The Permaculture Podcast

This is the second in a three part series with Rhamis Kent to discuss Islam and the tenets related to caring for the earth. You should check out part 1 before listening to this one if you haven’t heard it already. You’ll hear a good introduction to what follows in this episode. During this discussion [...]

This short episode addresses two topics that might be considered controversial in the permaculture community. They are the intersection of faith with permaculture, and also politics as they exist in the permaculture community. The first I’ve experienced directly because of feedback sent in regarding the conversations with Rhamis and Kelly that were released thus far. [...]

This conversation was recorded live with Ben Weiss of The Rewilding School about the pricing model he and his co-teacher, Wilson Alvarez, developed to insure that permaculture education and training could remain affordable while the instructors and organizers can still make a living doing what they love. Listen to what Ben shares and then you [...]

The following video is from the Walking Theatre Elephant Co., a group working to have, “Young humans walk a mile in the shoes of their neighbors and then create original documentary plays about the elephant in the room.” I found this to be a great inclusive message for children in the generous work of building [...]

If you are new to permaculture these are the books I recommend starting with. If you’re not new to permaculture, but haven’t read all the books on this list, you should. The authors provide information that isn’t based around techniques, but rather offer ways to look at the world that allow us to build and [...]

My guest for this episode is Wayne Herring of Herrings Green Grass Farm, and two time guest on the program. His first appearance on the show was to discuss starting a sustainable family farm, and the second as a listener question and answer session about small scale farming. This time we talk about his transition [...]

This “permabyte” comes from my experiences this past weekend at the A Gathering of the Farmers Conference organized by Certified Naturally Grown, Wilson College, the Fulton Center for Sustainable Living at Wilson College, and the Fulton Farm. Taking my photographer John along with me, we had a pretty incredible time meeting everyone, documenting their work, [...]

In preparing for the A Gathering of Farmers conference, where I’ll be presenting a Permaculture 101 workshop, I’ve been thinking a lot about what it means to practice permaculture and then share what we know with others. How to distill that information down into something that is meaningful to mean, and not just repeating the [...]

This episode stems from an email I received from Matthew. The subject of his message was, “Communicating and Collaborating with Community.” My response to him was about how to engage others, and is part of the episode here, but as the idea developed so did my sense that there is more to this question and [...]

No, probably not. The question, “What is permaculture at the core?” has been weighing on my thoughts recently as I prepare for a Permaculture 101 presentation. When Eric from Baltimore asked for a piece on Demystifying Permaculture, it seemed ripe as a way to look at the subject. However, I don’t know that the results [...]

My guest for this episode is Dr. John Kitsteiner, a medical doctor and permaculture practitioner. He also runs the very good website, Temperate Climate Permaculture. I’ve known of him and his work from my times spent as a member of the Survival Podcast forums community, and through his site. A listener suggested him as a [...]

Your feedback regarding the crossroads I found myself at with the podcast was incredibly positive. It resounded clearly that should the show stop it would be a loss to the community. Though I’m still figuring out how to move forward in a sustaining way, and will continue to need listener support, there is a new [...]

This is a monologue about the future of the show. It details some of the things that have happened recently and the support needed for the podcast to continue beyond the current production schedule.

This episode is a continuation of the Faith and Earth Care series. This time, I speak with Kelly Ware, a permaculturist from Montana with one of the oldest known permaculture sites in the state. We talk about her thoughts on the idea of Permaculture and the Kingdom: bringing together the practices, and practitioners, of the [...]

My guests for this episode are Wilson Alvarez and Ben Weiss. They are permaculture teachers and practitioners from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, who focus on rewilding, observation, and tending the wild. I also consider them my friends and colleagues in the community, having learned and shared a great deal with both of them. We’ve also sat down [...]