Here are 30 sustainable YouTube channels you should check out when you just don’t feel like reading blogs. Why not give your eyes a break from reading and enjoy some youtube videos instead. That way you still learn AND get to watch videos! It’s win-win! Youtube has a great selection of sustainable YouTubers with great advice on sustainable living.
So, grab some healthy snacks, sit back, relax, and check out some of these fantastic sustainably YouTubers. Enjoy!
In no particular order:
Sustainably Vegan is a great all-around sustainable channel. Imogen Lucas has a wonderful, soft, voice and is very easy to listen to.
She offers great tips on sustainable living, including:
- Sustainable tips, tricks, and hacks
- Zero waste
- Low impact living
- Minimalism
- Recipes
- And more….
Even if you are not vegan, you will find value in her channel with all her other content. She is all about invoking change in the world, starting at home.
Sedona Christina is a real-life, common sense sustainable channel. She is a funny, light-hearted, kind of scatter-brained type of girl. Christina is fun to watch because she is very relatable and just living her life in a real way.
Her channel focuses on:
- Sustainable fashion
- Low / zero waste living
- Sustainable beauty
- And more…
If you like her channel, she even has a podcast you can listen to as well.
Right away, I fell in love with Shelbi’s channel. She is a down to earth, commonsensical gal who gives great advice on topics like:
- Zero waste
- Eco-minimalism
- Wasteful habits and trends
- Eco-beauty
- Thrift shopping
- And more…
If you like watching natural, bubbly, friendly YouTubers, check out Shebizlee, you won’t regret it!
Lucie is a New Yorker who shares lifestyle videos on YouTube. While she is not exclusively a sustainability channel, her life has evolved from living a traditional (more waste) life, to a more sustainable one. Her evolution is documented on her channel, and it is interesting to see how she has evolved over the years.
Topics on her channel include:
- NYC living
- Sustainable tips and tricks
- Vlogs
- And more….
Lucie Fink is a great channel if you’re just looking to chill out and watch entertaining videos.
Hana is a vegan lifestyle/recipe YouTuber who also practices sustainable living. While her videos are not all sustainably based, her lifestyle aligns with zero waste/sustainable values. And no, you don’t have to be vegan to enjoy her content.
Content in her videos includes:
- Recipes
- Sustainable living
- Zero waste
- What I eat in a day’s
- And more…
Check out Hana Grace if you’re looking for a different face to watch and zero waste/food interests you.
Hey Ashley Renne is an interesting channel that I just happened upon while researching for this article. Ashley Renne is a sustainable/vegan lifestyle channel. She shares adventures in her smart home, on the road in her Tesla, as well as vegan recipes. Topics covered in her channel include:
- Tips for a healthier body
- Sustainable home
- Sustainable cars
- Plant-based recipes
- Sustainable traveling
- And more…..
Ashley Renne makes high-quality videos on a variety of topics, so check her out if you need a change of pace from your normal YouTube consumption.
Blue Ollis is an overall wellness/ conscious living channel. She is fun to listen to and has great advice on how to low-waste shop and have a holistic/mindful philosophy on life.
Topics of her videos include:
- Conscious living
- Veganism
- Low-waste lifestyle
- Holistic wellness
- And more…
Blue Ollis also vlogs and has many general-purpose videos with sustainability being at the forefront of most of her content.
Immy Lily is a university student who makes videos about sustainable living, zero waste, lifestyle, and fashion. Although her content is not all about sustainability per se, she is leading a sustainable lifestyle and gives good advice on how to do the same.
Topics on her channel include:
- Lifestyle
- University
- Sustainability
- Fashion
- Vlogs
- And more…
Immy Lily will probably appeal to a younger crowd who is interested in beginning a more sustainable lifestyle.
If you are interested in a zero-waste lifestyle, check out Gittemary Johansen. She concentrates on zero waste, plastic-free lifestyle content in her videos.
More topics on her channel include:
- What I eat in a days
- Zero waste
- Sustainability
- Eco travel vlogs
- Sustainable fashion and beauty
- And more…
Gittemary has really interesting zero waste hacks you can use as well, so check out her channel if that kind of stuff interests you.
