About this episode
Mary and Emma, are back on The Good Dirt after about a six-month break, reflecting on how the project began as a sustainable clothing brand and grew into a community and education platform centered on “sowing seeds of slow living.” They recap past retreats, an online community shift from Mighty Networks to Substack, and their book, The Lady Farmer Guide to Slow Living, now being revised. They discuss moving away from expert-driven, moralized sustainability talk toward nuance, emotional awareness, and defining “the good life,” acknowledging limits of individual action within larger systems while staying hopeful. Updates include Emma’s toddler and move, Mary’s new season as a grandmother and interest in restorative gardening, and plans to revive their online marketplace with recommended products and remaining Lady Farmer apparel.00:00 Welcome Back Check In01:11 Meet Mary And Emma02:12 Lady Farmer Origin Story04:16 Slow Living Then And Now08:17 Beyond Individual Responsibility10:37 Morality Free Sustainability13:24 Decluttering And Landfill Guilt15:34 Meaning Emotions And The Good Life17:16 Creativity Work And Money19:52 Grandma Life And Restorative Gardening21:13 Reopening The Marketplace25:52 Listener Requests And Wrap UpAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
