Episode 21

Buy Local And Food Waste

Episode Summary: In this episode, we talked about the benefits of local buying whenever possible and what to do to reduce food waste 

Featuring Carbon Almanac Contributors Olabanji Stephen, Inma Lopez and Rod Aparicio

Olabanji is from Lagos Nigeria. He’s a Creative Director and visual designer that helps brands gain clarity, deliver meaningful experiences and build tribes through Design & Strategy. He founded Jorney - a community designed to help people stay productive, accountable, and do their best work. 

Imma is from Cádiz in the South of Spain, living in Aberdeen, Scotland. Imma is a sommelier, a poet, a podcaster, a mother, a slow food advocate, and an animist activist.

Rod is a strategy advisor for indie brands. Rod is from Lima, Peru, living in Frankfurt, Germany.

In the first conversation, Inma and Olabanji discussed how our buying habits could impact carbon emissions, the benefits of buying local produce and choosing locally grown food and in-season fruits and vegetables. 

In the second conversation, drawing from their experiences growing up in Spain and Peru, and from their grandparents' thrift habits, Inma and Rod shared practical tips for reducing wood waste and its harmful impact on the environment

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Don’t Take Our Word For It, Look It Up!

You can find out more on page 83, 201, 66 and 76 of the Carbon Almanac and on the website you can tap the footnotes link and type in 373, 031, 013 and 022

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The CarbonSessions Podcast is produced and edited by Leekei Tang, Steve Heatherington and Rob Slater.

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