The Permaculture Podcast

Giulianna Maria Lamanna, of  The Fifth World , drops a huge two-part question in this episode: Are there people in the permaculture community talking about climate change and the impact of global warming on invasive species? Is it our responsibility as permaculture practitioners to create new ecosystems for the changing climate? This leads to a conversation where we discuss: Preserving native ecos...

Today's guest, in an interview recorded by co-host David Bilbrey, is the microbiologist and soil researcher Dr. Elaine Ingham. In this episode they look at: The microbiology of soil The impact of this life on the health of our plants and agricultural system How we can be citizen scientists The power of a microscope to bring all these ideas together, right in front of our eyes. All wrapped in a fra...

Over more than a decade, The Permaculture Podcast has explored the landscape-based practices which lead to permanent agriculture, as well as the invisible structures necessary, as individuals and in our community, to create permanent culture. Today’s episode examines our ability to create culture and continues the 12th-anniversary celebration of The Permaculture Podcast, as Alasdair Stuart joins m...

For nearly 40 years, Rosemary’s work as a teacher has brought permaculture directly into the lives of her thousands of students. As an author, she has touched innumerably more. As her students became teachers and other teachers used her works in their classrooms, her ideas and methods continue to ripple through the world and reach even more. With this reach, her work touched has touched my own, fi...

Donate To The Podcast!   Via PayPal  -or-  Venmo @permaculturepodcast Join our Patreon Community! ----- In this episode, an old friend returns. Together, we relax and celebrate the 12th anniversary of The Permaculture Podcast with Scott Mann. Erin Harvey, and I met one another and became friends in 2010 when we took our Permaculture Design Course with Ben Weiss and Dillon Naber Cruz in Lancaster,...

This month marks the 12th anniversary of The Permaculture Podcast with Scott. To celebrate this latest milestone, I asked my friend Erin Harvey to join me again to discuss how her life and work have changed since we graduated from our Permaculture Design Course on October 10th, 2010, and the show began. In preparation for that new conversation, here is my first interview with Erin, recorded and re...

Visit Our Sponsor:  Foraged. Market Donate Directly:  via PayPal  -or-  Venmo @permaculturepodcast   Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture?  Browse the extensive archives of the show.   Today's guest is Perrine Hervé-Gruyer author, along with her husband Charles, of Miraculous Abundance: One Quarter Acre, Two French Farmers and Enough Food to Feed the World.   Learn More

  Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged. Market 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 Sandor Katz, author of Wild Fermentation , The Art of Fermentation , and The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved . If you’ve practiced any kind of fermentation and went...

Visit Our Sponsor:  Foraged. Market In this episode, Natalie Bogwalker shares her technique to quickly build soil for growing food in a temperate climate. You can watch the video of Natalie’s work on soil building at Wild Abundance , which is where today’s audio comes from, at: YouTube.com/ThePermaculturePodcast  Find out more about Natalie, her work, and Wild Abundance at: WildAbundance. Net

Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged. Market The guest for this episode is John Kotab to discuss his book Bee the Change, a travelogue about his discovery of what we can do to save bees and other pollinators. Find John, his permaculture consulting business, and his books at: cotabconsulting.com

Visit Our Sponsor:  Foraged. Market This episode is a remaster of my first interview with Eric Toensmeier, originally recorded in the early days of the show way back in 2012 when I still lived on the land in Pennsylvania. I’m sharing this as a follow-up to the most recent episode before this one where Eric joined me for another interview to talk about his current work on Alley Cropping. Depending...

Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged. Market Donate Directly:  via PayPal  -or-  Venmo @permaculturepodcast   Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture?  Browse the extensive archives of the show.   In this episode, Eric Toensmeier returns to share some of his research on alley cropping, from his forthcoming book on this subject which he is writing in cooperation with Interlace Commons, an org...

GoFundMe: Support for Dan Palmer’s Family CW: Death, Grief, and Loss It is with a heavy heart that I share the tragic news that Dan Palmer, of Making Permaculture Stronger, passed away suddenly in the first week of August, 2022. Dan was an activist, designer, permaculture practitioner, and teacher. He was also the driving force behind numerous events and organizations including permablitz, Very Ed...

Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged. Market Donate Directly:  via PayPal  -or-  Venmo @permaculturepodcast   Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture?  Browse the extensive archives of the show.   This episode begins with a history lesson on Natural Farming and the work of Masanobu Fukuoka and leads into a conversation comparing and contrasting that method and his ideas to Permaculture, deli...

  Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged. Market Donate Directly:  via PayPal  -or-  Venmo @permaculturepodcast   Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture?  Browse the extensive archives of the show.   The guest for this episode is Mark Ervin of GreenGro Biologicals. He joins me to share his passion for terra preta soil and biochar and how he turned that love into an entrepreneurial business br...

Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged. Market Donate Directly:  via PayPal  -or-  Venmo @permaculturepodcast   Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture?  Browse the extensive archives of the show.   This episode on Urban Homesteading with Rachel Kaplan is the conversation that started me down the road of what the show has become known for: long-format, interview-driven, guest-focused conversat...

Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged. Market Donate Directly:  via PayPal  -or-  Venmo @permaculturepodcast   Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture?  Browse the extensive archives of the show.   Our guest for this episode is Chris Salisbury, author of Wild Nights Out. He joins us to share his work acclimating people of all ages to nature through experiences and encounters in a world shroud...

Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged. Market 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 guest interview from my friend Drew Grim of Schoolhouse Life, as he sits down with Andrew Magazine to discuss the art and craft of whole animal butchery, as it applies to the home...

Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged. Market Donate Directly:  via PayPal  -or-  Venmo @permaculturepodcast   Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture?  Browse the extensive archives of the show.   Caring for Earth includes caring for ourselves. To help us find ways to stay active throughout our lives, I’m joined by Katy Bowman as she shares her work on the importance of incorporating regular...

Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged. Market Donate to the Podcast  via PayPal  -or-  Venmo @permaculturepodcast Join Our Community of Patrons on Patreon   Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture?  Browse the extensive archives of the show.   40% of all insect species have declined globally in recent decades, and a third of those are considered endangered. The impacts that wild insects have...

Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged. Market Donate Directly:  via PayPal  -or-  Venmo @permaculturepodcast   Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture?  Browse the extensive archives of the show.   In this episode I sit down with my friends Jill Cloutier, of Sustainable World Radio, and Oliver Goshey, of Regenerative Skills, as we have a round-robin conversation about what brought us to the p...

Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged. Market Donate Directly:  via PayPal  -or-  Venmo @permaculturepodcast   Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture?  Browse the extensive archives of the show.   This episode shares some of what I learned at the Together We Can Conference from Future Harvest on January 13 and 14, 2022. This includes some reflections (or ramblings if you prefer) as they rela...

Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged. Market 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 guest interview from my friend Karryn Olson, continuing the conversation series on right livelihoods. Learn More

Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged. Market 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 the annual update looking at the year ahead, including some announcements and insights from behind the scenes. Learn More

Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged. Market Donate Directly:  via PayPal  -or-  Venmo @permaculturepodcast   Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture?  Browse the extensive archives of the show.   My guest today is Renard Turner, an independent, African-American, sustainable farmer. Along with his wife, he raises gourmet goats and squab at Vanguard Ranch Natural Gourmet in Virginia. He is al...