The Last Word (for now...) SEASON 1 Finale
with Part 2 with Jentri Anders, Ph.D.
We live in a doomsday era. So much of our existence is in question and we wake each morning to a new tragedy in the world. Around us people are allowing hate to be their motivation and justification for atrocities many thought we had outgrown. What is there that should give us hope?
In our own corner of the world the changes are happening so rapidly most are unsure of what the future will bring. Skeptics worry about encroaching outsiders from larger, less committed and cohesive communities. Once again the battle is being waged on our environment, and once again the land needs people to step forward and defend Her. Our livelihoods are at stake…but perhaps this is a good thing. Perhaps now is the time to grab the reins so passionately and confidently held by the cultural refugees of the 70’s; those lovers of freedom, equality and sustainability, the revivers of voluntary simplicity and builders of our community. Now is the time to take control of our future before the outsiders and big companies have their way. I say this knowing that most of us were outsiders at some point, and that should bring us humility, but if we move forward with the same intentions and values of the back-to-the-landers then I believe we will be moving forward justly and in accordance with the general rules of good stewardship.
This episode is the second part to an interview we did back in the spring, with Jentri Anders…a back-to-the-lander who went on to finish her degree in Anthropology, and then wrote an enthnography about the very community and people she was a part of. We played the first half of her interview in Episode 2, as part of the foundation of our stories. In this episode we get to hear more of her story on the founding of Southern Humboldt culture as many know it today…but mostly we talk ethics, responsibility, offing the pig in you, and finding where our strength comes from.
May these words of advice echo from our modern origins and guide us as we move forward with integrity and a deeper awareness of what is at stake.
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