Welcome back to Practically Green, the podcast that shares tips on how to live sustainably in a practical, budget friendly and beautiful way.
This week your hosts Anna and Eibhlin have a lot to talk about. Anna shares her experience of https://www.bordbiabloom.com/ with https://flowerfarmersofireland.ie/ and Eibhlin talks about her first proper holiday in years and the importance of wearing reef safe suncreams like https://www.amazincskincare.com/mineral-sunscreen--30--spf-150ml/
Anna talks about natural fertilisers that your plants will love, keeping them healthy and strong. Anna also recommends https://betterplants.ie/ for Irish seaweed fertilisers.
Moving on to “experiences not stuff” the two discuss the benefits of second hand shopping. Self confessed reformed shopaholic, Eibhlin talks about how she updated her work wardrobe in a conscious way finding gems in places like Vision Ireland https://vi.ie/ and Saint Vincent de Paul https://www.svp.ie/what-we-do/shops/ There are also great recommendations for sustainable fashion https://www.changeclothes.org/ in Crumlin and https://www.instagram.com/studiobleuvintage/ in Castlepollard run by French vintage collector Bertille.
Eibhlin recommends https://handmadedesign.net/ if you’re looking for inspiration and advise on upcycling your own furniture. The pair also endorse your local credit union https://www.creditunion.ie/ as a sustainable method of ensuring your money isn’t being spent on fossil fuels but also as a means of keeping it in your local community!
Finally, for “what’s in season” Anna highlights that Irish strawberries, peas and asparagus are back in season! https://www.farmingfornature.ie/nominees/charles-carr-and-shannon-copland/ is a great place to source your locally grown foods and pickups can be arranged at https://www.instagram.com/therefillmill_mullingar/ Anna also gives a shout out to https://www.facebook.com/slanemorefarm/ for wonderful strawberries.
Finally, Anna has some (free) workshops for teens coming up to celebrate Cruinniu na NOg https://cruinniu.creativeireland.gov.ie/ these will be held in The Refill Mill and Cuige Studios https://www.instagram.com/wearecuige/ check them out here https://www.bigskyflowers.ie/product-category/crinniunanog/
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