Futuresteading
292 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago -This is a conversation about the future. About creating a culture that values tomorrow. We reckon a slower, simpler, steadier existence is the first step - one that’s healthier for humans and the planet. We call it Futuresteading. Each month we chat to people prominent and humble in food, farming, health and environment, gathering practical advice and epic solidarity - so we can all nut this thing out together. Join our nitty, gritty, honest and hopeful convo every Monday during our 10 episode seasons.Support the pod by shouting us a cuppa >>> buymeacoffee.com/futuresteading
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Carolyn Suggate : Farming Champion & Founder of ORICoop
July 19, 2020 20:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBHow do you live your beliefs while earning enough to eat? This is the question we put to ORICoop founder and fair farming advocate Carolyn Suggate (amongst other conundrums). It’s a curly one, but Carolyn comes to the party with passion and insight aplenty. She shares why she pursues her principles over financial gain, how she makes it work with her partner and family, tips for raising conscious kids (without being pushy or puritanical), her unexpected foray into olympic rifle shooting, ...
S1 E17 Carolyn Suggate : Farming Champion & Founder of ORICoop
July 19, 2020 20:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBHow do you live your beliefs while earning enough to eat? This is the question we put to ORICoop founder and fair farming advocate Carolyn Suggate (amongst other conundrums). It’s a curly one, but Carolyn comes to the party with passion and insight aplenty. She shares why she pursues her principles over financial gain, how she makes it work with her partner and family, tips for raising conscious kids (without being pushy or puritanical), her unexpected foray into olympic rifle shooting, ...
S1 E16 Backstage with Sophie Hansen from Local Is Lovely!
July 12, 2020 20:00 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MBA woman with generosity in spades, Sophie Hansen has turned her background in publishing into a force for good. For the last decade, she’s been plating up important messages about slow living, local produce and reverence for farmers (disguised as lip smacking seasonal recipes) on her exceedingly popular blog: Local Is Lovely. Sophie takes us backstage to life on a deer farm, her city-to-rural transition, raising contented kids, sharing with abandon and letting her love of great food take...
Backstage with Sophie Hansen from Local Is Lovely!
July 12, 2020 20:00 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MBA woman with generosity in spades, Sophie Hansen has turned her background in publishing into a force for good. For the last decade, she’s been plating up important messages about slow living, local produce and reverence for farmers (disguised as lip smacking seasonal recipes) on her exceedingly popular blog: Local Is Lovely. Sophie takes us backstage to life on a deer farm, her city-to-rural transition, raising contented kids, sharing with abandon and letting her love of great food take...
Futuresteading Shortie : Cracker ideas for getting kids into nature.
July 05, 2020 20:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBIt’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 our kids? Activities for dextrous little fingers like seed saving and food harvesting. How t...
Futuresteading Shortie : Cracker ideas for getting kids into nature.
July 05, 2020 20:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBIt’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 our kids? Activities for dextrous little fingers like seed saving and food harvesting. How t...
S1 E14 Naomi Hogan : Locking the Gate with This Eco Champion
June 28, 2020 20:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBGet 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 mining practices and thwart corporate greed. As a result, millions of hectares of Australian la...
Naomi Hogan : Lock The Gate Alliance National Coordinator + Eco Champion
June 28, 2020 20:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBGet 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 mining practices and thwart corporate greed. As a result, millions of hectares of Australian la...
Naomi Hogan : Lock The Gate Alliance National Coordinator + Eco Champion
June 28, 2020 20:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBGet 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 mining practices and thwart corporate greed. As a result, millions of hectares of Australian la...
Sallie Jones talks milk, mental health, and gut-led decision-making.
June 21, 2020 20:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MBDo 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 responsible land management, extraordinary businesswoman and mother of three; not least of which, how to live a li...
S1 E13 Sallie Jones talks milk, mental health, and gut-led decision-making.
June 21, 2020 20:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MBDo 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 responsible land management, extraordinary businesswoman and mother of three; not least of which, how to live a li...
Futuresteading Shortie : The wonderful world of WWOOFing
June 14, 2020 20:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBIf 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 vast array of lifestyles and get enmeshed in the lives of others quickly and meaningfully. You'll ...
S1 E11 Kirsten Bradley of Milkwood
June 07, 2020 20:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBKirsten 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 wisdom, bringing decades of lived experience to our cuppa-tea-with-a-mate interview that will leave...
Kirsten Bradley of Milkwood
June 07, 2020 20:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBKirsten 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 wisdom, bringing decades of lived experience to our cuppa-tea-with-a-mate interview that will leave...
S1 E10 Beau Miles : Filmmaker, storyteller, do-er.
May 31, 2020 20:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MB“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 midnight marathon or eating his bodyweight in beans) reckons he doesn’t know much about anything. ...
Beau Miles : Filmmaker, storyteller, do-er.
May 31, 2020 20:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MB“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 midnight marathon or eating his bodyweight in beans) reckons he doesn’t know much about anything. ...
Futuresteading Shortie : Right-now-easy Ways To Make Change
May 24, 2020 20:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBTogether, 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 of us can bring to fruition pretty much immediately. All simple, doable, impactful. Again, ...
