A
A GRILLED
A GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH. DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT, NETTA? THAT HUNGRY SO HUNGRY.
YEAH.
SO NOW I'M SUPER EXCITED TO
HAVE THIS NEXT GUEST ADD THESE
TWO PEOPLE WITH THAT BECAUSE
THEY'RE PART OF THE ZERO WASTE
FAMILY AND THEY'RE JOINING US
THIS MORNING TO TALK ABOUT THE
HOLIDAYS BECAUSE YOU KNOW THE
HOLIDAYS CAN BE VERY WASTEFUL.
THIS IS SAN DIEGO'S OWN ZERO
WASTE FAMILY FREDERICA SYRON
AND JAMES HARKER.
AND WHAT A BACKDROP YOU HAVE IN
YOUR GARDEN IT LOOKS LIKE.
GOOD MORNING TO BOTH OF YOU.
>> GOOD.
GOOD MORNING.
IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE ALL OF YOU.
>> SO WE DO TALK ABOUT
OBVIOUSLY YOUR FAMILY.
I MEAN PERSONALLY I WOULD SAY
YOU ARE LIFE GOALS.
I MEAN HAVING KIDS AND BEING
ABLE TO HAVE ZERO WASTE IS JUST
A HARD THING TO DO ESPECIALLY
FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO DO RIGHT?
YES.
>> YEAH.
WE WE WE REALLY TRY TO FOCUS IN
GENERAL ON LIVING AS
SUSTAINABLE AS WE CAN AND AS
KIND OF THE PLANET AS POSSIBLE.
AND SO WHEN IT COMES TO
CHRISTMAS WE DON'T.
BEING 08 THIS IS NOT ABOUT
BEING THE GRINCH.
IT JUST GETS US TO THINK
DIFFERENTLY ABOUT HOW WE DO
GIFT GIVING.
I LOVE THAT AND YOU HAVE A FEW
ITEMS RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU.
>> I'M ALSO MESMERIZED BY
WHAT'S BEHIND YOU BUT WE'LL
TALK ABOUT THE DECORATIONS YOU
HAVE.
RIGHT.
HAVE. RIGHT. SO WHAT ARE THOSE?
TELL US HOW THAT YOU KNOW WE
CAN DECORATE SUSTAINABLY.
YEAH.
>> SO ONE THING THAT BECAUSE
I'M FROM SWEDEN SO I'M ALL
ABOUT BEING COZY GOING INSIDE
AND SPENDING TIME WITH YOUR
FAMILY DURING THE HOLIDAYS.
AND MY KIDS LOVE TO DO ARTS AND
CRAFTS AND IT DOESN'T HAVE TO
BE EXPENSIVE OR COMPLICATED.
FOR EXAMPLE, WE DO THESE ORANGE
COMMANDERS' WHICH IS JUST YOU
TAKE CLOTHES AND JUST PUT THEM
INTO ORANGE.
AND YOU CAN MAKE LIKE FUN.
YOU CAN MAKE CARDS.
YOU CAN MAKE STARS ALL KINDS OF
FUN THINGS AND THEN LEAVE THEM
ON THE TABLE BECAUSE THEY SMELL
JUST AMAZING.
AND THAT'S A REALLY FUN ONE.
AND ANOTHER ONE IS TO DO SO
THOUGH WAS JUST JUST BASICALLY
IT'S FLOUR, SALT WATER, LIVER
OIL AND YOU CAN MAKE DIFFERENT
SHAPES LIKE WE MADE NO MAN'S
AND YOU CAN PAINT THESE OR THE
KIDS CAN PAINT THESE THESE LIKE
EASIER THINGS FOR KIDS OR DON'T
LIKE ORLEAN'S AND WE HAVE SALT
DOUGH AND WE ALSO HAVE
LEICHHARDT'S MADE OF ORANGE
SLICES BECAUSE WHILE MY KIDS
EAT A LOT OF ORANGES.
>> I SEE.
EXPLAIN THE SALT DOUGH BECAUSE
I KNOW THAT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO
DO THAT.
HOW DO YOU PUT THAT TO GET YOU
COOK IT?
NO, JUST A LITTLE IT MAKES SALT
WATER IT FLOUR AND I PUT A
LITTLE BIT OIL TO MAKE IT SHINY
AND JUST MIX IT AND TO GET LIKE
A NICE DOUGH THAT'S NOT TOO
STICKY AND YOU KIND OF IT'S
KIND OF LIKE BREAD BAKING
EXCEPT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BAKE
IT.
>> OH THAT'S RIGHT UP MY ALLEY.
ALL RIGHT FREDRICKA.
THAT'S GREAT.
AND THEN WHAT ELSE DO YOU HAVE
A BEAR ANY GIFT GIVING IDEAS
BECAUSE I KNOW OF A LOT OF
PEOPLE BUY STUFF, WRAP IT ALL
UP AND YOU KNOW THAT'S ALL
WASTEFUL.
BUT WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO?
YEAH.
>> SO SO WE THINK DIFFERENTLY.
