Podcasts about Geoff Lawton

Join us for a very special conversation with Geoff Lawton the permaculture educator and consultant. He has taught thousands of students and regenerated thousands of acres of land himself and even more through his students. He is also Matt Powers' original permaculture teacher and who he earned his PDC from - he's also who gave Matt the greenlight and encouragement to begin writing Permaculture books for educational contexts. Join Matt & Geoff as they delve into how we got here and where we are going in Permaculture, education, and our Regenerative Future!! Want to watch the interview? You can - it's FREE when you sign up here: https://matt-powers.mykajabi.com/r-future + there's almost 40 other speakers too!!!! JOIN US!!

 I spoke with David Spicer, affectionately known as Doc Spice, an accomplished permaculture designer who has specialized in earthworks installation. Having taught and worked on various projects extensively within Australia and internationally, in places such as Morocco, Jordan, Palestine and New Caledonia, Doc has worked in a broad array of different soil types, topographies and climatic zones. He's also a valued member of the Permaculture Sustainable Consulting team headed up by Geoff Lawton and is registered Teacher #5 with the Permaculture Research Institute of Australia. Doc is a master of practical and logical mainframe permaculture design and he's pioneered the design of water harvesting and storage earthworks which frames all regenerative farming. In this episode we talk about why it's so important to invest early on in a project to get your earthworks right because of what it can mean for the health of your land. Doc also shares some insights on his personal design process and what he looks for in a landscape to give him clues as to the most effective interventions on the form of the land. We also cover some of the risks of improperly installed features, the need to draw from as many sources of knowledge as possible and he also gives some valuable advice for people who are new to earthworks on how to get started. 

You don't hear this permaculture message very often: Start Simple. Usually people are watching videos of Geoff Lawton and planning swales and dams and grafting, and...Cormac Harkin of Vine Permaculture starts his consults with basic questions:What do you like to eat?What kind of time do you have during the week to devote to a garden. (if you spend 8 hours a week on a garden, where does that time come from?)When you walk out to your garden, what does it look like?He starts people out simply, with a Minimum Viable Product (MVP), and then add on from there. A salad garden by the back door with cut and come again lettuce. A kitchen garden. A layout that makes sense: You walk out to the chicken coop to get eggs - what gardens or beds can you harvest from on the way?Cormac does a Free Food Forest Abundance planning session as well. Contact him at cormac@vinepermaculture.com.Subscribe to the Vine Permaculture Newsletter.Check out the Vine Permaculture Podcast at https://vinepermaculture.com/podcast/Episode website: https://ThrivingtheFuture.com/start-simple.Sponsors:Grow Nut Trees: Elderberry cuttings are still available but Hurry before they come out of dormancy. Now have pecan seedlings and red mulberry seedlings. At GrowNutTrees.com.Times are tough. How many feet of potatoes and how many potato plants would you need to live off your garden? Thriving Garden Planner spreadsheet can help you. It also has a tab to track how much money you saved by growing your own food. Last year I grew 14 pounds of tomatoes, which would have cost me $50 in the store. It's on sale for $10 at ThrivingGardenPlanner.com.

We are SUPER excited to bring you this chat as Brett is the whole reason we are here right now. Through his course we met, connected and decided to start this podcast. Brett's course brought out our passions and kindled our passion for Permaculture. He opened our eye's up to what Permaculture is (not just gardening!). In this episode we talk about Brett's journey into Permaculture and a Permaculture centred business. We also talk about Jo and Brett's love for Turkeys, pitfalls of being a 'purist', our favourite books, resources we love, plus so much more. Limestone Website: https://www.limestonepermaculture.com Limestone Socials: https://www.instagram.com/limestone_permaculture/?hl=en https://www.youtube.com/@UC273R85G2x8RWqxbSgMSlTw https://www.facebook.com/LimestonePermaculture/ Resources mentioned: BookingNative Stingless Bee workshop: https://www.limestonepermaculture.com/upcoming-events Limestone tours: https://www.limestonepermaculture.com/events/january-farm-garden-tour Limestone PDC: https://www.limestonepermaculture.com/permaculture-design-certificate Steve from Australian Native Bee Co: https://www.australiannativebeeco.com/contact River cottage UK: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiR4cejxeyCAxXGafUHHU8nDB0QFnoECDsQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rivercottage.net%2F&usg=AOvVaw1qqf8TfSemn3jYXBA2BMl6&opi=89978449 About Bill Mollison: https://worldpermacultureassociation.com/permaculture-ethics/ Geoff Lawton: https://www.permaculturenews.org/author/geofflawton/ Retrosuburbia: Pay what you can- https://retrosuburbia.com Roe Morrow: https://www.bluemountainspermacultureinstitute.com.au

In deze aflevering praat ik met Martin Slort, die voor de Wilde School de online Voedselboscursus heeft gemaakt.Martin geeft rondleidingen en cursussen over permacultuur.Hij maakt ontwerpen, legt voedselbossen aan en biedt veel inspiratie op social media. We praten over de permacultuur lifestyle en voedselbossen.Hoe kun je met een permacultuur bril naar de wereld en je leven kijken? We hebben het over verschillende onderwerpen. Bijvoorbeeld hoe het is om in een levend schilderij (aka voedselbos) te wonen?  Wat is het verschil in ecologische- en economische waarde van een natuurgebied, voedselbos en agro forestry systeem?Kun je dieren houden in het voedselbos en wat zijn hier de voordelen van?  Over kippentractors, varkens in het voedselbos en 'wilde' bijen voor de bestuiving.Hoe werkt het beheer van een voedselbos? Hoeveel tijd is Martin er elke week aan kwijt?Over het bijhouden van oogst en biodiversiteit en het doen van amateuristische wetenschap. Oogst is niet alleen voeding maar ook gezond water, schone lucht en heel veel biodiversiteit.Hoe zien familie en buurtbewoners Martin zijn voedselbos? Zijn er mensen kritisch?Hoe is het om als kind in een voedselbos op te groeien? Zijn kinderen snacken uit het voedselbos.Hoe het begon bij Geoff Lawton, waar Martin de Permaculture design course (PDC) deed. De permacultuur lifestyle, waarin je kijkt naar de natuur en je onderdeel van de natuur voelt. Waarin je je leven op een andere manier inricht. Van geboorte, van zijn kinderen educatie geven, de visie van de natuur, zijn voedsel, de manier waarop ze bouwen etc.Water is de basis, zo gauw we water terugbrengen in het landschap start je het hele systeem op. Elk voedselbos zou eigenlijk een waterpartij moeten hebben, ook omdat de zomers steeds droger worden. Water creëert mega veel leven.Een aflevering vol leven en inspiratie.Veel plezier met luisteren!Martin Slort zijn website - Instagram - YoutubeWil je meer ontdekken over wie de Wilde is en wat we doen?Kijk dan even op onze website of instagram

Geoff Lawton is a world-renowned permaculture consultant, designer and teacher. He has dedicated his life to teaching people how to create abundant, resilient systems that work in harmony with nature. From designing edible landscapes to consulting on large-scale regenerative agriculture projects, Geoff's expertise has made him a sought-after authority in the world of permaculture. In today's conversation it's all about:

