with Scott Mann
Eddy of Living Earth Systems returns, this time joined by his partner Sam, to continue discussing the ways we can work naturally with living systems to create clean water. The first time he joined us was to share his natural aquaponics system, but this time around talks about how we can use those same ideas to […]
This episode is a remastered interview from the archives that includes an all new introduction and ending. My guest for this episode is Tao Orion, author of Beyond the War on Invasive Species. Her book and the concepts of war and invasion form the basis of our conversation today. We take a broad view approach […]
My guest for this episode is Zach Elfers ofNomad Seed Project. We sat down to talk about his work and how it relates to seed saving; landscape management; landscape restoration; geophytes – the plants that made us human; and our own epoch: The Anthropocene, or as E.O. Wilson calls it “The Age of Loneliness.” I’ve […]
In today’s episode, David Bilbrey returns to the host seat with Fred Kirschenmann. Fred joins us again to share more about his work at the Aldo Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University and Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture and how those two places are working to allow us to plan […]
If you look at the list of podcast episodes on iTunes, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app, you’ll see about 70 shows available, which is true of the RSS feed, but there are hundreds more in the archives. So from time to time, I’m going to be re-edit, re-master and re-releasing some of these classics […]
Giulianna Maria Lamanna, of The Fifth World , drops a huge two-part question on us in this episode, a continuation of the MAPC 2016 Q&A. 1. Are there people in the permaculture community talking about climate change and the impact of global warming on invasive species? 2. Is it our responsibility as permaculture practitioners to […]
MAPC 2017 is nearly upon us, so to give you an idea of what you might hear at this year’s event, while also digging into some permaculture questions with diverse voices. Here is part of the question and answer session recorded at the inaugural event on June 17, 2016. Register for MAPC 2017! During this […]
Patricia Daly, on the left in the picture above, joins me to talk about her book The Ketogenic Kitchen, and the possible health benefits of a high fat, moderate protein, low carbohydrate diet. Her work with this diet come from her own experiences as a cancer patient seeking complimentary therapies. Through information emerging in Europe […]
My guest today is Andrew Mefferd, author of The Greenhouse and Hoophouse Grower’s Handbook. Drawing on his years of research working at Johnny’s Selected Seeds, he shares what it means to grow plants in an environment we can control, be that a cold frame in out backyard, an unheated hoophouse, or a heated greenhouse. If […]
What is wealth? How do communities define wealth? What sustains you? Are you disconnected from the sources of sustenance? Where are our leverage points? How do we make use of those places to create change? These questions, and more, are examined in this episode with my guests Warren Brush, of Quail Springs Permaculture, […]
