Reskillience

Gut Lore with Su Dennett

Feb 4, 2024

Su Dennett, a permaculture matriarch, shares timeless wisdom on food, gut health, parenting, community, and more. She discusses sustainable living practices, the importance of connecting with nature, traditional food values, and the power of community in small towns. Su also reflects on the reciprocity with land and animals, gender roles, and building resilience through community collaboration.

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Su Dennett

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Quick takeaways

Embrace homesteading skills like bottling and bread-making for self-sufficiency and fulfillment.

Learn from elders like Sue Dannett to adopt traditional practices and promote sustainability.

Promote community resilience through skill-sharing, mutual support, and fostering inclusive local networks.

Deep dives

The satisfaction of preserving produce through bottling

The podcast discusses the rewarding experience of bottling produce like tomatillo salsa and the sense of accomplishment it brings. The speaker, Katie, shares her initial apprehension towards bottling but highlights the joy of hearing jars sealing with a pop, symbolizing summer abundance preserved for winter. Sue Dannett's simple approach to food preparation and preservation encourages Katie to overcome her doubts and embrace homesteading.

Introduction

4min

Living Close to Nature

9min

Exploring the Influence of Food on Body and Senses

2min

Roots of Self-Sustainability

26min

Exploring Community Building and Positive Gossip in Small Communities

3min

Community approach to money and self-reliance

2min

Reconnecting with the Land and Animals

16min

Wisdom from Goats and Building Resilience

4min

Today's yakkity yak is with one of the most radical women in permaculture -- and you know how wild those permies can be. It's Su Dennett! Life partner of David Holmgren and unspoken ruler of the roost at Melliodora. Su is a seventy seven year old inspiration, a permaculture matriarch and precious repository of ye old skillz. I sat down with her in the teahouse, a few moons ago now, and record this conversation. (This was actually the first interview I ever recorded for Reskillience, so don’t be alarmed by the references to winter, the bushfire season ahead and fabricated listener questions.) What is totally timeless is Su’s take on food, the gut, kids and parenting, eating animals, talking to animals, household roles, wealth, community, and small town gossip. Get into it.

Online course ~ Do with Su

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Come to the Do with Su online launch with Costa!

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