You're on a Runaway Train You Can't Get Off
Society hurtles forward—satellites, geoengineering, endless work for less reward—whilst sacrificing everything that makes life beautiful.
Everyone Working Harder for Less
Progress for progress’s sake. Billionaires and governments following the money, driving without checking if passengers want to go there.
You want to get off this train, but you can’t:
- No time to chat over the fence with your neighbour or look out for the older folk
- No chance of being a stay-at-home parent on average earnings
- Trying to live the “dream” of career person and parent whilst burning everything out and blowing up relationships
- Working harder and harder, sacrificing all the things that make life beautiful and worthwhile
- No support. No community. Just promises that technology will fix everything if you can work hard enough to buy the next solution.
Meanwhile, you watch:
- Land devastated by development and desertification
- Biodiversity loss accelerating
- The planet crying out that we’re destroying her
- The only “solution” offered: simplified mechanistic carbon fundamentalism that will probably make things worse
And you have no power to change anything. No time to even slow down
What If You Didn't Have to Figure This Out Alone?
What if there was a way to build the alternative—without checking out of society, without becoming a negative prepper, without sacrificing your livelihood?
What if you could find the language to explain your unease, the community to support your choices, and the practical tools to build something better—one achievable step at a time?
The Parallel Culture We're Building
This is Daniel Christian Wahl’s “designing regenerative cultures” + Charles Eisenstein’s “more beautiful world our hearts know is possible” made practical.
What We’re NOT:
Not doom-focused preppers We’re not negative survivalists checking out of society.
Not ideological gatekeepers We value genuine respectful free speech and healthy debate, not controlled narratives or censorship of uncomfortable truths.
Not conspiracy-distracted Yes, power structures often work against us, but we choose to focus energy on building alternatives rather than fighting the old.
Not anti-technology fundamentalists We embrace modern tools that genuinely serve life whilst recovering ancient wisdom that’s been forgotten.
What We Are Building:
- Time in nature, not just digital distraction
- Real engagement with elders to guide us
- Deep rooted sense of place and care for the more-than-human world
- Healthy planet and culture where kids can thrive
- Communities where people actually support each other
- Taking back power from Big Food, Big Pharma, Big Agriculture
- Small achievable steps that don’t require “checking out” of society.
What You Actually Get
The Thinking, Connections, Language & Tools
We’re not offering abstract consciousness work. We’re providing practical pathways to build parallel culture in your life and community.
Month 1-3
Finding Your People & Your Voice
- Language to explain your unease at dinner parties (“It’s not anti-progress, it’s about asking who’s driving and where we’re going”)
- 5-10 like-minded people who “get it” without you having to explain
- Permission to stop feeling guilty that individual actions aren’t “enough”
- Your first practical step (maybe starting to grow food, maybe just sitting under a tree regularly)
- Understanding why mechanistic solutions could make things worse—and being able to articulate it.
Month 6
Local Connections & Action
- Connected with someone local doing yoga in the woods, cooking together while kids play, or skill-sharing
- Started one small community thing (skill share, seed swap, neighbourhood gathering)
- Learned 2-3 practical skills (growing, foraging, traditional craft, facilitation)
- Feel less anxious, more grounded in place
- Part of conversations about building alternatives, not just complaining about what’s wrong.
Year 1
Rooted in Place & Community
- Part of a regional network taking tangible local action
- Learned 5+ practical skills and sharing them with others
- Leading or co-creating something locally (garden, gathering, initiative)
- If you completed Rooting to Place: recognised as “Rooted Member” building regenerative culture
- Contributing to the more beautiful world you know is possible—one real action at a time.
Three Pathways to Get Involved
Start Exploring
Build trust, discover if this resonates, explore at your own pace.
What’s Included:
- Why Everything Feels Broken: The Story of Separation (gateway course)
- Introduction to the ROOTED Framework (mini course)
- Rituals & Rites community space
- Main community chat
- Member introductions & transformation stories
- 4x Wheel of Year Gatherings (Solstices & Equinoxes)
Wilder Member
For the same you’d donate to a nonprofit for a magazine, get transformational learning + vibrant community + fund real bioregional work.
What’s Included:
- Complete course library (12 Regenerative Design Principles, Regenerative Living, Introduction to Bioregional Regeneration)
- All 8 Wheel of Year Gatherings (including cross-quarter days: Imbolc, Beltane, Lughnasadh, Samhain)
- Can JOIN Regional Circles (led by Rooted Members)
- Skills exchange platform
- Enhanced member directory
- Priority enrolment for Rooting to Place programme
Rooting to Place
Year-long developmental journey becoming deeply rooted in your place and community.
Experience:
- 14 fortnightly live sessions over 12 months
- Journey through Ages of Consciousness framework
- Place-based research & practices
- Year-long artistic project
- Monthly self-designed adventures
- Four anchor guest speakers
- “Rooted Member” recognition on completion (can start and lead Regional Circles)
Note: Launching Autumn Equinox 2026 (September). Open to everyone; Wilder Members get priority enrolment.
Your membership directly funds bioregional regeneration work across UK uplands—supporting farmer transitions, community-led initiatives, and building the cultural infrastructure for landscape-scale transformation. Every penny goes into building the wilder culture our future depends on.
Find Your Pathway
Whether you’re tending a balcony garden or managing hundreds of acres, seeking creative inspiration or community organising tools—if any of these resonate, there’s a pathway for you.
