Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton

Paul isn't sitting down with anyone this time and is instead providing a general update before switching over to previously recorded clips with an expert timberframer by the name of Caleb Larson on the subject of the Wofati Greenhouse that didn't make it into the movie. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion […]

Paul sits down with Ashley to continue the smackdown that was supposed to be reviewing Building a Better World, but instead have a good natter about SKIP, their experience with PDCs, Paul’s unpublished thorns book, and how he hopes his PEP system will improve on PDCs. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion […]

Paul sits down with Ashley for both the first podcast and first smackdown of 2022 to supposedly review Building a Better World, but never get around to it, instead having a good natter about various bits of media and old podcasts. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of […]

Paul continues this week's smackdown with Mark, Ashley, Katie, and Kyle, and moves on to reviewing his Building a Better World book, chapter 3 which is all about light bulbs, how to save energy, where to use LEDs verses incandescents, and some hazards of excessive blue light. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and […]

Paul sits down with Mark, Ashley, Katie, and Kyle to discuss a selection of different topics, loosely centered around making Bootcamp more appealing, starting at the basics by asking everyone present what would be a good motivator for them. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast […]

Paul takes a break from editing the SKIP book to review chapter two of his Building a Better World in your Backyard book with Julia, Katie, and Mark, although they spend half the podcast talking about the upcoming Garden Master course, progress with the SKIP book, and other Kickstarter updates. Support the podcast on Patreon […]

Paul sits down with Katie and Julia to do a chapter-by-chapter review of Paul's new book – “Building a Better World in your Backyard Instead of Being Angry at Bad Guys”, covering topics such as Rocket Mass Heaters, his efforts to get celebrities to cover his work. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and […]

Paul sits down with Katie and Julia to do a chapter-by-chapter review of Paul’s new book – “Building a Better World in your Backyard Instead of Being Angry at Bad Guys”, covering topics such as Rocket Mass Heaters, carbon footprints, and the growth of cancer in the modern era. Support the podcast on Patreon Show […]

Paul sits back down with Alan Booker to try to talk about Bill Mollison's Permaculture: A Designer's Manual, but wind up getting completely distracted and talking about Kickstarter and how to get more boots up to bootcamp. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast on this […]

Paul sits back down with Alan Booker to try to talk about Bill Mollison's Permaculture: A Designer's Manual, but wind up getting completely distracted and talking about cultivating a new generation of permaculture leaders and how to characterize them. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast […]

Paul sits back down with Alan Booker after a fourteen-month hiatus to get back into the Big Black Book, aka Permaculture a Designer’s Manual by Bill Mollison. In this episode, they start to discuss Mollison’s 5 permaculture principals and Paul’s reluctance to read David Holmgren’s work. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion […]

Paul sits back down with Alan Booker after a fourteen-month hiatus to get back into the Big Black Book, aka Permaculture a Designer’s Manual by Bill Mollison. This part focuses on Figure 2.1 on page 14, talking about water retention landscapes, water cycling, and crediting inventors. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion […]

Paul sits down with some of his patreons (Julia, Katie, and Mark) to talk about an essay written by Derrek Jensen that became a precursor to Paul's Building a Better World in your Backyard, with this part discussing how the presence of people that aren’t kind and good hinder the entire process. Support the podcast […]

Paul sits down with Julia, Katie, and Mark to talk about an essay written by Derrek Jensen that became a precursor to Paul's Building a Better World in your Backyard, and mostly discusses what Derrek derides in his essay, namely personal change that hopes to result in more major change. Support the podcast on Patreon […]

Paul calls up some of his usual suspects from his patreons (Katie, Kyle, and Mark) along with a couple of new comers (Joshua and Weston, although the latter’s mic was on the fritz) for a more hard-hitting focus on renewable power sources, recycling and a bit on RMHs. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes […]

Paul calls up some of his usual suspects from his patreons (Katie, Kyle, and Mark) for the latest permaculture smackdown with a focus on renewable power sources. There’s also a brief update on the permaculture card deck, the mobile version of the site, and the SKIP book. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and […]

Paul sits down with two of the five boots at bootcamp (Magdalene and Grey, Dez wandered off) to discuss how much the bootcamp sucks, with this episode talking about what to bring, such as work gloves and safety glasses, and what not to bring, like perfume and weed. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes […]

