Episodes
Donate Directly: via PayPal -or- Venmo @permaculturepodcast   Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show.  My guest for this episode is Craig Sponholtz, a permaculture practitioner who operates Watershed Artisans. One of Craig’s specialties is in building regenerative earthworks to capture water and restore degraded land, which forms the basis for our conversation today.   Learn More
Published 03/27/24
Donate Directly: via PayPal -or- Venmo @permaculturepodcast  Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show.  Like this podcast? Support it on Patreon.   Learn More
Published 03/20/24
Published 03/20/24
Donate Directly: via PayPal -or- Venmo @permaculturepodcast   Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show.  Like this podcast? Support it on Patreon. Learn More
Published 03/13/24
  Donate Directly: via PayPal -or- Venmo @permaculturepodcast  Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show.  My guest for this episode is Dr. Talia Fletcher, a Canadian veterinarian, who takes a holistic approach to animals and medicine, that includes knowledge of permaculture and a background in WWOOFING. During the conversation today, she shares with us what it means to take a holistic approach to veterinary medicine and how...
Published 03/06/24
  Support the 2023/2024 Campaign to Save Scott's Liver (and Heart) Donate Directly: via PayPal -or- Venmo @permaculturepodcast  Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show.  My guest for this episode is Lisa Fernandes, a permaculture practitioner and teacher, from Portland, Maine who is involved with the Eat Local Foods Coalition.   Learn More
Published 02/28/24
Support the 2023/2024 Campaign to Save Scott's Liver (and Heart)   Donate Directly: via PayPal -or- Venmo @permaculturepodcast  Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show.  Learn More
Published 02/21/24
  Donate Directly: via PayPal -or- Venmo @permaculturepodcast  Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show.  This episode is a review of Ben Falk's recently released book The Resilient Farm and Homestead, published by Chelsea Green.   Learn More
Published 02/17/24
  Support the 2023/2024 Campaign to Save Scott's Liver (and Heart) Donate Directly: via PayPal -or- Venmo @permaculturepodcast  Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show.  My guest for this episode is Penny Livingston-Stark. Penny is a long-time permaculture practitioner and teacher who operates the Regenerative Design Institute in Bolinas, California. Learn More
Published 02/14/24
  Donate Directly: via PayPal -or- Venmo @permaculturepodcast  Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show.  My guest for this episode is Ben Falk, owner of Whole Systems Design, LLC, and author of The Resilient Farm and Homestead.   Learn More
Published 02/11/24
Support the 2023/2024 Campaign to Save Scott's Liver (and Heart)   Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show.  Gianaclis Caldwell is the author of a modern classic on cheese production, Mastering Artisan Cheesemaking from Chelsea Green Publishing, and her new book to help get anyone started, Mastering Basic Cheesemaking from New Society Publishers.   Learn More
Published 02/09/24
Support the 2023/2024 Campaign to Save Scott's Liver (and Heart)   Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show.  Today's guest is the author, cheesemaker, and goatherd Gianaclis Caldwell of Pholia Farm Dairy. She joins me to talk about her book Holistic Goat Care from Chelsea Green Publishing.   Learn More
Published 02/05/24
An update on what to expect from the show through the end of 2024.
Published 02/03/24
  Support the 2023/2024 Campaign to Save Scott's Liver (and Heart) Donate Directly: via PayPal -or- Venmo @permaculturepodcast  Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show.  My guest for this episode is Philip Ackerman-Leist, the author of A Precautionary Tale: How One Small Town Banned Pesticides, Preserved Its Food Heritage, and Inspired a Movement, from Chelsea Green Publishing.   Learn More
Published 01/31/24
Support the 2023/2024 Campaign to Save Scott's Liver (and Heart) Donate Directly: via PayPal -or- Venmo @permaculturepodcast  Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show.  Peter Michael Bauer, executive director of Rewild Portland, returns again to talk about the re-release of his book Rewild or Die. Learn More
Published 01/24/24
  Support the 2023/2024 Campaign to Save Scott's Liver (and Heart) Donate Directly: via PayPal -or- Venmo @permaculturepodcast  Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show.  How did animals and people influence the landscape for hundreds of thousands, and even millions of years, before the rise of civilization?   Learn More
Published 01/17/24
Support the 2023/2024 Campaign to Save Scott's Liver (and Heart)  Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show.  Today's guest is Michael Judd, a permaculture practitioner from Frederick, MD, and the author of Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist. You can hear his first interview on the podcast here: https://www.thepermaculturepodcast.com/2014/michaeljudd/ Learn More
Published 01/12/24
Support the 2023/2024 Campaign to Save Scott's Liver (and Heart) Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show.  Today's guest for this episode is Michael Judd, a permaculture teacher, designer, and author from Frederick, Maryland. He and I sat down at his home to talk about his background and work, including his recently released book Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist. In addition to his book and design company, we...
Published 01/08/24
Support the 2023/2024 Campaign to Save Scott's Liver (and Heart)   Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show.  Today's guest is Tao Orion, author of Beyond the War on Invasive Species. Her book and the concepts of war and invasion form the basis of our conversation.   Learn More
Published 12/20/23
Support the 2023/2024 Campaign to Save Scott's Liver (and Heart)  Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show.  Today's guest is Andrew Mefferd, author of The Greenhouse and Hoophouse Grower's Handbook. Drawing on his years of research working at Johnny's Selected Seeds, he shares what it means to grow plants in an environment we can control, be that a cold frame in our backyard, an unheated hoop house, or a heated...
Published 12/13/23
Support the 2023/2024 Campaign to Save Scott's Liver (and Heart)   Would you like to hear more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show.  Today's guest is Victoria Redhed Miller, who joins me for the second part of our conversation on Craft Distilling, this time to talk about the art of the process that turns fermented sugars, whether from grains, fruit, molasses, or honey, into tasty, tasty liquor.   Learn More
Published 12/08/23
Support the 2023/2024 Campaign to Save Scott's Liver (and Heart)   Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show.  My guest is Victoria Redhed Miller author of Pure Poultry and From No-Knead to Sourdough. These books pull on her experiences as an off-the-grid homesteader in the Pacific Northwest and are available from New Society Publishers.   Learn More
Published 12/04/23
Support the 2023/2024 Campaign to Save Scott's Liver (and Heart)   Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show.  My guest today is Oliver Goshey, founder of the regenerative design and natural building company Abundant Edge, and host of the Abundant Edge podcast.   Learn More
Published 11/29/23
Support the 2023/2024 Campaign to Save Scott's Liver (and Heart) Would you like to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show.  Today's guest is Akiva Silver of Twisted Tree Farm in Spencer, New York. He joins me to talk about his life and the experiences that led to his book Trees of Power from Chelsea Green Publishing.   Learn More
Published 11/22/23
Support the 2023/2024 Campaign to Save Scott's Liver (and Heart) Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show.  Today's guest is Leslie Crawford, author of Spring the Rescue Pig, a children’s book about the journey of a pig on his trip from industrial agriculture to a sanctuary, and Rory, the child who helps him along the way. Using that book and story as a starting place, Leslie and I talk about agriculture, food activism,...
Published 11/15/23