Not going to coat this one in plum sauce and call it “spare ribs” – today Beck Lowe and I go the whole hog on keeping animals, killing animals, and why to hone that skill if you LOVE animals. Get around it.

Meet Amelie Vanderstock – science communicator, artist, musician, native bee pHD and total ray of sunshine.

Amelie has a passion for pollinator-friendly cities, and raises awareness through workshops, collaborative art and obscenely catchy songs that celebrate weeds, bees and bin chickens.

Are bees a mammal in many bodies? Why do conventional beehives leave bees cold, stressed and defensive?

What is Australia’s best honey and where to get it?

All this and more in today’s GLORIOUS conversation with leading natural beekeeper Adrian Iodice. Such a special one folks 🐝🐝🐝

Build genuine household resilience by integrating animals that produce food, manage waste, and regenerate soil — right in suburbia. This RetroSuburbia chapter by David Holmgren draws on Melliodora, The Plummery, and EcoBurbia to show how small suburban blocks become productive micro-farms through chickens, ducks, rabbits, goats, and quail.

Animal scientist Fred Provenza raises and answers thought-provoking questions about what we can learn from animals about nutritional wisdom. Nourishment challenges reductionist nutritional science, arguing instead for a return to sensory-guided eating informed by the body’s own intelligence — connecting soil, plants, animals, and human health.