Good Life Revival: Permaculture, Rewilding, Homesteading

Good Life Revival: Permaculture, Rewilding, Homesteading

By Sam SycamoreSociety & CultureSocial SciencesReligion & SpiritualitySpiritualityPhilosophyNatural Sciences
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Good Life Revival: Permaculture, Rewilding, Homesteading episodes

  • Nature Deficit Disorder and Ecological Literacy
    As a culture, we've lost our fundamental connection to the natural world. This has led to a surge in dysfunctional behavior, like attention issues, depression, anxiety, and obesity, and in general I believe that this disconnect explains a lot of the suffering that we observe in the modern era.
    We all feel the detrimental effects of nature deficit disorder, but most of us just aren't aware that this is the source of our troubles, because we've been so deeply conditioned to accept the status quo of the human-dominated, human-constructed environment.
    With that in mind, I put together this episode to arm you, dear listener, with the basic vocabulary to describe the symptoms, causes, and treatment of nature deficit disorder.
    The solution, I think, lies in cultivating ecological literacy at the individual level, which can only come about through immersion in the natural world -- observation and interaction.
    This topic offers a great entry point into a critique of how civilization relates to nature, and how our environment influences our behavior and our underlying worldview.
    Visit permaculturelifestyle.com for show notes, plus more on lifestyle design, health and wellness, producing your own food, and learning the skills and traditions of living in tune with the rhythms of the natural world.
    Music is by me, under the name Airplane Jumper -- visit airplanejumper.bandcamp.com for more.
    Like the show? Follow & share on social media, and tell all your friends!
    24 min
  • 6. Nature Deficit Disorder and Ecological Literacy with Sam Sycamore

    As a culture, we've lost our fundamental connection to the natural world. This has led to a surge in dysfunctional behavior, like attention issues, depression, anxiety, and obesity, and in general I believe that this disconnect explains a lot of the suffering that we observe in the modern era. We all feel the detrimental effects of nature deficit disorder, but most of us just aren't aware that this is the source of our troubles, because we've been so deeply conditioned to accept the status quo of the human-dominated, human-constructed environment. With that in mind, I put together this episode of the podcast to arm you, dear listener, with the basic vocabulary to describe the symptoms, causes, and treatment of nature deficit disorder. The solution, I think, lies in cultivating ecological literacy at the individual level, which can only come about through immersion in the natural world -- daily observation and interaction. This topic offers a great entry point into a critique of how civilization relates to nature, and how our environment influences our behavior and our underlying worldview. It is our responsibility as self-aware individuals to assess our personal relationship with nature, and take decisive action where necessary to improve our overall health and wellbeing. I hope that this episode encourages you to keep pushing forward on the path that leads back to the natural world.

    24 min
  • Good Intentions vs. The Culture of No-Place
    This past week, I’ve been giving a lot of thought to the underlying “intentions” found in the works of Bill Mollison, David Holmgren and Masanobu Fukuoka, particularly after reading some of Mollison’s more philosophical writings.
    Following permaculture’s pragmatic “top-down thinking, bottom-up action” line of thought, we can observe how an individual’s intentions inform their thoughts, actions, and behaviors, and how this, in turn, shapes our culture.
    But what is a culture anyway, and how do cultures relate to their environments? What does the environment of the industrial world look like, and how does it inform the dominant civilized culture?
    In order to design the world we wish to live in, it is crucial that we use mindfulness practice to set positive intentions for how we comport ourselves in the world.
    When we make the effort to realign our values and actions toward a more natural way of interacting with our environments, then we are able to come together in good faith as communities with shared ethics in order to put in the group effort required to repair the earth.
    Visit permaculturelifestyle.com for show notes, plus more on lifestyle design, health and wellness, producing your own food, and learning the skills and traditions of living in tune with the rhythms of the natural world.
    Music is by me, under the name Airplane Jumper -- visit airplanejumper.bandcamp.com for more.
    Like the show? Follow & share on social media, and tell all your friends!
    25 min
  • What is a Weed? Or, the Limits of Reductionism
    There’s a lot we can learn by critically assessing our culture’s relationship with the wild world, and when we do, we come to recognize the limitations of our abilities to control our surroundings, even as we work – and we must – to learn how to be a regenerative asset to the land, instead of a liability.
    Today on the show I explore my relationship with weeds and invasive species, by sharing my experiences with these much-maligned plants, and how they've altered my worldview.
    Visit permaculturelifestyle.com for more on lifestyle design, health and wellness, producing your own food, and learning the skills and traditions of living in tune with the rhythms of the natural world.
    Music is by me, under the name Airplane Jumper -- visit airplanejumper.bandcamp.com for more.
    Like the show? Follow & share on social media, and tell all your friends!
    23 min
  • 3. The Value of Voluntary Simplicity with Sam Sycamore

    Today on the show I explore the concept of intentional simplicity, and offer some guidance for putting this life philosophy into practice. Visit permaculturelifestyle.com for more on lifestyle design, health and wellness, producing your own food, and learning the skills and traditions of living in tune with the rhythms of the natural world.

    14 min
  • The Value of Voluntary Simplicity
    When we discover that we truly need very little, then we are finally able to revel in the magnificent abundance of the natural world. Today on the show I explore the concept of intentional simplicity, and offer some guidance for putting this life philosophy into practice.
    Visit permaculturelifestyle.com for more on lifestyle design, health and wellness, producing your own food, and learning the skills and traditions of living in tune with the rhythms of the natural world.
    Music is by me, under the name Airplane Jumper -- visit airplanejumper.bandcamp.com for more. Like the show? Follow & share on social media, and tell all your friends!
    14 min
  • 2. Permaculture Ethics as a Moral Compass with Sam Sycamore

    Our increasingly globalized culture is in dire need of a basic moral compass that we can all agree upon. Permaculture offers one such solution.

    This podcast aims to apply the principles and ethics of permaculture to our everyday lives; to align our core values and our daily habits towards a more sustainable, ecologically conscious way of thinking and interacting.

    14 min
  • Permaculture Ethics: An Introduction
    Our increasingly globalized culture is in dire need of a basic moral compass that we can all agree upon. Permaculture offers one such solution.
    Today on the show I explore the ethics of permaculture -- earth care, people care, and fair share -- and share some ways that we can incorporate them into our lives to better care for ourselves, each other, and the planet.
    Visit permaculturelifestyle.com for more on lifestyle design, health and wellness, producing your own food, and learning the skills and traditions of living in tune with the rhythms of the natural world. Music is by me, under the name Airplane Jumper -- visit airplanejumper.bandcamp.com for more. Like the show? Follow & share on social media, and tell all your friends!
    14 min

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The Good Life Revival Podcast explores the ways that we can align our core values and our daily habits towards a more sustainable, ecologically conscious way of life. Join host Sam Sycamore in…