Podcast appearances and mentions of Matt Winters

My guest today is Matt Winters who recently changed his niche away from helping gay men go from feeling stuck and lonely to having the authentic connections they want in all areas of life. Now, Matt plans to leverage a career full of experience toI help leaders relate to people as humans instead of as simply resources. Matt came to the conversation feeling conflicted and murky. Was he taking the easy road and neglecting truly meaningful work? What does it say about him if abandons a community of people he cares about? And is he even sure that his new niche is a viable one? So many questions muddied the waters that caused Matt to just feel stuck. The two of us started by just questioning the idea that if you are indeed values driven, every aspect of your work must be filled to the brim with purpose. From there, we just explored Matt's new niche and addressed each fear he had around it. Then, we wrapped things up by identifying three clear steps Matt can take to complete some marketing research and start bringing in new clients. Matt showed up with so much authenticity and care throughout the episode. You'll hear it right away. And as coaches, there's nothing better than working with an open hearted, truly coachable client, which was 100% Matt. By the end of our conversation, I think we both felt grounded and clear about how purpose and meaning show up everywhere when you are a person who cares about purpose and meaning. Key Takeaways: Alignment over Palatability Refine Your Deep Niche Target Ready Clients Embrace Fluidity Practice Self-Compassion Key Topics & Timestamps [03:00] Matt shares his desire for clarity in his niche transition[03:57] Matt discusses his guilt and feelings surrounding the niche change[04:41] Dallas clarifies the root of Matt's challenges and offers a perspective shift[06:03] Dallas shares a story about aligning purpose with work[08:15] Matt reflects on his past experiences and expectations of purposeful work[11:00] Distinction between narrow and deep niches[12:52] Matt explores the need for refining his deep niche.[14:48] Dallas and Matt discuss communicating authentically without worrying about palatability[16:00] Explanation of awareness ladder and the readiness of potential clients[19:22] Importance of targeting the right audience for referral marketing[20:17] Dallas and Matt summarize the ideal client profile and how to identify potential clients[23:33] Dallas highlights the value of engaging with individuals who may not be ready clients, as they provide valuable insights for refining Matt's message[25:02] Dallas and Matt discuss a “Getting Started Action Plan” around market research[25:48] Dallas proposes integrating market research into Matt's existing Client Surge process[28:17] Dallas shares a personal story illustrating the power of mindset in navigating challenges[30:25] Matt shares how he would relate to his work, progress and the building of his business if he could choose the way[34:57] Dallas summarizes the next steps for Matt Connect with Matt:WEBSITE: www.mattwinterscoaching.comLINKEDIN: linkedin.com/in/mattwinters1 Connect with Me:INSTAGRAM: @dallastravers

Join hosts Dani and Matt on this episode of UEN Homeroom as they explore the Digital Teaching and Learning (DTL) grants given to Utah schools to support technology purchases. Dani and Matt speak with experts from the Utah State Board of Education to discuss the details of the DTL grants - including how these grants are funded by the state legislature, what the funds can be used for and most importantly, how educators can utilize the new technology to enhance teaching and learning. Tune in to learn more about this impactful initiative to support digital instruction and innovation in Utah's schools.Sign up for UEN's weekly Professional Development Newsletter: http://go.uen.org/c2aVisit the eMedia Digital Teaching & Learning Hub: https://emedia.uen.org/hubs/dtl Stay connected with UEN

Join Dani and Matt on this episode of UEN Homeroom as they define a network and ponder whether it should be considered a public utility, gathering insight from experts across Utah. Tune in for a conversation centered on understanding the complexities of connectivity in our modern world.Subscribe to UEN Homeroom today, and don't miss upcoming episodes!Learn more about UEN Homeroom here: https://www.uen.org/development/homeroom.shtmlStay connected with UEN

Welcome back to UEN Homeroom!Season 6 is here, and things are a little different this time around. Hosts Matt Winters and Dani Sloan are stepping away from their usual format to tell the story of digital equity throughout Utah. Throughout the season, they'll be interviewing local and national experts, IT directors, teachers and more, delving into the complexities of this critical issue.To kick off the season, Matt and Dani turn to the community and educators to gather their definitions of digital equity. Join them as they uncover the diverse perspectives that shape our understanding of equity in the digital age.Subscribe to UEN Homeroom today, and don't miss upcoming episodes!Learn more about UEN Homeroom here: https://www.uen.org/development/homeroom.shtmlStay connected with UEN

In this episode of UEN Homeroom, Dani and Matt talk to members of the Samsung for Education Team, Micah Shipee and Dee Lanier, who will be two of the featured speakers for the upcoming UCET 2023 Conference. Listen to expert insight into the world of innovative educational practices and get a sneak peek of what you can expect to learn at their UCET presentations.Register to attend the 2023 UCET Conference here.Micah ShipeeDee LanierExplore Additional Professional Development Opportunities on our website: https://www.uen.org/development/ 

Welcome back to season 3 of the UCET podcast, where we talk about all things Utah, education, and technology. In this episode, we sit down with Teacher Winters, the current UCET president to discuss his chosen theme of the year and what it means to him. During this episode, we also chat with Jared Covili, a past UCET president, and current ISTE affiliate representative for the UCET board, about what role he plays in bringing together different groups under the UCET umbrella.Over of the course of this episode, we discuss the following questions:What is your first memory of UCET? What are some strengths and challenges to coalition-building?Why should teachers be a part of teacher organizations like UCET or content-specific organizations? What are some key ways to make sure coalition discussions are productive?How can someone get involved?At the end of the episode, we discuss how to start (and maintain) a movement. As was mentioned in the episode, edtech people are the best kind of people and the future of UCET continues to look bright as we grow and connect with other coalitions to make education in Utah the best it can be. You can follow Matt at @teacherwinters on Twitter and or his website https://www.teacherwinters.net and you can follow Jared at @covili on Twitter or on his website http://www.jaredcovili.com.Special thanks to Matt Winters for the sound editing and Kiera Beddes for hosting.

Episode 59 - The Car Leasing Explainer - is live with expert Matt Winters. Kops and Lee know it has been a minute... The idiots had a busy summer!!!! This week's expert is good friend Matt Winters from the car leasing company Leasco (07:50). Matt breaks down the car market, why there are car shortages and how leases work. And Kops talks about his cookie issue.  Make sure to check out Leasco here and reach out to Matt with all of your car needs. Thank you for coming on Matt! #carleasing #cars #carlease #carsofinstagram #car #newcars #carleasedeals #leasedeals #autoleasing #cardeals #carbuying #carsales #carbroker #cardealership #carlovers #carleasingdeals #autolease

In the first episode of our Summer Reading with UEN LitFlix, Matt and special co-host Jenn Gibbs are joined by film expert Julie Gale with the Utah Film Center. Listen to learn more about the connections between film and literature and Julie's tips for educators looking to teach film as literature.Explore classic films and related booklists with UEN LitFlix: https://www.uen.org/litflix/Utah Film Center: https://www.utahfilmcenter.org/

Welcome back to episode 9 of the UCET podcast, where we talk about all things Utah, education, and technology. In this episode, we got the chance to chat with Becca Esplin, edtech coach for Iron County and Braxton Thornley, secondary ELA teacher and school technology coach from Jordan District, about how they teach their students to use a variety of digital objects and exercise their creativity.You can follow their work on Twitter - @edtechbyte for Becca, @BraxtonThornley for Braxton, and @KBeddes for Kiera. Kiera also referenced the book Originals by Adam Grant a couple times in this episode. You can check out the Amazon link for the book here.Over the course of this episode, we discuss the following questions (and more!) with our guests:How do you lead and model creativity?Why should students be creating?What role does feedback play in student creativity?At the end of the episode, we take a minute to spotlight the amazing eMedia resource in Utah's Online Library, EdcampUT happening in June, and the LAST #utedchat of the year. Next season's episodes of the UCET podcast will start again in September. Connect with us!UCET Newsletter: https://ucet.org/newsletter/UCET Edcamps: https://ucet.org/edcamp/#utedchat Weds at 9 p.m. on Twitter: https://ucet.org/utedchat/Special thanks to Matt Winters for the sound editing and Kiera Beddes for hosting.

Welcome back to episode 8 of the UCET podcast, where we talk about all things Utah, education, and technology. In this episode, we sat down with two library media specialists to chat about their work, how they go about finding resources for their libraries, and how they can collaborate with teachers. We got the chance to speak with Cindy Mitchell and Lisa Morey from Jordan School District. You can follow their work on the Kiss the Book Blog (kissthebook.blogspot.com) or follow Cindy on Twitter @KisstheBook, or you can listen in on the Kiss the Book podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kiss-the-book/id1448161701) and follow the Kiss the Book Pinterest boards (https://www.pinterest.com/kissthebook/_saved/)Over the course of this episode, we discuss the following questions (and more!) with our library media specialist guests:What adjectives would you use to describe your position as library media specialist?How do you go about locating and vetting resources to add to your collections?What is one book you think every student or teacher should read?At the end of the episode, we take a minute to spotlight the upcoming EdcampUT events happening in April and June. Check out www.ucet.org/edcamp for more info about when and how to register!Connect with us!UCET Newsletter: https://ucet.org/newsletter/UCET Edcamps: https://ucet.org/edcamp/#utedchat Weds at 9 p.m. on Twitter: https://ucet.org/utedchat/Special thanks to Matt Winters for the sound editing and Kiera Beddes for hosting.

In this episode of UEN Homeroom, Dani and Matt are joined by FReadom Fighters, Carolyn Foote and Becky Calzada. We learn about the FReadom Fighters movement in Texas, all about reading and advocating for their libraries. Listen to get excited about your library and what you can do for your librarians.FReadom Fighters website: https://t.co/7oinBvxaiAFReadom Fighters twitter: https://twitter.com/FReadomFightersState of America's Libraries Report 2022: https://www.ala.org/news/state-americas-libraries-report-2022

Welcome back to episode 7 of the UCET podcast, where we talk about all things Utah, education, and technology. In this episode, we take advantage of the opportunity of being together in person at the UCET conference to talk to a bunch of attendees as well as interview the UCET president, Clint Stephens. You can follow Clint on Twitter @sedcclint and check out his website https://sedcclint.com/ for more of his work with the Southwest Educational Development Center (SEDC).Over of the course of this episode, we discuss the following questions to attendees at this year's conference:Why are you here at UCET this year?What are you presenting? Or what session are you most excited for?As it's the theme this year, how do you connect with others at UCET?At the end of the episode, we take a minute to spotlight the upcoming EdcampUT events happening in April and June. Check out www.ucet.org/edcamp for more info about when and how to register!Connect with us!UCET Newsletter: https://ucet.org/newsletter/UCET Edcamps: https://ucet.org/edcamp/#utedchat Weds at 9 p.m. on Twitter: https://ucet.org/utedchat/Special thanks to Matt Winters for the sound editing and Kiera Beddes for hosting.