Rhamis Kent is a scholar-in-residence at Zaytuna College. In conversation with Matthew Monahan. Watch this episode on video: https://youtu.be/c47rO9-mSBc Zaytuna College: https://zaytuna.edu/ THE REGENERATION WILL BE FUNDED Ma Earth Website: https://maearth.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@maearthmedia Community Discord: https://maearth.com/community Podcast Feed: https://feed.podbean.com/theregeneration/feed.xml RESOURCES Reflection: a walk with water: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14623242/ Inhabit: A Permaculture Perspective: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4422154/ Discover Permaculture with Geoff Lawton: https://www.discoverpermaculture.com/ Zaytuna Farm: https://www.zaytunafarm.com/ Greening the Desert: https://www.greeningthedesertproject.org/ Koanga Institute: https://koanga.org.nz/ Guns, Germs, and Steel: https://www.amazon.com.au/Guns-Germs-Steel-Fates-Societies/dp/0393317552 Collapse by Jared Diamond book: https://www.amazon.com.au/Collapse-Societies-Choose-Succeed-Revised/dp/0143117009 Topsoil and Civilization: https://www.amazon.com/Topsoil-Civilization-Vernon-Gill-Carter/dp/0806111070 Against the Grain book: https://www.amazon.com.au/Against-Grain-History-Earliest-States/dp/0300182910 Reconstruction by Way of Soil book: https://www.amazon.com/Reconstruction-Way-Soil-Guy-Wrench/dp/1482678322 Conquest of the Land Through Seven Thousand Years book: https://www.amazon.com/Conquest-Through-Thousand-Classic-Reprint/dp/0265586348/ref=sr_1_1 Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations book: https://www.amazon.com.au/Dirt-Erosion-Civilizations-David-Montgomery/dp/0520248708 Century of the Self film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ3RzGoQC4s Rhamis Meditations Series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaGjsDGUPAg Joel Salatin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Salatin Becoming James Brett: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZhlK2wXRew This interview took place during Bioneers 2023: https://bioneers.org SOCIAL Farcaster: https://warpcast.com/maearth X / Twitter: https://twitter.com/maearthmedia Lenstube: https://lenstube.xyz/channel/maearth.lens Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maearthmedia/ Mirror: https://mirror.xyz/maearth.eth LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/maearth/ Lenster: https://lenster.xyz/u/maearth Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maearthcommunity TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@maearthmedia

There are as many ways to structure a community as there are communities, but perhaps one of the most controversial models are those with central leadership. I mean... is that even REAL community?!? Today's guest and self-proclaimed "evil dictator," Paul Wheaton comes on to explain the benefits of top-down power structures and the great responsibility that comes with taking on the role. Paul Wheaton is a powerful advocate of permaculture. He was dubbed the "Duke of Permaculture" by Geoff Lawton and Sepp Holzer, and the "Bad Boy of Permaculture" by Occupy Monsanto. Paul is the owner of permies.com, coderanch.com, richsoil.com, and Wheaton Labs. He has produced over 600 podcasts, 200 youtube videos, and a dozen feature-length films. He has presented at over 100 events around the US and has written dozens of articles and 2 books on topics ranging from luxuriant environmentalism to homesteading skills. The events he hosts at his property, Wheaton Labs, have resulted in the development of rocket stove and rocket mass heater technology, massive earthworks featuring extensive hugelkulture, solar food dehydrators, lots and lots of round wood timber frame structures like a truly passive earth-bermed solar green house and a mega-cheap and luxurious home design called the Wofati, as well as many, many other permaculture innovations. If you want to learn more about different structural models of community or any aspect of community, check out the Inside Community Podcast sponsor, ⁠⁠⁠The Foundation for Intentional Community⁠⁠⁠. FIC is an incredible resource center with weekly events, online courses, classified advertisements, and lots of free educational materials. Podcast listeners get 20% off in ⁠⁠⁠⁠FIC Bookstore ⁠⁠⁠⁠with code INSIDE20 and 30% off ⁠⁠⁠⁠FIC courses⁠⁠⁠⁠ with code INSIDE30. You can learn more about FIC and access transcripts at ⁠⁠⁠⁠ic.org/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠. Your financial support of Inside Community helps us to continue to create meaningful and exciting content and I hope you'll consider ⁠⁠⁠⁠donating!⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow the show and see inspiring images and videos of community life on Facebook and Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@InsideCommunityPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ - I'd love to hear from you there!  If this content has been meaningful or useful to you, please subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts, and share with your friends and folks you know who are curious about living Inside Community. Super Awesome Inside Community Jingle by FIC board member Dave Booda ⁠⁠⁠davebooda.com⁠⁠⁠ ICP theme by Rebecca Mesritz We are so grateful to for our show's sponsors: Caddis Collaborative - ⁠⁠⁠⁠caddispc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ CohoUS - ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.cohousing.org⁠⁠⁠⁠ Communities Magazine - ⁠⁠⁠⁠gen-us.net/subscribe⁠

On this episode of The Survival Podcast, we are delighted to welcome back Geoff Lawton, a familiar face and esteemed member of our expert council. Geoff, a renowned figure in the world of permaculture and regenerative design, brings with him … Continue reading →

Geoff Lawton will be conducting a two-hour workshop on permaculture design at the upcoming Exit and Build Land Summit III. Learn more or get tickets to the Exit and Build Land Summit III here - https://exitandbuildlandsummit.com In this video, we get a sneak peek into his thoughts on designing a property with permaculture principles. Join us to discover the potential of permaculture in creating regenerative and sustainable landscapes. Explore Geoff Lawton's work here - https://www.permaculturenews.org/

Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes.  Today's episode was originally Episode-923- Geoff Lawton on Site Selection, Main Frame Earthworks, GMOs and More and was originally fist published on June 15th, 2012.  The … Continue reading →

How to Design and Build Yourself a Food Forest Guest Graham Towerton, Design Team Leader, Food Forest Abundance A well-designed permaculture food forest incorporates multiple layers of edible plants, including fruit and nut trees, shrubs, herbs, vines, rhizomes, mushrooms, and perennial vegetables. This episode focuses on the food forest design, planning and installation process. Food forest designs are fully customized to each client's climate, planting zone, topography and space, as well as to the client's functionality, culinary and aesthetic desires. With 34 years experience as a chemical engineer and over 40 years of gardening and small farm experience, in Australia and the US, Graham Towerton recently retired to become a full-time permaculture designer and installer. For Towerton, a full-time permaculture consultancy was a logical second career; he is practical, knowledgeable and passionate about food forest gardening. He obtained his certification as a Permaculture Design Consultant from Geoff Lawton's Discover Permaculture school in October, 2021, and then he joined Food Forest Abundance as a designer in January, 2022. Having completed over 30 designs individually and a dozen more as collaborations, Towerton is now one of two global design team leaders for Food Forest Abundance. He provides sage advice as he leads listeners through the steps of the entire process. INFORMATION RESOURCES Purchase a Food Forest Design and work with a certified permaculture designer to start the design process – https://foodforestabundance.com/get-started/?ref=WENDYFACHON Learn more through Graham Towerton's Permaculture Adventures Linktree Page which has links to his social media pages and FFA blog articles - https://linktr.ee/permacultureadventures Read Wendy's Food Forest Article - https://www.naturalawakeningsboston.com/2023/02/28/426799/food-forest-gardening-grows-in-rhode-island Follow the Story Walking Radio Hour and Food Forest Abundance on the UNITE multimedia channel - https://unite.live/channels/story-walking-radio-hour/story-walking-radio-hour Join the Story Walking Radio Hour group on facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/StoryWalkingRadio Listen to related podcasts Food Forest Abundance with Jim Gale - https://dreamvisions7radio.com/food-forest-abundance/ The Enchanted Edible Forest with Dani Baker - https://dreamvisions7radio.com/dani-baker-author-home-scale-forest-garden/ Backyard Farming for Self-Sufficiency - https://dreamvisions7radio.com/backyard-farming-for-self-sufficiency/ Why Eating Organic is Crucial to the Future of the Planet - https://dreamvisions7radio.com/eating-organic-crucial-future-planet/ Learn more at www.storywalking.com ,  https://netwalkri.com email wendy@netwalkri.com or call 401 529-6830. Connect with Wendy to order copies of Fiddlesticks, The Angel Heart or Storywalker Wild Plant Magic Cards. Subscribe to Wendy's blog Writing with Wendy at www.wendyfachon.blog. Join Wendy on facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/StoryWalkingRadio

