Love The Green Life
Join us as we discuss practical ways to live a more sustainable, healthy and green life for you, your family and even your furbabies. We are both teachers, mamas, nature lovers and passionate about changing the world we live in and helping to save the planet by inspiring others. Love the Green Life is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that promotes cruelty free, chemical free and compassionate living. You can learn more about us and what we do at lovethegreenlife.org and on Facebook and Instagram at lovethegreenlifeorg. Music composed by Derek Hughes Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lovethegreenlifeorg/support
Episodes
November 1, 2022 • 41 mins
We love to give heartfelt, meaningful gifts and we are excited to bring you a great list of our favorites as you start to prepare for the holiday season. This is our local holiday shopping guide! We are thrilled to share with you not only our wish list, but what should be on yours too! We are sharing our little hidden gems, the stores, the owners, body care, home care, and ways to have a more sustainable holiday season with le...
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October 13, 2022 • 21 mins
Hello Green Team and WELCOME BACK!!! It has been a minute since we have been on here with you, but we have had a lot going on behind the scenes and we are excited to be on here to update you with what we have been up to. We have been busy working on so much with the LTGL business! Today, we talk about what we have planned coming in January, a new merch line, events that took place and a big update with our vintage shop. We share ab...
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July 15, 2022 • 24 mins
Today we share about our vision as an organization and what our next steps are to continue to serve our mission for our community. The Love the Green Life Wellness Center, Cafe & Vintage Shop will be the change we want to see in the world.
All of us are in dire need of services that make it easier to choose the green solution. Our organization; Love the Green Life, offers a beacon of hope with the most effective courses, guides, me...
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July 1, 2022 • 43 mins
Today we are sharing a really special episode with you all! We are sharing one of our Plant Power client office hours with you! This question that a client had was really good and relevant, so we thought we would share it here for everyone! Plant Power is our 13 week lifestyle program that teaches goals, habits, meal planning like a pro, how to read labels, learn about ingredients, and what to cook for breakfast, lunch, dinner and ...
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June 17, 2022 • 38 mins
Today's episode is a little change up! You are going to hear a conversation Natalie had with ecommerce consultant, Jason Shepherd. Natalie had the ability to be a guest on his podcast The Real Heroes of Ecommerce and discusses what it means to be a conscious consumer. All of us here at Love the Green Life have different levels of conscious consumerism. We are pretty careful about the things we purchase and buy and as a 100% women o...
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Today we are talking with Lori Julien from Marigold Sol. She is our queen of vintage furniture restoration. She talks about her journey from nursing into entrepreneurship. We also discuss the sustainability power of furniture restoration. What’s the heart of all the vintage? It always seems to be the stories these found objects can tell. Join us as we talk about curbside picking, kitchen cabinet woes and why we can’t get enough of ...
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June 3, 2022 • 27 mins
Natalie came across Taylor Blanc from a local Facebook community page. Taylor is a local garden enthusiast who uses her home to grow, cut, and sell flowers. She started a cut flower garden and a community seed exchange right in her own front yard. Next to the garden is a seed box for trading seeds with others who participate from the community. This week we talk with Taylor about what a community seed exchange is, how to maintain i...
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May 27, 2022 • 44 mins
We are bringing you a favorite episode that we did over a year ago. This is perfect to listen to if you are new to the podcast or to review since there was so much information. This time of year you are changing over your closet from Winter to Summer and you can do it in a more eco-friendly way.
With over 7 billion people in the world, we all have one thing in common. Every day we all get dressed. The struggle to fin...
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May 20, 2022 • 40 mins
Marissa just graduated from Kent State University with her degree in zoology and environmental studies. She will be moving to the Caribbean next year for veterinary school and tells us all about the school and the experience she will get there. She is currently an intern at the Ohio Ocean Foundation, where we raise awareness about the connection between Ohio and the ocean. Marissa has a passion for conservation of wildlife and the ...
