Episode 1: Welcome to the Agrarian Renaissance Podcast with Don Tipping

The Agrarian Renaissance

For the vast arc of the history of human civilization it has been agrarian. When humans developed agriculture, it enabled us to settle in place, construct cities, and commence the diversification of work that led to the flowering of agrarian societies. The industrial revolution marked a turning point where fossil fuels and mechanization began to separate people from the land. This has had many downstream effects, most concerning being pollution, overcrowded cities and the social ills associated with them. 

The back to the land movement of the 1960s and 70s heralded the first ripples of the Agrarian Renaissance. Many people are still trying to get “back to the garden” to quote the Crosby, Stills and Nash song popularized by Joni Mitchell; seeing it as a viable solution to our disconnect from nature, community and the rampant mental health crises besieging industrial civilization.

This podcast will weave historical perspectives with salient examples of successful homesteading and artful tools for growing resilient communities.

This introductory episode provides a framework and context as to why this is a vital discussion to be having.

Show Notes:
1:05 - Crash on Demand Energy Descent Scenarios Essay by David Holmgren: https://holmgren.com.au/writing/crash...
3:22 I say Barlow Paradox but it's actually the Jevons Paradox
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_...
4:00 - Transition Town movement - https://transitionnetwork.org/
5:45 - Temple Grandin - https://www.templegrandin.com/
6:45 - The New Map / Emergent Strategies - https://medium.com/@dontipping/the-ne...
9:30 - The Power of Community / Cuba -    • The Power Of Community: How Cuba Surv... 
15:25 - The Dunbar Number - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunbar%...

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