Helder Valente is acting as a recognized permaculture teacher for more than a decade, researching & implementing sustainability principles in a wide variety of environments. He has been learning and working with recognized elder permaculturists Bill Mollison, Geoff Lawton, Sepp Holzer and many more in the major world climatic regions and we are super happy having had the opportunity to meet and exchange with him at Festança Permaculture festival in Portugal 22. In this episode Helder shares about his journey to the Amazon jungle and reveals unexpected realities and challenges some of the indigenous tribes are facing to survive in these times. *SUPPORT US* We want to keep our podcast free and accessible for everyone, but for that we need your support.  DONATE via Patreon https://www.patreon.com/yuramin or use PayPal via frauhades@gmail.com. Interview with Helder Valente Musical Participation Luiz Gabriel Lopes Illustration by Aguabel

Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today's episode was originally, Episode-1727- Geoff Lawton on the Big Picture of Problems and Solutions was first published on February 9th, 2016. The notes below are … Continue reading →

Paul Wheaton is a powerful advocate of permaculture. He was dubbed the “Duke of Permaculture” by Geoff Lawton and Sepp Holzer, and the “Bad Boy of Permcaulture” by Occupy Monsanto. Paul is the owner of permies.com, coderanch.com, richsoil.com, and Wheaton … Continue reading →

Lately, along with so many others on east coast of Australia we've been struggling with a lot of rain.... With more on the forecast, we thought it fitting to sit down and chat about how we're dealing with water management in our gardens. We chat through some tips on how to prepare for a large rain event, how to manage water during those downpours and what we're focusing on when we can't get outside. Check out some of our favourite resources regarding water management!

This show is a free-form ramble through the history that led to the creation of TSH and the podcast. No outline today, more story instead. From my slow awakening after a zombified college experience, to starting my own fitness training business at the age of 22, paying off the student loan debt and then making the leap into doing permaculture full time and having it literally end in flames and the road to recovery since. Learn where the inspiration from TSH came from, and where we're going with it.   Resource Links Will Hooker - PDC (Video 1) Geoff Lawton's Greening The Desert 1.0 - Parts 1 and 2 Jason Leister's Sovereign Business   Today's Ending Music: I Wish We All Could Leave California (Beach Boys Parody) - Babylon Bee

Permaculture was found in the 1970s by Bill Mollison. It means permanent agriculture which leads to permanent culture. This is important because of how we have tried to industrialize nature and we consume everything. Permaculture can be practiced everywhere no matter the size or location of the property. It is a design science that can create thriving ecosystems and it focuses on solutions and not problems. This episode we'll cover: 3 ethics - care of earth, care of people, and return of surplus. The 12 principals of permaculture: Observe and interact Catch and store energy (solar, rain, food, heat, etc) Obtain a yield Apply self regulation and obtain feedback Use and value renewable resources and services Produce no waste Design from patterns to details Integrate rather than segregate Use small and slow solutions Use and value diversity Use edges and value marginal Creatively use and respond to change Permaculture zones 0 through 5, and the 8 forms of capital: Intellectual Experiential Cultural Living Financial Material Social Spiritual Some resources: Geoff Lawton - https://www.discoverpermaculture.com/thepermaculturecircle Jack Spirko - https://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/ Paul Wheaton - https://paulwheaton.com/ Bill Mollison - https://redemptionpermaculture.com/who-is-bill-mollison/ Seth Holzer - http://www.seppholzer.info/ “The greatest change we need to make is from consumption to production, even if on a small scale, in our own gardens. If only 10% of us do this, there is enough for everyone. Hence the futility of revolutionaries who have no gardens, who depend on the very system they attack, and who produce words and bullets, not food and shelter.” - Bill Mollison “The tragic reality is that very few sustainable systems are designed or applied by those who hold power, and the reason for this is obvious and simple: to let people arrange their own food, energy, and shelter is to lose economic and political control over them. We should cease to look to power structures, hierarchical systems, or governments to help us, and devise ways to help ourselves.” ― Bill Mollison

J talks with community gardener, student and permaculture teacher, Delvin Solkinson; he runs the Visionary Permaculture Program at COSM. Completing a PDC, Diploma and Masters Degree with Bill Mollison, Delvin has spent the past two decades traveling the world completing a myriad of advanced courses and teacher trainings with Permaculture pioneers like David Holmgren, Geoff Lawton, Toby Hemenway, and Rosemary Morrow just to name a few. • They talk about everything from how applying the principles and ethics of Permaculture and design can upgrade our life, to moving towards a future of regenerative resources of caring for our ecosystem, collaborative work that transcends space and time, and more. • You can find Delvin at https://www.visionarypermaculture.com/ (https://www.visionarypermaculture.com) as well as on IG at https://instagram.com/visionary_permaculture (https://instagram.com/visionary_permaculture) • Get Delvin's book directly: https://www.etsy.com/listing/996082169/permaculture-design-notes-2021 (https://www.etsy.com/listing/996082169/permaculture-design-notes-2021) and pre-order the 230-card Permaculture Design Deck: https://www.permaculturedesign.earth/designdeck (https://www.permaculturedesign.earth/designdeck) • And be sure to find us: https://linktr.ee/itd.jcosta (https://linktr.ee/itd.jcosta) Delvin's Movie Recommendations: 'Inhabit: A Permaculture Perspective' - Costa Boutsikaris // 'The Need to Grow' - Larry Santoyo // 'Permaculture' - Geoff Lawton // 'The Growing Edge' - Starhawk & Donna Read // 'Fantastic Fungi' - Paul Stamets

Learning to work in harmony with nature, rather than against it, is incredibly important if we're to halt and reverse the damage we've done to Earth's climate. But this is something we've realised over the years - catastrophic climate change was never the intention. But with the benefit of hindsight, and the chance to start fresh, how would we reimagine our societies to build a better relationship with the natural world? Geoff Lawton is the founder of the Permaculture Research Institute. In this episode he tells us how the conscious design philosophy of Permaculture is helping people reconnect with and give back to nature, to create sustainable, stable and thriving ecosystems. Your host is Ollie Guillou. Follow him on Twitter, and find out more about OG Podcasts here.

A chat with Michael Moore.  In This Garden Chat: Instead of starting a new crop in your gardens with tired old soil, consider boosting the potential yield and health of the crops by rejuvenating the soil each season. In this Garden Chat we talk with permaculture gardener and practitioner Michael Victoria Moore about how to boost the health of the ecosystem housing the roots of your plant babies. Michael, Greg and co-host Janice Norton also answer some soil questions sent in during the live chat. On the last Tuesday every month we host The Urban Farm Garden Chats where Greg Peterson has a relaxed conversation in a Zoom room with a special guest to cover useful gardening topics, and they answer questions from the live listening audience. To join us for the next event, go to www.GardenChat.org or Click HERE to register for the Monthly Garden Chat with Live Q&A Our Special Guest:Michael Victoria Moore is a Permaculture Consultant and Practitioner living in Alberta. After watching Geoff Lawton videos on Youtube, she attended workshops, lectures, and films, read all that she could on the internet, and started picking up books on anything permaculture.  The more she read, the more she realized that this was her course in life. Michael signed up to take her Permaculture Design Certification Course and what a game changer that was! Since then, the momentum has never stopped.  She attended the International Permaculture Conference and Convergence in Amman Jordan, with over two hundred delegates from around the world, including the co-founder of Permaculture himself, Bill Mollison. Then she studied with Doug Weatherby, the Soil Doctor with the renowned organization, The Soil Foodweb. Michael's company, Genesis Permaculture, Regenerative Landscape and Design has been in practice for the past 11 years. As a Practitioner and Designer of regenerative systems, Michael and her company help people grow their own food and create self-sustaining landscapes that are vibrant and full of life.

