For What It’s Earth

• Poisonous pets: keeping our best friends and the environment healthy

  Pet treatments and pesticides have been in the news this year for their polluting power. Join us to learn more about the ways that we interact with our beloved dogs and cats, which can lead to toxins reaching the wider environment. Can we be better pet owners and creature custodians? The answer is yes, and we'll find out how...   Get in touch We're on Instagram, Bluesky, and email [email protected]. Send us your Listener Questions and weekly One Good Thing For The Planet.   Support the show: Help us keep podding with a donation through Ko-fi or grab an organic cotton FWIE tee.  & subscribe so you never miss an episode! For What It’s Earth is hosted and produced by Emma Brisdion and Sophie Pavelle, and edited and mixed by Mark Skinner (2024).

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• Minisode: Updates, bonus bits & events

  We've got a few exciting things coming up, so we've packaged some of them up into a teeny weeny episode of extra bits. Join us at British Science Festival for a Live Podcast Episode and a To Have or To Hold book Interview with Sophie. To access upcoming VIDEO episodes, clips, and exclusive content, you can support us through Ko-fi and help keep the show running!   Get in touch We're on Instagram, Bluesky, and email [email protected]. Send us your Listener Questions and weekly One Good Thing For The Planet.   & subscribe so you never miss an episode! For What It’s Earth is hosted and produced by Emma Brisdion and Sophie Pavelle, and edited and mixed by Mark Skinner (2024).

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• [Listener Questions] Beekeeping, nature on the curriculum, and menstrual cups

  Is beekeeping bad for the environment? They say menstrual cups last for just 10 years; is silicone bad for us or the planet? Do we need an emotionally engaged relationship with nature as an essential part of the early learning curriculum? All this and more in this week's episode! To have your eco-queries answered, send us your listener questions for our next episode!   Get in touch We're on Instagram, Bluesky, and email [email protected]. Send us your Listener Questions and weekly One Good Thing For The Planet.   Support the show: Help us cover our running costs with a donation through Ko-fi or grab an organic cotton FWIE tee. & subscribe so you never miss an episode! For What It’s Earth is hosted and produced by Emma Brisdion and Sophie Pavelle, and edited and mixed by Mark Skinner (2024).

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• On The Farm [Part 2] Dung beetles and organic dairy cows with Will Mayor, Yeo Valley

  Ever tried to podcast while surrounded by curious cows? It's as fun and chaotic as it sounds. Today we're still touring the organic farm, so make sure you've listened to part 1 first! Join us in the fields with Yeo Valley Organic's Farms Development Manager, Will Mayor, searching for dung beetles in the fresh cowpats and getting up close with the organic dairy cattle.  Thanks to our friends at Yeo Valley Organic for supporting this series and to Will for a brilliant farm experience.    Get in touch We're on Instagram, Bluesky, and email [email protected]. Send us your Listener Questions and weekly One Good Thing For The Planet.   Support the show: Help us cover our running costs with a donation through Ko-fi or grab an organic cotton FWIE tee. & subscribe so you never miss an episode! For What It’s Earth is hosted and produced by Emma Brisdion and Sophie Pavelle, and edited and mixed by Mark Skinner (2024). This episode was recorded on location by Mark Skinner.  

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• On The Farm [Part 1] Sniffing soil and going organic, with Will Mayor, Yeo Valley

  Going organic is essential for combating the climate and nature crisis. But what does that look like for British farmers producing our food? Farm Development Manager and all-around soil guru, Will Mayor, took us out into the fields for a Yeo Valley Organic farm tour. Join us up to our knees in grasses to smell happy soil in the herbal lays, search for quinoa-shaped signals of healthy plant roots, and understand more about the impacts of the climate crisis on our farmers. And there's more... Join us on Friday for part 2, where we meet some very happy cows. Thanks to our friends at Yeo Valley Organic for supporting this series and to Will for a brilliant farm experience.    Get in touch We're on Instagram, Bluesky, and email [email protected]. Send us your Listener Questions and weekly One Good Thing For The Planet.   Support the show: Help us cover our running costs with a donation through Ko-fi or grab an organic cotton FWIE tee. & subscribe so you never miss an episode! For What It’s Earth is hosted and produced by Emma Brisdion and Sophie Pavelle, and edited and mixed by Mark Skinner (2024). This episode was recorded on location by Mark Skinner.  

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