Mother Daughter Earth: an Environmental Sustainability Podcast

Mother Daughter Earth with Gina Woods & Marianna Archibald

Mother Daughter EarthCast was created to help you navigate the eco world and live a more colorful and conscious life. Episodes provide insightful conversations with environmental warriors who share their unique perspective on all things sustainability and help you embrace your personal and unique lifestyle. Topics range from learning how to overcome eco-anxiety, to the importance of organics, to finding positive environmental news sources, and everything eco-mindful related. We bring a fresh, open-minded, non-judgmental perspective in order to facilitate your sustainable life.

  1. 06/27/2022

    41. Aligning our purchases with our values — with Maithreyi Ramdas and Deven Nelson from People Heart Planet

    In this episode, we have the pleasure of sitting down with an incredible, dynamic duo: Maithreyi Ramdas and Deven Nelson from People Heart Planet! People Heart Planet is an awesome ethical shopping platform that makes it very easy to discover and shop ethical clothing, fashion, and home goods while providing consumers with information about the ethical consumer transformation and lifestyle. Unlike mainstream shopping platforms, they only work with companies and brands that treat people fairly and respect the planet. Essentially, Maithreyi and Deven do all the legwork for us! They find the brands that we would love to purchase from and make them all available for our perusal on one simple platform. In my mom's own words, "Your website made me want to be a better person and showed me how to do it. I haven’t had a website inspire me this much in years." Please join our conversation and learn how Maithreyi and Deven met and came up with this wonderful idea, how they find and vet/verify the brands on their website, and why sustainable and ethical consumerism is so important. We loved our conversation with these two incredible women, and encourage everyone to go check out People Heart Planet! - Website: https://peopleheartplanet.com/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peopleheartplanet/  - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peopleheartplanet/ Mother Daughter Earth Links: - Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/motherdaughterearth - Follow us on Instagram: @motherdaughterearth (www.instagram/motherdaughterearth) - Visit our website: www.motherdaughterearth.biz

    59 min
  2. 05/20/2022

    40. Who knew that sustainably-grown rice is so important? — With Mike Wagner from Two Brooks Farm

    Rice provides 1/5th of the calories consumed worldwide, more than wheat or corn, and you hardly ever hear about it in conversations about sustainable agriculture. In this episode, we sit down with Mike Wagner, whose family has been farming in the Mississippi Delta for generations. He tells us all about the farming practices he and his family implement to have a small ecological, carbon, and water footprint while maintaining production and quality in a symbiotic and biologically dynamic environment.   He talks about how his fields filter the water they use and create a natural habitat that supports aquatic life. He lets nature take care of nearly all of their tilling needs and the waterfowl provide at least half of their fertilizing requirements.  It was an incredible conversation with a hilarious storyteller, and we learned so much about a topic we hardly knew anything about. We appreciate everything Mike and his family do on a daily basis to help the environment through their farming practices. Since speaking with Mike, my mom and I have both purchased several bags of rice from their website, and I can honestly say it is probably the most delicious rice I've ever tasted! We highly recommend it! Go visit their website at https://www.twobrooksfarm.com/ (to purchase some rice!) and follow them on social media @twobrooksrice (on IG and Facebook). Mother Daughter Earth Links: Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/motherdaughterearth  Follow us on Instagram: @motherdaughterearth (www.instagram/motherdaughterearth)  Visit our website: www.motherdaughterearth.biz

