The Seeds Will Grow
The Seeds Will Grow is a podcast hosted by Finn Harries that explores new narratives for a world in transition. Through long-form interviews with leaders in regeneration, community, nature, food and farming, it seeks to replace the old stories of separation and extraction with more hopeful ones. The show is filmed at Juntos Farm, a working regenerative farm and community space in Ibiza.
Episodes
Andy Cato: The DJ fixing the food system
After years of touring the world, playing festivals and sold-out shows with Groove Armada, Andy Cato stumbled across a question that changed the course of his life: where does our food really come from?What followed was a journey from electronic music to regenerative farming. Complete with failed harvests, depleted soils, financial risks and ultimately a deep rediscovery of a sense of wonder.Andy
Dr. Lyla June Johnston: The Earth doesn’t need saving
The world doesn’t need fewer humans - it needs healed humans.For many of us, the dominant story of the environmental movement has been shaped by guilt, fear and the belief that humanity is fundamentally destructive.Indigenous academic, writer and speaker Dr. Lyla challenges the idea that humans have always existed in opposition to nature. In her groundbreaking thesis Architects of Abundance, she u
Dr. Daniel Christian Wahl: Are humans worth saving?
To change the future, we have to change how we see ourselves.In this episode, Finn Harries is joined by one of the people that helped to completely overhaul his worldview; biologist and author of ‘Designing Regenerative Cultures’, Daniel Christian Wahl.Daniel shares the experiences that led him away from conventional science toward a lifetime of exploring regeneration, questioning systems and stew
Stephen Brooks: How to crack the code to life
What world are you creating with your everyday choices?30 years ago, Stephen Brooks witnessed the human cost of modern food production firsthand. What he saw changed the course of his life forever.He went on to create some of the world's most talked-about permaculture communities, eco villages and the viral “Church of Fruit.”Finn Harris speaks with Stepehen about how his communities are addres
Poppy Okotcha: How to find your way home
Can success buy you a sense of belonging? Poppy's journey takes her from catwalks and fashion campaigns, to growing food in Devon. But this isn't really a conversation about gardening, rather about what happens when you stop chasing "success" and start paying attention to what your body needs.Finn Harries and Poppy talk about how their past lives left them feeling anxious and detached and wha
Dr. Thomas Crowther: The hidden force shaping your life
Is loving the future the most radical thing we can do?So many of us feel overwhelmed by the climate crisis. Our timelines and news feeds are filled with stories of separation, extraction, and collapse. But ecologist Thomas Crowther believes we're overlooking one of the most powerful forces in nature: feedback loops.From near-death experiences to some of the biggest ecological discoveries of our ti
Dr. Jem Bendell: What if it’s too late?
What if the future you were promised is no longer guaranteed? In 2018, Jem Bendell published Deep Adaptation; a paper that quietly became one of the most controversial and influential documents in the climate movement.Jem argued that we're not simply facing climate change, but the potential collapse of many of the systems we've built our lives on. For Finn, and many others, reading
Gaz Oakley: Rebuilding our relationship to food
What if the thing we’re really hungry for isn’t food?Gaz Oakley built a career as a professional chef, best-selling author and one of the world's most influential food content creators.After years working in high-pressure restaurant kitchens, chasing fitness goals and building a life online, Gaz found himself searching for something deeper.He had millions of views, but something was missing- a rea
Satish Kumar: Why the world needs less clever people
Feeling Lost? Start Here.In this deeply moving conversation, Finn Harries sits down with Satish Kumar: peace pilgrim, educator, former Jain monk, environmental activist and founder of Schumacher College. At nearly 90 years old, Satish shares the lessons he's gathered over a lifetime: from growing up on a small farm in rural India and becoming a monk at just nine years old to “escape death”, t
The Seeds Will Grow: Trailer
The old stories aren’t working. The last century has been shaped by narratives of separation, domination and extraction. You can see the results everywhere; in the soil, in our health and in the fracturing of community.We need new stories to help us navigate what's coming next. That's what this podcast is about.The Seeds Will Grow podcast is broadcasting big ideals for a new world. Each
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