09 - Futuresteading Shortie : Right-now-easy Ways To Make Change
May 24, 2020 20:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBTogether, 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 of us can bring to fruition pretty much immediately. All simple, doable, impactful. Again, ...
Erin Rhoads : The Rogue Ginger
May 17, 2020 20:00 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBMaybe 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 blogging about how to reduce plastic and waste, and live a more eco-friendly existence. On her...
08 - Erin Rhoads : The Rogue Ginger
May 17, 2020 20:00 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBMaybe 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 blogging about how to reduce plastic and waste, and live a more eco-friendly existence. On her...
S1 E8 Erin Rhoads : The Rogue Ginger
May 17, 2020 20:00 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBMaybe 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 blogging about how to reduce plastic and waste, and live a more eco-friendly existence. On her...
Erin Rhoads : The Rogue Ginger
May 17, 2020 20:00 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBMaybe 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 blogging about how to reduce plastic and waste, and live a more eco-friendly existence. On her...
8 - Erin Rhoads : The Rogue Ginger
May 17, 2020 20:00 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBMaybe 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 blogging about how to reduce plastic and waste, and live a more eco-friendly existence. On her...
07 - Futuresteading Shortie : BOOKS!
May 10, 2020 20:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBIt'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 a powerful way to absorb and discuss the merits of new knowledge, solidify it, and develop a shared menta...
Futuresteading Shortie : BOOKS!
May 10, 2020 20:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBIt'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 a powerful way to absorb and discuss the merits of new knowledge, solidify it, and develop a shared menta...
S1 E6 The Perma Pixie : Reciprocity, Relationships & Plants
May 03, 2020 20:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBIf 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 for over a decade (not bad for a young sprout!) and has recently started clinical work as a qualified...
The Perma Pixie : Reciprocity, Relationships & Plants
May 03, 2020 20:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBIf 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 for over a decade (not bad for a young sprout!) and has recently started clinical work as a qualified...
06 - The Perma Pixie : Reciprocity, Relationships & Plants
May 03, 2020 20:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBIf 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 for over a decade (not bad for a young sprout!) and has recently started clinical work as a qualified...
Futuresteading Shortie : Moments of joy + Placemaking
April 26, 2020 20:00 - 17 minutes - 12.4 MBWhat 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 pulling weeds, shelling walnuts, wandering up the street or sunning your legs on the verandah. Thanks so much for joini...
05 - Futuresteading Shortie : Moments of joy + Placemaking
April 26, 2020 20:00 - 17 minutes - 12.4 MBWhat 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 pulling weeds, shelling walnuts, wandering up the street or sunning your legs on the verandah. Thanks so much for joini...
Brenna Quinlan: Permaculture Creative
April 18, 2020 06:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBIf 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 of Melliodora? Yep. Brenna is a breath of fresh air and optimism, with oodles (of positive stuff...
S1 E4 Brenna Quinlan: Permaculture Creative
April 18, 2020 06:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBIf 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 of Melliodora? Yep. Brenna is a breath of fresh air and optimism, with oodles (of positive stuff...
04 - Brenna Quinlan: Permaculture Creative
April 18, 2020 06:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBIf 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 of Melliodora? Yep. Brenna is a breath of fresh air and optimism, with oodles (of positive stuff...
S1 E3 Rebecca Sullivan aka. Granny Skills!
April 14, 2020 03:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBListen 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 she plans to help him - and all youngsters - avoid eco-anxiety: listen, ask questions, act without fear and...
03 - Rebecca Sullivan aka. Granny Skills!
April 14, 2020 03:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBListen 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 she plans to help him - and all youngsters - avoid eco-anxiety: listen, ask questions, act without fear and...
Rebecca Sullivan aka. Granny Skills!
April 14, 2020 03:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBListen 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 she plans to help him - and all youngsters - avoid eco-anxiety: listen, ask questions, act without fear and...
02 - Sadie Chrestman from Fat Pig Farm
April 12, 2020 23:00 - 57 minutes - 39.3 MBIt’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-headed wisdom is the antidote to overwhelm and an inspiration for anyone wanting to radically c...
S1 E2 Sadie Chrestman from Fat Pig Farm
April 12, 2020 23:00 - 57 minutes - 39.3 MBIt’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-headed wisdom is the antidote to overwhelm and an inspiration for anyone wanting to radically c...
Sadie Chrestman from Fat Pig Farm
April 12, 2020 23:00 - 57 minutes - 39.3 MBIt’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-headed wisdom is the antidote to overwhelm and an inspiration for anyone wanting to radically c...
01 - Meet your hosts! Jade + Catie chew the fat.
April 11, 2020 23:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBGrab 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 Futuresteading podcast series one, like community, upbringing, living with less, redefining success, c...
S1 E1 Meet your hosts! Jade + Catie chew the fat.
April 11, 2020 23:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBGrab 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 Futuresteading podcast series one, like community, upbringing, living with less, redefining success, c...
Meet your hosts! Jade + Catie chew the fat.
April 11, 2020 23:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBGrab 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 Futuresteading podcast series one, like community, upbringing, living with less, redefining success, c...