Paul sits down with three of the five boots at bootcamp (Dez, Magdalene, and Grey) to discuss how much the bootcamp sucks. In this part, they go over Grey’s list of stuff that can indicate if bootcamp is going to be for you, or if you’ll just bounce off. Support the podcast on Patreon Show […]

Paul sits down with three of the five boots at bootcamp (Dez, Magdalene, and Grey) to discuss how much the bootcamp sucks, as well as few upsides that they get out of the way first, such as the success of the last three events and the wofati greenhouse. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes […]

Paul continues his call with Mark and Katie on the subject of building rules and regulations on his land, this time mostly discussing willow feeder systems, scalability issues with conventional humanure systems and how the inventor got around them by building a humanure treatment plant. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More […]

Paul continues his call with Mark and Katie on the subject of building rules and regulations on his land, this time actually getting to the topic in the title, along with discussion on wofati roof design, willow feeders, and the reasons why Paul doesn’t want humanure. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion […]

Paul calls up Mark and Katie to discuss the rules and regs of building on his land, but get sidetracked into talking about progress with the wofati greenhouse, potential future kickstarter projects, and an update on using citric acid as an edible cleaner. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and […]

Paul continues the latest episode of the Permaculture Smackdown with Katie and Kyle to discuss how to deal with haters without running and hiding. They talk about Paul’s philosophy on dealing with haters, it’s Buddhist origin, and his experience with the Fouch family. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and […]

Paul sits down for the latest episode of the Permaculture Smackdown with Katie and Kyle to discuss how to deal with haters without running and hiding. They mostly discuss Paul’s approach to moderation, getting thicker skin, and how to move past trolls and haters on other sites. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and […]

Paul sits back down with Eliot once again to continue talking about his farming experience and contrast them with Paul's. They talk about topics such as climate change, carbon footprints and how reducing them brings other benefits, and the reasons why each of them first bought land. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and […]

Paul sits back down with Eliot to continue where they left off on the subject of gardening verses farming. Other topics include some of the difficulties of developing communities, PEP and SKIP certification, and another brief rundown on staying on potentially temporary land. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and […]

Paul sits back down with Eliot for a quick podcast discussing Paul's visit to Eliot's farm before knocking off for lunch. They do get around to discussing berms, hugelkultur, terraces, orchards, frost pockets and how to make upside down hugelkultur beds. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of […]

Paul continues his talk with Eliot, one of the people at the 2021 Rocket Mass Heater Jamboree to discuss the past week of the 9-day event, Rocket Mass Heaters, Walker Stoves, Liberator cores, Gamera, and Bartell’s Bunkhouse, the not-quite-wofati that’s getting a new RMH. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information […]

Paul sits down Elliot, one of of the 30 people at the 2021 Rocket Mass Heater Jamboree to discuss the past week of the 9-day event, covering topics such as Rocket Mass Heaters, Rocket Stoves, a rocket “lorena”, outdoor kitchens, and other happenings at the 2021 RMH Jamboree. Also omelette bars. Support the podcast on […]

Paul continues his talk with Justin on the subject of his Walker stove to be, covering topics such as relative insulation of various materials, effectiveness of convective and radiant heat, fuel consumption, and a hack-y method of ensuring a seal on a brick stratification chamber. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More […]

Paul sits down with Justin to talk about the rocket heater he's building, specifically a Walker Stove of Matt Walker's designs, as well as potential modifications to it, like a metal barrel, heat shielding, insulation, base strength, and the RMH Jamboree. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of […]

Paul continues his discussion on the building codes at Wheaton Labs with his usual crew (Mark, Katie, Opalyn, and probably Kyle). They talk about good duff (insulation) materials for wofaties, plans to simplify wofati designs going forward and some dos and don’ts of glass. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information […]

Paul once again sits down with his usual crew (Mark, Katie, Opalyn, and probably Kyle) to discuss the building codes at Wheaton Labs, as well as a chunk on straw. Other topics include wofaties, appropriate duff material, and use of cardboard as duff insulation. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information […]

Paul continues his consultation with Oregon landowner Chris, another fool that actually paid him rather than blowing the money on cool stuff like ice cream. They talk about stuff like ponds, swales, headache inducing soil composition, solar pumps and BBs. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this […]

