Welcome to Pip podcast number 31. Today we journey to the central Victorian countryside to visit Mara Ripani.

Mara Ripani is a photographer, cook, grower and Pip writer who is living the homesteader dream. In this podcast she chats to Pip editor Robyn Rosenfeldt about the simple rituals of her daily life. She also shares her journey to the country. The perfect listen for those of us who dream of a home on the range!

Pip Podcast #31: Mara Ripani – permaculture the Italian way

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In this Pip Podcast, we chat with Amanda Reynolds, a Guringai Yuin woman. She’s an artist, storyteller, possum skin cloak maker, curator and a sharer of knowledge.

In our heart-warming conversation, Amanda honours her profound connection to Country and shares the cultural significance of symbols and designs in Indigenous storytelling and the ancient wisdom passed down through generations. 

Amanda's storytelling weaves together symbols, designs, and the act of deep listening, offering an intimate look into the heritage that shapes her craft and the respect she upholds for her ancestors and the land.

Amanda shares anecdotes of solace found in the presence of kangaroos and wallabies, and the sanctuary her home provides for them. We reflect on the totem system's pivotal role in conservation and sustainable living.

These stories not only highlight the importance of living in harmony with Mother Earth but also stress the urgency of protecting our planet's natural habitats and advocating for the rights of all its inhabitants. Join us for this enlightening exploration of the resilience and joy within our communities, and the shared wisdom that binds us to every living being.

Amanda shares an invitation to slow down, tune in to the cycles of nature, and embrace the environmental responsibilities that come with being guardians of the earth. The episode underscores the timeless wisdom of listening to both elders and the land itself and the impact of our choices on future generations.

To find out more about Amanda and see the images we refer to in the podcast. https://pipmagazine.com.au/podcasts/pip-podcast-42-amanda-reynolds/

Pip Podcast #42 - Amanda Reynolds - Indigenous Knowledge

In this Pip Podcast, we chat to Alison about the diverse world of fungi and the importance of fungi in our ecological networks.

Once it was mushrooms attracting all the attention. They still are but the growing interest in mycelium and the notion of subterranean networks of fungi is changing not only how we understand fungi and forests, but life. Fungi provide a fundamental foundation to the forest and are a key to understanding how forests work.

Alison Pouliot is an ecologist, author and environmental photographer who focuses on the fascinating world of fungi.

In this Pip Podcast, we chat to Alison about the diverse world of fungi and its importance in our ecological networks. And explore how fungi can be used in many different and diverse ways – from foraging and consuming fungi to making clothing and packaging products to medicinal uses.

We hope you enjoy this episode and be sure to check out Alison’s article on fungi in Issue #28 of Pip Magazine. Subscribe to get your copy here: https://grow.pipmagazine.com.au/subscriptions/

Pip Podcast #41 Alison Pouliot: The Wonderful World of Funghi

As overconsumption continues to drive the climate crisis, Tasmanian building designer, Jane Hilliard, is quietly trumpeting the idea that less is actually more.

Jane Hilliard is on a mission to claw back the overconsumption rampant in the building industry. Swimming against the metaphorical tide that promotes ever-expanding McMansion-style developments, Jane champions the concept of ‘enoughness’ in her professional life and in her everyday life, too. 

In Jane’s own words, enoughness is about “working out what you need to be happy and healthy, without taking more than your fair share.” And when our homes are created with this in mind, the positive impacts radiate.

Pip Podcast #40 Jane Hilliard - Enoughness in home design

Robyn talks to Rod Angelo, The Happy Farmer, about making his business viable by turning waste streams into inputs that would otherwise have cost money.

Ep #39 The Happy Farmer

Robyn Rosenfeldt speaks with Helena Norberg-Hodge about the localisation movement, and why we need to be creating stronger local food systems and stronger connections within our community.

Author and film maker, Helena Norberg-Hodge is the founder and director of the international non-profit organisation, Local Futures, a pioneer of the new economy movement, and the convenor of World Localisation Day.

Over the past few years, we have been experiencing increasing problems with our country’s supply chains that are leaving us with empty supermarket shelves and issues accessing fresh produce and other supplies.

To combat this, we need to be creating stronger local food economies, where the food we eat is grown within our local communities and not shipped in from across the globe.

How is it that food shipped from the other side of the planet is cheaper than the food grown locally? And why is food grown in one country shipped across the world to be processed, only to be returned and sold back to that country again?

It comes down to global supply chains and trade agreements that favour big business and industrialised agriculture, which make it almost impossible to survive as a small grower.

Creating local food economies increases not only our local food security but also our happiness, as it is connection and community that humans crave.

Norberg-Hodge shares her knowledge and experience of creating local food economies across the globe and ideas about how we can do the same.

To find about more about Helena’s work and the localisation movement go to www.localfutures.org

Pip Podcast #31: Mara Ripani – permaculture the Italian way

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