Podcasts about permaculture design

It's no secret that massive change is needed to restore our planet's vital ecosystems. Permaculture offers practices to restore local environments by focusing on creating sustainable agricultural systems that mimic patterns found in nature. But how might permaculture initiatives go beyond agriculture to transform some of our largest-scale problems, such as social cohesion, climate stabilization, and even human migration? In this conversation, Nate sits down with permaculture educator Andrew Millison to discuss the Great Green Wall project, a massive ecological initiative aimed at combating desertification in the Sahel region of Africa. They explore the causes of the Sahara Desert's expansion, the simple but impactful permaculture techniques being employed to restore land, and the significant ecological and nutritional benefits resulting from these efforts. This conversation highlights the collaboration between local communities and global organizations, emphasizing permaculture's potential to transform lives and ecosystems around the world.  How can innovative permaculture techniques aid in helping our most complex ecological challenges? In what ways have land restoration projects reduced conflict between people in resource scarce areas? Furthermore, what kinds of  responses – both grassroots and top-down – are needed to implement these practices on a large scale?   About Andrew Millison: Andrew Millison is an innovative educator, storyteller and designer. He founded the Permaculture Design education program at Oregon State University (OSU) in 2009. At OSU Andrew serves as an Education Director and Senior Instructor who offers over 25 years of experience, and a playful approach to regenerative design. Andrew is also a documentary videographer who travels the world documenting epic permaculture projects in places such as India, Egypt, Mexico, Cuba, and throughout the US. You can view his videos and series on his YouTube channel.   Show Notes and More Watch this video episode on YouTube   Want to learn the broad overview of The Great Simplification in 30 minutes? Watch our Animated Movie.   ---   Support The Institute for the Study of Energy and Our Future Join our Substack newsletter Join our Discord channel and connect with other listeners

If we are in the midst of the Great Derangement (thank you Amitav Ghosh), what tools do we have to help us shape a system that is actually fit for purpose? Who are our elders and what can they teach us? How do we learn to listen to our heart's (and hearts') desire and shape the communities of place, passion and purpose that will allow us to emerge into a different culture? Our two guests this week live and work at the heart of a global movement for cultural change.  Looby Macnamara is the co-founder of the Cultural Emergence movement. She is an author, designer, gardener, song leader, mother, and artist. She has written four influential books including People & Permaculture and Cultural Emergence - and she has a new one coming out in September: Design Adventures: Discover a Creative Framework for Effective Change.  She is also creator of the CEED card deck - Cultural Emergence Empowerment & Design.  With her partner, Chris, Looby runs Applewood Permaculture Centre in Herefordshire, UK, where they facilitate courses and demonstrate permaculture of both land and people . Leona Johnson, host of Connection Matters Podcast, is a transformational life coach, connection facilitator, and guide dedicated to personal growth, cultural emergence, and regenerative ways of being. She has spent decades exploring how we heal the crisis of disconnection, within ourselves, in our relationships, and in the world around us.Through her work in nature connection, rites of passage, life coaching, and cultural emergence, she supports people to step into Connected Self-Leadership and what she calls ‘Everyday Spirituality' practical, embodied ways of living with depth, purpose, and alignment.Leona co-hosts the PEACE course with Looby and online with Jon Young, runs the Connection Matters Leadership Programme, Nature Quests around the world, and Children, Nature & Spirituality courses. At the heart of her work is a simple but powerful message: When we remember our interconnectedness, with ourselves, each other, and the other than human world, we step into our fullest potential and create the conditions for a thriving world.These two transformational women are part of a growing movement to shift the entire foundation of our culture. What happens if we stop being the hamsters in the wheel of modernity and become the lively, inspiring, inspired - and connected - individuals we could be?  In this episode we explore the nature of cultural emergence, the values that could underpin our new culture and the real, grounded, practical ways we can begin the journeys of shift in ourselves and our communities. Cultural Emergence www.cultural-emrgence.comCultural Emergence Courses https://cultural-emergence.com/courses-overview/PEACE Course (24th - 29th June 2025)  https://applewoodcourses.com/uk_courses/peace-empowerment-and-cultural-emergence/Applewood Courses https://applewoodcourses.com/courses/Looby's Books https://applewoodcourses.com/sales/books/Leona's website: https://www.leonajohnson.life/Leona's podcast Connection Matters https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/connection-matters-podcast/id1515564368Leona's FREE mini course on Elemental Connection  https://pages.leonajohnson.life/elemental-connections-helloandIf you want to share the journey with Accidental Gods, we're here: Accidental Gods Gatherings https://accidentalgods.life/gatherings-2025/Accidental Gods Membership https://accidentalgods.life/join-us/

Join Beatrice, Laura and Bevelyn discussing permaculture.In This Podcast: Beatrice Nathan, Laura Ruby, and Bevelyn Okla, discuss their personal journeys and collective efforts in promoting permaculture. Beatrice, a permaculture educator, began her journey in home gardening and sustainability. Laura's experience includes studying permaculture design in Australia and teaching globally. Bevelyn combines her background in sociology, anthropology, and art with a focus on racial equity and storytelling in agriculture. Together, they highlight the transformational potential of permaculture design courses, emphasizing relationships, equity, and disaster preparedness. They also share personal anecdotes of how permaculture has changed their lives, underscoring its broader impact beyond agricultural practices. The trio runs a course in Asheville, North Carolina, integrating diverse perspectives and focusing on sustainability and community resilience..Visit UrbanFarm.org/GrowandHarvest for the show notes and links on this episode! Need a little bit of advice or just a feedback on your design for your yard or garden?The Urban Farm Team is offering consults over the phone or zoom. Get the benefits of a personalized garden and yard space analysis without the cost of trip charges. You can chat with Greg, Janis or Ray to get permaculture based feedback.Click HERE to learn more!Become an Urban Farm Patron and listen to more than 850 episodes of the Urban Farm Podcast without ads. Click HERE to learn more.*Disclosure: Some of the links in our podcast show notes and blog posts are affiliate links and if you go through them to make a purchase, we will earn a nominal commission at no cost to you. We offer links to items recommended by our podcast guests and guest writers as a service to our audience and these items are not selected because of the commission we receive from your purchases. We know the decision is yours, and whether you decide to buy something is completely up to you.

After 8 years of interviewing people in the regeneration sector, It's become clear to me that knowledge is not as valuable as experience. Gathering facts, concepts and theories is great up to a point, but until you put those ideas into practice, it's impossible to know if those ideas clash with your reality, or require adaptation to what's really going on on the ground. For this reason I was excited to see that Don Hall, who has worked with the transition towns movement in various capacities for 16 years now, has come out with a new book titled, The Regeneration Handbook: Transform Yourself to Transform the World. Don also holds a Master's in Environmental Leadership from Naropa University, a certification in Permaculture Design from the Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute and is currently the Training Coordinator for Transition Network. You can find accounts of much of his work and learnings at his website and blog at evolutionary change.org In this episode a lot of what we explore revolves around the International Transition Network, how it started, and how it's grown to a movement since the early 2000s. We go into Don's practical experience building the transition movement in both Colorado and Florida, some of the shared priorities of those communities that formed the basis of initiatives and unity that was formed, and how others can participate in creating these kinds of programs in their own communities. We also get into related topics like how transition is as much an internal process as an external community one, and the skills that Don believes we need to relearn in order to live in close knit communities the way that almost everyone used to in recent history.

From R-Future 2024 - Dr. David Holmgren co-originator of #Permaculture the concept shares his positive vision for the future and a pathway towards it. Watch the full presentation here: https://youtu.be/pbwbzXjGCbM Join us again in January for another R-Future conference - our 5th year!! http://www.R-Future.world It's FREE for Everyone to Join!!

After countless requests I present to you: Kat Lavers

Annamaria Leon is the co-founder of Homan Grown, L3C, an innovative social enterprise in North Lawndale, Chicago, dedicated to propagating urban durable perennials and creating regenerative edible and ornamental landscapes. A certified permaculture designer and influential educator, Annamaria co-founded the Permaculture Chicago Teaching Institute, where she imparts her extensive knowledge in sustainable urban agriculture. Her commitment to community development is expressed through her extensive work bring sustainable and edible landscape design to cities, aiming to enhance environmental sustainability and community safety. Annamaria's efforts were recognized when she was named a 2020 Chicago Peace Fellow, underscoring her dedication to fostering peace and ecological stewardship in her community.

