The Good Dirt: Sustainability Explained
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The Good Dirt: Sustainability Explained

by 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.

100 episodes
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1
Mary & Emma: Rethinking Slow Living
28:28 Mar 20, 2026
2
Mary & Emma: Rethinking Slow Living, Sustainability, and the Good Life
26:29 Mar 20, 2026
3
234. A Conversation with Janna Hockenjos of Earth Friends —and an Announcement!
1:13:47 Aug 22, 2025
4
Encore: Creating a Backyard Microfarm with Leah Webb, Author of "The 7 Step Homestead"
1:04:13 Aug 15, 2025
5
233. Embracing Our Medicine: A Conversation with Two Spirit Sister Madison Murphy Barney
54:42 Aug 8, 2025
6
Our Fermented Lives: Bridging the Gap Between Modern People and Historic Food with Julia Skinner of Root Kitchens
58:23 Aug 1, 2025
7
232. The Year of the Dress: Growing and Crafting Linen from Scratch with Eve Schaub
51:45 Jul 25, 2025
8
Seeking Real Solutions to Plastic Pollution with Smruti Aravind of The Story of Stuff
1:03:53 Jul 18, 2025
9
231. Exploring Ancestral Diets: A Conversation with Dr. Bill Schindler, Author of Eat Like a Human
1:32:14 Jul 11, 2025
10
Trash Talk: The Truth About Compostables with Lauren Olson of WorldCentric
59:57 Jul 4, 2025
11
230. Embracing the Seasonal Cycles of Life & Women's Wisdom with Corinna Wood
1:12:08 Jun 27, 2025
12
ENCORE: Seeking the Wisdom of the Earth with Maria Rodale, Author of Love, Nature, Magic: Shamanic Journeys into the Heart of My Garden
52:43 Jun 20, 2025
13
Juneteenth: A History and Reflection on Emancipation with Tony Cohen (ENCORE)
43:17 Jun 19, 2025
14
Encore: Curiosity, Creativity and Community with Eva Kosmas Flores
1:00:21 Jun 13, 2025
15
229. Discovering the Spiritual Wisdom of Trees with Leah Rampy and Beth Norcross
1:14:07 Jun 6, 2025
16
Encore: Seeking Sustainability in Life, Work and Flowers with Bex Partridge of Botanical Tales
1:09:18 May 30, 2025
17
228. Adventures of a Bad Naturalist with Paula Whyman
1:04:49 May 23, 2025
18
Encore: Attainable Sustainability the 80/20 Way with Stephanie Miller
1:06:53 May 16, 2025
19
227. Exploring Nature Based Land Care with Edwina von Gal
1:00:53 May 9, 2025
20
Encore: The Slow Living Shift- From Striving to Savoring with Fiber Farmer Lisa Mitchell
1:06:10 May 2, 2025
21
226 Fashion Revolution Week: A Conversation with Congresswoman Chellie Pingree
42:10 Apr 25, 2025
22
Encore: The Role of Activism in the Fashion Revolution with Elizabeth Cline
51:34 Apr 18, 2025
23
225. Redefining Rich with Shannon Hayes: Embracing Slow Living and Life-Serving Economies
55:53 Apr 11, 2025
24
Encore: Agroecology, Apples and Sustainable Systems with Horticultural Historian Eliza Greenman
1:11:27 Apr 4, 2025
25
224. Decluttering that Works For You with Dana White of "A Slob Comes Clean"
1:05:18 Mar 28, 2025
26
Encore: Paul Hawken on Carbon, Climate and Connection
54:24 Mar 21, 2025
27
223. Rethinking Carbon: An Enlightening Conversation with Paul Hawken
1:03:46 Mar 14, 2025
28
131. Rewilding Our Way Home to Ourselves with Hillarie Maddox of Black Girl Country Living
1:09:45 Mar 7, 2025
29
An Ecological Civilization for All with Andrew Schwartz of EcoCiv
1:01:51 Feb 28, 2025
30
145. Reclaiming Our Food from Field to Kitchen with CSA Farmer Mo Moutoux of Moutoux Orchard
1:14:21 Feb 21, 2025
31
"Lawns into Meadows" with Author Owen Wormser on Regenerative Landscaping
1:00:51 Feb 14, 2025
32
130. It Starts in the Kitchen: Sustainable Living with Anne-Marie Bonneau of Zero Waste Chef
1:01:01 Feb 7, 2025
33
The History and Folklore of Brigid: Saint, Legend and Lady Farmer with Kathy Spaar | Episode 27 Reprise
41:32 Jan 31, 2025
34
Healing Ourselves, Healing the Earth with Asia Suler, Author of "Mirrors in the Earth"
1:05:52 Jan 24, 2025
35
Being Old-Fashioned on Purpose with Jill Winger
54:29 Jan 17, 2025
36
Stories From Life Off the Grid with Poet Baron Wormser
56:18 Jan 10, 2025
37
Ancestral Food Ways in Family Life and Business with Christina Schindler of Modern Stone Age Kitchen
1:19:20 Jan 3, 2025
38
222. Intro to Slow Living | Part 4 | Reflecting on Slow Living: A Year-End Retrospective
35:54 Dec 27, 2024
39
Gathering Light: Winter Solstice Reflections & Holiday Harmonies
34:25 Dec 20, 2024
40
221. Seeds of Connection: The People Behind Pinetree Garden Seeds
42:00 Dec 13, 2024
41
220. Restoring the Land Through Regenerative Farming with Florence Reed of Sustainable Harvest International
57:18 Dec 6, 2024
42
Slow Friday Reprise: A Slow Living Perspective on the Holidays with Mary and Emma
38:58 Nov 29, 2024
43
219. Embracing Slow Style: Creating Beauty in Your Home with Zandra Zuraw
57:03 Nov 22, 2024
44
218. Mulch Matters: Fostering Community and Connection with Tree Recycling
43:52 Nov 15, 2024
45
217. Sustainability in Spirits with Harrison Holditch of Half Shell Vodka
48:15 Nov 8, 2024
46
216. A Sustainable Death: Rethinking End Of Life Practices with Hunter Beattie of Endswell Cremation
53:01 Nov 1, 2024
47
Mary and Emma Talk About Halloween: Less Waste, More Fun! (Reprise)
28:23 Oct 25, 2024
48
215. Exploring Holistic Homesteading: A Conversation with Krista and Fia Arias of Tierra Soul
56:58 Oct 18, 2024
49
214. Intro to Slow Living | Part 3 | Thoughts on Consumerism with Mary and Emma
32:01 Oct 11, 2024
50
213. Wild Homestead Living: From Suburbia to Self-Sufficiency with Park Ranger Julie Stonefelt
55:02 Oct 4, 2024
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