Continuing with this ongoing series on homesteading, I reached out to Deborah Niemann, the author of many books including āHomegrown and Handmade, Eco-thrifty, Just Kidding and Raising Goats Naturallyā which is now in its second edition. She also blogs at thriftyhomesteader.com, hosts the podcast āFor the love of goats’ ‘ […]
Weāve covered so many different ways to approach reforestation, both with native species and mixes of natives and orchard trees. In todayās session I wanted to focus on fruit orchards and I got to speak with the wizard behind Miracle Farms and the film, āThe Permaculture Orchardā Stefan Sobkowiak. Iāve […]
In all the research Iāve been doing for this ongoing series on reforestation and agroforestry Iāve struggled to find any reports or serious articles that outline the potential steps to transition the worldās agricultural model on a large scale from one thatās based on annual crops and the intensive cultivation […]
The first three interviews in this ongoing series on reforestation and agroforestry have highlighted small personal projects on private land, each with a different person in south or mesoamerica whose primary motivations are to restore the forests and biodiversity of their land. In all three cases producing a viable agricultural […]
I was first introduced to Kristen Krash through Atulya Bingham, the well known author and natural builder whoās been on this show a few time. She told me about this incredible little project in Ecuador focused on regenerating the native cloud forest and off-grid living, and that I had to […]
Today Iām going to kick off a new series focusing on reforestation and agroforestry. Iāve been motivated to return to this subject as it seems to be unusually pressing these days. The wild fires in the western USA and in the Amazon rainforest are not only destructive to those regions […]
Today weāre back with Erik Ohlsen, founder of both Permaculture Artisans, one of the preeminent ecological landscaping companies in the US, and the Permaculture Skills center a vocational training school that offers advanced education in ecological design, landscaping, farming, and land stewardship. Erik is also the author of several books […]
Todayās conversation was recorded back in the last few weeks before I left Guatemala when I had a chance to sit down with my good friend and fellow permaculture educator, Mordur Gāott, but we all call him Moli.MƶrĆ°ur or Moli is a permaculture pioneer in Iceland who has been travelling […]
Weāve reached the last episode in this monthās focus on fixing the food system. In the last three weeks weāve talked about how co-op grocery stores offer real hope for transforming the supply and distribution of food by offering an alternative to the monopoly of the grocery giants. Weāve covered […]