Jamie Balesteri is the Farm Production Manager at Coastal Roots Farm, managing the crop production fields, propagation house, food forest, laying hen flocks, and compost operation. Prior to joining Coastal Roots Farm in 2021, she worked with several farms and farmers markets in the Phoenix area while earning a degree in Food and Nutrition Management with a focus on Sustainability. She also has a certificate in Permaculture Design and is passionate about healing people and the planet through good food, community, and regenerative growing practices.  In this episode, we discuss the roundabout way that Jamie came to farming, and the recommendations that she has for anyone that's interested in pursuing their interest in food systems work. We talk about what it means to work intuitively with land, and why being able to listen is a key skill for farming success.  Tune in to learn more about:  The differences between working on a for-profit farm versus a non-profit farm  Striking the balance between letting nature take over versus stepping in to intervene and influence the growth  Revisiting the importance of volunteering on farms   Engaging with regional and international food systems  How regenerative farming can be healing in surprising ways  The quiet way that our body shows us how in alignment we are  The joys of fermented foods throughout the seasons  How nutritional education can often lead us astray  … And so much more! Connect with Jamie:  Follow her on Instagram: @jbalesteri92 and @coastalrootsfarm Visit the Coastal Roots Farm website: www.coastalrootsfarm.org Connect with Hannah: Instagram: @hannahkeitel

In this episode I dive into 25 practical ways to kickstart your homesteading journey, even if you have little to no land. From gardening on apartment balconies to learning animal husbandry without owning animals, I cover a variety of essential skills. I also discuss composting, preserving food, foraging, bread making, herbalism, and much more. I share my experiences and provide valuable tips on how to become more self-sufficient and sustainable. Are ready to start your homesteading journey but you're not sure exactly how to begin? The Beginner Homesteader's Starter Kit will take you through the steps you need to start your journey off on the right foot so that you can prevent homesteader burnout. This starter kit is on sale until June 30th 2024. Get 35% off by using the code: HOMESTEADSTART https://www.homesteadincomeplan.com/homesteadstart Watch this episode on YouTube and please don't forget to subscribe to my channel: https://youtu.be/Jht3vntO0mQ Get the Homesteading for Beginners checklist here >> https://www.healthyhomesteading.com/checklist/ Episdodes mentioned in this episode: Gardening: Ep.96 Turn Your Black Thumb Green with These Tips: https://sites.libsyn.com/422132/096-turn-your-gardening-black-thumb-green-with-these-tips Ep. 82 Organic Gardening with Jessica Gaige: https://sites.libsyn.com/422132/082-organic-gardening-for-beginners-with-jessica-gaige Composting: Ep. 26 Worm Farming : https://sites.libsyn.com/422132/026-homestead-income-series-worm-farming Preserving Food: Ep. 49 - Melissa K. Norris on the 9 Food Preservation Methods: https://sites.libsyn.com/422132/049-melissa-k-norris-on-the-9-food-preservation-methods Bee Keeping:  Ep. 92- Natural Bee Keeping with Adam & Leslie Martin : https://sites.libsyn.com/422132/092-homesteading-community-natural-beekeeping-with-adam-leslie-martin-of-beekept Natural Dyeing: Jessica Unsell

My guest for this episode is Ben Falk. If you don't know Ben, he's the author of The Resilient Farm and Homestead, 20 Years of Permaculture and Whole Systems Design, which I would describe as THE homesteading manual and is the result of decades of Ben's life in Vermont designing, implementing, and maintaining regenerative polycultures systems. Ben is very well known in the permaculture world, but isn't known so much in the wine world… which seemed a shame to me, as he has immense practical knowledge to share that would be useful to those of us growing wine. We cover many topics, as usual, in this conversation. From the state of the world, to learning how to design your life to be able to spend more time working in the land. And we get practical about many aspects of growing and maintaining fruiting perennials… which is my catch all term for grapes, apples, pears, berries, etc that we use to make wine. I've been thinking a lot about how owners of smaller vineyards can incorporate grazing, since the larger ruminants like sheep and cows are difficult to keep in any significant numbers without a good bit of land. Ben loves working with cows more than sheep, as it turns out, and has some great suggestions about how to protect your fruiting perennials from them. But we also dig into geese, which are also amazing grazers for smaller vineyards and orchards, and have their own nuances, as well as ducks, chickens, fencing, livestock guardian dogs, and more. Also, Ben has some beautiful things to say about mead making and has very much inspired me to consider mead making. Ben asks us to consider resilience in our winemaking. What kind of winegrowing and making can we continue to do indefinitely? What kind of wine makes our land continually healthier and more lush? What kind of winemaking makes our lives happier and more energetic? What kind of winemaking can continue to nourish us regardless of the changing whims and trends of the wine market? I think you'll find that Ben has some great insights into answering these questions. https://www.wholesystemsdesign.com/ Support this episode by subscribing via patreon. Or by donating or taking action at: Beyond Organic Wine Sponsor: Centralas Wine

In honor of Earth Day, Doug sits down with journalist and founder of Climate Positive Now—Kenn Busch, to discuss the intricacies of carbon management and its environmental implications.Throughout the episode, Kenn demystifies the complex dynamics of carbon's interaction with our environment and highlights some innovative approaches to utilize carbon management for environmental gain.Looking for continuing education credits related to sustainability? Check out Ken's CEU below! Climate Positive Materials for Sustainable Interiors, A CEU course brought to you by OFS    Follow Doug on LinkedIn.Click here to get your copy of Doug's children's book—Design Your World.Follow Imagine a Place on LinkedIn.

804: Janis and Ray on Journaling a New HabitA Rosie On The House Radio Show ReplayIn This Podcast: Janis Norton and Ray Jess join us for our monthly Rosie on the House Radio hour talking about journaling for gardens and orchards. Our Guests: Janis Norton is the General Manager at The Urban Farm, where she manages several major projects including their Fruit Tree Education Program, The Urban Farm Podcast, and the Permaculture Design Course, as well as their online educational classes, chats, and summits. She earned her degree in Sustainability from Arizona State University, became a Master Gardener, and took her PDC training in Phoenix. While Greg is the visionary at The Urban Farm, Janis is the Implementer – using her superpowers as a project manager to keep things organized and growing our community.Ray Jess is the Manager of the General Store at The Urban Farm Nursery, (worked with Greg to update the Urban Farm Planting Calendar, making adjustments for recent changes in our climate and weather ) Ray was a Master Gardener for six years starting in 2016, completed a Permaculture Design course in 2018 and currently works as a sales associate for a local nursery.Special Note: For part one of Janis's story she wrote from her journaled experience starting her orchard go to The Fruit Tree Mud Bath SalonVisit www.urbanfarm.org/804-Rosie for the show notes and links on this episode!Need a little bit of advice or just a feedback on your design for your yard or garden?The Urban Farm Team is offering consults over the phone or zoom. Get the benefits of a personalized garden and yard space analysis without the cost of trip charges. You can chat with Greg, Janis or Ray to get permaculture based feedback.Click HERE to learn more!Become an Urban Farm Patron and listen to more than 850 episodes of the Urban Farm Podcast without ads. Click HERE to learn more.*Disclosure: Some of the links in our podcast show notes and blog posts are affiliate links and if you go through them to make a purchase, we will earn a nominal commission at no cost to you. We offer links to items recommended by our podcast guests and guest writers as a service to our audience and these items are not selected because of the commission we receive from your purchases. We know the decision is yours, and whether you decide to buy something is completely up to you.

In this interview, I visited Itai Hauben at his lovely home and permaculture education center called Adama. Adama is nestled in the mountains of the Chirripo River Valley, where Itai and his wife Melina teach permaculture design courses to lucky students every year. It's also the headquarters of Symbiosis Eco Design, their permaculture design and implementation business, serving land projects nationwide. Symbiosis is a powerful change agent in this country ecologically, socially, and educationally. We got together to chat about why creating a permaculture design is such a highly recommended investment BEFORE making any significant investments into any land-based endeavor. Itai gives several examples illustrating the importance of hiring a professional who can read the landscape and avoid potential pitfalls. In addition, Itai emphasizes the need to conduct proper due diligence before purchasing a property and hiring specialists to ensure the security of your investment. There are some things that just can't be undone!Understanding and integrating local knowledge into permaculture design can't be overstated. We've delved into the critical aspects of water management, soil stability, and the creation of food forests, illustrating the importance of thoughtful, well-planned permaculture designs. Learning from our mistakes is ordinary, meaningful, and part of the journey. Learning from other people's mistakes through research or hiring the assistance of someone further along the path is wisdom, and an integral part of the permaculture design process.The episode wraps up with talks on preventing burnout and pacing a project according to the client's needs. Let's carry forward the wisdom and inspiration from Itai's journey. Remember, the path to successful, sustainable living and professional growth in permaculture is paved with patience, planning, and a profound respect for the surprises that can be found amidst the natural world. May we all embrace these principles in our own endeavors, nurturing a future where both our environment and our businesses can flourish in harmony.To follow more of Itai's contributions toward a regenerative world, check out:Website - https://symbiosiscr.com/ FB - https://www.facebook.com/SymbiosisEcoDesign IG - https://www.instagram.com/adama_permaculture/ Email - symbiosisecodesign@gmail.com Other recommendations:Regeneration of desert into forests in Jordan https://www.greeningthedesertproject.org/ To support the show, go to https://ko-fi.com/regenerationnationcr. You can now also visit our website's Resources page to find lots of great information and products that many have found to make their lives better.  Visit: https://regenerationnationcr.com/resources Support the show

