Episodes
Join us as we read a truculent and fiesty article that Daniel wrote for Resilience.org, the Journal of the Post Carbon Initiative, about the deconstruction of the "regenerative" food system. Read the full article here! Join Denuding The illusion's Substack here!
Published 05/31/23
In this episode, Clara and Daniel open Season 3 with a bang! What is Regeneration, really? Or, a better question ... is Regeneration even possible?
Published 05/19/23
Can regeneration stand in the modern century? What is the connection between the modern modes of Regenerative Agriculture and the traditions of indiginous wisdom? In this episode, Daniel has one of the most pivotal conversations with his friend, Precious Phiri, that Denusion has yet to air! Precious talks about her early and hard life in Zimbabwe, her work to heal the communal rural lands of her peoples, and the wisdom of the elders that bring hope to the past, present, and that which is...
Published 03/15/23
What is more important: commercial acquisition or communal support? Does regeneration really need scaled? Do we need to build CPG (Consumer Packaged Goods) companies that then get acquired by the world's largest food organizations to "save" the modern regenerative movement? This Denusion Fieldcast is with Brian Gallatin, the Land Steward of South 30 Farm in Virginia Beach, Virginia. We talk about all this and more! Follow along with Season 2, Dark Cloud Country by picking up a copy of the...
Published 03/07/23
Does regenerative agriculture start in the soul or the soil? Is holism required in regenration? In this episode, Daniel speaks with Gabe Brown, one of the founders of the MODERN regenerative movement and, to be quite honest, we think you will be surprised what the conversation goes toward: community health over soil health and the need for foods to be kept locally. Follow along with Season 2, Dark Cloud Country by picking up a copy of the book! Go to https://robiniainstitute.com/dark and use...
Published 02/17/23
What if consciousness is a regenerative act? Like no-till drills and animal impact and holistic grazing systems ... rewilding our consciousness. Follow along with Season 2, Dark Cloud Country by picking up a copy of the book! Go to https://robiniainstitute.com/dark and use the coupon code "denusion" to get 50% off your order and a FREE and SIGNED copy of Wild Like Flowers! This gives you the book at cost, a blessing, we hope. Helpful links: Mary's website:...
Published 02/01/23
We are thrilled to be releasing Season 2 of Denusion with you all! We pray this season will mean as much to you as it does to us. Follow along with Season 2, Dark Cloud Country by picking up a copy of the book! Go to https://robiniainstitute.com/dark and use the coupon code "denusion" to get 50% off your order and a FREE and SIGNED copy of Wild Like Flowers! This gives you the book at cost, a blessing, we hope. Helpful links: Pre-Order Dark Cloud Country:...
Published 01/31/23
In this episode, Tre' and I discuss everything from the expansion of the term "regeneration" into the full world of human action (not just agriculture); how ideas in organizations require a death process; why organizations need holism and management, which means design, intentionality, and purpose; and so much more! Follow along with Season 1, On Being Wild Like Flowers by picking up a copy of the book! Go to www.robiniainstitute.com and use the coupon code "denusion" to get 50% off your...
Published 12/12/22
In this episode, Charles and I discuss everything from the State of Separation and Interbeing; the role of patience in regenerating ecosystems and communities; how that patience is really also hope and trust that nature has your back, and SO much more! Charles is one of the leading minds in this emerging space and it is a true blessing to have had him with us! Follow along with Season 1, On Being Wild Like Flowers by picking up a copy of the book! Go to www.robiniainstitute.com and use the...
Published 12/07/22
In this episode, Daniel converses with Abbey Smith of UVE, a center of regeneration and holistic management in Northern California, about the power of pain in her health journey that has and is currently bearing a new and very mindful framework of regeneration in her life.  One that centers around mindset and a change toward community. Follow along with Season 1, On Being Wild Like Flowers by picking up a copy of the book! Go to www.robiniainstitute.com and use the coupon code "denusion" to...
Published 11/28/22
In this episode, Daniel converses with Judith D. Schwartz about wildness and the role of wild animals in the creation and nurturing of ecosystem function. The conversation goes deep into the heart of what regeneration is, concluding that, to regenerate, we must trust nature and have hope in her wonderous world.  Follow along with Season 1, On Being Wild Like Flowers by picking up a copy of the book! Go to www.robiniainstitute.com and use the coupon code "denusion" to get 50% off your order...
Published 11/21/22
In this episode, Daniel converses with a new friend and fellow collaborator, Zachary Angelini, who was the Environmental Stewardship Manager of Timberland and is a GreenBiz 30 Under 30 awardee. Zach talk about how, if big brands are to truly make a difference in co-creating a more beautiful world, they need to transpose their age-old systems of competition  into visions of collaboration.  Follow along with Season 1, On Being Wild Like Flowers by picking up a copy of the book! Go to...
Published 11/14/22
In this episode, Daniel converses with a dear friend and fellow regenerator, Eli Mack of Mack Farms in Brush Valley, PA. They talk all things regeneration, intimacy and the need for monitoring to nuture a truly regenerative an nourishing future. Follow along with Season 1, On Being Wild Like Flowers by picking up a copy of the book! Go to www.robiniainstitute.com and use the coupon code "denusion" to get 50% off your order and get free shipping! This gives you the book at cost, a blessing,...
Published 11/07/22
In this episode, we take a break from interviews and conversations to listen to Chapter 4 of Daniel's book, Wild Like Flowers, titled: To Be A Stone, which challenges the notion that dirt is dead and soil is living. Follow along with Season 1, On Being Wild Like Flowers by picking up a copy of the book! Go to www.robiniainstitute.com and use the coupon code "denusion" to get 50% off your order and get free shipping! This gives you the book at cost, a blessing, we hope. Helpful links: Dark...
Published 10/30/22
In this episode, Daniel shares a live conversation with Doniga Markegard, author of Dawn Again and regenerative farmer from California.   Follow along with Season 1, On Being Wild Like Flowers by picking up a copy of the book! Go to www.robiniainstitute.com and use the coupon code "denusion" to get 50% off your order and get free shipping! This gives you the book at cost, a blessing, we hope. Helpful links: Dark Cloud Country Kickstarter: URL. Doniga's Website: donigamarkegard.com. Order...
Published 10/21/22
In this episode, Daniel, Morgan and Jalene discuss the health of limits, natural bounds within natural systems, and how nourishment, to be nourishing, must be hope. We discuss the idea that production and the producion mindset reducing that which is produced from a communion into a commodity.   Follow along with Season 1, On Being Wild Like Flowers by picking up a copy of the book! Go to www.robiniainstitute.com and use the coupon code "denusion" to get 50% off your order and get free...
Published 10/15/22
In this episode, Daniel shares a beautiful moment with Clara Zander of Wild Way Farm, an integrated rewilding landscape just outside of Ashville, NC. Clara and Daniel discuss the role of wildness in food production, how regenerative needs resillience in order to be sustainable, and much, much more!   Follow along with Season 1, On Being Wild Like Flowers by picking up a copy of the book! Go to www.robiniainstitute.com and use the coupon code "denusion" to get 50% off your order and get free...
Published 08/29/22
In this episode, we introduce Denusion (Denuding the Illusion) and outline Season #1: On Being Wild Like Flowers. We discuss the role of being and relationship in regeneration and regenerative agriculture and how soil health is a by-product of relationship, not a virtue in and of itself. Follow along with Season 1, On Being Wild Like Flowers by picking up a copy of the book! Go to www.robiniainstitute.com and use the coupon code "denusion" to get 50% off your order and get free shipping!...
Published 08/22/22