Welcome back to episode 6 of the UCET podcast, where we talk about all things Utah, education, and technology. In this episode, we are focusing on how to provide opportunities for students to engage virtually with experts, teams, and students, locally and globally. We not only want to discuss how to bring the world into our classrooms but how we can take our classrooms out into the world. We have two wonderful guests on this episode, Dany Macías, a teacher in Alpine School District, and Matt Winters, a UEN instructor. Over the course of this episode, we discuss the following questions:Why is it important to learn about the world beyond our city/state/country?What are some tech tools that can help educators engage virtually with people outside of the classroom?What are some challenges teaching a globalized perspective?At the end of the episode, we discussed some of the best ways to develop global citizens, for our students and for ourselves as educators.  If you want more, you can follow Dany on Instagram @Book_Talk_Lady and Matt can be found on Twitter @TeacherWinters or https://www.teacherwinters.net/ Resources mentioned in the episode:NearpodNewselaKisstheBook BlogFlipgrid PalsNational Endowment for the Humanities Professional Development ProgramsUN Sustainable Development GoalsNewslit.org Newsroom to Classroom featureUCET Grant Wakelet#Globaledchat every 3rd Thursday on TwitterSpecial thanks to Matt Winters for the sound editing and Kiera Beddes for hosting.

Welcome back to episode 5 of the UCET podcast, where we talk about all things Utah, education, and technology. In this episode, we are focusing on how to plan and provide professional learning experiences for a grade-level team, department, school, or professional conference, and how teachers can find the best professional learning for themselves. We have two guests on this episode, Daron Kennett, the Professional Learning Supervisor for Davis School District, and Rob Bentley, a UEN instructor. Over the course of this episode, we discuss the following questions:How can teachers use professional learning to rejuvenate their love of the profession?Why do teachers engage in professional learning? Why do you?What makes for excellent and/or effective professional learning for teachers? What are some challenges to designing good professional learning for teachers?At the end of the episode, we discussed the future of professional learning and how teachers can take ownership of their own professional development. If you want more, you can read Daron's book The Game Plan: A Multi-Year Blueprint to Create a School Culture of Literacy and Data Analysis and you can follow Rob at @robobent on Twitter. Special thanks to Matt Winters for the sound editing and Kiera Beddes for hosting.

Welcome back to episode 4 of the UCET podcast, where we talk about all things Utah, education, and technology. In this episode, we are focusing on modeling and facilitating the responsible repurposing and remixing of digital resources by students by discussing innovation in education and how teachers and students can best adapt to the ever-changing educational landscape. We have two guests on this episode, Quinn Rollins, a social studies teacher with Granite district and Kayla Towner, a UEN instructor, former elementary teacher with Davis district.Over of the course of this episode, we discuss the following questions:What is the biggest challenge facing the education sector?What is your favorite example of student innovation? Favorite example of teacher innovation?Why does innovation in education matter?What are the most critical skills for innovation?At the end of the episode, we discussed  why some educators are reluctant to change and how we can encourage innovation for all of our students. As was mentioned in the episode, we can't just teach how we were taught, we can and should innovate to be better. You can follow Quinn at @jedikermit on Twitter and you can follow Kayla at @mrstowner9 on Twitter. Special thanks to Matt Winters for the sound editing and Kiera Beddes for hosting.

If you've been following along this offseason, then you've heard about the moves made by riders and mechanics in the pit area. We cannot remember a time for mechanics as hectic as this one because, in addition to the usual moves from one rig to the next, a handful of guys have decided to leave their positions entirely.Matt Winters is one of the few that decided to call time on his wrenching career. Paired with Colt Nichols at Monster Energy/Star Racing/Yamaha in 2021, the duo scored three Main Events wins, finished on the podium in every race, and claimed the 250 East Coast Region title, a career-first championship for both the racer and mechanic.It was a massive moment for Winters, a Maryland native who had worked for three high-profile teams. During our call, Winters went over almost everything that happened during the past decade, like his early aspirations shadowing local tuner Shane Sneft, how he became Cooper Webb's legal guardian, what it was like to build a bike from scratch at Red Bull KTM, the chassis changes he and Shane McElrath made to a Troy Lee Designs/Red Bull/KTM, and how he returned to Star Racing for a second stint.So, given all that success, what would make a guy want to stop? Matt was very forthcoming in his reasons and said that finally accomplishing a lifelong dream was one of the things that made him reconsider his priorities. Fortunately, fellow former mechanic Kristian Ortiz helped Winters get lined up with a new gig at SpaceX, with a position at the aerospace group's Florida facility.

Welcome back to episode 3 of the UCET podcast, where we talk about all things Utah, education, and technology. In this episode, we focus on encouraging responsible evaluation and appropriate responses to others' online communications through the lens of educational activism. We have two guests on this episode, John Arthur, Utah's 2021 Teacher of the Year from Salt Lake City School District, and Brooke Anderson, Data & Impact Specialist with the Utah Teacher Fellows and Teacher Specialist with Jordan District.Over of the course of this episode, we discuss the following questions:How can a teacher even start instigating change?How can teachers help students become agents of change for their communities?How can a teacher approach working with a decision maker who thinks differently than them?How can technology be leveraged to create change?How do you deal with burnout as a change-maker?At the end of the episode, we discuss some simple ways that teachers can start making positive changes for their schools and communities. As was mentioned in the episode, we need to make sure our kids are going to the joyous, just schools that they deserve, and teachers are a big part of making that happen. You can follow John at @9thevermore on Twitter and Youtube and you can follow Brooke at @anderbrooke on Twitter. Special thanks to Matt Winters for the sound editing and Kiera Beddes for hosting.

Positive and negative takeaways from the Pack's crushing 34-32 loss at Fresno (7:38). Sage Advice No. 15 with attorney Matt Winters (23:31). Nevada hosts UNLV Friday night — three things to know, keys to a win, biggest concerns, and predictions (46:16). For slants, the Shoup brothers give bets of the weekend with Paramount Sports Founder Lee Sterling (1:02:44), discuss why Jay Norvell went for two early vs Fresno (1:27:39), debate likelihood Matt Wells coaches Nevada in 2022 (1:42:08), and Nathan is not ready to fly to Brazil (1:55:15).  To stay current everything on The Reno Slant, follow the brothers on Twitter and Instagram, and online at TheRenoSlant.com.

Takeaways from the Pack's crushing 34-32 loss at Fresno (7:38). Sage Advice No. 15 w/ attorney Matt Winters (23:31). Nevada hosts UNLV Friday night (46:16). For slants, the Shoup brothers give bets of the weekend w/ Paramount Sports Founder Lee Sterling (1:02:44), discuss why Jay Norvell went for two early vs Fresno (1:27:39), debate likelihood Matt Wells coaches Nevada in 2022 (1:42:08), and Nathan is not ready to fly to Brazil (1:55:15).

Nevada hoop's non-conference is out and it is weak (9:23). Attorney Matt Winters joins for Sage Advice No. 13 and he has an idea to save college football from realignment (21:25). Aces Report - First-place Reno hosts second-place Tacoma this week (46:35). For slants, the Shoup bro's predict what the Texas/Oklahoma move to the SEC will mean (1:02:57), share the weirdest Olympic sports they've seen (1:06:15), and laugh at those upset over Barstool sponsoring the Arizona Bowl (1:24:23).

Nevada hoop's non-conference is out and it is weak (9:23). Attorney Matt Winters joins for Sage Advice No. 13 and he has an idea to save college football from realignment (21:25). Aces Report - First-place Reno hosts second-place Tacoma this week (46:35). For slants, the Shoup bro's predict what the Texas/Oklahoma move to the SEC will mean (1:02:57), share the weirdest Olympic sports they've seen (1:06:15), and laugh at those upset over Barstool sponsoring the Arizona Bowl (1:24:23). To stay current everything on The Reno Slant, follow the brothers on Twitter and Instagram, and online at TheRenoSlant.com.

The Reno Aces narrowly avoided their first series loss and now have an important road series at Tacoma (6:41). Attorney Matt Winters joins for Sage Advice No. 12, breaking down last week's Supreme Court ruling and its impact on the NCAA and Nevada (18:21). For slants, the Shoup brothers debate which Pack hoops player will be most improved as well as the best newcomer (43:03), and share very different Fourth of July plans (48:09).

The Reno Aces narrowly avoided their first series loss and now have an important road series at Tacoma (6:41). Attorney Matt Winters joins for Sage Advice No. 12, breaking down last week's Supreme Court ruling and its impact on the NCAA and Nevada (18:21). For slants, the Shoup brothers debate which Pack hoops player will be most improved as well as the best newcomer (43:03), and share very different Fourth of July plans (48:09). To stay current everything on The Reno Slant, follow the brothers on Twitter and Instagram, and online at TheRenoSlant.com.

Nevada celebrated a Mountain West title/NCAA regional berth last weekend (6:57). The Pack opens with UC Irvine Friday night at Stanford — Two things to know, biggest concerns and predictions (15:11). Should the NCAA have allowed Stanford to host with attendance restrictions (21:36)? Sage Advice No. 11 with attorney Matt Winters (30:57). Aces Report (49:38). For slants, the Shoup bro's discuss whether Nevada's bats can stay hot outside Mountain West play (58:47).

Nevada celebrated a Mountain West title/NCAA regional berth last weekend (6:57). The Pack opens with UC Irvine Friday night at Stanford — Two things to know, biggest concerns and predictions (15:11). Should the NCAA have allowed Stanford to host with attendance restrictions (21:36)? Sage Advice No. 11 with attorney Matt Winters (30:57). Aces Report (49:38). For slants, the Shoup bro's discuss whether Nevada's bats can stay hot outside Mountain West play (58:47).  To stay current everything on The Reno Slant, follow the brothers on Twitter and Instagram, and online at TheRenoSlant.com.

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Nevada baseball dropped two of three at New Mexico (5:43). Paramount Sports Founder Lee Sterling gives Final Four, and MLB opening day picks (11:45). Sage Advice No. 9 with attorney Matt Winters (29:27). Nevada baseball hosts Air Force this weekend — two things to know, biggest concerns, and predictions (46:33). For slants, the Shoup brothers debate whether UNLV will have more new or returning players next winter (47:53) and if Mackay changes will drive attendance (1:01:01). To stay current everything on The Reno Slant, follow the brothers on Twitter and Instagram, and online at TheRenoSlant.com.

Nevada baseball dropped two of three at New Mexico (5:43). Paramount Sports Founder Lee Sterling gives Final Four, and MLB opening day picks (11:45). Sage Advice No. 9 with attorney Matt Winters (29:27). Nevada baseball hosts Air Force this weekend — two things to know, biggest concerns, and predictions (46:33). For slants, the Shoup brothers debate whether UNLV will have more new or returning players next winter (47:53) and if Mackay changes will drive attendance (1:01:01).

