Are you an active gardener looking for ways to reduce your impact on the local environment? Rain barrels are a great, accessible place to start! Join me for a quick conversation about the known – and perhaps less known – benefits of using rain barrels around your home.
Gift giving is wonderful and generous, but around the holidays can generate a lot of waste. Dr. Elisabeth Ormandy (TEDx speaker, UBC Professor and zero waste enthusiast) is making The Switch to zero waste gift giving!
Charitable giving is down across Canada, but your small gift on Giving Tuesday can make a huge impact!
Let’s talk about winter drafts and how to reduce them without breaking the bank!
Kemp Edwards, sustainable business expert, President & CEO at Econic Apparel and Ethical Profiling, and Principal at Vert2Grow, joins The Switch to share how people can make a difference in the world through how they buy clothes.
Erin Ryan, a wild animal welfare specialist for the BC SPCA shares simple ways you can make the switch to a rodent proofed home!
Simple educational tools to let communities know how to coexist with wildlife exist – and are accessible for free by anyone in Canada. Learn more in less than 10 minutes with this episode of The Switch podcast.
Millions of birds will die from window strikes this year, and you can save lives with these simple solutions.
Placemaking and little free libraries go hand in hand to help residents make a switch in their community, Dr. Teale Phelps shares!
Samantha Ceci is helping create biodiversity in a monocultured woodlot at Dalhousie University by switching to Hugelkultur!
April Griffith is helping her and other libraries across America become hubs for climate education and solutions.
Taking in too much of the bad? Learn when it’s time to take a break, and how to set healthy boundaries.
Dr. Elisabeth Ormandy joins The Switch to talk about silicone cups, washable pads and other products for menstruating individuals.
Gas-powered leaf blowers can have a negative impact on the environment. Learn more and how you can help your community make the switch!
A quick introduction to a new show on the Defender Radio feed to help you combat climate change and protect wildlife with daily choices.
