The Sustainable Living Podcast

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I developed this weird cough and my throat was hurting if I talked for more than a couple of minutes. Couple that with a state of environmental depression and a feeling of not being able to make a difference - and podfading for over a year made sense. Now, more than ever, having the conversation about creating a more sustainable way of life, is important. Let me know if you want to be part of this conversation

Mike, a disabled Veteran, is building a Homestead in the South after losing his home due to his injuries. He used recycled building materials like pallets to build immediate shelters for his extended family. Eventually, he is planning on building weatherproof dome houses with Aircrete blocks. In this episode, Mike explains what Aircrete is, how it is made, and why he feels it is a superior building material. He is in need of a tractor to work the 12 acres of land and to build the homes. You can help by supporting his Go Gund Me Campaign. https://www.gofundme.com/helping-a-disabled-veteran-build-a-homestead Follow Mike, also known as @ambiguity at his various social media channels. Steemit https://steemit.com/@ambiguity Weku https://main.weku.io/@ambiguity YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbo-SMJZ2_FdLzYu4ZjY2IA Find the Sustainable Living Podcast here: We love your support! Please visit our Patreon page and pledge as little as $1 to help create that world we all want to live in. Find us here: Website: http://www.sustainablelivingpodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=2723500 Steem: https://steemit.com/@sustainablelivin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sustainablelivingpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sustainablelivingpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarianneEWest YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA73SuaMBnBIaB5OdiL_y6Q If you like to join Steem, let me know. I can help you get started.

Garik is the founder of Eco-Stylist, a stylishly curated collection of eco-conscious menswear. 3 years ago he quit his corporate job to start chasing his fears, with his long-term dream of starting a social venture. Fear chasing lead him to the University of Iowa where he pursued an MBA and got the chance to push against many fears, including practicing public speaking, taking an acting class, and rock climbing. This May he completed the MBA, but instead of pursuing full-time work, he took the leap and led Eco-Stylist through the startup accelerator at the University of Iowa, and is now bootstrapping the company fulltime from Iowa City, IA. He helps men find clothes that look good and make a positive impact, while also sharing knowledge about sustainable buying habits, recycling your clothes, and much more. Links to Garik's website and social media: Website: www.Eco-Stylist.com Instagram: @yourecostylist Links to projects he loves: Brands: Adelante Shoe Company: https://adelanteshoes.com/Apolis Global Citizen: https://www.apolisglobal.com/Dick Moby: https://dick-moby.com/No Nasties: https://www.nonasties.in/ Fashion Podcasts Wardrobe Crisis: https://www.clarepress.com/podcastConscious Chatter: https://consciouschatter.com/ Research Resources: B Corp Directory: https://bcorporation.net/directoryFashion Revolution Transparency Index: https://www.fashionrevolution.org/about/transparency/ Movies: The True Cost: Documentary available on Netflix Eco-Stylist Recycling Article: https://www.eco-stylist.com/how-to-make-a-positive-impact-recycling-your-old-clothes/ Find the Sustainable Living Podcast We love your support! Please visit our Patreon page and pledge as little as $1 to help create that world we all want to live in. Find us here: Website: http://www.sustainablelivingpodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=2723500 Steem: https://steemit.com/@sustainablelivin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sustainablelivingpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sustainablelivingpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarianneEWest YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA73SuaMBnBIaB5OdiL_y6Q

Marianne takes a look at where we have been and where we are going. Health, life circumstances and more slowed down the regular schedule a bit in 2018. The promise for 2019 is to publish at least one podcast a month - but it might be a lot more than that. The formats will vary but the goal will always be to bring you interesting and useful information. Here is where you can find us: We love your support! Please visit our Patreon page and pledge as little as $1 to help create that world we all want to live in. Find us here: Website: http://www.sustainablelivingpodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=2723500 Steem: https://steemit.com/@sustainablelivin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sustainablelivingpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sustainablelivingpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarianneEWest YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA73SuaMBnBIaB5OdiL_y6Q

Yiga Miyashiro is the Director of Brewing Operations for Saint Archer Brewery in San Diego. He also happens to be my son and a former homeschooler. We explore sustainability in the brewing process, what it takes to start a brewery, and how he became the Director of Brewing Operation for a fairly large Micro Brewery.

