REV On Air - Sustainable Stories by Rêve En Vert

In this episode of REV On Air, Cora Hilts speaks to Sarela Herrada who co-founded the pantry staples line SIMPLi with her husband. They have shown what ethical business can look like, taking the line all the way through Regenerative Organic Certification and supporting small farmers on their journey. Cora and Sarela talk about what success looks like to her, and how she believes that food has the...

Cora Hilts travelled to Napa, California to sit down with the CEO of one of the world’s most beloved wine vineyards – Joseph Phelps. David Pearson was brought in to lend his visionary taste and decades of experience to this iconic brand right after it was acquired by LVMH. He has come with the goal of turning the vineyards into a regenerative haven, now focusing on farming as much as the wine itse...

Today I get to chat to  Emilie Toups, founder of Toups and Co Organics, all about clean beauty and what it takes to start a family business with ethics behind it. This is a conversation that combines women-led business, toxic loads and hormonal health, as well as  regenerative farming practices – topics that I feel are incredibly important to be celebrating and educating ourselves on more. I get p...

Today, Cora talks to the incredible YouTube phenomenon Gaz Oakley about his journey into homesteading. Gaz left his life in London where he started his career in vegan cooking to live a simpler life in the countryside of Wales. His inadvertent journey to self sufficiency has captivated and inspired millions of people across the world. About Gaz:   Gaz Oakley is classically trained chef originating...

Cora Hilts travelled to Miami to interview the incredible Dan Buettner in front of a live audience at the 1 Hotel South Beach. Cora and Dan discussed his work with Blue Zones, the places on earth where people are living healthy and happy lives up to 100 and beyond. We are thrilled to be able to share this intimate conversation and all of Dan’s tips for living a long life – the ease of which many p...

Today, Cora has her most personal conversation to date. At her home in Maine, she speaks to her childhood friend Graham Platner about his unique campaign for U.S. Senate. Running as a progressive democrat, Graham hopes to change the American system to support working class families and fight the oligarchy. "My hope, at its core, is that working people in this country begin to realize that man...

Today I am so excited to be speaking to a woman who feels as passionately about the power of food as I do. Danielle Duboise is the co-founder of Sakara Life, a company providing the highest quality, whole food nutrition and supplements for body, skin and mind. We talk about building a body you can feel good in, and how as someone in the wellness space, she navigates its complexities. Full disclaim...

Cora Hilts heads to Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur, California. She talks with founder Mike Freed about his journey. And How he built one of the most stunning and most sustainable hotels in the world. About Post Ranch Inn   Big Sur is one of the world’s most beautiful places. Among its treasures is Post Ranch Inn, known as one of the most iconic hotels globally. Even though sustainability guided its de...

Cora Hilts, our co-founder, is renovating her  farmhouse in Maine . She wants it to be healthy and nontoxic. While searching for paint, she found that many brands are very harmful to people and the environment. She was excited to discover  Alkemis , the world’s first wellness paint. Inspired, she invited the co-founders to her podcast. They shared all the insights she gained from working with them...

In this special podcast, Cora Hilts, our co-founder, recorded live with Jeff Tkach at Bloom Farm in Pennsylvania. Jeff talked about his job as CEO of Rodale Institute. He also talked about how regenerative agriculture and organic farming can boost human and planetary health. Learn More about Rodale Institute – Global Leaders in Organic Agriculture Research “6% of all food consumed in the United St...

In this episode, Molly Sedlacek, founder of ORCA Living and Landscape, shares her tips. She talks about creating a beautiful and resilient outdoor space. We cover all the important factors for creating your outdoor sanctuary. This includes selecting sustainable outdoor furniture and using native landscape design principles. About ORCA Landscape:   ORCA is a female-founded landscape design and outd...

We are excited to be back on air after taking a little break last year to actually spend some time travelling, meeting people in person, and getting inspired by amazing things happening out in the world.  From our co-founder Cora Hilts: "I know that this feels like a difficult moment for our planet and society in many ways, but I have also been privileged to see just how many people are doing...

In this episode we have a conversation with Nelson ZêPequéno who shares his passion for creativity, community and climate which he channels through his online platform, Black Men With Gardens. Nelson uses his power of communicating and bringing people together to change perspectives and encourage them to live a life more connected to nature and surrounded by greenery. Nelson hosts floral workshops...