Building Your Own Wilder Life
You're experiencing profound disillusionment with mainstream solutions and sense something essential stirring—wanting to reclaim your authentic way of being whilst finding community support. You'll Find: The thinking and language to articulate what's wrong, frameworks for embodying regenerative culture in daily life, regional groups for practical support.
Creating Family Resilience
Description: You recognise that building household resilience is cultural leadership, seeking practical knowledge that strengthens both independence and community connection without checking out. You'll Find: Complete course library, skills exchange platform, family-focused regional groups, practical pathways to resilience.
Organising Community Alternatives
Description: You're a neighbourhood organiser or transition leader understanding the real work is cultivating regenerative alternatives, not fighting destructive practices. You'll Find: Understanding how cultural transformation works, community organising approaches building regenerative culture, peer support for developing integral consciousness, regional groups for local collaboration
Creating Cultural Renaissance
Description: You're an artist, writer, or heritage worker seeing creativity as essential for building regenerative culture that transcends the story of separation. You'll Find: Platform for authentic cultural work, collaboration opportunities, recognition of artistic practice as parallel structure building, Rooting to Place artistic project integration
Rebuilding Traditional Skills
Description: You're seeking practical skills for resilient living, understanding traditional knowledge is cultural wisdom—from apartment dwellers to rural homesteaders. Includes small-scale permaculture, market gardeners, community growers, agroforestry smallholders. You'll Find: Practical skill development, skills exchange platform, community connection, resource sharing, traditional knowledge preservation, regional skills gatherings.
Leading Bioregional Transformation
Description: You're an experienced organiser ready for deeper bioregional work, communities considering regenerative hub development, leaders seeking advanced training. You'll Find: Direct access to expertise, co-creation opportunities, advanced resources for building bioregional alternatives, Rooting to Place as preparation for leadership.
Choose What Feels Right
We believe regenerative transformation should be accessible whilst creating lasting impact. You receive the same access regardless of rate.
Option 1
Reduced Rate: £15/month
Note: Students, low income, starting out.
Option 2
Standard Rate: £25/month
Note: Base contribution.
Option 3
Recommended (highlighted): £35/month
Note: Suggested level.
Option 4
Generous Support: £45+/month
Note: Extra contribution.
Cancel anytime. 30-day satisfaction guarantee.
Rooting to Place
The Flagship Journey
Year-long guided pilgrimage weaving personal transformation with deep place-based belonging.
Using your own place as both classroom and temple—whether garden, valley, ancestral homeland, or bioregion—journey through humanity’s developmental stages from primal wildness to planetary consciousness.
The Experience:
- 14 fortnightly 2-hour live sessions
- Journey through Ages of Consciousness (Spiral Dynamics framework)
- Deep place-based research
- Monthly self-designed adventures
- Year-long artistic integration project
- Four anchor guest speakers
- Private community support
- Completion ceremony
What You’ll Discover:
- Your place in both senses—physical landscape and unique purpose
- Psychological maturity beyond cultural patterns of consumption
- Systems-thinking consciousness that holds complexity
- Your soul’s purpose—ecological niche in the web of life
- Deep roots in place’s ecology and potential
- Network of place-rooted leaders
Price: £295 / £395 / £495 sliding scale (Year 1 introductory pricing)
Future price: £695
Details: Launching Autumn Equinox 2026 (September) | Up to 50 participants | Open to everyone (Wilder Members get priority).
Led by:
- Caroline Grindrod (primary guide)
- Georgia Wingfield-Hayes (Writer – Biologist – Philosopher)
Questions?
Can I really access everything for free?
Yes. Our free tier includes the complete “Why Everything Feels Broken” gateway course, Introduction to the ROOTED Framework mini course, community spaces, and 4 Wheel of Year Gatherings (Solstices & Equinoxes). No credit card required, no time limit. It’s genuinely valuable, not just a teaser. Upgrade when you’re ready for full courses, all 8 gatherings, and regional groups.
How is this different from donating to a nonprofit?
Most nonprofits ask for donations in exchange for a quarterly magazine and updates on work happening elsewhere. For a similar amount (£15-£45/month), you receive transformational learning, vibrant community, practical support, AND your investment funds real bioregional regeneration work. You get exceptional personal value whilst directly funding landscape transformation.
What if I can't afford the recommended rate?
Choose what feels right for you. Our sliding scale (£15-£45/month) exists specifically so regenerative transformation is accessible. You receive the same full access regardless of rate. This isn’t about maximising revenue; it’s about building the cultural soil necessary for systems change.
I'm not sure I fit any of these categories exactly...
Perfect. We’re building for a wide section of society, not rigid categories. If the runaway train metaphor resonated, if you want to build alternatives without checking out, if you’re looking for thinking + connections + language + tools—you’re in the right place. Start with free access and see how it feels.
Do I need to do Rooting to Place to be a member?
No. Rooting to Place is a premium programme available to anyone (members and non-members), but Wilder Members get priority enrolment. Many members thrive with just the courses, regional groups, and community support. Rooting to Place is for those ready for a deeper developmental journey—graduates become Rooted Members who can start and lead Regional Circles.
Stop Waiting for Permission. Start Building Now
The more beautiful world our hearts know is possible isn’t waiting for us to discover it. It’s waiting for us to become it.
One positive action at a time. One connection at a time. One community at a time.
Questions? Email us at hello@wilderculture.com