Nevada baseball opened the season taking three of four at Cal Poly (6:44). The Pack now already opens Mountain West play this weekend, at UNLV (16:14). Attorney Matt Winters joins for Sage Advice No. 8 (25:40). Nevada basketball finally returns this weekend, hopefully, at Utah State (47:30). For slants, the Shoup brothers debate the Mountain West most annoying fan base (1:01:26), and whether it's time to change expectations for Nevada baseball (1:16:55).  To stay current everything on The Reno Slant, follow the brothers on Twitter and Instagram, and online at TheRenoSlant.com.

This is the Nevada-Utah State preview episode. Should Friday's game tip, it will be the Pack's first game in almost three weeks. The Aggies (15-7, 11-4) were just swept at Boise State and are now playing for the NCAA Tournament at-large lives. How rusty should we expect Nevada (14-7, 9-5) after the layoff? Utah State […]The post Ep 143: Nevada-Utah State hoops preview, Pack-Rebels baseball preview, Sage Advice No. 8 with attorney Matt Winters appeared first on The Reno Slant.

Nevada baseball opened the season taking three of four at Cal Poly (6:44). The Pack now already opens Mountain West play this weekend, at UNLV (16:14). Attorney Matt Winters joins for Sage Advice No. 8 (25:40). Nevada basketball finally returns this weekend, hopefully, at Utah State (47:30). For slants, the Shoup brothers debate the Mountain West most annoying fan base (1:01:26), and whether it’s time to change expectations for Nevada baseball (1:16:55).

Today’s guests graduated from Colgate University in May of 2019 and have since created enormous opportunities for themselves. Despite the challenges presented in 2020, Uyi Omorogbe just raised over one million dollars to grow his clothing company, NaSo, and now has over 3 million TikTok followers. Matt Winters left his job at WWE after being hired as the Senior Automation Developer for a growing startup, Roots Automation, having just closed a $3.2 Million Seed Round. Matt, Uyi, Maya, and Sheila discuss the unexpected outcomes following their undergraduate experience, how they have thrived amidst a pandemic and the importance of personal brand and networking.

Pack hoops stumbled twice in Laramie (9:02). Nevada hosts UNLV Sunday and Tuesday — three things to know, biggest concerns and predictions (16:02). Nevada football coach Jay Norvell reflects on 2020, his future (26:24). Attorney Matt Winters joins for an extremely relevant Sage Advice No. 7 (52:34). For slants, the Shoup brothers comment on the Reno blizzard and Tahoe snowstorm memories (1:18:20), debate whether Nevada needs Zane Meeks this weekend (1:25:55), and multiple Mountain West NCAA Tourney berths (1:31:25).  To stay current everything on The Reno Slant, follow the brothers on Twitter and Instagram, and online at TheRenoSlant.com.

Pack hoops stumbled twice in Laramie (9:02). Nevada hosts UNLV Sunday and Tuesday — three things to know, biggest concerns and predictions (16:02). Nevada football coach Jay Norvell reflects on 2020, his future (26:24). Attorney Matt Winters joins for an extremely relevant Sage Advice No. 7 (52:34). For slants, the Shoup brothers comment on the Reno blizzard& Tahoe snowstorm memories (1:18:20), debate whether Nevada needs Zane Meeks this weekend (1:25:55), and multiple Mountain West NCAA berths (1:31:25).

Pack hoops returns to action this weekend against New Mexico in Lubbock — three things to know, biggest concerns and predictions (6:13). Attorney Matt Winters joins for Sage Advice No. 6 — what do we need to know about the stimulus (17:22)? For slants, the Shoup brothers give NFL Week 17/CFP semifinals bets with Lee Sterling (39:23), and what does Nevada football need to get better at in 2021 (1:07:33)? To stay current everything on The Reno Slant, follow the brothers on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or online at TheRenoSlant.com.

Pack hoops returns to action this weekend against New Mexico in Lubbock — three things to know, biggest concerns and predictions (6:13). Attorney Matt Winters joins for Sage Advice No. 6 — what do we need to know about the stimulus (17:22)? For slants, the Shoup brothers give NFL Week 17/CFP semifinals bets with Lee Sterling (39:23), and what does Nevada football need to get better at in 2021 (1:07:33)?

Matt Winters, expert at growth hacking Meet Up & Facebook Groups shares inside tips on how to sky rocket your Facebook group's engagement and automate FB Group content strategies Need done for you social media marketing?www.trevorwgoodchild.comYou know how businesses running ads on Facebook get frustrated when ads get disapproved and Facebook stays silent on why this happens? As if that's not bad enough Facebook also doesn't explain what to do to solve this. As a former Facebook tech and ads exec I reveal what ad policy was triggered and provide solutions on getting compliant.And after working with me clients have peace of mind, knowing their ads aren't getting taken down again and they have ads that work better than they ever did before working with me.Does that sound like the kind of journey you want to go on with me?Schedule a call - Start getting results: https://calendly.com/trevorwgoodchild/fbexpertPast clients include E-commerce, celebrities such as Tony Robbins & Harv Eker and small to medium sized ad agencies.Want to get pro tips on FB ad policy while you're driving?Listen to the Zen & the Art of Social Media Marketing podcast on iTunes:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/zen-the-art-of-social-media-maintenance/id1537737004Watch this podcast live on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC324DI9qMDHhYZcvKwG2yfQ/videoshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/zen-the-art-of-social-media-maintenance/id1537737004https://deezer.com/show/1909922https://podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/3cbaFGE5w0TXHNkGHudied/overviewhttps://music.amazon.com/podcasts/79968946-cbb7-46b9-9c57-0e80f929376f/Zen-the-Art-of-Social-Media-Maintenancehttps://www.stitcher.com/podcast/zen-the-art-of-social-media-maintenancehttps://player.fm/series/zen-the-art-of-social-mediahttps://radiopublic.com/zen-the-art-of-social-media-Wzr0Kwhttps://www.breaker.audio/p/zen-and-the-art-of-social-mediahttps://podcasts.gaana.com/feed/11784https://amp.pandora.com/user/94a4df4692bd74fde3c751ee3636d9de/podcastshttps://calendly.com/trevorwgoodchild/fbexpert

What are the big takeaways from the MASSIVE win over San Diego State (6:50)? Nevada looks to avoid a letdown, Saturday, at Hawaii — three things to know, biggest concerns, and predictions for Pack-Rainbow Warriors (20:55). Sage Advice No. 5 with attorney Matt Winters (33:27). For slants, the Shoup brothers give NFL Week 12 bets of the weekend with Paramount Sports Founder Lee Sterling (52:03), praise Nevada's elite special teams (1:20:06), Pack hoops chatter, and Thanksgiving weekend plans (1:32:42). To stay current everything on The Reno Slant, follow the brothers on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or online at TheRenoSlant.com.

What are the big takeaways from the MASSIVE win over San Diego State (6:50)? Nevada looks to avoid a letdown, Saturday, at Hawaii — three things to know, biggest concerns, and predictions for Pack-Rainbow Warriors (20:55). Sage Advice No. 5 with attorney Matt Winters (33:27). For slants, the Shoup brothers give NFL Week 12 bets of the weekend with Paramount Sports Founder Lee Sterling (52:03), praise Nevada’s elite special teams (1:20:06), Pack hoops chatter, and Thanksgiving weekend plans (1:32:42).

Takeaways from Nevada's season-opening 37-34 OT win over Wyoming (7:06). Three things to know, biggest concerns, and picks for Nevada at UNLV Saturday (10:58). Tyler Bischoff of ESPN Las Vegas previews the game (26:45). Sage Advice No. 4 with attorney Matt Winters (47:01). For slants, the Shoup brothers give NFL Week 8/NCAA bets of the weekend with Paramount Sports Founder Lee Sterling (1:05:39) and debate whether Saturday is a “must-win” for Jay Norvell (1:33:38). To stay current everything on The Reno Slant, follow the brothers on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or online at TheRenoSlant.com.

Takeaways from Nevada’s season-opening 37-34 OT win over Wyoming (7:06). Three things to know, biggest concerns, and picks for Nevada at UNLV Saturday (10:58). Tyler Bischoff of ESPN Las Vegas previews the game (26:45). Sage Advice No. 4 with attorney Matt Winters (47:01). For slants, the Shoup brothers give NFL Week 8/NCAA bets of the weekend with Paramount Sports Founder Lee Sterling (1:05:39) and debate whether Saturday is a “must-win” for Jay Norvell (1:33:38).

In weekly yearbook No. 28, Nevada/Mountain West football set to return October 24 - with fans, Reno 1868 on cusp of clinching Group A, and NBA Finals + MLB playoffs + football all at the same time (7:37). Attorney Matt Winters joins for Sage Advice No. 3 (22:43). For slants, the Shoups give out NFL Week 4/NCAA bets of the weekend with Paramount Sports Founder Lee Sterling, scout Nevada hoops commit Nick Davidson, and discuss Tahoe squirrels with the plague (47:29).   To stay current everything on The Reno Slant, follow the brothers on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or online at TheRenoSlant.com.

In weekly yearbook No. 28, Nevada/Mountain West football set to return October 24 - with fans, Reno 1868 on cusp of clinching Group A, and NBA Finals + MLB playoffs + football all at the same time (7:37). Attorney Matt Winters joins for Sage Advice No. 3 (22:43). For slants, the Shoups give out NFL Week 4/NCAA bets of the weekend with Paramount Sports Founder Lee Sterling, scout Nevada hoops commit Nick Davidson, and discuss Tahoe squirrels with the plague (47:29).

In weekly yearbook No. 23, the NBA season is on the ropes, Nevada was supposed to host UC Davis Saturday, good NFL news goes under the radar, and a tough test for Reno 1868 (9:13). Attorney Matt Winters joins for Sage Advice No. 2 (26:04). Former Nevada WR Kaleb Fossum talks last season, staying positive, and working out with Joe Burrow (46:47). For slants, the Shoup’s talk fantasy football, planning bachelor parties, and excitement for Pack hoops (1:05:22).

In weekly yearbook No. 23, the NBA season is on the ropes, Nevada was supposed to host UC Davis Saturday, good NFL news goes under the radar, and a tough test for Reno 1868 (9:13). Attorney Matt Winters joins for Sage Advice No. 2 (26:04). Former Nevada WR Kaleb Fossum talks last season, staying positive, and working out with Joe Burrow (46:47). For slants, the Shoup's talk fantasy football, planning bachelor parties, and excitement for Pack hoops (1:05:22).   To stay current everything on The Reno Slant, follow the brothers on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or online at TheRenoSlant.com.

