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A few days before my 44th birthday, I received the news managing my Celiac Disease and family history of diabetes had damaged my liver and made my non-alcoholic liver issues worse. So much so, that I am at a significant risk of liver failure in my lifetime. In a follow-up with my doctor about that news, I was also diagnosed with High Blood Pressure (Hypertension 2). To manage these health issues, I need to step away from the show, indefinitely, in the near future.To ensure that the podcast website, archives, and email address remain available, and the lights stay on for the show through these ups and downs without having to worry about where the money will come from, I've created a GoFundMe campaign to cover the show's expenses for the next 15 months while my team of doctors, specialists, and I work on creating and implementing a treatment plan that is manageable and will get me back to good health.Donate to the Crowdfunding Campaign: bit.ly/liver2024
Until the next time, spend each day caring for your self, so that you can keep caring for Earth and each other.

A review episode of The Regenerative Landscaper: Design and Build Landscapes That Repair the Environment by Erik Ohlsen, with a foreword by the great Penny Livingston.Visit Our Sponsor: RoofMaxxroofmaxx.info/podcast
Show NotesThe Regenerative Landscaper (Synergetic Press)Related Interview: Erik Ohlsen - Professional PermacultureRelated Interview: Erik Ohlsen - Professional Permaculture Education

This Episode of The News includes two updates from the podcast, a look at rescheduling Marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act, concerns over the shrinking supply of freshwater in the United States, and close with an opportunity for permaculture practitioners.Visit Our Sponsor: RoofMaxxroofmaxx.info/podcastSchedule a Meandering SessionDonate to the Backup FundraiserUsing PayPal: PayPal.me/PermaculturePodcastVia Venmo: @permaculturepodcastShow NotesRescheduling MarijuanaAmerica is Using Up Its Groundwater Like There’s No TomorrowEnter the 2024 PINA Design Contest!

In this episode of The News from The Permaculture Podcast are updates on the growing investment into sustainable and regenerative agriculture, how agrivoltaics is bridging the political divide in America, and on rewilding efforts in Argentina.Visit Our Sponsor: RoofMaxxroofmaxx.info/podcastShow NotesFarmland LPFarmland LP launches $250M fund focused on organic and regenerative agricultureAgrivoltaics Is Making Friends Across Partisan Lines, Thanks To FarmersRewilding ArgentinaThe return of the wild in Argentina's Patagonia ParkCities in the Wilderness: A New Vision of Land Use in America

When sitting down with a storyteller like Rosemary Morrow for a series of open conversations about her life and work that spans decades, and results in more than 10 hours of recordings, it's never clear what will emerge. Today's episode is a great example of that, as in a few moments while we discussed other things, Rowe mentioned working with the folks at Perma Queer and shared her thoughts on how to use one’s position, role, and respect within a community to make space for marginalized voices, and the importance of inclusion in permaculture as part of the teachings.Visit Our Sponsor: RoofMaxxroofmaxx.info/podcastIf you have any thoughts, questions, or follow-up on this episode: Get in TouchResourcesEarth Restorer's Guide to PermaculturePermaculture PrinciplesPerma QueerRelated Interview: Why Practice Permaculture? - Rosemary MorrowRelated Interview: Rosemary Morrow's Journey to Permaculture 

Welcome to The News for the week of 21 August 2023, from The Permaculture Podcast. In this episode we have a look at a climate solution in Toronto, recently released books of interest to permaculture practitioners, and an announcement from our friends at Permaculture Principles.Visit Our Sponsor: RoofMaxxroofmaxx.info/podcastShow Notes2024 Permaculture Calendar Early Bird OfferToronto’s Deep Lake Water CoolingRetroSububia Bushfire Resilience - Free DownloadBooksSalt and the Art of Seasoning by James StrawbridgeThe Art of Fermentation by Sandor KatzThe New Wildcrafted Cuisine by Pascal BaudarThe Organic Medicinal Herb Farmer, Revised Edition, by Jeff Carpenter with Melanie CarpenterRelated InterviewsThe Art of Wild FermentationThe New Wildcrafted CuisineThe Wildcrafting Brewer

In this edition of The News from The Permaculture Podcast, for 15 August 2023, are a Permaculture Design Contest, a friend of the pod in the news, and how we can help their farm, along with two updates from the podcast.Visit Our Sponsor: RoofMaxxroofmaxx.info/podcastShow NotesSave 20% from Rewild OrganicsDonate to The Permaculture PodcastUsing PayPal: PayPal.me/PermaculturePodcastVia Venmo: @permaculturepodcastPINA2023 Permaculture Design Contest (Submissions are open from 1 Sept. to 1 Oct. 2023)Blacksheep Regenerative Resource Management / Rewild OrganicsWorld Wildlife Fund - Reducing Greenhouse Gases with Incentives at the Farm (Pp. 14 - 15)

In this Q&A episode, I address a question from Duncan, who reached out and asked: Is technology anathema to permaculture?Software That Can Be Used While Designing Adobe Creative CloudAutoCADGoogle EarthGoogle MeetGoogle SlidesProcreateShapeWorksSketchupTwo Drones I Like DJI Air (I flew the 2 for a Summer. The 3 is now out) Skydio 2+ (Recommended to me by a friend who is a professional drone pilot for a Made-in-the-USA alternative to DJI.)

Today’s News of the World includes a rewilding project, a surge in a nation’s move towards renewable energy, and a look at how Unbuilding can help limit the impacts of climate change on our communities.ResourcesRewilding How an Iberian rewilding plan aims to repopulate ‘empty Spain’ Rewilding Spain Books Eager by Ben Goldfarb Coyote America by Dan Flores Bringing Back the Beaver by Derek Gow Interview: Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter
Renewable Energy and Climate Change China on course to hit wind and solar power target five years ahead of time How ‘Unbuilding’ Can Help Weather Climate Disasters

Show NotesSupport the Podcast with a One Time DonationVia PayPalOr, using VenmoBecome a Sustaining SupporterJoin our Community PatreonMichael JuddReplacing Your Lawn? Instead of a Meadow, Consider a Food ForestInterview: Edible LandscapingInterview: Starting Out and Getting Involved with PermacultureInterview: Honoring the Dead and Holding the Dying: Natural BurialInterview: For the Love of PawPawsInterview: MAPC Keynote AddressReview: Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture TwistRewildingPrince William to expand Duchy of Cornwall’s temperate Rainforest