Support us to create more episodes like this one on Patreon here Follow the podcast on Instagram Follow Ash on Instagram Visit Ash's business website, Seed of the Soul here In this interview with food forest designer Ash Coombs, we dive into how she's created a thriving career for herself in this (literally!) growing industry, and the importance of restoring our direct relationship to the master artist of Earth. Cultivating this direct relationship through food forests reconnects us with the ability to meet our own basic needs, a crucial step for humanity in this global moment. We flesh out the vision of this higher possibility for empowered society, as well as going into the practical steps of how Ash has educated herself and started her business. Ash shares with us resources she recommends for anyone wanting to get into or advance in this line of work (she even has a mentorship program!) and the whole episode will help you remember our power as co-creators in shifting from being consumers to producers! Show notes: Definition of a food forest: An assembly of plants that mimics the ecosystem with layers of edible and medicinal plants, that's also closed-loop, self-sustaining and symbiotic. Meeting our needs for food, oxygen, medicines, and construction material so that we don't have to travel far away for or import. Holding the vision, streets lined with trees dripping gemstone fruit and how there's such a thin barrier between our current reality and this higher possibility Ash's practical steps to establishing her business: utilizing free educational resources & on the ground training, doing Geoff Lawton's PDC, formulating the template of her business by asking herself what she would want from a business & writing it down - includes questionnaires to clarify goals (lighthouses to keep us on track), costs & how to work it out in phases (starting with longer lived perennials that should go in ASAP & ending with shrub/herbaceous layer), 3 different package options for people with different levels of cost and engagement How to implement food forests on a large scale: Discussing why it's important & naming understanding and motivation for change as the biggest weak spots of humanity Food forest growing as the experience of miracles & magic, and as a team sport! So much more! Resources from Ash for onboarding into this career: This podcast! Geoff Lawton's Permaculture Design Course (online or in person) Book: Gaia's Garden by Toby Hemenway Masanobu Fukuoka's One Straw Revolution Bill Mollison's lectures on Youtube

Paul Wheaton is a powerful advocate of permaculture. He was dubbed the Duke of Permaculture by both Geoff Lawton and Sepp Holzer. Paul is the owner of permies.com, coderanch.com, richsoil.com, and Wheaton Labs. He has produced over 600 podcasts, a … Continue reading →

Justin Rhodes is my guest on Episode 154 of Inside Ideas with Marc Buckley. Justin is a Permaculturalist, film producer, author, and teacher. He helps folks learn to work with nature to produce their own sustenance so they can live a more abundant life. Justin is a seasoned homesteader having enjoyed many years of practicing “beyond organic” and permaculture methods on a 75-acre family farm near Asheville NC. Justin trained under the highly accredited Geoff Lawton of PRI Australia for his Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) and has studied natural chicken care under popular author, Pat Foremen. Justin founded Abundant Permaculture out of a love of teaching and the sustainable movement. Where, you'll find exhaustive permaculture articles, plentiful photos, cinematic educational films, business tips, and tricks. www.therootedlife.com https://abundanceplus.com/

Welcome back. Today we're going to continue with this focus on the design process of regenerative projects at various different scales. We've already covered small and residential scale projects with Rob Avis, homesteading projects aiming for self sufficiency with Drew Grim, farm scale and production focused projects with Darren Doherty, and today we're going to cap it all off with an intimate look at the most ambitious large scale projects that aim to transform whole ecosystems while creating a profit for the local community and investors alike.  Naturally for this scale of work I reached out to Neal Spackman. If you're not already familiar with Neal from the two previous interviews I did with him on this show, I can tell you that Neal is best known for his work on the Al Baydah project in Saudi Arabia, and as the co-founder of the Regenerative Resources. With the Al Baydah project he'd been working for nearly a decade in one of the most arid regions of the world in a severely desertified region of Saudi Arabia to regenerate the landscape there through permaculture methods focusing on water harvesting techniques. As a former student of Geoff Lawton, Neal began work on the project with no prior experience with either permaculture or dryland restoration, but in a remarkably short time he and his team have completely transformed the way the land both sequesters water and builds topsoil, and has even reached the point where the trees no longer need any water from drip irrigation in a desert that receives only a few centimeters of rainfall a year. In this episode we're going to take a look at the new projects that he and the team at Regenerative Resources are launching. Their ambitious goals of using some of the most degraded coastal land on the planet to restore mangrove ecosystems with the aim of establishing agroforestry systems and productive fisheries is now starting to take shape in a big way.  Neal and I start by talking about all the changes and challenges that he and the company have been going through as they've traversed the globe looking for project sites, connecting with communities, and researching the feasibility of their projects.  From there we talk about the key differences and considerations when designing projects at this massive scale and how they work to calculate the feasibility out into an uncertain future.  We also get into the inevitable finance aspect of large initiatives and the disconnect between the investors and companies that say they want to fund regenerative projects, and all of the projects that are struggling to find funding.  This conversation strays a lot more than the others in this series from mere design and ecological considerations, but is essential for anyone who has dreamed of creating a bigger impact with a regenerative land based project but can't wrap their heads around the daunting task of finding the resources and support needed to get it off the ground.  Join the discord discussion channel to answer the weekly questions and learn new skills with the whole community Links: https://medium.com/@neal.spackman/the-valley-of-death-bc66c6812bb6 https://regenerativeresources.co/ https://regenerativeskills.com/abundantedge-desert-regeneration-and-showcasing-examples-of-permaculture-success-with-neal-spackman-of-the-al-baydah-project-and-sustainable-design-masterclass-019/ https://regenerativeskills.com/abundantedge-neal-spackman-2/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P1rPnVUME4

Justin is a Permaculturalist, film producer, author and teacher. He helps folks learn to work with nature to produce their own sustenance so they can live a more abundant life. Justin is a seasoned homesteader having enjoyed many years of practicing “beyond organic” and permaculture methods on a 75 acre family farm near Asheville NC. Justin trained under the highly accredited Geoff Lawton of PRI Australia for his Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) and has studied natural chicken care under popular author, Pat Foremen. Justin founded Abundant Permaculture out of a love of teaching and the sustainable movement. Where, you'll find exhaustive permaculture articles, plentiful photo's, cinematic educational films and business tip and tricks. The Rooted Life by Justin Rhodes March 2022 The Justin Rhodes Show www.therootedlife.com

Michael obtained his Permaculture Design Certification via Geoff Lawton, PRI, in 2013, and had been a student of Sustainable Agriculture independently for many years prior to obtaining the PDC. He is formally trained in teaching Permaculture and has a Master's degree in Natural Resources/Agroforestry from the University of Missouri. He also received a Graduate Certificate in Agroforestry from Mizzou in 2018. Don't miss out on the visuals. Join The EAT Community and get access to it ALL!