Teri is a long time homesteader and homesteading blogger known as Homestead-Honey. Here is the bio from her book that tells you more about her: "Teri Page is the blogger behind the popular homesteading website, Homestead-Honey.com. Her homesteading adventures have taken her from Oregon, where she planted her first vegetables and fell in love with a dirt-covered lifestyle, to Missouri, where her family built an off the grid homestead from scratch and lived in a 350 square-foot tiny house without running water, to Vermont, where she now lives with her husband and two children." Our conversation centered on her experiences that led her to become a leader in the Homesteading community and to writing this book. Find out more about Teri and a link to a previous episode on our website: http://sustainablelivingpodcast.com/ We love your support! Please visit our Patreon page and pledge as little as $1 to help create that world we all want to live in. Find us here: Website: http://www.sustainablelivingpodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=2723500 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sustainablelivingpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sustainablelivingpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarianneEWest YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA73SuaMBnBIaB5OdiL_y6Q

Emily and Ethan Waldman are two tiny house enthusiasts. Ethan wrote a book "Tiny House Decisions" that is helping people in their research for their own tiny house build. If you are even just a little bit thinking about tiny houses- either to live in or to have as an extra space - you want to listen to this show. We love your support! Please visit our Patreon page and pledge as little as $1 to help create that world we all want to live in. Find us here: Website: http://www.sustainablelivingpodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=2723500 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sustainablelivingpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sustainablelivingpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarianneEWest YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA73SuaMBnBIaB5OdiL_y6Q Emily wrote: I had a wonderful interview with the tiny house author, dweller, podcast owner, teacher, speaker and tiny house pioneer, Ethan Waldman. He build his own tiny house on wheel in 2012, and has been passionately helping future tiny house dwellers on their journey ever since. Ethan’s guide, Tiny House Decisions, has helped thousands of readers answer the big questions about tiny houses and plan each system in their future home. He’s also the creator and host of Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast, a show that brings you conversations with tiny house luminaries, builders, and DIYers. Ethan and his wife Ann live in their tiny house part-time in Northern Vermont. In our discussion we go over all the amazing aspects of Ethan’s book, podcast and how he enjoys tiny house dwelling. We go over the important role research is in designing and planning your tiny house, which is why he wrote Tiny House Decisions. When he was looking for information during his build, he couldn’t find much of anything, so his book was born. I am excited to say his new book on tiny house parking is coming out so definitely check his website for updates. Ethan has truly enjoyed living in a tiny house and thankful for the sustainability it offers, the financial freedom and community of people it brings. His words of wisdom is to surround yourself with those who have been on this journey to help you on your tiny house journey. Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast: https://thetinyhouse.net/thlp Tiny House Decisions: https://www.thetinyhouse.net/tiny-house-decisions/ facebook.com/buildingthetinyhouse instagram.com/ethan.waldman instagram.com/ethanwaldman

International Podcast Day We are a day late for our contribution to the International Podcast Day - September 30, 2018. Oh well, better a day late than never, right? I, Marianne, spend the day at the Outlier Podcast Festival in LA. I was fortunate to meet some of my podcasting heroes and attend the panels from two outstanding fellow E-Leaguers Ginger Wiseman and Katie Ward. Ginger is host and producer of the Outlander Podcast and if you like romance, history, alternative medicine, time travel, and more, you are going to love the podcast. https://www.outlanderpod.com/ Katie Ward is a feminist with an incredible social consciousness and gets very excited about many topics. Find her at the aptly named The Enthusiasm Enthusiast on any podcatcher or on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/TheEnthusiasmEnthusiast/ Other Topics: If you are a female podcaster and want to up your game, I highly recommend joining the E-League with Elsie Escobar. The next session is starting on October 15th. http://elsieescobar.com/the-e-league If you sign up and mention my name, Marianne West, I will get a discount during my own tuition and will be very grateful.

