Reskillience

The Church of Mother Country with Patrick Jones

Mar 17, 2024

Join Patrick Jones, a partner in permaculture neopeasantry, in a conversation filled with tales of anger, renewal, goddesses, and content creation. Delve into his journey to becoming Blue Wren and his reverence for nature, sustainability, and community engagement. Explore his evolution as an activist and his insights on the intersection of art, culture, and traditional wisdom.

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Embracing daily tasks like gathering firewood fosters a deep connection to meeting basic needs.

Understanding energy needs for tasks like hot water promotes environmental connection and self-reliance.

Self-sufficiency in managing resources like firewood encourages frugality and resilience.

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Living Close to the Ground

The podcast episode delves into the speaker's experience of living close to the ground, connecting daily activities like gathering firewood and lighting a fire for heating and hot water. The speaker emphasizes the satisfaction derived from being directly involved in meeting basic needs like heating and water preparation.

Focusing on Village Scale and Daily Actions

01:39

Generosity and Sharing in Discoveries

01:30

Understanding Indigenous Thinkers

01:26

Embracing the New with Respect for the Old

00:20

Introduction

4min

Balancing Expertise and Connection

4min

Embracing Nature and Sustainability

34min

Evolution of Activism and Environmental Discourse

16min

Honoring Elders and Traditional Wisdom

7min

Navigating the Intersection of Art and Culture in a Digital Age

11min

Artista's Family's Book of New Peasantry

10min

Leaves and loam, feather and bone, it’s Patrick Jones from Artist as Family!

Patrick is Meg Magpie Ulman’s partner in permaculture neopeasantry, father of Blackwood and Zephyr, creature of Tree Elbow, songsmith, wordsmith, goatherd, grower, speaker, radical homemaker and reverential rubbish collector, most often seen on two wheels towing a load of scrap wood as one might bear a royal being, carried in a scared procession.

In this conversation Patrick shares a really special story about how he came to be Blue Wren as well as tales of anger, renewal, goddesses and content creation. It’s a gentle and beautiful thing which I’m really excited to share with you.

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