Alex Rosenberg-Rigutto could not be defined by a single metric, maybe other than to say that her joy and zest for life are definitively contagious. In this incredible episode, Alex details the arc of her life and her journey to farming, stopping along the way to explore important aspects of what makes us human from our interaction with our environments to the importance of every day ritual. Kate and Alex explore the impacts of being medicated as children and how formative experiences shaped their idea of discipline, laying the ground work for a big conversation about the ‘Discipline/Pleasure’ axis. Alex shares about how her experiences with addiction led her to farming and teases out an important difference in how we seek to re-create various environments when, really, we are trying to find connection. Throughout the episode are themes of dissolving boundaries, finding a place outside of the small box society often puts on us, and building skills on the farm, in the kitchen, and beyond.  Timestamps: 00:01:33: Introducing Alex + A Note on Discipline 00:08:42: Home of Wool  00:11:53: Alex and Kate are obsessed with salt 00:18:23: Alex’s childhood environment and an exploration of overmedicating children 00:25:49: Recreating vs re-creating; drug use and the search for connection 00:32:31: Finding home in farming and being in service to land 00:50:24: On ritual: from the every day, to earth based Judaism, and beyond 00:59:11: Creating layers in the kitchen  01:22:13: Exploring the Discipline/Pleasure Axis 01:47:44: Building Skills and North Woods Farm and Skill 01:55:03: Kate + Alex Share a side story about teeth and oral health journeys 02:12:31: Alex closes with a beautiful wish for farming  Find Alex: Instagram: @alexandraskyee  @northwoodsfarmandskill Resources:  Bean Tree Farm - Arizona Discipline is Destiny by Ryan Holiday  Discipline/Pleasure Axis Graphic What Good Shall I Do Conference Current Discounts for MBS listeners: 15% off Farm True ghee and body care products using code: KATEKAV1520% off Home of Wool using code KATEKAVANAUGH for 10% off15% off Bon Charge blue light blocking gear using code: MINDBODYSOIL15 Join the Ground Work Collective: Find a Farm: nearhome.groundworkcollective.com Find Kate: @kate_kavanaugh More: groundworkcollective.com Podcast disclaimer can be found by visiting: groundworkcollective.com/disclaimer YouTube Page