Emily shares many tips to reduce the creation of waste. One of the subjects she has been researching are compostable garbage bags. Are they really better for the environment? What are your tips? She also feels strongly that we have to be gentle with ourselves. Sometimes, we are just not as diligent as we are at other times. Trying to do our best is all we can do at times. Let us know what you think! We love your support! Please visit our Patreon page and pledge as little as $1 to help create that world we all want to live in. Find us here: Website: http://www.sustainablelivingpodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=2723500 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sustainablelivingpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sustainablelivingpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarianneEWest YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA73SuaMBnBIaB5OdiL_y6Q

Emily and Marianne hosting a weekly Facebook live session. This week, they discussed a local Farmer's Market and what people can do to keep it going. They also shared their cleaning procedures using readily available household items that are kind to nature. Visit our website for more articles and information We love your support! Please visit our Patreon page and pledge as little as $1 to help create that world we all want to live in. Find us here: Website: http://www.sustainablelivingpodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=2723500 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sustainablelivingpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sustainablelivingpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarianneEWest YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA73SuaMBnBIaB5OdiL_y6Q Join us every Friday for a Facebook Live conversation. This week, we are going to talk about the idea of a Basic Income for all. Join us here We mentioned Azure Standard

Emily Gerde is exploring with Brian Eck and Tucker Roe the ever-growing Tiny House Movement. Brian is the owner of Eck Architecture. He is building tiny homes for his clients and knows that fiancing, insuring and finding a good place for the home are important issues. He is negotiating with several banks right now to make it easier to get financing for the built. We love your support! Please visit our Patreon page and pledge as little as $1 to help create that world we all want to live in. Find us here: Website: http://www.sustainablelivingpodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=2723500 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sustainablelivingpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sustainablelivingpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarianneEWest YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA73SuaMBnBIaB5OdiL_y6Q Some Highlights: Code development is important to be able to get insurance and so forth - but you want to make sure that you are safe.RV regulations are not sufficient for what the tiny house movement stands for - to have homes people live in permanently.Parking is still a real problem and many find that they need to park far from the city which adds a daily commute and all the cost associated with that to the affordability consideration.Eck is working with banks to try to find financing for their clients. The loans typically will not be 30-year loans but need to be paid off in a much shorter time period.Regulations are good for the consumer as well. Many builders are starting to offer their services and it is hard for the future homeowners to know who is legit and who is not. If there is a regulatory body, they at least will know if a builder is part of a quality control organization.If a tiny home was built to certain standards and inspected during the building process - then financing, insurance, and eventual resale are all easier.What about the DIYers?Having guidelines and inspections - the stamp of approval so to speak, will help the DIY builder to be accepted into a community or a mobile home park if that is their choice.Tiny Houses: An investment opportunity. Use it as Air B&B or participate in HipCamp.Or an investor could build a tiny house community and either sell it or rent it out.How do you see the future?Hoping for strong regulations to bring it to the larger community. The hope is that politicians will recognize the movement as a way to bring affordable housing to their cities. Allow a tiny home to be part of a large property or even be parked in a driveway. For many, home ownership could become a reality.Eck is specializing on figuring out what the particular person really wants and needs instead of cramming everything in.

Claire is telling us about aging on a homestead and the trials and tribulations. In this episode, her farm and animals are threatened by a wildfire - and then, there is a surprise. This is a rather short episode again. My voice is still not up to snuff. Hopefully, by next week, we are back to normal. We love your support! Please visit our Patreon page and pledge as little as $1 to help create that world we all want to live in. Find us here: Website: http://www.sustainablelivingpodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=2723500 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sustainablelivingpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sustainablelivingpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarianneEWest YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA73SuaMBnBIaB5OdiL_y6Q

Beng true to our sustainable lifestyle is not always easy while traveling. Pia Piscitelli is our sustainable travel expert and is bringing us another great episode. This time, camping is on the menu. As we explored in previous podcasts, getting all the gear for camping can be expensive and use up a lot of our storage space. In episode 138 Pia is telling us how to be sustainable about camping gear and how to get it. http://sustainablelivingpodcast.com/sustainable-outdoor-sports-politics/ In this one, she is telling us how to find the perfect camping spot either close by or across the country. Hicamp is there to serve your needs - or, if you have land, you can list yourself as a camp host and make a bit of extra money. https://www.hipcamp.com/ We love your support! Please visit our Patreon page and pledge as little as $1 to help create that world we all want to live in. Find us here: Website: http://www.sustainablelivingpodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=2723500 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sustainablelivingpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sustainablelivingpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarianneEWest YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA73SuaMBnBIaB5OdiL_y6Q Join us on Fridays at 1 PM Pacific time for a live Q & A in our Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/Sustainablepodcast/

