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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Continuing with this series of exploring natural building materials, design techniques and traditions, I spoke with my friend Trey Abernethy, a long-time builder and now a bamboo craftsman. For over a decade Trey worked in the industrial building trades before moving to Costa Rica where he took a bamboo building […]
Iāve been looking forward to speaking with my next guest for a long time now. Chris Magwood is the founder and director of the Endeavour center, which provides experiential education at the intersection of high-performance and natural building. Chris is a self proclaimed building āomnivoreā who experiments with any and […]
The unsung hero of all that weāve accomplished here in Guatemala are the local communities and people where we live and work. In this Regenerative Round Table I spoke with Charlie and Gabi, two of my closest friends here at the lake about the challenges and learning experiences over a […]
