{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"096 Building with Earth, Heart, and Hands","description":"A Sustainability Now Interview with Athena Steen, Co-Founder of the Canelo Project Athena is a master natural builder and devoted educator. For 35 years, she\u2019s been crafting homes from earth\u2019s simplest materials\u2014straw, clay, and plant fibers, infusing each home with the warmth of earth-based materials, the stability of thoughtful design, and the harmony of organic forms. Athena teaches the art of straw bale building as a communal, creative, and sacred practice that reawakens a deep, ancestral relationship to the land. She speaks to the feminine energy and joy of building a home as a shared experience\u2014stacking bales, mixing clay, and crafting with the earth itself\u2014in an intimate dance with the natural world. Athena offers a visionary approach to sustainable living, where the very walls we raise become sacred vessels\u2014imbued with intention, creativity and care. Join us as we explore the healing power of working with our hands, the joy of building in harmony with nature, and the profound possibility of creating homes\u2014and communities\u2014that honor both people and planet. ","author_name":"Sustainability Now - exploring technologies and paradigms to shape a world that works","author_url":"https:\/\/www.sustainabilitynow.global\/","html":"