Today I interview Joshua Longbrook on real world applications of Private Membership Associations for creating systems of support - i.e. the parallel society - outside the jurisdiction of the public (State dominated) sphere. We'll cover what PMAs are, what protections they do and do not offer, how they are best utilized as extensions of a larger unincorporated Church, and the types of voluntary interactions they enable within and between local communities. We'll also get into Josh's personal experience with running the Agora Food Club and how the structure has enabled many home-scale producers to supply their wares or seasonal abundance to their fellow food club members in exchange for credits they can apply towards their own grocery bill. I think this is one of the "killer apps" the PMA structure can provide a network of homestead-minded people. Let's face it - even if you're just gardening for yourself, or have a small orchard with even a handful of fruit trees, it's very easy to be overwhelmed with the seasonal abundance from these systems. The PMA creates a way for these small scale producers to exchange their goods that doesn't require all of the licensing and legal hopscotch that becoming an official business does. The PMA literally enables the creation of circular, local economies without the energetic drain of taxes, licensing and all the things the State requires to be deemed "legal". As Josh shares in the interview, a PMA enables the same dynamics that take place when you invite friends over for dinner - you cook food for them in your home (no food service business license, no health inspections etc), you might offer them a drink of wine (no liquor license required), and you might even offer them a bottle to take home for a few bucks. All of this is OK within the confines of your private home, but for some reason when this activity takes place in a business, and selling is happening, then it needs to be regulated (and taxed). The PMA is basically just a bigger dinner party with more friends all happening within the private sphere. Resources The Agora Hub - the Church that Joshua and company run, of which the Agora Food Club is an auxiliary The Agora Food Club The Agora Ministries - Christian ministry based in Hixson, TN. [VIDEO] Joel Salatin - Food Freedom In The Private Domain (PMAs) Rogue Food Conference David Edwards PMA Service Freedom Works - Mission Society-based Private Membership Association Josh's podcast - Our Foundations Josh's email if you'd like to contact him directly with questions: ourfoundations@protonmail.com     ____________________________________________________________________________ WHAT I DO: Design: On-Site Consultation Online Site/Project Consultation Holistic Ecosystem Design   Implementation: Water Harvesting Earthworks High-function, Low-Maintenance Access Living Systems Spring Development   Courses: Minimum Holistic Goal Building Your Sovereign Homestead   Media: The Sovereign Homestead Podcast YouTube Instagram       What Plants Crave T-shirts And Stickers! Another fun way you can support the show AND start some fun and interesting conversations along the way. For those of you that have seen Idiocracy, you know what this is all about. For those of you that haven't...watch this.        

I'm delighted to welcome Ansima Casinga Rolande to this final episode of our International Women's Series. I've worked with Rolande for many years now and I can truly say that she is one of the most inspiring people I've ever met.Rolande is from the Democratic Republic of Congo and is living currently in Nakivale Refugee Settlement in Uganda. In this episode, she shares her story of how she came to be in Nakivale Refugee Settlement, the challenges of life in a refugee camp and how she started to make a difference.After taking the Permaculture Education Institute's Permaculture Design and Teaching Course, Rolande has been working hard to integrate permaculture into the camp - for healthy food, for livelihoods, for environmental restoration, for women and youth, for peace and for hope. From women's menstrual health to helping young artists in the camp, Rolande is empowering women and youth by providing education, livelihoods, and a sense of purpose.Rolande's work wouldn't be possible without the kind donations of people like you. The Ethos Foundation is a registered charity and sends 100% of all donations towards programs like Rolande's and supports free permaculture education for refugees, with direct impact where it is needed most. If you can make a donation, it is deeply appreciated, supporting life-changing permaculture programs led by local people in 10 refugee settlements across Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.Another way to support Ethos Foundation initiatives is to attend the Permaculture Education Institute's free, online events and donate at registration - this also goes 100% towards programs. To buy a reusable sanitary pack for a young woman in a refugee settlement and support sustainable menstrual health, visit this page. To commission a Nakivart artwork of your own and support young artists in Nakivale to make a livelihood doing what they love, visit this page.Support the showThis podcast is an initiative of the Permaculture Education Institute.Our way of sharing our love for this planet and for life, is by teaching permaculture teachers who are locally adapting this around the world - finding ways to apply the planet care ethics of earth care, people care and fair share. We host global conversations and learning communities on 6 continents. We teach permaculture teachers, host permaculture courses, host Our Permaculture Life YouTube, and offer free monthly film club and masterclass. We broadcast from a solar powered studio in the midst of a permaculture ecovillage food forest on beautiful Gubbi Gubbi country. I acknowledge this is and always will be Aboriginal land, pay my respects to elders past and present, and extend my respect to indigenous cultures and knowledge systems across the planet. You can also watch Sense-Making in a Changing World on Youtube.SUBSCRIBE for notification of each new episode. Please leave us a 5 star review - it really it does help people find and myceliate this show.

How do we create a regenerative economy and all that entails when that work is arbitrarily outlawed, suppressed or actively disincentivized by the value systems that dominate our current culture? HINT: We have to step outside of the current imposed power structure - no permission required. My presupposition for this episode is this: Mainstream, state sponsored and enforced economic theory and practice has herded humanity as a whole onto a degenerative trajectory with respect to environmental integrity, social cohesion and individual well-being. We are living in a debt-driven world - stealing from future generations so we can have more now. If we want to live regeneratively, there has to be another way of meeting our needs today without destroying the ecosystems that provide them. In fact, we need to make them stronger and more productive! That "other way" is Counter-Economics. Counter-Economics is the theory and practice of all human action neither accepted by the State nor involving any initiatory violence or threat of violence. Counter-Economics exists and can be practiced outside the boundaries of State power (the State being that institution that has a legal monopoly on the use of force within a certain arbitrary geographic border). State power exists at the intersection of three things: Scope – laws on the books. Reach – boots on the ground. Will – what lives in the heart of the agent of the State. To engage in the counter economy is to engage only in moral actions (voluntary, without initiation or or threat of violence). They may or may not be legal as viewed from the perspective of the State Agent. In order to get to a regenerative economy, we have to add one more layer - an ethical framework provided by the Prime Directive and three ethics of permaculture. Prime Directive: The only ethical decision is to take responsibility for yourself and your dependents. Make it now. Permaculture Ethics Care Of The Earth: Provision for all life systems to continue and multiply. Care Of People: Provision for people to access those resources necessary for their own existence. Setting Limits To Population And Consumption: By governing our own needs, we can set resources aside to reinvest towards the first two ethics. Once we have combined Counter-Economics with the ecologically sound guideposts from permaculture, we have created the foundation for a truly regenerative economy. One in which the 7th Generation Principle can come to fruition in act and spirit:  The 7th Generation Principle: A 7th generation systems creates socially and economically fulfilling lives for its inhabitants, whose daily activity patterns regenerate natural ecosystems and increase living capital year over year, such that the economic and social value of natural ecosystems is always increasing, and the value-ing of those systems is transmitted intact across generations.   Show Resources The Regenerative Agora: Counter-Economics For Stewards Of The Future The Prime Directive, Ethics and Principles Of Permaculture The 7th Generation Principle: Designing Ecosystems For Continuity Across Generations Counter-Economics: From The Back Alleys To The Stars - by Samuel Edward Konkin III   ____________________________________________________________________________ WHAT I DO: Design: On-Site Consultation Online Site/Project Consultation Holistic Ecosystem Design   Implementation: Water Harvesting Earthworks High-function, Low-Maintenance Access Living Systems Spring Development   Courses: Minimum Holistic Goal Building Your Sovereign Homestead   Media: The Sovereign Homestead Podcast YouTube Instagram      

Today's episode is a short primer on live staking - what it is, how it works, what its good for, what types of species you can use to do it, and how to harvest, prepare and plant your live stakes. If you have perennially moist soils in need of stabilization, or are able to irrigate certain areas to ensure adequate soil moisture for establishment, you can plant hundreds of trees for pennies per stem and create living structures that provide many layers of function while getting stronger over time! Livestaking is a great way to establish living fences, plant and grow living structures, stabilize eroded stream or gully banks, establish large trees in pasture, plant living fence posts and much more. It is a greate example of how when we work with nature we can create landscapes that are exponentially more functional and abundant for us, both today and in the future. Show Resourcesb SHD Primer - All About Live Staking Expanded list of woody species that can be used for live staking - all but guaranteed that you've got what you need growing nearby Curated YouTube playlist showing live staking application across a variety of different settings and bioregions.   ____________________________________________________________________________ WHAT I DO: Design: On-Site Consultation Online Site/Project Consultation Holistic Ecosystem Design   Implementation: Water Harvesting Earthworks High-function, Low-Maintenance Access Living Systems Spring Development   Courses: Minimum Holistic Goal Building Your Sovereign Homestead Media: The Sovereign Homestead Podcast YouTube Instagram      

Susun Weed answers 90 minutes of herbal health questions followed by a 30 minute interview with herbalist Linda Conroy Linda Conroy is a visionary, a bioregional/wise woman herbalist, an educator, wildcrafter, permaculturist and an advocate for women's health. She is the proprietress of Moonwise Herbs and the founder of Wild Eats: a movement to encourage people and communities to incorporate whole and wild food into their daily lives. She is passionate about women's health and has been working with women for over 30 years in a wide variety of settings. Linda is a student of nonviolent communication and she has a master's degree in Social Work as well as Law and Social Policy. Linda has been offering plant-driven, hands-on herbal programs, apprenticeships and food education for 3 decades. She has completed two herbal apprenticeship programs, one of which was with Susun Weed at the Wise Woman Center, she has studied with Isla Burgess and has a certificate in Permaculture Design. Linda is a curious woman whose primary teachers are the plants; who never cease to instill a sense of awe and amazement. Linda's mentor, and poetic friend Julene Tripp Weaver, eloquently describes Linda when she writes, "She listens to the bees, takes tips from the moon, and follows her heart." www.moonwiseherbs.com Happy Birthday to us. My birthday is the same day as Susun's, would love to spend a few minutes celebrating.

