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FarmeramaLanded part 4: Places of possibilitiesSo if, as it turns out, the family farm is a colonial concept, what are the alternatives? And if we’re to address the tangled mess of challenges we’re faced with – the climate emergency, biodiversity loss, farmer burnout, food inequality and the need for reparations – then perhaps we need to be thinking not at the scale of the individual farm, but of the entire landscape.
In this final episode, Col explores the patchwork of pre- and post-colonial land relations that already exist across Scotland. He learns more about the tried and tested model of crofting that still exists in parts of...
2021-08-0848 min
FarmeramaLanded part 3: Colonial connectionsIn Part 2, farmer’s son Col Gordon explored the ways in which the colonisation of Highland Scotland destroyed a rich pre-colonial culture and relationship to the land. But in Part 3, he learns that the story of Scotland as the victim of colonial practices is just one part of a much bigger narrative.
The Highlands is one of the least racially diverse parts of the UK, and it would be easy to think of the area as far removed from the UK’s grim colonial history – a place where racial justice and reparations have no direct relevance. But, as Col discovers, this w...
2021-07-2552 min
FarmeramaLanded part 2: Re-storying the landscapeOver the last 250 years, Gaelic culture in the Highlands of Scotland has experienced what academic Iain MacKinnon refers to as “cultural devastation”. For farmer’s son, Col Gordon, the forced displacement of people during the Highland Clearances, and the dismantling of Gaelic language and traditions, are best understood through the lens of colonisation. Now, only small pockets of Gaelic culture remain, detached from the conditions and ways of life that they evolved in.
In this episode, Col learns about the pre-colonial attitudes of the Gaels towards the land, investigating the question of what came before the family farm. What he finds...
2021-07-1147 min
Nature BantzS3E3 - Josina CallisteEpisode Three of Nature Bantz has arrived. In this episode we chat to Josina Calliste, co-founder of Land in Our Names (LION), a grassroots collective working for land reparations in Britain. We discuss food justice, growing your own and nature connection for urban city dwellers. As well as the important work that LION is doing by securing land for BPOC (Black people and People of Colour) communities. Due to the pandemic, we’re still recording lo-fi for Season 3 so please excuse any background noise as we are working from the comfort and safety of our own homes. You...
2021-07-0226 min
FarmeramaLanded part 1: The family farm“What if we’ve been getting this wrong?”
Col Gordon is a farmer’s son from the Scottish Highlands. After a decade away, he’s finally returned to the place that he loves: his family farm. Now, he’s eager to start realising his vision for an agroecological future: a future in which rural areas are alive with culture, many more people work on the land, farms operate in sympathy with nature, and nutritious food is available to everyone in society.
But now that he’s back, Col’s starting to wonder whether this vision can be achieved within the existing family...
2021-06-2730 min
City Centric PodcastUrban Health Council - Living Symbiotic With NatureThis episode is a special summary from a recent Urban Health Council talk and roundtable titled 'Living Symbiotic with Nature'.
We are delighted to be joined by
JOSINA CALLISTE (https://twitter.com/Jo_zinaC)
Josina runs Land In Our Name (LION) a grassroots Black-led collective committed to reparations in Britain by connecting land and climate justice with racial justice.
JAKE ROBINSON (https://twitter.com/_jake_robinson)
An ecologist and interdisciplinary PhD researcher. He is currently investigating nature-based interventions and the relationship between the environment, the microbiome, and human health.
MARIE MÜLLER (https://twitter.com/marie_ahoi)
Marie is a P...
2021-06-0225 min
Rob HopkinsA 2030 to long for: the best of 2030 from Episodes 10-19.In which, with the help of specially-composed music by Ben Addicott and Rosie Issitt, we take a step into the 2030 that could result from our doing everything we could possibly do. Join Kwame Boateng, Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan, Brian Eno, Scilla Elworthy, Robert Philips, Zach Norris, Andrea J. Ritchie Roman Krznaric, Jane Davidson, Hilary Powell, Dan Edelstyn, Sophie Leguil, Ash Perrin, Ben Tawil, Jane Perrone, Sherri Mitchell (Weh’na Ha’mu’ Kwasset), Josina Calliste, Chris Smaje, Tyson Yunkaporta, Lusi Alderslowe and Matt Willer as they step though time.
2021-04-1241 minRob HopkinsA 2030 to long for: the best of 2030 from Episodes 10-19.In which, with the help of specially-composed music by Ben Addicott and Rosie Issitt, we take a step into the 2030 that could result from our doing everything we could possibly do. Join Kwame Boateng, Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan, Brian Eno, Scilla Elworthy, Robert Philips, Zach Norris, Andrea J. Ritchie Roman Krznaric, Jane Davidson, Hilary Powell, Dan Edelstyn, Sophie Leguil, Ash Perrin, Ben Tawil, Jane Perrone, Sherri Mitchell (Weh’na Ha’mu’ Kwasset), Josina Calliste, Chris Smaje, Tyson Yunkaporta, Lusi Alderslowe and Matt Willer as they step though time.
2021-04-1241 min
From What If to What Next18 - What if a Revolution in Relation to Land Unlocked a Revolution of the Imagination?Our far-reaching conversation, which could have gone on for hours, explores our relationship with land, and how a reimagining of that could unlock so much. My thanks to both of my guests for their generosity and wisdom. Josina Calliste is a health professional, community organiser, and one of the co-founders of Land in Our Names (LION), a black-led collective addressing land inequalities affecting black people and people of colour's ability to farm and grow food in Britain. Chris Smaje is author of the book 'A Small Farm Future' and the brilliant bl...
2021-03-2934 min
Rob HopkinsEpisode Eighteen: What if a revolution in relation to land unlocked a revolution of the imagination?Welcome to our first episode of 2021! We are planning an amazing series of podcasts for this year, and love that you are part of this exploration. In today's episode we bring together Josina Calliste, a health professional and community organiser who is one of the co-founders of Land in Our Names (LION), a black-led collective addressing land inequalities affecting black people and people of colour's ability to farm and grow food in Britain, and Chris Smaje, author of the book 'A Small Farm Future' and the brilliant blog of the same name.
Our far-reaching conversation, which could have gone on...
2021-01-1834 minRob HopkinsEpisode Eighteen: What if a revolution in relation to land unlocked a revolution of the imagination?Welcome to our first episode of 2021! We are planning an amazing series of podcasts for this year, and love that you are part of this exploration. In today's episode we bring together Josina Calliste, a health professional and community organiser who is one of the co-founders of Land in Our Names (LION), a black-led collective addressing land inequalities affecting black people and people of colour's ability to farm and grow food in Britain, and Chris Smaje, author of the book 'A Small Farm Future' and the brilliant blog of the same name.
Our far-reaching conversation, which could have gone on...
2021-01-1834 min
Resist and RenewBuilding land and racial justice (Josina from LION)Episode 3 of the Resist + Renew podcast, where we interview Josina from Land In Our Names (LION).
So yeah, I mean ending racism, loads of black farmers, lots of use of the land that's in accordance with spiritual practices or farming practices from places where we have heritage.
- Josina, on LION's vision for land justice
Show notes, links
Land In Our Names: website; Instagram.
Willowbrook Farm
Aweside Farm
Black Girls Hike
Black Girls Camping
Land for the Many report
Oxford Real Farming Conference
Soul Fire Farm
Transcript
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2020-12-0544 min