About this show:
You have to see it to be it, right?
Well for the better world we want and more prosperous, healthy communities we want to be, this week gives you exactly that sense of optimism that it’s possible to build.
“Serenbe” just outside of Atlanta, Georgia, was an idea that instead of ‘urban sprawl’ with endless streets of concrete, houses and lawns, towns could be built to preserve 70% agriculture/green spaces while also bringing in the best of what connected us to each other in cities, through healthy commerce, arts, sports and education.
I first brought Steve Nygren’s Serenbe story to the Show #143 7 years ago – a very worthwhile listen for the full backstory of how it came to be.
Now, 20+ years on, Steve is on a legacy mission to ensure people feel that change is possible if you do this one thing:
START IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD. He speaks and consults globally on healthy land development for people and planet, and now has a book in hand to inspire millions.
Steve helps people model beneficial ways to both preserve and develop land by focusing on the 12 Biophilic Development Principles that are implemented in the Serenbe community.
If you find yourself often consumed and feeling hopeless by what’s going on ‘out there,’ come spend an hour with us to focus on your power, your agency and your influence right where you are.
I hope you’re as inspired by Steve’s message as I have been since coming across his story.
Alexx Stuart
Founder of Low Tox Life and the Low Tox movement
Join me on Insta @lowtoxlife
Fancy a few more podcasts we’ve done over the years, related to this one?
– Show #146: Utopian community of Serenbe with Steve Nygren
– Show #193 – Teresa Coady on Rebuilding Earth: Designing Eco Conscious Habitats for Humans
Want to learn more about this week’s guest?
Website: https://stevenygren.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevenygren/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenygren/
Steve’s new book: https://bit.ly/4lqfry5
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About Steven Nygren
Founder and CEO of Serenbe, the biophilic wellness community leading the wellness real estate and agrihood movements. Created as a model to demonstrate that preserving 70% of green space interlaced with agriculture, housing and retail is not only economically viable but the future of community wellbeing. Author of “Start in Your Own Backyard: Transforming Where We Live with Radical Common Sense” available October 7th. Consulting for clients worldwide with Nygren Placemaking to collaborate with developers, builders and dreamers in order to define, refine and accelerate their development ideas, turning them into reality. We model beneficial ways to both preserve and develop land by focusing on the 12 Biophilic Development Principles that are implemented in the Serenbe community.
Currently serving on multiple national boards dealing with children, agriculture and environmental issues including The Ray C. Anderson Foundation, Chattahoochee NOW and The Biophilic Institute, previously Children & Nature Network and Wholesome Wave.
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About Waters Co.
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Title show track, by LIOR.
Love the podcast music? You will hear excerpts from Lior’s track “Caught Up” – go check it out on iTunes or Spotify if you want to hear the whole song or album, Scattered Reflections. Co-written with Cameron Deyell, it’s a great song and I love the reflective energy of it – perfect for the show, right? Enjoy. Lior is always touring, so do check out his website. It is wonderful to hear him sing live, trust me.
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