FREDRICKA HAS GOT A GREAT
CHAPTER IN HER BOOK ZERO WAYS
FOR FAMILIES THAT TALKS ABOUT
ZERO IS GIFT GIVING.
I'LL JUST GIVE YOU THREE
EXAMPLES.
ONE IS MAKING YOUR OWN THING.
SO DON'T TELL ANYBODY BUT OUR
DAUGHTER IS ACTUALLY SEWING P
J'S FOR HER YOUNGER BROTHERS.
SO THINK ABOUT THE THINGS THAT
YOU CAN MAKE AT HOME.
THE OTHER THING WE THINK ABOUT
IS HOW CAN YOU BUY THINGS
SECOND, EVEN THOUGH THE PEOPLE
ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE THE THE
CORONA VIRUS IF YOU GET THINGS
SECONDHAND AS LONG AS THEY SIT
THERE FOR A FEW DAYS THEY'RE
TOTALLY SAFE.
AND SO OUR BOYS ARE INTO LEGO'S
AND SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY GET
LEGOS SECOND HAND THAT ARE ALL
CLEANED UP AND WASHED.
AND SO THINK ABOUT HOW YOU CAN
BUY THINGS SECOND HAND AND THE
THIRD THING IS WE REALLY
CONTINUE TO THINK ABOUT
EXPERIENCES.
HOW CAN YOU GO AND REALLY
THERE'S SO MANY THINGS YOU CAN
DO THAT ARE SO MUCH MORE FUN
THAN JUST GIVING THINGS AWAY.
WE'VE GOT HOPEFULLY SOME WINTER
COMING WITH WIND WE CAN HAVE A
DAY FLYING KITES OR ANY NUMBER
OF FUN THINGS TO DO WITH THE
KIDS RATHER THAN JUST BUY MORE
STUFF.
YEAH, I CAN TELL A COUPLE OF
FRIENDS HAVE GIVEN ME STUFF
FROM CONSIGNMENT STORES AND
THEY'RE SOME OF THE BEST THINGS
THAT I'VE RECEIVED FOR OUR
DAUGHTER.
>> YOU KNOW THE BLOCKS I'VE
RECEIVED THAT IS SECOND HAND
GIFTS AND IT GOES A LONG WAY.
I MEAN FAMILY AFTER FAMILY CAN
USE THESE THINGS SO IT'S A
GREAT IDEA AND I DON'T THINK
PEOPLE WILL BE OFFENDED JUST
BECAUSE IT'S SECONDHAND.
NO.
AND KIDS WON'T BE OFFENDED.
THAT'S THE MAIN THING.
WE HAVE A CART TRACK THAT WE
ACTUALLY I TRADED FOR SOME MY
HOMEMADE JAM FROM MY FRIENDS
AND MY BOYS ABSOLUTELY LOVE
THESE CART TRACK.
DO THEY CARE?
IT'S A SECOND HAND AND THEY
ACTUALLY GOT IT FROM SOMEONE
ELSE.
NO, NO.
>> A TOY IS A TOY.
BUT LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR JAM
IF WE COULD WOULD YOU MADE SOME
JAM?
>> WELL, I CAN SAY THAT BEING
STUCK AT HOME DURING A PANDEMIC
AND HAVING A PEACHTREE AND
NECTARINE TREE MADE I MADE A
LOT JAM THIS YEAR LIKE A LOT.
AND SO I'M LIKE THIS YEAR DON'T
TELL ANYONE WAS MY FRIENDS BUT
THEY'RE GOING TO GET A LOT OF
JAM.
I THINK THEY WILL ABOUT THAT.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT SO MUCH.
I MEAN IT LOOKS LIKE FROM THE
LOOKS OF YOUR GARDEN THAT
THINGS ARE THRIVING AND DOING
REALLY WELL THIS YEAR.
YEAH.
YES.
YEAH. YES. OH YEAH.
SO WHAT ELSE ARE YOU GUYS UP
TO?
YOU HAVE YOUR BOOK AS WE WE
JUST POSTED A PICTURE OF IT BUT
WHAT ELSE ARE YOU GUYS DOING AS
A FAMILY?
>> WELL WE'RE TEACHES SOME
CLASSES ON GINGERBREAD MAKING
AND ZERO WASTE.
CHRISTMAS WRAPPING AS WELL AS
SOME CLASSES GARDENING THAT YOU
CAN ALL FIND ON OUR WEBSITE.
AND IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, ZERO
WASTE DURING THAT WE'VE BEEN ON
JUST COMING OFF OF THE SAN
DIEGO FESTIVAL IS OUR MOVIE
ZERO TIME TO WASTE WHICH YOU
CAN ALSO FIND ON OUR WEBSITE
ZERO WASTE ZERO TIME TO WASTE.
THAT'S SO TRUE.
I MEAN WE ALL CAN DO OUR PART
FOR SURE AND YOU ARE INSPIRING
PEOPLE I'M SURE IN SO MANY
WAYS.
THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR GREAT
IDEAS SAYING FESTIVAL NATIVELY
GUYS.
AMAZING WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING.