52) Why it's time to go beyond 'organic' to regenerative agriculture with ecological designer Mari Stuart

Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration

Kaméa Chayne

Earth Sciences, Philosophy, Society & Culture, Science

4.8 • 694 Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2018

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Once we've gone down the rabbit hole, digging up all the social, public health, and environmental issues we face today, how do we get ourselves out of there to actually take action and make a difference? Most people already understand and support the idea of 'organic,' which is great... But why is that not enough for sustainability? Why is regenerative agriculture the next big thing to support?

Mari Stuart, ecological designer, teacher, and Founder of Project Grounded, shares her wisdom with us on this episode.

HIGHLIGHTS:

[6:23] What helped Mari to climb out of the rabbit hole of learning about environmental issues.

[19:10] Mari: "We can do better than just organic."

[19:20] Mari explains the disconnect between people and food as a result of urbanization.

[20:55] The biggest differences between organic farming and regenerative farming.

[22:22] Kaméa: "What can we do as individual consumers to support regenerative farming?"

[25:18] How regenerative farming affects people in urban areas and is not only an environmental issue, but a personal health issue as well.

[26:27] Mari: "There is much more flavor and pleasure in responsibly-grown food."

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0:00.0	I have a quick but important ask. As you're probably aware, Green Dreamer is an independent
0:07.9	podcast and we don't take on corporate advertisers to fund our work because we don't want those
0:13.7	considerations to influence our curiosities or our abilities to question whatever it is that we want to question.
0:22.3	So if you value and believe in our work, this is our call out.
0:26.8	We need your direct support in order to continue this podcast.
0:30.7	And you can help us out so, so much through a paid substack subscription to my newsletter at
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0:40.4	donation at greendreamer.com slash support. It really means a lot to have you here and we're so
0:47.6	grateful for whatever form or level of support that you're able to share with us. Instead of ruminating and worrying more and more,
0:58.2	I mean, to a degree you have to keep learning, but then at a certain point you have to jump up and do
1:03.3	something. Once we've gone down the rabbit hole, digging up all the social, public health, and environmental issues that we face today,
1:13.6	how do we get ourselves out of there to actually take action and make a difference?
1:18.6	Most people already fully understand and support the idea of organic, which is great, but why is that not enough for sustainability and why is regenerative agriculture
1:29.0	the next big thing for us to support? That's just the tip of the iceberg of what you'll hear
1:34.1	today. If you're not already following me on Instagram, you can find me there at Kamea Shane.
1:38.9	I'll be sharing more of my ongoing learning lessons, inspirations, resources, and reminders for you to re-center and
1:46.3	stay grounded because we need you to be in your best health at the top of your game to support
1:51.6	this movement. I look forward to connecting on Instagram. And now to our episode, let's dive in.
2:22.5	Hey, it's Kamea Shane, and this is Green Dreamer, a podcast for creatives, visionaries, and entrepreneurs dreaming of a sustainable future. Thank you for bringing your light. If you haven't already, make sure to hit subscribe, and together, let's learn what it takes to thrive in every sense of the word. Our guest today is an ecological designer, teacher, and urban homesteader living in Asheville, North Carolina.
2:29.8	She's the founder of Project Grounded, which raises awareness about regenerative farming and
2:34.7	climate conscious lifestyle choices. Before starting this venture, she received a PhD from Harvard
2:40.2	University and taught Indian religions and environmental ethics at the college level before
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