Listening to the Land

3. Trauma and the Land with Patrick MacManaway and Bríd Walsh

Francesca and Rachel talk to Patrick MacManaway, who works with farmers in the UK, US and Australia, to help release trauma from their land and restore it to its natural state of vitality and abundance. Also Bríd Walsh who works as a therapist and land healer on a retreat centre in Somerset. Together they consider whether it is possible for us all to converse with the land and in doing so, help heal our shared trauma.
 
Listening to the Land is a new podcast from the Real Farming Trust and Animate Earth Collective. Hosted by Francesca Price and Rachel Fleming, it explores how to build a deeper and more reciprocal relationship with the Land. Listen to the trailer and subscribe on PodBean, Apple Podcasts or Spotify to be the first to hear new episodes.

2. In Memory of Marina O'Connell

In this edition of the Listening to the Land podcast we remember our great friend and ally, Marina O’Connell, who died last week at her farm in Devon.
I had the privilege of interviewing Marina in March 2022 after the publication of her book, Designing Regenerative Food Systems, but the interview was never released. We are honoured to bring it to you here as a way of remembering the phenomenal contribution Marina made to the movement and to the lives of so many around her.

1. Myth, Story and Traditions of the Land

Francesca and Rachel talk to psychologist and mythologist, Sharon Blackie, and writer and documentary-maker, Manchán Magan, about how we can overcome our historic separation from the land and cultivate kinship with the landscape through myth and story, ancestral knowledge and traditional agricultural practices. 
 
Listening to the Land is a podcast produced in partnership between the Real Farming Trust and Animate Earth Collective. Hosted by Francesca Price and Rachel Fleming. 
 
 

Introducing Listening to the Land

What would it be like if we could hear the voice of the Land? What would it say to us and how would it change the way we live and work? Welcome to Listening to the Land, where Francesca Price (Oxford Real Farming Conference and the Real Farming Trust) and Rachel Fleming (Animate Earth Collective) will be exploring how to build a deeper and more reciprocal relationship with the Land.