On the fourth episode of Mycelial we speak to an old friend, Aaron Mears.

Aaron is a Permaculture and Regenerative agriculture teacher, consultant and founder of Lulus Perch permaculture farm. He runs permaculture courses and workshops from his farm, local community gardens and other places.

Using biomimicry, Aaron has followed mother natures fingerprint to grow food all over the world from the Jordanian desert to the Peruvian Andes to the Amazon and now on the Sunshine Coast Gubbi Gubbi sacred lands of QLD with his beautiful family where in his words ‘reignites and reconnects individuals and communities with mother nature for abundance for all.’

In this episode we talk about patterns in nature and how they are the language in which the universe speaks to us, that nature is a 2 billion year old research project that we can mimic to help us solve human problems, The difference between dirt and soil; and the mineral content and bio available nutrients of an organic vegetable grown on a permaculture farm vs one grown in commercial agriculture, which aaron calls nothing but ‘crunchy water’.

We also go into the fact that permaculture isn’t just about building a garden, it is a holistic design system that can help build anything in a more ethical and principled based way. Say - a relationship, a project, or even a new societal system and much more.

To close this intro, Id like to issue a trigger warning as we speak suicide and mental health themes that may be distressing to some. If you are having problems with your mental health please reach out to a close friend or family member or a mental health line like Beyond Blue.

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Massive gratitude and respect to brother Aaron for his time and wisdom.

You can learn more and get in contact with Aaron through his instagram @lulus.perch.permaculture, at his website www.lulusperch.squarespace.com or watch his comedic gardening videos on youtube at Lulus Perch where you can view his whole journey through the greening the desert site to how he came to design his farm and much more.

If you feel you are receiving something from the podcast, a way you can give back is to follow and give us a 5 star rating or review on podcast platforms. Also, following on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mycelialpodcast and Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@mycelialpodcast helps its growth and message. If you feel others could receive something from it too, please share an episode with a friend or on social media.

At this point, this project is 100% self funded by me and my recycled clothing business NIRANIA so you can also support my business on instagram https://www.instagram.com/nirania_collective

Also big thanks to Juman for the music
https://open.spotify.com/artist/77pkM8fFPgStKyD3G2Qr4B

This podcast is broadcast from the First Nation ancestral sacred lands of Bundjalung in so called Australia. I would like to pay my respects to the Elders, past, present and emerging, and any indigenous Elders listening in. I’d also like to acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded in this country. Always was, always will be aboriginal land.

On the third episode of Mycelial, we speak with Subhi Awad who is a Palestinian refugee, human rights activist and head organiser at Northern Rivers Friends of Palestine.

In this episode we speak about the tragedy that is the acute ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people and International Law and why it must be protected at all costs. We also debunk some propaganda myths of the Settler-colonial project: Zionism and unpack nuances surrounding armed resistance throughout space and time.

Subhi says ‘'The root cause of violence is settler-colonial supremacy and oppression. Once we give all people equal human rights, we will have peace’'.

We also talk about the Free Palestine movement which is the largest sustained global protest movement that the world has ever seen, our power in western privilege to affect change for the whole world and the new initiative by Northern Rivers Friends of Palestine called 'We Vote for Palestine' that informs Australian voters where their local, state and federal MPs stand on matters around Palestine, putting the power back in the hands of the Australian people to either reward or punish those in government depending on their stance. Also, helping to get MPs into power that would affect Palestine through the sanctioning of Israeli state and more.

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Massive thanks and respect to brother and friend Subhi Awad for his time and wisdom.

You can learn more and get in contact with Northern Rivers Friends of Palestine on their facebook page or on instagram or tiktok @northernrivers4palestine .

You can also learn more about where your local, state and federal mps stand on Palestine and how your vote can help at https://wevoteforpalestine.net/

If you feel you are receiving something from the podcast, a way you can give back is to follow and give us a 5 star rating or review on podcast platforms. Also, following on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mycelialpodcast and Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@mycelialpodcast helps its growth and message. If you feel others could receive something from it too, please share an episode with a friend or on social media.

At this point, this project is 100% self funded by me and my recycled clothing business NIRANIA so you can also support my business on instagram https://www.instagram.com/nirania_collective

Also big thanks to Juman for the music
https://open.spotify.com/artist/77pkM8fFPgStKyD3G2Qr4B

This podcast is broadcast from the First Nation ancestral sacred lands of Bundjalung in so called Australia. I would like to pay my respects to the Elders, past, present and emerging, and any indigenous Elders listening in. I’d also like to acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded in this country. Always was, always will be aboriginal land.

On the second episode of Mycelial we speak with Imuna Flo who is a free-birthing mother, performance artist, activist, & sovereign birth advocate. She is a descendent of the Anangu people of the Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara language groups of the Central Desert. Always in service to Elders, children and country, she lives with her multi-generational, blended family on Widgabal-Wiyabal land of the Bundjalung Nation.

In Imuna’s words ‘decolonisation starts with birth’ and her work revolves around supporting the birth continuum back to sovereign ways. Both in the individual and the collective.

In this episode we speak about the importance of sovereign birth on mothers’ terms and its role in limiting trauma cycles for the next generations. Also the inverse, how trauma can perpetuate soul loss that can lead to the continuation of colonisation in this generation and next.

Imuna offers some words of wisdom on how to connect to our ancestors in helping for ease of birth and cleaning past ancestral birth trauma. Also, on the role of community in the birth continuum and beyond.

She says ‘We are the land walking around in flesh and in the same way mother nature is embodied in all mothers. For this reason, many maternal matters are everybody’s business to learn for the men and other members of our tribes and communities must know how to hold reverence and space for mothers and babies who are the centre of community.’

We also speak broader issues such multiple genocides happening on our planet today and the local environmental movement ‘Save Wallum’.

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Enormous thanks and respect to sister and friend Imuna Flo for her time and wisdom.

You can learn more and get in contact with Flo and her offerings through her Instagram @imuna_flo
https://www.instagram.com/imuna_flo

Update: She has just become a published author and contributed a chapter to Rebel Ma. Link to buy: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0D8YQKVSZ?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1d-EZVd4jWlgjT1vroNqK93-dz1seVglD3httmJ263eW1XCv2wbdBhsOU_aem_v5dG6T62F1xIad6pZW8CBg

You can also find and get involved with the Save Wallum movement on Instagram @save_wallum

If you feel you are receiving something from the podcast, a way you can give back is to follow and give us a 5 star rating or review on podcast platforms. Also, following on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mycelialpodcast and Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@mycelialpodcast helps its growth and message. If you feel others could receive something from it too, please share an episode with a friend or on social media.

At this point, this project is 100% self funded by me and my recycled clothing business NIRANIA so you can also support my business on instagram https://www.instagram.com/nirania_collective

Also big thanks to Juman for the music
https://open.spotify.com/artist/77pkM8fFPgStKyD3G2Qr4B

This podcast is broadcast from the First Nation ancestral sacred lands of Bundjalung in so called Australia. I would like to pay my respects to the Elders, past, present and emerging, and any indigenous Elders listening in. I’d also like to acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded in this country. Always was, always will be aboriginal land.