Slow Conversations: Talks around Conscious Fashion & Living

For our fifth episode, we were able to speak with Casey Dworkin, the founder of Sylven New York (https://sylvennewyork.com/), a sustainable luxury footwear brand based out of NYC. Sylven New York uses both nature-derived vegan leathers and real leather to make incredible sustainable shoes. Tune in to learn about how she is debunking the vegan leather vs. real leather sustainability debate, how important it is for her to be fully involved in her supply chain, and to hear all about her sustainability journey.

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For our fourth episode we were able to speak with Radhika Srinivasan, the founder of EcoTextura, an environmentally-conscious medical personal protective equipment supplier. Given the global coronavirus pandemic and the need for PPE like face masks, EcoTextura could not be a more timely business. Tune in to learn about how EcoTextura fights PPE waste and how they are helping healthcare professionals here in the UK by supplying PPE during the pandemic.

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For our third episode we had the opportunity to speak with Cayla O’Connell, one of the co-founders of Knickey (www.knickey.com), a sustainable organic underwear brand based out of New York City. Knickey has streamlined its supply chain in order to conserve more natural resources and prevent further destruction of the environment. Tune in to learn all about their journey towards making earth-friendly underwear and how Knickey is diverting underwear waste from landfills.

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For our second episode, we had the opportunity to speak with Ella Shone the founder of Top Up Truck (@topuptruck). Top up Truck is a refill shop on wheels in the form of an old electric milk float from 2000 that travels around London providing a plastic-free, convenient and affordable grocery shopping experience. Learn all about how Top Up Truck has helped cultivate community during the COVID-19 pandemic and find out more about how she is making plastic-free possible to Londoners.

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Our first guest is the lovely and talented Sacha Bushby, a smart and savvy businesswoman who owns the sustainable jewellery brand which she named Sacha Beee (@sacha_beee). Sustainability is at the core of her business here in the UK; her jewellery consists of eco-conscious pieces including tassel and beaded earrings, bracelets and necklaces and she even sells embroidered tote bags and up-cycled cotton face pads. Tune in to learn more about her journey towards creating a sustainable jewellery brand and her tips and tricks for leading a more eco-conscious lifestyle.

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Conversations that invites you to slow down and reflect on how best we can build sustainable relationships and experiences with our consumption habits. Every so often we get overwhelmed at the mountain of environmental and social destruction that is happening all around us. Every week, Slow Conversations with Fields & Ferns invites inspiring individuals from all over the world who practice sustainable living and have a truly genuine passion to create change and spread environmental positivity. We will discuss topics that will challenge traditional views and behaviours, working collectively together to create a lasting impact.

We hope our conversations can inspire, empower and encourage ourselves and game-changers like yourself to step out of comfort zones and start a change.

In this episode, the founders of Fields & Ferns talked about how and why Fields & Ferns was created as well as future plans in store.

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