• The Good Dirt: Sustainability Explained

  • By: Lady Farmer
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The Good Dirt: Sustainability Explained

By: Lady Farmer
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  • Start living more sustainably. The Good Dirt podcast explores all aspects of a sustainable lifestyle with healthy soil as the touchpoint and metaphor for the healing of our relationship with the planet. Mother and daughter team Mary & Emma bring you weekly interviews with farmers, artists, authors, and leaders in the regenerative and sustainable living space.
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  • 217. A Sustainable Death: Rethinking End Of Life Practices with Hunter Beattie of Endswell Cremation

    217. A Sustainable Death: Rethinking End Of Life Practices with Hunter Beattie of Endswell Cremation
    Nov 1 2024
    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 mins
  • Mary and Emma Talk About Halloween: Less Waste, More Fun! (Reprise)

    Mary and Emma Talk About Halloween: Less Waste, More Fun! (Reprise)
    Oct 25 2024
    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 mins
  • 215. Exploring Holistic Homesteading: A Conversation with Krista and Fia Arias of Tierra Soul

    215. Exploring Holistic Homesteading: A Conversation with Krista and Fia Arias of Tierra Soul
    Oct 18 2024
    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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    57 mins

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