The Permaculture Podcast

Ben Law - The Way of the Woodsman

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[caption width="200" align="alignleft"] Ben Law, Woodsman[/caption]My guest for this episode is Ben Law, woodsman, permaculture practitioner, and author of many books on developing, tending, and using the products that come from the woods. Some of those titles include The Woodland Way, and Roundwood Timber Framing. Mr. Law is a wealth of practical knowledge, and we touch on some of that in this conversation. As I seek out for this show, he is someone who practices what he teaches, continuously. Even as I spoke to him, he was out in the woods, running off of solar power. We begin the interview via landline and then switch to his mobile phone. I recommend listening to this episode in a relaxed and quieter environment because of those connection issues. This marks the first episode of July, 2014, and the start of my summer fundraising campaign. If you enjoy this podcast, help me keep it on the air by making a one time or on-going contribution. I can’t do this without your assistance. Visit the support page to find out how to donate. What I enjoyed about this episode is the encouragement to seek out the tools and knowledge to do what we feel called to do. To build a create a better world, we have to seek out what it is that matters to each of us, and be our own solution. Another take away is that we must take a long view. As Ben spoke about the shifting view of time, so do I see that if we’re going to think about tomorrow, and well beyond, then it requires a shift in our mindset to look further into the future and imagine what could be. For a good reminder of that long view listen to The Gift by Matt Winters. You can find out more about Mr. Law at: www.ben-law.co.uk How has your perspective of time, and place, changed since you started practicing permaculture? Let me know: E-mail: The Permaculture Podcast Facebook: Facebook.com/ThePermaculturePodcast Twitter: @permaculturecst The Permaculture Podcast with Scott Mann The Permaculture Podcast (Episode: Ben Law)

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Rob Scott - A Critique of Permaculture

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My guest for this episode is Rob Scott, a permaculture practitioner who started and directed the Urbana Permaculture Project. He now teaches Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership at the University of Illinois. We spend our time in this interview discussing his 2010 article, “A Critical Review of Permaculture in the United States,” and offer a critique of permaculture, and permaculture education in the U.S., as they exist now, as well as what we can do to improve our permaculture practices in the landscape and education. If you enjoy this interview with Rob, please support the Permaculture Podcast so that I can keep things going. Become a one time or ongoing contributor by going to: thepermaculturepodcast.com/support to find out how. I consider this conversation as a start on what we can do to make permaculture more accessible and acceptable. What I would like is to begin a new project where we start documenting our permaculture successes and failures. I’d like you to write down what you’ve done, what’s worked, what hasn’t, and share it with me. Once some of these come in, with your permission, I’ll setup a section of the website where we can share and discuss the results and work on building our understanding of permaculture in the current era. Another piece of this is that I recently interviewed Elizabeth Farnsworth who works at the New England Wild Flower Society, who I mentioned in my coverage of the Native Plants Conference I attended a few weeks ago. She and I talked about the role of citizen scientists. In that discussion she reminded me that by being curious and asking “Why?” we are, each and everyone of us, scientists. So let’s collect data, and sometime in the not too distant future I’ll release that interview with Elizabeth to serve as further inspiration on that project. Finally, on the idea of education, it can occur whether we are formally trained in teaching, or not. Just as I set out “The Plan” a few months ago detailing my ideas for teaching young adults and adult in a holistic way, Jen Mendez at Permie Kids is actively working on developing ideas for childhood education and permaculture through a series of topical webinars she’s calling the “Edge Alliance.” I’d like you to take a look and get involved if you are a parent of school age children, or an educator of the same. Resources Rob Scott A Critical Review of Permaculture in the United States A Review of Suitable Companion Crops for Black Walnut (PDF) Edge Alliance Do you Have a Critique of Permaculture? Let me know: E-mail: The Permaculture Podcast Facebook: Facebook.com/ThePermaculturePodcast Twitter: @permaculturecst The Permaculture Podcast with Scott Mann The Permaculture Podcast (Episode: RobScott)

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Episode 1452: Susquehanna Permaculture Round Table (Part 2)

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Faith and Earthcare: Rhamis Kent - Islam (Part 3)

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This is the third, and last, episode in the series with Rhamis Kent covering Islam and Earth Care.

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Review: The Market Gardener

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This episode is a review of Jean-Martin Fortier’s book The Market Gardener.

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Permabyte: Back to Basics - Principle 5: Use and Value Renewable Resources and Services

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This episode continues the back-to-basics series by examining David Holmgren’s 5th principle of permaculture: Use and Value Renewable Resources and Services.

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Dr. George Mobus - Permaculture in the Face of Collapse

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My guest for this episode is Dr. George Mobus, a professor at the University of Washington, Tacoma, and the author of the blog, Question Everything. In our conversation we talk about systems thinking and theory, permaculture in the face of collapse, human wisdom, and how together all of that can have a lasting, positive impact.

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Permabyte: Native Plants in the Landscape Conference @ Millersville

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Today’s show is a recap of my experiences at the 2014 Native Plants in the Landscape Conference held at Millersville University.

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Permabyte: Experimenting and Experience in Permaculture

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This episode is a series of musings on the importance of experimenting and experience in permaculture.

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Evan Marks - The Ecology Center

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My guest for this episode is Evan Marks, founder of The Ecology Center in San Juan Capistrano, California. In addition to the Ecology Center, Evan is also a teacher and designer trained in permaculture and agroecology.

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