Jade Miles is a very special mate of mine. I turned up on her doorstep as a WWOOFer in 2018 and we got on like asparagus and eggs, which is what we had for dinner that night if I recall correctly. You probs know Jade as the host of the Futuresteading podcast, keeper of Black Barn Farm and writer of the most personal and compelling instagram captions in all the land. I love that Jade is consciously bridging the personal/professional schism, exploring ways to bring her whole, complex self to her roles as CEO, farmer, speaker, writer, facilitator, mother, friend and bush rat. In this conversation, Jade gets more personal than ever — which is saying something because we love a juicy yarn. From her approach to podcasting, the creation of household rituals, how seasonal imperatives shape her schedule and why she is the way she is, this is one intimate Reskillience experience. Jade has a new book on the cook called Huddle, coming next year, and if you don’t already have the Futuresteading handbook in your hot little hands I can highly recommend it.Black Barn Farm on InstaBlack Barn Farm’s home on the webThe Futuresteading PodcastThe Futuresteading book!Beau Miles ~ Get Over YourselfAnthony James ~ The RegenNarrationTyson Yunkaporta on FuturesteadingCasper ter KuileCecilia MacaulayClaire Dunn ~ Rewilding the Urban SoulRichard Powers ~ The OverstoryIndira Naidoo ~ The Space Between the StarsHUDDLE is out Autumn 2025