The Sustainable Living Podcast

Jenise and Marianne are talking about the upcoming Women's Permaculture Convergence in San Diego. We are introducing speakers and topics such as water harvesting, art from recycled materials, the business side of Permaculture, using Social Media to grow the business, innoculating logs with mushrooms and more.

Around this time of year there's a lot of talk about peace on Earth. But is peace a realistic goal?  What would a peaceful Earth look like?  Is there really anything one person can do to help make it happen? Join us for a look at this important topic and what we can all do about it. 

Ideas for making the holidays more meaningful, more sustainable and less hectic.

Marianne and Jenise are joined by homesteading blogger Brad Rowland of Highly Uncivilized to discuss the ideal sustainable home and how to make your existing home more like it. Lots of great tips and resources are shared. 

Marianne interviews Karryn Olson-Ramanujan - permaculture designer and teacher and supporter of permapreneurship for women - about the power of women's gatherings and open space conferences. 

One quarter of the world's population has no access to electricity. An even greater percentage has only sporadic access to it. How would things change if everyone had access to free or very inexpensive energy? And who are the visionaries working to make this happen?  Marianne and Jenise are joined by surprise guest Mark Proffitt of Predictive Innovation on a live-streamed Blab video chat to discuss this important topic.  Think free energy is just a pipe dream? You may change your mind after hearing this podcast. 

Marianne talks to Brook Sarson of H2O-Me, all about grey water recycling and rain water catchment.  

Nutrition, toxins, environment - these are some of the issues you might consider when envisioning the ideal meal.  But what about attention, appreciation and how we think about food?  And how does one create the ideal meal consistently?  Jenise Fryatt, Marianne West and Brad Rowland open up a discussion about this interesting topic with participants on the live streaming platform Blab.

Marianne interviews Courtney Walters of U.W. Trading Company. Courtney live in a sustainable community in Peru.  Meditating in the jungle made her realize that community is very important to her and that her place is San Diego.  But she brought her jungle experience to her life in San Diego by starting a coffee importing company supporting farmers in Peru growing coffee in a sustainable way. 

Mallorca, Spain, is the home of Meiling Colorado and a group of people, 7 of them youth, who want to study Permaculture to find solutions not only for their own future employment, but for the many problems their island faces.In this interview, Meiling and Mandy of Permamed are talking about Permaculture, what Permamed has to offer and the initiative of the 7 young people.

How do we create the world we want if we can't envision it?  For many, this is a huge stumbling block.  This week Marianne and Jenise are joined by homesteading blogger Brad Rowland of Highly Uncivilized to discuss the practice of envisioning and its importance in improving our current situation. 

Marianne got a windfall of tuna and made use of every last bit of it! In this episode she shares all the ways she used the fish including a step by step guide to pressure canning. 

Vicki Highfield shares her journey toward a life with her husband that includes homesteading, gardening and bartering but doesn't include a regular job. 

Patrik Schumann shares his journey from student to proficiency using natural building techniques. 

Jenise talks to Stacy Maddux and Daniel Logan of The Bereavement Team about how to bring kindness, mindfulness and much needed help to those dealing with the loss of a loved one. 

Interested in raising backyard chickens? Marianne and Jenise share all about how to get started. 

Jenise and Marianne interview Jerry Mintz, Director of The Alternative Education Resource Organization about homeschooling and other alternatives to public school. 

A personal experience leads Jenise and Marianne to a discussion about the dying process in modern day society and how programs such as hospice can bring compassion and much needed resources to these situations. 

Are backyard chickens the right choice for you?  What's the commitment in time and cost? Jenise and Marianne, both backyard chicken owners, discuss what beginners should consider before diving in.

How did a breastfeeding support group influence Jenise and Marianne to lead more sustainable lives?  Find out more about La Leche League and how it continues to help new mothers with vital information that also supports the sustainability of humans and the planet.