Backyard Climate Activism
A quiet revolution is starting in our backyards.
News headlines are certainly frightening at the moment, and watching billion-dollar corporations harm people and the planet in the name of profit is infuriating. But don’t let yourself slide into hopelessness. Whether you have a small urban balcony or sprawling rural acreage, you can reclaim your power as an activist through the small-scale choices you make every day.
On today’s show, author and homesteader Devon Ballard-Hudson walks us through her hopeful, accessible framework for reshaping the systems harming the planet, starting in our own homes and backyards.
Here’s a preview:
[6:30] On the importance of re-learning those “lost skills”
[10:00] Moving beyond headline-grabbing protests toward grounded, daily habits
[13:00] Applying the seventh generation principle and long-term ecological stewardship to household decisions
[18:00] Step one? Rewild!
[29:00] Life is noisy. So go on and reset your baseline
Resources mentioned:
- Backyard Climate Activist: Healing the Planet from Home (releases Nov. 8)
- The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté
- Next Book Club! Nov. 4 7:30pm EST Book: TRASH! A Garbageman’s Story
- This show is listener-supported. Thank you for supporting!
- Join our (free!) Facebook community here.
- Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube @sustainableminimalists
- Say hello! MamaMinimalistBoston@gmail.com
Resources mentioned:
- Backyard Climate Activist: Healing the Planet from Home (releases Nov. 8)
- The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté
- Next Book Club! Nov. 4 7:30pm EST Book: TRASH! A Garbageman’s Story
- This show is listener-supported. Thank you for supporting!
- Join our (free!) Facebook community here.
- Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtu
be @sustainableminimalists - Say hello! MamaMinimalistBoston@
gmail.com
