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Joe Brewer

@joebrewer.bsky.social
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Co-Founder of Design School for Regenerating Earth

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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We are flying to France today and will be in the Tarn-et-Garonne region with the théra team. Will we see any of you there? Bienvenue!
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◉●○•° @cosmoecology.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience. A process that cannot be understood by stopping it. We must move with the flow of the process… We must flow with it." — Dune: Part One (2021)
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
We are weaving a tapestry of bioregional regeneration with our pilgrimage in Tunisia and all that is emerging around it. Please read and share widely. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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The Next Stage of Our Dandelion Strategy
An update from our pilgrimage in Tunisia
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
For our friends who live in Belgium, this is the full program of talks and workshops on October 8, 9, and 10. Hope to see some of you there! www.equinox-collective.org/leuven-regen...
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Something really big is happening and you’ll need to look at it sideways if you want to see it. In this article, I share the deeper logic and scaffolding for our planetary work of Earth Regeneration. Come play with us! substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This is your invitation to join us and get involved. Together we can seed a regenerative future through bioregional learning and organizing in our own local communities. Share with friends! substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Bringing Bioregional Learning into the Light
Together we can seed the path into a regenerative future
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
For all my friends in the UK, we are going to visit for the Living Thames Bioregional Convergence on October 16-17th. Will we see you there? livingthames.substack.com/p/living-tha...
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Living Thames: How can we move from problems to possibilities?
Bioregional Convergence, 16th-17th October 2026, Pangbourne and Whitchurch-on-Thames
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Everywhere we go, there are living flows of people and ecosystems acting in service to life. How can we manifest more of this in these turbulent times? In my new article, we explore how this is happening in the real world... substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Living Flows for Regenerating the Earth
How do we attract the resources we’ll need for this sacred work?
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
In this article, we explore the powerful and primary importance of learning how to live in place in order to transform local systems and discover regenerative pathways into the future. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Learning How to Live in Your Life Place
Why Bioregional Learning is Vital to How We Transform Systems
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Here’s a nice little article I wrote in 2023 as we were just launching the Design School into being… fascinating to look back and see how far we have come in the creation of a planetary network of bioregions weaving in harmony to help regenerate the Earth. medium.com/@joe_brewer/...
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Weaving the Bioregions of Earth
The living systems of Earth are already interwoven. This simple truth should have profound consequences for how we as humans organize…
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cascadiality.bsky.social @cascadiality.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Um, this is the way that actually makes the most sense to respond to the present time? Why aren't more of us actively cultivating and joining this, instead of whinging at institutions to be different sooner than their established patterns allow them to be...
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
How do Indigenous ways of knowing come into relationship with the regenerative work so many of us are doing around the world? substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Eagles, Condors, and Earth Regeneration
A Two-Eyed Way of Seeing the Dandelion Strategy for Regenerating Earth
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Will we see you when we pass through in mid-October? Excited to join Richard Coates and the team of Living Thames for this bioregional convergence on October 16th and 17th. www.tickettailor.com/events/livin...
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Learn how narrative strategies work and how we are manifesting a REALLY powerful one for the regeneration of the Earth. Come play with us! substack.com/@earthregene...
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The Narrative Strategy for Earth Regeneration
How We Are Living Bioregional Stories into Being
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Now that we can REALLY feel that collapse is happening all around us. Let us invite the wealth stewards who have conscience into the vision for what can be done about it. earthregenerators.substack.com/p/dont-build...
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
This is an interesting one — because I wrote an article back in 2017 about the need for what we went on to create. Do you want to be an Earth Regenerator alongside others who get that we are already in collapse? Come join us! substack.com/home/post/p-...
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A Design School for Planetary Collapse
Can humanity guide itself into such an uncertain future?
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Joan Faux @joantelferfaux.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Are you frustrated with being choked by #wildfire smoke? Were you horrified seeing evacuations as flames and smoke engulfed that train and communities? It’s time to accept we are part of nature and make decisions that make sense in this context. It’s up to us. Invest in a #FlourishingFuture #onpoli
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
This morning I woke up with something to say, so I wrote this. Please share with anyone working in impact investing, philanthropy, or generally who wants humanity to avoid going extinct. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Para todos mis amigos que quieren explorar la regeneración bioregional… voy a ofrecer un webinar el 23 de julio — bienvenidos y por favor, invitan sus amigos!
