The Growing Edge February Podcast - W/ Carrie Newcomer & Parker J. Palmer Episode 54: Revisiting The Sand County Almanac a Conversation with Buddy Huffaker

NEW EDITION of Parker's Healing The Heart Of Democracy Now Available!

About the podcast — This particular podcast came at a good time for me personally. In the past year we’ve experienced the hottest year on record globally. Climate destabilization has brought continuous news of wildfires, drought and all kinds of unprecedented weather events including super tornados, super hurricanes, floods, extreme cold, extreme heat waves and more. As our precious natural world is groaning many of us are experiencing a sense of deep and abiding loss, grief, anger and alarm. I was very encouraged by speaking with Buddy Huffaker, as he describe how the overused, over-logged farm Aldo Leopold purchased in the 1940’s is now covered with healthy forests supporting a wide variety of flora and fauna. First Leopold and his family, then Buddy Huffaker and a widening community of care, have faithfully nurtured the healing of the land. Leopold did not live to see those small trees he planted grow into a beautiful canopy of deciduous trees, but trusted that the daily actions he took on the lands behalf would matter. The climate crisis we are facing is large, complex and overwhelming in its scope. But we have tremendous power in how we choose to live our daily lives. Change happens one tree at a time, one conversation at a time, one daily action that heals the world three feet around us, that narrows our divides and honors our interconnected place in the natural scheme of things.

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The Growing Edge February Podcast: Episode 54: Revisiting A Sand County Almanac"—A Conversation with Leapold Foundation Exec. Director Buddy Huffaker

In this episode Parker J. Palmer and Carrie Newcomer have a conversation with Buddy Huffaker, Executive Director of the Aldo Leopold Foundation . We discuss the 75th anniversary of Aldos Leopold’s environmental classic A Sand County Almanac, the continuing work of the Leopold Foundation, the concept of a land ethic, climate change and our individual and community work to heal the natural world.

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Question of the Month

Where do you experience delight in the natural world? Have you have you ever planted something (physically or personally) that you knew you might not see come to full fruit —but did it anyway? Why?

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EXCITING BOOK NEWS

I'm so excited to let folks know that a New & Updated Edition of Healing The Heart Of Democracy by my friend Parker J. Palmer is now available! This new edition has a wonderful extensive new Introduction, as well as a Study Guide and links to online videos with Parker himself talking about aspects of the book.

In this era of deep divides and threats to our democracy, I have found (as so many others) Healing The Heart Of Democracy: The Courage To Create A Politics Worthy of the Human Spirit a beautiful and thoughtful resource, as well as a practical and inspiring guide to citizen action.

As we enter into a very divisive election year it is so important to find practical and thoughtful resources to help us navigate the tough conversations ahead. I was completely moved by the book when it was first published and I am moved even more now as I revisit the book and use the study guide.

Thought.....I can really see using the study guide with a group of friends, as a way to help one another during what is already cranking up to be an overwhelming political season.

Order the book HERE—and if you know the book and feel so inclined, please leave a review! I just did :-)