The RegenNarration #032 An Underground Insurgency: Regenerative Agriculture & Human Transformation, with Charles Massy
Charles Massy has become an extraordinary hub of knowledge, wisdom and stories of regeneration. Specifically in regenerative agriculture, and alongside that, the art of human transformation. His latest book 'Call of the Reed Warbler’ continues to make an enormous impact in Australia, and Charles has just embarked on an overseas tour behind the release of an updated international edition. Paul Hawken appears on the inside sleeve, saying this about the book:
“Charles Massy has written a definitive masterpiece that takes its place along with the writings of Aldo Leopold, Wendell Berry, Masanobu Fukuoka, Humberto Maturana, and Michael Pollan. No work has more brilliantly defined regenerative agriculture and the breadth of its restorative impact upon human health, biodiversity, climate, and ecological intelligence.”
Charles writes and talks about the growing repertory of stories of what are in some cases extraordinary tales of regeneration – including his own. He also takes a look behind that regeneration, at how change happens not just in the land, but in the landscape of our minds.
Charles and Anthony pulled up a pew at the farm, Severn Park, a few weeks ago, for this conversation.
Music:
By Jeremiah Johnson.
Due to licencing restrictions, our guest’s nominated music can only be played on radio or similarly licenced broadcasts of this episode.
Find more:
Tune into the special extra with Charles, Cultivating Regeneration from Industrial Wastelands.
For more on Charles & Call of the Reed Warbler, see the original Australian edition.
And the updated Chelsea Green international edition.
An extract of this episode was published by the good folk at Matters Journal.
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