Podcast – Page 35 – Regenerative Skills

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Desert regeneration and showcasing examples of permaculture success with Neal Spackman of the Al Baydah project and Sustainable Design Masterclass: 020

My guest today is Neal Spackman, Neal is best known for his work on the Al Baydah project in Saudi Arabia, and as the co-founder of the Sustainable Design Masterclass. Neal has been working for nearly a decade in one of the most arid regions of the world in a severely desertified region of saudi arabia to regenerate the landscape there through permaculture methods focusing on water harvesting techniques. As a former student of Geoff Lawton, Neal began work on the project with no prior experience with either permaculture or dryland restoration, but in a remarkably short time he and […]

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market gardening

Tropical permaculture experiments in diversity and economic resilience with Scott Gallant of Rancho Mastatal: 019

My guest today is Scott Gallant who is a resident farm manager at Rancho Mastatal which is a permaculture and natural building design and teaching site in Costa Rica. Scott grew up in a little town in Ohio outside of Cincinnati spending most of his childhood playing in the neighboring farmland. He later went to a small liberal arts school in Indiana called Wabash college where he studied economics and rhetoric. After that he was on the track to get a job in finances but instead took a detour when he decided to take some time off and head out […]

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owner builder

Regain your freedom and self-sufficiency through natural building with Chris “Uncle Mud” Mcclellan from unclemud.com: 018

My guest today is an outspoken advocate for freeing yourself from the shackles of the rat race by making lifestyle changes that help you regain your freedom. Chris Mcclellan is affectionately known as Uncle Mud and runs a website by the same name where you can find resources on how to learn to build with cob and other natural materials. In this episode Chris goes in depth on the different ways that you can slash your monthly bills with natural building retrofits. How instead of paying upwards of 1k a month to heat his house he now only pays $75 […]

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Design

Building soil on a large scale and going beyond permaculture with Darren Doherty of Regrarians Ltd. Episode 017

My interview today is with one of the designers and change makers that has most influenced my own approach to professional projects and regenerative landscape development. Darren Doherty is the founder of Regrarians Ltd. Based in Bendigo Australia and he has extensive experience in project design, development, management and training. He’s worked on 6 continents and nearly 50 countries in mostly broad-acre agricultural applications. The Regrarian’s purpose that he promotes is to provide the potential for people to be informed about the regenerative economy, whether it involves their work in agriculture, land management, corporate life, domestic services, manufacturing or other […]

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building materials

How to avoid 95% of straw bale house failures and more from Bill Steen of the Canelo Project: Episode 016

My guest today is Bill Steen, who along with his wife Athena is one of the early innovators and promoters of straw bale building in the American Southwest through their company “the Canelo Project.” Bill was born in Tucson, AZ and attended the university of AZ where he studied cultural anthropology. Out of college he ran a yoga ashram in NM for 12 years. He took a couple years off after that experience and moved to Canelo, AZ 33 years ago where he and his wife Athena quickly started the Canelo project which is dedicated to connecting people, culture and […]

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Interviews

Lessons learned from both success and failure in a permaculture based business with Diego Footer of “Permaculture Voices:” Episode 015

My guest today has been one of my most inspiring forces in creating this podcast and working towards sharing my learning experiences with the larger community. His name is Diego Footer and he’s the founder of Permaculture Voices. Through his business he puts out a world class podcast and youtube channel by the same name and sells books and online courses through the website. His broadcasts focus on his own journey in creating a permaculture landscape and garden on his property outside of San Diego CA, and wisdom he gains through the process. In our interview, Diego opens up about […]

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native plants

Volunteer management and mixing regenerative practices with Neal Hegarty of Abundant Edge

Todays guest is a good friend of mine who has recently become a member of the Abundant Edge team. His name is Neal Hegerty and he’s the volunteer coordinator and co-teacher at Atitlan Organics here in Tzununa, Guatemala. Neal grew up in Ireland and spent a lot of time around his uncle’s dairy farm when he was young. He went on to study agriculture in science and began to learn more about alternative methods of farming during his travels and volunteering on wwoof farms. He later went on to get his masters in agriculture and development studies. In this session […]

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Permaculture

The journey towards a permaculture lifestyle with Max Benjamin of El Jocotel. Episode 014

In this interview with my good friend Max Benjamin, we talk about his journey over the past three years to build a sustainable permaculture enterprise in a little town on Lake Atitlan Guatemala. Max is a great example of where many of our listeners are at in their transition to a regenerative lifestyle and here he shares stories about the challenges and successes he’s had over the last three years in developing a diversified farm, with different value added products and side ventures in order to create his own permaculture paradise. While the specifics of his situation might be completely […]

Special Episodes

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Regenerative living

Myths and Misconceptions About Natural Building with Oliver M Goshey

In this episode I talk about some of the most common myths and misconceptions about natural building and bust them. There’s a lot of first hand knowledge from my years as a designer and builder around the world, and I work to help you get better information than what’s often available online. This talk is mean to give you a realistic idea of how to get started with a natural building project and how to avoid some of the unrealistic expectations and misleading information that can get you started on the wrong foot.

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appropriate technology

How to make your own earthen floors with Sukita Reay Crimmel of From These hands and Claylin LLC.

in this episode I had the pleasure of interviewing Sukita Reay Crimmel, the founder of both Claylin LLC. and From These Hands LLC. as well as the co-author of Earthen Floors: A Modern Approach to an Ancient Practice. We talk all about the anatomy of earthen floors, tips, tricks, different applications, maintenance and even chemistry for the real nerds like me.