Today we have a brilliant, thought-provoking, challenging and just all round awesome episode for you all! Vedic meditation teacher Laura Poole is in conversation with Meg Ulman of Artist as Family. Meg lives with her partner Patrick, their sons Woody and Zephyr and their dog Zero in Daylesford, Victoria on a ¼ acre permaculture plot. It’s home to their ‘School of Applied Neopeasantry’ at Tree Elbow University on Djaara peoples' country. They live a life of deep connection to Nature and community, teaching radical neo-peasant homemaking, community economy making and other accountable living skills.

What we talk about

How to get started living a permaculture life
Unlearning, growing up and up-skilling
Unschooling our kids
Teaching ecological literacy to the next generation
The magic of compost
Learning from our first peoples and their connection to country
The importance of dismantling patriarchy
Capitalism and neo-liberalism to reclaim community and connection
The complexity of living on unceded land
Divesting from capitalist systems
The one thing you can do right now to begin the change

Check out our journal post for the full interview + all the resources mentioned

Connect with Meg + Artist is Family

Websites

Documentaries

Books

The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible

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