The Permaculture Podcast

This episode continues the conversation about permaculture, education, and children. The beginning of this show is about Jen Mendez and her work at Permiekids.com to share information and resources for parents who want to include permaculture in a childhood education. Not an interview, but a reflection on a conversation she and I had that discussed [...]

My guest for this episode is Karl Steyaert, a teacher and practitioner of Nonviolent Communication (NVC). During our conversation, in addition to his biography and background, he shares with us how using NVC can begin the work of restoring our connection with others in a direct, meaningful, productive way that honors our needs while meeting [...]

This episode sets out the plan for the podcast moving forward, as well as some of my personal short, medium, and long term goals. After the events over the past few months I want to keep an open dialog about what’s happening behind the scenes, as well as the day-to-day work, so the podcast and [...]

Listen to an excerpt from Aldo Leopold‘s A Sand County Almanac. This piece comes from his observations on the month of April and is titled “Come High Water.” I found Aldo Leopold’s work later in my life, only first hearing of this book last year. His words and turn of phrase are beautiful and inspiring. [...]

My guest for this episode is Michael Commons, a permaculture practitioner located in Thailand who practices agro-forestry and helps to connect farmers with one another so they can add more value to their farms. We discuss his background, the Thai Agroforestry group Wanakaset, and the NGO organization Michael works for, the Green Net Foundation which [...]

If you don’t, you should. The act of intentionally observing and recording brings you in-touch with the world around you and provides a space to be present in the moment and for later reflection. My journal entry for today, April 7, 2014: It’s a cold wet morning, but above freezing. Light to moderate rain and [...]

Based around my experiences as a parent, here is my take on practicing permaculture with your children (raising permacultural literate children?) and the parallel task of practicing permaculture, or being a professional, while raising your children (family/permaculture/career balance). When it comes to raising permaculture children, my wife and I: Limit, but do not eliminate, their [...]

My guest for this episode is Adam Campbell, and this is his third episode on the show. This conversation concludes the conversations we had in Part 1 and Part 2. I recommend listening to those before you jump into this show. Here we cover the final thoughts regarding how and what the Peace and Permaculture [...]

Thank you to Hal for asking about how to handle changing climate, especially for more arid regions. Living in Pennsylvania I don’t have this issue at the moment, as the state is rather water rich.  Looking at the possible changes that can come I do have some strategies in place for responding to this potential [...]

This is part one from the first of the Susquehanna Permaculture Round discussion. 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, of The Rewilding School. The topics for this first round included: What is Permaculture to you? [...]

This episode is as simple as the title indicates. I’m looking to develop relationships with individuals interested in commercial sponsorship for the podcast. If you know of, are, or are part of an organization that would find value in working with me to this end, let me know. Here are the usual ways to get [...]

This short is a review of Niki Jabbour‘s Groundbreaking Food Gardens. This book arrived in my mailbox, as a promotional copy, while editing the interview with Michael Judd was underway. I found this book compliments Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist rather well. Michael’s provides permaculture, edible landscaping, and projects you can explore, while Niki’s [...]

My guest for this episode is Michael Judd, a permaculture teacher, designer, and author from Frederick, Maryland. He and I sat down at his home to talk about his background and work, including his recently released book Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist. In addition to his book and design company, we talked about his [...]

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Here is a collected list, in alphabetical order, of the suggested short-show names. Vote on your favorite in the comment here, on the post for March 19th at Facebook, sending me a tweet, email: show@thepermaculturepodcast.com, or call me: 717-827-6266. 1. 15 Minutes of Permie News You Can Use. 2. Culture Quickie. 3. Gardenside Chat. 4. [...]