This episode is dedicated to the people, trees, animals & land of Australia. The world is hearing a lot about the tyranny & division in Australia at the moment, but it's important to remember this unifying concept of Permaculture was born, has grown, and matured to resilience in Australia to inspire people and places all across the world. This episode explores just a small slice of the many voices throughout the region that have such beauty, innovation and regenerative cultures to share. Hope you enjoy and share some positivity with this episode with your friends, family & neighbors! Our hearts go out to Aussies on this one...keep living strong, resilient, wild & free!Learn more about the inspiring folks from this episode, watch the videos and read the show notes on this episode here >Hear from voices like David Holmgren, Rosemary Morrow, Geoff Lawton, Bill Mollison, Darren Doherty, Hannah Moloney, Nick Ritar, Robyn Francis & more…“Though the problems of the world are increasingly complex, the solutions remain embarrassingly simple.” ― Bill Mollison- - -Learn more about the inspiring folks from this episode, watch the videos and read the show notes on this episode here >- - -Disclaimer: This is another episode exploring different themes in Permaculture and related fields with audio clips, interviews & anything else we can find. All audio clips are credited and linked on our website. We seek to share content & information which is becoming increasingly hard to find, censored and/or deemed controversial. Opinions expressed by content creators, guests & interviews on Permaculture Freedom podcast do not necessarily reflect the views of Land by Hand. No human holds the whole truth and listening to many different perspectives helps to shape a critical informed opinion. Always do your own unbiased research before drawing conclusions or spreading others' ideas as the truth.  "It is the mark of an educated mind to entertain a thought without accepting it." - Aristotle - - - If you enjoy the show, please subscribe and consider the following: Share it with someone else in your life  Leave a review or rating for the show Submit feedback, episode topic/guest ideas or a question at landbyhand.org/pfp Thanks for listening and your support! Land by Hand Permaculture education & media to live a natural, resilient lifestyle.-Learn more, watch the videos, and read the show notes on this episode here >

In this episode we explore part of what it means, or might mean, to bring indigenous perspectives to permaculture design with Laura Adams from Seven Winds LLC in Maryland, USA. This episode started with an email from Laura sharing some thoughts on the last episode: Greetings Dan,I have been listening to your podcast with great interest over the last several months whilst taking part in Geoff Lawton's online PDC.  (Although I have been exploring permaculture for many years) I am also a supporter of and very excited about the Reading Landscape Film, congratulations on making the goal.  I was prompted to send this note when I heard the most recent podcast you released regarding a conversation with your core group about systems thinking and more.  In that podcast you encouraged your listeners to hit pause and answer the question(s) themselves prior to continuing to passively listen which led me to engage with the conversation more actively and I thought there may be a value in sharing a perspective.I agree with you that when you prod systems thinking, it quickly dissolves back to parts, and I believe this is because it evolved from parts thinking (or mechanistic thinking) in the first place. However generative or regenerative thinking is totally different (until the word gets co-opted). I come at permaculture from the perspective of a cultural and spiritual root which is Kongo-Taino out of the Caribbean. When we look at something (be it a person, place, river, mountain, event), the first thing we acknowledge is that it is “Un Misterios” (effectively a spirit) and we know that we cannot possibly understand it fully and if we pull it into its parts, the essence of it (the spirit) will disappear on us. The mode of approach is one of listening and sensing and letting it tell us about itself, knowing that this process could be indefinite. Over time that place (or person, animal, what have you) slowly reveals different aspects or understandings of itself to us, if we continue to pay attention (or “follow the trail”).For sake of illustration, let's say we are talking about a particular land, it could be a “property” a landowner has purchased. Your typical permaculture designer is going to go in and analyze it for water, access, structures and the various desires the landowner expresses interest in. This is a big improvement on blindly going in a throwing structures and access wherever. However, the land itself has its own spirit, as does everyone who lives on it. I really do not see that permaculture as taught even tries to understand this. The reason is simple, it cannot be measured, easily seen, or “proven”. This is where Indigenous or Re-indigenized culture clashes with Permaculture. I understand that people want to shy away from terms that cannot fully be defined such as “spirit” (or even essence). However geometry is built upon three undefined terms- a point, line and plane.  I do understand why permaculture teachers do not want to get into these waters, (there would be a big backlash and accusations of pseudoscience). Yet, permaculture wants to cosy up with Indigenous cultures (and it should do this to reach its potential). However, if you do want to cosy up with Indigenous cultures, then you have to be ready to see life as infinite worlds within worlds, each one essentially Un Misterios.Keep up the good work!Laura Seven Winds LLC To which I replied: Laura thank you so much for your beautiful email where everything you share resonates with and inspires me deeply. Isn't it such a muddle how we find ourselves trying to force the deep beautiful mysterious and sacred essence-spirit of a place into our puny little mechanical containers and how in doing so we cut ourselves off from perhaps the most deeply nourishing and soul-warming energies there are to access as a human being (namely relaxing back into the larger pattern of life).Un Misterios. Love it.Two questions. First,

Welcome to Episode #11 with Tom and Zaia Kendall from Kendall Permaculture Farm. The Kendalls are such a down-to-earth, passionate, generous couple who give so much to our community - please check out all their information below and get involved where you can. TOM Tom is a permaculture farmer with over 40 years farming experience and a broad acre agriculture background. He is co-founder of PermEco Inc. and teaches at Kendall Permaculture Farm Education and Training Site. Tom regularly co-teaches Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) courses with Geoff Lawton and has taught Permaculture courses in Australia and overseas. Tom has over 1000 hours of teaching experience and has been training people in practical permaculture skills since 2006. He has a talent to identify and repair damaged and eroded landscapes, focusing on soil health and transforming damaged land to highly productive land. He has repaired several sites and advises landholders and NGO's on regenerative methods for their projects. ZAIA Zaia Kendall grew up in a family of musicians in Holland, and has a background in top sport (snow skiing) and web development and design. She co-founded PermEco Inc. with Tom, and runs the “invisible structures” (finances, business administration, website development, design and maintenance, writing of articles, video content creation, event and course organisation etc). She assists Tom in running the Kendall Permaculture Farm by supervising volunteers, feeding animals, looking after the nursery, kitchen garden and the Syntropic Market Garden. She is an active member of several musical projects and bands, involved in community music and runs percussion and marimba workshops . Zaia is also the percussion leader for the Woodford Folk Festival People's Orchestra, and composes as well as plays music. She is passionate about community music and loves organising community music events to bring joy to people's lives. PERMECO INC. PermEco inc. is a registered charity and incorporated not for profit organisation. By making their services available by donation (pay what you can), they aim to train as many as possible to build a more sustainable future for our planet and our communities. Permeco Inc. provides advice, education and training in Regenerative & Sustainable Practices and organises Music and other Community Building activities in adherence with the three Permaculture Ethics of Earth Care, People Care and Fair Share. -- Thank you for watching. Please Like and Subscribe to Eco Convos with Dan... and be sure to Comment and Share too! You can find us on Spotify & Apple Podcasts, as well as -  Facebook: @ecoconvos  Instagram: @ecoconvoswithdan  Website: www.ecoconvos.com.au #SupportLocal #BuyFreeRange #DemandRealFood  Credits:  Production by 'MAV marketing'  Hosted by Dan Vanderhoek - Eco & Lifestyle Property Specialist  Guest was Tom and Zaia Kendall Music by @DanielRaymxnd -- Mentions: PermEco Inc. http://www.permeco.org (www.permeco.org) >> checkout the upcoming Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) courses… the next course starts at the end of August :) >> checkout the upcoming 40 Hour Jammin LITE on Saturday the 25th of September (please buy tickets in advance to show your support) The Kendall Permaculture Farm @kendallpermaculture The 40 Hour Jammin @the40hourjammin   Bill Mollison Permaculture Principles  'Introduction to Permaculture' by Bill Mollison Geoff Lawton  Permaculture Masterclass: A Four-Part Series https://www.discoverpermaculture.com/video-1-pdc-2019 (https://www.discoverpermaculture.com/video-1-pdc-2019) Greg Knibbs https://www.edge5.com.au/about-us (https://www.edge5.com.au/about-us) Charlie Arnott Biodynamics Organic Farming Methane gas biodigester 

