Today Jade sits down with one of those luminous beings who’s living like tomorrow matters with deep intention and integrity.Mara of Village Dreaming and ORTO Farm near Daylesford shares stories from her slow food life and lyrical observations (to the tune of ‘riding a bike to work in the city is like experiencing a musical’) that’ll linger long after this convo wraps up. Mara describes her Italian roots and being a waste renegade, the magic of WWOOFing and running a cooking school, wildlife corridors and messages to her 20 year old self. It’s better than a big bowl of Bolognese with hot-buttered garlic bread and it's yours for the devouring.LINKS YOU'LL LOVEMara + Village Dreaming on InstagramVillage Dreaming + ORTO Farm onlineThe Red Tent ~ Anita DiamantSUPPORT THE SHOWCasual Support - Buy Me A CoffeeRegular Support - PatreonSHOW NOTESSharing our lives on social mediaWhy there should be more shame in wasteBuilding adventure through salvaging wasteDiverting waste as a human rights and social issueBeing an eco-renegade Her Italian heritage that provides a foundation for living with heartBeing surrounded by love has allowed her to be a lover in returnBeing 110% herselfNaming her farm to reflect a circular and loving villageHand building a home that is the culmination of a 20 year journey in community building/love of foodThe Magic of WWOOFing; refilling  hearts, rebuilding  skills and recreating rhythmsHer desire to be the archetypal mother Running a cooking school in your own home with heart, song and danceHaving a partner who is as warm, delicious and inviting as ricottaCreating ORTO farm: berries, olives, wildlife corridors, orchards and one-day pigs on pasture Messages to her 20 year old self - well done!Years of searching for like minded individualsWhy the music industry interrupted her need to be ‘home for dinner’Discovering permacultureHer pure love of cycling The privilege of building her own straw bale house using ‘light earth'Adding a greenhouse on the northern side of her house = revolutionary outcomeThe work needed to retrofit housing stock in this countryWhy ENOUGH is reflected in the health of relationshipsBeing part of a world that actively manages the impacts of climate changeManaging the ‘daunt’ of educating our kids without them experiencing dread and fear Giving kids rope to make their own decisionsStruggling to say “life is going to get harder” (but knowing it’s the truth)The power of bringing disparate groups together to effect real change! We re more alike than not.Removing judgement and expectations from transitionSeeing glints in peoples eyes when they consider their homes as life havensThe nasty cycle of fiscal dominationSupport the show

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