Sustainable World Radio- Ecology and Permaculture Podcast

Award winning international permaculture pioneer, teacher, designer, and educator Robyn Francis speaks about sustainable aid and permaculture for the 2/3 World. Robyn is the creator of Djanbung Gardens, Australia's leading permaculture center. Interview by Jill Cloutier of Sustainable World Radio and Wesley Rowe and Margie Bushman of the Santa Barbara Permaculture Network. 

Vermicomposting expert Kali Cowgill speaks with Jill Cloutier about how to compost food scraps using red wiggler worms. Jill Cloutier, with co-host Suzanne Cloutier, interviews a Lumbrucus terrestris earthworm. (Thanks to Kelly Burch, voice of Lumbrucus.)

Dr. Mike Gonella, chair of the Environmental Horticulture (EH) Department at Santa Barbara City College, speaks with Jill Cloutier about sustainable landscaping, careers in horticulture, and the EH program at City College.

Have you ever wondered what it's like to live in an ecovillage or intentional community? In this interview, Diana Leafe Christian, author of the book Creating a Life Together- Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillages and Intentional Communities , talks about the joys and challenges of living in community. Diana Leafe Christian was editor of Communities Magazine for 14 years and is now publisher and edi...

Warren Brush, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Quail Springs Learning Oasis and Permaculture Farm, speaks with Jill Cloutier about his experiences working with children and nature, the importance of mentoring, and how he started the Wilderness Youth Project in Santa Barbara, California.

Located on one of the oldest organic farms in California, The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens, is an internationally respected model for urban food production, agricultural preservation, and community supported agriculture. Education Director, Tiffany Cooper Carpenter, speaks with Jill Cloutier about the importance of urban agriculture, the programs at Fairview, and how a 12 and a...

Interview with Mugove Walter Nyika, coordinator of the 9th International Permaculture Conference and Convergence (IPC9).  The IPC9 will be held in Africa in November of 2009. Nyika discusses the history of Permaculture in Africa, what participants can expect to find at the Conference, why the "Green Revolution" isn't really green, and the role that Permaculture plays in Africa's move toward sustai...

Gourmet chef, organic gardener, and sustainable foods expert Kim Redman, speaks with Jill Cloutier about the joy of local, seasonal, and organic foods. Redman is the chef and proprietress of Ambrosia Gourmet Catering in Santa Barbara, California. Redman was interviewed in December 2006. www.ambroisiagourmetcatering.com

Episode 36: John Seed is the founder and director of the Rainforest Information Centre in Australia. Seed is an environmental activist, rainforest advocate, bard, and filmmaker. Seed co-wrote the book, Thinking Like A Mountain.

Episode 35: Do you love birds? Come on a tour of the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network's Songbird Facility. Meet some of the birds who are at the facility and learn what to do if you find a baby bird or injured animal. Birds have no sense of smell, so you can put them back in the nest if you find eggs or a baby on the ground. Have you heard male mockingbirds singing their hearts out at 3:00 am?...

Episode 34 :  Owen Dell  is an internationally recognized gardening expert, Permaculture designer, and writer. Starting with the basics, Owen talks about how to take care of your property using organic and sustainable methods of landscaping. Owen is the co-writer and co-host of the television series  Garden Wise Guys . Owen Dell's new book is  Sustainable Landscaping for Dummies.

Episode 33: Michael Brune was the executive director of the Rainforest Action Network when this episode aired. Michael is the author of the book,  Coming Clean, Breaking America's Addiction to Oil and Gas . In this episode. Michael talks about alternative energy and the environment. Now Director of the Sierra Club, you can read Michael's blog  here. 

Episode 32: Larry Saltzman, Permaculturist and Food Forester, takes us on a tour of his backyard suburban yard. Larry and his wife, Eco-Therapist Linda Buzzell Saltzman, have turned their backyard into a living oasis of edible trees and plants. Learn how you can transform a lawn into an edible food forest!.

Episode 31: Woody Tasch, author of the book  Slow Money  speaks to Jill Cloutier (Sustainable World Radio) and Wes Rowe (Santa Barbara Permaculture Network) about nurture capitalism, the soil of the economy, and ideas for creating a financial system that serves people, place, and nature as much as it does industry.

Episode 30: Brenton Kelly, an expert in Integrated Pest Management (IPM), talks about alternatives to pesticides and least toxic pest control methods. 

Betty Seaman, also known as Cob Betty, is a natural builder and permaculturalist who teaches courses in natural building and natural living support systems: food gardening, water catchment, composting toilets, grey water systems, and homesteading skills. Eva Miller is a natural builder, gardener, and craftswoman who enjoys connecting people, nature, and place. Eva co-founded the Village Building C...

Part 2 of an interview with Reverend Billy and Reverend Sidney Lanier of the Church of Stop Shopping. Interview by Ted Coe and Jill Cloutier. www.revbilly.com

This is an audio tour of a Seed Exchange at Fairview Gardens in Goleta, California. The exchange was the culmination of a workshop by Heather Flores, author of the book, Food not Lawns.

In September of 2008, KCSB programmer Ted Coe and Jill Cloutier met with Reverend Billy and Reverend Sidney Lanier to discuss the collapse of the wall between church and theatre, how the Church of Stop Shopping was born, what it’s like to be arrested while handcuffed to a human-sized Mickey Mouse doll, and whether or not the “Shopacalypse” is upon us. www.revbilly.com

Episode 26: Devin Slavin of Abundance In Balance Design is a Permaculture Designer and founder of the Grow Food Party Crew (GFPC) model, a fun and creative way to build community and gardens.

Crossing the Line with Geoff Lawton and Nadia Abu Yahia Lawton Geoff Lawton is an internationally renowned permaculture educator, consultant and practitioner. Nadia Abu Yahia Lawton travels with Geoff for aid project and permaculture consulting work and assists in teaching permaculture design courses. www.permaculture.org.au

Interview with Stacy Malkan, Communications Director of The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, and author of the new book, Not Just a Pretty Face- The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry. Not Just a Pretty Face delves deeply into the dark side of the beauty industry, and looks to hopeful solutions for a healthier future. Lead in lipstick? Dioxane in baby soap? Coal tar in shampoo?  Tune in to hear about ho...

Graham Burnett is a permaculture practitioner, designer and teacher.  With over 20 years experience in working with adults with learning disabilities, including in horticultural settings, Graham has designed a number of therapeutic and productive landscapes using permaculture and forest gardening principles. He is the author of the book, Permaculture- A Beginner's Guide www.spiralseed.co.uk

Claude Genest is the Deputy Leader of the Canadian Green Party and the founder of the Green Mountain Permaculture Institute, where he teaches earth repair and ecological design. Claude is also the creator, producer and host of "Regeneration - The Art of Sustainable Living," an Emmy award nominated television show that airs on PBS.

Episode 21: Stephen Harrod Buhner is an Earth poet and the award-winning author of twelve works of nonfiction and one book of poetry, among them the multiple award-winning Lost Language of Plants , Sacred Plant Medicine and The Secret Teachings of Plants: The Intelligence of the Heart in the Direct Perception of Nature.   In this interview Stephen talks about plant healing, ethnobotany, and the po...