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Permaculture is a design system for ecological and sustainable living, integrating plants, animals, buildings, people and communities. Living Permaculture airs on KDNK on the 4th Wednesday of every month.

Raleigh Burleigh


    • May 20, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 27m AVG DURATION
    • 75 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Living Permaculture

    Living Permaculture | Wind Clearwater of Oasis Nursery Ltd.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 27:58


    Vanessa Harmony interviews Wind Clearwater, owner and operator of Oasis Nursery Ltd., an organic plant nursery nestled near Hotchkiss, Delta, and Cedaredge serving Delta, Surface Creek, Crawford, the North Fork Valley and beyond. They discuss horticulture, permaculture, soil-building, and Rocky Mountain native and edible plants.

    Living Permaculture | Robb and Ginger Janssen

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 27:58


    Vanessa and Jerome interview Ginger and Robb Janssen to discuss off-grid living and their business, Basalt Mountain Gardens. Since 1994 the Janssens have been creating, expanding, and enjoying their off-grid paradise on Basalt Mountain.

    Living Permaculture | Jacob Trumbull, head miller and owner of Roaring Fork Mill

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 27:57


    In today's Living Permaculture episode, Vanessa and Jerome interview Jacob Trumbull, head miller and owner of Roaring Fork Mill, a family-run stone flour mill in Carbondale, CO.

    Living Permaculture | Emerald Ash Borer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 27:58


    Vanessa continues her interview with the arborists from Establishing Roots to discuss Emerald Ash Borer, an invasive insect that threatens ash trees.

    Living Permaculture | Renee and Sherman DeBruhl of Establishing Roots

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 27:56


    This month on Living Permaculture, Vanessa Harmony interviews arborists Renee and Sherman DeBruhl, owners and operators of Establishing Roots, a tree-care and plant-health-care business based in Carbondale, CO focusing on tree health from soil and roots to branches and crown.

    Living Permaculture | Dr. James Sceats

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 27:58


    This month on Living Permaculture, Vanessa Harmony and Jerome Osentowski interview local permaculture homesteader and retired neurosurgeon Dr. James Sceats of Glenwood Springs, CO.

    Living Permaculture | Thankful for our Guests

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 27:58


    The theme for November's edition of Living Permaculture is "Thankful for our Guests" and will feature previously unaired clips from some of this year's past interviews.

    Living Permaculture | Women, Food & Agriculture

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 27:58


    Vanessa Harmony interviews two guests: Jules Salinas, Executive Director of the Women, Food & Agriculture Network, and Amber "Stormy" Kennedy of the "Harvesting Our Potential" mentorship program, to reflect on their organization, and a feminist foundation to agriculture.

    Living Permaculture | Mark Congdon, Director of Agriculture at Gaining Ground

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 27:58


    Vanessa Harmony and Jerome Osentowski interview Mark Congdon, Director of Agriculture at Gaining Ground, a nonprofit organic farm in Concord, Massachusetts. With the help of thousands of community volunteers, Gaining Ground grows vegetables and fruit to donate to meal programs and food pantries to promote equitable access to healthy, sustainably grown produce.

    Living Permaculture | David Lipsky Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 27:58


    This month on Living Permaculture, we'll air Part II of Vanessa Harmony's and Jerome Osentwoski's interview with New York Times bestselling author, David Lipsky, discussing his non-fiction book entitled, “The Parrot and the Igloo - Climate and the Science of Denial”, and reflecting on permaculture approaches to the challenges ahead.

    Living Permaculture | Author David Lipsky

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 27:58


    This month on Living Permaculture, Vanessa Harmony and Jerome Osentwoski interview New York Times bestselling author, David Lipsky, to discuss his non-fiction book entitled, “The Parrot and the Igloo - Climate and the Science of Denial”, published in 2023.

    Living Permaculture | Melanie Eggers of Apple Core Project

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 27:58


    On the June episode of Living Permaculture, Vanessa Harmony interviews Melanie Eggers of Apple Core Project, a non-profit organization preserving Western Colorado's fruit heritage and rare apple genetics in west San Miguel and Montrose Counties of Colorado. They discuss the importance of preserving apple tree genetics, collaboration with Montezuma Orchard Restoration Project, cider pressing, and national heritage fruit tree mapping efforts.

    Living Permaculture | UpRoot Colorado

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 27:58


    On this month's episode of Living Permaculture, our guest is Rita Mary Hennigan, co-director of UpRoot Colorado. UpRoot Colorado is a local non-profit organization with the mission of increasing the nutrition security of Coloradans by harvesting and redistributing surplus, nutrient-dense foods while supporting the resilience of farmers. They discuss the term "gleaning" and how it applies to UpRoot's work, and reflect on the roles of consumers and growers in our local community foodshed.

    Living Permaculture | Melissa Miles

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 27:58


    This month on Living Permaculture, Vanessa Harmony interviews Melissa Miles, who is responsible for introducing Vanessa to permaculture in 2011. Melissa Miles is a Permaculture Designer-Teacher-Consultant and an Environmental Biologist and Conservation Planner in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. They discuss the evolution of permaculture education and Melissa's career developments over the last decade, the human landscape of permaculture in Southeastern Pennsylvania, and the role of humans in environmentalism.