    46 min
  3. 04/20/2022

    39. Nature's messages, magic, and healing power -- with Ellen Davidson

    Author Ellen Dee Davidson has published two children's picture books, a young adult fantasy, a forest bathing memoir, a chapter in a women's wisdom book, magazine articles, and her new children’s fantasy, WIND.  Ellen has spent the last eleven years meditating beneath a few ancient trees, and to her surprise, she discovered that the trees have different personalities and communicate with her in sensation, image, and wordless knowing. She is deeply inspired by the beauty of the forest, and her books are full of the magic and wonder of nature. In this episode we chat with Ellen about the power of spending time in nature and what we can learn from it. We talk about her amazing books (two of which we have personally read and love), when and how she began receiving messages from trees, the importance and healing power of having a relationship with nature, and how she stays hopeful about the environment.  Visit her website to learn more about her work, buy her books, and listen to her music (Star Tree): ellendeedavidson.com Below are links to the environmental organizations that Ellen loves and supports:  https://www.ancienttreearchive.org/ https://treesisters.org/ http://www.friendsofgaviotas.org/ Mother Daughter Earth Links: Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/motherdaughterearth Follow us on Instagram: @motherdaughterearth (www.instagram/motherdaughterearth) Visit our website: www.motherdaughterearth.biz

    51 min
  4. 11/08/2021

    35. Pest control that doesn't harm you or nature - with Lin Ellis

    In this episode we talk with Lin Ellis, founder of Eco Friends Organic Pest Control.  She and her company advocate for an environmentally-conscious pest control industry that protects their clients and the environment. We didn't realize how much of the wild west this industry still is, and Lin has been at the forefront paving the way for others. We loved hearing about her approach and commitment to a chemical-free way of managing pests, and I can't wait to try the DIY mosquito repellent that she shares with our Patreon community; we were told it works wonders! Go check out Lin and her company (especially if you live in the Dallas area!): http://www.ecofriendspestcontrol.com/. They're always sharing amazing facts and information about our bug friends, so even if you can't work with her directly, go check out her Pesky Facts! As we also mention, we're taking a break for the rest of the year. We've loved our first year of podcasting and have met the most amazing people, but it's time for a little reset and R&R for the holidays! We're looking forward to coming back in the new year re-energized and ready to share more amazing eco-people. Episode links: - Plantwave, tune into nature and listen to the music of plants: https://www.plantwave.com/   - CNN Call to Earth Day: https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/call-to-earth/#/  - Archangel Ancient Tree Archive, Nov. 10th Virtual Expedition: https://www.ancienttreearchive.org/25th-anniversary-event/  Mother Daughter Earth Links: - Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/motherdaughterearth - Follow us on Instagram: @motherdaughterearth (www.instagram/motherdaughterearth) - Visit our website: www.motherdaughterearth.biz

    53 min
  5. 09/13/2021

    34. Fun & practical eco-minded education -- with Devon Whalen

    This story all started when a dynamic family of four created Green Whale in 2020 to help families integrate eco-minded habits and have fun learning about sustainable living. Co-founder Devon talks to us about her Green Whale journey and shares how she uses her formal education in curriculum, instruction, and learning design and over 10 years of developing learning experiences for classroom and out-of-class learning, to offer resources to parents who want to raise kids who care about themselves, other people, and the world in which they live. She also shares about her husband's passion for giving old furniture new life and keeping it out of the landfill and how Green Whale repairs, refinishes, and otherwise repurposes furniture to create new, quality pieces that make beautiful additions to someone’s home at a reasonable price. In this week's bonus episode, Devon talks about one of their products called, "Play Your Plate" and how their card decks can be used as a fun way to challenge yourself to both understand your current diet's carbon footprint and try to reduce it. I'll be taking the challenge myself and sharing it on social media! Devon is so dynamic and knowledgeable, and we loved having her on the show! Green Whale links: - Website: https://gogreenwhale.com/  - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenwhalellc/  - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreenWhaleLLC/  Mother Daughter Earth Links: - Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/motherdaughterearth - Follow us on Instagram: @motherdaughterearth (www.instagram/motherdaughterearth) - Visit our website: www.motherdaughterearth.biz

    52 min
5
out of 5
16 Ratings

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Mother Daughter EarthCast was created to help you navigate the eco world and live a more colorful and conscious life. Episodes provide insightful conversations with environmental warriors who share their unique perspective on all things sustainability and help you embrace your personal and unique lifestyle. Topics range from learning how to overcome eco-anxiety, to the importance of organics, to finding positive environmental news sources, and everything eco-mindful related. We bring a fresh, open-minded, non-judgmental perspective in order to facilitate your sustainable life.