Book of Leaves

Louise Lalor is a circular champion in Clonmel, Tipperary. She has set up a permanent Toy Swap Library in a hub called The Circular Square, where there's also regualr repair cafés and eco community events. The work she does is very inspiring and rightly won an award at the Circular.ie awards! Stay up to date with her on Instagram @louiselalor and find the repair cafés here @clonmelrepaircafe.

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[04:00] Louise introduces herself and the journey into climate action
[09:00] How and why the toy library came about
[15:05] How it works if people want to visit
[15:50] How they sustain themselves financially
[16:50] Advice for people setting up something like this in their own locality
[19:10] How Louise incorporates climate action into her teaching practice.
[22:10] Some of Louise’s favourite moments since starting the toy library
[28:10] Where to find The Circular Square etc
[29:30] Louise’s first hand account of the wildfires in Tipperary this Summer
[34:40] Imagining the future

Also mentioned:
Suircan
Chous cottage Clonmel
Picker Pals
Toy Libraries Ireland
Biodiversity In Schools
Active hope by Joanna Macy
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Ray Ó Foghlú is the Engagement and Education officer with the charity Hometree. He runs the farmer engagement side of the Illaun Farm-Forest Alliance so we delved into ways in which farmers can access supports to rewild their land in Ireland. We also chat about the art project Dinnseanachas they are currently running. You can donate to their work here or stay up to date with them on Instagram @hometreecharity.

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[02:25] Ray introduces himself and the journey into working for Hometree
[07:30] What Ray hopes the land of Ireland will look like
[11:50] Hometree’s goals
[16:05] Hometree and the Irish language
[19:05] The dinnseanachas project
[26:15] How to get involved with Hometree
[27:25] The supports available to farmers in Ireland if they want to give land back to nature and how they can apply for it
[32:45] Ray’s thoughts on communicating for nature
[37:00] Ray’s favourite nature moments
[40:45] Imagining the future

Also mentioned:
Maeve Stone Interview
Email your TDs about the public transport fare increase

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Seán Ó Sullivan is the creator of the well known eco Irish notebook business, Badly Made Books, which has morphed into a new venture called Agus Arís. While a portion of this chat is about the need for sustainable printing practices, we delve a lot into the struggles of keeping a small business sustainable for the staff as well. Seán had so much great advice to share! You can stay up to date with his new venture on Instagram @and.agusaris.

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Time stamps:
[03:15] Seán introduces himself and his journey to activism
[06:55] Why a company like Badly Made Books / Agus Arís is needed – what is unsustainable about mainstream book/notebook production.
[11:00] The birth of Agus Arís
[13:15] How the Agus Arís notebooks are made
[16:35] The challenges Seán experienced running Badly Made Books and the questions around making an environmentally friendly business sustainable financially and mentally
[27:15] Tips Seán has for anyone thinking of starting their own small business
[30:00] Other leaves from Seán’s book
[34:15] Imagining the future

Also mentioned:
ReRuns pop up shop
Course in Finding Awe with Rachel Dempsey & Laura Kehoe
Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet Course
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Jeffrey Roe is the CEO of TOG which have been leading the way in cultivating skill sharing around making and repairing. They have been hosting repair cafés since 2014, so before many of us even knew of the term! Jeffrey also set up the brilliant Dublin Maker festival which we chat about as well. I've linked everything below but you can also stay up to date with TOG via Instagram @toghackerspace.

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Time stamps:
[02:45] Jeffrey introduces himself and how he got into the work he’s doing
[05:35] How TOG came about and what they do
[09:05] What is a repair café
[14:05] Stand out stories from helping people to repair
[15:15] Repair café in a box
[18:15] Dublin Maker festival
[21:25] Advice for nurturing kids’ (or adults’!) curiosity in making and repairing
[22:45] Some of the strangest things to come through the repair café
[23:45] The difference between repair and restoration
[25:35] Other leaves Jeffrey has for listeners
[31:40] A repairer in residence
[34:45] How Jeffrey manages Tog’s insurance
[37:25] Imagining the future

Also mentioned:
2600 Meetings
Buzz Fest
International Repair Day
The Repair Café Conference
Research Ireland
The Rediscovery Centre
CRNI
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Cornucopia is Dublin's most well known plant based restaurant - no surprise when you learn they've been in business for 40 years this year! I got to chat to co-founer Deirdre McCafferty, and her daughter Dairine who is the current manager, about the history of the restaurant and the importance of community, tasty food and education. You can visit them on Wicklow Street in Dublin 7 days a week, or stay up to date with them on Instagram @cornucopia_restaurant. Deirdre recently released a memoir called The Cornucopia Story which you can get from Kennys or any good book shop!

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Time stamps:
[03:30] Deirdre & Dairíne introduce themselves and Cornucopia
[06:50] Who and what inspired Deirdre to be eco conscious
[10:30] Discouraging shame for non veggies in a vegetarian restaurant
[18:35] Has it become easier or more difficult to run the restaurant over the last 40 years?
[24:05] Favourite stories from customers and staff over the years
[30:50] Who cooks the food?
[34:10] Hopes for Cornucopia over the next 40 years
[39:30] Teaching our kids about the addiction to novelty and new things
[39:35] Final leaves for your book
[48:30] Imagining the future

Also mentioned:
Cowspiracy
Cornucopia Podcast
Green Earth Organics
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