In weekly yearbook No. 20, why reaction to Miami Marlins players testing positive is overblown, the MLB product isn’t THAT bad, Free Joe Kelly, and who to root for in this weekend’s Barracuda Championship (9:06). Sage Advisors co-founder Matt Winters debuts a new monthly feature, Sage Advice, dissecting the relationship between sports and the law, especially navigating a pandemic (40:15). For slants, the Shoup’s preview 1868’s match at Vegas Saturday, Last Chance U, & the Seattle Kraken (1:01:46).

This week's show features something new. And we're not talking about the Barracuda Championship starting at its new home this weekend. Matt Winters, one of the founding attorneys of Sage Advisors, debuts a new monthly spot, Sage Advice, breaking down the unbelievably strong bond between sports and law. As a Nevada grad, Winters provides clarity […]The post Ep 114: MLB reaction is overblown, Sage Advice No. 1 with Attorney Matt Winters, The Barracuda Championship storyline appeared first on The Reno Slant.

In weekly yearbook No. 20, why the reaction to Miami Marlins players testing positive is overblown and dishonest, the MLB product isn't THAT bad, Free Joe Kelly, and who to root for in this weekend's Barracuda Championship (9:06). Sage Advisors co-founder Matt Winters debuts a new monthly feature, Sage Advice, dissecting the relationship between sports and the law, especially navigating a pandemic (40:15). For slants, the Shoup's preview Reno 1868's match at Vegas Saturday, Last Chance U, and the Seattle Kraken (1:01:46).   To stay current everything on The Reno Slant, follow the brothers on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or online at TheRenoSlant.com.

My guests today are Andy and Matt Winters.  They are brothers, and they just finished their first season leading the basketball program at Otterbein University.  Both played high school basketball at Bishop Watterson High School in Columbus, Ohio.  Both went on the play college basketball, Matt at Ohio Dominican University (NAIA Division II) and Andy at Ohio Wesleyan University (NCAA Division III).  Both spent time as assistants in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC), Matt at Ohio Northern University, and Andy at Capital University.  When Andy was hired to be the head coach at Otterbein (also an OAC school) the door was opened for them to work together and try to rebuild a once proud program.  Please  enjoy my conversation with Andy & Matt Winters of Otterbein University!  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jon-cook0/support

Matt Winters is the CEO of Austin Visuals 3D Animation Studio and Founder MyNetworkBuilder.  In this episode we talk about how Matt started his career by convincing NASA to take a chance on an artist rather than the usual engineer, about how to create a community both offline and online, and his journey from working in the corporate world to becoming a freelancer and then building a rapidly growing company.Welcome to the Establishing Your Empire show. A podcast that inspires entrepreneurs, creatives and future business owners to pursue their passions, grow their organizations and build their empire. My name is Daran Herrman and creatively I’m best known for my photography. But business wise my claim to fame is growing a company from $15K per month in online sales to breaking the one million dollar a month barrier. And I’m sitting down with interesting people to talk about their process, the lessons they learned and how they have Established their Empire’s.

Mr. Purple Drank himself, Matt Winters, joins us to talk turkey hunting. Matt was the reason we started a White Face decoy line and he tells us his side of that story and how that has worked out for his hunting so far.

Ever wonder what the future role of the educator is? Mark Wagner, CEO of EdTech team sure has. So much so, that he has written a book about it. We had the chance to catch up with Mark at the Google Certified Energizer event in Chicago this summer to hear first hand, what it means to be "More Now".

My guests today are Quin Henderson and Matthew Winters They have a podcast where they share inspiring moments, insight and resources in education. I met up with them at ISTE in Chicago where we discussed education, interests and ideas. Find them on twitter @QHenderson @TeacherWinters Find the EdTrex website here: https://sites.google.com/gtrainerdemo.edspark.net/edtrex-proto-b/home  

On May 5th, 2019 NASA launch the Insight Mission to Mars and Matt Winters was lucky enough to be on the NASA Social team. During his time at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Matt was able to sit down with other members of the NASA Social team. Jaime Cordova was more than happy to sit down and discuss his work with the Griffith Observatory, his future in genetics, and how education allowed him to have diverse experiences in his life. You can feel our excitement about the Insight Launch while we talk.

Are students ready to enter the realm of higher education? In this episode we explored student preparedness with Brandon Burnett and Kimberlee Taylor.

Coaches draw up plays to play to the strengths of the team. So why not draw up courses that play to the passions of your students? Blake Pope shares how he does just that in his Sport Literature class.

Sometimes you feel all alone on your teaching adventure. Guess what? You're not! In this episode we connect with community building expert Jared Covili.

Augmented reality will let you literally bring elephants into the room! This week Kimberlee Taylor, a secondary education biology teachers, shares her experience of the Google Expeditions AR pioneer program and more.

How do you bring Art and Chemistry together? Join us as we find out first-hand from Weber State University Chemistry Professor Brandon Burnett.

How do you use comics, movies, and other pop culture in college writing courses? Join us as we find out first hand from Weber State University professor Scott Rogers.

Listen as Jay Scott talks with Matt Winters of Kansas Premier Outfitters about being the first one to try the White Face DSD Decoy Strutter and Jake.  Other topics:  decoy setup and placement, turkey hunting, rio grande turkeys, stubborn gobblers More on Matt Winters  http://www.kansaspremieroutfitters.com/home https://www.instagram.com/migr8or1/ Sponsors of the JSO Podcast goHUNT.com/Insider Sign UP for goHUNT INSIDER www.goHunt.com/JayScott Use Promo Code "Jay Scott" Get $50 goHUNT Gear Shop Gift Card http://www.kuiu.com/ or http://www.kuiu.com/blog/ http://www.phoneskope.com/ Use "jayscott16" promo code to get 10% off all products  http://outdoorsmans.com/ Use "jayscott" promo code to get 10% off all Outdoorsmans Products More on host Jay Scott www.JayScottOutdoors.com Instagram @JayScottOutdoors http://gouldsturkeyhunt.com/ http://www.colburnandscottoutfitters.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZbc2dA3sjOzWKdSxnyuz9g https://www.facebook.com/JayScottOutdoorsPodcast/  

Quin and Matt hit the studio to recap day 1 of #UCET18. Listen as they share their favorite moments and insights around the theme “Communication.”

Quin and Matt hit the studio to recap day 1 of #UCET18. Listen as they share their favorite moments and insights around the theme “Get out.”

Quin and Matt sit down with Chris Nesi of the House of #EdTech podcast and Elikqitie of the Travel Gluten Free podcast. We talk about the nature of podcasting, why it is an important medium for students to engage with in classrooms, and how teachers could use podcasting in their classrooms or create their own.

Quin and Matt sit down with Ginger Lewman and Rebecca Lewis of ESSDACK to discuss Project Based Learning, applying real world tools to the classroom, and how trauma can affect students in school. Join us for a lively conversation that tackles some difficult, important strategies in education.

