Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
What is the ecological impact, positive and negative, of "sustainability trends" like van life and minimalism and how do they compare to other popular trends on Instagram, Youtube and Tiktok right now? A fun video reviewing and ranking them as a biologist :)
Tier list template: tiermaker.com/create/eco-friendly-trends-747632
***COMMUNITY LINKS****
INSTAGRAM: @wildbiologist
CHANNEL DISCORD: discord.gg/8TmZPDZp
SUPPORT MY WORK: patreon.com/wildbiologist
WEBSITE: wildbiologist.com
EMAIL: biologistkristina@gmail.com
***SOURCES****
→Exploring the Ecological Footprints of Tiny Home Downsizers:
researchgate.net/publication/332330214_Exploring_the_Ecological_Footprints_of_Tiny_Home_Downsizers
→Global food losses and food waste
fao.org/3/mb060e/mb060e00.pdf
→America's homes are bigger than ever
money.cnn.com/2014/06/04/real_estate/american-home-size/index.html
→Reducing food’s environmental impacts through producers and consumers
science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6392/987.long
→Why Thrifting is Good for the Planet, Not Just Your Wallet
https://serc.berkeley.edu/why-thrifting-is-good-for-the-planet-not-just-your-wallet/
→Consumers have huge environmental impact (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)
sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160224132923.htm
What is the ecological impact, positive and negative, of "sustainability trends" like van life and minimalism and how do they compare to other popular trends on Instagram, Youtube and Tiktok right now? A fun video reviewing and ranking them as a biologist :)
Tier list template: tiermaker.com/create/eco-friendly-trends-747632
***COMMUNITY LINKS****
INSTAGRAM: @wildbiologist
CHANNEL DISCORD: discord.gg/8TmZPDZp
SUPPORT MY WORK: patreon.com/wildbiologist
WEBSITE: wildbiologist.com
EMAIL: biologistkristina@gmail.com
***SOURCES****
→Exploring the Ecological Footprints of Tiny Home Downsizers:
researchgate.net/publication/332330214_Exploring_the_Ecological_Footprints_of_Tiny_Home_Downsizers
→Global food losses and food waste
fao.org/3/mb060e/mb060e00.pdf
→America's homes are bigger than ever
money.cnn.com/2014/06/04/real_estate/american-home-size/index.html
→Reducing food’s environmental impacts through producers and consumers
science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6392/987.long
→Why Thrifting is Good for the Planet, Not Just Your Wallet
https://serc.berkeley.edu/why-thrifting-is-good-for-the-planet-not-just-your-wallet/
→Consumers have huge environmental impact (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)
sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160224132923.htm

![My Seed Starting MISTAKES...and how I fixed them (feat. Mind & Soil)
I messed up majorly on my seed starting this year. Check out the experiment I did with @MindandSoil to try to diagnose my mistakes, and the mistakes I made so you dont have to make them in your garden!
Collab video on Jordans channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkasM0_t1YY
The successful seed starting method we used: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viZIptALfXw
Mind & Soils channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/MindandSoil
The starter kit: https://www.mindandsoil.com/products/seed-starting-kit
**MUSIC**
Track: After Rain — Zackross [Audio Library Release]
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Watch: https://youtu.be/RW83XjwJkVA
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Disclaimer: This video is not sponsored, but Mind & Soil did provide a free kit to me in exchange for an honest review.
0:00-0:40 Introduction
0:40-1:15 My Method
1:15-2:40 Seed starting kit
2:40-3:15 Plants I started
3:15-4:10 Mistake 1
4:10-4:44 Mistake 2
4:44-5:08 Mistake 3
5:08-5:40 Mistake 4
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