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Well, hello there my friends and welcome back. sustainable.

Well, hello there, my friends, and welcome back. My name is Stephanie Safarian, and you're listening to episode 450.

Yes, that's right, 450 of sustainable minimalist.

This is a show about intentional and eco-friendly

minimalist living, and today I have a real diverse show for you today.

We're covering a diverse set of topics. It's unlike the shows I normally

offer up in which we discuss one topic for the whole show. Today we're talking about three very different topics and

specifically I'm talking about what's going on in my life with regard to

self-sufficiency, sustainability, and intentional living. So it's kind of like three stories today. The first one is

the self-sufficiency story. It is about my experiences with a hydroponic growing tower. I received one for Christmas and I've

received a lot of questions lately about what they are, whether they're worth it.

So that's part one and I will say that in part one when I'm talking about

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