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
We do a lot more than work with children in Sueños del Bosque. One of our major projects is the nature reserve, Origen del Agua, where Jessica leads the reforestation work to restore native Tropical Dry Forest on heavily degraded land. Watch this video and be inspired! youtu.be/dQXRmRdMLA0?...
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Be inspired by our teacher, Nina, as she shares how we are creating a bioregional learning ecosystem informed by our work with children in Colombia. youtu.be/cZLPxSuFWQw?...
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From Garden to Learning Center: The Next Step for Sueños del Bosque
YouTube video by Historias Regenerativas
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Earth's systems are collapsing in surprising (and very disturbing) ways... we need to come back into harmony with life in every bioregion on Earth. stri.si.edu/story/upwell...
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Upwelling Failure
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I want to personally say THANK YOU to the 35 people who have already pledged your “Active Hope” that supports our bioregional pilgrimages. Can you help us find 15 more so we can cover all the costs of these transformational journeys? Go here for more: substack.com/@earthregene...
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I am really excited to share this one! We are preparing the field for a deep pathway of transformation over the next several years. The BLC Action Network is fundamental to this. Come play with us! substack.com/home/post/p-...
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The BLC Action Network for Earth Regenerators
A Planetary Community of Teams Creating Bioregional Learning Centers
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Cuando hablamos sobre la regeneración norte andino, es algo fundamental y demasiado importante. Acá es un documental enfocado en el Río Bogotá y como empieza limpiar y llega después “el río más contaminado en Colombia.” Que vamos a hacer sobre eso? www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FcH...
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El río más contaminado de Colombia nace PURO: La tragedia del Río Bogotá | CAPÍTULO 1.
YouTube video by Pao Pineda Oficial
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I brought the blessings of many waters in Turtle Island to the suffering rivers of the Northern Andes… feeling the eagle and condor come alive within me. 🙏
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I have a dream for how the birds can connect us across North, Central and South America -- with children as the loving thread that weaves us all. youtu.be/O1toFa7TPpQ?...
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Living Pathways Across Continents
YouTube video by Joe Brewer
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
How can we place children at the center of our efforts to regenerate the Earth? This is exactly what we are doing with Sueños el Bosque in Barichara, Colombia. Check it out and come bring your kids to play with us! substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Designing Across Generations
Bioregional Learning with Children in the Heart of It All
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
In a few days, we will return to Barichara, Colombia where we are in the process of creating a bioregional learning center with children at the heart of our efforts. Here’s more about it: substack.com/@earthregene...
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
A special THANK YOU to our first 21 donors in the @maearth.com fundraising round. Every contribution helps support our teachers who work with children to restore native forest in the Northern Andes. Help us get to the next level! maearth.com/barichara-re...
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Today the US empire turns 250 years old. Let us ponder when it will finally come to an end. I dream of bioregional governance that arrives as we move beyond the broken model of nation-states. www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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The lifespans of ancient civilisations
In this graphic, the University of Cambridge’s Luke Kemp compiled a list of civilisations to compare how long they lasted.
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
We are excited to be among the 200 projects selected by @maearth.com to receive part of the amazing $1,000,000 in matching funds that they have pooled to support regenerative projects around the world.. Here's the link to our project: maearth.com/barichara-re...
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Be inspired by the teachers who help children learn how to regrow native forest on degraded lands in the Northern Andes of Colombia. Hope you enjoy our new video about the work at Sueños del Bosque! youtu.be/dQXRmRdMLA0?...
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Be Inspired by Children Growing Native Forest at Origen del Agua
YouTube video by Historias Regenerativas
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
We are excited to be part of the @maearth.com funding round to support regenerative education for children in the Northern Andes of Colombia. Will you donate to support us and help us receive part of a $1,000,000 matching fund? maearth.com/barichara-re...
