The Permaculture Podcast

Enjoy this episode? Become a Patron. In this episode Ethan Hughes joins me to discuss the book we are writing together: The Possibility Handbook: A Toolkit for Transformation. After making the initial announcement about this project in late October several listeners contacted me wanting to know more. This interview features Ethan talking about his vision […]

Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged.Market Donate Directly: via PayPal -or- Venmo @permaculturepodcast   Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show.  My guest for today is Brad Lancaster, author of Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, who returns to talk about Desert Harvesters, an organization in Tucson, Arizona, using neighborhood plantings to collect urban rainwater runoff, and create community by raising awareness about native edible plants. We spend much of our conversation discussing the history and actions of this organization, before turning to how these ideas are spreading to other cities and towns. Learn More

Enjoy this episode? Become a Patron. My guest for today is Brad Lancaster, author of Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, who returns to talk about Desert Harvesters, an organization in Tucson, Arizona, using neighborhood plantings to collect urban rainwater runoff, and create community by raising awareness about native edible plants. We spend much of […]

Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged.Market Donate Directly: via PayPal -or- Venmo @permaculturepodcast   Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show.  My guest for this episode is Sandor Katz, author of Wild Fermentation, The Art of Fermentation, and The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved. If you’ve practiced any kind of fermentation and went looking for a recipe, reference, or just read about the wee yeasties and bacteria that transform our foods with their microbial magic, then you’ve probably read something by Sandor, and I recommend reading even more. Learn More

Enjoy this episode? Become a Patron. My guest for this episode is Sandor Katz, author of Wild Fermentation, The Art of Fermentation, and The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved. If you’ve practiced any kind of fermentation and went looking for a recipe, reference, or just read about the wee yeasties and bacteria that transform our […]

Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged.Market Donate Directly: via PayPal -or- Venmo @permaculturepodcast   Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show.  Today’s episode continues the faith and earth care series through a conversation with Dillon Naber Cruz, one of the co-instructors of my Permaculture Design Course in 2010. Dillon was also one of the first guests on the podcast back in 2012 when the show moved to the regular interview format. Learn More

Enjoy this episode? Become a Patron. Today’s episode continues the faith and earth care series through a conversation with Dillon Naber Cruz, one of the co-instructors of my Permaculture Design Course in 2010. Dillon was also one of the first guests on the podcast back in 2012 when the show moved to the regular interview […]

Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged.Market Donate Directly: via PayPal -or- Venmo @permaculturepodcast   Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show.  My guests for this episode are Derek Kanwischer, the Project Manager for the Office for Sustainability at Western Michigan University, and Joshua Shultz, the Permaculture Program Coordinator at Gibbs House. Our conversation today revolves around Gibbs House and the work of the Office of Sustainability at WMU to practice permaculture onsite, including research and implement, and create a demonstration model of sustainable practices. Learn More

Enjoy this episode? Become a Patron. My guests for this episode are Derek Kanwischer, the Project Manager for the Office for Sustainability at Western Michigan University, and Joshua Shultz, the Permaculture Program Coordinator at Gibbs House. Our conversation today revolves around Gibbs House and the work of the Office of Sustainability at WMU to practice […]

Enjoy this episode? Become a Patron. My guest for this episode is Peter Michael Bauer, who returns to share with us his thoughts on the distinction between human versus conservation rewilding, and a critique of what they get right and what they get wrong as we develop the understanding and language to discuss these broad, […]

Enjoy this episode? Become a Patron. My guest today is Lisa Rose, author most recently of Midwest Foraging, which was supposed to be the basis of our conversation and we do touch on that some, but also spend our time telling stories about family traditions; place and the lands we each feel connected to; and […]

Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged.Market Donate Directly: via PayPal -or- Venmo @permaculturepodcast   Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show.  My guest today is Lisa Rose, author most recently of Midwest Foraging, which was supposed to be the basis of our conversation and we do touch on that some, but also spend our time telling stories about family traditions; place and the lands we each feel connected to; and how foraging and food can return seasonality to our lives, along with a host of new flavors, once we leave the grocery store behind. Learn More

This page is to officially announce that Ethan Hughes and I are writing a book together, and to support this project I’m running a campaign with Ethan’s permission that is only available to listeners of the podcast and people in the know. If you’re listening right now or found this because someone shared it with […]

Enjoy this episode? Become a Patron. This is part two of the round table recorded live at The Riverside Project outside of Charles Town, West Virginia. The panelists include Nicole Luttrell of Deeply Rooted Design, Jesse Wyner of Liberty Root Farm, Ashley Davis, a permaculture design certified herbalist who runs Meadowsweet Botanicals, and Diane Blust, […]

Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged.Market Donate Directly: via PayPal -or- Venmo @permaculturepodcast   Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show.  This is part two of the round table recorded live at The Riverside Project outside of Charles Town, West Virginia. The panelists include Nicole Luttrell of Deeply Rooted Design, Jesse Wyner of Liberty Root Farm, Ashley Davis, a permaculture design certified herbalist who runs Meadowsweet Botanicals, and Diane Blust, a former government employee starting her own permaculture homestead, Chicory Hill Farm. Learn More