Community · Visit Our Website · Follow @weareladyfarmer on Instagram · Email us at thegooddirtpodcast@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail! Call 443-459-1950 and ask a question or share what the good dirt means to you! Original music by John Kingsley. Editing and podcast production by Fast Forward Production. 🌿 The Good Dirt Producers: · Wendy Gray
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    56 分
  • 211. Where Science Meets Wise Woman Wisdom, with Chwynyn Vaughan of “Slow Botanicals”
    2024/09/20
    Chwynyn Vaughan is the creator of Slow Botanicals, and for over 30 years she has been blending science and wise woman wisdom to create a sustainable lifestyle. With her background in midwifery and conventional healthcare, Chwynyn found a deep love for botanicals and plants that prompted her to create her fully certified-organic skincare line. Full of fresh ingredients and essential oils, Chwynyn takes advantage of her herbal knowledge to make botanical skin creams, shampoos, shave soaps, and bars that all come from her organic regenerative garden. Chwynyn discusses her lifestyle and business, as well as the quarter-acre plot where she lives along with her husband and children, taking inspiration from the earth and seasonal living. Use Code “GOODDIRT” to get 10% off at Slow Botanicals! Topics Discussed · Growing Your Own Herbs · Creating High-Quality Organic Skincare · Living in a Commune · Herbal Medicine · Being a Midwife · The Gardening Industry · The Life Cycle of a Garden · Starting Seeds and Peat-Free Potting Mix · Favorite Natural Skincare Products · Collagenase · Manufacturing Certified Organic Products · Packaging Products sustainably · Protecting your Peace · Gardening Techniques and Philosophy · The Journey to Herbal Medicine and Skincare · Creating a Personal Connection with Your Garden Episode Resources: · Floret Flower Farm · Back to the Roots Organic All-Purpose Peat-free Premium Potting Mix Connect with Chwynyn Vaughan · Website: slowbotanicals.com · Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slow.botanicals/?hl=en · Threads: https://www.threads.net/@slow.botanicals?xmt=AQGzClLZvasxn2Du8hsDGSaOiv4nKM46-NJus9dC2XAkjR8 · Newsletter: https://slowbotanicals.ck.page · Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chwynyn-vaughan-2171a1281? ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌻 About Lady Farmer: · Subscribe to The ALMANAC, a Lady Farmer Newsletter & Community · Visit Our Website · Follow @weareladyfarmer on Instagram · Email us at thegooddirtpodcast@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail! Call 443-459-1950 and ask a question or share what the good dirt means to you! Original music by John Kingsley. Editing and podcast production by Fast Forward Production. 🌿 The Good Dirt Producers: · Wendy Gray
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    57 分