VDAO Ep.8 Building Local Resilience in Uncertain Times with Adrian

In this episode of the VDAO Series, Adrian shares a deeply personal and practical journey into building local resilience in an age of uncertainty.

Drawing inspiration from natural ecosystems, Adrian explains how communities, families, and individuals can become more resilient by learning from nature's ability to survive disturbance and regenerate.

From urban permaculture and food systems to water independence, composting, biodiversity, and interdependence over convenience, this conversation explores what it actually means to prepare for disruption not through fear, but through stewardship.

Topics covered:

• What resilience really means (and what it doesn't)

• Learning from ecosystems and disturbance cycles

• Building resilient families and communities

• Urban homesteading & food production in cities

• Calgary Harvest: community fruit-gleaning network

• Rainwater harvesting & water security

• Soil health, composting & regenerative gardening

• Low-tech skills vs high-tech convenience