EarthWays

Regeneration and nature based learning

Our work and approach

EarthWays is an association based in Søhøjlandet, Denmark, working for the regeneration of our inner and outer nature. Our mission is to bring our ways of life into accordance with the fundamental conditions for all life on Earth. We offer courses, workshops and other learning activities on the themes of sustainability, green transition, community action and ecoliteracy. We work with schools, companies, organizations and individuals that want to explore what regeneration means in practice.

Our work is based on EarthWays’ learning and design model which identifies four aspects of any regenerative method or practice: approaching nature as a teacher, finding new stories, developing life-giving practices and building community. We are Art of Hosting practitioners and all of our activities are based on living systems thinking, ecological and democratic ethics as well as mutual inquiry and sense-making.

Interactive reflection

Using reciprocal tools such as the Flow Game and dialogic practices, we surface new knowledge and perspectives in collectivity

Experiential and embodied learning

Games, exercises and rituals like the “Council of All Beings” help us learn not only with our heads but with our whole being

Immersion in nature

Most of our activities take place outdoors, in our food forest garden and the natural surroundings at Himmelbjerggården

Co-creative processes

All of our projects and courses are designed to integrate the learning objectives of our participants and collaborators

Our purpose

Why regenerative learning?

Our global civilization has been built in the premise that we humans are separate from nature and that we can exploit nature as if it was a simple store of resources to be used for unrestrained economic growth. We are running up against the limits of this illusion and we urgently need to rediscover the language of nature and regain an understanding of the ways in which we are interconnected and co-dependent with the greater community of life.

While our species has caused immense destruction to the living nature, we have the opportunity to choose how to proceed – to use our abilities to regenerate rather than destroy the possibilities for life. Regenerative learning is an ongoing process, a reflective effort to engage in nature’s conversation and learn the skills needed to live ecologically and responsibly on planet Earth.

Our mission

Our work aims to further ecoliteracy, the rights of nature, human scale livelihood and a view of nature that doesn’t see human beings as separate from the rest of the community of life

Regenerative Learning Lab

We offer a range of learning activities about sustainability, green transition, community action and ecoliteracy. For us, regeneration is the path to sustainability – it is how we *practice* sustainability

Regenerative learning in practice

Our projects

Beyond the various courses and workshops that we offer, we have established several long running projects at Himmelbjerggården.

Rights of Nature

The Constitutional Meeting for Nature (Naturens Grundlovsmøde) is an annual gathering to take practical steps towards formalizing the rights of nature in Denmark: naturensgrundlov.dk

EarthTalks

EarthTalks are a series of conversations about the regeneration of our inner and outer nature where we talk with practitioners, artists, thinkers and doers about what regeneration means in practice

Regenerating landscapes

We have worked with Himmelbjerggården to regenerate the grounds at the farm and, among other things, establish a permaculture food forest garden in place of a Christmas tree plantation

Residencies and artwalk

Through residencies at Himmelbjerggården we invite artists to immersive themselves in the peaceful surroundings at the farm and explore the relation between humans and nature

EarthTalk with Dougald Hine: Upstream questions and sense-making in the ruins

Who are we?

The team

EarthWays is run by Jeppe Graugaard and Jesper Saxgren in collaboration with a network of facilitators and teachers who share the mission and ethos of the association. Our partners include educators and researchers at Human by Nature, Kaospilots, VIA University College, CUHRE at SDU, Earthwise and Mark Museum.

Jeppe Graugaard

Jeppe is a teacher, facilitator and researcher with experience from a broad range of organizations. He has a MSc Climate Change and PhD in grassroots innovations.

Jesper Saxgren

Jesper has more than 40 years of experience as project developer, teacher and advisor within the fields of ecology, permaculture, regenerative land use and watershed management.

Newsletter and membership

Connect with EarthWays

If you are interested in hearing more about our work, want to know how we might collaborate or what we can offer you or your organization, send us an email.

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We are an association of which you can become a member. The basic costs of running the association are covered by our members – we are grateful for any support we receive.