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May 13, 2022 • 64 mins
Today we are talking with Kelly Crotty who is a garden consultant in Cleveland, Ohio. Even in an urban environment, she loves the deep sense of accomplishment she feels knowing she’s making a positive impact for our Earth. In the past 6 years, Kelly has been able to create and install Kitchen Gardens and Landscape Bed Gardens for clients throughout the Greater Cleveland Area. She provides what is necessary to have a beautiful, succ...
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May 6, 2022 • 27 mins
Today we are sharing some of our best snack tips and 4 of our favorite grab and go, busy life snacks for you to get the nutrition you need. These snacks are plant based, tasty and kid approved. They will give you and your family the energy you need to get through your day and your week. We are excited and hopeful that you will try them out!
Remember that if you are wanting more help on this, check out Plant Power, our 13 week life...
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April 29, 2022 • 35 mins
Ben has always felt a profound connection with nature, a passion that lead him to earn his MSc in Clinical Herbalism and accept a position as Senior Buyer of Botanicals for tea juggernaut Celestial Seasonings. But as he watched as the world’s most precious botanical resources were ravaged by uncontrolled harvesting, he had a terrible realization — he was part of the problem. So, he set out to disrupt the system. Today, Ben serves ...
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April 22, 2022 • 31 mins
We are excited to be bringing you a very sweet mother whose family journey has been full of ups and downs, trials and errors, emergencies and health…just to feed her family. Tina Heiberg is a mother of three boys under the age of 8. Her family values teamwork, service to others and time together - values that I KNOW our listeners can connect with. Her journey into feeding her family will absolutely inspire you. We hope to give you...
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April 15, 2022 • 38 mins
Today we are discussing the magical world of Disney and how to do Disney World while staying green! Natalie had the opportunity to visit Disney World in Orlando, FL a few weeks ago during their Garden Festival. She is really excited to share all about her trip including tips for traveling with kids, amazing plant-based foods and cool sustainability facts about Disney. You will be surprised to hear all about Natalie's favorite ride ...
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April 15, 2022 • 26 mins
Welcome to our podcast. Meet our hosts; Jess Taylor and Natalie Ringeis. We are both teachers, mamas, nature lovers and passionate about changing the world we live in and helping to save the planet by inspiring others. In this episode we are introducing the podcast! In today's episode you will learn how we plan to discuss practical ways to live a more sustainable, healthy and green life for you, your family and even your furbabies....
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April 8, 2022 • 40 mins
Today we are talking about Ethiopian coffee, cuisine and culture with Ron and Nardos Street, owner and director of operations for Bereka Coffee & Kitchen in Akron, Ohio. We discovered this incredible business through Bounce Innovation Hub in Akron, Ohio. This episode provides such a unique way for you to connect with you food and drinks. Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee. We talk with Ron and Nardos today about the Ethiopian cul...
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April 1, 2022 • 56 mins
Today we chat with Danielle Sawat, owner of Shelf Life Book Store in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. She opened her small, used bookstore in June 2021 where most of the books are $1 each. The mission of the store is to provide accessible, affordable reading to everyone in a community-based, inclusive environment
Danielle is a book shelf of knowledge of all the yes people of our Northeast Ohio community. We go deep into the value of small bus...
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March 25, 2022 • 22 mins
Today we talk to beautiful and talented Shanisha Collins, owner and operator of The Maid Experience in Northeast Ohio. She shares with us today about her passion to serve the community and those in need. We also talk guilt, mental health and self care. Shanisha and her business provides so much more than just a service. It has been a blessing to have her on the podcast today as well as getting to know her.
Shanisha Collins is a se...
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March 18, 2022 • 43 mins
We talk to our newest team member, Heather today! Heather is our new treasurer for Love the Green Life, the non profit we run! Heather has so much knowledge, joy and excitement to share with us. If you are someone who needs help reading a label, Heather is an expert at this. She is our unofficial label-ologist. She is going to drop some of the top ingredients for you to watch out for as you are looking for better products for yours...
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Here at Love the Green Life we are all about simple ways to green up your life. Today is a really unique idea and we are so excited to introduce to you a catering option that you may never have known existed. If you have listened to our Meal Planning or Party Planning episodes, then this might be an episode for you. If you do not have any time to make your own meals for a party or do meal prep, or working and too busy, we have the ...
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