I brought the blessings of many waters in Turtle Island to the suffering rivers of the Northern Andes… feeling the eagle and condor come alive within me. 🙏
In a few days, we will return to Barichara, Colombia where we are in the process of creating a bioregional learning center with children at the heart of our efforts. Here’s more about it: substack.com/@earthregene...
A special THANK YOU to our first 21 donors in the @maearth.com fundraising round. Every contribution helps support our teachers who work with children to restore native forest in the Northern Andes. Help us get to the next level! maearth.com/barichara-re...
We are excited to be among the 200 projects selected by @maearth.com to receive part of the amazing $1,000,000 in matching funds that they have pooled to support regenerative projects around the world.. Here's the link to our project: maearth.com/barichara-re...
Today at 10 AM Central, we launch our learning journey again in the Design School for Regenerating Earth. Come join us! substack.com/@earthregene...
Are you curious how regenerative finance works? What it looks like to structure a bioregional funding ecosystem? How it is all informed by living processes of the Earth? Then you’ll want to read this! substack.com/home/post/p-...
We are exploring the practical challenges of funding for large-scale regeneration. And we do this by seeking guidance from the natural intelligence of Earth’s living systems. Learn more here: substack.com/@earthregene...
I wrote this essay more than 10 years ago. It is more relevant today than it was then. Pass it forward! www.filmsforaction.org/articles/let...
We will be in Amarillo, Texas on June 19th as part of the larger efforts to regenerate the Ogalalla Aquifer. Please share with anyone who might be in the area.
We are excited that Dave Wolf is helping organize local events for us during our bioregional pilgrimage through the Mississippi Basin -- which INCLUDES the Ohio River Valley! Who do we know that lives in Dayton that might like to join us in person?
We are in Madison! Will we meet you today? Here are the two events during the day — with another in the evening. Hope to see you there!
This morning at 10 AM Central, we will be at the Edward “Ted” and Pat Jones Confluence Point State Park in St Louis, MIssouri. Would you like to come meet us? We will also be at Fort Belle Fontaine County Park at 2:30 PM if anyone wants to join us there!
We are on our way! Can you feel the seeds blowing in the wind? Dreams awakening for a Bioregional Earth? Join us! open.substack.com/pub/earthreg...
We are still looking for 21 people to pledge “Active Hope” and help support our bioregional pilgrimages throughout this year. A HUGE THANK YOU to the first 29 people who have donated!!! Are you one of the people who can help make this happen? If so, go here: substack.com/@earthregene...
We will be in St Louis this Friday and Saturday — visiting sacred sites and beginning our pilgrimage through the Heart of Turtle Island. Share with friends who live there! Here’s our route: substack.com/@earthregene...
We are taking the Dandelion Strategy seriously -- including with our local team of teachers at Sueños del Bosque in Barichara, Colombia. Read this new article to see how we are seeding a pathway to create a bioregional learning center for the entire Northern Andes. substack.com/home/post/p-...
This morning we had a great coordination call for our upcoming bioregional pilgrimage through Western Europe in October. If you know anyone who lives in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, or UK, let them know to follow along in my Substack for more details. Thank you! substack.com/@earthregene...
Let’s talk complexity. How do complex systems self-organize through phase transitions? And how can we apply this knowledge to create positive social change in the world? Go here for more: substack.com/@earthregene...
For anyone who wants to follow our stream restoration work… we just created an Instagram account for it. Imagine it — kids helping restore contaminated waterways while also healing forests! www.instagram.com/suenosdelrio
A huge THANK YOU to the first 25 people who have pledged "Active Hope" for regenerating the Earth. This has raised $12,500 to support our bioregional pilgrimages this year and the large Dandelion Strategy for bioregional learning centers. You can be the 26th!!! substack.com/@earthregene...
For all families who might want a forest school experience while traveling in Colombia. This is a great offering in late June into early July for children between 5 and 10 years old. suenosdelbosquebarichara.org/world-school/
Right now, we have 21 people who have signed up for our Active Hope Plan to support the bioregional pilgrimages. THANK YOU!!! Will you help us get to 50? substack.com/@earthregene...
This is my response to the “bunker mentality” of people who have a lot of wealth. Imagine instead if they invested in creating bioregional learning centers all over the world to increase community resilience and work toward regenerating the Earth. substack.com/home/post/p-...
How should we invest our time and resources when it will soon be too late? What does this tell us about how to design for the future? substack.com/home/post/p-...
Thanks to everyone who has followed me on Substack in the last month!!! I really appreciate all of you. Now can you help me grow this space because we are going to share a lot of great local organizing and Earth Regeneration strategies in the next six months. substack.com/@earthregene...
Are you a parent who is thinking about how to raise your kids in this crazy world we are in? Intensifying climate breakdown. Political insanity. A world in collapse. I wrote this article that might just be what you are looking for. Check it out! substack.com/home/post/p-...
I created this timeline back in 2015 by writing it on a napkin when someone asked me to show how it was possible to apply cultural evolution to our planetary predicament. Here we are more than a decade later and we are right on schedule making this happen! Read more: substack.com/home/post/p-...
If you are curious about the early history of the Design School for Regenerating Earth, we published a series of "Design School Updates" back in 2023 that document what happened as we were just getting started. Check out the recordings here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
We are off to a great start in the first two weeks. Will you help me get to 1000 subscribers here on Substack? We are planning for big things throughout the next 9 months for weaving people across the world. Thanks for helping spread the word! substack.com/@earthregene...
We are hosting our final session of Earth Regeneration in Practice before the new learning journey begins. The session takes place on Tuesday, March 3rd. These sessions are open to all members of the Design School. If you would like to join us: design-school-for-regenerating-earth.mn.co