The Biophilic Nature of Serenbe - Steve Nygren

In this first episode of our second season, I interview Steve Nygren, the founder of Serenbe —a microcosmic urban utopia set on 65,000 acres of preserved forest land, a mere 40 minutes south of Atlanta’s expanding sprawl. Yet to paint Serenbe as the latest picture of the New Urbanist movement (or as a green community, or a nature community, or an “agrihood,” as it’s been called in reference to the 25-acre organic farm the town is centered around) wouldn’t do it justice, as my family and I discovered when we called Serenbe home for two months this past summer. Here, during an epic walk in the woods, Steve and I delve into the biophilic theory underpinning Serenbe’s design—along with the journey that took him from “having it all” in Ansley Park as a successful restaurateur to a life of deep nature connection for his family and Serenbe’s burgeoning community.

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The Biophilic Nature of Serenbe - Steve Nygren is an episode from Uncivilize by Jennifer Grayson.

This episode is 1:07:20 long.

This episode was published on Oct 30, 2018.

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