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Sueños del Bosque: A Bioregional Learning Ecosystem in Barichara, Colombia
In Barichara, Colombia, we are cultivating a regenerative learning ecosystem called Sueños del Bosque (“Dreams of the Forest"), and we are placing children at the core. Our learning ecosystem weaves.....
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Today at 10 AM Central, we launch our learning journey again in the Design School for Regenerating Earth. Come join us! substack.com/@earthregene...
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Are you curious how regenerative finance works? What it looks like to structure a bioregional funding ecosystem? How it is all informed by living processes of the Earth? Then you’ll want to read this! substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
We are excited that our next phase of the learning journey to regenerate Earth begins on June 30th. You can still join us! Please help spread the word. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Phase II of Our Learning Journey to Regenerate the Earth: Beginning June 30th!
Continuing Our Learning Journey to Regenerate the Earth Through Collapse
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
We are exploring the practical challenges of funding for large-scale regeneration. And we do this by seeking guidance from the natural intelligence of Earth’s living systems. Learn more here: substack.com/@earthregene...
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Will I see you tomorrow in Boulder, Colorado? Local leaders organizing their bioregional strategies along the Front Range. Exciting! luma.com/vm7dykjn
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Finding The Others - A Bioregional Evening with Joe Brewer, Penny Heiple & Friends · Luma
All across the Front Range, people are quietly working to care for this bioregion — restoring land, growing food, building local economies, tending community.…
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
There is so much we can learn from the living systems of Earth. In this article, I share my experiences from visiting three different headwaters — that birth major rivers in North America. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Sacred Headwaters Help Show Us the Way
Living Flows for Bioregional Regeneration
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
I wrote this essay more than 10 years ago. It is more relevant today than it was then. Pass it forward! www.filmsforaction.org/articles/let...
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
We will be in Amarillo, Texas on June 19th as part of the larger efforts to regenerate the Ogalalla Aquifer. Please share with anyone who might be in the area.
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
We are excited that Dave Wolf is helping organize local events for us during our bioregional pilgrimage through the Mississippi Basin -- which INCLUDES the Ohio River Valley! Who do we know that lives in Dayton that might like to join us in person?
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Jude Tex Albert @judetexalbert.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
"Our Vision to Birth 1000 Bioregional Learning Centers (BLCs) by 2025 - What We Will Really Need"@joebrewer.bsky.social fyi: @phoebebarnard.bsky.social @bayoaa.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @unep.org @iofc-uk.bsky.social @c4un.bsky.social @miafarrow.bsky.social @birgittaj.bsky.social
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
We have really learned a lot about the potential for birthing of bioregional learning centers across Turtle Island. This important update reveals five places that we visited during the first week of our pilgrimage. Please read it. Share it. Join us and get involved. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Important Update: Our Vision to Birth 1000 BLCs
What We Will Really Need to Birth a Thousand BLCs by 2035
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
We are in Madison! Will we meet you today? Here are the two events during the day — with another in the evening. Hope to see you there!
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Joan Faux @joantelferfaux.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Inspiring model of restoration and resilience Restoring compacted soil Increasing #Biodiversity A pathway into the future with implications for the #MediterraneanBioregion #RegenerativeFarming #OliveFarming #Permiculture #RegenerativeAgriculture #TransformingMonoculture #Tunisia 💚🌍
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
This partnership with Elyes Mkacher moves me deeply — as he shows us how to transform industrial agriculture in the Mediterranean with permaculture design. Read and share with anyone who loves olive trees! substack.com/home/post/p-...
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A Regenerative Approach to Olive Farming
Inspiration that Can Replicate Across the Mediterranean Bioregion
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
This morning at 10 AM Central, we will be at the Edward “Ted” and Pat Jones Confluence Point State Park in St Louis, MIssouri. Would you like to come meet us? We will also be at Fort Belle Fontaine County Park at 2:30 PM if anyone wants to join us there!
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
We are on our way! Can you feel the seeds blowing in the wind? Dreams awakening for a Bioregional Earth? Join us! open.substack.com/pub/earthreg...
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