THE SPACESHIP EARTH PODCAST

Former professional big wave surfer Fergal Smith walked away from professional surfing a decade ago to begin a journey of becoming a regenerative farmer on the West coast of Ireland.In this conversation recorded in June 2022 Dan revisits Moy Hill for a third time and catches up with where Fergal is at on the evolutionary journey of Moy Hill Farm . Fergal is now working with livestock as a core tool in bringing back soil health, bio-diversity, carbon drawdown and growing nutritious food for the local community. This conversation is an open exploration of the challenges, complexity and nuance required in bringing life back to landscapes, feeding people healthy food and dealing with the challenges of the urgent transition from industrial agriculture to regenerative farming.https://www.moyhillfarm.com/ Get full access to Becoming Crew at becomingcrew.substack.com/subscribe

New Earth Sessions Mix from @dan__burgess :I’m struggling with my voice at the moment.And words.So I’ve been taking a pause from recording conversations.The podcast is in a composting phaseWhich feels absolutely right for this time.Autumn has always been an important season for me.I feel the transition in a very embodied way.Deep in my psyche and bones.The letting go. The breaking down Of what was.A clearing of space.For what could be.A grieving of sorts.In a beautiful way.In recent years Autumn had also become a time of unexpected challenge.So this mix is an ode to Autumn and all the feels that I’m feeling right now.Autumnism. 125 BPMPlay loudly, for running, dancing and moving through these darker times. A new season of the podcast will be emerging from the compost.Massive respect to all the producers featured in this mix. Thank you for your beautiful sonic offerings.Available on all podcast platforms.#gratitude #thespaceshipearthpodcast #housemusic #earthsessions #cosmichouse #organichouse#becomingcrew Tracklist on site. Get full access to Becoming Crew at becomingcrew.substack.com/subscribe

Hamish Evans is a Permaculturist, Market Gardener, Regenerative Farmer, Community and Climate Activist and Co Founder of MiddleGround Growers and Weston Spring Farm in Bath, Somerset in the UK.Hamish is another extraordinary human, who in his 20’s is bringing inspirational vision, energy, connection and healing to the lands of Bath and the communities here.In this long conversation which is packed with insight from Hamish’s experiences we explored many many threads, including how to shift our grief and despair around climate and ecological action and social justice and direct our own energies towards creating projects with the potential to heal, bring people together and co-create new life sustaining systems. What Hamish calls Prefigurative action - building the future we envision in the belly of the destructive systems.We explore new forms of activism, our relationship to the land around us, repairing our divided cultures and communities through starting with the ground we stand on, food cultivation, exploring shifts in diets and the foods we eat, how to open up land access to young, marginalised and new types of community growers, new forms of small scale regenerative farming, permaculture approaches and collective design processes which are inclusive, radical co-operation and new forms of food systems grounded in place, as bio-regions and shaping new types of local economies. In short - how land itself could be the catalyst for the personal, cultural and systems transformations that are being called for.And we dig into the question - what will it take for a city such as Bath to be able to feed itself when it comes to food security and food poverty and climate challenges ?As we witness now in real time the effects of climate breakdown in the UK, with water shortages, soil degradation and crop failures now finally being talked about in mainstream media, the question of how will we feed ourselves becomes perhaps the post powerful call to action to step into service in these times, and the possibilities here for reimagining and redesigning our relationships with, food, the living world, with the landscapes around us and how we relate to each other is both profound and exciting.Enjoy, share and do leave us some feedback if you can #thespaceshipearthpodcast #becomingcrew #permaculture #regenerativefarming #bioregional #community #food #inservicetolife Get full access to Becoming Crew at becomingcrew.substack.com/subscribe

Live DJ set recorded at the Sancho Panza festival - 'Campo Sancho' in July 2022 in the UK.90 mins back to back with my great friend Jay Bold which kicked off Saturday night in the Snare and Hi hat tent.Brilliant crowd, mega sound system, awesome festival. Grateful for the opportunity. Massive kudos to Matt Brown and Jim Angel.Respect to all the producers in this recording.Enjoy!https://www.sanchopanza.org/campo-sancho/ Get full access to Becoming Crew at becomingcrew.substack.com/subscribe

Following on from Episode 60 - this is a bonus episode - a 5 minute meditation to help you connect more deeply to Gaia - our living Earth - taken from Stephan Harding’s first book - Animate Earth and narrated by Dan Burgess.You’ll need to go outside, or inside Gaia herself - a garden, park, wood, river, ocean - anywhere that speaks to you where you can lie on your back, on top of Gaia herself and feel safe. From here you can start the meditation.Try it out and let us know how you get on ;-)If you enjoy it please share with others and keep the practice#Becomingcrew #inservicetolife #interconnected #theworldisalive #indigenous____https://www.thespaceship.earth/podcasthttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/835914.Animate_Earth Get full access to Becoming Crew at becomingcrew.substack.com/subscribe