Donate to The Permaculture Podcast Online: via PayPal Venmo: @permaculturepodcast This episode is a story written and recorded by Matt Winters, a listener to the show and a participant in the inaugural Online PDC+ that's currently going on. This story was his response to an assignment to imagine what each student's design site would look like over time. To step forward 100 years from now and then work their way back to the present. Through this so they could explore how, when, and why to implement various pieces of the design, and that it could be carried on once they were no longer part of the process. Here Matt answers all those questions in an engaging narrative that shows the power of storytelling. May you enjoy this story as much as I did. The Gift Allene awoke to the sound of the song bird at her window again. The cool spring breeze from that window was beginning to warm with the early morning rays of sun. Carried on the breeze were faint traces of the perfumed blossoms of the fruit trees in the backyard food forest. She got up and quickly dressed as she knew her chores would need to be completed before her mother allowed her to start her studies. Being self-schooled Allene had read about the educational systems of the past and pitied those poor children in their government schools of long ago. They were never able to delve deeply into the subjects that interested them most – for Allene it was nature. She threw open the back door of her home and put on her garden work boots before heading to the shed to fill the feed bucket for the hens. Her routine was to carry the feed down to the hen house and exchange it for the day's egg harvest – hens willing. Along the way she would walk through the “garden” where her dad tended some annuals in amongst the many varieties of perennial food plants. She would pick anything that looked past its prime and add that to her feed bucket as an extra incentive for the one or two broody hens. She had learned to pick her battles. The hens provided plenty of eggs for the family and the surplus was sold to pay for their feed which supplemented their foraging. But on this land it wasn't just the hens that enjoyed a bountiful foraging experience. Allene had heard the stories of when her ancestors settled this land over 100 years ago and how they had laid out a plan for building a sustainable homestead that would feed their family for generations. Now, as she looked at the land around her she tried to imagine what it must have been like for her great-grandfather those many years ago. He had named the homestead Wintershaven – after the family name, and while his original plans had been modified many times by his descendants the overall goals remained the same. Each year at the annual harvest festival when family and neighbors gathered at her home, Allene listened to the telling of the story and stared hard at the pictures on the wall of her family's dining room. She could almost hear her great-grandfather speaking the story himself. On her tenth birthday she had been given access to the family archives and had read her great-grandfathers words in his own (sloppy) hand writing. It was from those words that she had found her life's calling. She realized at that time something she had only vaguely sensed up to that time – that all this was for her. The laying boxes were empty of hens today as she stood on top of a block her father had placed for her to be able to see in the top boxes. Reaching in to each box she retrieved the eggs, some of which were still warm from their recent laying and placed them gently into her basket. She filled the feeder as the hens scrambled around her feet cackling at her quietly as if to fill her in on the day's news. They became very excited as she tossed some over-ripe fruit and wilted greens to them and she watched as they worked out their literal pecking order. Before returning to the house she looked up to survey the trees overhanging the chickens' yard. There were mulberry trees that were taller than any structure on the farm – their fruits ripening in the morning sun. She knew that as the fruits began to drop into the pen her feed bucket would get lighter as the chickens filled up every day on the bounty dropping from the sky. That had been part of the plan, laid out those many years ago in an effort to address the looming issues of the failing society of which her great-grandfather was a part. Every plant, every structure, every land feature should have multiple functions – he had written. The mulberries provided shade for the chickens and protection from hawks. Its fruit would feed the chickens in times where feed was hard to come by. The leaf drop would mulch the soil and add to the chicken manure to revitalize the ground when the chickens were shifted to their other paddocks. Wood from the mulberries was used for structures throughout the farm – even her crib had been made of mulberry wood and later recycled as a brooder for baby chicks. Produce no waste had been one of the often quoted phrases in her family for generations. Past the mulberries she could see that the new understory plantings she had helped her father put in last fall were growing well. The hazels were bright green amongst the many varieties of cane fruits and herbs. Beyond that the older fruiting trees, may haws, paw paws and young pecan trees were now fully leafed out and benefiting from the recent rains. The land beneath these trees undulated gently in a series of catchments that slowed and retained the rain as it fell and moved across the landscape. The term her great-grandfather had used was “swales” when he dug those ditches so many years ago. Allene had been almost 9 years old before she realized these types of changes to the land's shape were not natural occurrences. At first it had bothered her that someone would mess with nature in that way, but as she visited neighbors' farms around the area she noticed the ones doing well all had similar earthworks of differing ages. The abandoned farms at the end of the road had none of these but the land there was still barren from the 20-year drought her grandmother told her about and no one had lived on those farms since. Several folks had talked of rehabilitating those places but with only shovels and strong backs to work with it would take years to do what her great-grandfather had done in mere weeks – back when the oil still flowed. But it took that drought back in the 70's and the decline of cheap energy for Allene's family to realize the value of the land they had inherited. Allene shook her head to clear the daydream she was enjoying as she stood in the chicken yard with hens pecking about her feet. She picked up the egg basket and the feed bucket and headed back to the shed. After securing the shed she brought the eggs in to the summer kitchen just off the back porch of her family's home and proceeded to clean then sort the eggs. The ones that were uniform in color and shape she would place carefully into well used cartons to take to the neighbors on the mid-week delivery list. The others she left in the basket placed in the indoor kitchen for her mother to use for the day's meals. Just a few more chores and she could return to reading that “new” old book from her family's library. She hurried out the door again and was met this time by a huge hairy monster of a dog that proceeded to “kiss” her all over. Baxter was as excited as Allene was annoyed by his affections. The dog was part of the homestead and a hard worker, but he seemed to like interacting with his human –pack members as much as he enjoyed protecting the feathered ones. After what she thought was a thorough ear scratching Allene continued on her mission up the hill to the solar well house. The pump was humming quietly as the sun tracked higher into the sky and the storage tank was filling nicely. The family used this water for irrigating the kitchen garden in the front yard and it was Allene's responsibility to open the valve from the storage tank to the irrigation system for 20 minutes each morning (unless it had rained the night before). The irrigation system was something her great-grandfather had written about but never had the time to implement in his lifetime. In fact, it wasn't until the electric grid went down for a whole year and the water from the rural water district stopped flowing that her grandfather was forced to install the solar well pump and storage tank. Her father told her he had been her age at the time and complained bitterly at the amount of work he was tasked with. As part of the project they also ran piping throughout the property for irrigation – completing this project just 5 years before the great-drought. It was a large part of what saved the homestead from the fate of so many others at that time. Her father learned his lesson and reminded her of this anytime she complained about hard work. Her last chore was Allene's favorite. For the 20 minutes it took to irrigate the kitchen garden she was tasked with the daily foraging walk. Retrieving her big basket from the summer kitchen counter she headed out on a well-worn path that would take her to the back of the family's property and back. Her fondest and earliest memories as a young child were of toddling along with one or both of her parents as they daily walked the trail around the property to retrieve whatever was in season at the time. Tending a struggling plant here, chopping and dropping some branches there to let in light for the plants below, finding hidden gems of nature everywhere – enjoying the goodness of the land was her favorite thing in the whole world. Her parents would patiently teach her as they walked together, what plants were good to eat and when, what plants had special needs and how to meet those. She learned the names of the plants and trees and helped transplant out whatever the family had decided to add that year. Most of what they planted was merely propagated from cuttings or seeds collected elsewhere on the property. It was their responsibility, her father had said, to plant the trees that their grandchildren would eat from. But she came to realize early on that planting a tree was not enough to insure its success. She learned about companion plantings and guilds that her family had developed over the years to give each plant a better chance of success by meeting its needs with a nearby planting. Her grandmother called it, their “garden of eatin'”, and what a garden it was. Chestnuts and pecans formed the upper canopy layer with large old oaks filling in a few gaps. Allene marveled at how those oaks were probably growing here when her great-grandfather purchased the land and began its transformation. Multiple varieties of multiple species of multiple types of fruit trees and nut trees formed the understory. She could see the peaches and plums were already fully in bloom as the bees from her mother's hives buzzed about lazily. The almonds and the edible dogwoods were just starting to develop blooms. Climbing these understory trees she could count 6 different types of vining plants including muscadine grapes, hardy kiwi, maypops, and hops that her dad used in brewing his nasty beer. Squirrels darted amongst the vines and up the trees and chattered at her in protest as they did every morning. Shrubs surrounded most of the trees and some of these would produce fruit for the jellies and jams she would make with her mother in the coming months. Below these shrubs there were culinary and medicinal herbs whose Latin names she still struggled with but whose uses she could recite like her life depended on it – and sometimes it did. Every day there was something new to see or learn about. Many was the day she would spend the afternoon researching some pest or plant she had come across during this morning walk – thank goodness for her family's extensive library of books about the natural world. Every day she would return to her home with her basket filled with delicious foods for the family meals that day. On many occasions her mother would leave her a note to gather certain medicinal plants to use in her practice as she went about caring for the others in the community. Sometimes her father would have her check his traps along her walk – a job she hated but understood its importance. As she would grow and learn she would come to realize that these walks were really a walk back in time. For her the path had always been one of provision and sustenance but she knew it had not always been this way. Some of the trees she planted with her parents last year wouldn't provide food for anyone for 10 years or more. Some of the trees she harvested from were older than her father and had been put here for this very purpose – to provide abundance for her family by those she had never met. She knew enough about the greater world around her to know that she had been given a gift by her ancestors in the way they had tended this land. She knew it was her duty to continue this tradition for those who would come after her. The weight of that responsibility was lifted each day by the joy she felt as she explored the path laid out before her. Allene hurried along, gathering good things as she went. She was looking forward to getting back home so she could blow the dust off that old book she'd found in the family's library with her great-grandfather's hand written notes in the margins. It was a book about a subject called Permaculture, and she was eager to learn what that meant. (Used with permission from Matt Winters.)

Savage Eliquid Today I interviewed to extraordinarily successful entrepreneurs who overcame struggle. Chris Wheeler and Matt Winters didn’t have much of a formal education. Problems with substance abuse led them into other challenges, including time in institutions. Despite those setbacks, they put their heads together to build a Savage Eliquid, a vape company that generates more than $2 million in revenues.   How did they do it?   We learn about their 100% commitment to success. We learn about their aspiration of building a business that generates more than $5 million in revenues. We learn about the incremental action steps they took. We learn about the ways that they hold themselves accountable. We learn about the ways that they’ve become aware of opportunities and how the marketplace has become aware of them.   Turns out that building a successful business requires the same type of principled, deliberate decisions that we teach in the Earning Freedom mastermind course. Chris and Matt tell us that if they can do it, anyone can do it.   If you’d like to learn more from Chris and Matt, contact them at SavageEliquid.com    

Donate to The Permaculture Podcast Online: via PayPal Venmo: @permaculturepodcast Like this podcast? Support it on Patreon. My guests for this episode are Caroline Wallace and Jesse Peterson, pictured here with their mentor Dave Jacke. Caroline and Jesse are the owners of Inside Edge Design, LCC, a permaculture design firm based in Helena, Montana, that applies the social system design framework of Dave Jacke to their municipal scale projects. During this conversation we talk about niche analysis and social system design and how to apply it to our work as permaculture practitioners to make the invisible structures a more visible part of the process. We use the 6th Ward Garden Park as an example of how they work with a local parks department and government in order to gain approval for the installation of a 1 acre food forest. [caption width="600" align="aligncenter"] A niche analysis of a European Pear showing the products, needs, characteristics, allies, and predators of this plant. (Click to enlarge)[/caption] I find that this interview complements the conversation I had with Steve Whitman in Episode 1517: Community Planning, very well, so after listening to this one, go and check out that one if you haven't already. Together they help to prepare you to be better prepared to engage the society where you live. Before we begin, a reminder that the Traveling Permaculture Library Project is now being managed by Matt Winters, author of The Gift, and it's a great time for you to get involved. Email your name and address to: librarian@thepermaculturepodcast.com and he will add you to the mailing list of this cycle of virtuous giving. Find out more about Caroline, Jesse, and their work, including their design document for the 6th Ward Garden Park (PDF), at InsideEdgeDesign.com. [caption width="600" align="aligncenter"] The same niche analysis applied to a human social system, the Helena Parks and Recreation department.(Click to enlarge)[/caption] Stepping away from this conversation I'm left with the feeling that their work will have a huge impact on our ability to design with the social and economic systems of our communities in mind in a way that insures we are able to use permaculture in the process. We could use the principles that currently exist, but we are trained up to look to the landscape as the metaphor and sometimes that frame of reference gets stuck. Here with the niche analysis, the axises of social system design (PDF), and Elinor Ostrom's Eight Principles of Managing A Commons, we can leverage other tools into our toolbox that break us out of that strictly permaculture mindset, without having to start from scratch, and then expand upon them based on our own interests and abilities and with permaculture in mind. The road ahead for social systems is an incredible one to be a part of and likely to face numerous challenges as we move forward. I say this because of numerous conversations I encounter online where permaculture is still viewed strictly as a means of permanent agriculture, rather than one of permanent culture. Where do you see permaculture going from here? Where are you taking it that you would like to share with the world? Get in touch. . Email: The Permaculture Podcast or write me a letter and drop it in the mail: The Permaculture Podcast The Permaculture Podcast You can also join in the conversations at Facebook.com/thepermaculturepodcast or follow me on Twitter where I am @permaculturecst. I'll do whatever I can to assist you on this path. If you can help me, I would greatly appreciate it. Share a link to your favorite episode on your blog, a forum, Facebook, or Twitter. Tell a friend. Or support the show with a one time donation using the PayPal button on the main page of the website at thepermaculturepodcast.com or by becoming an ongoing monthly member at patreon.com/permaculturepodcast. Anything you do to help keep this show on the air and growing lets, together, reach more people and bring ecological design further and further into the mainstream consciousness. One person, one story at a time we can make a difference. Until the next time, take care of Earth, your self, and each other. Resources Inside Edge Design, LLC 6th Ward Garden Park Design Report and Implementation Plan Elinor Ostrom's 8 Prinicples of for Managing a Commons

