The Good Dirt: Sustainability Explained

Lady Farmer

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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313 episodes
Updated July 17

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Jan 10, 2025 · 56 min
Stories From Life Off the Grid with Poet Baron Wormser
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.
Jan 3, 2025 · 1 hr 19 min
Ancestral Food Ways in Family Life and Business with Christina Schindler of Modern Stone Age Kitchen
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.
Dec 27, 2024 · 35 min
222. Intro to Slow Living | Part 4 | Reflecting on Slow Living: A Year-End Retrospective
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.
Dec 20, 2024 · 34 min
Gathering Light: Winter Solstice Reflections & Holiday Harmonies
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.
Dec 13, 2024 · 42 min
221. Seeds of Connection: The People Behind Pinetree Garden Seeds
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.
Dec 6, 2024 · 57 min
220. Restoring the Land Through Regenerative Farming with Florence Reed of Sustainable Harvest International
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.
Nov 29, 2024 · 38 min
Slow Friday Reprise: A Slow Living Perspective on the Holidays with Mary and Emma
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!
Nov 22, 2024 · 57 min
219. Embracing Slow Style: Creating Beauty in Your Home with Zandra Zuraw
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.
Nov 15, 2024 · 43 min
218. Mulch Matters: Fostering Community and Connection with Tree Recycling
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,
Nov 8, 2024 · 48 min
217. Sustainability in Spirits with Harrison Holditch of Half Shell Vodka
In this episode of The Good Dirt, Mary & Emma explore sustainability in the spirits industry with Harrison Holditch of Half Shell Vodka.
Nov 1, 2024 · 53 min
216. A Sustainable Death: Rethinking End Of Life Practices with Hunter Beattie of Endswell Cremation
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.
Oct 25, 2024 · 28 min
Mary and Emma Talk About Halloween: Less Waste, More Fun! (Reprise)
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!
Oct 18, 2024 · 56 min
215. Exploring Holistic Homesteading: A Conversation with Krista and Fia Arias of Tierra Soul
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!
Oct 11, 2024 · 32 min
214. Intro to Slow Living | Part 3 | Thoughts on Consumerism with Mary and Emma
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.
Oct 4, 2024 · 55 min
213. Wild Homestead Living: From Suburbia to Self-Sufficiency with Park Ranger Julie Stonefelt
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!
Sep 27, 2024 · 27 min
212. Intro to Slow Living | Part 2 | Overcoming Slow Living Obstacles & FAQ
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.
Sep 20, 2024 · 53 min
211. Where Science Meets Wise Woman Wisdom, with Chwynyn Vaughan of “Slow Botanicals”
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.
Sep 13, 2024 · 31 min
210. Intro to Slow Living | Part 1 | What is Slow Living?
In the first of this bonus episode series, Emma and Mary discuss the concept and meaning of slow living.
Sep 6, 2024 · 58 min
209. Cultivating Community and Connection at Alexia Allen’s Hawthorn Farm
Alexia Allen is a suburban homesteader. She and her husband Daniel are transforming their own corner of suburbia into a permaculture paradise.
Aug 30, 2024 · 30 min
Bonus Reprise: Mary & Emma on How to Make Back-to-School More Sustainable
What aspects of the back-to-school season are tapping into core memory making, and how much is just consumer hype? Listen in as Mary and Emma peel away the marketing from the emotion, and discuss ideas for reframing this season in a more sustainable way for kids AND parents. Things Mentioned:Michael Pollan, author of In Defense of Food - An Eater's Manifestohttps://lady-farmer.com/collections/all (Lady Farmer Marketplace)https://lady-farmer.com/products/wool-insulated-plastic-free-lunchbox?_po

The Good Dirt: Sustainability Explained

Stories From Life Off the Grid with Poet Baron Wormser

Ancestral Food Ways in Family Life and Business with Christina Schindler of Modern Stone Age Kitchen

222. Intro to Slow Living | Part 4 | Reflecting on Slow Living: A Year-End Retrospective

Gathering Light: Winter Solstice Reflections & Holiday Harmonies

221. Seeds of Connection: The People Behind Pinetree Garden Seeds

220. Restoring the Land Through Regenerative Farming with Florence Reed of Sustainable Harvest International

Slow Friday Reprise: A Slow Living Perspective on the Holidays with Mary and Emma

219. Embracing Slow Style: Creating Beauty in Your Home with Zandra Zuraw

218. Mulch Matters: Fostering Community and Connection with Tree Recycling

217. Sustainability in Spirits with Harrison Holditch of Half Shell Vodka

216. A Sustainable Death: Rethinking End Of Life Practices with Hunter Beattie of Endswell Cremation

Mary and Emma Talk About Halloween: Less Waste, More Fun! (Reprise)

215. Exploring Holistic Homesteading: A Conversation with Krista and Fia Arias of Tierra Soul

214. Intro to Slow Living | Part 3 | Thoughts on Consumerism with Mary and Emma

213. Wild Homestead Living: From Suburbia to Self-Sufficiency with Park Ranger Julie Stonefelt

212. Intro to Slow Living | Part 2 | Overcoming Slow Living Obstacles & FAQ

211. Where Science Meets Wise Woman Wisdom, with Chwynyn Vaughan of “Slow Botanicals”

210. Intro to Slow Living | Part 1 | What is Slow Living?

209. Cultivating Community and Connection at Alexia Allen’s Hawthorn Farm

Bonus Reprise: Mary & Emma on How to Make Back-to-School More Sustainable