Simply by christine is a very calming channel where there is a lot of voice over content. Christine has a nice soothing voice, so the videos are calming to listen to.
Her content includes:
- Green living
- Minimalism
- Sustainable fashion
- And more…
I really like the simplicity of Christine’s channel, her name is very fitting! Check her out for nice, soothing, informative content.
Wow, if you are looking for a soothing voice to listen to, definitely check out Fairyland Cottage. When I first listened to her video, I was almost immediately relaxed and just wanted to close my eyes and listen to her voice. Very soothing.
Her content includes:
- Zero waste
- Recipes
- Minimal living
- Natural eating
- And more…
Fairyland Cottage videos are mostly voiceover (at least the ones I have watched are) but her videography is beautiful and her Irish accent is a dream to listen to. Honestly, if you are having a hard time relaxing, pop on one of her videos and just listen, you will be relaxed in moments.
Nayna Florence is for all those young people (or young at heart) out there. She is a young, vibrant, informative university student trying to live a more sustainable life.
Topics on her channel include:
- Veganism
- University life
- Sustainability
- Travel
- And more…
Nayna resonates with a younger crowd that cares about the environment and is looking for ways to be more sustainable. She offers some great tips and tricks on being eco-friendly on a day to day basis.
While not a channel solely focused on sustainability, Lauren has gone on a sustainability journey including switching to veganism and using zero-waste products. She offers some great tips on sustainability as well as mixing it up with life events and travel.
Topics on her channel include:
- Vlogs
- Veganism
- Travel
- Health and wellness
- And more…
Check out Lauren’s channel if you want some good lifestyle/vlog content with sustainability sprinkled in throughout.
I almost didn’t mention this channel because there had been no posts for over a year, but about a week ago Kate Arnell posted a life update video (she has had a baby) and promised there would be more content to come.
Topics on her channel include:
- Organic living
- Zero waste
- Sustainability
- And more….
Kate is from London and is really sweet and nice to listen to. Hopefully she keeps her promise and continues to post new content that we can enjoy.
Erin shares her sustainable lifestyle tips and gives advice on how to buy clothes sustainably, live minimally, and how to pick out ethical brands over greenwashing ones.
Topics on her channel also include:
- Eco-friendly home
- Eco-friendly holidays
- Ethical /sustainable fashion
- Natural hair dyes
- And more..
Erin has great, well rounded topics on a lot of sustainability issues, chances are she has a video on a topic that you want to learn about.
Kristin is a fun, bubbly, everyday kinda girl who is trying to save the planet by making more sustainable and eco-friendly choices.
Topics on her channel include:
- Zero waste
- Low waste
- Sustainability
- Thrifting
- And more….
I find Kristin to be enjoyable to watch while picking up a few tips and tricks to implement in my own life. Give her some views if you’re looking for everyday tips on how to be more sustainable.
Kristin’s channel is all about ethical living, sustainable fashion, and veganism.
Topics include:
- Ethical fashion
- Sustainable living
- Veganism
- Zero waste
- And more…
If you’re looking for ethical fashion content, check out Kristen’s channel.
Shameless plug alert! This is my channel, it only has a few videos but in hopes of motivating myself to do more, I am adding it to this list!
Topics include:
- How to’s using eco-friendly products
- Product reviews
More content to come!!!!
Stella shares her ideas on how to be low waste, sustainable, and live an eco-friendly lifestyle. Her content includes:
- Minimalism
- Anti-consumerism
- Pollution
- Decluttering
- And more…
This is a small channel but offers some useful advice on how to be more sustainable in our daily lives.
This is a really great, well-rounded channel. Amber and her family are all about low waste, eco-living, frugality, and minimalism. I enjoy the down to earth tone that Amber has in her videos, as she is not striving to be perfect, just realistic.
Topics include:
- Plant-based recipes
- Minimalism
- Finance
- Gardening
- And more…
The Fairly Local Family channel has been around for a while, so there is lots of content to peruse when you have the time!
Carissa is a mom who is trying to teach others about organic living on a budget. Something we can all relate to!
