Love The Green Life

We love to give heartfelt, meaningful gifts and we are excited to bring you a great list of our favorites as you start to prepare for the holiday season. This is our local holiday shopping guide! We are thrilled to share with you not only our wish list, but what should be on yours too! We are sharing our little hidden gems, the stores, the owners, body care, home care, and ways to have a more sustainable holiday season with less stress on you! If you are looking for more on eco-friendly and zero waste holiday tips, check out our episode from December 2021- Episode 43 Eco-Friendly Gift Giving. Today, we are sharing more about local shopping. We will be highlighting several past episodes that will help you prepare for the holiday season!  

Make sure to head to social media @lovethegreenlifeorg and let us know all about your green holiday shopping!! 

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We love to give heartfelt, meaningful gifts and we are excited to bring you a great list of our favorites as you start to prepare for the holiday season. This is our local holiday shopping guide! We are thrilled to share with you not only our wish list, but what should be on yours too! We are sharing our little hidden gems, the stores, the owners, body care, home care, and ways to have a more sustainable holiday season with less stress on you! If you are looking for more on eco-friendly and zero waste holiday tips, check out our episode from December 2021- Episode 43 Eco-Friendly Gift Giving. Today, we are sharing more about local shopping. We will be highlighting several past episodes that will help you prepare for the holiday season!  

Make sure to head to social media @lovethegreenlifeorg and let us know all about your green holiday shopping!! 

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Hello Green Team and WELCOME BACK!!! It has been a minute since we have been on here with you, but we have had a lot going on behind the scenes and we are excited to be on here to update you with what we have been up to. We have been busy working on so much with the LTGL business! Today, we talk about what we have planned coming in January, a new merch line, events that took place and a big update with our vintage shop. We share about what the podcast has in store for you in the next year. We are excited to check in with you. We have missed you, Green Team!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lovethegreenlifeorg/support

Today we share about our vision as an organization and what our next steps are to continue to serve our mission for our community. The Love the Green Life Wellness Center, Cafe & Vintage Shop will be the change we want to see in the world. All of us are in dire need of services that make it easier to choose the green solution. Our organization; Love the Green Life, offers a beacon of hope with the most effective courses, guides, media, and events to carry us into a healthy future. Love the Green Life is a 501(c)3 non-profit educational service organization that specializes in cruelty-free, chemical-free and compassionate living. We encourage a more eco-friendly lifestyle through coaching, a vintage shop, our podcast, a weekly radio program and an annual conference. We dream of offering the eco-conscious market a permanent gathering space with a zero-waste vegan cafe, wellness events, and our vintage shop. It is our ultimate goal to be a visible environment of active change in Northeast Ohio. We dream of a space that honors our local history, highlights vegan cuisine, and attracts visitors from all walks of their green journey. We often greet our listeners as our “Green Team”. Let’s face it, we all want to be a part of a supportive team. The Love the Green Life Wellness Center, Cafe and Vintage Shop will be our headquarters. We plan to become a demonstration model in many ways. For example: we plan to hold a catering license so that we can safely offer local vegan grab & go meals, bakery items and farm-to-table fast food. We have vendors in line. Local food artisans, chefs and baristas, all who have chosen to join our mission. The best part of being on the Green Team is that we accept everyone on their journey to a better planet. Will you join our Green Team? Will you be the change we need to see in the world? Head to lovethegreenlife.org and the donate button is right on the homepage if you are looking to help us on our mission. You can also join our Plant Power program. This 13 week lifestyle program helps you reach goals and break habits, meal plan like a pro, read labels and understand ingredients and what to cook for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks! All while getting 2, 1:1 coaching sessions with us and access to a private community and bi-weekly office hours for 4 months! Head to lovethegreenlife.org/plantpower today to fill out your interest form!  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lovethegreenlifeorg/support

Today we are sharing a really special episode with you all! We are sharing one of our Plant Power client office hours with you! This question that a client had was really good and relevant, so we thought we would share it here for everyone! Plant Power is our 13 week lifestyle program that teaches goals, habits, meal planning like a pro, how to read labels, learn about ingredients, and what to cook for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. We created this course in a way that makes sense for busy families and to fit into their daily lives. Our clients get 2- 1:1 coaching calls from us, bi-weekly office hours to receive help and feedback on their personal journey and what they are working on, as well as a membership to a community group to ask questions and share with others on the same journey. In today's office hours, we are discussing how to stay on track in the summer. We discuss eating out at restaurants, BBQ's and picnics, vacationing and just how to stay motivated to eat healthy and continue to achieve your goals, while not missing out on the fun of summer! Hope this episode speaks to you in your current season. We would love to work with you! Head to lovethegreenlife.org/plantpower to learn all about the program and to fill out your interest form. This doesn't hold you to anything! We will reach out and answer any questions you have! We look forward to hearing from you and working with you to break habits and achieve your wellness goals!  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lovethegreenlifeorg/support

