We know that Western culture lives excessively, endlessly seeking the newest and shiniest new thing. Its shocking that 40% of our food goes to waste, one third of our building materials are never even used. But this way of life will be short lived and thankfully being wasteful is now on the nose and cool cats like Joost are making waves by making junk UBER COOL. What can we do to create a new way forward in what he describes as the most exciting time in human history? Support the Show Casual Support - Buy Me A Coffee Regular Support - Patreon Buy the Book - Futuresteading - live like tomorrow matters , Huddle - creating a tomorrow of togetherness Pod Partners Rock: Australian Medicinal Herbs Code: Future5 We Talked About Keeping family as number one Keeping it real with family to ensure they are present His journey through waste which began using other peoples junk Spending his spare time in junkyards collecting and using other peoples waste Even the poster boy doesn't get everything right - examples of things that haven't worked For every project that gets up there are 3 or 4 which didn't - that’s having a go! And through the Process we discover a new way forward Attracting like minded people to build a community and deliver amazing projects Showcasing the innovation and vast knowledge that exists in this country Creating binless hospitality businesses Curating the message for living waste free so that people understand it. Considering materials based on their ability to be recycled Living in the most exciting time in human history Getting creative to find solutions that allow us to continue our existing lives with minimal compromise There's something mentally wrong with us when we endlessly chase the next, new, shiny, big thing. Being properly nourished and connected to the outdoors satiated our desires and replace our desire for STUFF. Using plants to support our sleep Reverting to primitive practices to reconnect to ourselves Starting our day with simple, natural world practices If we’ve got 3 hours to be on social media, surely we’ve got time to make our everyday actions more intentional. We feel great after gardening not just because its sensorially beautiful but because you are breathing in microbiomes Observation is a lost trait we need to rebuild His fascination with the perfect sized branch for birds All his buildings are covered in 8 mil rio mesh because it's perfect for the birds If you really want to understand why he makes the decisions he does then check out his instagram pages Links You'll Love The Greenhouse film - Future Food System Instagram Support the show