Heat Tips and Getting Started with Chickens We are sharing tips on staying cool in a heat wave without air conditioning. Then, we dive into today's main topic: Getting started with keeping chickens. Is it better to start with already laying adult hens? Or day-old baby chicks. What about incubating eggs? Patreon We love your support! Please visit our page and pledge as little as $1 to help create that world we all want to live in. Find us here: Website: http://www.sustainablelivingpodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=2723500 Steemit: https://steemit.com/@sustainablelivin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sustainablelivingpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sustainablelivingpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarianneEWest YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA73SuaMBnBIaB5OdiL_y6Q SLP 146 Start with Baby Chicks or Big Hens? We are starting the show with Listener Tips The questions: How to stay comfortable in a Heatwave without Airconditioning? Lorien Silverleaf Evaporative cooling; wet linen scarf. Jacqueline Kim 1. A fan. 2. Cold showers to cool off. Cold showers take two minutes or so but make such a big difference. You have to jump into it. It is shocking at first (prepare to yelp), but delicious after. 3. Don't cook meals requiring more than one stove top fire at a time (so nothing that requires the oven coming on). We have been eating all manners of salads, gazpachos, and drinking a lot of ice cold infusions (of cut cucumber or oranges or mint). Sangrias too. Britt Cool Yep, fans. Sit right in front of them Lorien put a scarf on the fan!! It cools the air even more. Sally Hovey Wet clothes and a fan Karl Aldinger If you can spare some water, misting jets on fans drop temps in our greenhouse, for example. Trevor Presley Outdoor shower Darlene Sweetwood Swimming pool! Emi Lio Staying in the shade Tiny Farmer SD Plant a shade tree! it's at least 10 degrees cooler under our Chinese elm tree. Starting with Chickens- Babies or Adult Hens? This episode is inspired by Nate who I met on the social media platform called steemit. You can find him here: https://steemit.com/@nateonsteemit We have big elm tree in our chicken yard. We cut in winter in a process called pollarding and let it grow in summer to provide shade for the chickens. Getting chickens - babies or adults? I am not expert - but I have taken courses from the University of Edinburgh https://www.coursera.org/learn/chickens It is part of their MOOC. Massive open online courses A new one opens August 20th, 2018 and I highly recommend it! Meat and egg chicks Heritage chicken - dual breeds Courses by Patricia Foreman- Author of city chicks Chicken and You courses www.chickensandyou.com/. Backyard Chicken Keeper Certification Course I will post a video of my chicken set up - don't expect perfection Beware of experts that are new to the subject - a tip by Joel Salatin who was on our podcast. Adult or babies? It all depends Adult chickens Benefits: Eggs right awayLess sensitiveLess work in raising pulletsYou know that you get a hen Possible problems: Longer possible exposure to diseaseDon’t know how old exactlyDon’t know what they ate - possible GMO and antibioticsMore expensive to acquire Possible free ways to get: Backyard chicken folks that are tired of chickenEgg farm that typically culls chicken when about 1 year laying. Baby Chicks Advantages: So cute!!!!!Less exposure to possible diseasesCan be handled frequently and became very tameKnow what they are being fedThey are so cute - chicken therapyLess expensive to buy - start-up costsMore varieties available Choices: From hatchery - direct, but will be shipped - stress (3 days without food) From a Feed store - more exposure to possible diseases, more stress - shipping, lots of chicks, then transport home. Disadvantages: More work - but they are so cute!!!They are sensitive...

