Welcome to another episode in this ongoing series on homesteading. In this session I reached out to John Moody, the author of many books including āDIY Sourdough, The Elderberry Bookā and the one weāll be focusing on today āThe Frugal Homesteader.ā John is also the founder of Whole Life Services […]
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’ ‘ […]
In the past Iāve done a lot of episodes focusing on specific skills and enterprises that people integrate into a regenerative lifestyle, but in this series Iām going to be speaking with people whoāve put a bunch of those pieces together into a lifestyle centered on positive interactions with nature […]
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 […]
Weāre now well into this on-going series on natural building and design, and weāve covered bamboo building, rocket stoves, design at the building and community levels, and so much more already. One of the biggest topics that I havenāt yet explored on this podcast and has always interested me is […]
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 […]
Continuing with this monthās focus on fixing the food system, I wanted to go back to basics and discuss the practicalities and challenges of growing your own food with just a modest sized yard. I reached out to Crystal StevensĀ who is an author, an artist/art teacher, a folk herbalist, a […]
Continuing with this monthās focus on regenerative community models I had the pleasure of interviewing Peter Wildemann, co-founder of the āZenith Projectā an eco-village/intentional community in the Canadian wilderness. Peter is passionate about supporting people to live their highest purpose in the context of mutually supportive community by creating a […]
