Kick-off of the Learning Journey for “How to Organize Your Bioregion”Yesterday we embarked on a new journey of discovery to help strengthen and grow a planetary network of bioregions — with people from all…2d ago2d ago
Land Is Already Organized by LifeIn these times of turbulent change, we cannot depend upon the stability of human systems. The boundaries through which most of them were…Feb 8Feb 8
Guide Us Into the Bioregional FutureEach new disaster brings my own healing process to a deeper level… as I grieve all that is dying and place my heart in the future that…Jan 105Jan 105
Progress with the Northern Andes Regeneration FundIn February 2024, the Territorial Foundations movement of Colombia decided to design and implement a Territorial Regeneration Fund. This…Jan 91Jan 91
You’re Invited! A Learning Journey for Organizing BioregionsAt the Design School for Regenerating Earth, we are excited to announce our new learning journey for 2025 called How to Organize Your…Jan 41Jan 41
How Climate Change Is Framed to Disempower YouHi everyone, my name is Joe Brewer and today I want to share with you some of my observations about the problematic framing of the climate…Dec 4, 202413Dec 4, 202413
Launch Event :: Bioregional Funding EcosystemsWe are excited to announce the kick-off of a process to design and build bioregional funding ecosystems. In partnership with the Legacy…Aug 11, 20242Aug 11, 20242
Dreaming of the Ogallala :: The Fourth DayOn our fourth day we visited the playas that naturally #RegenerateTheOgallala…Jul 14, 2024Jul 14, 2024
Dreaming of the Ogallala :: The Third DayOn our third day, I began to dream of a $100 million dollar fund to #RegenerateTheOgallala…Jul 13, 2024Jul 13, 2024
Dreaming of the Ogallala :: The Second DayWe continue exploring what it would take to #RegenerateTheOgallala…Jul 12, 2024Jul 12, 2024
Dreaming of the Ogallala :: The First DayOur dreaming about how to #RegenerateTheOgallala begins…Jul 11, 20241Jul 11, 20241
What Will It Take to Regenerate the Ogallala Aquifer?See that patchwork of blue that spans the Great Plains? It is the Ogallala Aquifer — one of the largest and most important groundwater…Jul 4, 20241Jul 4, 20241
Investing the First $150,000 in the Northern Andes Regeneration FundEarlier this year, I shared that we are designing a regeneration fund for the Northern Andes. It is an ambitious effort growing out of the…Jun 29, 2024Jun 29, 2024
How We Are Allocating $150,000 to Regenerate BaricharaWe have just received a generous grant from the NoVo Foundation to support our work at Regenerate Barichara — where we are prototyping the…Jun 16, 2024Jun 16, 2024
The Billion Dollar Proposal for Applied Cultural EvolutionThis is an essay written on June 8, 2018 when I was the director for the Center for Applied Cultural Evolution I am reposting it as part of…Jun 4, 202410Jun 4, 202410
Cultural Scaffolding for Post-CollapseThis is an essay written on June 4, 2018 when I was the director for the Center for Applied Cultural Evolution I am reposting it as part of…Jun 4, 20247Jun 4, 20247
Why I No Longer Attempt to Build A Rigorous Science of Social ChangeThis is an essay written on June 1, 2018 when I was the director for the Center for Applied Cultural Evolution I am reposting it as part of…Jun 4, 202417Jun 4, 202417
Collapse of Sense-Making in the Regenerative MovementOne year ago, almost to the day, I wrote the essay Restoring Trust Among Regenerative Leaders. It was seen by some as a public apology, yet…May 17, 202410May 17, 202410
Important Lessons on Earth’s Tipping PointsOur friends at r3.0 are hosting a conference on “Collapse Resilience” this year. As part of the build-up to their event, they are holding…May 15, 2024May 15, 2024
Bioregional Weaving in Cali, ColombiaI want to share something special that is happening in Colombia right now. Penny Heiple and I have been in Cali this week to help cultivate…May 3, 2024May 3, 2024