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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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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 · 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 · 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 · 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
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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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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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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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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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
We are still looking for 21 people to pledge “Active Hope” and help support our bioregional pilgrimages throughout this year. A HUGE THANK YOU to the first 29 people who have donated!!! Are you one of the people who can help make this happen? If so, go here: substack.com/@earthregene...
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
We will be in St Louis this Friday and Saturday — visiting sacred sites and beginning our pilgrimage through the Heart of Turtle Island. Share with friends who live there! Here’s our route: substack.com/@earthregene...
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
We are taking the Dandelion Strategy seriously -- including with our local team of teachers at Sueños del Bosque in Barichara, Colombia. Read this new article to see how we are seeding a pathway to create a bioregional learning center for the entire Northern Andes. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
This morning we had a great coordination call for our upcoming bioregional pilgrimage through Western Europe in October. If you know anyone who lives in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, or UK, let them know to follow along in my Substack for more details. Thank you! substack.com/@earthregene...
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Let’s talk complexity. How do complex systems self-organize through phase transitions? And how can we apply this knowledge to create positive social change in the world? Go here for more: substack.com/@earthregene...
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
For anyone who wants to follow our stream restoration work… we just created an Instagram account for it. Imagine it — kids helping restore contaminated waterways while also healing forests! www.instagram.com/suenosdelrio
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
A huge THANK YOU to the first 25 people who have pledged "Active Hope" for regenerating the Earth. This has raised $12,500 to support our bioregional pilgrimages this year and the large Dandelion Strategy for bioregional learning centers. You can be the 26th!!! substack.com/@earthregene...
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
For all families who might want a forest school experience while traveling in Colombia. This is a great offering in late June into early July for children between 5 and 10 years old. suenosdelbosquebarichara.org/world-school/
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Right now, we have 21 people who have signed up for our Active Hope Plan to support the bioregional pilgrimages. THANK YOU!!! Will you help us get to 50? substack.com/@earthregene...
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
This is my response to the “bunker mentality” of people who have a lot of wealth. Imagine instead if they invested in creating bioregional learning centers all over the world to increase community resilience and work toward regenerating the Earth. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
How should we invest our time and resources when it will soon be too late? What does this tell us about how to design for the future? substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Thanks to everyone who has followed me on Substack in the last month!!! I really appreciate all of you. Now can you help me grow this space because we are going to share a lot of great local organizing and Earth Regeneration strategies in the next six months. substack.com/@earthregene...
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Are you a parent who is thinking about how to raise your kids in this crazy world we are in? Intensifying climate breakdown. Political insanity. A world in collapse. I wrote this article that might just be what you are looking for. Check it out! substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
I created this timeline back in 2015 by writing it on a napkin when someone asked me to show how it was possible to apply cultural evolution to our planetary predicament. Here we are more than a decade later and we are right on schedule making this happen! Read more: substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
If you are curious about the early history of the Design School for Regenerating Earth, we published a series of "Design School Updates" back in 2023 that document what happened as we were just getting started. Check out the recordings here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
We are off to a great start in the first two weeks. Will you help me get to 1000 subscribers here on Substack? We are planning for big things throughout the next 9 months for weaving people across the world. Thanks for helping spread the word! substack.com/@earthregene...
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
We are hosting our final session of Earth Regeneration in Practice before the new learning journey begins. The session takes place on Tuesday, March 3rd. These sessions are open to all members of the Design School. If you would like to join us: design-school-for-regenerating-earth.mn.co
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
It is a powerful exercise to look back at the maps drawn by colonial empires as they divided entire continents amongst themselves. Gathering these for a webinar I'll give next week on bioregional mapping.
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Now is a time for being honest with ourselves. We are already in planetary collapse. The question for us is how to live through the rest of it and create something beautiful on the other side. Join our next learning journey that begins on March 17th. Go here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/regene...
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
When designing a regenerative learning ecosystem, we discover that everything truly is connected to everything else... Get inspired! youtu.be/2mRUNrblI50?...
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
The Design School for Regenerating Earth is off to a good start in the first week of 2026. Join us! design-school-for-regenerating-earth.mn.co
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Are you traveling in Colombia with children during the first two weeks of December? Have a look at this wonderful regenerative education program for kids that we are hosting in Sueños del Bosque! Go here for more info: suenosdelbosquebarichara.org/world-school...
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
I am leaning deeper into my life's work of creating regenerative learning ecosystems with children and how it relates to our larger work of regenerating the Earth. Invite friends to follow me and let's grow! www.instagram.com/heal_rivers_...
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
We continue deepening our capacities for place-based organizing through the growing network of bioregions where our members do their work on the ground. Go here to learn more about the Earth Regeneration Trust: www.bioregionalearth.org/trust/earth-...
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
We are living this out now -- as we lean into the Story of Bioregional Earth and grow our capacities to organize a planetary network of bioregions. Learn more here: www.bioregionalearth.org/blog/great-r...
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
We will explore how to dissolve and integrate human traumas as we come back into right relationships with living systems in our new series that begins on Tuesday. It is called "Earth Regeneration in Practice" and is hosted by Joe Brewer in the Design School for Regenerating Earth.
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Yet the cultural pathology that treats humans as both superior and separate is contributing to the destruction of Earth's ability to regulate and maintain systemic health at local, bioregional, continental, and planetary scales.
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Joe Brewer @joebrewer.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
At the core of our work to help regenerate the Earth is a deep recognition that humans are completely interwoven in the emergent evolution of the Universe. We are not separate. We are not superior.
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