Permaculture Podcast by Paul Wheaton

Paul sits down with Dez Choi and Jen Richardson and talk about their viewing of the first “DVD” of the four “DVD” set Permaculture Skills by Ben Falk. The group had high expectations, and they were exceeded. Disclaimer: Paul backed the Kickstarter 4 years ago. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More […]

Paul continues his meeting loosely on the subject of the movie “Gather” with Scott, Jen Richardson, and Josiah Kobernik. Topic covered include comparisons between meat qualities in conventional cattle and wild bison, changing food tastes in contemporary and historical times and a bit on cultural economics. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion […]

Paul gathers Scott, Jen Richardson, and Josiah Kobernik get together to watch the movie “Gather” which is about people trying to re-discover their Native American roots and some of the issues they face, along with a good dose of politics. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion https://permies.com/wiki/152697/Podcast-Native-American-Food-Stuff#1195356″>thread at Permies.

Paul calls Jen Richardson up to talk about the rocket mass heater in the tipi, its history, potential improvements, and possibly either a rebuilding it, or building a whole new tepee and RMH. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast on this thread at Permies.

Paul sits back down with Mike Haasl and Beau Davidson to talk some more about mycelial insulation panels, what fungus to use, how to grow and bake them, and how they compare to other forms of insulation like rockwool and straw bales. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion […]

Paul sits down with Mike Haasl and Beau Davidson to talk about about fungal insulation, the Red Cabin, and the Bootcamp. They also discuss Rocket heater experiences, the quality of insulation in the Red Cabin, and the type of people that the Bootcamp attracts, along with what keeps a lot of people out. Support the […]

Paul continues his discussion with Mike Haasl, Beau Davidson, Ash Jackson, and Penny on the topic of this year’s BB20 event. They mostly discuss who did what BBs at the event, including using a rocket mass heater to heat water, restarting a cast iron skillet, any a whole bunch more. Support the podcast on Patreon […]

Paul sits down with Mike Haasl, Beau Davidson, and Ash Jackson (also Penny) to talk about this year’s BB20 event, as well as plans for next year’s event, and the PTJ. Also congratulations to Mike on being the first person to be PEP-1 certified! Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information […]

Paul continues his discussion with Alan Booker on the subject of the wildfires active in the USA, mostly talking about prevention strategies like distributing ponds all over the place, uses for fallen branches, and populating forests with people to manage them. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of […]

Paul calls Alan Booker up to talk about the BBB, but decided to talk about the wildfires in the USA instead. They mostly talk about different fire control methods employed by the American forestry services and how they contrast with those used by the natives 500 years ago. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes […]

Paul continues his call with Alan Booker on the subject of the BBB. And although they started section 2.3 (Applying laws and principles to design) last podcast, they still don’t finish it… Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast on this thread at Permies.

Paul calls up Alan Booker to continue their trek through the BBB, this time starting Chapter 2 and covering the introduction, 2.2: Science and the thousand names of god, and part of 2.3: Applying laws and principles to design. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast […]

Paul continues his consultation call with Evan, who owns land in Massachusetts. This podcast is mostly focused on the potential uses of hugelkultur beds, their placement and the overall quality of the soil on property. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast on this thread at […]

Paul calls up Evan, who has some land in Massachusetts, and paid for one of Paul’s consultations. They spend most of the podcast talking about the potential hazards of commercial compost and woodchips, along with some talk on the local trees, fences and building codes. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More […]

Paul Wheaton continues his discussion with Mike Haasl and Ash Jackson about the Badge Bits for the sand badge in animal care. This time covering baling straw and hay, brush piles, toad habitats, mulberry tree planting, snake/lizard habitat, and live mouse traps Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion […]

Paul Wheaton meets up with Mike Haasl and Ash Jackson again to discuss the Badge Bits for the sand badge in animal care. This time, the “build a bat-house”, and “build an insect hotel” BBs are covered. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast on this […]

Paul Wheaton and Chris McClellan, AKA Uncle Mud, continue discussion of the design of the experimental tiny-house, Gilligan-proof rocket mass heater for the red cabin. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast on this thread at Permies.

Chris McClellan, AKA Uncle Mud, talks with Paul Wheaton about his visit to the labs, the experimental rocket mass heaters in the red cabin, and their flaws. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast on this thread at Permies.

Paul Wheaton, Mike Haasl, Ash Jackson and Ashley Cottonwood discuss the badge bits for the sand badge in animal care. Specifically, the yellowjacket moving, honey bee catching/rescuing, plant a nectar harvest tree for pollinators, and build a ladybird house BBs. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this […]

Paul meets up with Mike Haasl and Ash Jackson again to actually talk about the animal care PEP badge this time. They talk about the creation of the PEP badges, what is needed for each badge, and how up to the straw badge is doable by vegans. More to come soon. Support the podcast on […]

Paul meets up with Mike Haasl and Ash Jackson to try to talk about PEP animal care, but get sidetracked into thanking everyone for all the good stuff that’s been happening. Mentions of arriving ATC instructors and the boots’ happenings are somehow edged in. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information […]

Paul and Alexia Allen continue their discussion. They discuss why you shouldn’t hire Paul to consult if you have dreams for your land, how “common sense” isn’t so common, or at least varies depending on your upbringing, and Alexia’s goal of becoming a farm grandma. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More […]

Paul continues his discussion with Alexia Allen. They’re still on community, but branch off onto discussing how to deal with people telling you what to do and think. They also talk about land zones and Paul’s consulting style. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast on […]

7 years since their last podcast ,10 since the chicken video and over a million views later, Paul Wheaton sits down to talk with Alexia Allen. Covering subjects such as veganism, community, sleeping an a pizza oven to pay mortgage, and seaweed. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion […]

Paul Wheaton and Alan Booker continue their review and discussion of the big black book, Bill Mollison’s Permaculture – a designers’ manual. They’re still discussing the diagram on pages 4 and 5, but finally move on to permaculture in landscape and society Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion […]