Futuresteading

It’s time to get outside and reconnect, rewild and ignite a love of the outdoors in our little people. In fact, this shortie is bursting with fun and creative ideas for all ages! Jade and Catie plate up simple acts and rituals (decorating the dinner table with found objects or making scarecrows, anyone?) to touch and be touched by the seasons. Perfect school holiday fodder. SHOW NOTES Why rewild o...

Get around this conversation with Naomi Hogan ; National Coordinator of Lock The Gate Alliance and Certified Badass.  Naomi hangs out on the frontline of climate instability and concern over the expansion of coal and fracking projects - and makes a ruckus.  She has worked tirelessly with regional communities, Traditional Owners and farming groups across Australia to shine a light on inappropriate...

Do we need a little more faith in agriculture? This week we chat to Sallie Jones , cofounder of farmer-owned Gippsland Jersey , about how her faith helps her do good stuff in the world - without a crippling fear of failure.  And we reckon there's something in that, considering her immense achievements.  You'll learn so much from this champion for dairy farmers, cheerleader for responsibl...

If you've ever dreamed of trying your hand at farming (or other earthy project), programs like WWOOF could be for you. In return for your time and energy, WWOOFing hosts offer accomodation, vittles and wisdom - sidestepping cash and capitalising on pure human exchange. Like a smorgasbord of life’s options, WWOOF (or HelpX or Workaway ) represent the perfect way to meet new folks, test drive a...

Kirsten Bradley has dedicated the last 13 years (in cahoots with partner Nick Ritar and a host of thinkers and doers) to helping people learn permaculture skills for living like it matters. We’re referring to Milkwood , of course. And today we get a backstage pass to the brain of its co-creator; a joyous conversation indeed. Kirsten has a knack for distilling big ideas into bite size words of wisd...

“Adventure doesn’t require new places. It can be cultivated by exploring our immediate lives with greater curiosity.” Should we try to lead virtuous, principled lives… or do what feels good?  Beau Miles makes a strong case for taking ourselves a little less seriously and having a lot more local fun. This backyard adventurer and wildly popular filmmaker (most often found up a tree, running a midnig...

Together, we’ve got this.  But we’ve also gotta make it happen, grabbing the moment by the short n curlys and becoming everyday changemakers. This week we break our own rules of sticking to 20 minutes and blow out to 40. But we think it’s worth it, and hope there are ideas within that pique your curiosity and propel you to action. We yak about a stack of ways to make change that each and every one...

Maybe you’ve done this before: typed into Google, “Where can I buy glass bottle milk?” or “What local butchers will accept my battered tupperware?”. If you have, it’s likely you’ve stumbled upon The Rogue Ginger. Erin Rhoads is a proud red head whose simple question, “Why is the world filled with plastic?”, changed the course of her life. Since 2013, this down-to-earth mum from Melbourne has been...

It's another Shortie with Jade and Catie! This week, we plate up an assortment of our favourite books, films and thinkers.  In the spirit of sharing life-changing and mind-altering resources (books > drugs), we chat about our bibles of regenerative living, homesteading, futuresteading, farming and thinking - that we reckon you'll love, too. Oh, and having a buddy to read along with is...

If you've never met a Perma Pixie, prepare to be delighted.  Taj, aka. The Perma Pixie , is bringing a little old school witchcraft and spades of permaculture wisdom to Melbourne - and now, to you. This chick beats to a drum of ‘reciprocity’, a philosophy that acknowledges that we’re part of a cycle that should give as much as it takes.  She’s been delivering permaculture education courses fo...

What are your moments of joy? What makes you feel at home? Where's the "best" place to live with respect for the future? Join Jade and Catie for a Futuresteading Shortie: a bite-sized convo where we share our everyday moments of joy, why to put roots down, what makes us guffaw and where the "best" place to live really is.  This wee episode is the perfect accompaniment to p...

If you’re looking for reasons to be hopeful, this conversation with Brenna Quinlan will provide a lifetime’s worth.  You probably know her as “ that permaculture illustrator ” - and boy, can she communicate complex environmental and social ideas with a few deft flicks of her paintbrush! But did you know that Brenna is also a brilliant thinker, permaculture educator and tiny-hut-dwelling resident o...

Listen to our elders. Listen to the earth. That’s what Rebecca Sullivan aka. Granny Skills urges us all to do. This fast-paced conversation delves into Rebecca's commitment to local food systems, regenerative agriculture and Warndu , the Indigenous food farm and educational business she concocted with her hubby in South Australia's North West. With a son on the way, Rebecca shares how sh...

It’s never too late to start farming. This week, Sadie Chrestman from Fat Pig Farm shares her story of moving to Tassie with partner Matthew Evans to start a new, rural life - in her forties. We ask her what it’s like being ‘ that famous treechanger ’, why she’s obsessed with the soil, about her pledge to drink tea with strangers, and how she discovered her dream job aged 50. Her humble, level-hea...

Grab a hot brew and sit down with hosts Jade and Catie for a short, sweet and personal conversation. We share who we are, what we believe in, what the heck “Futuresteading” means - as well as some juicy series spoilers. Pleased to meet you! SHOW NOTES Who are Jade & Catie? What is Futuresteading? What perspectives will we each bring to the podcast series? Key emerging themes of the Futurestead...