Reskillience

I tell a story about my inability to change before chatting with a guy who's obsessed with changing everything! Dr Shane Simonsen of Recombination Nation [https://recombinationnation.substack.com/] is a biochemist, research scientist and experimental farmer who is shaking up agriculture-as-usual by breeding plants that require ZERO INPUTS. No fertiliser, no pest protection, no weeding, no watering! We talk about how to run your own kinky plant breeding experiments at home, as well as: Why humans still have 50 million years left on the planet Shane's POV on GMO Low tech gene transfer you can do today! Are we addicted to working harder not smarter? Moving towards irrigation-free gardening Yet another neurodivergent superpower Being a plant snob Cities versus country towns during collapse Survival foods for the future How & why to take on projects that will outlive you CROSSING BRUSH TURKEYS & ASTRALORPS? Impermaculture Blessings on the internet SOLID real estate advice  Where to buy crazy seeds  🧙‍♀️ LINKY POOS Shane on Substack ~ Recombination Nation [https://recombinationnation.substack.com/] Shane's podcast ~ Recombination Nation [https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/recombination-nation/id1777033551] Shane's book ~ Taming the apocalypse [https://www.amazon.com.au/Taming-Apocalypse-Shane-Simonsen-ebook/dp/B0D2XCLJ85] Folklore Pictures' film with Shane ~ Seeds for the Future [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apdB2H-y8c4&t=52s] Australian Grain Seed Bank Central Vic seed grower we love ~ Greg Mueller of Useful Seeds [https://www.usefulseeds.com/] 🧡🧡🧡 Support Reskillience on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/c/Reskillience] 🧡🧡🧡 Sound credit ~ cheers Nicholas Allan! [https://xeno-canto.org/265181]

Planting guides and sow-what-when calendars are great and all, but what happens when the seasons don't play nice? When spring arrives earlier, frost hits later, or heatwaves burn your crops to a crisp? There's no controlling the weather, but with tools like phenology, you can make better predictions and grow more food! Duncan Cocking (of Leaf, Root & Fruit [https://www.leafrootfruit.com.au/about/]) is an amazing gardener and educator from Kyneton in Southern Australia. He helps people tune into more-than-human patterns and cycles to build their own hyper-local and climate resilient gardening calendars, and has a wealth of wisdom about living more joyfully too. In this convo: Why spring is two weeks earlier this year Duncan's early years immersed in nature and connected to country Why he's not that interested in working hard Mid-30s career change Pattern recognition in the veggie patch How to use phenology Nature based indicators to tell you went to plant The two most critical aspects of gardening!!! Connection through failures Why to RELAXXXXX about how to garden Wood ducks tell you when you plant tomatoes Crazy record keeping How the hell to collate so much data Habits of the highly observant How do nature's patterns work, NO LIKE, HOW? Being conversant with the land Duncan is an ostrich Disconnecting from the World Wide Web How to preserve your mental health with a hyper-focus on local Getting kids into the garden Give your kids scary tools Garden gimmicks How to grow avos in cold climates Spring gardening to-dos RIGHT NOW 🧙‍♀  LINKY POOS Duncan's home on the web [https://www.leafrootfruit.com.au/] Leaf, Root & Fruit on Substack [https://leafrootfruit.substack.com/] Leaf, Root & Fruit on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/leafrootfruit/] Andrew Turbill, the bird guy [https://andrewthebirdguy.com/] 🧡 Support Reskillience on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/cw/Reskillience] 🧡 ☕ Buy Me A Coffee [https://buymeacoffee.com/reskillience] (or an avo or a loaf of bread) ☕ Gratitude to the field recordist Romuald Mikusek, XC935811. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/935811.