Dr Stephan Harding is a Holistic Scientist, Deep Ecologist and co-founder of the legendary Schumacher College. Stephan’s work intersects scientific ecology, with gaia theory and our psyche and soul. Author of two books, Animate Earth and new publication, Gaia Alchemy. Stephan has worked and taught alongside the world's leading ecological thinkers, feelers and activists. And has worked closely with scientist James Lovelock, a mentor, who developed the Gaia theory hypothesis. Join Dan and Stephan discuss: - Who is Gaia and what’s her history? - James Lovelock an independent scientist and great mentor - From the scientific study of the Muntjac Deer to the deep connection of the wholeness of nature- We are not just thinkers. We’re equally, feelers, sensors and intuitors - We’re inherently animistic with a spiritual connection to nature. And we can still value science - A cultural revolution needs to happen quicker than any other, for the sake of all beings - Gaia Alchemy. Why put alchemy with science? - Healing a crisis of meaning and the Azoth of Philosophy - Valuing the psyche over the ego. Do we invent ideas or do we receive them? - Find your Gaia place - We have two bodies. One, a human body which lives inside the wider body of the Earth, Gaia. For full show notes and links please visit The Spaceship Earth website:https://www.thespaceship.earth/podcast/2022/6/10/episode-60-stephan-harding-a-kingdom-beyond-measurement Get full access to Becoming Crew at becomingcrew.substack.com/subscribe

This Earth Sessions mix is dedicated to Mother Earth, our one and only home planet.It’s for dancing and moving through overwhelming times.It’s for the love of all that I know and experience of this Earth.And to honour the vast unknowable intelligence beyond my human knowing.——Imagine if we began to see the Earth and the more than human world as our family ? (As many indigenous brothers and sisters have always done)Just a shift in perception.And an ongoing practiceNo technology or markets required._______________________The mix begins and ends with wisdom from two amazing guests on the podcast this year.Two humans who are working towards this shift in beautiful ways.Kicking off with an invitation from Imagination Activist Phoebe Tickell (EP 57)To find the courage to cultivate our moral imagination capacities.And consider the more than human and our future ancestors as we re-imagine our human systems that can, should and must be changed.We close with beautiful wisdom from Nadeem Perera ( EP 59)To consider and accept the true order of life, where nature, Mother Earth is the director of the show._______________The track selection attempts to express the urgency, beauty, mystery, love and possibility of these times.Music that’s been moving me of late.Organic, cosmic house sounds which connect me to rhythms, patterns and love of Mother Earth.Massive respect and gratitude to all the artists and producers featured in this mix.Go buy these tracks if they move you tooHope you enjoy the mix - feedback always appreciated #becomingcrew______________________Alarm Call (French Dub) - BjorkThe Slide - Wild DarkFewer - Gadi MitraniFelt - Erdi IrmakMoon by day - Hermanez/Simon Vuarambom1996 - Simon VuarambomHael - Volen SentirCircadian Rhythm - (Hraach mix) Soul ButtonLagom - Lukas BohlenderNano - Tamir RegevMythical Mirage (Erdi Irmak mix) - Serious DancersVutuka Fet Junior - Lost Desert/Lee BurridgeRain in June - Mass DigitalSolnce - Krasa RosaBird recordings via @fintanobrien Get full access to Becoming Crew at becomingcrew.substack.com/subscribe

Nadeem Perera is a birder, wildlife TV presenter, activist, youth mentor and co-founder of Flock Together. Flock Together is a birdwatching collective for people of colour who have felt unwelcome and marginalised in spaces that should be for everyone. Together they are reclaiming green spaces and rebuilding relationships with nature - one walk at a time. At twenty eight years of age, Nadeem is more than his deep fascination with birds, his youth work, values and unique personal qualities are essential in the world today. Needem Perera Insta - https://www.instagram.com/birdnerdeemFlock Together - https://www.flocktogether.worldFor full show notes and links please visit The Spaceship Earth website: https://www.thespaceship.earth/podcast/2022/4/15/episode-59-nadeem-perera-flock-together-return-to-the-source-of-love Get full access to Becoming Crew at becomingcrew.substack.com/subscribe

Coming next - in conversation with Nadeem Perera - Birder, Wildlife TV, Youth Coach, Activist and Co-Founder of Flock Together @birdnerdeem https://www.flocktogether.world/ Get full access to Becoming Crew at becomingcrew.substack.com/subscribe

What is this podcast all about ?Here's a bit of the vibe.Nearly 70 episodes of long form conversations, a lock down experimental series, music mixes, audio rambles and much more to come.Rambling on since 2018Becoming Crew on SpaceShip Earth Get full access to Becoming Crew at becomingcrew.substack.com/subscribe