The Good Dirt: Sustainability Explained

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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145. Reclaiming Our Food from Field to Kitchen ...
Mo Moutoux discusses what a CSA is, how it has evolved over the years to reduce waste while providing a living wage for her family and team members, and the benefits of eating locally for both nutritional value and the environment as a whole.
74 min
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"Lawns into Meadows" with Author Owen Wormser o...
Join Mary and Emma as they learn more about Owen's vision and experience, and how he weaves people and the natural world back together through his work.
60 min
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130. It Starts in the Kitchen: Sustainable Livi...
Our guest today is someone who began her plastic-free journey in her kitchen, and has now become the renowned Zero Waste Chef, Anne-Marie Bonneau! Starting as a Zero Plastic Chef, she took the next step in her sustainability journey and became the Zero Waste Chef working towards producing zero waste in her own kitchen and inspiring others to do the same. She talks about how to shop differently, buy differently, and cook differently to reduce waste in the kitchen!
61 min
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The History and Folklore of Brigid: Saint, Lege...
Brigid of Kildare: Saint, Legend and Lady Farmer with Kathy Spaar | Episode 27 Reprise
41 min
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Healing Ourselves, Healing the Earth with Asia ...
Asia brings us into the profound ecological history of the Appalachian mountains, the magic and healing potential of the natural world, and the interconnectedness of our healing with the healing of the whole world.
65 min
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Being Old-Fashioned on Purpose with Jill Winger
Jill Winger shares her passion for living old fashioned on purpose in the midst of homesteading, family life, writing and running an online business.
54 min
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Stories From Life Off the Grid with Poet Baron...
Our guest today is Baron Wormser, award winning poet, professor and author, sharing stories from his experience living and raising a family off the grid in rural Maine for 23 years, as well as his insight into connecting poetry with how we live, the value of simple living, and how we connect more deeply with the earth.
56 min
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Ancestral Food Ways in Family Life and Business...
Christina Schindler shares the extraordinary journey of how she and her husband Bill have integrated the practice of ancestral food ways into their modern family life and business.
79 min
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222. Intro to Slow Living | Part 4 | Reflecting...
In this episode, Mary & Emma conclude their 'Intro to Slow Living' series by reflecting on the evolution of the slow living concept in their experience over the past eight years.
35 min
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Gathering Light: Winter Solstice Reflections & ...
In this special episode, we bring back two cherished holiday-themed discussions from our archives. Whether it’s the miracle of light, the birth of a Holy Child, or the warmth of family traditions, December celebrations connect us to a shared human experience rooted in vulnerability to nature’s rhythms.
34 min
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221. Seeds of Connection: The People Behind Pin...
In today’s episode, we’re talking to Melissa and Jaci from Pinetree Garden Seeds, a family owned and operated business since 1979. Pinetree Garden Seeds was founded with the simple mission of offering low prices on quality seeds to the home gardener.
42 min
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220. Restoring the Land Through Regenerative Fa...
In this episode of The Good Dirt Podcast, hosts Mary Kingsley and her daughter Emma talk with Florence Reed, founder of Sustainable Harvest International, a nonprofit that has worked with smallholder farmers in Central America for over 27 years to adopt regenerative farming practices.
57 min
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Slow Friday Reprise: A Slow Living Perspective ...
In celebration of the holiday this week, and upcoming "Black Friday", we're re-airing our favorite slow-living take on the matter...Slow Friday!
38 min
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219. Embracing Slow Style: Creating Beauty in Y...
In this episode, Zandra Zuraw founder of Slow Style Home, discusses the importance of creating a vision for your space, her step-by-step framework, and tips for decluttering and balancing aesthetics with functionality. Zandra emphasizes that anyone can create a beautiful home according to their values and desires.
57 min
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218. Mulch Matters: Fostering Community and Con...
In this conversation, Casey and Brooke Oberg from Detroit Mulch Company share their journey of transforming tree waste into mulch in the urban landscape of Detroit, highlighting the community impact of their work repurposing organic materials into beneficial mulch,
43 min
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217. Sustainability in Spirits with Harrison H...
In this episode of The Good Dirt, Mary & Emma explore sustainability in the spirits industry with Harrison Holditch of Half Shell Vodka.
48 min
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216. A Sustainable Death: Rethinking End Of Li...
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.
53 min
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Mary and Emma Talk About Halloween: Less Waste,...
Join Mary and Emma as they discuss 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!
28 min
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215. Exploring Holistic Homesteading: A Convers...
Tierra Soul is a homestead in Magdalena, New Mexico, that also offers online learning opportunities through their program 'Lazy Lady Living,' which covers topics such as soulful permaculture, sustainable economy, traditional food and more!
56 min
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214. Intro to Slow Living | Part 3 | Thoughts o...
Mary & Emma discuss consumerism by reflecting on a recent social media trend dubbed "underconsumption, and how that idea overlaps with the fundamentals of slow living.
32 min
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213. Wild Homestead Living: From Suburbia to Se...
Julie, a full-time park ranger and co-founder of Wild Homestead Living with her husband Kevin, shares her journey into homesteading that embraces the wild!
55 min
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212. Intro to Slow Living | Part 2 | Overcoming...
In the second of this bonus episode series, Emma and Mary discuss some obstacles that may come up to living more slow and sustainably as well as address a few frequently asked questions.
27 min
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211. Where Science Meets Wise Woman Wisdom, wit...
Full of fresh ingredients and essential oils, Chwynyn takes advantage of her herbal knowledge to make botanical skin creams, shampoos, shave soaps, and bars that all come from her organic regenerative garden.
53 min
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210. Intro to Slow Living | Part 1 | What is Sl...
In the first of this bonus episode series, Emma and Mary discuss the concept and meaning of slow living.
31 min
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209. Cultivating Community and Connection at Al...
Alexia Allen is a suburban homesteader. She and her husband Daniel are transforming their own corner of suburbia into a permaculture paradise.
58 min