Archive for the ‘Permaculture’ Category

Episode #70: The (a)Politics of Transition Culture (Part II)

Monday, November 16th, 2009

In this second part of a two part interview, Rob Hopkins and I discuss the apolitical nature of transition culture, the construction of parallel systems, and the potential for confrontation with existing power structures. Also discussed is the feasibility of permaculture in a suburban environment.

Useful Links Below

Transitionculture.org

Ralph Nader’s Flight of Fancy

Slow Money Alliance

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Episode #69: Transition Culture with Rob Hopkins

Monday, November 9th, 2009

In this episode, I am joined by Rob Hopkins of transitionculture.org. We discuss the origins of the transition movement and its practical application as a grassroots community organizing strategy. Rob shares with us some potential pitfalls, and we also discuss the differences between collapse and energy descent. This is part I in a two part interview.

For more on Charles Eisenstein, please see http://www.ascentofhumanity.com/

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Episode #67: Reinventing Education — Permaculture and Transformational Learning

Monday, October 19th, 2009

In this episode, I am joined by Nelson Lebo, organic farmer, teacher, and Ph.D. candidate in education.  Nelson and I discuss today’s crisis in education, and we reframe the debate towards one where permaculture becomes the lynch pin in a strategy to promote personal transformation through hands-on science education.  Issues like Peak Oil and climate change are also addressed.

Some useful links are below.

Futurescenarios.org: David Holmgren’s excellent work on the twin crisis of climate change and Peak Oil

The End of Suburbia: You Tube version of the film mentioned by Nelson in the podcast

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Episode #62: Whole Systems Design with Ben Falk

Monday, August 31st, 2009

In this interview with Ben Falk of Whole Systems design we discuss permaculture design, plant guilds, permaculture as an animal rights strategy, nitrogen use efficiency, energy descent, and the use of forests as a an energy source.

Links below:

Whole Systems Design

Future Scenarios

The Omnivore’s Delusion (article by Blake Hurst)

Death on a Factory Farm (HBO Documentary)

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Episode #61: The Essence of Flowers with Marisha Auerbach

Monday, August 24th, 2009

For Episode #61 of the podcast, I speak with Marisha Auerbach of Herb’n Wisdom.com.  Marisha is a permaculture designer living in the Pacific Northwest.  We speak about her work with edible flowers and flower essences, the importance of connections in nature and community, and the role of sustainably managed forests.

Also, please take the time to visit Red House Art Radio.

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Permaculture in the Savanna

Monday, January 26th, 2009

In this first of (hopefully) many collaborative episodes of the podcast, fellow Agrocaster Mike Moon interviews permaculturalist Mark Shepard about his strategies for developing a permaculture on the natural model of transitional upper mid-West savanna ecosystems. Fruits, nuts, and birds abound.

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Open Farm Tech with Marcin Jakubowski

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Marcin Jakubowski is one of the premier pioneers of open source appropriate technology and agricultural innovation. Guided by Gandhi’s principles of swadeshi, Marcin has made great strides in moving towards community-based development and local autonomy. One of his first great innovations is an open source compressed earth block press, which he discusses at length in this podcast.

Listen to this podcast to learn about his ideas and innovations, and visit his blog to follow developments on his farm as they occur.

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The World According to Mollison (Permaculture Part II)

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

In the second part of our interview with Bill Mollison, Bill’s humor, wisdom, and philosophy are on display as he opines about Peak Oil, global warming, and the future of our planet. This one is not to be missed.

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Permaculture Design with Bill Mollison (Part I)

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

Last month I had the privilege to speak with Bill Mollison, visionary and creator of the revolutionary and true reality-based design science of permaculture. The interview is published here, so that those of you who are new to permaculture can discover the history of its founder and the nature of the concepts embodied in his philosophy.

This is the first part in a two part series. Please listen and enjoy, and come back soon to hear part two.

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