    Living Permaculture | Claude Jolicoeur

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2024 27:58


    On this episode of Living Permaculture, hosts Vanessa Harmony and Jerome Osentowski interview Claude Jolicoeur, a cider maker, apple grower, engineer, and author of multiple books and articles on the topic of cider including, “The New Cider Maker's Handbook”, and, “Cider Planet”. They discuss the methods behind Claude's award-winning ciders and explore the role of cider apples and wild apples in making what Claude calls the “Prince of Beverages”.

    Living Permaculture | New CRMPI director Mathew Davis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 28:00


    This month on Living Permaculture, hosts Vanessa Harmony and Jerome Osentowski interview the new director of Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute, Mathew Davis, regarding his career background and his new role at CRMPI.

    Living Permaculture | Jackie Skrypnek & Matthew Davis

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2023 28:00


    On this episode of Living Permaculture, hosts Vanessa Harmony and Jerome Osentowski interview a past CRMPI volunteer and discuss the "zero-waste, zero-dollar" garden beds she helped construct, as well as her involvement in a community greenhouse hub project in Alberta.

    Living Permaculture | Bioregional Regeneration

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 28:00


    On this month's Living Permaculture episode host Vanessa Harmony interviews two local "Weavers" of Bioregional Regeneration efforts: Rita Marsh and Gwen Garcelon. They discuss the definition and origin of the term Bioregional Regeneration, and the guests' missions for land, people, and wildlife to live in harmony.

    Living Permaculture | Amy Kousch of Berchta Botanicals in Fort Collins

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023 28:00


    On this month's episode of Living Permaculture, host Vanessa Harmony interviews Amy Kousch of Berchta Botanicals in Fort Collins: northern Colorado's only specialized medicinal plant nursery and medicinal plant education center.

    Living Permaculture | Nick Schaffer of Grow Green Now, LLC

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2023 28:00


    On this months show of Living Permaculture, host Vanessa Harmony interviews Nick Schaffer of Grow Green Now LLC, a company based in Basalt, CO offering edible gardens and tree care in the Roaring Fork Valley.

    Living Permaculture | Career History and Journey to Permaculture Design

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2023 27:30


    Vanessa Harmony and Jerome Osentowski interview three agricultural interns at Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute to learn about their educational and career histories and their journey in discovering permaculture design.

    Living Permaculture | Vanessa Harmony & Colorado Edible Forest

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023 27:59


    This month on Living Permaculture, Vanessa Harmony and Jerome Osentowski provide a summer update from their organizations, Colorado Edible Forest, Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute, and Jerome's Organics.

    Living Permaculture | Jared Kerst of Rivendell Farms

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023 28:00


    On this month's episode of Living Permaculture host Vanessa Harmony interviews Jared Kerst of Rivendell Farms, a regenerative agriculture farm in Glenwood Springs, to "myth bust" reductionist environmentalist perspectives on beef cattle methane production and regional water conservation.

    Living Permaculture | Jen Ghigiarelli

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2023 27:59


    This episode of Living Permaculture explores careers in farming and topics affecting our regional farming community. Hosts Vanessa Harmony and Jerome Osentowski examine the career history and current work of Jen Ghigiarelli, Membership Coordinator for Rocky Mountain Farmers Union.

    Living Permaculture | Canada Thistle

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 28:00


    This month's show of Living Permaculture focuses on tactics to address Canada thistle at the Carbondale Nature Park with our guests Gwen Garcelon and Eric Brendlinger.

    Living Permaculture | Sarah Montgomery of Garden's Edge

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023 28:00


    This month on Living Permaculture hosts Jerome Osentowski, and Vanessa Harmony, interview Sarah Montgomery of Garden's Edge, an organization supporting indigenous agricultural initiatives in Guatemala.

    Living Permaculture | Eric Toensmeier

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2023 28:00


    This month on Living Permaculture, hosts Jerome Osentowski and Vanessa Harmony speak with Eric Toensmeier, author of “Trees With Edible Leaves” about agroforestry and edible plants.

    Living Permaculture | Toadstool Traditions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2023 28:00


    On this episode of Living Permaculture, hosts Jerome Osentowski and Vanessa Way chat with Mateo Rader of Toadstool Traditions.

    Living Permaculture | CRMPI Updates, Charrettes & More

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2022 24:40


    On this episode of Living Permaculture, hosts Vanessa Harmony and Jerome Osentowski give updates from Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute, we learn about agroforestry, they let us know about a new academy and publications to look out for, and we hear about a permaculture design charrette.

    Living Permaculture | Colorado Edible Forest

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 28:00


    On this episode of Living Permaculture, Jerome welcomes Vanessa Harmony of Colorado Edible Forest, a nursery located in Spring Valley in Glenwood Springs with hardy edible perennial plants.

    Living Permaculture | Mark Krawczyk

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2022 28:00


    On this episode of Living Permaculture, Jerome Osentowski interviews Mark Krawczyk about his book "Coppice Agroforestry."

