Welcome to The Anthronaturalist: A Return to Real Living
Modern life moves too fast. Screens glow in every room, notifications buzz constantly, and the concrete, cars, and algorithms leave us feeling both overstimulated and strangely empty. We are constantly connected to everything except ourselves, each other, and the Earth beneath our feet.
This is why I started The Anthronaturalist. It’s an invitation to slow down, to rewild your life, and to remember what it means to live close to the Earth. This is not about nostalgia or romanticizing the past. It’s about finding a deeper, more intentional rhythm of living that our bodies, spirits, and ecosystems desperately need.
Why We Need to Rewild Our Lives
Most of us sense that something is missing. We buy more, scroll more, and work harder, yet the fulfillment we’re searching for doesn’t come. Our ancestors lived with an intimacy to land, food, and each other that modern culture has almost completely severed. They knew the names of the birds overhead, the uses of the plants at their feet, and the turning of the seasons by heart.
To rewild your life means to restore some of that connection. It doesn’t necessarily mean abandoning technology or moving off-grid. It means cultivating balance. It means remembering that humans are not separate from nature – we are nature. And when we act as if we’re outside of it, the result is the disconnection, burnout, and ecological collapse we see today.
What You’ll Find on The Anthronaturalist
I am an outdoorsman, a naturalist, a photographer, a musician, and above all a student of the living world. My greatest teachers have been the quiet spaces most people overlook: a morning spent alone in the woods, a monarch chrysalis opening on a garden sage, the slow tending of vegetables in a backyard plot. These are moments of truth that remind me that real wisdom lives in soil, water, and the cycles of life.
On this site – and on the YouTube channel that runs alongside it – you’ll find:
- Articles about foraging, gardening, ancestral skills, and seasonal living
- Reflections on what modern culture has forgotten, and how we can remember
- Explorations of indigenous wisdom, human ecology, and the old ways of knowing
- Book recommendations, gear reviews, and practical tips for rewilding your life
- Personal stories, struggles, and victories from someone walking this imperfect but honest path
This is a space for storytelling, for learning, and for remembering. It’s not about being perfect -it’s about being real.
A Return to Intentional, Sustainable Living
You don’t have to live in a cabin in the wilderness to rewild your life. You don’t need to quit your job or abandon your community. What you do need is the willingness to slow down, pay attention, and begin asking different questions.
- What would it mean to know the names of the trees that shade your street?
- How would your life change if some of your food came from your own garden or foraging walks?
- What might happen if we put down our screens long enough to hear the language of birds at dawn?
These questions are the doorway into intentional living. By learning ancestral skills, practicing sustainable gardening, cooking from scratch, and honoring seasonal cycles, we begin to heal the split between ourselves and the natural world. And in doing so, we reclaim something modern culture desperately needs: a grounded, embodied sense of belonging.
Join the Movement: Rewild Your Thinking
The Anthronaturalist is more than a blog – it’s a community. Whether you’re here to learn a skill, find inspiration, or simply take a breath from the noise, you’re part of something bigger. We are remembering together.
This is an invitation to rewild your thinking, to walk softer, to eat what you grow, and to share your own story of reconnection. Each small step matters. Each garden bed planted, each walk taken with open eyes, each child taught the names of the wild things around them is an act of resistance against forgetting.
We can live close to the Earth again, not perfectly, but meaningfully.
Ready to Begin?
If you’ve felt the pull to live more intentionally, more sustainably, and more deeply connected, you’re in the right place. Start here:
👉 Read my guide to foraging basics
👉 Subscribe to The Anthronaturalist YouTube channel
👉 Explore more articles on sustainable living
This is your invitation to rewild your life. Make yourself at home – I’d love to hear your story too.
With muddy boots and open hands,
-The Anthronaturalist
