Wildlife Ecology, Sustainable Practices for Small Businesses & Baking the World a Better Place w/ Kate Brown of A Sweet Whim

Kate Brown of A Sweet Whim has a BA in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation who turned Baker after going to pastry school and she finds the perfect way to mix the two passions. Kate's business specializes in French macarons with whimsical flavors, and custom cakes for events around the Orlando, FL area. She likes to focus on environmental sustainability and donates 5% of profits each month to nonprofit organizations with a mission to "bake the world a better place". In this episode Kate and I chat about her background in wildlife ecology and conservation, ecotourism, the mindful process of baking sustainably, and sustainable practices for small businesses. Connect with Kate: Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@asweetwhim (send her a DM and say hi!) Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠asweetwhim.com (Orlando, FL area) Facebook - @asweetwhim Ask Kate for a Low-Waste packaging resource for gift giving + packaging Join the Earth- & Energy- Conscious Community for Self- & World- Healing: Are you following the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Just Earthly Podcast on Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ + ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠? Follow along for new episodes every Tuesday! Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.innerlightbotanicals.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Writing - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mandeenicole.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@innerlightbotanicals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook -⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Inner Light Botanicals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ My book recommendations - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bookshop.org/shop/mandeenicole⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Upcoming Online & In-Person Gatherings: ↟ 2024 nature events coming soon! About Your Host:↟ Mandee Nicole, founder of Inner Light Botanicals and Just Earthly Podcast host, gathers earth- and energy- conscious community and hosts online workshops, in-person outdoor adventure retreats and trainings in nature that always have a deep focus on building conscious community, creating a safe space, and a foundation for going deeper in personal practice with hands-on practices to embody the work. Mandee also creates Magic Moon paintings with positive affirmations + reiki as the inner landscape layer on New Moons + a moonscape as a reflection of the outer layer on Full Moons. She shares her writing through gentle mornings☁️, a weekly Sunday morning newsletter with thoughts, feels, reflections & writings for a slow, simple + cozy life. You can sign up on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠innerlightbotanicals.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ She is an advocate for self-healing and world-healing through nature and aims to do this through her work.