S3:E14 Jade Miles on Futuresteading
At a time when our daily lives often feel disconnected from the natural world, our guest today offers a path to reengagement. Joining us is Jade Miles, author, regenerative heritage fruit farmer and CEO of Sustainable Table, a funding organization for...
At a time when our daily lives often feel disconnected from the natural world, our guest today offers a path to reengagement. Joining us is Jade Miles, author, regenerative heritage fruit farmer and CEO of Sustainable Table, a funding organization for change makers in the field of regenerative farming.
In her book, Futuresteading: Live Like Tomorrow Matters, Jade models a lifestyle deeply rooted in the rhythms of nature and the cycles of growth. She is a powerful voice for sustainable living and an advocate for making small positive changes in our daily lives that lead to a more resilient future.
In her homeland of Australia, Jade is a champion for community sufficiency, ecological balance and a more thoughtful approach to consumption.
Jade's insights beautifully weave together practical guidance with a philosophy deeply anchored in respect and reverence for the earth. Her approach is born from a profound love for the land and an understanding that healing our ecosystems goes hand in hand with our own healing journey.
Join us as we explore with Jade how to truly 'live like tomorrow matters'.
“Every decision we make has an impact - on other humans, creatures and ecosystems. How do you make your decisions and will their impact be degenerative, sustainable or regenerative?" - Jade Miles
jade miles
Author, podcast creator, Farmer and CEO
With the bush in her bones and business in her head, Jade Miles is a poly-jobist right down to her toes (which are probably barefoot and muddy). She’s been a local food advocate and educator right across the country for the last decade and founded the Beechworth food coop and North East local food strategy. In 2020 she launched her podcast Futuresteading and with 140 episodes spanning 7 season now under her belt she has also released a book with the same name. To be sure she is putting her efforts where her mouth is, Jade is also a regenerative heritage fruit farmer.
Together with her husband and three kids, Jade runs Black Barn Farm, a biodiverse orchard, nursery and workshop space in Northeast Victoria. She’s an active presence in the regenerative space, hosting school programs, permaculture and homesteading workshops while sitting on multiple boards – all in the name of reconnecting people to nature, food and a simpler existence.
From a childhood sitting quietly by her fathers side on Indigenous country around the country as he painted the ochre tones of the land, to dodging exploding jars of homemade tomato sauce as a homegrown hippy kid Jade went on to teach drama to kids in the bush, hitchhike through central America solo, set up locally supplied cafes in Cambodia and Vanuatu all the while dipping back into the odd spate of strategic develpment work for values aligned businesses such as Sustainable Table where she is currently CEO.
She has driven a catalytic change in direction at the organization from a once small scale Victorian based, e… Read More
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