Sustainability Now! | Emily Coleman | Sustainability For All | Do Something Weird! | Dec. 6, 2021

Saddle up for this week’s Sustainability Now! as your host, Justin Mog, rides along with his friend and neighbor, Emily Coleman, for joyful conversation about how taking action for sustainability does not require green superpowers, but is actually a fun, live-affirming thing that EVERYONE can do! Emily has begun sharing some of her thoughts and practices at https://www.instagram.com/tiredofbeingachicken/. Tune in as we discuss the key changes that sent her down the sustainability wormhole, such as bussing/biking/walking rather than paying the mental/financial toll of car ownership; working in the service industry where they reuse bar towels rather than buying disposable paper towels; and how all these small steps reinforce each other and grow over time.

Check out these resources Emily shared:
Bike commuting:
- Falls City Community Bikeworks http://www.fccbikeworks.org/
- Bikes Cruise Brews https://www.instagram.com/bikes.cruise.brews/
- Ride Spot (from People For Bikes) https://ridespot.org/
- Every Commute Counts https://everycommutecounts.org/
Composting:
- The Humanure Handbook http://humanurehandbook.com
- The Reddit r/compsting group https://www.reddit.com/r/composting/
- The Sharewaste app https://sharewaste.com/
Buy Nothing Groups:
- The Buy Nothing project and its new app https://buynothingproject.org/
- Kentucky Native Plant Swap Facebook group https://m.facebook.com/groups/KYNativePlantsSwap/
- Katy Wolk-Stanly on Instagram @nonconsumer who's tag line is: Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without. https://www.instagram.com/nonconsumer/
Reduced waste living
- Toza zero waste shop at 976 Barret Avenue https://www.tozasoap.com/
- Koko zero waste shop in Old Louisville at 1217 S 4th St https://kokotheshop.com/
- Bean coffee at 1138 Goss Avenue https://www.beangtown.com/
- Red Hot Roasters coffee at 1399 Lexington Avenue https://redhotroasters.com/

Find Emily online at https://www.instagram.com/tiredofbeingachicken/

As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW!

Sustainability Now! airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Find us at http://forwardradio.org

The music in this podcast is courtesy of the local band Appalatin and is used by permission. Explore their delightful music at http://appalatin.com