The Sweet Satisfiability of Operating a Farm Stand

Belonging: Conversations about rites of passage, meaningful community, and seasonal living

In this episode, I reflect on the significance of my roadside honor system farm stand on a personal, communal and environmental level. This small physical, and seasonal, structure is a prayer for community, an altar to trust, and a quiet form of resistance to disconnection and urgency. Join me in this musing on how meaning isn’t created from scale, but from depth.

Tune in to hear more from me on:

• The embodiment of rightsizing and experiencing more tactile, IRL living
• Where my love for farmstands originates
• Reclaiming a sense of enoughness and building resilience
• The farmstand as an altar for people to feel nourished and connected
• Reconnecting with the earth and local community
• The joy of simple, sacred interactions
• The farmstand as a place of reciprocity and regeneration

Resources + Links

• Episode #133 with Stevie Storck on Rightsizing Life and the Sharing Table
• Episode #136 with Carmen Spagnola on Satisfiability as a Collapse Skill
• My Substack piece on ‘The Community Economics of a Roadside Farmstand’
• My book, Root and Ritual: Timeless Ways to Connect to Land, Lineage, Community, and the Self
• Connect with me on Instagram @beccapiastrelli

Timestamps

• [0:00] Introduction to my Farm Stand Journey
• [4:26] The Origin Story of my Love for Farm Stands
• [9:30] Rightsizing: The Intention behind my Own Farm Stand
• [13:52] The Embodiment of Satisfiability
• [20:10] The Farm Stand as a Sacred and Regenerative Tool of Exchange
• [27:15] Community Identity and Neighbourliness
• [30:25] The Farm Stand as a Place of Reciprocity