The Permaculture Podcast
Caring for Earth, Ourselves, and Each Other.
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Tuesday Oct 15, 2013
Tuesday Oct 15, 2013
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My guest for this episode is Robert Kourik, a landscape designer whose books have been influential on permaculture through the years. Some of those titles include: Designing and Maintaining Your Edible Landscape Naturally, Roots Demystified, and Drip Irrigation for Every Landscape and All Climates.
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Tuesday Oct 08, 2013
Tuesday Oct 08, 2013
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My guest for this episode is Dave Jacke, ecological designer, teacher, and co-author, along with Eric Toensmeier, of Edible Forest Gardens.
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Tuesday Oct 01, 2013
Tuesday Oct 01, 2013
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My guest for this episode is Michael Pilarski, a permaculture practitioner and teacher from Montana here in the U.S. Michael also wildcrafts and forages for wild foods.
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Tuesday Sep 24, 2013
Tuesday Sep 24, 2013
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My guests for this episode are Wilson Alvarez and Ben Weiss, two of my local permaculture colleagues and friends. I've known both of them since 2010 when I took my Permaculture Design Course with Ben, and Wilson joined us as a guest instructor to share more on observation skills and awareness of our surroundings. During this interview we talk about their work with Zone 4 permaculture, what that means, what we can do to cultivate and tend the wild, their campaign to support this project, and answer a listener question.
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Monday Sep 16, 2013
Monday Sep 16, 2013
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My guest for this episode is Dan Allen, who writes about issues of energy, food, and building resilience at the community level at Resilience.org. I first heard about Mr. Allen during the interview with Keith Johnson. After reading some of Dan's articles, I wanted to interview him as a followup to the recently released conversation with Nicole Foss. Thankfully, Dan was up for it and replied quickly to set things up. During this conversation we talk about his background as a scientist, his work as a teacher and farmer, why resilience matters, and what we can do to build it. I follow this up with some thoughts on all this. What stands out to me from this conversation is that need to build local pockets of resilience, and reach out to people who have an interest in what we are already doing. Dan does that with his students, through the community gardens, and his farm stand. As practitioners of permaculture, we can do that by building functional systems that show people examples that work, and share our surplus as it arises to connect with others. Also, expressed in some of the interviews recently, and also in upcoming ones, is the need to move beyond the garden or the backyard, and to design our support structures and community. To expand our networks. To observe the place where we live, the people there, and meet them where they're at. To find the people already in line with our goals and designs, and help them build their own. To make small changes, to engage, without overwhelming. To show people what is possible by investing in what matters to you, rather than continuing on the take, make, waste path. I admit it's not easy, but together, we can make it happen. I'll be here along the way. Will you join me? Resources: Dan Allen at Resilience.org
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Tuesday Sep 10, 2013
Tuesday Sep 10, 2013
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My guest for this episode is Sam Thayer, the expert forager and author.
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Tuesday Sep 03, 2013
Tuesday Sep 03, 2013
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My guest for this episode is Keith Johnson, permaculture teacher, designer, part of the team at Permaculture Activist magazine, and someone incredibly active in spreading the word of permaculture to the world. During this episode we speak about abandoning hope (don't worry it's not as depressing as it sounds), looking towards action, and through the many places we find inspiration for ourselves, and how to empower others.
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Tuesday Aug 27, 2013
Tuesday Aug 27, 2013
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My guest for this episode is Dr. Laura Jackson, a biology professor at the University of Northern Iowa who focuses on issues of restoration ecology and sustainable agriculture.
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Tuesday Aug 20, 2013
Tuesday Aug 20, 2013
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My guest for this episode is Nicole Foss, a lecturer and writer who tackles issues of financial and energy collapse, and provides a vision for the future to make any eventual fall less severe for those who prepare. Her goals for each of us go beyond just the self and include our communities.
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Tuesday Aug 13, 2013
Tuesday Aug 13, 2013
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My guest for this episode is Paul Garrett, a retired teacher, who spent the last 20 years working as an environmental educator beginning in his elementary school classes, and then in the community. In addition to his work continuing to teach in various ways, he also coordinates a high school environmental club, an adult environmental club, and in coordinating local green businesses. I've known Paul for several years, and we've been playing tag since I started the show about sitting down for an interview, but our schedules never quite aligned. Thankfully, we finally made it happen. One of the reasons I like Paul, beyond his incredibly gracious personality and deep passion for what his work, is that he's taking action to help people build a better world. When speakers come to his environmental club meetings they are focused on sharing information that people can use to make a change. He's done so much in these areas, he was recently awarded the Harrisburg Volunteer Citizen of the Year award. Paul's work is another model, or pattern if you will, for others to replicate in their own community. Whether or not you are actively practicing permaculture, or just want to use the skills you currently have to make a difference, there are always places to apply your knowledge and fill a niche. One that stands out from this interview is for teachers, and how they can get more environmental education, including permaculture, into schools. Whether that's directly as a class or indirectly through after school programs, the options abound. Like my interview with Larry Korn, I don't have anything else to add. What Paul shares speaks for itself. Resources: Green-Cause
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