The UpCycle Canada Podcast: Your Eco-Friendly Inspiration Dave and Jennifer Campbell : Eco-friendly, Small business, circular economy and repurposing

E57 - Toy Exchange Canada - Play and Learn. Return. Repeat - Rent Your Toys Today

Carissa MacLennan joins us to talk toys! Yes, Dave is super happy to talk all things toys!  Imagine renting your toys instead of buying toys that your kids grow out of and then you are stuck with toys destined for the landfill!  Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles... Lend us your ear!  What a great gift idea for new parents - the gift that keeps on giving!  Be apart of the solution, sign up for Toy Exchange Club today!!

Join the Club!
Toy Exchange Club is reducing the need for toy ownership.
We  ensure children have access to the right toys at the right time to support their development. Once they outgrow the rental toys, they can be used by another family. This sharing economy approach reduces waste in these key areas:
Materials and resources used to manufacture new wooden toysPackaging materials Carbon emissions (by keeping shipping local)Non-recyclable plastic toysWe also try to:
Source educational toys made of natural materials and non-toxic paintsUse waste-free packaging, including locally-made upcycled cloth bagsRe-purpose returned shipping boxes and Kraft paper through local businessesUse Canadian and American-made eco-friendly cleaning products on our wooden toysWhy Rent Toys?
- Receive 7-8 educational toys every 3 months
- Avoid toy clutter in your home
- Save $400 per year by renting
- Get expert-backed wooden toys to support learning & development
- Keep outgrown toys out of the landfill
- No charge for occasional lost or broken pieces
We believe that childhood play should have a positive impact on both our children’s future and the planet’s.
https://toyexchange.ca/
https://upcyclecanada.ca/
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E56 - Jamie Montgomery - Creator of James Repurposed - Creative Repurposing and Custom Creations For Your Home

Jamie joins us to talk about his amazing small business James Repurposed.  Jamie takes items that have ended their useful purpose and he rescues these materials and creates amazing home décor and gift ideas for your home.

You could go to a big box store and buy something that was made somewhere else and mass produced, or you can join the upcycling family and support a local maker as he does his part to save the planet, one item at a time!

Jamie has had his items in our storefront for years, and he is one of the kindest and thoughtful guys around!  Check out his page here and let him know that you heard his episode on the UpCycle Canada Podcast!

https://www.facebook.com/jamesrepurposed

https://upcyclecanada.ca/
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EPISODE 55 - New Year, New Location, Some Updates and More to come

Hey guys!  So it is 2023, we are still running around like crazy tying up loose ends with our business and making strides towards new adventures with UpCycle Canada in 2023

Dave here!  Jumping on to say hi!  Been thinking of you all and  wanted to give you a quick update on the store, our business and what is ahead this year.

We officially closed our retail location as of Dec 24th 2022 when our landlord presented us a 5 year lease option on our store which we could not commit to as well as the obvious rent/lease increase - with sales slowing down we knew it was time to close our dream store location.

We have found a new home at the https://niagarafleamarket.ca/

We have a nice size booth - a fraction of our storefront space but at a cheaper rate with less overhead.  The market is open every Sunday - so if you are in the area on a Sunday drop by and see our new home.

We are going to be back with new eco-friendly guests this year here on the podcast as well as getting back into our recording of the podcast

We are thinking of doing a live podcast recording - toying with that idea, let us know if you want to be in our studio audience!!??

Lots of great things ahead, we miss all of you, wanted you to know that we are still here despite all the hardships and disappointments with the closure of our store frint, we will carry on with our custom orders, vendor events, our podcast and serving you!, our friends!

Thanks for your support
Love always 
Dave and Jen 
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EPISODE 54 -

Our Gift to You - The Daily Santa Podcast - Countdown to Christmas with us

Podcast #7 in our group of podcasts is the Daily Santa Podcst - join us as we countdown to Christmas with daily Podcasts designed for children and families to enjoy!

Join Santa, Twinkle the Voice Over Guy, Producer Dave and Selfie, Santa's Official Social Media Elf as they navigate the month of December leading up to Christmas!

There is fun, facts, stories, poems, special guests and a theme to each day - our goal is to get as many people on Santa's Nice List as possible - even adults can learn something every day with the Daily Santa Podcast

Please share with your family and friends!

https://dailysantapodcast.com/
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EPISODE 53 -

Our Most Recent Blog and a Shout Out From Mike and Tay at Black Dog Salvage

Yep, it happened again!  Our friends Mike and Tay at Black Dog Salvage and Lift Arc Studios gave us another shout out on their weekly podcast - we are so thrilled!

In this episode we share
- a clip from the Black Dog Salvage Podcast,
- the news story of the end of their television show and the huge impact it had on their local community
- and more about their very own Black Dog Salvage furniture paint - get ya some!
- we also share our most recent UpCycle Canada Blog Post in audio form - if you are interested in getting an emailed copy of our blog, please sign up on our website

Thank you for all your support as we walk this path, closing our retail location and switching back to operating as a side hustle.

Your support means the world to us!

https://blackdogsalvage.com/

https://www.youtube.com/@Blackdogsalvage
https://blackdogsalvage.com/furniturepaint/


https://upcyclecanada.ca

https://upcyclecanada.ca/our-blog/f/store-closing-how-to-walk-away-from-your-dreams
 
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EPISODE 52 -

Our Dad Space Podcast - How To Get Out of Your Own Way and Find Contentment in Your Dad Journey

As we close off 2022, we are busy closing down our storefront, still working full-time, completing custom orders and saying goodbye to our walk-in retail customers, we wanted to share some of our other podcasts that we do with our UpCycle Canada Family!

I Created Dad Space - a podcast for Dads by Dads to encourage men at any stage along their journey to be a better Dad!  I would love if you checked out our podcast and subscribe and share it with those you love!

This is a sample episode to give you a taste of the show!

We will be back together with Jen to talk about all the updates for UpCycle Canada - looking forward to that as well!

So here is a summary of the notes from this episode on Dad Space

DAD SPACE EPISODE 27 - 
How To Get Out of Your Own Way and Find Contentment in Your Dad Journey
As a Dad we tend to operate in a provider mode - putting others first, making sure everyone around us is good - but what about us, what if we are not... good.  What happens when we "get in the way" of others, we push others hard, maybe too hard.
How do we become more mindful of others in our day to day and become aware of moments when putting someone ahead of us and stepping aside can change the course of someone's day - or even their life?!
I had one of those days yesterday, I didn't have time to jump into a room I frequent every week, a room on Clubhouse - the social audio app where you can connect with others and speak on hosted "stages" in topics that interest you as a participant.  I was busy, I had lots going on that day - no time for Clubhouse - but there was this voice - "You need to be there, you will miss this opportunity, go there now" - but I don't have time, "Go there now" - but the room is almost over, it's too late to jump in on the conversation... "Go there now!"  So I did. I joined the room as it was closing, unaware of the topic of the day, I missed all the great speakers, I was as lost as a grade nine student on the first day of classes!
With no thought of the result, no consideration really as to if my words mattered in that moment or if they were going to be received, I shared my praise for her instead of me and my thing - I got out of the way.  The results were fantastic.
I have been mulling this over and sharing this thought with others as we cross paths, they tend to write this down as I shared it with them - so here is my thought for this week, and for you - "If you can't find contentment in the journey, it won't be there to greet you when you arrive"  We get in the way by putting ourselves first, even if we are trying to make others around us better - we put great stock in the result, that is where and when we will be content - when I reach this goal, cross that line, hit that target - THEN, and only then will I be content.  
Get out of your own way, today!
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