In this episode, Dan talks with Aaron Mears from Lulu's Perch Permaculture. They discuss what permaculture is, how and why Aaron got involved and even start to go into BioDynamics a little. Aaron is a Permaculture teacher and consultant on the Sunshine Coast who strives to build self-sufficient food growing gardens across the world. He is the manager of Lulu's Perch Permaculture Farm that he runs with his family, and has documented his gardening journey on his YouTube Channel. In 5 years, he has converted a 5-acre ornamental property into a thriving permaculture farm with market gardens, food forests, animal systems, compost engine rooms, bio char and microbe brewing. Aaron began his gardening journey as a nurse, then became a teacher and then found himself growing food in the Jordanian desert with renowned permaculturalist Geoff Lawton. He has recently begun sharing his knowledge and experience with people; teaching them how to design, build and maintain their own nutrient dense gardens on his Permaculture Design Course. Also, with an awesome team of teachers, Aaron and his friends are taking it to the next level by introducing permaculture to the public school system with the “Living Classroom Project” and teaching children as young as 5 how to grow their own food and be self-sufficient. The revolutionary program is now 18 years old and is growing from strength to strength and has attracted the attention of educators and businesses from around the world. Aaron believes that the only way to secure the future of the human race is to teach children how to reconnect with nature, grow their own organic food and get their hands back in the soil. Thank you for watching. Please Like and Subscribe to Eco Convos with Dan... and be sure to Comment and Share too! You can find us on Spotify & Apple Podcasts, as well as - Facebook: @ecoconvos  Instagram: @ecoconvoswithdan Website: www.ecoconvos.com.au #SupportLocal #BuyFreeRange #DemandRealFood Credits: Production by MAV Marketing Hosted by Dan Vanderhoek - Eco & Lifestyle Property Specialist Guest was Aaron Mears from Lulu's Perch Permaculture Music by @DanielRaymxnd Mentions: * Lulu's Perch  - Facebook: @lulusperch  - Instagram: @lulus.perch.permaculture  - YouTube: Lulu's Perch  - Email: aaron_mears@hotmail.com - Phone: 0403 840 177 - PDC course: https://www.facebook.com/events/1469271893424655/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%2252%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22%5B%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22share_link%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22share_link%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra_data%5C%22%3A%7B%5C%22invite_link_id%5C%22%3A157221939680734%7D%7D%5D%22%7D (https://www.facebook.com/events/1469271893424655/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%2252%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22[%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22share_link%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22share_link%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra_data%5C%22%3A%7B%5C%22invite_link_id%5C%22%3A157221939680734%7D%7D]%22%7D) (Promo code: ECOCONVOS for July 2021 course) * The Living Classroom Aaron Sorensen Dan Deighton Vanessa Schofield * The Living Classroom (shout out to Gympie!!) - Monkland State School Facebook: @monklandstateschool (Principal Ben Ryan) * Geoff Lawton - Facebook: @geofflawtononline - ‘Greening The Desert' 4 minute clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W69kRsC_CgQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W69kRsC_CgQ) * Red Soil Organics (Aaron made reference to RSO when talking about Petrina's birthday) - Website: https://www.redsoilorganics.com.au/ (https://www.redsoilorganics.com.au/) - Facebook: @yourlocalorganics - Instagram: @redsoilorganics * Books - Mycelium Running by Paul Stamets https://www.booktopia.com.au/mycelium-running-how-mushrooms-can-help-save-the-world-paul-stamets/book/9781580085793.html...

-Cap sur l’écoquartier du Pic au Vent à Tournai, à la rencontre du collectif Archipousses ; un collectif d’architectes déployant des visites ludiques et des fascicules pédagogiques afin de partager bénévolement leur passion pour des architectures innovantes au jeune public. Réalisation Fanny Lacrosse. -La Triennale Photographie et Architecture publie un ouvrage sur le thème "Espaces des Origines / Origines des Espaces" (photo). L’occasion pour la Faculté d’architecture de l’Université Libre de Bruxelles de proposer une rétrospective de cette manifestation qui fête ses 15 ans cette année. Réalisation Fabrice Kada. -Designer formé à la Permaculture par Geoff Lawton, Patrick Everaert nous guide au sein des très nombreuses variétés de fruits, légumes, herbes et fleurs comestibles (parfois rares) qui composent le jardin de Fanfare qu’il a réalisé avec son épouse Alix, à Charleroi. Réalisation Christine Van Acker

-Cap sur l’écoquartier du Pic au Vent à Tournai, à la rencontre du collectif Archipousses ; un collectif d’architectes déployant des visites ludiques et des fascicules pédagogiques afin de partager bénévolement leur passion pour des architectures innovantes au jeune public. Réalisation Fanny Lacrosse. -La Triennale Photographie et Architecture publie un ouvrage sur le thème "Espaces des Origines / Origines des Espaces" (photo). L’occasion pour la Faculté d’architecture de l’Université Libre de Bruxelles de proposer une rétrospective de cette manifestation qui fête ses 15 ans cette année. Réalisation Fabrice Kada. -Designer formé à la Permaculture par Geoff Lawton, Patrick Everaert nous guide au sein des très nombreuses variétés de fruits, légumes, herbes et fleurs comestibles (parfois rares) qui composent le jardin de Fanfare qu’il a réalisé avec son épouse Alix, à Charleroi. Réalisation Christine Van Acker

Aaron is a Permaculture and Highschool Educator with an inspiring and eclectic story. Having worked as a mental health nurse for a decade, he found himself searching for answers for the people in his care. Who would've guessed the answers would be found in the deserts of Jordan, w/ Permaculture heavy hitter; Geoff Lawton. Additionally, through the now 18-year-old 'Living Classroom Project', Aaron and his colleagues are drawing students into engaging living and learning spaces by drawing them outdoors on true, tangental learning tours. In this fascinating conversation, we discuss the super healthy Hunza people, his experience helping to re-green the desert, the richness and "informality" of Project-Based Learning, his hand cultivated Permaculture demonstration site, Chad the chicken and Captain Planet. You can observe Aaron's array of educational videos on the tube @ Lulu's Perch and follow his journey on the gram @lulus.perch.permaculture. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/solarpunkpermaculture/message

Le Design Museum Brussels présente jusqu'au 29 août 2021, l’exposition Chaise. Stoel. Chair. Defining Design, qui questionne, à travers la chaise, l’univers du design de la fin du 19e siècle à aujourd’hui. 100 chaises sont à y découvrir. Designer formé à la Permaculture par Geoff Lawton, Patrick Everaert nous guide au sein des très nombreuses variétés de fruits, légumes, herbes et fleurs comestibles (parfois rares) qui composent le jardin de Fanfare qu’il a réalisé avec son épouse Alix, à Charleroi. Réalisation Christine Van Acker

