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by Sarah Robertson-Barnes | Sustainable Living Expert, Low Waste Educator
Want to waste less, save money, and build a more sustainable home life?Do you care about sustainable living but feel overwhelmed by all the advice, products, pressure, and endless lists of things you are supposed to change?If that sounds like you, you’re in the right place. Sustainable in the Suburbs helps you reduce waste, build sustainable habits, and make intentional living feel more doable at home — in a way that works for real people, real families, real budgets, real routines, and real homes.Hosted by Sarah Robertson-Barnes — sustainability educator, writer, speaker, former high school science teacher, suburban mum, and founder of Sustainable in the Suburbs — the show offers practical, non-judgmental guidance to help you waste less, spend more intentionally, buy less, use what you already have, and make thoughtful changes at home. Sarah’s background in science education and technical writing helps he
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- 1 weeks ago1h 2m
59: Intentional Living, Yoga, and Enoughness with Aarti Inamdar
What if intentional living really begins with examining what we already have, what we consume, and how we relate to the world around us? This episode is a different lens on many of the questions at the heart of sustainability: Why do we always want more? How do we know when we have enough? And what might change if we slowed down long enough to ask ourselves why? This week, I’m joined by my yoga teacher, Aarti Inamdar, for a conversation about the connections between yoga and sustainable livin...
- 3 weeks ago19 min
58: How to Quit Amazon, Buy Less, and Break the Cycle of Overconsumption
Overconsumption is built into the way we shop and Amazon makes buying more, faster, almost frictionless. This episode of Sustainable in the Suburbs originally aired in August 2025, but I wanted to bring it back now because the conversation feels even more relevant today. I’m talking about how to quit Amazon (or at least drastically reduce your reliance on it) in a way that’s actually doable. We look at the real cost of convenience, from plastic waste and overconsumption to the pressure ...
- Sep 1, 202640 min
57: Connecting With Nature — Everyday Ecosystem Restoration with Tim Christophersen
Connecting with nature starts with understanding that we aren’t separate from the natural world — we are part of it. This week, I’m joined by Tim Christophersen, author of Generation Restoration and a leading global voice on ecosystem restoration, to talk about ecological literacy, our relationship with nature, and what it means to restore that relationship in our everyday lives. We talk about what it actually means to be ecologically literate — knowing where our food and water come from, und...
- Aug 18, 202655 min
56: Food Preservation for Beginners — How to Save Money on Groceries with Kris Bordessa
If you want to reduce food waste, save money on groceries, and learn about easy and practical food preservation, this conversation with Kris Bordessa is a great place to start. In this episode, I’m joined by Kris Bordessa, author of Attainable Sustainable and Attainable Sustainable Pantry, to talk about ‘old-fashioned’ kitchen skills that are still incredibly useful in modern life. We talk about using what you already have before heading back to the grocery store, stocking a more useful pantr...
- Aug 4, 202623 min
55: Use What You Have — A Simple Way to Reduce Waste
Sustainable living is increasingly being marketed as something we need to shop for. We are constantly being shown greener products, better materials, and more sustainable versions of things we already own—but for most of us, the best place to start is by using what is already in our homes more fully. In this episode, I’m talking about why waste begins long before something reaches the landfill and why using what we already own is one of the most practical sustainable habits we can build. Take...
- Jul 21, 202637 min
54: Litter Prevention and Community Action — What the 2026 National Litter Study Reveals with Keep America Beautiful
Litter is one of the most visible forms of waste in our communities. It shows up along roads, in parks, on trails, near schools, and in the places we move through every day. But it is also a clue — about our habits, our infrastructure, our systems, and how we care for where we live. In this episode, I’m joined by Jenny Lawson, President and CEO of Keep America Beautiful, for a conversation about the 2026 National Litter Study, what it reveals about litter in communities across the United Stat...
- Jul 7, 202621 min
53: What to Do With the Plastic You Already Have — Practical Ways To Go (Almost) Plastic-Free At Home
If you are trying to reduce plastic waste at home, you might be wondering what to do with the plastic you already have. The answer is not to throw it all away and buy a new set of eco-friendly swaps. It is to use what you have, rethink the plastic that moves through your home, and start noticing where single-use plastic shows up in your daily routines. In this episode of Sustainable in the Suburbs, Sarah talks about reducing single-use plastic in real life: using the containers, bags, bins, a...
- Jun 23, 202647 min
52: Building a Sustainable Kitchen — What Actually Matters with Naomi Hansen
Climate action begins at the kitchen table — and a more sustainable kitchen starts with knowing where to focus. In this episode of Sustainable in the Suburbs, Sarah talks with Naomi Hansen, author of Building a Sustainable Kitchen: A Practical Guide to Prioritizing the Planet from the Heart of Your Home, about what actually matters when it comes to food, waste, and climate action at home. Together, they explore why the kitchen is such a powerful place to begin, how food waste connects to bigg...
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Want to waste less, save money, and build a more sustainable home life?Do you care about sustainable living but feel overwhelmed by all the advice, products, pressure, and endless lists of things you are supposed to change?If that sounds like you, you’re in the right place. Sustainable in the Suburbs helps you reduce waste, build sustainable habits, and make intentional living feel more doable at home — in a way that works for real people, real families, real budgets, real routines, and real homes.Hosted by Sarah Robertson-Barnes — sustainability educator, writer, speaker, former high school science teacher, suburban mum, and founder of Sustainable in the Suburbs — the show offers practical, non-judgmental guidance to help you waste less, spend more intentionally, buy less, use what you already have, and make thoughtful changes at home. Sarah’s background in science education and technical writing helps he
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