Donate to The Permaculture Podcast Online: via PayPal Venmo: @permaculturepodcast Like this podcast? Support it on Patreon. Today's episode is a permabyte review of the forthcoming book by Toby Hemenway, The Permaculture City. Exciting, isn't it? Toby Hemenway has a new book coming out and I'll just go ahead and say it: it is incredible. I received an advance copy, clocking in at 288 pages, from the publisher Chelsea Green and, even though I'm a slow reader, sat down and read the whole thing, cover to cover, in a day. What I like about this book is that the way it is written and organized reminds me of my own permaculture path. In the beginning there is an examination of the ethics and principles and why they matter. Then there is an look at design and considering techniques, but then stepping back and to organize our thoughts with the tools provided by the permaculture design process. To re-examine the elements and how they relate to systems. As that understanding grows to take another step and use small examples, such as water systems, to expand our thoughts further and realize there is more to this work than just the land and includes the people involved with caring for it, for maintaining it, and that those living communities matter. They embody why we care for Earth, care for people, and share the surplus. As importantly Toby also addresses the real fact that we can't expect everyone to become hunter-gatherers again or subsistence farmers. Even if we could that idea isn't reflective of the resiliency that permaculture design engenders. Using resiliency as a basis he uses several examples, including home and community gardening, water, and energy use, as informal case studies to explore how to apply the principles to step back and ask bigger questions so we can create useful strategies. This last point is important because, to me, The Permaculture City is a book about better understanding our design strategies, those often nebulous ideas that separate the philosophical underpinnings of permaculture, the ethics and principles, from the techniques that represent the physical practice that all of our on-paper design results in. There is time for techniques when we implement, but that can only come after consideration and design. For those of you familiar with the Zone and Sector design models in permaculture, they are both upon throughout the provided examples. I was left with a new understanding of how to apply these, especially to social systems. Chapter Nine in particular, on Placemaking and The Empowered Community, took me in a whole new direction. Though I've used these methods repeatedly in the past after seeing them applied in the context of the various examples I come to agree with what Larry Santoyo says, which is quoted in this book, “Sectors trump everything.” I'm now going back and examining some of my designs, including landscape, social, and economic, to see where my sector analysis may be weak. My thoughts on permaculture moving beyond the the landscape started several years ago when I interviewed Dave Jacke, Larry Santoyo, and Mark Lakeman in short succession. Reading this book has helped to continue my shift in thinking about permaculture, and in about the time it would take you to go back and listen to those interviews you can sit down and be well into this wonderful book and have an even greater understanding of how permaculture applies to so many human systems, but also how to start asking the questions that can take your understanding of design to the next level. I've been in this field for half a decade now and this book is a welcome addition to my library. It came at the right time, but I can't help but wish that I would have been ready for it and received it sooner. Overall I like Toby's latest book so much that I'm putting it on my recommended reading list, especially for someone new to permaculture. After you've read Masanobu Fukuoka's The One-Straw Revolution, Donella Meadows' Thinking in Systems, Rosemary Morrow's Earth User's Guide to Permaculture, and David Holmgren's Permaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability, read The Permaculture City and take your design well beyond the landscape. The Permaculture City goes into publication on July 15, 2015 and you can pre-order a copy through the Chelsea Green website for $24.95. https://www.chelseagreen.com/bookstore/item/the_permaculture_city I am expecting to receive a final print copy of the book when it goes to press and will include that in the Traveling Permaculture Library Project. If you'd like to be a part of that cycle of giving, and receive a random book related to the broad umbrella of permaculture, email your name and address to librarian@thepermaculturepodcast.com and Matt Winters will take care of you. Until the next time, take care of Earth, your self, and each other. Correction: When originally recorded and posted the publication date for this book was September 14, 2015. The release date has since been moved up to July 15, 2015.

Donate to The Permaculture Podcast Online: via PayPal Venmo: @permaculturepodcast Like this podcast? Support it on Patreon. My guest for this episode is Jen Mendez, the founder of PermieKids. As this episode comes out I've known Jen for over a year, beginning with some conversations via phone and email about parenting and permaculture and then digging in on discussions of different pedagogical approaches and the changes in curriculum between primary and secondary education, and then getting a chance to sit down together and talk for a while last year at the Mother Earth News Fair (which is where the picture for this episode comes from). Those experiences reinforced our interest in working together as we both have areas of education that we focus on. Mine is definitely towards adults, both young and older, and she has a fantastic ability to work with young children and families. That focus on children and families forms the framework for this conversation as we talk about the various ways that Jen applies permaculture to teaching children and engaging family members and other mentors in order to provide the best experience possible for everyone involved by reconnecting those who care about children and the children themselves with their education. Hers is not a one size fits all approach and it shows. You can, of course, find out more about her and her work at PermieKids.com and via the links in the resources section below. My conversation with her is set to go live at PermieKids on Thursday, April 8, 2015. I like Jen's approach because her techniques empower us, like all of permaculture practices, to actively and intentionally participate in the work that we do, in this case the teaching of children. As a parent myself and having few role models to turn to when my two youngest were born I would have loved to have had a mentor like Jen to help answer some of my questions about early childhood development and milestones in a more academic, though friendly way. Since I was rediscovering permaculture at the time this would have been most valuable. Times have changed and we adapted to include both private and public schools to handle the early childhood education with my children, while supplementing with family activities, yet every time I talk with Jen I'm given new tools, such as her very visual child friendly Me-Map, that I can use now even though we are not homeschooling. When it comes to education in general I don't like the idea of specialized education before college. I want everyone, particularly permaculture practitioners and their children, to be polymaths. There is a line I turn to time and time again from the author Robert Heinlein that expresses my thoughts rather succinctly. “A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.” Though I might lean away from the more violent aspects of that quote, the general tenor of it holds true to what I see as the role of education. We're not cogs in a machine. We don't have just one job in this life where we push a button repeatedly to create the same thing over and over again. We are, all of us, capable of incredible things. We are more than the sum of our parts. I'm not just a podcast creator. I'm also a father, an artist, a partner, a teacher, a bad karaoke singer, an even worse gardener (but I can raise strawberries, onions, children, and cats), a woodsman, a philanthropist, a writer, a son, a cousin (though not a brother, I'm an only child, which also means I'm not an uncle, or an aunt), a nephew, a student, a gentleman, a swordsman, a scholar. And those are just the roles I can rattle off at a moments notice. If given the task to write down all the things I am now or ever was the list would take volumes. The same is true for each of you. Who you are, and your education, matters. Teach yourself something new today. Then teach someone else what you've learned and keep this cycle going. If you need help along the way, get in touch with Jen and she will be there to give you a hand. Or get in touch with me and I will do the same. This is our community. By tuning in to this show you are a part of it too. Email: jen@permiekids.com if you would like to get ahold of her. Email: The Permaculture Podcast if you would like to get ahold of me, or you can call me: I'm not going anywhere and will be with you for as long as I can. You can also send me a letter if you would like. I think postal mail may be my favorite way of hearing from someone, as I have a box where I keep everything I receive. That address is: The Permaculture Podcast The Permaculture Podcast Also to help you along that way, sign up for the traveling permaculture library project. Send an email to Matt Winters with your name and address and he'll get you added to that generous cycle of sharing, all we ask is that once you are done reading a book that you agree to mail the book along to someone else involved in the project. There's a sticker in the front of each book we send out with more information. librarian@thepermaculturepodcast.com To support that and other projects, I do ask for your help. In keeping in-line with the gift economy of this show I heavily limit any advertisers to only people and products that I believe in and that have contacted me directly for assistance. For that reason, I rely almost entirely on listener contributions to keep this show going and on the air. Please consider becoming a member of the show by signing up at patreon.com/permaculturepodcast, or if you would like to make a one time contribution you can do so via the PayPal button at www.thepermaculturepodcast.com, or by sending something in the post to the address above. You can also help me by taking two minutes and doing two things. First, leave a review on your favorite podcast site, such as iTunes. Second, share a link to your favorite episode on Facebook, Twitter, or your favorite social media of choice. Get the word out there and we can help more people create the world they want to live in. Until the next time, when Dina Falconi author of Foraging and Feasting joins me, spend each day doing something new that takes care of Earth, your self, and each other. Resources PermieKids PermieKids Podcasts PermieKids Edge Alliances PermieKids Educational Design

Donate to The Permaculture Podcast Online: via PayPal Venmo: @permaculturepodcast Like this podcast? Support it on Patreon. My guest for this episode is the rewilder Peter Michael Bauer, from Portland, Oregon, who is also a trained permaculture practitioner who studied under Toby Hemenway. Peter is the executive director of Rewild Portland, an environmental education non-profit that uses hands-on workshops and classes to teaches earth-based arts, skills, and technologies. He is also a regular contributor to rewild.com and the rewild.com facebook group. During this conversation we talk about permaculture as a tool for rewilding, examine the impact of government and empire on our ability to take care of the earth and ourselves, discuss the meaning of civilization in the context of earth repair and permaculture, and our individual roles in creating useful change. You can find out more about him and his current work at rewildportland.com. I would like to have Peter back on the show to continue this conversation and wrap up some thoughts that we touched on, but did not have the space to expand during this first conversation. If you have questions for him after listening to this show, let me know and I will include them in the follow-up we will have in a few months. You'll also find a number of resources below. I walk away from this conversation feeling that the act of practicing permaculture is the beginning of a life that is less civilized and a lot more wild. The more I have conversations with people like Peter, or Dan De Lion, or Ben Weiss and Wilson Alvarez, or read the work of authors like Derrick Jensen, the less and less I can sit back and be mild behind the microphone. I don't talk about my personal perspectives much, but these guests and their ideas spark that loud and boisterous side of myself as I grow tired and weary of the destruction and damage that is happening and want to see all of us pick up our tools and find out own salvation from this damaging culture that pushes us away from one another by telling us who to fear, why we can't trust our neighbor, and must always be suspicious. We're told to question science because it might tells us something we don't like or can't bring ourselves to accept because it conflicts with some preconceived world view. That because one of you is a republican and another is a democrat that those political leanings are so big that you can't get along and realize that one's guns and the other's gays aren't our problems, but are used as issues that drive a wedge between us and push us apart so those in power can stay there and dictate to us what is best, while serving their own self interest. That we are anesthetized with a news cycle of entertainment and shocking headlines. We are in the middle of ecological collapse and we're told to spend our time worried about who is going to win some televised contest, or that a terrorist group thousands of miles away is going to come onto this soil and ruin our way of life when every day we listen to the people who are already ruining it for us. Those same people who tell us to be afraid and that we can't change what's happening anyway so should go back to our comfortable homes and turn up the heat if the winter is a little cold, or install a new air-conditioner if the summer's seem hotter than normal, and ignore the droughts in California because the north-east got a record snow falls this year. I'm tired. I'm tired of living in fear and listening to messages of scarcity. I'm tired of holding on to hope like it will make a difference, because it won't. Action. Action will make a difference. I love this world and each and every one of you so much that I want to see a place where we can all come together and live the best lives we can, in the world we want to see, even if we disagree over what that might look like, but to do it in a way that takes care of the earth, so we can have a home that we can live on indefinitely for ourselves and future generations. That we can take care of ourselves, and grow a little food to make sure we can eat and not go hungry, and to grow a little extra to feed our neighbor, regardless of what their religion, race, or creed might be. That we can live, and love, and work together and give a damn about the difference we can make and tune out the messages that say we're not enough, we are not good enough, that we can't save the salmon, or reverse climate change, and that we should continue to trust in those who lie to us every day so that they can remain in power when we, each and every one of us, is powerful and capable of bringing about incredible change. Rewild yourself and be free. Whatever road you are on, I'm here. I'm not going anywhere. Things might change with the podcast, I don't know yet, but whatever happens I will continue to make myself available to anyone and everyone I can help. Call me. . or Email: The Permaculture Podcast. If you have some surplus and you can throw a little something my way, I'd appreciate it, because this podcast is all that I do for a living right now. Learn more at www.thepermaculturepodcast.com/support or at www.patreon.com/permaculturepodcast If you haven't already you should join the Traveling Permaculture Library Project by emailing your name and address to Matt Winters, who is the new librarian for the project. You can reach him at: librarian@thepermaculturepodcast.com By doing so you will receive a random book related to permacutlure, the natural world, or the environment. All I ask is that once you receive a book and read it, to email Matt back and pass it along. Each book includes a sticker in the front cover with more information to make this process easier. The next books I'll be shipping off to Matt for the library are: Greg Marley Chanterrel Dreams, Amanita Nightmares Beattie, Thompson, and Levine Working with Your Woodland Richard Mabey Weeds Stephen Barstow Around the World in 80 Plants Until the next time, spend each day creating a better world, the world you want to live in, but taking care of earth, your self, and each other. Resources Rewild Portland Rewild.com Rewild.com Facebook Group Wilderness Awareness School First Nations Decolonization (Wiki) Pacific Northwest Foraging by Douglas Deur Keeping it Living by Douglas Deur and Nancy Turner Ishmael by Daniel Quinn

