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	Podcast:		Futuresteading
	Episode:		Su Dennett - going lateral, in bare feet and prioritising ritual and patterning over institutional education
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:53:30
	Publish Date:		2021-11-21 09:00:00
	Description:		Absorb permaculture wisdom from an elder who encourages us to look up to the sky and then act out across the earth, in unison with others and with dirt beneath our bare feet. Su Dennett lives at Meliodora a 2.25 acre, 35 year old permaculture demonstration property she has established with her partner David Holmgren. She is a force - as strong as she is soothing. This conversation pushes us to connect with self, place & community & to create a life that is small, localised, abundantly rich and with community shared responsibility for the village. Summary Women being in their power Growing up just after the war more or less self sufficient as her life foundation The value of learning through adversity Her journey to living a ‘feeling’ ‘human’ life Lessons learnt while living in Europe - growing food and connecting to the earth Going lateral rather than climbing to the top which is futile and disconnecting Buying marginal land in the country rather than a city block to avoid a mortgage Letting kids learn by ‘osmosis’ through doing rather than ‘teaching’ The limitations of the school system learning about nature and the patterns of life before we learn about everything else While there are limits to a seasonal life, this does not have to be limiting Our focus needs to be on the limitless growth areas of community Learning to be alongside those who think differently Being alienated from nature requires a pathway to get back in - family and household economies are the baseline for that Even the village fool had a role to play The intellectual is only one part of us Avoiding a sanitised world for the sake of a diverse gut health Living expansively Begin with bare feet - stop isolating ourselves from the earth Lockdown silver linings Removing the back fence to create community Sharing your excess as a stepping stone to relationships Looking for the positives in what otherwise felt like negatives - bikes over cars, simple peasant foods, seed sharing, Discovering a happier state with simplicity Exploring ONE thing at a time A lateral existence Respecting earth, water, air by actively considering them and slowing down Womens place is in the home but so is mens and childrens How much is enough? Why don't we sit on the floor more, live in smaller spaces, White mans burden of ownership - but how we transition away from it is the challenge Learning about our own cultural heritage in order to understand our first nations heritage Respecting elder wisdom Reintroducing rites of passage to honour all stages of life Building support networks for our youth Avoiding sanitisation from food to ideas You cannot become a well grounded individual if you don't suffer adversity - endless happiness is farcical Fulfilment is about being valued, thinking laterally, be an individual. References Melliodora Transition towns movement Retrosuburbia Artists as Family Thanks to our podcast partners: Wwoof Australia Nutrisoi Buy the Book Futuresteading - Live Like tomorrow matters Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/futuresteading)
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