In this first episode of the Quillwood Podcast, host Eric Garza tells two stories that explore its motivations, values, and goals. The first story expands on advice Eric was given by a courageous black-capped chickadee in 2009. The second explores a case of mistaken identity in a northern Vermont forest in 2016, and the learnings that arose from it.

Outline

• 00:00 - 01:10 — Introduction
• 01:10 - 06:07 — Learning from chickadees
• 06:07 - 11:58 — Barefoot walking as a core practice
• 11:58 - 16:39 — Origins of the Quillwood name
• 16:39 - 21:22 — A crisis of sense making
• 21:22 - 22:03 — Episode wrap up

Links and Resources

• Leverage Points: Places to Intervene in a System, by Donella Meadows
• Thinking in Systems: A Primer, by Donella Meadows
• Quillwood Academy
• Deep Adaptation Reading Group
• Sacred Instructions Reading Group

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