From food and agriculture to fashion and economics, 'regenerative’ has become a buzzword over the last few years. But regeneration is not a new concept at all. It is a paradigm and set of agricultural practices that indigenous peoples have practiced for millenia.

This week, Danielle and Louisa speak about looking to our indigenous past for a regenerative future with Nathalie Kelley, an actress of Quechua descent, most recently starring in the #1 Netflix series The Baker and the Beauty and the Fast & the Furious movie series. With a background in social science and policy, Nathalie strives to tell stories that educate and inspire. She is on the boards of both Kiss The Ground and the Fungí Foundation, using her platform to elevate Indigenous wisdom and technologies as a means of coming back into justice and harmony with our ecosystems. She is in deep devotion and service to the entire web of life, advocating in particular for the health of our soil, water, the fungí and forests. Her mission is the preservation of biodiversity, including cultural and myco-diversity on the planet.

In this powerful, inspiring, and, at times, heartbreaking conversation, we discuss:

The human and environmental costs of our climate crisis and industrial agriculture
The connection between personal health and planetary health
Why and what we can learn from indigenous peoples to build a regenerative future and feed the world
Indigenous and low tech solutions to combating climate change issues
Nathalie’s regenerative learning journey
Tips for starting your own regenerative learning journey
Practical changes we can make in our everyday lives

Warning: Some of what is shared in this episode may be upsetting or could be triggering, especially for Indigenous listeners.

Links & Resources:

Fungi Foundation: https://www.ffungi.org/

Kiss The Ground (documentary & movement): https://kissthegroundmovie.com/

SEED, the untold story (documentary): https://www.seedthemovie.com/

Ninth Revolution (book by Professor Sayed Azam-Ali): https://sayedazamali.com/?page_id=47

Ernst Gotsch - syntropic farming founder: https://believe.earth/en/ernst-gotsch-the-creator-of-the-real-green-revolution/

Ecosystem Restoration Camps: https://ecosystemrestorationcamps.org/

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Production: Cofruition, Anna de Wolff, Pamela Rothenberg

Audio Editing: Mercy Barno

Original Music: Rodrigo Barbera

Art: Lola Nankin & Rekai E. Campbell

Project Management: Patrick Carter

Looking to our Indigenous Past for a Regenerative Future, with Nathalie Kelley