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Sustainable Minimalists

Bleav + Stephanie Seferian

Leisure, Parenting, Kids & Family, Home & Garden

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

These days, durable and long-lasting products often seem like elusive unicorns. But they do exist, and finding them is a 2-step process. First, it's imperative that we check our collective predisposition for disposability at the curb. Second, we must learn insider tricks for discerning the buy-for-life products from the cheap junk that lines store shelves. Enter Buy Just Once Week! On today's show sustainability educator Sophie Jungbauer suggests practical ways for adopting our grandmothers' mindsets when it comes to sourcing and caring for must-have household items. Here's a preview: [3:00] What exactly does 'quality' look like IRL? [10:30] Musings on consumerism and its consequences [14:00] Does "American Made" mean anything in terms of durability? [25:00] Getting in the habit of asking yourself, "Did my grandma have this?" [28:00] Quality over quantity! The #1 minimalist mindset shift that must first happen before conscious consumption can take place [35:00] Pyrex, stainless steel, and more: 5 Buy Just Once items for your kitchen Resources mentioned: Episode #222: Everything Faux Leather Episode #396: The C Word Griswold cast iron This show is listener-supported. Thank you for supporting! Join our (free!) Facebook community here. Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube @sustainableminimalists Say hello! MamaMinimalistBoston@gmail.com.

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0:00.0	It has been a summer of self-care over here. I'm talking lots of hikes, lots of beach trips with the
0:06.4	sunscreen of course, you name it, I'm fitting it in before Labor Day. Wherever you're off to this summer, know that you're taking your microbiome with you. And seeds
0:17.3	D.S. 1 daily symbiotic benefits your gut, your skin, your heart in just two capsules a day. Now if you've been around here for a while you
0:27.0	know that I pay close attention to what I put in my body I do my d darndest, to avoid synthetic ingredients, and that's why I trust seed.
0:37.0	Support your gut this summer with seeds, DS01, daily symbiotic.
0:41.8	Go to seed.com
0:43.0	sustainable and use code 25 sustainable to get 25%
0:48.0	off your first month.
0:49.0	That's 25% off your first month of seeds, DS01,
0:54.2	daily symbiotic at seed.
0:56.2	dot com slash sustainable, code 25 sustainable.
1:03.0	Well, hello and welcome.
1:05.0	My name is Stephanie Safarian and you're listening to episode 399 of sustainable minimalists,
1:11.0	a show about intentional and eco-friendly living.
1:15.0	Welcome to by just once week here on the podcast.
1:19.6	I love a good theme, and this week's episodes are all about finding those durable and
1:26.0	long-lasting products that are so elusive aren't they they are
1:30.5	unicorns they do still exist. This week we're laying out the why and the how
1:37.6	behind finding them. Now full disclosure we have a bit of a long introduction to today's episode so if you hate a long
1:44.5	introduction just skip ahead to minute five and it'll get you right into the
1:48.2	interview but I'm biased I think that this intro is really darn important because I am not only setting up
1:55.4	what we're doing this week but I'm also explaining exactly what quality items
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