NOTE: I've done breathwork every day since this interview and – you gaias! – it's really helping me human.  Meet today's guest Ella Maryska, who is responsible for getting me into this breathwork thing that I am the last person on the planet to know about. Ella is 21 years old, wise as the hills, a certified breathwork instructor, and brings a fresh and youthful perspective to the pod which has been sorely absent to date (sorry sorry sorry). In this sweet convo, you'll hear about the geeky physiology of breathwork; how it rebalances our nervous system, changes circulation to our brain, oxygenates tissues and connects us to plants, as well as Ella's own experience as a young person living through the polycrisis, navigating novel life paths as the old routes fall away. I learned so much from Ella. Let me know if you're on the breathwork bandwagon, a brilliant tool for staying steady in the tumult. 🧙‍♀️ LINKY POOS Ella's home on the web [https://cominghomebreathwork.com.au/#services] Ella/Coming Home Breathwork on IG [https://www.instagram.com/cominghome_breathwork/] Tuesday evening group class [https://cominghomebreathwork.com.au/#services] Guided breathwork sesh on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-K1QWcr1VE] [book] Atlas of the Heart ~ Brené Brown [https://brenebrown.com/book/atlas-of-the-heart/] Catie's natto [https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dcc_NetzJPJ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsi=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==] Reskillience live recording at Words in Winter [https://events.humanitix.com/reskillience-the-art-of-release] The Australasian Permaculture Convergence [https://www.returntothevillage.com.au/] 🧡🧡🧡 Join the Reskillience community on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/c/Reskillience] 🧡🧡🧡 Catie on Substack [https://catiepayne.substack.com/]

"In a time of fracturing seasons, when everything's going awry, there are still cycles that we can set our hearts by."  It's Kirsten Bradley of Milkwood [https://www.milkwood.net/]! She's writing a new book about the moon, penning love letters to parsley and currawongs on Substack, and here to share all about her daily rhythms in lutruwita, Tasmania. Oh, what a lovely conversation! Within 🌙  AI or not to AI Morning routines! Morning stargazing! Tea choices Moving to lutruwita/Tassie Fish farm woes and responses How to make decisions about where to move When the body says no Slow activism "You can rest. The problems will be there when you get up again. And the solutions." Perimenopause rearrangements Coming back to creativity after burnout Wrapping knowledge in story Learning injuries Writing as a welcome Cultural astronomies Should we follow our interests? What does activism look like for Kirsten now? The Common Book of the Moon 🧙‍♀️ LINKY POOS  Kirsten on Substack [https://kirstenbradley.substack.com/] Kirsten + Milkwood [https://www.milkwood.net/] 🧡🧡🧡 Join the Reskillience community on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/c/Reskillience] 🧡🧡🧡

BYO wheelbarrow to load up on Solomon's wisdom, cos today we're chatting with the grandaddy of beyond-organic gardening himself, Steve Solomon! If you don't know Steve, he's a bit of cult hero in food growing circles thanks to his deep research into soil remineralisation and why it is absolutely critical for human health. In this convo: How pre-industrial communities ate 4 x more nutrient-dense food Why MINERALS are the key to healthy soil and healthy humans Better nutrition… lower libido? Why compost is really bloody complicated …and how compost can ruin your soil if you're not careful How to calculate how much organic matter your soil actually needs The ugly truth about commercial compost COF ~ Complete Organic Fertiliser Why Steve doesn't recommend soil testing for everyone EVIL GOVERNMENT EDICTS Steve's pact to intentionally follow his interests 100% "THE PURPOSE OF MY LIFE IS TO DO WHATEVER IT IS I'M INTERESTED IN" LINKY POOS 🧙‍♀️ Steve's homepage [https://soilandhealth.org/steve-solomons-home-page/] The Soil & Health Library [https://soilandhealth.org/] [book] The Intelligent Gardener ~ Steve Solomon [https://www.booktopia.com.au/intelligent-gardener-steve-solomon/book/9780865717183.html?source=pla&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21844631717&gbraid=0AAAAA-Ia9hMN-Mlh_VmhdsJhMZdtoq9Sv&gclid=Cj0KCQjw4JbTBhCoARIsALWUaBvLjAO3tRz1vAIbgZm6NohbcCFg-lDADEH3gOaDY9QduEWMz_6zmykaAnNwEALw_wcB] [just released!] Growing Nutrient-Dense Vegetables: A Cool Climate Guide~ Steve Solomon [https://au.permacultureprinciples.com/product/growing-nutrient-dense-vegetables/] Google: Steve Solomon gardening books Nutrition and Physical Degeneration ~ Weston A. Price Soil fertility and Animal Health ~ William Albrecht 🧡🧡🧡 Support Reskillience on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/c/Reskillience]🧡🧡🧡 Words in Winter ~ Live podcast with Mara Ripani & Natasha Morgan [https://events.humanitix.com/reskillience-the-art-of-release] Return to the Village ~ Australasian Permaculture Convergence. [https://www.returntothevillage.com.au/]