Reading opens doors not only to our imagination but prods our inner worlds. We travel to unfamiliar landscapes. We explore new ideas, creative thoughts, and learn. Hopefully, we evolve within ourselves too, relating to the human condition through stories both fact and fiction. And lastly, we can emerge changed. We use our inner senses to feel and know the heart of things, the trials, and the suffering. Some even ask us to question more.
Through the written word we can explore, evaluate, and embrace new values, connections, and maybe expand our inner horizons so that we may make a difference in the outer world. Books! I am a bibliophile, a deep lover of books, and the power of the written word.
As producer and host of the podcast series, Holistic Nature of Us, I talk to folks all over our country, Canada, and even South Africa. I come away inspired by tireless efforts to make a difference here on our planet, one action step, one community, one organization at a time. So, I thought it would be fun to create a podcast that highlights several books from so many outstanding and inspiring guests. My listeners come from all over the US but also the Netherlands, Australia, Poland, Ireland, and more. It’s truly been an exciting project.
So here goes: a podcast created in two parts. There are so many authors and books that I had to divide the list into two and create two podcasts. I hope you enjoy these summaries, why I liked them. I hope you will send us your likes and preferences too. So many of you have written comments and I am really grateful. Who inspires you? We’d love to know. Enjoy and thanks. Judith
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Transcript: Pod Part 1 Books Transcript
Judith Dreyer, MS, BSN, Writer, Speaker, and Workshop Presenter, Master Gardener.
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Thanks for this collection—look forward to Part 2!
Thanks, Katherine. Enjoy.
The world would be a much less fruitfull place without Judith Dreyer’s passion and love for the natural world and our holistic place in it. Thank you Judith!
Thank you, Michael… I appreciate your sweet thought. Your book is one I go refer to often. Enjoy.
Thanks for your wonderful podcast. I learn a lot from listening to you and your guests discuss such a rich variety of topics related to the natural world. We humans need to focus much more attention on nature, so I appreciate your bringing great information to my attention. Keep up the good work!
Thanks, Ellen for your thoughts. They are so appreciated. Your environmental strategies are so important today. So glad I can share your work with others.
What an interesting podcast ! I look forward to checking out some of these choice books and am eager to hear part 2!
Thanks, Nancy for your comments. These folks have a lot to share so needed right now. Enjoy. Judith
Judith,
I love Mark Shepard, his book is amazing. It gives such hope. Also if you love Mark you might want to watch, Kiss the Ground on Netflix. It focuses on sustainable agriculture and if we use it globally it could sequester an amazing amount of carbon. Offering a major asset to stopping climate change.
I also am a Doug Tallamy fan. He gives advice for all parts of the country and succession planting to fortify the pollinators.
I will be looking into these other book recommendations also. Thank you for hilting these books.
Thank you Deborah for all your comments. These folks have made an incredible contribution to raising awareness about regenerative agriculture. Don’t forget Nigel Palmer’s new book on soil amendments. Soil amendments help us give back to the soil when we take so much from the harvest. Enjoy. Judith