Donate to The Permaculture Podcast Online: via PayPal Venmo: @permaculturepodcast Like this podcast? Support it on Patreon. My guests for this episode are Violet Brill and her father “Wildman” Steve Brill. Violet and Steve are foragers from New York. Violet assists her father on his plant tours, leading groups of people and teaching them about wild edibles. “Wildman” Steve, in addition to his tours and workshops, is the author of multiple books on foraging including Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants in Wild (and Not So Wild) Places, The Wild Vegan Cookbook, and Foraging with Kids. We use beginning foragers, including children, as the focus for this interview. We mostly discuss plants and mushrooms that are easy to identify and do not have any poisonous look-similars. We do include an example, which is wild carrot versus poison hemlock, to show that with care and a firm understanding of a plant you can identify and safely harvest edibles. We must pay attention however to do so. As this is part of the series on foraging and wild foods, once you've listened to this episode I recommend going back through the archives and listening to the other shows including those with Dan De Lion, Sam Thayer, and Arthur Haines. Together they will provide you with a well rounded perspective on how to come to a knowledge of plants in the wild. You can find out more about Violet and Steve at wildmanstevebrill.com. Also, if you have an iOS or Android smartphone, check out Wild Edibles and the Foraging Flashcard series. They are reasonably priced ways to begin learning more about wild plants wherever you are, and Wild Edibles is a go-anywhere field guide. This interview reminds me of the role that a teacher can play in building confidence for a student to explore further. It was a friend of mine who mentioned Steve during a conversation she and I were having about foraging plants to make wild teas, as she had taken a class from him. Going on a foraging trip like this can allow you to taste some of these wild foods in a safe way and begin to have an understanding of the plants, without just grabbing a field guide and just trying to go out to eat. You get that first experience and can then learn and research more before going out solo. So slow down, take a few classes, spend time with your field guides, and then get started on your own. I also like Steve's approach to not forcing Violet to share his diet, but allowing her to explore her options while ensuring that she eats good healthy foods along the way. I see this as also extending to the way we teach our children. Include them in your activities, but also include yourself in theirs and encourage and support them to pursue their own interests, or help them to find mentors and teachers who can. In this conversation Steve also provides solid simple encouragement to gradually begin eating this way. This reinforces slow and small solutions in all that we do, from dietary to landscape changes. Take a few bites of something, see whether you enjoy it or it causes a bit of upset, then decide whether more is right for you. Finally, there was Steve's story of Joe foraging for mushrooms and the importance of asking if we can harvest something. In the more specific sense, by contacting a landowner, but also by observing the plants around us and asking ourselves whether or not this is the right environment to harvest from. If there are only one or two plants, then perhaps we should leave them alone, or if they are rare encourage growth by dispersing seed and coming back in later years to see if there is enough to harvest. From a permaculture perspective one of the reasons I love foraging as an activity comes from my exploration of the environmental education writers such as David Orr or David Sobel. Both of them talk about establishing a sense of place, a connection to where we live. Rather than teaching children, or for that matter adults, about the plights of far off places, let us foster an understanding of our own bioregion and biome. Foraging is an active activity that gets us out into the world looking at what grows there. While trying to identify one plant, by slowly reading and integrating our field guides, we are likely to begin to recognize non-edible plants, as well as rare or interesting medicinals. We begin to know, understand, and then care for this space more fully by returning to nature and the wilder world, and in the process begin to rewild ourselves. From this conversation, next week is Peter Michael Bauer, of Rewild Portland, to discuss rewilding. We touch on that topic as the overarching theme, and also explore the impacts of civilization and how to prepare for the collapse we currently inhabit. It is a rather intense, but enjoyable, interview. If you haven't already you should join in the Traveling Permaculture Library Project by emailing your name and address to Matt Winters, who is the new librarian for the project. You can reach him at: librarian@thepermaculturepodcast.com By doing so you will receive a random book related to permacutlure, the natural world, and environment. All I ask is that once you receive a book and read it, to email Matt back and pass it along. Each book includes a sticker in the front cover with more information to make this process easier. If at any point along the way I can help you, get in touch. or Email: The Permaculture Podcast. I'm also continuing to look for opportunities to take the show on the road and to record more live in-person interviews. Use that phone number or email address to get in touch if you would like to host or have someone in mind to get in touch with. Finally, a few announcements before drawing this episode to a close. This show, as I mention in the introduction to each show, is completely listener supported. So I need your help to keep the show on the air. The best way to do that right now is through recurring contributions with Patreon. Because this show exists in a digital world, I've reworked the rewards and the goals to make them more reasonable and clear, including the goal of raising $2700 a month to make this show a full time endeavor. I'm want to reach that goal by June 1 of this year, and am currently at $68 a month. Please sign up if you are able as all support is now on a monthly rather than per episode basis and you can become a patron of the podcast for as little as $1. That entry level support allows allows you to receive episodes early and without commercials. You won't hear announcements like this in the Patreon episodes, or from sponsors should I take any on. You can find out more about that, as well as where I'm at and what my goals are, at Patreon.com/permaculturepodcast If you are not in a place to give, I completely understand. I'll keep on keeping on as long as I can, and you can always lend a hand by sharing links with your friends. Retweet or reply to tweets on twitter, where I am @permaculturecst, or join in the conversations on facebook. Facebook.com/thepermaculturepodcast. From here I have a class announcement for my friends and colleagues Wilson Alvarez and Ben Weiss. They're running a Permaculture Design Course in Harrisburg Pennsylvania beginning in April 25 and running on weekends through October. I'm also looking to go back through the archives and re-release some more “Best Of….” episodes with new introductions and endings to share some of the more popular guests in new ways. Let me know if there are any particular episodes that stand out to you that you would like to hear as part of that series. That about covers it for now. Until the next time, spend each day creating a better world, the world you want to live in, but taking care of earth, your self, and each other. Resources Wildman Steve Brill Wildman Steve Brill's Books Dan De Lion's Interview Sam Thayer's Interview Arthur Haines' Interview (1) Arthur Haines (2)

Donate to The Permaculture Podcast Online: via PayPal Venmo: @permaculturepodcast Like this podcast? Support it on Patreon. My guest for this episode is Stephen Barstow, author of Around the World in 80 Plants. Today we talk about his incredibly diverse garden in Norway where he grows over 2,000 edible plants in a rather small space. We begin with his background and how he came to have an interest in edibles, from his beginnings as a foraging vegetarian, through to his beginning to eat and collect plants from wherever he traveled. He shares with us his love of edible ornamentals, or what Stephen calls edimentals, and he also recommends some to start with when first beginning to introduce more of these species into your garden. One of my favorites, not mentioned in the interview proper, are nasturtiums. What's incredible to me is that Stephen is growing so many different varieties on such a small amount of space, which echoes what I learned from Holly Brown, and yet he's doing it in a northerly climate. Less than a quarter acre, or 1/10th of a hectare, and he has over 2,000 different plants. At 64 degrees North latitude. I knew that was fairly far up, but didn't have a real understanding until I compared it to other cities and saw that this is the same latitude as Fairbanks, Alaska. I took this a step further and checked the Koppen-Geiger climate classification and confirmed that where Stephen is corresponds with other Northerly latitudes, yet he's growing all these plants. It's just amazing. I'm including the copy of this book, which I received from Chelsea Green, in the Traveling Permaculture Library project. If you haven't joined that cycle of giving yet, email your name and address to Matt Winters, who is the new librarian for the project. You can reach him at: librarian@thepermaculturepodcast.com Regardless of where you live, you can grow some of your own food. You can design for your space, your climate, and take steps towards self sufficiency and creating a better world, whatever that may mean to you. You can move a few dollars from one system and into the systems you want to intentionally support. If at any point along the way I can help you, get in touch. or Email: The Permaculture Podcast. I'm also continuing to look for opportunities to take the show on the road and to record more live in-person interviews. Use that phone number or email address to get in touch if you would like to host or have someone in mind to get in touch with. Finally, a few announcements before drawing this episode to a close. This show, as I mention in the introduction to each show, is completely listener supported. So I need your help to keep the show on the air. The best way to do that right now is through recurring contributions with Patreon. You can find out more about that, as well as where I'm at and what my goals are, at Patreon.com/permaculturepodcast. If you are not in a place to give, that's fine. I'll keep on keeping on as long as I can, and you can always lend a hand by sharing links with your friends. Retweet or reply to tweets on twitter, where I am @permaculturecst, or join in the conversations on facebook. Facebook.com/thepermaculturepodcast. From here, I have a class announcement for my friends and colleagues Wilson Alvarez and Ben Weiss. They're running a Permaculture Design Course in Harrisburg Pennsylvania beginning in April 25 and running on weekends through October. Search for Downtown Harrisburg Permaculture Course on Facebook to find more information on the events page, or follow the link in the show notes. Coming up for the podcast I have interviews with “Wildman” Steve Brill on foraging, Peter Michael Bauer on Rewilding, and I'll be sitting down with Jen Mendez, of PermieKids.com, to record a two part interview. I'll interview her for the first half, which will appear on this show, and then she is going to interview me for the second half the will appear on her podcast. It should be fun. I'm also looking to go back through the archives and re-release some more “Best Of….” episodes with new introductions and endings to share some of the more popular guests in new ways. That about covers it for now. Until the next time, spend each day creating a better world, the world you want to live in, but taking care of earth, your self, and each other. Resources: Edimentals.com (Stephen's Website) Around the World in 80 Plants (Chelsea Green Publishers) Around the World in 80 Plants (Permanent Publications) Sturtevants Edible Plants of the World (PDF. Large File) Downtown Harrisburg Permaculture Course

