Things discussed in this episode:
Historical patterns of populations returning to old-world ways
The fickleness of modernity
Giving our children timeless skills
Learning to navigate the healthcare industry with slow living in mind
The importance of community
The importance of homesteading skills, even if you don’t live on a homestead
Doing things that challenge us in a world that prizes ease and convenience above all else
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Things discussed in this episode:
Historical patterns of populations returning to old-world ways
The fickleness of modernity
Giving our children timeless skills
Learning to navigate the healthcare industry with slow living in mind
The importance of community
The importance of homesteading skills, even if you don’t live on a homestead
Doing things that challenge us in a world that prizes ease and convenience above all else
Shawn Lang is a designer and one half of The Farmhouse Project. Along with his partner, Kris Prepelica, Shawn left the big city and decided to slow down and simplify by moving into a historic farmhouse in upstate New York. From there, their online brand, shop, design inspiration, and restoration of their 1800 farmhouse began. The describe themselves as “modern-day gents living the old-world way.”
Today, their lives are filled with the things that bring joy: entertaining, cooking, gardening, and learning to live off the land. They also started a line of home goods, all unique and sustainably made. On any given day, you can find them working on a project in their onsite studio, putting the final touches on a room, gardening, feeding chickens, or dreaming up a new cocktail recipe.
Bella Figura, The Tradition of Living Beautifully
Things discussed in this episode:
Historical patterns of populations returning to old-world ways
The fickleness of modernity
Giving our children timeless skills
Learning to navigate the healthcare industry with slow living in mind
The importance of community
The importance of homesteading skills, even if you don’t live on a homestead
Doing things that challenge us in a world that prizes ease and convenience above all else
