Roots to Renewal
Situated on a 900-acre Biodynamic farm in upstate New York, Hawthorne Valley has spent the last half a century working to foster social and cultural renewal through the integration of agriculture, education, and the arts. As we mark our 50th anniversary we want to share not just our story, but also the stories of our friends and contemporaries from across the globe who dedicate their lives in purposeful pursuit of meeting the ecological, social, and spiritual needs or our time. In an oft-quoted passage from one of our founders, Karl Ege, he suggests that the work that we are undertaking together at Hawthorne Valley “will create a place in which it is possible, in a true sense, to become a full human being.” At its core this work is about the future. Every day as our farmers tend to the soil and care for animals, our educators teach students to engage more deeply with themselves and the world around them, and we work together to try to create a structure for social equity, we aim to foster the conditions that will allow the future to emerge in its most life affirming manifestation. We invite you to join us!
Episodes
22 episodes
Season Two, Episode Ten: Post Humanist Thinker Bayo Akomolafe on Embracing Uncertainty
In this episode of Hawthorne Valley's Roots to Renewal podcast, we are honored to welcome Dr. Bayo Akomolafe. Post humanist thinker, poet, teacher, essayist, and author. Together, he and our host, Martin Ping share a thought provoking con...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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45:05
Season Two, Episode Nine: Dawn Breeze on Fostering Positive Change in our Local Communities
In this episode of Roots to Renewal, Hawthorne Valley's executive director Martin Ping sits down with Artist and Co-founder of Place Corps Dawn Breeze. They discuss the origins and goals of Place Corps a gap year fellowship program that aims to...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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36:51
Season Two, Episode Eight: Micah Blumenthal on the Deep-Rooted Cultural Issues Surrounding Work, Money, and Time
We recently had the great fortune of welcoming Micah Blumenthal into conversation. Micah is a worker trustee at the Good Work Institute, a workshop leader of the Kingston based TMI project, serves on the board of Radio Kingston, and is co-host ...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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36:57
Season Two, Episode Seven: Cycle to Farms documents regenerative farmers' realities across Europe, the Middle East and Africa
In this episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with Aisha Hassan and Lukas Paltanavičius, the founders of Cycle to Farms, an advocacy project with the goal of documenting regenerative agriculture practi...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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23:50
Season Two, Episode Six: Helmy Abouleish on Sekem's Sustainable Vision for Egypt
We are back after a bit of a hiatus with a very special guest, Helmy Abouleish, CEO of SEKEM Group, based outside of Cairo, Egypt. Founded in 1977 by Helmy’s father, Dr. Ibrahim Abouleish, the vision for Sekem is “sustainable development toward...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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38:05
Season Two, Episode Five: Eliot Livingston Wilson on Regenerative Housing Solutions
This episode features Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School Class of 2005 alumnus Eliot Livingston Wilson, the founder and design lead for FUTUR, a firm developing regenerative affordable housing solutions. Hawthorne Valley's Executive Director, Mart...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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33:02
Season Two, Episode Four: Conrad Vispo and Claudia Knab Vispo on the work of Hawthorne Valley's Farmscape Ecology Program
Thank you for joining us for Episode 4 of Season 2, highlighting the work of Hawthorne Valley’s Farmscape Ecology Program. Their mission is to foster informed, active compassion for the ecological and cultural landscape of Columbia County, New ...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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48:02
Season Two, Episode Three: Cornelius Pietzner on his Time at the Goetheanum, the Camphill Movement, and the Beauty of Stewardship without Ownership
Sponsored by Tierra Farm; Music by Aaron DessnerIn this episode Martin Ping, Hawthorne Valley’s Executive Director, welcomes Cornelius...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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32:05
Season Two, Episode Two: Mary Berry on the Culture of Agriculture
Sponsored by Tierra Farm; Music by Aaron DessnerThis is the second episode of our second season, and what an honor and pleasure it is ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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47:12
Season Two, Episode One: Greg Watson on Systems Thinking and New Economics
Sponsored by Tierra Farm; Music by Aaron DessnerWith this episode, we're excited to officially launch season two of our Roots to Renew...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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54:34
Episode Twelve: Gary Lamb on Ethical Technology
Sponsored by Tierra Farm; Music by Aaron DessnerThis is our twelfth episode of the podcast and this time Martin interviewed one of Haw...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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31:17
Episode Eleven: Melissa Auf der Maur on Art, Life and Rock 'n Roll
Sponsored by Tierra Farm; Music by Aaron DessnerRecently our Executive Director, and podcast host, Martin Ping sat down with Melissa A...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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38:19
Episode Ten: John Fullerton on Regenerative Economics
Sponsored by Tierra Farm; Music by Aaron DessnerWe are happy to be back after a short hiatus for a conversation with John Fullerton, f...
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Episode 10
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40:11
Episode Nine: The Art of Farming with Hawthorne Valley's Spencer Fenniman and Jess Brobst
Sponsored by Tierra Farm; Music by Aaron DessnerIn this episode, we stayed in our own back yard – right here on
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Episode 9
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32:06
Episode Eight: Martina Müller on the Enlivening Forces of Art on Our Lives
Sponsored by Tierra Farm. Music by Aaron Dessner.In this episode, Hawthorne Valley’s Executi...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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25:01
Episode Seven: Part 2 of our Conversation with Frances Moore Lappé Coinciding with the Release of the 50th Anniversary Edition of Diet for a Small Planet
Sponsored by Tierra Farm. Music by Aaron Dessner.In this episode we’re excited to share a follow up conversation with our very first p...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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34:24
Episode Six: John Bloom on the Role of Money and Philanthropy in Supporting Human Creativity
Sponsored by Tierra Farm | Music by Aaron DessnerIn this episode Hawthorne Valley's E...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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23:21
Episode Five: Judy Wicks Talks About Her Life's Work to Build Economies Based on Local Self-Reliance
Sponsored by Tierra Farm | Music by Aaron DessnerMartin welcomes activist, author, entrepreneur, and long-time friend Judy Wicks into ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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33:50
Episode Four: A Flowing Conversation with Renowned Urban Designer and Water Artist Herbert Dreiseitl
Sponsored by Tierra Farm. Music by Aaron Dessner. Hawthorne Valley Executive Director Martin Ping chats with Herbert Dreiseitl (see bi...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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17:19
Episode Three: Rising Tide Capital Co-founder Alfa Demmellash
Sponsored by Tierra Farm. Music by Grammy Award winning artist Aaron Dessner.In this episode, Martin Ping and
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Episode 3
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32:43
Episode Two: A Conversation with Environmental Activist Bill McKibben on Climate and Citizenship
Sponsored by Tierra Farm | Music by Simon FrishkoffIn this episode, our Executive Director Martin Ping had the chance to sit down with environmental activist Bill McKibben to talk about the daunting crisis of climate change and th...
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Episode 2
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15:05
Episode One: A Conversation with Frances Moore Lappé about the Power of Hope
March 1, 2021 | Roots to RenewalSponsored by Tierra Farm | Music by Simon FrishkoffIn this, our first episode, Hawthorne Valley’s executive director Martin Ping engages in an uplifting conversation about the power of...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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15:47