The Green Files

In this episode, I speak to Jordan about careers in the world of plant health, a topic I previously knew nothing about. As well as talking about her current job, Jordan tells me about her years travelling and how they influenced her interest in the environment, what she learnt on her masters and where her current job is taking her. I hope you enjoy listening to our conversation. Email: [email protected] Instagram: @thegreenfilespodcast Guest: Jordan Blackburn Host & Editor: Kirsty Fitzpatrick Comms Support: Eleanor Lampard

Hello and welcome back to the green files. I am really excited to share this episode as a collaboration with the Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside Wildlife Trust - part of the Wildlife Trust movement. The Wildlife Trust is a grassroots organisation comprised of regional charities. They have over 850,000 members and over 42,500 volunteers. In the conversation you are hearing today I got to know some of the youth council members from the Lancashire Manchester and North Merseyside Wildlife Trust. The Youth Council is a group of people aged between 13-25 years old who are passionate about protecting their local environment and mobilising for change. The youth council ensures that young peoples voices are key to the decision making processes of environmental work. Katylily, Tasha and Daniel share what it is like being on a youth council, what they have learnt and advice they have for other young people who want to get stuck in to their local environments.  Youth Council | The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside (lancswt.org.uk)

Janie and Ioan are a young couple who live in North Wales. They have two kids and they run a family business called Elidir Fencing which is a dry stone walling company. Janie went to university but Ioan went straight into work from a young age. This is something we talk about, as well as converting to more environmentally focused practices, reaching out to young people to preserve more practical trades in the green sector and also how to get more practical work experience as a young person. Enjoy! Email: [email protected] Guests: Janie & Ioan Doyle Host & Editor: Kirsty Fitzpatrick Comms Support: Eleanor Lampard

This weeks episode is with Jonathan. Jonathan is the CEO of Stylecrate - a business that is trying to incorporate sustainability and the circular economy into the fashion industry. Jonathan tells us about his inspiration for Stylecrate, he defines what he believes to be the issues of fast fashion and he talks to me about what it is like to be in charge of your own business at the young age of 22.  Host & Editor: Kirsty Fitzpatrick Comms: Eleanor Lampard Enquiries: [email protected]

Today I chat with my uni friend Katie about using creativity in sustainability roles as well as some other job chat! Disclaimer: Some names have been changed/beeped out to protect identities! 

In this episode I sit down with my Univeristy pal Megan who talks to me about the skills she obtained through her physical geography degree, her year abroad in sunny New Zealand and how to get the most out of volunteering roles. Megan has her own creative project called 'Wild and Well' which you can check out here Wild&Well | Linktree and the course she talks about with the Post Carbon Institute can be accessed here Think Resilience: Introduction - Post Carbon Institute Megans insta: @_wild_and_well_ Enjoy! [email protected]

Welcome to The Green Files.  This is my investigation into how one lands a job in the Green sector. For my first ever episode I chat to Ellen, a Geography Graduate from the University of Liverpool. She tells me what it was like to finish her degree during a pandemic, how she fared as a volunteer in the refugee camp in Calais, and how she found her first-ever grad job.