The Permaculture Podcast

My guest for this episode is Adam Brock, a permaculture teacher and practitioner from The Growhaus in Colorado, who is also developing an invisible structures pattern language. You can find out more about that latter project by going to peoplepattern.org. Adam sat down with me to talk about the IPC in Cuba and the Permaculture [...]

My guest for this episode is Rafter Sass Ferguson, a permaculture practitioner and PhD student who is researching self-identified permaculture farms. Our conversation today looks at the state of his work and of permaculture research in general, as well as some of the challenges we face in broadening the impact, accountability, and acceptance of permaculture. [...]

My guest for this episode is Mark Shepard, author of Restoration Agriculture. As you might expect from this show we start with his biography and background, work our way through a call to action for permaculture practitioners and a need to be realistic in our efforts, and finally wrap up this conversation by discussing his [...]

My guest for this episode is Mark Krawczyk, a permaculture designer and teacher from Vermont. He is also the co-author, along with Dave Jacke, of forthcoming book Coppice Agroforestry – Perennial Silviculture for the 21st Century. Mark and I sat down and talked about keyline design and coppice work. Along the way we touch on [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

This is part two from the first of the Susquehanna Permaculture Round discussion. Begin with part one if you are new to the show or would like a refresher. Recorded in front of a live audience, the panelists were: Jon Darby, of the Horn Farm Center. Rafiyqa Muhammad, of Ngozi, Inc. Shannon Sylte. Ben Weiss, [...]

This is the third, and last, episode in the series with Rhamis Kent covering Islam and Earth Care. If you haven’t listened to the first two, you’ll want to begin there before hearing this show, or if you heard them originally and want a refresher. You’ll find those past episodes here: Islam, Ethics, and Earth [...]

This episode is a review of Jean-Martin Fortier’s book The Market Gardener. Before we begin, this show is supported by listeners. If you enjoy this show and would like to hear more like it, go to www.thepermaculturepodcast.com/support to make a one time or ongoing monthly contribution. The Market Gardener As always, I’m a fan of [...]

This episode continues the back to basics series by examining David Holmgren’s 5th principle of permaculture: Use and Value Renewable Resources and Services. Before we begin, I would like to thank Ben Weiss of Susquehanna Permaculture, Yigal Deutscher of 7 Seeds, and Nati Passow of the Jewish Farm School for sponsoring this episode. You can [...]

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. [...]

Today’s show is a recap of my experiences at the 2014 Native Plants in the Landscape Conference held at Millersville University. Before we get started, I’d also like to thank everyone involved with organizing and presenting this conference for welcoming me, answering my questions as they arose, and making my time there so successful. I [...]

Welcome to the Permabyte for Friday, June 6th, 2014.This episode are my musings on the importance of experimenting and experience in permaculture. Before beginning I would like to thank Jason of The Fifth World RPG for sponsoring this episode. Imagine a collaborative, structured, storytelling experience where you and your friends can come together and explore [...]

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. There’s a little bit of everything in this episode, which I recorded in February of this year. Evan and [...]

This episode continues the Back to Basics series covering David Holmgren’s 12 Principles of Permaculture found in his book Permaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability. Today we’ll look at Principle 4: Apply Self-Regulation and Accept Feedback, which bears the subheading “The sins of the fathers are visited on the children unto the seventh generation.” Before [...]