Welcome to a special episode edition of this ongoing series focusing on tree planting and agroforestry. Often when we think about agroforestry we think first about food. Orchards of fruit and nut crops are certainly an important aspect of agroforestry, but so is the responsible harvesting and care for woodlands […]
Developing a full regenerative design can be quite a long and involved process. Looking deeply into your holistic context and trying to understand both the nuances of the ecosystem and community you’re working in doesnāt get done overnight. Many of you are like me however and just want to get […]
Iāve been meaning to get in touch with someone who could explain to me the nebulous and exploding new farming industry around the ancient yet newly legalized hemp plant, and I found a gold mine of information in Doug Fine, the author of Hemp Bound and American Hemp Farmer. Doug […]
I havenāt done a special episode in a long time, in fact I havenāt done any at all this season and itās been a while since Iāve done a Regenerative Round Table since Iāve been transitioning from the farm where I lived with my colleagues in Guatemala until May of […]
Todayās episode is very important in that thereās a limited window of time for those of you, especially in the USA who care about natural building and want to see cob and other natural building materials legalized and approved by building authorities to help this happen. An incredible opportunity is […]
Iāve talked about many different building materials through this series, but one of my all time favorites often gets overlooked because it isnāt commonly used as a structural element. Lime in all of its various forms as a plaster, paint, mortar, grout, poured floor or even in newer applications like […]
Todayās guest, Benito Steen is one of the people that Iāve most had requested from you listeners to do an interview with, in large part because of the success of his YouTube channel called āThe Nito Projectā where he works with his younger brother Panther to make beautiful educational videos […]
Until getting to know Daniel and his understanding of building design and healthy living, I wasnāt sure I wanted to do an episode on aircrete. Iāve focused only on natural building techniques and materials up until this point because I honestly believe that nature provides all the materials we need […]
I finally had the chance to do a follow up session with one of my favorite natural builders, April Magill. Sheās not only an accomplished architect, builder, and educator through her company āRoot Down Designā and the American College of the Building Arts, sheās also constantly experimenting with new techniques […]