When we design holistic ecosystems, we start with mapping out desired and required functions THEN search for, select and/or design elements/systems that provide those functions in a way that aligns with the site-specific context. This is contrasted with how most people "design" systems - they see an ad or read an article and like the thing or the method/technique they see, and then say "I want thing A" or "I'm going to do technique B" on my land. And then systems start being built around these sexy, cool things that are out of alignment with the context of time and place. Today I hope I can convince you that starting your homestead design (or re-design) by first assessing your desired and required functions - and thus creating a map of functions and functional outcomes that you require to support your chosen Quality of Life - that you can then much more quickly and effectively design or select the appropriate elements to populate your design. This is functions-first design, and I encourage everyone to at least give function mapping a try when designing their homesteads.   Show Resources The Prime Directive, Ethics and Principles of Permaculture The 4 R's of Regenerative Hydrology   ____________________________________________________________________________ WHAT I DO: Design: On-Site Consultation Online Site/Project Consultation Holistic Ecosystem Design   Implementation: Water Harvesting Earthworks High-function, Low-Maintenance Access Living Systems Spring Development   Courses: Minimum Holistic Goal   Media: The Sovereign Homestead Podcast YouTube Instagram

I have been getting some questions about Permaculture lately and it has been specific to PDCs (permaculture design courses) in a lot of instances.  Mainly is a PDC worth taking and what do you really get out of it. This … Continue reading →

Today is an expose about one of America's dirty secrets - we're talking about the nation wide biosolids program. Supposedly its a great way to beneficially cycle a "renewable resource" to help fertilize crop fields, protect water sheds and keep people healthy. In reality, its anything but - and we know from first hand knowledge because we lived with it right across the street from us for months.  For any would-be homesteader looking to re-locate to the country, be aware of the potential for biosolids in your watershed and potentially right across the fence (as in our case). This is a huge problem, one that has resulted from a society and civil infrastructure built around the assumptions of a perpetual and never-ending supply of cheap energy. Now those chickens are coming home to roost, and its on us to fix it. First things first we have to learn just how extensive the problem of dealing with our own shit is so we can wrap our heads around what will be required to retrofit existing systems to make them work for a lower energy future. Show Resources Actual EPA Laws & Regs: https://www.epa.gov/biosolids/biosolids-laws-and-regulations Plain English version (its 175 pages long - don't get too excited): https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2018-12/documents/plain-english-guide-part503-biosolids-rule.pdf EPA Propaganda Page for National Biosolids Initiative: https://www.epa.gov/biosolids PFAS Guide Doc: https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2023-07/Joint-Principles-Preventing-Managing-PFAS.pdf The EPAs sheet on PFAS: https://www.epa.gov/pfas/pfas-explained EWG PFAS Factsheet: https://static.ewg.org/ewg-tip-sheets/EWG-AvoidingPFCs.pdf https://thesovereignhomestead.com/soil-fertility-for-homesteads-vermicompost/ Home Bio Gas Toilet - turn your sewage and food waste into methane gas for cooking and valuable and SAFE fertilizer for your garden: https://www.homebiogas.com/   ____________________________________________________________________________ WHAT I DO: Design: On-Site Consultation Online Site/Project Consultation Holistic Ecosystem Design   Implementation: Water Harvesting Earthworks High-function, Low-Maintenance Access Living Systems Spring Development   Courses: Minimum Holistic Goal   Media: The Sovereign Homestead Podcast YouTube Instagram          

Today's show is all about the things you have to do to get yourself onto your land quickly without shooting yourself in the foot withe improperly located or oriented structures and roads. Vehicle access is basically an absolute necessity in today's world. By their very nature, roads are a break from the inherent landform, and thus ALL ROADS CAPTURE AND MOVE WATER. This is just part of what a road does. If you put in a road, or are inheriting a road without understanding that fact, you will pay for it later - all it takes is one good storm. So today, in this first installment of the Making Landfall series, we're zero-ing in on Water > Access > Structures - the three primary design layers that have to get sorted out quickly when you move onto a new landscape. Where am I going to live? How am I going to get to it? How will this affect and be affected by water moving through the landscape? This show is about the essential things you need to do to get it right and not create a Type 1 Error that will hamper your efforts to create your sovereign homestead as long as it exists. Show Resources Vehicle Access For Regenerative Landscapes - First Principles ~ the basic principles that guide planning and implementing vehicle access that has a regenerative effect on your site hydrology and ecosystem function. Vehicle Access For Regenerative Landscapes - Essential Terminology & Guiding Questions For Watershed Assessment ~ all the things you need to know and consider when assessing your landscape to plan efficient, low-maintenance, high-function vehicle access. Water Drainage Elements Index - blog post index of lesser-known cross drains and drainage elements more suited to regenerative water management. Don't install 'not my problem tubes' unless you absolutely have to! Yeah, I'm talking about culverts here - I rarely see these done well, especially with regards to what happens with the water after it leaves the culvert. Perhaps try a rolling dip instead!   Need some help getting the "birds eye view" of your property and its surrounds to help you design your sovereign homestead? Check out the Hi-Definition Contour Base Map package. This package includes: Hi-definition LiDAR contour map layer (contour lines can spaced at whatever scale you desire - as tight as 1 foot or less if you desire).  Aspect Map Layer - color-code your entire property by which direction it faces - very helpful in identifying ideal growing zones and microclimates for specific plantings. Hillshade Layer - for easily visualizing landform across your entire property. Slope Layer - color-code your entire property based on the % grade - very helpful for access planning, living systems establishment and site selection for buildings etc. Deliverables include: Hi-definition .jpeg or .pdf of your entire property and/or its contributing watersheds, at whatever size you desire (if you wish to print a poster and have it laminated as an iterative design tool images can be generated at whatever size the poster shop will print). .KML file of the contour lines for importing and 3D viewing in Google Earth Pro (free to download) - this is a very helpful and accessible design tool.       I also offer consulting calls if you need some design help or a fresh perspective - see the Virtual Property Design Review for details.  

A deep exploration of Permaculture's roots with Michael Pilarski , David Harper and I Praise be to Hippies! There's more to do then just selling tomatoes at the farmers market. Hear about the first Permaculture Design certification course offered in the U.S. in the Pacific Northwest by Bill Mollison in 1982 and the cast of characters around it. Hear Michael talk about his personal history with Bill Mollison as his mentor and teacher. We discuss Permaculture Living lands Trust work and the distinction between TEK and Permaculture.Also we explore the emergence of Bioregionalism and the first PDC in Canada on the topic. Michaels work here- https://friendsofthetrees.net/ PLLT-https://www.permaculturelivinglandstrust.com/ Upcoming design courses-https://www.permaculturenewyork.com/ Youtube channel-https://www.youtube.com/@andrewfaust2091/featured -https://www.instagram.com/permacultureliving/

New Year's Evolution. This show is about doing the most important work first - your own internal visioning - an rooting that vision in your heart to create a WHY strong enough to bear any HOW. If you haven't done it yet, give yourself the gift of creating your Minimum Holistic Goal. It is the ONE THING that will make everything else that comes after easier, more fun and more effective. Creating a legacy worth inheriting starts in you.  Let your life be a love letter to future generations and leave beauty in your wake. That's how we create a world worth inheriting.

