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	Podcast:		Futuresteading
	Episode:		Alex Elliot - Cornersmith Cracker! A celebration of imperfect perfection
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:46:57
	Publish Date:		2022-12-18 19:00:00
	Description:		Bugger off dogmatic rules - who wrote those anyway. Push off unfaltering sustainable existence - you're leave us feeling guilty. Shhhh up incessant Instagram perfection - its not real! Tune in to this fire cracker of fresh air to recalibrate your judgment beacon and give yourself a break while you learn to a make a difference in a way that works for you. Could that be quiet food related activism or perhaps sharing practical skills in your community, or waking up to the plastic explosion in our lives and actively curbing your contribution. Perhaps its pickling...everything in sight! What ever your path, Alex is unwaveringly supportive of anyone having a go at even the smallest of things & her final word of advice ' slow down, don't peak too soon...its a long path & its not getting any easier' Growing up in a share house that loved to cook in her formative years Creating community around the share plate Being ok with fish fingers and frozen peas Letting judgement go to make a difference while being accepting Education to build hope & practical skills during this climate emergency The exhausting weight of being sustainable 24/7 Wanting to help people fall in love with their kitchens again without ideology Beginning a business with her husband despite limited experience Discovering pickling when her kids were tiny & she was losing her mind Pickling as an onramp to a simpler sustainable life Lying awake thinking about wasting cumquats Putting community abundance to good use in a pickling jar Crossing language barriers to learn food preservation methods from her neighbourhood Taking twists & turns in business Why now is the time to stand up & shout really loudly No person can avoid having to make regenerative choices Getting bolder with age Trading with locals who swap backyard produce for coffee Navigating a food business through covid Avoiding being black and white Making spaces where its simple for people to make a contribution Choosing her favourite pickle You don’t have to make mega batches of food to make a contribution Eating and using what you’ve got to reduce food waste Choose one thing, while you build your habits and reframe your practices Do we all need to be a little uncomfortable in order to make us all think and create other solutions, Wake up and stop being passive, owning your decisions or solutions Using scraps from the bin to create magic If it can be used - use it Saving money by using every single part of every single thing Lucky dip cupboard - food without labels The process of writing a cook book Replacing the guilt with creativity in the kitchen The disservice of instagram perpetuating perfection Pearl of wisdom - going slower in our change journey to ensure longevity References Cornersmith - Use it all Cornersmith - Food Savers Guide A-Z Podcast partners ROCK! Hidden Sea - Wine that saves the sea Nutrisoil Wwoof Australia Buy the Book - Futuresteading - Live Like tomorrow matters Support the show
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