Vanessa Farkas in is just your average girl except she keeps a blog has written
girl except she keeps a blog has written
girl except she keeps a blog has written a book and has inspired tons of
a book and has inspired tons of
a book and has inspired tons of followers after spending a year making
followers after spending a year making
followers after spending a year making her life more eco-friendly hi I’m
her life more eco-friendly hi I’m
her life more eco-friendly hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Farkas –n to get some do’s and
with Farkas –n to get some do’s and
with Farkas –n to get some do’s and don’ts on how to make your life more
don’ts on how to make your life more
don’ts on how to make your life more green what would you say is the biggest
green what would you say is the biggest
green what would you say is the biggest mistake that most people make in terms
mistake that most people make in terms
mistake that most people make in terms of green living what bothers me I guess
of green living what bothers me I guess
of green living what bothers me I guess is when people kind of just want to pay
is when people kind of just want to pay
is when people kind of just want to pay their way to green you know they want to
their way to green you know they want to
their way to green you know they want to buy some solar panels and buy a hybrid
buy some solar panels and buy a hybrid
buy some solar panels and buy a hybrid car throwing money at the green movement
car throwing money at the green movement
car throwing money at the green movement won’t necessarily work because I think
won’t necessarily work because I think
won’t necessarily work because I think it’s more of an overall mentality that
it’s more of an overall mentality that
it’s more of an overall mentality that you have to have but just consuming less
you have to have but just consuming less
you have to have but just consuming less is there anything we’d be surprised to
is there anything we’d be surprised to
is there anything we’d be surprised to learn that is not eco-friendly well
learn that is not eco-friendly well
learn that is not eco-friendly well there’s a lot of products that claim to
there’s a lot of products that claim to
there’s a lot of products that claim to be natural that that are full of
be natural that that are full of
be natural that that are full of fragrances and parabens and
fragrances and parabens and
fragrances and parabens and preservatives and stuff unfortunately I
preservatives and stuff unfortunately I
preservatives and stuff unfortunately I have to just do your research and read
have to just do your research and read
have to just do your research and read every single ingredient list you know
every single ingredient list you know
every single ingredient list you know all this stuff like a Starbucks whatever
all this stuff like a Starbucks whatever
all this stuff like a Starbucks whatever they had these healthy-looking salads
they had these healthy-looking salads
they had these healthy-looking salads and then you read ingredients like
and then you read ingredients like
and then you read ingredients like propylene glycol which i think is some
propylene glycol which i think is some
propylene glycol which i think is some derivative of antifreeze it’s like what
derivative of antifreeze it’s like what
derivative of antifreeze it’s like what was a problem that you encountered that
was a problem that you encountered that
was a problem that you encountered that you didn’t foresee you often have to
you didn’t foresee you often have to
you didn’t foresee you often have to choose between like an imported organic
choose between like an imported organic
choose between like an imported organic product or a local non-organic product
product or a local non-organic product
product or a local non-organic product the rule that my nutritionist friend has
the rule that my nutritionist friend has
the rule that my nutritionist friend has is like first is local organic second is
is like first is local organic second is
is like first is local organic second is local there it is organic what would you
local there it is organic what would you
local there it is organic what would you say is the trick to making these changes
say is the trick to making these changes
say is the trick to making these changes in sticking with them find your own
in sticking with them find your own
in sticking with them find your own maybe your niche or just something that
maybe your niche or just something that
maybe your niche or just something that you really care about most I mean some
you really care about most I mean some
you really care about most I mean some people just don’t care so much about
people just don’t care so much about
people just don’t care so much about conserving water and they let the tap
conserving water and they let the tap
conserving water and they let the tap run but maybe you care a lot about waste
run but maybe you care a lot about waste
run but maybe you care a lot about waste reduction in garbage and I know
reduction in garbage and I know
reduction in garbage and I know personally that’s kind of my situation
personally that’s kind of my situation
personally that’s kind of my situation like I just hate creating garbage I hate
like I just hate creating garbage I hate
like I just hate creating garbage I hate buying things with lots of packaging
buying things with lots of packaging
buying things with lots of packaging there’s a lot of blogs out there with
there’s a lot of blogs out there with
there’s a lot of blogs out there with people trying to just not buy any
people trying to just not buy any
people trying to just not buy any plastic like not consume any plastic
plastic like not consume any plastic
plastic like not consume any plastic whatsoever it’s just good if you can
whatsoever it’s just good if you can
whatsoever it’s just good if you can think of something that you really care
think of something that you really care
think of something that you really care about for whatever reason and just focus
about for whatever reason and just focus
about for whatever reason and just focus on that but let yourself have a few sins
on that but let yourself have a few sins
on that but let yourself have a few sins every now and then do you think everyone
every now and then do you think everyone
every now and then do you think everyone can live an eco-friendly lifestyle I do
can live an eco-friendly lifestyle I do
can live an eco-friendly lifestyle I do think that everyone can step outside of
think that everyone can step outside of
think that everyone can step outside of their comfort zone more than they do you
their comfort zone more than they do you
their comfort zone more than they do you know I really never thought I’d be the
know I really never thought I’d be the
know I really never thought I’d be the type of person to unplug my fridge one
type of person to unplug my fridge one
type of person to unplug my fridge one day but but I did and I was
day but but I did and I was
day but but I did and I was so surprised as to how easy it was I’m
so surprised as to how easy it was I’m
so surprised as to how easy it was I’m surprising myself it at how much happier
surprising myself it at how much happier
surprising myself it at how much happier I am having done all these things that I
I am having done all these things that I
I am having done all these things that I never thought I would so so I just hope
never thought I would so so I just hope
never thought I would so so I just hope more people take that take that leap
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