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S2, E6: Backyard Climate Activist, 7 Ways to Heal the Planet from Home (a mini-episode)
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This week’s episode is a little different. After missing our first Thursday release in two full seasons (life happens!), Devon hops on solo for a brief in-between episode to share a personal update and an exciting glimpse into her forthcoming book, Backyard Climate Activist: Healing the Planet from Home.
Drawing from a recent Substack essay, Devon explores the heart behind the Backyard Climate Activist framework and shares the seven “R’s” that shape the book’s philosophy:
- Rewild
- Reconnect
- Refuse
- Reduce
- Reuse
- Recycle
- Rot
In a world where the climate crisis can feel overwhelming and impossible to solve alone, this episode is a reminder that meaningful change often begins much closer to home than we think.
We’ll be back next week with a full episode and guest interview, but in the meantime, we hope this conversation leaves you feeling inspired, grounded, and hopeful.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Backyard Climate Activist: Healing the Planet from Home (forthcoming)! Stay-tuned to be the first to get your hands on a copy!
- Devon’s Substack essay: “How to Be a Backyard Climate Activist: 7 Ways to Heal the Planet from Home”
- Clarissa Pinkola Estés' Letter to a Young Activist
- Kiss the Ground by Josh Tickell
Connect with us:
Follow along for more conversations about homesteading, sustainability, reconnecting with nature, and creating a more hopeful future from right where we are.
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