Donate to The Permaculture Podcast Online: via PayPal Venmo: @permaculturepodcast Like this podcast? Support it on Patreon. [caption width="1024" align="aligncenter"] A view from the pond at Wintershaven in the early 21st century.[/caption]This episode is a re-release of the story written and recorded by Matt Winters, the librarian for the Traveling Permaculture Library Project and a graduate of my first online Permaculture Design Class. This story was his response to an assignment to imagine what each student's design site would look like over time. To step forward 100 years and then work back to the present. Through this he they could explore how, when, and why to implement various pieces of his design, and that it could carry on once he was no longer part of the process. Here Matt answers all those questions in an engaging narrative that shows the power of storytelling. From feedback I've received over the years since the initial release of this episode in November of 2013, many of you have connected with the long view that Matt took in considering how his choices now can impact his family for many generations to come. I listen to this piece from time to time, and read the story copied below, as a reminder to slow down and remember that the changes I make today will echo down through history. I have a responsibility to myself and to future generations. Enjoy. The Gift Allene awoke to the sound of the song bird at her window again. The cool spring breeze from that window was beginning to warm with the early morning rays of sun. Carried on the breeze were faint traces of the perfumed blossoms of the fruit trees in the backyard food forest. She got up and quickly dressed as she knew her chores would need to be completed before her mother allowed her to start her studies. Being self-schooled Allene had read about the educational systems of the past and pitied those poor children in their government schools of long ago. They were never able to delve deeply into the subjects that interested them most – for Allene it was nature. She threw open the back door of her home and put on her garden work boots before heading to the shed to fill the feed bucket for the hens. Her routine was to carry the feed down to the hen house and exchange it for the day's egg harvest – hens willing. Along the way she would walk through the “garden” where her dad tended some annuals in amongst the many varieties of perennial food plants. She would pick anything that looked past its prime and add that to her feed bucket as an extra incentive for the one or two broody hens. She had learned to pick her battles. The hens provided plenty of eggs for the family and the surplus was sold to pay for their feed which supplemented their foraging. But on this land it wasn't just the hens that enjoyed a bountiful foraging experience. Allene had heard the stories of when her ancestors settled this land over 100 years ago and how they had laid out a plan for building a sustainable homestead that would feed their family for generations. Now, as she looked at the land around her she tried to imagine what it must have been like for her great-grandfather those many years ago. He had named the homestead Wintershaven – after the family name, and while his original plans had been modified many times by his descendants the overall goals remained the same. Each year at the annual harvest festival when family and neighbors gathered at her home, Allene listened to the telling of the story and stared hard at the pictures on the wall of her family's dining room. She could almost hear her great-grandfather speaking the story himself. On her tenth birthday she had been given access to the family archives and had read her great-grandfathers words in his own (sloppy) hand writing. It was from those words that she had found her life's calling. She realized at that time something she had only vaguely sensed up to that time – that all this was for her. The laying boxes were empty of hens today as she stood on top of a block her father had placed for her to be able to see in the top boxes. Reaching in to each box she retrieved the eggs, some of which were still warm from their recent laying and placed them gently into her basket. She filled the feeder as the hens scrambled around her feet cackling at her quietly as if to fill her in on the day's news. They became very excited as she tossed some over-ripe fruit and wilted greens to them and she watched as they worked out their literal pecking order. Before returning to the house she looked up to survey the trees overhanging the chickens' yard. There were mulberry trees that were taller than any structure on the farm – their fruits ripening in the morning sun. She knew that as the fruits began to drop into the pen her feed bucket would get lighter as the chickens filled up every day on the bounty dropping from the sky. That had been part of the plan, laid out those many years ago in an effort to address the looming issues of the failing society of which her great-grandfather was a part. Every plant, every structure, every land feature should have multiple functions – he had written. The mulberries provided shade for the chickens and protection from hawks. Its fruit would feed the chickens in times where feed was hard to come by. The leaf drop would mulch the soil and add to the chicken manure to revitalize the ground when the chickens were shifted to their other paddocks. Wood from the mulberries was used for structures throughout the farm – even her crib had been made of mulberry wood and later recycled as a brooder for baby chicks. Produce no waste had been one of the often quoted phrases in her family for generations. Past the mulberries she could see that the new understory plantings she had helped her father put in last fall were growing well. The hazels were bright green amongst the many varieties of cane fruits and herbs. Beyond that the older fruiting trees, may haws, paw paws and young pecan trees were now fully leafed out and benefiting from the recent rains. The land beneath these trees undulated gently in a series of catchments that slowed and retained the rain as it fell and moved across the landscape. The term her great-grandfather had used was “swales” when he dug those ditches so many years ago. Allene had been almost 9 years old before she realized these types of changes to the land's shape were not natural occurrences. At first it had bothered her that someone would mess with nature in that way, but as she visited neighbors' farms around the area she noticed the ones doing well all had similar earthworks of differing ages. The abandoned farms at the end of the road had none of these but the land there was still barren from the 20-year drought her grandmother told her about and no one had lived on those farms since. Several folks had talked of rehabilitating those places but with only shovels and strong backs to work with it would take years to do what her great-grandfather had done in mere weeks – back when the oil still flowed. But it took that drought back in the 70's and the decline of cheap energy for Allene's family to realize the value of the land they had inherited. Allene shook her head to clear the daydream she was enjoying as she stood in the chicken yard with hens pecking about her feet. She picked up the egg basket and the feed bucket and headed back to the shed. After securing the shed she brought the eggs in to the summer kitchen just off the back porch of her family's home and proceeded to clean then sort the eggs. The ones that were uniform in color and shape she would place carefully into well used cartons to take to the neighbors on the mid-week delivery list. The others she left in the basket placed in the indoor kitchen for her mother to use for the day's meals. Just a few more chores and she could return to reading that “new” old book from her family's library. She hurried out the door again and was met this time by a huge hairy monster of a dog that proceeded to “kiss” her all over. Baxter was as excited as Allene was annoyed by his affections. The dog was part of the homestead and a hard worker, but he seemed to like interacting with his human –pack members as much as he enjoyed protecting the feathered ones. After what she thought was a thorough ear scratching Allene continued on her mission up the hill to the solar well house. The pump was humming quietly as the sun tracked higher into the sky and the storage tank was filling nicely. The family used this water for irrigating the kitchen garden in the front yard and it was Allene's responsibility to open the valve from the storage tank to the irrigation system for 20 minutes each morning (unless it had rained the night before). The irrigation system was something her great-grandfather had written about but never had the time to implement in his lifetime. In fact, it wasn't until the electric grid went down for a whole year and the water from the rural water district stopped flowing that her grandfather was forced to install the solar well pump and storage tank. Her father told her he had been her age at the time and complained bitterly at the amount of work he was tasked with. As part of the project they also ran piping throughout the property for irrigation – completing this project just 5 years before the great-drought. It was a large part of what saved the homestead from the fate of so many others at that time. Her father learned his lesson and reminded her of this anytime she complained about hard work. Her last chore was Allene's favorite. For the 20 minutes it took to irrigate the kitchen garden she was tasked with the daily foraging walk. Retrieving her big basket from the summer kitchen counter she headed out on a well-worn path that would take her to the back of the family's property and back. Her fondest and earliest memories as a young child were of toddling along with one or both of her parents as they daily walked the trail around the property to retrieve whatever was in season at the time. Tending a struggling plant here, chopping and dropping some branches there to let in light for the plants below, finding hidden gems of nature everywhere – enjoying the goodness of the land was her favorite thing in the whole world. Her parents would patiently teach her as they walked together, what plants were good to eat and when, what plants had special needs and how to meet those. She learned the names of the plants and trees and helped transplant out whatever the family had decided to add that year. Most of what they planted was merely propagated from cuttings or seeds collected elsewhere on the property. It was their responsibility, her father had said, to plant the trees that their grandchildren would eat from. But she came to realize early on that planting a tree was not enough to insure its success. She learned about companion plantings and guilds that her family had developed over the years to give each plant a better chance of success by meeting its needs with a nearby planting. Her grandmother called it, their “garden of eatin'”, and what a garden it was. Chestnuts and pecans formed the upper canopy layer with large old oaks filling in a few gaps. Allene marveled at how those oaks were probably growing here when her great-grandfather purchased the land and began its transformation. Multiple varieties of multiple species of multiple types of fruit trees and nut trees formed the understory. She could see the peaches and plums were already fully in bloom as the bees from her mother's hives buzzed about lazily. The almonds and the edible dogwoods were just starting to develop blooms. Climbing these understory trees she could count 6 different types of vining plants including muscadine grapes, hardy kiwi, maypops, and hops that her dad used in brewing his nasty beer. Squirrels darted amongst the vines and up the trees and chattered at her in protest as they did every morning. Shrubs surrounded most of the trees and some of these would produce fruit for the jellies and jams she would make with her mother in the coming months. Below these shrubs there were culinary and medicinal herbs whose Latin names she still struggled with but whose uses she could recite like her life depended on it – and sometimes it did. Every day there was something new to see or learn about. Many was the day she would spend the afternoon researching some pest or plant she had come across during this morning walk – thank goodness for her family's extensive library of books about the natural world. Every day she would return to her home with her basket filled with delicious foods for the family meals that day. On many occasions her mother would leave her a note to gather certain medicinal plants to use in her practice as she went about caring for the others in the community. Sometimes her father would have her check his traps along her walk – a job she hated but understood its importance. As she would grow and learn she would come to realize that these walks were really a walk back in time. For her the path had always been one of provision and sustenance but she knew it had not always been this way. Some of the trees she planted with her parents last year wouldn't provide food for anyone for 10 years or more. Some of the trees she harvested from were older than her father and had been put here for this very purpose – to provide abundance for her family by those she had never met. She knew enough about the greater world around her to know that she had been given a gift by her ancestors in the way they had tended this land. She knew it was her duty to continue this tradition for those who would come after her. The weight of that responsibility was lifted each day by the joy she felt as she explored the path laid out before her. Allene hurried along, gathering good things as she went. She was looking forward to getting back home so she could blow the dust off that old book she'd found in the family's library with her great-grandfather's hand written notes in the margins. It was a book about a subject called Permaculture, and she was eager to learn what that meant. (Used with permission from Matt Winters.)

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