In this episode I am sharing what I have come to call the 7th Generation Principle - a principle guide post of sorts that I've been refining for nearly 10 years now to help guide my design work (for my own life and for others) in the direction of inter-generational regeneration. Basically, it seems like throughout human history we've actually lived in a truly sustainable fasion - i.e. regeneratively. Some of those examples even persisted for quite some time, but now we are left with very few intact cultures that can successfully transmit the cultural values of regeneration through time from one generation to the next. Even those that still exist are struggling to keep it up. This principles is my attempt at refining design imperatives such that we prepare fertile soil for the values of regeneration to once again take root in the hearts and minds of the up and coming generations, and for them to have the tools to successfully transmit those values to their descendants. We'll break down all the context and various pieces of it in the podcast, but here it is in full: A 7th generation system creates socially and economically fulfilling lives for its inhabitants, whose daily activity patterns regenerate natural ecosystems and increase living capital year over year, such that the economic and social value of natural ecosystems is always increasing, and the value-ing of those systems is transmitted intact across generations. In this episode I'll walk through the questions that led to me writing this principle this way, and the ways to apply it in your own lifestyle design using the Regenerative Triple Bottom Line - Economic, Social and Ecological to create guiding  criteria and questions to assess if you're on target or not. Show Resources BLOG POST: The 7th Generation Principle - Designing Regenerative Systems For Continuity Across Generations VIDEO: The Living Root Bridges Of Meghalaya (4 min) VIDEO: India - The Living Bridges - ARTE.tv documentary (24 min) Getting started designing your homestead? START HERE: Enroll in the Minimum Holistic Goal Creation Mini-Course today for free. This is the ONE THING that will make everything else easier or unnecessary on your homesteading journey! 100% Free Upon completing this course you will have a crystal clear idea of who and what resources you have to work with, your desired Quality of Life that your homestead has to provide for, and what you will need to produce and the conditions required to sustain that production to meet your Quality of Life needs. Or... Need some help getting the "birds eye view" of your property and its surrounds to help you design your sovereign homestead? Check out our Hi-Definition Contour Base Map package. This package includes: Hi-definition LiDAR contour map layer (contour lines can spaced at whatever scale you desire - as tight as 1 foot or less if you desire).  Aspect Map Layer - color-code your entire property by which direction it faces - very helpful in identifying ideal growing zones and microclimates for specific plantings. Hillshade Layer - for easily visualizing landform across your entire property. Slope Layer - color-code your entire property based on the % grade - very helpful for access planning, living systems establishment and site selection for buildings etc. Deliverables include: Hi-definition .jpeg or .pdf of your entire property and/or its contributing watersheds, at whatever size you desire (if you wish to print a poster and have it laminated as an iterative design tool images can be generated at whatever size the poster shop will print). .KML file of the contour lines for importing and 3D viewing in Google Earth Pro (free to download) - this is a very helpful and accessible design tool.     Sovereign Homestead Design also offers consulting calls if you need some design help or a fresh perspective - see the Virtual Property Design Review for details.    

In today's show we discuss the idea of the Carnivore Homestead. For those of us that eat a mostly animal-based diet,  we want to produce mostly animal-based calories from our homestead production systems. I got news - just because we like to eat steak doesn't mean we aren't going to grow plants - in fact, we've got to grow them in greater quantity and quality in order to feed the animals that become our food. Carnivore homesteads have to be regenerative by their very nature if they are to be sustainable. Join me as we discuss the ins and outs of what I'm calling the 5 tenets of carnivore homesteading: Maximize Calorie Production / Unit Area - this means growing a better solar collector, which means growing lots of plants. We do this by managing the 4 pillars of any productive ecosystem - water, soil, light and life (biology/living organisms). Extend Calorie Production Throughout As Much Of The Year As Possible - extend the growing season, and no its not just about greenhouses, though those are great. Livestock Species Selection & Integration - select species that WILL thrive on what your land is innately good at producing, and integrate them with other species that improve the habitat for one another (non-competitive niches). Preserve Seasonal Abundance With Long Term Storage - we need to employ a variety of methods to preserve fat and protein during times of abundance for the times of dearth - freezers and canning are great, but there is so much more! Build relationships with other producers - don't go it alone! Animal products are high-value, and if you are producing one you probably have an abundance greater than you can use. Trading, exchanging or sell to or with other local producers creates stronger, healthier, more resilient communities and allows us to create our own food systems parallel to the mainstream commoditized, centralized and controlled industrial food system. Show Resources Epi-058 - Sovereign Food Systems: Silvopasture For Sovereign Meat Forests BLOG POST: Silvopasture - Sustainable Food Systems For The Era Of Energy Descent BLOG POST: High Value Livestock Fodder Trees For Temperate Climates Epi-007 - High Value Livestock Fodder Trees For Temperate Climates YouTube Channel: Farming With Trees Epi-059 - Sovereign Food Systems: Aquaculture Pantry Ponds Epi-061 - Up-Leveling Calorie Production With Azolla Permies Thread on Carnivore Homesteading   Need some help getting the "birds eye view" of your property and its surrounds to help you create a master plan for your sovereign homestead? Check out our Hi-Definition Contour Base Map package. This package includes: Hi-definition LiDAR contour map layer (contour lines can spaced at whatever scale you desire - as tight as 1 foot or less if you desire).  Aspect Map Layer - color-code your entire property by which direction it faces - very helpful in identifying ideal growing zones and microclimates for specific plantings. Hillshade Layer - for easily visualizing landform across your entire property. Slope Layer - color-code your entire property based on the % grade - very helpful for access planning, living systems establishment and site selection for buildings etc. Deliverables include: Hi-definition .jpeg or .pdf of your entire property and/or its contributing watersheds, at whatever size you desire (if you wish to print a poster and have it laminated as an iterative design tool images can be generated at whatever size the poster shop will print). .KML file of the contour lines for importing and 3D viewing in Google Earth Pro (free to download) - this is a very helpful and accessible design tool.     We also offer consulting calls if you need some design help or a fresh perspective - see the Virtual Property Design Review for details.   What Plants Crave T-shirts And Stickers! Another fun way you can support the show AND start some fun and interesting conversations along the way. For those of you that have seen Idiocracy, you know what this is all about. For those of you that haven't...watch this.          

My guest for episode 37 is Johan Nilsson, an explorer of natural sciences and art. He's a trained gardener and teacher in Biodynamic farming, gardening and Permaculture Design. He is a contact improvisation dancer and teacher. In his work Johan opens a space in which we can learn more about our own individual bodily system through the study of larger ecosystems, and cultivating our empathy for the larger systems based on your own somatic experiences. Connect with Johan: johantraggae@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/johan.nilsson.traggae Subscribe to get the podcast to your email:⁠ ⁠https://movementlab.eu/subscribe⁠

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Show Summary:    On this Reality Roundtable, Nate is joined by small-scale farmer Jason Bradford, permaculturist and documentarian Andrew Millison, regenerative agriculture activist Vandana Shiva, and regenerative farmer and educator Daniel Zetah to discuss the feasibility of a food system fully or mostly independent of fossil fuel inputs. While a non-industrialized agriculture system is certainly possible (it was the norm for the majority of human history), what that will look like and how we even begin such a transition is daunting with a population of 8 billion humans to feed. How do we teach people the skills they'll need as fossil inputs become less affordable, reliable, and accessible? Can we create a cultural shift towards a slower lifestyle that is more connected to the land which provides us food? What do the people of a society look like where we are once again centered around agriculture and in tune with the flows of nature? How would our relationship with jobs and the land have to change?   About Jason Bradford:   Jason Bradford has been affiliated with Post Carbon Institute since 2004, first as a Fellow and then as Board President. He worked for the Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development at the Missouri Botanical Garden, was a Visiting Scholar at U.C. Davis, and during that period co-founded the Andes Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research Group (ABERG). He decided to shift from academia to learn more about and practice sustainable agriculture, and in the process, completed six months of training with Ecology Action (aka GrowBiointensive) in Willits, California, and then founded Brookside School Farm.   About Andrew Millison:   Andrew Millison is an innovative educator, storyteller and designer. He founded the Permaculture Design education program at Oregon State University (OSU) in 2009. At OSU Andrew serves as an Education Director and Senior Instructor who offers over 25 years of experience, and a playful approach to regenerative design. Andrew is also a documentary videographer who travels the world documenting epic permaculture projects in places such as India, Egypt, Mexico, Cuba, and throughout the US. You can view his videos and series on his YouTube channel. About Vandana Shiva   Vandana Shiva is a well known activist, author of many books, and is a global champion on regenerative local agriculture, biodiversity and nutritious food. She has a PhD in physics and 40 years ago founded the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology, an independent research institute that works on the most significant ecological problems of our times.  About Daniel Zetah:   Daniel grew up on a farm in Minnesota where he learned to fix all manner of things driven from an insatiable curiosity about how things worked. He studied economics and business at university. After waking to our planetary predicament, he became a full time environmental activist, then moved to an off grid community in the mountains where he studied permaculture and built straw bale houses. He moved back to America to help steer culture in a more sane direction. He and his wife Stephanie moved back to the family farm in Minnesota where they are growing 80% of their calories, rebuilding the local ecology, and educating and empowering people to wrest back control of their sovereignty as human beings.    For Show Notes and More visit: https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/rr06-bradford-millison-shiva-zetah To watch this video episode on Youtube → https://youtu.be/lb2tJXopTJA  

Mark Krawczyk is an applied ecologist, educator, and grower with a background in permaculture design, agroforestry, natural building, traditional woodworking, and small-scale forestry. He co-owns and operates Keyline Vermont LLC, teaching, designing, and consulting for farmers, homeowners, and homesteaders. Since 2008, Mark has taught over 30 Permaculture Design Courses and been a specialist guest instructor in dozens more. He holds Diplomas in Permaculture Design and Education from the Permaculture Institute of North America. He and his wife also co-manage Valley Clayplain Forest Farm - 52 acres of field and forest in New Haven, Vermont, USA.   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plantatrilliontrees/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plantatrilliontrees/support

