It was a real delight to catch the train from Wellington to Carterton to spend the day with Helen Dew last week. I was treated to a full tour of her tiny incredibly abundant garden and given lots of inspiring reading material on the history of money, the rich life inside soil and other topics.
This podcast is a small selection of the rich conversation we had.
Helen has spent the past 30 years dedicated to promoting local currencies across the country. She’s a passionate advocate for re-localising our economies and lives. She’s also a co-founder of the Living Economies Educational Trust.
You can read a bit more about her and the trust here: https://livingeconomies.nz/
Helen is also a passionate and accomplished gardener. She manages to largely feed herself from her tiny backyard garden shown here in its slightly subdued winter form.
Helen Dew, 85 year old legend in local currencies and sustainable living