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Welcome to episode 69 of The Way Out Is In: The Zen Art of Living, a podcast series mirroring Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s deep teachings of Buddhist philosophy: a simple yet profound methodology for dealing with our suffering, and for creating more happiness and joy in our lives.
With Zen Buddhist monk Brother Phap Huu away, leadership coach/journalist Jo Confino holds the fort with a special episode about the art of land regeneration, happy farming, and reconnecting deeply to nature. This time, Jo is joined by special guests and happy farmers Mick McEvoy and Sister Trang Lam Hy (Sister Forest of Joy), two of the people behind the Happy Farms agroecology project in Plum Village.
The conversation touches upon many topics, from Zen philosophies, the Diamond Sutra, and deep ecology, to seasonal planting and practicing mindfulness while working the land; producing food AND caring for the Earth; collective awakening and beginning anew; empathy for our food; reclaiming the nobility of the farmer; the importance of growing (beautiful) vegetables in a time of polycrisis – even in small quantities; land regeneration and Zen Buddhism; Thich Nhat Hanh’s gardening metaphors; and more.
Enjoy and thank you for listening!
Co-produced by the Plum Village App:
https://plumvillage.app/
And Global Optimism:
https://globaloptimism.com/
With support from the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation:
https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/
List of resources
The Happy Harm
https://thehappyfarm.org/
Interbeing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interbeing
‘The Five Earth Touchings’
https://plumvillage.org/key-practice-texts/the-five-earth-touchings
Happy Farms: ‘Reverence for the Land’
https://plumvillage.org/articles/reverence-for-the-land
‘Happy Farm: Rewilding – Healing, Regeneration, and Transformation for the Land’
https://www.parallax.org/mindfulnessbell/article/happy-farm-rewilding/
Sutras: ‘The Diamond That Cuts through Illusion’
https://plumvillage.org/library/sutras/the-diamond-that-cuts-through-illusion
Dharma Talks: ‘Free from Notions: The Diamond Sutra’
https://plumvillage.org/library/dharma-talks/free-from-notions-the-diamond-sutra
Deep ecology
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_ecology
Vandana Shiva
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandana_Shiva
Grow It Yourself
https://giy.ie/
Eating Meditation
https://web.plumvillage.app/meditations/eating-meditation
Mary Oliver
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Oliver
The Bodhi Tree
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhi_Tree
Global North and Global South
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_North_and_Global_South
Braiding Sweetgrass
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braiding_Sweetgrass
Quotes
“I can pivot 360 degrees, and I can see countless examples of what Thich Nhat Hanh refers to as interbeing, this interconnectedness of all life.”
“Happy Farm literally grounds people in [mindfulne