On this episode, Nate is joined by ‘permaculture' author and educator David Holmgren to discuss his experience within the movement and what it might look like for more systems to be designed using permaculture in the future. While often thought to be an agricultural tool, permaculture thinking is meant for designing human systems to be embedded in nature - an important principle for a future where societies will need to re-synchronize with natural flows. What does it mean for permaculture design to ‘scale up', and how is it different from how we usually think about growing a system? How will permaculture design change as we move through different phases of resource availability? More importantly, how can the ‘small and slow' foundation of permaculture help human societies adapt to a lower throughput future as we navigate The Great Simplification? About David Holmgren  David Holmgren is best known as the co-originator of permaculture. In 1978, he and Bill Mollison published Permaculture One, starting the global permaculture movement. Since then, David has developed three properties, consulted and supervised on urban and rural projects, written eight more books, and presented lectures, workshops and courses in Australia and around the world. His writings over those three decades span a diversity of subjects and issues, whilst always illuminating aspects of permaculture thinking and living. Holmgren Design would like to offer a discount on RetroSuburbia to The Great Simplification listeners. Get a 20% discount on RetroSuburbia plus a free copy of Our Street for the month of November by using code: Nate at this link: http://retrosuburbia.com/nate Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/A9hW4Jh9hF0  Show Notes & Links to Learn More: https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/96-david-holmgren 

Heidi Heiland has been diligently leading and artfully expanding her landscape gardening company, Heidi's Lifestyle Gardens as the CEO. That's Chief Experience Officer since 1979. With the help of her expert team, they create award winning ecoscapes and nourishing encounters with nature for their customers. Her team brings holistic consultation, design, installation and site management to every project.They are achieving innovative landscape designs and earth connected garden management by applying water wise approaches and slow food sustainability practices. After graduating from the Constance Spry Flower School in England,Heidi continued her education by becoming a Certified Professional through the MinnesotaNursery & Landscape Association (MNLA). She grew in the organization and eventually served as President.Heidi holds a certificate in Horticultural Therapy through Colorado State University, has her PDC for Permaculture Design, and is a Professional Master Gardener. In the spring of 2016, the company grew by acquiring a retail garden centre and growing nursery on a 5-acre campus in the western suburbs of the Twin Cities. This is the home and immersive experience of Heidi's growhaus.Heidi's home gardens have received awards from the Perennial Plant Association and recognition from the Garden Club of America.Her outdoor spaces and philosophy have been highlighted in many magazines including Better Homes & Gardens, Horticulture, and Northern Green.For a decade, Heidi presented monthly segments on the local MN NBC affiliate, KARE 11's EarthKare series.She was recently inducted into the Minnesota Nursery & Landscape Association (MNLA) Hall of Fame for making a difference in the green industry.Heidi is happily married, has 3 adult kids, 3 grandkids, a golden retriever dognamed Dandelion and a rescued cat named Clover.

Heidi Heiland has been diligently leading and artfully expanding her landscape gardening company, Heidi's Lifestyle Gardens as the CEO. That's Chief Experience Officer since 1979. With the help of her expert team, they create award winning ecoscapes and nourishing encounters with nature for their customers. Her team brings holistic consultation, design, installation and site management to every project.They are achieving innovative landscape designs and earth connected garden management by applying water wise approaches and slow food sustainability practices. After graduating from the Constance Spry Flower School in England,Heidi continued her education by becoming a Certified Professional through the MinnesotaNursery & Landscape Association (MNLA). She grew in the organization and eventually served as President.Heidi holds a certificate in Horticultural Therapy through Colorado State University, has her PDC for Permaculture Design, and is a Professional Master Gardener. In the spring of 2016, the company grew by acquiring a retail garden centre and growing nursery on a 5-acre campus in the western suburbs of the Twin Cities. This is the home and immersive experience of Heidi's growhaus.Heidi's home gardens have received awards from the Perennial Plant Association and recognition from the Garden Club of America.Her outdoor spaces and philosophy have been highlighted in many magazines including Better Homes & Gardens, Horticulture, and Northern Green.For a decade, Heidi presented monthly segments on the local MN NBC affiliate, KARE 11's EarthKare series.She was recently inducted into the Minnesota Nursery & Landscape Association (MNLA) Hall of Fame for making a difference in the green industry.Heidi is happily married, has 3 adult kids, 3 grandkids, a golden retriever dognamed Dandelion and a rescued cat named Clover.

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School of Permaculture: https://online.schoolofpermaculture.com/ Back to the Land Festival: https://www.backtothelandfestival.com/#/ Farm Where You Live: https://farmwhereyoulive.com/festivals/ Scrapsteading: https://www.scrapsteading.com/ Pimpcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@permaculturepimpcast Hickory Ridge Soap: https://twooldcrowshomestead.com/ Get $50 Off EMP Shield: https://www.empshield.com  Promo Code: perma Harvest Right Freeze Dryer: https://affiliates.harvestright.com/1247.html On-Site Permaculture Consultations: Email- permapasturesfarm@gmail.com Online Permaculture Consultations: https://www.plantingpioneers.com/services Online Pig Processing: https://sowtheland.com/online-workshops-1 Our Store: https://permapasturesfarm.com Music by VanTesla: https://www.youtube.com/c/PermaPasturesFarm21 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user

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

Hello and Welcome Back to The Earth Sea Love Podcast. Dr Sheree Mack, your host here.  I'll not lie. The promise I made at the beginning of 2023 of dropping at least one episode each month of the podcast was in the balance this month. July. A time I love to tie up loose end, retreat and rest. Call it the teacher in me, as I'm someone from time who loves to take the summer holidays off the clock. This year is no exception, except that I've just moved house and needed a rest more than ever. So this episode has been on the back burner. Knowing it's something I wanted to do, and promised to do, didn't help the process of getting it done. But finally it is here. I needed to get out of my head and just get into my body to produce it. I needed to get out of my way and just talk from the heart about my current learning. Permaculture Design. So I started a Permaculture Design Certificate course with Liz Postlethwaite this spring. It will take me a year to complete and along the way, I'm learning a lot of new things about regenerative systems and how to apply this to my practice and creative projects. I am just about getting into it now, after a slow, tentative, reluctant start as I discuss within this episode. I've been experiencing a fair about of conflict and tension about Permaculture and Permaculture Design basically because of its roots and their acknowledgment.  So within this beginning episode of a mini series around Permaculture Design, I discuss: * the difference between Permaculture and Permaculture Design * the purpose of Permaculture Design * the ethics and principles of Permaculture Design * the creation of the terms and concepts of Permaculture Design * the indigenous roots of Permaculture Design * the roots of my conflict and tensions with Permaculture Design * what to expect in the forthcoming episodes of the mini-series.    Keep an eye out on The Earth Sea Love Zine over on substack for more thinking and discussions around the issues raised and practices learnt throughout this mini series as well as the Permaculture Design Certificate course as a whole.   

In this episode of Sense-Making in a Changing World I am delighted to be speaking with Erik Ohlsen - a well-known, successful and much-loved Sonoma-based ecological designer, permaculture practitioner, educator, author, regenerative entrepreneur who runs multiple companies deeply grounded in a love of nature and based on permaculture ethics and principles. Eric is one of those wonderful people who gets stuff done!!!In this conversation I ask him about how he has grown his wildly successful Permaculture Artisans company that is regenerating landscapes from urban to rural, and even as we spoke in the process of informing the design of a permaculture agrihood. It's a wonderfully inspiring, uplifting and wide ranging conversation - spanning from with his early volunteering projects giving away gardens while cultivating huge social capital and skill development, to his current work, a his legacy book as he calls it, about to be released by Synergetic Press - the MASSIVE 550 page guide  - The Regenerative Landscaper: Design and Build Landscapes that Repair the Environment.This is going to become the go to manual and curriculum for permaculture learners who want to put into practice all they are learning in permaculture courses - it gets right into the nitty gritty and shows how to make it work!Towards the end, I ask Erik about his process of writing and feel entirely liberated in how I can now set about writing too. Executive Director: Permaculture Skills Center Owner/Principal: Permaculture Artisans Youtube Chanel: PermacultureArtisansSupport the showThis podcast is an initiative of the Permaculture Education Institute.Our way of sharing our love for this planet and for life, is by teaching permaculture teachers who are locally adapting this around the world - finding ways to apply the planet care ethics of earth care, people care and fair share. We host global conversations and learning communities on 6 continents. We teach permaculture teachers, host permaculture courses, host Our Permaculture Life YouTube, and offer free monthly film club and masterclass. We broadcast from a solar powered studio in the midst of a permaculture ecovillage food forest on beautiful Gubbi Gubbi country. I acknowledge this is and always will be Aboriginal land, pay my respects to elders past and present, and extend my respect to indigenous cultures and knowledge systems across the planet. You can also watch Sense-Making in a Changing World on youtube.SUBSCRIBE for notification of each new episode. Please leave us a 5 star REVIEW - it really it does help the bots find and myceliate this show.

