Mary & Emma: Rethinking Slow Living

About this episode

Mary and Emma discuss their experiences with sustainability and the evolution of the Lady Farmer brand after a six-month hiatus.

Mary and Emma return to the podcast after over a six-month hiatus, reflecting on the evolution of Lady Farmer as a brand and their own experiences within it. They discuss how the cultural context around sustainability has shifted, how they don't want to present themselves as experts or frame sustainability in moral terms, and how systemic forces limit individual impact even as daily habits still matter. They aim to focus more on finding meaning, creativity, and defining “the good life". They share personal updates (babies! work! gardening!) and discuss plans for how they want to continue to unfold into The Good Dirt and the Lady Farmer project. 00:00 Welcome Back Check In 01:11 Meet Mary And Emma 02:12 Lady Farmer Origin Story 04:16 Slow Living Then And Now 08:17 Beyond Individual Responsibility 10:37 Morality Free Sustainability 13:24 Decluttering And Landfill Guilt 15:34 Meaning Emotions And The Good Life 17:16 Creativity Work And Money 19:52 Grandma Life And Restorative Gardening 21:13 Reopening The Marketplace 25:52 Listener Requests And Wrap Up Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

People in this episode

Host: Lady Farmer

Guests: Mary, Emma

Topics covered

• slow living
• sustainability
• personal updates
• cultural context
• meaning of life
• creativity

Keywords

• sustainability
• slow living
• personal updates
• meaning
• creativity
• gardening

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lady Farmer

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