It is currently the middle of July, or as we at REV like to celebrate, Plastic Free July, where we look for solutions and alternatives to this highly polluting material. I could not think of a better or more inspiring guest to bring on to speak to us about how we rid ourselves of fossil fuel derived plastics and into a much more beautiful, cleaner world, than Julia Marsh, co-founder of Sway, which...

Our co-founder Cora Hilts speaks in person with Lauren Singer, Managing Partner at Overview Capital where she invests in the mitigation of methane and other super pollutants at the pre-seed and seed stages. Lauren shares her purpose of getting to the core of the climate crisis by responding to the biggest issues that often go unnoticed. Lauren is a powerhouse of knowledge when it comes to the clim...

As we continue our Earth Month conversations, we are so pleased to bring you today’s episode on a topic that has confusion and interest in equal measures around it - that would be the EV industry. Today, Cora Hilts discusses electric cars with a man we truly admire when it comes to his approach to them - Rob Howard, founder of Kindred Motor Works. We get into all the questions we have heard around...

Today we speak to Leah Thomas, also well-known as @greengirlleah on instagram. Leah is a warrior for all things green and works tirelessly to influence positive change in the world. She recently released her new book  ‘The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet’ . In this podcast episode we cover topics such as government intervention in...

In this episode we speak to Willow Defebaugh, co-founder and editor-in-chief of  Atmos  and author of  The Overview . We love this episode as Willow brings a fresh perfective on the climate crisis and the roles we all play in our own personal lives and in the larger collective. Opening us up to ideas of; imperfection over perfection, revolutionising our own fields of work, the importance of storyt...

Our co-founder, Cora Hilts, visits Camilla Marcus, founder of the regenerative, carbon-neutral provisions brand west~bourne, at her home in LA to chat all things regenerative food, farming, and finance. The chef, entrepreneur, activist, and mother of three challenges conventional ideas about our food systems and environmental stewardship. This Podcast episode is brought to you by our friends at  ⁠...

Our co-founder Cora Hilts speaks to Reverend Yearwood, President & CEO of the incredible human rights & climate organisation, Hip Hop Caucus! The goal of Hip Hop Caucus is to build a powerful and sustainable organization for the culture’s role in the civic process and empowerment of communities impacted first and worst by injustice. As a non-profit, non-partisan, multi-issue organization,...

Our co-founder Cora went to LA speak to Oliver English, co-director of the new environmental documentary on the future of regenerative food and farming,  Feeding Tomorrow . From growing up around food with both parents working as chefs in their family run restaurant business, to becoming a chef himself and taking on the world of the restaurant industry, in a pivotal moment, Oliver found his way in...

This podcast episode is a part of the REV x Farmer’s Footprint Regenerative Podcast Series! Today in the thirteenth episode of our regenerative podcast series in collaboration with Farmer’s Footprint, we are speaking to David Leon, co-founder of Farmer’s Footprint and Biome Capital! David shines a light on the side of regenerative agriculture that we often wonder about don’t always get a full unde...

This podcast episode is a part of the REV x Zach Bush Farmer’s Footprint Regenerative Podcast Series! Today in the twelfth episode of our regenerative podcast series in collaboration with Farmer’s Footprint, we are speaking to Richard Christiansen, founder of the world-famous Flamingo Estate! Richard shares his upbringing on his parents farm in rural Australia to his migration over to London and c...

In the eleventh episode of our Regenerative Podcast Series in collaboration with Farmer’s Footprint, we speak to husband and wife duo, Matthew and Tia Raiford of Gilliard Farms and Strong Roots 9. Tia and Matthew share their special stories of how they came to meet along each of their journeys into regenerative farming and how regeneration brings them and everyone around them together. Tia and Mat...

This podcast episode is a part of the REV x Farmer’s Footprint Regenerative Podcast Series! In the tenth episode of our Regenerative Podcast Series in collaboration with Farmer’s Footprint, we speak to Todd White, founder of Dry Farm Wines! Dry Farming means instead of using artificial irrigation methods, farmers rely on natural water resources to ripen their fruit. This means the roots of the vin...