Grounded in Maine

 Sheesh, I've recorded 18 episodes already! Just a quickie, to reflect on what I've learned in the past 4 months.  Send me a message! Support the show Like this episode? Send me a message! Please follow the podcast on Instagram here YouTube channel Email me at amysgardenjam@gmail.com Amy's Garden Jam site (podcast has its own tab on this site!) Amy's email newsletter :  How Do...

Don Cook lives in Florida, and during the pandemic, started fermenting foods, and has joined me to share some of his experiences with all of us. He also shares a couple of his favorite sustainable products with us. Listen here! You can follow Don on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/donpcook/ Leaf Razor site: https://leafshave.com/ Drinkmate carbonated drink maker: https://idrinkproducts.c...

I've always had strong feelings about community, but yesterday I was awestruck when I attended a community event to support our dear friend  Melissa, as she is heading into her 2nd chemo treatment this week. Another friend Emily, owner of Northern Belle Holistic, organized the fundraiser event to support Melissa and her fiance` Ryan as they are just beginning this cancer journey. The outpouri...

Mari Eosco has a very big message to share, and I'm so happy to help get the word out! Mari has a business called Think About It, and she makes beautiful products utilizing items that are bound for the landfill, but she also has an educational message that everyone should hear. Please listen! Learn more at Mari's website Think About It Follow Mari on Instagram here Follow Mari on Faceboo...

In celebration of World Podcasting Day, I'm just taking a few minutes to show some gratitude for the people that have helped me to get this far!  Please follow Grounded In Maine podcast at https://www.instagram.com/groundedinmainepodcast/ , or https://www.facebook.com/Grounded-in-Maine-Podcast-101968515779712/ You can DM me there, post, or email me at amysgardenjam@gmail.com. Website for Amy&...

Allison Taylor is a military spouse and mom of 3,  has a teaching degree, and is a copywriter. She espouses a very different food mindset than me, and I'm so glad to have had this conversation about food waste and overconsumption! Her podcast Everybodys Gotta Eat will come out officially in January, but the trailer is already available. As a military family that has moved around, packing (or...

WOW. Alyson really embodies the spirit of homesteading that I dream of, and I'm so glad that we had this conversation recorded for all of us to hear! Alyson is an "Old Soul," and is just so genuine and easy. I love her story so much! She was so generous to share the hard and wonderful parts of her life that got her where she is today, and her outlook on life is so spot on. Take a li...

I met Nicole randomly at Replenova Farm Store, where I sell my jams, this spring, and found out she's a beekeeper, which is fascinating to me, so I instantly(may have come on strong) invited her to chat with me on the podcast, so I could learn all about it. She's got great stories to share, and good prep info for people interested in starting beekeeping. Nicole has been learning about be...

As I've been talking and thinking about sustainability over the last few months, the subject of personal and physical sustainability has been rolling around in my head, and I decided to toss it out for discussion. I'd love to hear what you think on the subject!  Please follow Grounded In Maine podcast at https://www.instagram.com/groundedinmainepodcast/ , or https://www.facebook.com/Grou...

Andy Doiron, of Whynot Farms is a STEM teacher by day, and outside of work, is a man of many talents! He has been raising, and now also breeds chickens on his homestead in Maine. He also hosts a weekly "Chicken Chat" on Facebook, where people can ask questions as he shows some common chicken practices. That's just a couple of Andy's specialties. If you're chicken curious,...

Bri and I met virtually attending Podfest Expo in May, and knew nothing about each other then, but I learned quickly that she and I were meant to meet - for many reasons, but she has a soap making business, and that's a project that has been intimidating to me. She's also very smart tech-wise, and has helped me streamline some of my processes- I couldn't be more grateful for that! B...

I felt like a total imposter even asking Laura Marston to be on the podcast, since I'm so new, but she is so generous, and said yes before I was even live. What a lucky person I am to have been able to have this conversation with her! Laura is so knowledgeable, and so passionate about helping her community make those changes to ditch the plastic in any way that we're able - her store, Go...

Rebecca Lewis may look like a very unassuming Physical Therapist, but to me, she's a sustainability super star. She's trying sustainable actions, one by one, to see how she can be more mindful of her footprint on the earth, and responsible for what she uses and tends to. It started in 2021 soon after she moved into her house, and was diagnosed with Long Covid, and was bed bound for month...

Casey Cottle, Physical Therapist, talks about his foraging start and some important safety tips. He is so generous with what he's learned, while still keeping an air of mystery... Casey isn't on social media, but he shared the YouTube channel that he uses with us, noted below. YouTube channel that Casey recommends: https://www.youtube.com/c/LearnYourLand  Please follow Grounded In Maine...

Laura Ludwig is very familiar with the phrase "reduce, reuse, recycle," and she takes it seriously. Laura works for the Center for Coastal Studies, working with lobster people and - you'll never guess - ARTISTS. Learn more by listening! She also is the director of CCS Debris Brigade on Cape Cod, and has so many stories of treasures and junk! Laura also loves music and people - you&a...

It's so much harder to talk about oneself to a microphone, so Amy invited Karin Sorensen back to ask some questions. Learn a little about me, and a little more about Karin here! Follow Karin at https://www.instagram.com/tiny.acre.homestead.me/ to see what she's up to! Check out the great things happening at https://growingtogive.farm/ Please follow Grounded In Maine podcast at https://ww...

You're in for a treat today - Bex is a real gift to the world, and I'm so grateful that she agreed to chat with me. Bex is a Community Herbalist; she's really tuned in to the local plants, and knows well what's growing, and how to prepare it, and how it can help us to heal or move through our lives.  Just listen to her talk for this short time, follow her, and listen to her tal...

Karin Sorensen of Tiny Acre Homestead in Auburn, Maine is really "all in" for sustainable living. She is learning to tend the earth, and has so much respect for every part of it. She is currently in a 9 month farm training course, and is working at 2 different farms, and also volunteers at a different farm. She's a yoga instructor, forager, herbalist, and so much more. And such a fa...

A quick intro to Amy and how the podcast came about. I want to learn new ways that I can be sustainable, and improve my skills, so I'm going to talk to different people who may do things in a new way, to see what inspires me. I think there are others out there who may be on a similar path, so maybe we can learn together? Join me and my guests, to learn new ways that we can care for the earth,...

Send me a message! Support the show Like this episode? Send me a message! Please follow the podcast on Instagram here YouTube channel Email me at amysgardenjam@gmail.com Amy's Garden Jam site (podcast has its own tab on this site!) Amy's email newsletter :  How Do I Get There From Here by Jane Bolduc - hear more at https://www.janebolduc.com/ Podcast cover by Becca Kofron- follow her on...