Paul calls up Chris, another fool that actually paid for a consultation on his land in Oregon rather than blowing the money on cool stuff like ice cream. Topics covered in this part include Oregon water collection laws and policing, ponds, soil retention, and food forests. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion […]

Paul continues the smackdown with 6 of his patreons (Mark, Katie, Opalyn and Weston were named) on the topic of the ideals that Paul wants people to adhere to when building on his land, such as weather or not urbanite is welcome, and maximum area of a building. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes […]

Paul continues the smackdown with 6 of his patreons (Mark, Katie, Opalyn, and someone from New Zealand whose name was never mentioned) on the topic of the ideals that Paul wants people to adhere to when building on his land. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this […]

Paul sits down with a whopping 6 patreons (Mark and Katie were named) to discuss the ideals that Paul wants people to adhere to when building on his land, although most of this part is talking about philosophy, small eco-communities, and an update on the plumbing at the lab. Support the podcast on Patreon Show […]

Paul continues his call with Jennie in the San Luis Valley of Colorado, covering topics such as hugelkultur, compost, food forests, mulch, fruit trees, edible cleaning agents, and the making of a willow feeder system. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast on this thread at […]

Once again, Paul calls someone who paid him for a consultation on their land – this time Jennie in the San Luis Valley of Colorado, and covering topics such as earthworks, berms, hugelkultur, fencing, composting, and mouse control. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast on […]

Paul calls up Alexandra and Richard, who have recently aquired 0.3 acres in “Mosquito Town”, Minnesota, just on the edge between urban and suburban for a consultation on what to do with it, covering topics such as allelopathic trees, ponds, and hugelkultur. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion […]

Paul calls up Sean, who parted with pizza money to get an opinion on whether or not to move away from his friend's place in California, and if so, what to do? They also discuss residual income streams, renting land and buying land. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and […]

Paul sits down once again to finish up the review of Sepp Holzer's Desert or paradise, this time with special guest Dr. Julia and the usual suspects (Katie, Opalyn, Mark), along with some on rocket oven maintenance and the upcoming RMH Jamboree. The main topics covered are humane slaughter and bee keeping. Support the podcast […]

Paul continues the smackdown with most of the usual suspects (Kyle, Opalyn, Katie) to finish up 20 of the 40 remaining pages in Sepp Holzer's Desert or Paradise, covering topics such as growing frost sensitive plants in colder climates (such as lemon trees in Montana), and treatment of animals Support the podcast on Patreon Show […]

Paul sits down with his usual smackdown suspects (Kyle, Opalyn, Katie, and presumably Mark) to review twenty of the remaining 40 pages in Sepp Holzer's Desert or Paradise, as well as a couple of bits on Willie Smits' latest work, and a fair bit on natural pest control. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes […]

Paul calls up another person who parted with real money to get a rundown of their property – this time Nate from Saint Paul in Minnesota and discuss hugelkultur, railroad ties, retaining walls, raised beds, drainage, and how to avoid the department of making you sad. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion […]

Paul once again sits down with Kyle from bootcamp to talk about identifying and replacing rotten wood in wofatis, how much tolerance there should be in a beam when stabbed, weather or not to char beam bases, how much gravel to add, weather or not to use bin bags on the base, and a whole […]

Paul sits back down with Kyle from bootcamp to discuss door latches on buildings like the shower shack and Allerton Abbey. They discuss how the latches are designed, future door designs, the use of magnets as latches, as well as a bit on bow making and alternative use. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes […]

Paul sits down with Kyle from bootcamp again to record a mini-podcast about log peeling, covering details such as when to cut, what tools to use, how to test for bark adherence, the consequence of cutting at the wrong time, and a request for further info. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion […]

Paul sits down for a quick podcast with Kyle from bootcamp to give an update on the 2021 Rocket Mass Heater Jamboree. They talk about the Uncle Mudd RMH, it’s successor, Liberator cores, planned builds in the solarium and woodshop, and progress on the rocket assisted solar dehydrator. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes […]

Paul, Katie and Opalyn get back together to continue their review of Sepp Holzer's Desert or Paradise. In this part, they talk about farmsteads, marketing, organic standards and incentivizing companies to sell healthier food. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast on this thread at Permies.