In this episode of Sense-making in a Changing World  I am delighted to be speaking with Jasmine Dale - permaculture author, designer and educator as part of our special permaculture writers series.Jasmine's book is the Permaculture Design Companion: A practical workbook for integrating people and places  -  a step by step guide to applying permaculture in your own life, in any context. It combines creative and analytical activities with self reflection and observation. Published by Permanent Publications.Here's a link to one of Jasmine's articles - Developing Personal Resilience with Permaculture (Issue 107: pg 69) in Permaculture Magazine available until  June 18th 2023 Here's a link to another of Jasmine's articles - Permaculture Design in Practice in times of crisis. (Here is access to the whole Magazine issue free courtesy of Permaculture Magazine until June 18th 2023 - her article is on pages 45-46)In our conversation, Jasmine shares a wonderful story about how she discovered permaculture and about how doing a permaculture design course transformed her life. She also shares insights about being part of the founding group of Lammas - an off-grid ecovillage in wales -  where she cut her teeth as a permaculture educator - and this is where, with her husband, she build the famous hobbit house (which sadly burnt down a few years back).  Jasmine talks about her way of teaching, designing and applying permaculture thinking. Right now she mentors community groups with a focus on nature connection and basic skills for resilience.  Throughout the conversation, Jasmine shares such wonderful tips about writing and what you'll find in her book the Permaculture Design Companion -  a step by step guide to applThis podcast is an initiative of the Permaculture Education Institute.Our way of sharing our love for this planet and for life, is by teaching permaculture teachers who are locally adapting this around the world - finding ways to apply the planet care ethics of earth care, people care and fair share. We host global conversations and learning communities on 6 continents. We teach permaculture teachers, host permaculture courses, host Our Permaculture Life YouTube, and offer free monthly film club and masterclass. We broadcast from a solar powered studio in the midst of a permaculture ecovillage food forest on beautiful Gubbi Gubbi country. I acknowledge this is and always will be Aboriginal land, pay my respects to elders past and present, and extend my respect to indigenous cultures and knowledge systems across the planet. You can also watch Sense-Making in a Changing World on youtube.SUBSCRIBE for notification of each new episode. Please leave us a 5 star REVIEW - it really it does help the bots find and myceliate this show.

In this captivating episode of "Ayurveda for Fertility: Unlocking the Secrets to Preconception," join us for an enlightening conversation with Chanel Annette, an Ayurvedic Preconception Coach and Advanced Ayurvedic Practitioner-In-Training. Chanel is passionate about empowering women and guiding them towards enhancing their fertility using Ayurvedic principles.With her vast knowledge and experience, Chanel delves into the intricacies of Ayurveda and its profound impact on preconception. She shares her journey and qualifications, including her Master of Health Science degree with a focus on Health Promotion, Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology, Ayurvedic Pregnancy and Postpartum Nutrition and Support Doula Certification, DONA International Postpartum Doula Certification, and Permaculture Design certification (because she has a deep love for plants and sustainable community living!).During this episode, Chanel reveals the secrets of Ayurveda when it comes to fertility enhancement. She discusses the importance of balancing body and mind, and how Ayurvedic practices can support women on their path to parenthood. From nutrition and lifestyle recommendations to herbal remedies and self-care rituals, Chanel provides valuable insights and practical tips that can be integrated into daily life.Whether you're currently planning for conception or simply interested in exploring Ayurveda's wisdom, this episode is a must-listen. Join us as we unlock the secrets to preconception and fertility through the lens of Ayurveda, and discover how you can amplify your fertility and nurture a healthy and balanced body in preparation for parenthood. About Chanel:Chanel Annette is an Ayurvedic Preconception  Coach and Advanced Ayurvedic Practitioner-In-Training who loves to teach women how to amplify their fertility. She earned a Master of Health Science degree with an emphasis in Health Promotion, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology, an AyurvedicPregnancy and Postpartum Nutrition and Support Doula Certification, a DONA International Postpartum Doula Certification, and a Permaculture Design certification (because,pssst...she LOVES plants and sustainablecommunity living!) Determined. Nurturing. Captivated by flowers, and loves backpacking, singing, and studying.Find her rocking her crop tops and overalls orjeans and a sweatshirt, Sun-chasing, barefoot as much as possible, and with her hands either inthe soil, practicing the harmonium, or making Ayurvedic oils and medicines.Tenaciously committed to raising her sevenyear-old daughter and nearly-five year-old son, living in her own Divine freedom, and helping1,000 women embody their Divine creative capacity and cultivate their own vitality throughthe wisdom of Ayurveda, especially around the preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum time.Links:Chanel:https://bijavitality.com/https://www.instagram.com/bijavitality/Things Chanel mentioned:1. Ayurved Sadhana https://www.ayurvedsadhana.comhttps://www.instagram.com/ayurvedsadhana/2. Kirtanaprasad Satsanghttps://www.instagram.com/kirtanaprasad/3. 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The hosts, guests, and creators are not liable for any actions taken based on the podcast's content. Use your own judgment and discretion. Thanks so much for listening! Be sure to connect withYou can connect with me on instagram @thymeinthestudiopodcast or saramariestudio@Big shout out to Aaron Travers of the band Emptier for the show music. And thanks to all of you who listen, like, share, rate, and review the podcast. It makes a big difference and I deeply appreciate your enthusiasm for the show. If you found value from this episode please share it with someone you love. If you super duper love the show and want to support with a few bucks each month you can join at patreon.com./thymeinthestudioThanks for being here, and doing what you do!I would like to acknowledge the people of the Ute Arapahoe and Cheyenne Nations where this podcast was recorded. and pay respect to elders past,  present and emerging.. I am Sara Marie Miller and You have been listening to Thyme in the Studio.  May our efforts benefit all beings and I look forward to connecting with you soon.

On this episode, permaculture expert and educator Andrew Millison joins us to unpack how we can better design our societal infrastructure and agriculture to be more attuned with the water, solar, and “geomorphic” conditions of our surroundings. When critical resources become scarce, it is more important than ever that communities learn to do more with less. By focusing on resiliency and stability through systems thinking, permaculture is a design system which does just that. In a world that often feels beyond our control, how can we use permaculture design to work with the land rather than against it, and regain agency in our local food, water, and social systems? About Andrew Millison: Andrew Millison is an innovative educator, storyteller and designer. He founded the Permaculture Design education program at Oregon State University (OSU) in 2009. At OSU Andrew serves as an Education Director and Senior Instructor who offers over 25 years of experience, and a playful approach to regenerative design. Andrew is also a documentary videographer who travels the world documenting epic permaculture projects in places such as India, Egypt, Mexico, Cuba, and throughout the US. You can view his videos and series on his YouTube channel. To watch this video episode on Youtube → https://youtu.be/52L4Ncs0jLk For Show Notes and More visit: https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/64-andrew-millison

“It's time to take our fire fears and connect that with our water woes!” – Brock Dolman Caroline welcomes “Fluid Druid” Water Wizard Brock Dolman, for auspicious hydro cahooting: that we ally with Beavers. To cooperate to cooperate, good for the whole Community the human relationships become more egalitarian…. Even our rogue species learns manners. Neptune, Mercury, exactly aligned (on Brock's Moon!)… So Water would like to speak with us… through its dedicated ally… The California deluge… The Sky Rivers stalling…losing the capacity for undulating flow… So, let's undulate…. To protect water become more like water… Tao Teh Ching Brock Dolman co-founded (in 1994) the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center where he co-directs the WATER Institute. A wildlife biologist and watershed ecologist, he has been actively promoting “Bringing Back Beaver in California” since the early 2000s. He was given the Salmonid Restoration Federation's coveted Golden Pipe Award in 2012: “…for his leading role as a proponent of “working with beavers” to restore native habitat. oaec.org   Brock contributing to Bioneers Conference: Revitalizing the Biosphere by Protecting Animal Habitats and Species April 6th | 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm According to a recent World Wildlife Fund report, since 1970 we have lost, on average, roughly 70% of the global populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish. Scientist activists working tirelessly to reverse this catastrophic trend share their strategies. With: Dave Phillips, co-founder of the Earth Island Institute and Director of its International Marine Mammal Project; Brock Dolman, Co-Director of the WATER Institute and Permaculture Design and Wildlands programs at the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, and a leader in CA beaver reintroduction; Michelle Lute, Carnivore Conservation Director for Project Coyote. Moderated by Maureen Nandini Mitra, Editor of Earth Island Journal.   And find Caroline at Bioneers on Thursday, April 6th, at 9:00pm at Freight & Salvage (2020 Addison St, Berkeley, CA). Free and Open to the Public – Holy Moly! See more details     Support The Visionary Activist Show on Patreon for weekly Chart & Themes ($4/month) and more… *Woof*Woof*Wanna*Play?!?* The post The Visionary Activist Show – Hydro Cahooting · Cooperating with Water appeared first on KPFA.

Growing, Foraging and Sequencing, oh my!

