Iāll keep todayās intro real short because this is a long episode. The short of it is that my good friend Nick Steiner and I have been diving real deep into the topic of landscape hydrology and water cycle restoration both on our own properties and through our work with […]
Itās not often I get to do interviews in person, and itās not often that I get a chance to go to Italy to visit amazing farms and take a course on regional scale landscape hydrological restoration either. In fact this was my first visit to Italy at all. All […]
Welcome to the seventh of the monthly expert panel discussions. As I mentioned before, each month Iāll be hosting discussions and debates between some of the most prominent voices in regenerative agriculture, soil science, restoration land management and more. In this session I hosted a discussion on the importance of […]
In the last handful of episodes weāve explored permaculture earthworks for water harvesting landscapes and keyline design on large scales. As a complement to those topics I got in touch with Brad Lancaster, the author Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, volumes one and two which have recently been re-released […]
Since the last two episodes focused on earthworks, specifically water retention and catchment features, I wanted to revisit one of my favorite interviews that really helped me to understand the fundamentals of keyline design and how many different configurations it could take, even on the same piece of land. The […]
Welcome to another special episode! This week weāll be wrapping up the series on modern homesteading by reviewing some of the most important information from the last 7 interviews. In those episodes we covered a ton of exciting topics from some of the best authorities in their fields from animal […]
In keeping with the theme of water regeneration this month I spoke to Rob Avis, the co-author along with Michelle Avis of their book in the New Society Essentials series called Rain Water Harvesting. Rob and Michelle founded Verge Permaculture, an award-winning design, consulting and education company in Calgary, Alberta […]
Todayās guest, Ted Brinegar, is pushing the boundaries of natural and regenerative low-cost housing with his non-profit organization called āfoxhole homes.ā These earthship-inspired homes are designed to serve the needs of homeless veterans, but also to help redefine what kind of lifestyle thatās possible on a very limited income. Foxhole […]
Today I have a guest with a truly remarkable story and journey into natural building. Atulya Bingham is the author of āMud Ballā and Mud Mountain, both of which cover her incredible experiences moving to the countryside in Turkey and learning to build her own home with earth bags. She […]
