I’m Liz Pearson Mann. I write about sustainable and resourceful ways of living: ways to be more rooted in landscape, traditional culture and crafted goods produced with natural materials.
For many years I’ve worked in archaeology – I’m a cross between an archaeologist and ecologist. It’s with this knowledge that I draw you into stories about people who have worked closely with the land and with natural materials. They have provided themselves with food, clothing, and shelter, and their ways have lessons for us all.
Reading Time: 13minutesWhat if we were to return to old ideas about health and disease? Would we find ourselves in a better place? If we wind back the clock, we’d be less concerned about contagion, germs and variants. We’d be more concerned, instead, with our environment, the weather, atmosphere, poisons we ingest, and our state of mind. […]
Reading Time: 12minutesImagine a world where there is just one stage; one show to see and listen to. The world would be not only a stagnant place, but would limit our perspectives of the world. And, what of the owners of the stage (the platform) and the stage show? Who are they? How would we have ended […]
Reading Time: 13minutes“I am a Truth Seeker”, I say. It’s as if I’m at the equivalent of an Alcoholic Anonymous meeting. Only, why would I be there, and why would I say such a thing? Maybe because I’m a seeker of knowledge and perspectives beyond mainstream sources, and it makes me ask many questions. But, I’m navigating […]
