What if the most powerful tool for teaching regenerative agriculture wasn't a documentary, but a love triangle?

Kelsey Crane, debut author of The Vanishing (Book One of The Exiles series) and a certified permaculturist trained through the Rodale Institute, joins Zena and Mark to talk about how she turned years of soil science and permaculture study into climate fiction for teens. Kelsey walks through her path from studying regenerative gardening to writing a hopeful, solutions-forward YA novel and why she believes storytelling can carry practical sustainability lessons further than a lecture ever could.

🌱 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:

— How a personal health journey led Kelsey into soil science and permaculture study

— Why she calls entertainment "a brilliant Trojan horse" for teaching regenerative practices

— The real-world permaculture concepts (composting, biochar, water systems) woven into her fiction

— Why she chose to write climate fiction as inherently hopeful rather than dystopian

— What it took to self-publish a debut novel and build a reader community from scratch

— How beta readers and advance reader copies shaped the final book

Perfect for entertainment industry professionals, sustainability-curious readers, YA fiction fans, and anyone interested in how storytelling can make regenerative practices approachable.

🔗 Connect with Kelsey:

🌐 theexilesseries.com

📸 Instagram: @artforartssake

🎵 TikTok: @thewildwriter

📝 Substack: @plantarevolution

🎙️ Connect with your hosts:

💼 Zena Harris on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/zenaharris

💼 Mark Rabin on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rabinmark

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