Having taught and worked on various projects extensively within Australia and internationally, such as Morocco, Jordan, Palestine and New Caledonia, David Spicer has covered a broad array of different soil types, topography and climatic zones. David is a valued member of the Permaculture Sustainable Consulting team headed up by Geoff Lawton. He is a master of practical and logical mainframe permaculture design which allows him to give his extensive experience of life and the cost involved to change a site. He has majored in the design water harvesting and storage earthworks which frames all regenerative farming. David has the distinction of being Registered Teacher #5 with the Permaculture Research Institute of Australia.We discuss:-David's life growing up old-school-His work in Morocco-Japan-Australian vs American folk culture-Passion for the natural worldSHOW NOTESDAVID'S WEBSITEBYRON JOEL'S WORK IN REGENERATIVE AGRICULTUREwww.oaktreedesigns.com.auBYRON'S MUSIC ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Paul continues his review of Sepp Holzer’s Desert or Paradise with Opalyn, Mark, and Katie. They spend this one talking about the contrasting views on profit shown by Geoff Lawton and Sepp Holzer and the profitability water retention landscapes. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast […]

Geoff is a world-renowned permaculture consultant, designer, and teacher. He has established permaculture demonstration sites that function as education centers in all the world's extreme climates — information on the success of these systems is networked through the Permaculture Research … Continue reading →

Donate to The Permaculture Podcast Online: via PayPal Venmo: @permaculturepodcast My guest today is Rony Lec of the Mesoamerican Permaculture Institute (Instituto Mesoamericano de Permacultura – IMAP) in Guatemala.   I first became aware of Rony years ago through my friends at the Finger Lakes Permaculture Institute, but what I knew up until he and I sat down barely revealed the depth and breadth of his exploration and implementation permaculture. He leverages decades of experience applying permaculture to indigenous agricultural methods, and combines work, outreach, and activism into a cohesive approach to teaching and design. The conversation which follows progresses from his early days of discovering permaculture through Ali Sharif and studying with Geoff Lawton, to his current work building networks and native food products. He also shares his concerns about land access, food sovereignty, and political will in Mesoamerica. Find out more about Rony and his work at imapermaculture.org.  Become a Patreon of The Permaculture Podcast Buy the show a cup of coffee   Just as interviews end far too soon, it is also difficult to encapsulate the thoughts that remain after a conversation that ranges as widely as this and touches on issues bigger than our individual practices. What I enjoy, at this moment, is Rony's efforts to educate students about what permaculture is and is not. For those people in the countries he serves, to share the ways that permaculture can be applied to indigenous practices and can be viewed as something for them, not just for foreigners. For those of us who have studied permaculture, the advice to listen, slow down, and remain humble in the face of experience and the intersection with our permaculture knowledge and exuberance. But, that's just one lesson from this time together. What did you learn? Let me know by leaving a comment in the show notes or send me an email: The Permaculture Podcast. Resources Mesoamerican Permaculture Institute (IMAP) http://imapermaculture.org/  

Geoff Lawton is a Permaculture consultant, designer and teacher. He first took his Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) Course in 1983. He holds a Diploma in Permaculture Education, Design, Implementation, System Establishment, Administration and Community Development. Both of these were awarded … Continue reading →

Today’s show was actually requested by none other than Geoff Lawton.  I made only one modification changing it from Food Forestry to Food and Farm Forestry, simply to be more clear.  When we think of food forests we think 90% … Continue reading →

Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today's episode was originally Episode-907- Geoff Lawton on the Future of Permaculture and was originally published on May 23, 2012. The following are the original show … Continue reading →

Today is an episode of TSP Rewind, commercial free versions of past podcast episodes. Today's episode was originally Episode-907- Geoff Lawton on the Future of Permaculture and was originally published on May 23, 2012. The following are the original show … Continue reading →

In this episode, it is a pleasure to bring you an interview with Geoff Lawton & Sam Parker-Davies of Zaytuna Farm in New South Wales, Australia.Geoff is a world renowned permaculture designer, advisor, and teacher. He's worked in over 30 countries around the world, and has taught over 15,000 students.Sam is a student of Geoff's, learning to follow in his footsteps, and is just a few years in to his permaculture journey. He contributes a fresh look at Geoff's significant work through the eyes of a new, but deeply engaged learner.I had the privilege of talking to them both about their experiences, and what permaculture means to them.Of particular note is our discussion of the property they live on. Zaytuna Farm is a self sufficient site for permaculture demonstration, and is also the base for the Permaculture Research Institute.A recurring theme that comes up in this conversation is creating abundance, and how a rich and fulfilling life comes from creating abundance around us.Join us as we dive in to the world of permaculture!Here are the links we mention:Zaytuna FarmPermaculture Research InstitutePermaculture GlobalPermaculture Circle radioGeoff Lawton OnlineSPECIAL MICROBIOMETER PROMO OFFERIf you're keen to do a bit of citizen science and test the microbial biomass in your soil, check out Microbiometer.comEnter the promo code ‘probioticlife' when you order, and get $10 off your purchase. This helps support the podcast.Show Notes to come.

Darren Hey is a nutrition expert and a teacher of Natural Living. His studies include the philosophies of natural hygiene, nature cure, and biogenicsWe talk about these philosophies, about nutrition, about the gut, and more. He has a great way of communicating this, and tying it all into the Probiotic life. If you want to reach out to him, check out his Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/darrenhey6 Show Notes Background - very diverse career background- all types of work have been some form of training his body to make it stronger and fitter- this made him realise you need to nourish your body well- philosophies of natural living: the body is self healing when you align with life conditions- 3 streams of philosophy: natural hygiene, nature cure, biogenics- became an educator in natural living and healing- Q of how do you get/grow high quality food? led him to permaculture- recently completed apprenticeship with Geoff Lawton - teaches on true health science, not info pushed by corporate dogma   Natural Hygiene & Nature Cure- cleanliness inside and outside- cleanliness does not mean sterility, which is devoid of life- looks at health holistically- when you provide your cells with what they need in the right ratio they are effectively immortal- cells require: energy, nutrient, the removal of waste product- nature cure is very similar, but uses fasting a little bit differently   Biogenics- biogenics: came from teaching of ancient sacred society of Essenes, as deciphered by scholar Edmond Bordeaux Szekely- Essenes lived in accordance with natural law, how to align yourself with beneficial forces- natural forces (such as water) have memory and energy flow; water will die if you interrupt its natural flow- water behaves as if it is frozen inside our bodies, to facilitate energy & information along our nervous tissue   Steps Along Darren's Path- found mainstream perception of life dry and unfulfilling- went on a search for meaning, for answers- intuitively sensed there was something more- experience in army of how easily info can be manipulated, where the public receives incorrect or incomplete info- truth has become his highest value- as many others, reaching a point of breakdown and injury, caused him to reevaluate- began to ask how he brought himself to that point, develop awareness of his own responsibility- high value for self-actualisation- people not knowing or outright ignoring their own health is the cause of chronic illness & mental health crisis   Lessons learned from Nature- nature provides everything that we need- life is working for us, not against us- how can we work with the living forces around us?- this gives you your greatest chance for wellbeing- also reveals which parts of you sees life as an antagonist: this creates opportunity for emotional & mental healing   The Disrupting of Nature- water seeks 4 degrees Celsius and retreats from warmth, which creates the cycle of how water moves around the earth- by interrupting and polluting nature, you destroy the habitat water requires- life is seeking homeostasis, in all the trillions of processes happening at every moment in your body- physical symptoms are messages that something is out of balance- treating the symptoms instead of finding the cause interrupts our bodies' attempts to self-heal- this shuts off our opportunity to get back in balance and heal naturally   Getting Back In Alignment- nature within us, nature around us, and our own nature- we are not meant to live separated from natural processes- we need technology that frees humanity, is earth-friendly, obeys natural law- law of energy conservation: don't push life beyond its ability to recuperate, or it will die- get familiar with the laws of nature operating within us, learning what your senses are telling you- willingness to face the truth- take responsibility for your journey, self-education- surrender to life's prerogative in your body, that it is out of your control and has its own laws   Illness, Bacteria, and Healing- your body will tell you the truth about what is happening in your consciousness- illness and injury come from spirit & mind attempting to heal the body, or spirit & body attempting to heal the mind- energy can't be created or destroyed, only transformed- you can transform it to your benefit or to your detriment- the monomorphic idea of germs = disease, kill bacteria = cure disease is not quite correct- when illness manifests, bacteria are the last thing to show up; disease was already well on its way before that- if you keep creating toxic conditions in your body, the bacteria will keep transforming and coming back- infection is the body attempting to clean house- “the germ is nothing, the terrain is everything”- waging war on bacteria is a sure route to destroying higher life forms, while the bacteria will survive   Final Thoughts- soil food web inside you as well as your garden- for high quality food pay attention to the biology of the soil- permaculture is by design, food growing conditions that work in harmony with the laws of nature- many organisms that live in soil also live in our bodies- these benefit serotonin production within our bodies, boost natural immunity & detoxification, help with nutrient assimilation- the seat of our physical mind is in our gut, modern science verifies this- your ability to think clearly and powerfully depends on your gut

