Start In Your Own Backyard

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Start In Your Own Backyard is a mini-series about how the choices we make, both big and small, can transform the world around us. For host Steve Nygren, this is personal. Two decades ago, while running through the woods on his beloved family farm, he spotted bulldozers toppling trees for what he feared was another soulless suburban development. That sobering moment sparked a question that changed the course of his life: Isn’t there a better way to build community? One that works with nature, not against it?The answer became Serenbe, a community built on biophilic principles, sustainable living, an...

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  • BONUS | Steve Nygren & Jim Durrett in Conversation at the Atlanta History CenterSep 28, 2026 · 1 hr 15 min
  • Matthew Raiford on Bringing Agriculture Into the Heart of CommunitySep 21, 2026 · 33 min
  • Grant McCargo on Responsible Development & Building for the FutureSep 14, 2026 · 44 min
  • Tim Beatley On Bringing Nature Into CitiesSep 7, 2026 · 49 min
  • Mehmet Kalyoncu Is Rethinking How We Build Cities in Istanbul & BeyondAug 31, 2026 · 43 min
  • Ellen Dunham-Jones Wants To Retrofit SuburbiaAug 24, 2026 · 52 min
  • Price Bell Is Bridging Growth and StewardshipAug 17, 2026 · 45 min
  • Introducing Season 2 of Start In Your Own BackyardAug 14, 2026 · 3 min
  • The Spark of PossibilityOct 7, 2025 · 22 min
  • A Place That Feels Like HomeSep 30, 2025 · 23 min

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