Listen now (111 mins) | On this episode of “Death in The Garden,” we spoke to author and farmer Chris Smaje about his new book Saying No to a Farm-Free Future which was written in response to George Monbiot’s book Regenesis, similar to We talk about the dangers of the ecomodernist worldview, about how the narrative of progress inhibits practical solutions, and we discuss at length the importance of moving towards agrarian localism as a lifeway in order to weather the coming storms. We talk about the precariousness of urbanization, and how moving toward a more rural, local society offers resiliency. We talk about the issue of decoupling humans from nature, and how it’s imperative that we re-couple humans with nature in order to create a sustainable society. We talk about the problems with precision fermentation, as well as transitioning to a carbon-free society under the high-energy lifestyles we have today. We discuss at length what it means to become a good keystone species, and how doing so simultaneously heals our spiritual and cultural ills while also healing the environment. We discuss all of these topics in relation to Maren’s essay,
Typo: George Monbiot’s book Regenesis, “similar to “ We talk about the
Will have a listen to this today. A lot of the political theory of his first book went over my head but I strongly agree with his small farming future message, it’s been very inspiring.
Typo: George Monbiot’s book Regenesis, “similar to “ We talk about the
Will have a listen to this today. A lot of the political theory of his first book went over my head but I strongly agree with his small farming future message, it’s been very inspiring.
Really enjoyed this, thank you!
Thank you, Leon! and thank you for pointing out the typo :) I fixed it.
Y’all! That whole episode, with so much about “precision fermentation,” and not ONE “Soylent Green” joke?!?!! 😩