Episode 102

I embraced feminism at an early age.  It seemed like a no-brainer. Women should have the same rights as men. Period.

I honor and appreciate all the pioneering women who came before me and through their efforts, made it possible for me to vote and choose to have the career that I want.  Many continue fighting for our rights to this day and I am grateful.

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Episode 100

The Sustainable Living PodcastOur journey on the sustainable living path led Marianne and I to create a weekly podcast a little more than two years ago.

This episode marks 100 times we’ve recorded and shared our thoughts, interviews and tips via the podcast.

In celebration of this milestone, Marianne traveled to my Big Bear homestead last weekend to brainstorm about our future plans and to record this episode.

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Chickens are near and dear to our hearts.  Both Marianne and I are raising our own.  But I’m a newbie and Marianne has been doing it for a while.

In this episode we discuss getting started with backyard chickens.  What does it take? What’s the time and cost commitment?  We answer a few of these questions. But chickens are a big topic, so we reserve the right to explore it further in future episodes

Welcome to The Sustainable Living Podcast – information on living a heart-centered life that honors Mother Earth and her inhabitants.

In this half-hour weekly show we, Jenise Fryatt and Marianne West, will explore the topic of sustainable living and all it entails.

But first, who are we and how did we come to embrace sustainable living?  In this, our first episode of the podcast, we lay it all out.