Conscious

By: Philippa Forrester
  • Summary

  • ‘No one can do everything, but everyone can do something.’ Sylvia Earle, Goddess of Ocean Conservation.

    Welcome to Conscious. I wanted to make this podcast so that we could, in the face of a tidal wave of environmental bad news, chat to the unsung heroes, normal everyday people with one thing in common - making change happen and inspiring us in the process.

    Whether it’s growing their own food, running a sustainable hotel, helping us decide which foods to put on our plate or make-up to slap on our face, or the ins and outs of heating our homes and transporting ourselves without polluting the planet, we will be meeting people from all walks of life who have one thing in common - they are all conscious of the need to change the way we think and the things we do and they have some great ideas.

    We’ll rampage through the trials, tribulations and ideals of what it really means to live a life conscious of the affects we are having on our planet.

    Please subscribe for some fascinating conversations, as the more we know the better.

    © 2024 Conscious
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Episodes
  • Paul Jepson: Understanding rewilding
    Apr 16 2024

    You may or may not know that we are now in the middle of United Nations decade on Ecosystem restoration to revive the worlds damaged ecosystems. However, I’m pretty sure you will have heard about ‘rewilding’.

    But what is rewilding exactly? Is it no mow May? Is it letting a corner of the garden get a little out of hand? Or, perhaps is it bigger than that, the reintroduction of beaver or bison for example? Or Leonardo DiCaprio’s thought that Scotland should become the first rewilding nation? Standby to nerd out a bit and for a few surprises.

    Our guest today Paul Jepson is not only a conservationist and writer but also a rewilding expert.

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    49 mins
  • George Ford: Beef production is a hot topic. Is regenerative farming the answer?
    Apr 9 2024

    With veganism on the rise and so much negativity about meat production we felt the urge to talk to a farmer. And our guest this week is inspiring.

    George Ford, with a keen knowledge of environmental science, has changed everything about the way his family farm, Nempnett Pastures, now under his guardianship, is run. Now in it’s sixth generation, George is leading the way for transparency, sustainability and the kind of beef and poultry farming system which actually might have been more recognisable in our past and which is kinder to not just the planet but the animals too.

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    53 mins
  • Laura Harnett: Cleaning up the business of cleaning
    Apr 2 2024

    With the news that micro plastics are not just being found in our oceans and rivers but also in our own blood brain tissue and skin, we need every hero we can get, our guest today is just that. She changed everything for her big mission to make our cleaning cupboards more sustainable. Giving up a very comfortable glamorous life after an 'aha' moment in a supermarket aisle she is now founder of SEEP - sustainable everyday essential products - a fast growing company cleaning up the business of cleaning.

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    35 mins

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