We love your support on Patreon! Please visit our page and pledge as little as $1 to help create that world we all want to live in. Exclusive live videos for our Patrons!! Emily has Marcus, the founder and organizer of the Colorado Springs People's Tiny House Festival, on the podcast. Marcus tells us how he found out about tiny homes, fell in love with the idea and is putting his talents to work to organize this festival. Participants from 5 countries are expected. Location: Colorado Springs Date: August 3-5, 2018 This festival is right around the corner. For more information, visit their website https://www.peoplestinyhousefestival.com/ You can buy tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/peoples-tiny-house-festival-tickets-39999109413 And join the Facebook Community here: https://www.facebook.com/peoplestinyhousefest/ Find the Sustainable Living Podcast here: Website: http://www.sustainablelivingpodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=2723500 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sustainablelivingpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sustainablelivingpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarianneEWest YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA73SuaMBnBIaB5OdiL_y6Q

Let us know what you think! Feedback and topics you like to hear from us. Email us at SustainableLivingPodcast@gmail.com Tips on how to spend less money and have less clutter in the house but still live a full life. Emily shares how to have all we want and need for our children without spending lots of money. Many of the tips are from Emily's Book “Minimalist Living for a Maximum Life” she published earlier this year. We like to hear from YOU!! Share your tips on minimizing consumption with us!! Website: http://www.sustainablelivingpodcast.com/ Patreon We love your support! Please visit our page and pledge as little as $1 to help create that world we all want to live in. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=2723500 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sustainablelivingpodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sustainablelivingpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarianneEWest YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA73SuaMBnBIaB5OdiL_y6Q

We are starting the episode with an Urban Farm update from our Urban Farmer Steven. Then Emily is telling Marianne about the Colorado Tiny House Festival she recently was attending as a speaker. 30 to 50 thousand people were in attendance This leads to the exchange of ideas on how to make large festivals more sustainable. We end with more personal updates and inviting you all to join us on Patreon.

We love to hear from you! Email us @sustainablelivingpodcast@gmail.com Join us on Facebook! Support us on Patreon! Isabelle Nagel-Brice is a tiny house consultant, guiding people through the different phases of their builds. She has put together The Healthy Tiny House Kit, which she offers to DIY and professional builders looking to build a chemical-free and healthy tiny home with continuous fresh air ventilation. Isabelle has also created a website called A Tiny Good Thing, which will be a hub for tiny house building materials and practical goods inside and out. She is passionate about living simply and encouraging others to also have less of an environmental impact. A Tiny Good Thing will only offer products that she strongly believes in, either because she uses them herself daily, or has done her own extensive research and believes in representing them. A Tiny Good Thing focuses on brands that have integrity and offer a high level of functionality. Emily’s interview with Isabelle dives into her experience building a tiny home and overcoming the obstacles of being a female in a male-dominated industry. She jumps into her inspiration for offering green building products for tiny homes specifically and why the wall and air systems are so important in tiny homes. Isabelle explains how air recovery ventilators are essential for tiny homes and how they work. I appreciate how she talked about the lifetime of a tiny house (any house for that matter) and that we need to be mindful of the materials going into a house, so when their lifespan is over, we can reuse or recycle those materials easily. Isabelle wishes there would have been an easy green kit when she was building which is why she was inspired to make one, so people can spend less time trying to source green materials and more time building. Isabelle had a few adjustments to her house if she did it again, including a deck. She also explains how at home she feels in her tiny house because it was custom built for her, so overall she is very happy with it. She recommends doing a lot of research and finding green products whenever possible when starting your tiny house design. Follow Isabelle on Instagram: @atinygoodthing where you can see her process of building her own tiny house and what atinygoodthing.com has to offer. Living Big in a Tiny House video ---> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzVJ--gOPP8&t=2s Also, check out atinygoodthing.com to see more blog posts.

Emily Gerde jumps into a quick podcast to share her insights on Baby Led Weaning. In a nutshell, baby led weaning is when you start your child on real foods first and you skip the purees. Every child is different and has different needs so Emily also gives ideas for those who want to start with purees first. She discusses extended breastfeeding, best practices for starting baby on foods, when to start and ways to keep baby safe and healthy. Whether you have an infant at home or have a friend or family member with a little one, Emily provides insight on the years of research and professional advice given to her by holistic healers and doctors. Baby led weaning is a great way to ensure your child starts their food journey on a positive note and has a lifelong love of healthy eating. Great Resources: http://www.babyledweaning.com/ https://kellymom.com/nutrition/starting-solids/solids-when/ Marianne West shares her experience of child-led weaning and the trials and tribulations of introducing food to the babies. Allergies played a big part in the childhood experience of her oldest son and food choices made a huge difference. Support us on Patreon for as little as $ 1 per month and see our exclusive video clips of the lives of the podcasters and urban homesteaders. Link to Patreon