A Very Sustainable Holiday Episode

About this episode

The episode explores the importance of sustainability during the holiday season through personal stories and family anecdotes.

Welcome back to Spot On Sustainability . We hope you missed us! In this holiday special episode of Spot On , the whole team hopped on the mic to explore the importance of sustainability during the busy holiday season. From gifting with intention to slowing down to enjoy time with friends and loved ones, we shared personal stories and family anecdotes from our holiday past. Tune in to listen to how we are practising sustainability while sleigh bells ring.  Happy holidays, and we’ll see you next year for the season two premiere of Spot On ! Subscribe to the Spot On feed to hear next month’s episode - until then, keep practising sustainability in your own life one episode at a time! This semester, season one is housed at Mount Royal University, situated on an ancient and storied land steeped in ceremony and history that, until recently, was occupied exclusively by people indigenous to this place. With gratitude and reciprocity, this podcast acknowledges the relationships to the land and all beings, and the songs, stories and teachings of the Siksika Nation, the Piikani Nation, the Kainai Nation, the Îethka Stoney Nakoda Nation (consisting of the Chiniki, Bearspaw and Goodstoney…

People in this episode

Host: Spot On

Topics covered

• sustainability
• holiday season
• gifting
• personal stories
• family anecdotes
• community actions

Keywords

• sustainability
• holiday
• gifting
• family
• community
• environment
• traditions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sustainable Calgary

Places: Calgary, Mount Royal University, Siksika Nation, Piikani Nation, Kainai Nation, Îethka Stoney Nakoda Nation, Tsuut’ina Nation, Métis

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