Regenerative Agriculture- Healing our connection to our ecosystemJoin integrative intuitive medium Kara Lovehart with  permaculture practitioner/educator & and Horn Farm director (regenerative agriculture based non-profit in York, PA):  Alexis Campbell.We discuss:

Lisa Sardinia grew up in California, Nevada and Washington, moving nine times before graduating from high school. She attended Whitworth University in Spokane and received a B.S. in Biology with a minor in Chemistry. Then she moved to Bozeman, Montana, where she skied cross-country, climbed mountains, and rafted many rivers. And she also earned a Ph.D. in Microbiology, with a minor in Biochemistry, from Montana State University, studying the replication of coronaviruses. Following graduate school, she was awarded a National Cancer Institute research fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco studying molecular genetics. Then she began a teaching career, first at San Francisco State University, then at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. The west coast called, though, and she moved back to the Bay Area and enrolled at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, where she earned a J.D. She clerked for a federal district court judge in San Francisco and worked in a patent law office in Palo Alto before coming to Pacific University. At Pacific, she taught a variety of classes in three colleges, from Microbiology to Companion Animal Science in the College of Arts and Sciences, Biochemistry and Genetics in the College of Optometry, and Human Genetics in the Physician Assistant Studies program. Her research with students has spanned a number fields, including the effect of essential oils and plant extracts on the growth of pathogenic bacteria, gene expression in paddlefish, microbiological analysis of freshwater streams in Chehalem Ridge Natural Area and wetlands at Fernhill Wetlands, and identification of native yeasts in samples collected throughout the fermentation process from a local winery. She was co-primary investigator for a $257,000 NIH grant—Faith Forum on Genetics: An ELSI Educational Intervention for Religious Communities. Her public scholarship activities include numerous Science Pub and Science on Tap presentations, as well as presentations to various professional and community groups on stem cell research and ethics, genetic testing, epigenetics, gut microbiota, and the biology of sex and gender. She served as Pacific's Faculty Athletics Representative for 20 years, including several years as a member of two national NCAA committees. She has been the Pre-Optometry Club advisor, the College of Arts & Sciences faculty chair, and the University Faculty Secretary. She enrolled in two Computer Science classes to prepare for a sabbatical leave spent developing a Bioinformatics major (and taking three Bioinformatics courses at OHSU). She has been the recipient of the Thomas J. and Joyce Holce Endowed Professorship in Science and the S.S. Johnson Foundation Award for Excellence in Teaching. She lives on a small farm with her partner, John, her overly exuberant German Shepherd-Husky dog, Shasta, and her absurdly fluffy cat, Arlo. She spends her time on the farm trying to put into practice the principles she learned while earning a certificate in Permaculture Design through Pacific. All production by Cody Maxwell. Artwork by Cody Maxwell. Opening graphic assets by UlyanaStudio and Grandphic.sharkfyn.com maxwellskitchenpodcast.com

Joe Stout and his wife, Elizabeth, have nine children ages 13 years to eight months old. They live on a farm with 500 goats and run a 90-year-old company that makes health supplements from goat milk. Joe received a Master's of Science in Clinical Human Nutrition from the University of Bridgeport and a Bachelor's of Science in Human Nutrition and Food Science from Washington State University. Along with running the farm, He has engaged in graduate studies of Sustainable Food Systems at Green Mountain College and is certified in Permaculture Design. Joe's Personal Website: https://joestout.org/ Mt Capra Website: https://mtcapra.com/ Listen To Joe's Music Here: https://joestout.bandcamp.com/ Stay up to date on everything we are doing at Now That We're A Family by subscribing to our weekly newsletter here: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/top-5-tuesday-newletter

Creating a Hopeful Future Through How We Manage Our Water In This Podcast: Andrew Millison, an experienced and enthusiastic permaculture teacher, announces his upcoming online Permaculture Water Summit.  He spells out the serious problems facing the world today, then shares his passionate belief that quick action by individuals can turn things around faster than any government.  In some parts of the world, deserts are already being turned into lush forests!  Learn how to attend this free summit and become part of the exciting changes to come. Don't miss an episode! visit UrbanFarm.Org/blog/podcast   Andrew Millison is an innovative educator, storyteller and designer. He founded the Permaculture Design education program at Oregon State University (OSU) in 2009. Andrew serves as an Education Director and Senior Instructor who offers 25 years of experience and a playful approach to regenerative design.  In October 2022 – just a couple weeks after the release of this podcast, Andrew is hosting a three-day Permaculture Water Summit; a free global summit created to share viable solutions for the water crises found throughout the planet. Visit www.UrbanFarm.org/Podcast-by-episode-titles for the show notes on this episode, and access to our full podcast library! The Permaculture Water Summit.

Today's guest on the Expat Money Show is Joseph El-Khoury, who has a Ph.D. in Applied Human Sciences from the University of Montreal and an MBA degree with a specialization in managing sustainability. Today, we will be discussing food autonomy and sustainable/ecological living based on Permaculture Design. These are topics that I have wanted to discuss in more detail for several months now.   TODAY'S CONVERSATION WITH JOEY EL-KHOURY What IS Permaculture Design? What does it include and can we achieve that in an optimum design? How a non-profit organization called ‘Gardens Without Borders' made a huge difference to countries in West Africa, Lebanon, Costa Rica and Ecuador. Why being responsible for our own food, and helping to regenerate the ecosystems is so vitally important to our health on this planet. How we can grow food sustainably at the local level with minimum input in terms of financial investment, infrastructure and technology. Is it possible to live as a society and meet our basic needs altogether, collectively within the natural limits of the ecosystems and the environment? Joey and I discuss what he believes are best practices for us as human beings to ensure that our planet is sustainable and here for many, many years. We talk about the nurturing of our freedom while at the same time nurturing solidarity, and what kinds of challenges will arise. Best ideas ever for a permaculture mindset. I think you will really enjoy these concepts as they fall in line with your belief patterns. We discuss the tools in the toolbox and potential solutions on different aspects from different dimensions of what it means to organize ourselves as a society. The top 3 reasons why I left the Middle East and moved my family to Panama.  Joey shares his top 3 most important ideas when it comes to self-sufficiency and moving forward in the coming years and why this topic is vital for the existence of our future. How you and your family can get back to basics and protect your individual freedom and be able to make changes in your life to become more sustainable and take more responsibility for yourself. Don't miss this episode!   RELATED EPISODES https://expatmoneyshow.com/episodes/john-bush (182: Creating Your Freedom Cell Overseas - John Bush ) https://expatmoneyshow.com/episodes/how-woke-ideology-has-taken-over-education-and-what-you-can-do-to-defend-your-children (183: How Woke Ideology Has Taken Over Education And What You Can Do To Defend Your Children) https://expatmoneyshow.com/episodes/patrick-hiebert (190: How To Build A Self-Sustaining Libertarian Community In Latin America – Patrick Hiebert)   HOW TO REACH JOSEPH EL-KHOURY LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-el-khoury-4a98955/ (Joseph El-Khoury) Email: Joseph@ElKhoury.info   CONCLUSION What an amazing interview with Joey today talking about permaculture design. This is an important topic to be discussing today, right now, to ensure our future is met not with resistance but with prosperity.  Please give it a listen, I know you will learn a ton.  

Huge shoutout to new Patreon members Ralph, SV, Tylor, Dillon, Vlad the Inhaler, MaineGirlGrows & Joe Soil! Our guest this episode is Brian Maisenbacher (@earth_grower). We chat about various methods of composting at home and about the importance of microbial diversity. Brian has dedicated his life to becoming the best farmer he possibly can be. He is mission-driven to help others have success in growing food and medicinal crops for their communities and their families. He is passionate about finding solutions to help farmers become more regenerative and profitable. Brian has wholeheartedly spent over a decade working on farms, heritage orchards, cattle ranches, doing landscaping, and designing home gardens and farms around Arizona, California, and the Midwest. He has also spent time working in Kenya to help build farms and provide fresh water for children's homes and churches with Love Mercy Organization. Periodically he teaches agricultural classes with Earth Citizens Organization Farm in Cottonwood Arizona. He studied Permaculture Design at Oregon State University, Korean Natural Farming with Chris Trump, Microbial Density and Diversity Analysis with Dr. Mary Lucero, as well as Microscopy and the Soil Food Web with Dr. Elaine Ingham. He embodies the philosophy of working with the rhythms of Nature and allowing it to be a conduit to become a better human being. He created Earth Grower LLC to help him achieve these goals in himself, and to help others become stronger more resilient farmers. Follow Brian on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/earth_grower/ Earth Grower website: https://www.earthgrowerllc.com/ DISCOUNT CODES: AutoPot USA - use code AFpodcast to save 10% at https://www.autopot-usa.com/ AC Infinity - use code AFpodcast to save 15% at https://www.acinfinity.com/ Nature's Living Soil - use code AutoflowerPodcast15 to save 15% at https://www.natureslivingsoil.com/ SD Microbes - use code AFpodcast to save 10% at https://sdmicrobeworks.com/ DYNOMYCO - use code AFpodcast to save 10% at https://www.dynomyco.com/   MERCH IS AVAILABLE! Visit the link below to shop! http://autoflowerpodcast.com/shop-merch/ Support the Podcast on Patreon Get early access to episodes, FREE TESTER SEEDS & other perks! https://www.patreon.com/autoflowerpodcast Questions/Comments? Email me at AutoflowerPodcast@gmail.com Connect on Social Media YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AutoflowerPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/autoflowerpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/autoflowerpod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Autoflower-Podcast My personal grow account: https://www.instagram.com/tourettegrower/ My personal YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TouretteGrower Website: www.AutoflowerPodcast.com Credits: Intro/outro music: “Win City” from https://www.zapsplat.com. Soundbytes: Donald Trump, Jeff Sessions, Reefer Madness, Bill Hicks, Jim Morrison. Remixed by Chad Dulaney.