Today's episode is a little change up! You are going to hear a conversation Natalie had with ecommerce consultant, Jason Shepherd. Natalie had the ability to be a guest on his podcast The Real Heroes of Ecommerce and discusses what it means to be a conscious consumer. All of us here at Love the Green Life have different levels of conscious consumerism. We are pretty careful about the things we purchase and buy and as a 100% women owned nonprofit organization, almost all of us as women are the main buyers of stuff for our homes. We hope to debunk some myths as to what a conscious consumer looks like and is portrayed and hope to push your ideal consumer view. Conscious consumers are the consumers of the future. We are the people who are going to be making the decisions that drive the commerce in our country. We need to vote with what we put in our grocery carts. Hopefully you will gain some insight from this episode. Head over to Jason's podcast, The Real Heroes of Ecommerce on instagram @therealheroesofecommerce and take a listen!  If you need help with meal planning and grocery shopping, we would love to assist you and give you the tools you need to be a conscious consumer! Head to lovethegreenlife.org/plantpower --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lovethegreenlifeorg/support

Today we are talking with Lori Julien from Marigold Sol. She is our queen of vintage furniture restoration. She talks about her journey from nursing into entrepreneurship. We also discuss the sustainability power of furniture restoration. What’s the heart of all the vintage? It always seems to be the stories these found objects can tell. Join us as we talk about curbside picking, kitchen cabinet woes and why we can’t get enough of all that Lori does in her shop in Kenmore, Ohio. You can learn more about Lori and Marigold Sol at www.marigold-sol.com, on Facebook @marigoldsol, Instagram @mymarigoldsol and you can call for custom work at 330-803-0419.  We want to work with you!! Are you ready to reach those wellness goals you have and could use some accountability? We are here for you. Head to lovethegreenlife.org/plantpower and click I'm Interested. We can't wait to chat with you!  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lovethegreenlifeorg/support

Natalie came across Taylor Blanc from a local Facebook community page. Taylor is a local garden enthusiast who uses her home to grow, cut, and sell flowers. She started a cut flower garden and a community seed exchange right in her own front yard. Next to the garden is a seed box for trading seeds with others who participate from the community. This week we talk with Taylor about what a community seed exchange is, how to maintain it, and how it can have a positive impact in your neck of the woods. Taylor embodies what we love about going green - it's one small change at time! You can follow Taylor at The Posy Patch on Instagram @theposypatch_ and on Facebook @theposypatch We also mentioned the Cleveland Seed Bank, Kent Free Library, Akron Public Library Seed Exchange and the soil and water conservation districts for each local county.  We are here to help you reach your goals to a healthier, greener lifestyle! Want to learn how? Head to lovethegreenlife.org/plantpower now for more information!  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lovethegreenlifeorg/support

We are bringing you a favorite episode that we did over a year ago. This is perfect to listen to if you are new to the podcast or to review since there was so much information. This time of year you are changing over your closet from Winter to Summer and you can do it in a more eco-friendly way.

With over 7 billion people in the world, we all have one thing in common. Every day we all get dressed.  The struggle to find fashionable items to wear while supporting something that follows your personal ethics and morals can seem like a challenge. In this episode we share what to look for when selecting clothes and accessories and how to support the companies that are doing the right thing for the environment and our future generations. We discuss Fair Trade, B Corp, Cruelty Free, Vegan, Sustainable Practices and GOTS. 

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Marissa just graduated from Kent State University with her degree in zoology and environmental studies. She will be moving to the Caribbean next year for veterinary school and tells us all about the school and the experience she will get there. She is currently an intern at the Ohio Ocean Foundation, where we raise awareness about the connection between Ohio and the ocean. Marissa has a passion for conservation of wildlife and the environment, specifically the ocean. Natalie and Marissa share a love sea turtles! She enjoys eating plant-based and finding ways to have a sustainable lifestyle while being a busy college student. This was such a special episode to talk with Marissa and hopeful for what the future holds for generations to come and the welfare of our planet. You can learn more about Ohio Ocean Foundation at ohiooceanfoundation.org. We also mention in the show about Sea Shepherd (seashepherd.org) and artist Geo Rutherford (georutherford.com) If you are looking for help on your journey and need to set goals, break habits and do it with accountability, we are ready to help you! Head to lovethegreenlife.org/plantpower to learn more and fill out the interest form to connect with us. We would love to work with you!  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lovethegreenlifeorg/support