After 9 unique conversations about fashion that opened our wardrobes wide, the latest series of Down To Earth is coming to a close. From community designed clothes to mending, thrifting, and all the people involved in creating clothes, our final episode this week covers Hubbub’s work on sustainable fashion – past, present and future! In today’s episode hear from Hubbuber and Head of Fashion, Steph, chatting to us about our next steps in sustainable fashion once the series wraps up. We ...

Have you heard of Loanhood yet? The circular fashion platform is leading the charge in the sustainable fashion movement by offering both an app that connects people with a vast collection of upcoming designers and local outfits available for rent as well as swaps, where you can get a new wardrobe for free. This innovative approach allows people to access the latest trends without having to buy them. In this episode we chat to one of the founders Lucy Hall who chats through how L...

Ever wanted to make your own clothes? 🧶 Community Couture is a project that brings people together to take part in designing incredible one-of-a-kind pieces. Starting in lockdown Aniela Fidler Wieruszewska invited people to send in a picture of what life looked like to them. These stories turned into a jacket that took over 600 hours to make and is now rented to people all across the UK. Their latest project invites people to be part of the process by creating embroidered shapes that answer t...

What’s stood the test of time in your wardrobe? It could be a Grandmothers jumper. A present from a friend. The outfit you wore to that unforgettable party. In the latest episode of Down To Earth we chat to amazing Dr Mila Burcikova to find out all about emotional durability, why we hang on to some clothes longer than others and why 'waste is a symptom of expired empathy'. You can find out more about Dr Burkicova's work here - https://researchers.arts.ac.uk/1315-mila-burc...

What book would you choose for a fashion book club? In this bonus episode of #DownToEarth find out about the fabulous @ShadoMag's new book club all about fair fashion that you can read along with at home 📚 If you want to read this episode instead you can find a transcript here https://otter.ai/u/vbi5KZRPz5xvGjQOx3H0XTrTHG0?utm_source=copy_url This podcast is bought to you by Hubbub. At Hubbub we're all about finding ways to make it easier for us all to make choices that a...

Could tech help us to make our clothes last for longer? Meet Layla Sergent founder of the tech platform The Seam that connects people with local makers. Discover how the way we produce clothes has changed over a generation and how repairing your outfits can help save the planet. This podcast is bought to you by Hubbub. At Hubbub we're all about finding ways to make it easier for us all to make choices that are good for the environment - from food to fashion and from reuse t...

When is a fashion brand actually sustainable? 🧐 In the new episode of Down To Earth we chat to Amy Powney, the Creative Director of Mother of Pearl about why she doesn’t like the word sustainable, her journey into a career in fashion, how she went about creating a clothing collection that was as low impact on the environment as possible, and the dreams we buy into when buying new clothes. This podcast is bought to you by Hubbub. At Hubbub we're all about finding ways to make it e...

Do you know your flax from your hemp or your polyester from your viscose? If you want to find out more about what your clothes are made from, then don’t miss the second episode of Down To Earth. In this offering Dr Michiel Scheffer weaves us all a yarn about the history of fabric production. The conversation travels through time, from a century where his two grandfathers milled and spun fabric down the road from each other to a century where fabrics might be grown, spun, dyed an...

Tune in to hear the very first episode in the series, where climate justice activist and newly published author Mikaela talks to us about everything from reimagining the world in her new book, to why we feel pressured to buy so many clothes, to the rights of the garment workers who make them. If you want to learn more check out out Mikaela's book and Instagram. Mikaela also mentioned the documentary True Cost which you can watch here and Birdsong, we interviewed some of the makers bac...

Subscribe to Down To Earth to listen to our latest series. Wardrobe full of clothes but nothing to wear? This series of Down To Earth asks why we’re buying so much and how it affects the world around us. Meet the designers, experts and change makers who unpick why our wardrobes aren't working for us and the planet.

Why is what we wear important for the planet? Fashion has a big price tag for the planet and for the people who make our clothes, in the latest #DownToEarth podcast find out how community, skills and sustainability could build a fairer fashion industry that keeps us in style. Meet Malika and Fatheha, two of the makers at FabricWorks, an organisation that supports unemployed, marginalised women into living wage work in the fashion industry and Emma Slade...

Biodiversity, it's about more than just bees 🐝 In the latest episode of Down To Earth we're celebrating all the amazing plants, animals, bacteria and fungi evolved over millions of years which help to keep rivers clean and our soil healthy. Big thanks to the Agemmenon Otero, the brains behind Energy Garden and Ed Scott the Harvest Manager at Riverford farms for speaking to us in this episode. Energy Garden - https://www.energygarden.org.uk/ Riverford Farms - https://www.riverford.c...

How can we make the most of unused space in cities? As 68% of us are predicted to be living in urban areas by 2050, finding innovative ways to green cities is more important than ever. In this episode host Sarah Divall investigates the rise of green roofs in urban areas and how they're helping to reduce temperatures and flooding, as well as providing an oasis in the city skyline for people and wildlife. Thanks to Dave Richards at RISC and Dusty Gedge for speaking to us, find out more a...

How can we make the most of our food? In this episode Sarah explores how we can reduce the 300,000 tonnes of food waste that's thrown away every year in the UK and support local communities at the same time. One answer is community fridges. She meets Shanthi Priyalatha, who runs the High Wycombe community fridge which redistributes surplus food to their neighbours. We also hear from Catherine Dishington, Food Policy officer at the Co-op. The High Wycombe community fridge is suppor...

Did you know that 4/5ths of people in the UK rarely, if ever, get on a bike? As well as reducing air pollution and traffic on roads, cycling is great for people, improving health and strengthening communities. In the second episode of Down To Earth: The Hubbub Podcast, host Sarah Divall catches up with Sabeha Miah, a community worker in Tower Hamlets breaking down barriers and encouraging more Muslim women to get cycling. She also meets Morten Kaball, the former Mayor of Co...

Did you know there are 7 million people in the UK who don't have access to the internet? In the first episode of Down To Earth: The Hubbub Podcast, Sarah Divall investigates the issue of e-waste, which is the fastest growing waste stream in the world - generating fifty million metric tonnes a year, and discovers how we can protect the environment by donating our secondhand tech to get communities connected. Community Calling is run in partnership with O2 to find out more about t...

Trailer for the brand new podcast from the environmental charity Hubbub presented by Sarah Divall. This series passes the mic to grassroots activists, communities and people who are working hard and making big changes for their neighbours and for the planet. Each episode will share a different story from a new voice across the UK and tell us about the unique ways they're working on improving social and environmental issues where they live. We meet the community leaders who are planting ...