Could jam be your gateway to lost skills? It was for Anna, aka The Urban Nanna, who started making jams and preserves as an act of self care, only to end up inspiring thousands of people to reclaim forgotten skills of frugality and everyday resourcefulness.

Anna's greatest joy is watching those around her experience aha! moments, and has a guiding belief that change comes from a strong and recognised personal intent.

If anyone can get you excited to exercise practical skills and community building -- even in the smallest city rental -- it's Anna, with her upfront honesty and acceptance of mistakes.

So join us in this raucous chat with a truly kindred futuresteader, where you'll gain serious solidarity and life smarts between peals of laughter. 

SHOW NOTES

• The oral tradition of passing on skills that we used to know intuitively.
• Why aha! moments are solid rewards for someone who loves to teach.
• Jam as the gateway to rediscovering lost skills.
• Life with Asperger's -- and why it's probably a superpower.
• How to get over the fear factor and embrace mistakes.
• Futuresteading in a rental. What’s your style? Being honest about your needs and the art of having an upfront conversation with your landlord.
• Creating community where you are: fostering relationships via sharing, groundedness and kindness.
• Creating a community corner that people clamber to connect with.
• Creating a glut of giving. Sharing the abundance, sharing toys, sharing books.
• Foraging in your own neighbourhood. Putting otherwise wasted food to good use and sharing it with the community.
• The importance of thinking about your place in the broader natural context. 
• The biological imperative for success is to survive, thrive and reproduce.
• Pulling away from the socially acceptable view of success.
• Reawakening the inner child.
• Thinking hard about what you believe in and making changes to align with it.
• Discovering what drives you.
• Where do you begin? Starting something because it honestly interests you.
• Anna's happy place as a bird nerd and connecting with wild beaches or calm meadows.

LINKS YOU'LL LOVE

• The Urban Nanna blog
• The Urban Nanna Instagram
• Cræft: An Inquiry Into the Origins and True Meaning of Traditional Crafts -- Alex Langlands
• The Art of Fermentation -- Sandor Katz
• Holistic Decision Making -- Dan Palmer

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