Recycling Sneakers, Urban Homesteading & Jessica Alba
Never a dull moment in the Green Divas studio . . . an all green diva day with our usual array of diverse information ranging form recycling sneakers to ONE of our awesome recent interviews with Jessica Alba. And our inspiring interview with Rachel Kaplan, author of Urban Homesteading: Heirloom Skills for Sustainable Living, which is destined to be the definitive handbook for any type of homesteading.
The Sleeping Naked is Green
Recycle Your Running Shoes
We were surprised just how much can be done with recycled sneakers! Nike’s Reuse-A-Shoe program has collected over 24 MILLION sneakers for use in their Nike Grind project that repurposes most of the materials to make all kinds of ball courts, playgrounds and tracks!
Also found a great non-profit called Sole4Souls that helps gather donated shoes and get them to people who need them all over the world – over 17 million have been given out so far!
Listen this Sleeping Naked is Green 5-minute segment for a lot more details on our visit our post for this week’s show.
Why We Should Care
This week we focused on our talk with actress, mom and business woman, Jessica Alba
Jessica talked about getting creative about sustainable living ideas, especially when it comes to children. Visit Jessica’s very earth-friendly business geared towards healthy, green parenting – The Honest Company.
Feature Interview
Rachel Kaplan, author of Urban Homesteading: Heirloom Skills for Sustainable Living. The book is definitely a must-have referencefor anyone who is interested in finding simpler ways to live more sustainably – no matter where they live. An inspiring and thoughtful interview worth listening to.
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The Green Divas Radio Show, podcasts, audio vignettes and blog posts feature fun and low-stress ways to live a deeper shade of green, while maintaining some comfort and style. Green Diva Meg, co-host Green Diva Lisa and various guest green dudes offer tons of easily accessible information and resources to help make the journey to a more sustainable world easier and a little more fun and entertaining. The radio show broadcasts live every Saturday morning from WMTR 1250 AM in Northern, NJ/NY Metro area, streaming live on WMTRam.com, or catch up on the podcast.