Helena Norberg-Hodge on Globalisation vs Localisation

As the first guest of our new season titled Community, we are
delighted to give you “Mother Earth” herself - Helena
Norberg-Hodge.


To say we were blown away is an understatement - Dave announced
at least three times that he was her new biggest fan!


Helena is a pioneer of the new economy movement and
recipient of the Alternative Nobel prize, the Arthur Morgan Award
and the Goi Peace Prize for contributing to “the revitalization
of cultural and biological diversity, and the strengthening of
local communities and economies worldwide.” She is author of the
inspirational classic Ancient Futures, and Local
is Our Future (2019), and producer of the award-winning
documentary The Economics of Happiness. 


The impact of the global market on food and farming has been
a focus of Helena’s work for almost 40 years, including two books
(From the Ground Up: Rethinking Industrial Agriculture and
Bringing the Food Economy Home: Local Alternatives to Global
Agribusiness, as well as a Local Food
Toolkit, which won a prestigious UK award for investigative
journalism.


She is the founder and director of Local Futures and The
International Alliance for Localisation, and a founding member of
the International Commission on the Future of Food and
Agriculture, the International Forum on Globalization and the
Global Ecovillage Network.


Helena speaks with such wisdom and compassion. Her response to
the destruction globalisation has had by way of media, food
production etc.. and the impact it has had on businesses and
individuals, is truly inspiring. 



"I really wish before I die that we wake up to
look at the bigger picture, which is the bigger system that
has essentially imprisoned us and kept us running faster
and faster, and as we are running faster and faster we
are becoming more and more disconnected internally. We are
becoming more and more disconnected from others and from
nature, from the land..."




There is so much we can learn from Helena, one podcast
episode isn’t enough! We need to rethink how we have been
programmed in order to recognise the flaws and make the necessary
changes to save our own health and the health of our
planet. 


This episode is the perfect start to kick off our series on
Community. It leaves you wanting to learn more, which we aim to
help you with, with our line of equally amazing and inspiring
guests.


Each speaker has their own unique experience and wisdom to share
with us on a variety of topics, from indigenous tribes to the
Blue Zones (areas with the most centenarians), building your
own community, farming, and local economics. We cover it all!


Stay tuned each Wednesday for the next episode.


Big love,


Dave & Steve





References:


World Localization Day


Documentaries:


Biggest Little Farm


The Uber Story


People:


Naomi Klein


Zach Bush MD


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