People & Place

This weeks' reading is from Olof Alexandersson and the book is called “Living Water” with the subtitle of "Viktor Schauberger and the Secrets of Natural Energy." This book was shown to me by a co-worker and I admit I haven’t had time to read it all the way through but from the chapters and introductions to who Shauberger was, I think there are some fascinating points to share. Alexandersson does a...

I read from “Is Honey Vegan?” By A.R.L. Garlow from the chapter Does Eating Honey Harm Bees? Primarily, I discuss the process of caring for animals or plants in a way that enables them to produce abundantly and then in return we receive their byproducts as a gift rather than simply taking. I hope you enjoy this episode! It would be wonderful if you left a positive review wherever you listen or sha...

This episode I read the last paragraph from “Is Honey Vegan?” by A.R.L. Garlow. It's a quick read with lots of information but I have a few minor disagreements with the last paragraph as well as some other secondary points. I share a bit about my own early experience beekeeping and my hope to avoid isolating us from engaging with the production of animal byproducts. It would be wonderful if you le...

The reading is from Wendell Berry’s book, “What are People for?” in the essay, An Argument for Diversity. I discuss the economic pressures that occur when people buy into the consumer culture rather than returning to their producing origin. Not only are there financial consequesnses but enviromental. The statistics I read in the episode are from https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/96-325-x/2014001...

This episode I read from Wendell Berry’s book, “What are People for?” in the first third that consists of poetry from the poem called Healing. There are multiple parts but starting with the first two for now. I talk about the balance between community, loneliness and the attempt to come up with creative solutions to problems. It would be wonderful if you left a positive review wherever you listen...

In this episode, I read another paragraph from Peter Denton's book, "Gift Ecology." We have all had conversations where someone gets upset or simply refuses to carry on the conversation in a constructive manner so I try to offer some insight based on my own experiences. I found the paragraph in todays reading very useful when contemplating what change in a person may look like. It would be wonderf...

I recently started reading "Gift Ecology" by Peter Denton and really enjoy it so far. In this episode, I talk about how our minds don't change with mere facts or stats but primarily through an emotional connection from stories. It would be wonderful if you left a positive review wherever you listen or share your favourite episode with a friend. The music is by Beach Towels and the song is called S...

For this episode, I have another quote from a pretty popular existentialist, Jean Paul Sartre. I talk about our responsibility to make good choices and embrace the burden of freedom, rather than passively accept it. I hope you enjoy my attempts to relate existentialist quotes to ecology and if you have any books or thinkers relating to the topics just let me know. It would be wonderful if you left...

The reading is a short quote from Soren Kierkegaard himself, which means this episode might be short because I definitely don't claim to be proficient at interpreting a lot of what he discusses but I enjoy trying to relate it to life and ecology. It would be wonderful if you left a positive review wherever you listen or share your favourite episode with a friend. The music is by Beach Towels and t...

This episode’s paragraph comes from Norman Wirzba’s book “Food & Faith” in the chapter The "Roots" of Eating: Our Life Together in Gardens. Like I mentioned last time, this book has drastically altered my outlook on numerous topics related to our relationship with food, land, and the environment in general. I discuss our disconnect from the wisdom of the place, which results in irresponsible decis...

In this episode, I read a paragraph from Norman Wirzba's book, "Food & Faith." The paragraph covers the importance of gardening and its' connection to culture. I want to apologize for the plethora of um's, I'm still getting the hang of talking alone and with each episode, I hope to improve. It would be wonderful if you left a positive review wherever you listen or share your favourite episode with...

My goal for this podcast is to simply share a paragraph or quote from thinkers who have written on either of the topics and give a few of my thoughts. I admire both ideologies and hope to simply spread their brilliance. This week I’ll be reading a paragraph from Wendell Berry’s book, “What are People For?,” in the essay God and Country. It would be wonderful if you left a positive review wherever...