The Permaculture Podcast

My guest for this episode is Peter Bane, author of The Permaculture Handbook: Garden Farming for Town and Country. We talk about his background, the book, his upcoming tour schedule, and he answers two listener questions. The first is about how much Zone 5 Wilderness we need for sustainable civilization. The second is a discussion [...]

The guest for this episode is the Dan French and we talk about his move to becoming a full-time professional permaculture designer. His work is to make a practical business out of permaculture and move into the production of integrated designs. Dan’s work showed up in my inbox one morning as a link to his [...]

My guest for this episode is Chuck Marsh a permaculture teacher, designer, nursery person, and one of the pioneers of the modern eco-village movement, as he, along with Peter Bane, designed the Earthaven eco-village in the United States. Nestled away in the mountains of North Carolina, Chuck is one of the elders of the American [...]

This episode comes from my notes after attending a lecture by Susan Godwin, the 2012 Nigerian Female Food Hero. A small holding farmer, she is one of the many women who make up the source of 70% of the food in Nigeria. Often without support from their local community. Though interviewing Susan would have been [...]

In early October, 2012, I joined Oxfam and the Women In Agriculture Network to take a tour of Yeehaw Farm in Duncannon, Pennsylvania. Yeehaw Farm is a multi-generational farm operated by Judi Radel that moved to sustainable practices 5 years ago. The farm raises cows, goats, and chickens, as well as vegetables and grains, selling [...]

The November Update includes: Please support the show. Go to the support page to learn more. A Call for Moderators. The forum project continues to evolve. If you’d like to be involved from the get go, send me an email with the subject “Forum Moderator”. Questions. If you have any about permaculture in general or [...]

In this episode I review Peter Bane’s The Permaculture Handbook: Garden Farming for Town and Country Listen to the episode for the full review. In the meantime, for those of you who decided to stop by the website, here is the short version: This book is good. Quite good in fact. Another definite to place [...]

What’s in store for this update? Permaculture Forum call for Help: I need moderators! E-mail me for details! Ruminations on Weird Weather and the Impact on Design Urban Agriculture in Harrisburg Let’s Get Dirty! PDC Sponsors and Supporters Nancy Grove and everyone at Old Path Farm Tony Murlin Clinton Whitney Evan Fannin Eli Mailey Ben [...]

In this episode my guest is Mary Johnson and our conversation is an introduction to the idea of Nutrient Dense Farming. Mary is a permaculture teacher, owner of Watershed Resource Consultants, co-founder of Terra-Genesis International, and holds a Master’s of Science in Plant and Soil Science. She’s worked with a variety of partner organizations on [...]

My guest for this episode is Seth Wilner and we discuss Holistic Management and Whole Farm Planning. Seth is an Extension Field Specialist with the University of New Hampshire extension office where he teaches and works as a holistic manager and whole farm planner among his other duties. I spoke with Seth because of the [...]

My guest for this episode is Eric Toensmeier, author of Perennial Vegetables and co-author of Edible Forest Gardens with Dave Jacke, He, along with Jonathan Bates, also wrote the forthcoming Paradise Lot: Two Plant Geeks, One-Tenth of an Acre, and the Making of an Edible Oasis. In addition to his work as an author, Eric’s [...]

In this episode I examine the cost of a Permaculture Design Course compared to the cost of a college education and break down where that tuition money is spent. Before we begin, this podcast is 100% listener supported at this time and I’d like to keep it running without advertisements by continuing to thank the [...]

I need your help. I am asking you to help me crowdfund the podcast. This means that you can help me, through small donations, keep the show on the air, as well as continue to grow and expand. I said in an earlier update episode that as of September I would be in a place [...]

My guest for this episode is Ethan Hughes and we talk about Permaculture and Radical Possibilities. Ethan lives on a electricity and petrol free homestead covering 110 acres. Our conversation was conducted over one of the few pieces of technology at the site, a landline telephone located in a space that is separated from the [...]

Cliff Davis and Jenny Albanese-Davis of Spiral Ridge Permaculture, along with Jessie Smith, will be teaching course on Regenerative Earthworks in Summertown, TN, from November 8th-12th, 2012. The cost for the course is $600-800 and includes food, camping, materials, and skills. Regenerative Earthworks Course Outline Sign up Online (Scroll down to “Advanced Permaculture Course: Regenerative [...]