    Living Permaculture | Healthy School Lunches

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 28:00


    On this episode of Living Permaculture, host Jerome Osentowski welcomes Eden and Ben to chat about Colorado voters considering healthy school meals for all.

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    Living Permaculture | Casey from Seed Peace

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 28:00


    On this episode of Living Permaculture, host Jerome Osentowski has a discussion with Casey Piscura of Seed Peace. Among other topics, they discuss recent changes that Seed Peace has gone through.

    Living Permaculture | CRMPI's Special Use Permit Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2022 28:00


    On this episode of Living Permaculture, Adrian Fielder chats with Central Rocky Mountain Institute's Jerome Osentowski and Stephanie Syson about the latest in the organization's efforts to acquire a special-use permit from Eagle County to continue operations.

    Living Permaculture | Reminiscing on Dandelion Day 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2022 27:52


    On this episode of Living Permaculture, host Jerome Osentowski discusses Dandelion Day with the 'queen bee' of the operation, Natalie Rae Fuller.

    Living Permaculture: Permaculture Design Course

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 28:00


    Hosts Stephanie Syson and Jerome Ostentowski chat with permaculture student and chef Tiffany about permaculture and a CRMPI design course in Puerto Rico.

    Living Permaculture: Highwater Farm in Silt

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 26:47


    On this episode of Living Permaculture, host Jerome Ostentowski chats with Sara Tymczyszyn and Rachel Becker from Highwater farm in Silt.

    Living Permaculture: Rabbits, Farm to Table Food and More

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 28:00


    In this episode of Living Permaculture recorded in November of 2021, Kenna Crampton and host Jerome Ostentowski talk CRMPI, rabbits, then a chat with Julie Castaldo.

    Living Permaculture: Collaboration on Cattle Creek Property in March

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 26:30


    Living Permaculture host Jerome Osentowski chats with guests Travis and Karine about an upcoming charrette up Cattle Creek Road related to permaculture design and Jerome talks about the three ethics of permaculture.

    Jerome Talks with Michael Thompson on Living Permaculture

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 26:30


    Jerome and Michael Thompson give an update on farming in the winter.

    Living Permaculture: Jerome Gives an Update on CRMPI

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2021 26:28


    Jerome lets listeners know about what is going on at CRMPI (Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute) this winter and next spring, and a project at a new property.

    Emily and Andy Roy on Living Permaculture

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 26:28


    Living Permaculture is on the road in Fredrick, Maryland. Emily and Andy Roy have a suburban lot that will open your mind to the possibilities that permaculture offers to land of any size.

    Michael Judd on Living Permaculture

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 26:29


    Stephanie and Jerome talk with Michael Judd - author and permaculture expert who specializes in agroecological and whole systems design throughout the americas.

    Kareen Erbe on Living Permaculture

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2021 26:31


    Stephanie and Jerome talk with fellow permaculture teacher Kareen Erbe of Broken Ground Permaculture about this years Permaculture Design Course and cold climate strategies for food production.

    Living Permaculture Interviews Eric Toensmeier

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2021 26:28


    This episode features a ward winning author and permaculture expert Eric Toensmeier. Stephanie and Jerome talk with Eric about the value of perennial farming methods to help mitigate the climate swings that are becoming more common across the world.

    What's Growing in Greg Peterson's Urban Garden?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 26:28


    Phoenix-based permaculturalist Greg Peterson returns to Living Permaculture to get into the gnitty gritty of what grows in his garden, when, and for how long. Plus, Greg and Jerome get philosophical.

    Greg Peterson Shares His Permaculture Journey

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 26:29


    Phoenix-based permaculturalist Greg Peterson compares notes from his urban one-third acre with host Jerome Osentowski at the Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute. Greg also hosts a podcast.

    The "Nursery Nerds" Return to Living Permaculture

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2021 25:39


    Michael Dolan of Burnt Ridge Nursery in Onalaska, Washington again joins local orchardists Jerome Ostentowski and Vanessa Harmony on the air. This time, they talk about heritage apple cultivars, propagation tactics, irrigation and a very special special pumpkin.

    Orchardists from RFV and Onalaska, WA Compare Notes on Living Permaculture

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2021 26:31


    Living Permaculture digs into the new year with Michael Dolan, co-owner of Burnt Ridge Nursery and Orchards in Onalaska, Washington. Co-hosts Jerome Ostentowski and Vanessa Harmony of Colorado Edible Forest compare orchard notes with Dolan: 1000 miles apart!

    Advancing Your Backyard Garden on Living Permaculture

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2020 26:28


    Perhaps one silver lining of 2020 is how much food was grown by home gardeners! This month on Living Permaculture, KDNK's Kathleen Shannon speaks with Jerome Ostenowski about projects that gardeners can add to their repertoires to make their yards and gardens even more sustainable. They chat about raising rabbits, composting, and taking advantage of Colorado's abundance of fruits.

    Harper Kaufman on Living Permaculture

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2020 26:28


    Local farmers have needed to adapt to a strange business year this growing season. This month on Living Permaculture, Harper Kaufman talks about her business Two Roots Farm in Basalt.

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