Paul Wheaton, the bad boy of Permaculture, was proclaimed the Duke of Permaculture by Geoff Lawton in 2012. He is the creator of two on-line communities. One is about Permaculture, permies.com, and one is about software engineering, CodeRanch.com. Paul is … Continue reading →

Geoff Lawton is a Permaculture consultant, designer and teacher. He first took his Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) Course in 1983. He holds a Diploma in Permaculture Education, Design, Implementation, System Establishment, Administration and Community Development. Both of these were awarded … Continue reading →

Donate to The Permaculture Podcast Online: via PayPal Venmo: @permaculturepodcast How do we make sustainability, permaculture resources, and education more accessible? Are free and open source tools a way to answer that question? To start that conversation, Botho Willer, the creator of Plant Buddies, joins me to talk this open source tool which makes finding compatible companion plants easier. During our time together Botho also shares his work with Serlo.org, an open education platform and project modeled after Wikipedia and designed to provide high quality education worldwide, free of charge, and without ads. As mentioned in this conversation, open source tools matter to me. I've used these resources for years. My first encounter with Linux was in 1995 as the senior student systems administrator for my high school. In the early days of the podcast the show was recorded and edited entirely on a Linux laptop, and to this day the podcast website is hosted on a Debian Linux server. Even after 6+ years, I continue to edit the show with Audacity, a Free and Open Source editor. As a result of all of that, I would like to see more independent education like you find on the podcast, or on YouTube through the videos of Geoff Lawton  or Blake Kirby . With so much information available, however, sometimes it can be difficult to find high quality resources, which is why sites like Serlo are important for curating this information in open, crowd sourced, democratic ways. Together, with our skills and talents, we can contribute the a regenerative future. If you know of other projects or programs like Serlo, let me know. Email: The Permaculture Podcast Write: The Permaculture Podcast The Permaculture Podcast Also, if you haven't visited the main Patreon page for the show in a while, please do. You'll find updated information about the podcast, can check out the Patreon video, and see our updated goals and rewards. Visit our Sponsor: Earth Tools Contribute to The Permaculture Podcast: Become a Patreon member Give a one time gift Resources: Plant Buddies Serlo  (English) Serlo  (German) Green Gold  - John D. Liu (Documentary - YouTube) The Language of Image  - My discussion with David Bilbrey mentioned in this interview. (A Patreon Exclusive)

Donate to The Permaculture Podcast Online: via PayPal Venmo: @permaculturepodcast Like this podcast? Support it on Patreon. Hello and Welcome to The Permaculture Podcast with Scott Mann, a listener supported program. My guest for this episode is Dina Falconi, an herbalist from the Hudson Valley of New York and author of the gorgeous book Foraging and Feasting, which you'll find at botanicalartspress.com. During our conversation today Dina shares her background as a forager and herbalist, and her background as a permaculture practitioner which began with a design course taught by Geoff Lawton. We also discuss the plants she chose for the book, the difference between edible and culinary plants, and the distinction about historical and modern food safety. This interview is part of the ongoing series on rewilding and foraging. I have links to the earlier episodes in the show notes. Start with this interview and work your way back through theses podcasts to learn more about wild foods, edible plants, and how we can improve the gifts we receive from them and our relationships with those plants. As usual from an interview, I walk away with from this interview with more thoughts that build and expand my repertoire as a permaculture practitioner. The first is that I am adapting the recipes from the book into a series of lessons to use in my own cooking to teach my children a variety of basic formulas so they can be prepared to cook with whatever they have on hand, whether wild, picked from the garden, or bought at market. That leads to the moment that Dina and I talking about master skills. Cooking is definitely something that everyone should learn to some degree. To that we also include foraging. To that list of I would add creating fire, tool making, building, such as carpentry or masonry, and permaculture design. That is a very basic list, but I wonder what you would add to it based on where you live and what you do. What are the basic master skills you would teach to build a permaculture community? One that truly cares for earth, the individuals, and the culture? I wonder how teaching those skills now, to interested adults and children, can influence the way we live. Will we find greater personal and community freedom by having more self-reliance? How will that change the culture we create and live in? I'd like to hear your ideas. Get in touch. Email: The Permaculture Podcast Of write if you would prefer: The Permaculture Podcast The Permaculture Podcast You can also leave a comment in the show notes, send a tweet to @permaculturecst, or join in the conversations on facebook. Facebook.com/thepermaculturepodcast. From here, a few class announcements. Tradd Cotter contacted me about an event he's teaching at the end of the month. If you are near Keswick, Virginia, April 24 - 26, 2015, join him along with Mark Jones and Ethan Levesque, for a course called, “Cultivating Kingdom Fungi: Mushrooms for People and Planet.” Find out more about this at: https://www.sharondalefarm.com/workshops/ Ben Weiss and Wilson Alvarez begin teaching a new course on permaculture in an urban environment as well, in Harrisburg, PA. You can find this course on Facebook by searching for Downtown Harrisburg Permaculture Course, or through the link in the show notes. Ben and Wil are also looking for scholarship sponsors for this course. Contact susq.permaculture@yahoo.com if you would like to donate. Finally, as I draw this to a close, this show depends on your ongoing support to stay on the air. Though it looks like I'll be moving to a full time job this summer, as my life now requires that I have an income that can support a family, I'm going to do everything I can to keep the show going and continue to release new episodes and remain a resource for anyone who takes the time to email, call, or write a letter. You can help me keep going by using the paypal link on the front page of the show at thepermaculturepocast.com to make a one time, direct contribution, or by becoming a recurring member via Patreon at patreon.com/permaculturepodcast. Know that I am here with you, wherever your journey takes you. Until the next time, take care of earth, yourself, and each other. Resources: Botanical Arts Press Dina's Website Past Interviews on Foraging and Rewilding Peter Michael Bauer Violet and Steve Brill Dan De Lion Sam Thayer Arthur Haines 1 Arthur Haines 2 Wilson Alvarez and Ben Weiss Classes: Cultivating Kingdom Fungi with Tradd Cotter Downtown Harrisburg Permaculture Course

This episode features Permaculturalist Faan Rossouw who studied under Geoff Lawton recently in Australia. We spoke while Faan was in Peru awaiting travel to Quebec to study at McGill University. We speak at length about the intersection of Ecology, Permaculture and Shamanic medicines. The Paititi Institute for the Preservation of the Amazon Rainforest & Indigenous […]