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 ..read more

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 ..read more

Tom Wall is a friend of mine and an incredible musician! He's the leader of Cosmic Knot, which is a band on a mission to create a new genre of music: florganoleptic music (a genre of music describing the art of plants playing music with people, with the aid of an electronic device). In this episode, Tom describes his personal journey that led him to this work, what is was like to play music with plants for the first time, one of his most profound experiences of jamming with a 3,000 year old tree, and how he thinks that planting trees is one of the most important things we could be doing.  ..read more

We're back for our second season, and we're so excited to share new guests and awesome eco-people with you. In this episode we give some updates on what we've been up to and what we're looking forward to! I talk about my recent tree planting trip to California (AP coverage: https://rb.gy/w1kryo, CNN story: https://rb.gy/l1ickj) and how excited we are to  start using our new PlantWave device (https://www.plantwave.com). Thanks for joining us for a second season! Mother Daughter Earth Links: - Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/motherdaughterearth - Follow us on Instagram: @motherdaugh ..read more

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 com ..read more

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 givi ..read more

My mom and I are always on the hunt for eco products that we love. We spend a lot of time and resources figuring out which ones are actually good, and we have definitely had some busts along the way. These however are our favorite eco products and the ones we use almost every day! Hope this helps. Let us know which products you like best. Head over to Patreon this week for a quick video on my mom's two favorite apps to help her connect with nature!  Favorite products: true earth laundry strips, Citra Solv, dryer balls, retractable clothesline, SodaStream, composting tumbler, raised veggie ..read more

In this episode of Mother Daughter EarthCast, we sit down (in person!) with Linda Dunn, the Education Manager at the John Bunker Sands Wetland Center. We go in depth about the role that their wetlands play in cleaning the North Texas water supply, what educational programs they offer, and the opportunities and challenges involved with replicating this model in other areas. We learn about wetland mitigation credits, phytoremediation, and so much more about the natural water filtration process! Join us on Patreon (www.patreon.com/motherdaughterearth) this week for our bonus episode where we take ..read more

On this episode of Mother Daughter EarthCast, we chat with Ron Mills, the owner of the East Dallas location of Wild Birds Unlimited. Wild Birds Unlimited is the original and largest franchise system of backyard bird feeding and nature specialty stores with more than 300 locations throughout the United States and Canada. They specialize in bringing people and nature together with bird feeding and nature products, expert advice and educational events.   Ron is incredibly knowledgeable about birds and definitely the biggest bird enthusiast we've ever chatted with. In our conversation with hi ..read more

The past year and a half seems to have been one lesson in patience after another, and it made us think about how nature has taught us so many things as well. People ask us a lot about how we communicate with nature and what that is like. In this episode, we dive deeper into what learning from nature is like for us and what it has been sharing lately.  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 ..read more