Episode description

Every Wednesday on the Hippie Haven podcast, learn how to live harmoniously with yourself, others & the planet. We talk about all things hippie, including eating vegan, reducing your trash, starting an ethical business, eco-activism, gardening, beekeeping, tiny house living, and so much more.

My guest today is Pilar Pedrinelli. She is leading the Public Engagement program at The Rainforest Alliance. She holds two Masters, a postgraduate from Cambridge University and she is a candidate of the Yale Postgraduate in Tropical Forest Landscapes. Her career has been focused on creating global change by positively impacting communities along value chains, while encouraging individuals to understand their collective power to create systemic change. She believes that a sense of community and joining forces are the only ways forward to act upon the biggest challenges that we are facing today. She has also been a 30 under 30 Forbes "movers and shakers" 2020 nominee. Today we are talking about what the Rainforest Alliance is, what their mission is, and how we can all do our part to protect the environment.

Links mentioned in this episode:
Rainforest Alliance website
Rainforest Alliance's Facebook + Instagram + Twitter + LinkedIn

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The Hippie Haven Podcast is hosted by Callee - a zero waste activist & business owner. Formerly a translator for the US Navy, Callee was honorably discharged as a conscientious objector in 2017 following an episode of severe depression & alcoholism fueled by not living in alignment with her core values. That same year, at age 23, she started Bestowed Essentials, a handmade line of eco-friendly beauty & home products that are now stocked in over 100 stores around the US & Canada. Callee began hosting this free podcast in August 2018, as well as speaking at events and teaching educational workshops across the country, as part of her life mission to arm you with the knowledge & tools you need to spark positive change in your community. In December 2019, she opened The Hippie Haven in Rapid City, South Dakota - a zero waste retail store & community space with a little free library - the first of its kind in the state. 

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