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Well, hello and welcome. My name is Stephanie Safarian and you're listening to Sustainable Minimalists.

This is a weekly show about intentional and eco-friendly minimalist living and on today's show we're breaking down eating out how to find

those restaurants that tread lightly on the planet. Now I'm gonna ask you a question. We're going to start off with a question today.

In the last week, how many times did you buy your food at a restaurant establishment?

That's the question.

Now as I talk about sewing, totally unrelated,

you count up your number.

Maybe you remember a time when sewing was a common self-sufficient practice. Our grandparents, perhaps even your parents, knew how to not only

mend clothes, but create garments from scratch. I vividly remember going to the pattern store with my own mother as a young child.

And these days, we've largely abandoned our sewing skills in favor of buying what we need.

Fast fashion, hello. How about food preservation? Canning what you grew in the garden for the dormant season this is by and large

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