Iāve been so fortunate to get to speak directly with so many people who have created incredible examples of permaculture abundance and ecological health and resilience through this podcast, and though Iāve also gotten to visit many permaculture projects and practitioners, many of the ones Iāve seen in person are […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