Topics on her channel include:
- Tutorials
- DIY’s
- Recipes
- Product reviews
This channel is a little different where she is not totally focused on sustainability, but overall health and wellness. Check her out for some great content.
Rob Greenfield is an activist and humanitarian who wants to bring sustainability to all who strive for it. He hasn’t stepped foot in a grocery store for over a year, so he has a lot to offer when it comes to sustainable living.
Topics on his channel include:
- Zero waste
- Foraging
- Minimalism
- Tiny house
- And more…
If you’re looking for a sustainable living guru, check out Rob’s channel, it’s filled with tons of great advice.
These last few channels are all about sustainable food, growing what you eat, and living a simpler, sustainable life. If gardening isn’t your cup of tea, check these channels out anyway and maybe you will get inspired to start a small garden where you live. You can grow herbs pretty much anywhere…..
Dan and Alice have been posting videos about their permaculture inspired backyard since 2014! With over 600 videos on their channel, you’re sure to find something that interests you.
Topics include:
- All things gardening
- Worm compost
- Backyard chickens
- Soil building
- And more…..
So if you have a gardening itch that needs to be scratched, check out Dan and Alice’s channel for some useful information.
I can’t get enough of Self Sufficient Me, the host of the channel (not sure of his name) is Australian and says some things that make me laugh out loud. He also has handy tips for growing vegetables and fruit. He is all about striving for self-sufficiency in some aspects of his life, but not being perfect. Topics include:
- Chickens
- Gardening
- Small space gardening
- Bees and garden critters
- And more…
Check out Self Sufficient Me if you’re looking for entertaining, informative garden content.
Good Simple Living is about a family 6 of who are building a homestead from the ground up. If you like a channel with a story, this is a pretty great one. You can follow along and see how they are building their homestead and maybe get inspired to start your own!
Topics on their channel include:
- Tiny home
- Organic gardening
- Raising meat animals
- Recipes
- And more…
This is a neat channel that is showcasing their journey to a more sustainable life. If you’re interested in an off-grid lifestyle, go check out Good Simple Living.
The Gardening Channel with James Prigioni
As the name states, this channel is all about gardening. James is as natural as it gets with no pesticides, herbicides, growth hormones, antibiotics, or fertilizer! He’s about working with nature, not against it.
Topics include:
- Starting a food forest from scratch
- Gardening tips
- Permaculture
- And more…
Check out James’s channel for awesome information on how to transform your backyard from baron to luscious food forest.
Huws Nursery is a great, informative channel on how to grow a garden from scratch. Huws accent makes it very easy to listen to all the great information he is providing.
Topics include:
- Building healthy soil
- Mulch
- Growing veggies from seed
- Pruning
- And more…
If you’re struggling with your garden or just want to start one, check out Huw’s channel for a wealth of advice.
OYR Frugal & Sustainable Organic Gardening
Small yard, no problem. OYR has you covered. Patrick has grown a massive garden in a small space and can teach you to do the same. Topics on his channel include:
- Urban gardening
- Beginner gardening
- Winter growing
- Compost
- And more…
If you’re sitting there, staring out at your backyard and wondering how to make a garden out of it, check out Patrick’s channel and get started!
Luke from MIgardener brings valuable information on 100% organic gardening, healthy living, as well as troubleshooting issues that arise.
Other topics on his channel include:
- Fresh recipes
- How to grow organically for beginners
- Helpful tips and tricks
- And more…
Whether you are a beginner gardener or seasoned veteran, Luke’s channel has something for you. Check out MIgardener when you have a minute.
Gary Piarchik (The Rusted Garden)
Gary’s channel will teach you how to start a garden from scratch. From planting seeds to building raised garden beds to compost. He has a very versatile channel that covers a ton of topics. Other topics include:
- Homesteading
- Container gardens
- Starting seeds
- Compost
- And more…
For great gardening information on virtually any subject, definitely check out Gary’s channel for useful advice.
Hopefully, you found a sustainable YouTuber (or two) that resonates with you. Next step: Binge-watch!
Cheers, and have an awesome day!
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