Free and Figuring It Out
#054 Sustainability, conscious living and vegan lifestyle with special guest Marta Canga
In today’s episode we are joined by vegan blogger and sustainable lifestyle advocate Marta Canga. She tells us about how an important moment in her life led her to read a book which began her on the road of plant-based eating and goes on to explain how other areas of her life started to slowly follow when it came to ethical living.
Whether it’s food, beauty or fashion, we explore with Marta the more sustainable side of these sectors, plus greenwashing, zero waste and travelling with a vegan diet. We get some recipes for natural beauty products we can make at home (order the Jojoba oil!) and Marta discusses her own version of sustainability and why it’s such a tricky subject to define.
Is veganism a privilege? Is sustainable fashion too expensive and inaccessible? Do you think about zero waste when you do your weekly shop?
We discuss the best way to have eco-based conversations with your friends in a way that isn’t preaching, but a healthy discussion, and also bring boys into the conversation and how you can open up about veganism and co. to your partner/ brother/ dad.
The prominent message in this interview is that we all start somewhere and are at different points of our journey and Marta beautifully summarises what small steps we can start taking today to be more sustainable to look after ourselves and planet.
Marta is a vegan, cruelty-free and sustainable lifestyle blogger living in London.
Having begun blogging about sustainable fashion over 4 years ago, Marta is a highly respected voice in her global community. Her audience are hugely interested in sustainable fashion, vegan food, natural beauty and living an ethical lifestyle. She is a vegan fashion columnist for Simply Vegan Magazine and has worked with brands such as Lush, Waitrose and The Body Shop.
Find her at
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZmJ1DPyGXq6w07CziDcUSQ
https://www.instagram.com/martacanga/
Resources mentioned
The True Cost of Fashion https://truecostmovie.com/
The Game Changers https://gamechangersmovie.com/
Happy Cow https://www.happycow.net/
#climateholocast #carbonfootprint #carboncomponsating #climatechange #recycling #extinctrebellion
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Charelle Griffith, 31, is a marketing strategist for solopreneurs and founder of PropelHer, a personal development blog and book club. She lives in London, dates men and has been single for 4 years (except for a summer romance in 2018). Connect with Charelle https://www.instagram.com/charellegriffith/
Verity Brown, 33, helps female entrepreneurs reconnect with themselves and find happiness and currently lives in the North of England. She is bisexual and after 3.5 years single has recently found love with a woman. Connect with Verity https://www.instagram.com/theseasaltplan/