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 so can you.
Recent Blog Posts
Life Is Not All Carbon: Should We Ditch Carbon Footprint Calculators?
Reading Time: 8 minutes Carbon footprint calculators have been on my radar for a long time now, and lately ‘Net Zero’ has crept into the frame. Having followed green-living news out of interest, it’s inevitable; I could hardly have missed either of these terms. I’ve tried plugging my life details into a few carbon footprint calculators, out of curiosity, […]
Regenerative Goods, Rewilding, and Land Sharing
Reading Time: 8 minutes ‘Regenerative’ is word that is cropping up more lately. Yes, despite our lives becoming more tech-filled by the day, it seems there’s a band of people who hanker after the ‘stuff’ in their lives to be made of more natural materials; less corporate, branded and remote. Is this you too? I’ve thought much about regenerative […]
Alternative Economy, Meaningful Work and Autonomy
Reading Time: 12 minutes It seems that lockdowns (for better or worse) have helped the alternative economy draw in new converts. But, it may only be because I seek out an alternative economy that I notice it. We were well into the ‘pandemic’ before I realised how much life had changed. Life changes: as we all know, and it […]