Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton

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Podcast 755 – The Challenges of Building Community – Part 2

Published 5 days ago in Podcasts

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Paul, Kay, Julia, Samantha, and Ash Jackson continue discussing the challenges of building intentional communities, Paul’s desire to eat at the same tables as everyone else more than once a week, how to filter noble people for the top, and potentially splitting bootcamp into 2 when it fills up. Support the podcast on Patreon Show […]

Tags: Ash Jackson , community , intentional community , Julia Winter , Kay , Permaculture Thorns , Samantha

Podcast 754 – The Challenges of Building Community – Part 1

Published 7 days ago in Podcasts

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Paul sits down with Kay, Julia, Samantha, and Ash Jackson, to talk about Permaculture Thorns, his work in progress book about the difficult realities of building permaculture community, and what he’s learned from the online Permies.com community. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast on this […]

Tags: Ash Jackson , community , intentional community , Julia Winter , Kay , Permaculture Thorns , Samantha

Podcast 753 – The Twisted Feels of Being Angry at Good Guys – Part 3

Published 3 weeks ago in Podcasts

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Paul’s discussion with Ash Jackson, Derek T, and Samantha continues with more on community living and finding the right one, some ways to cool a house (Rocket Mass Heaters can still help here), and how to start people off with new ideas without overwhelming them. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More […]

Tags: Ash Jackson , Carbon Emission , community , Cooling , Derek T , heat , Playing cards , Samantha

Podcast 752 – The Twisted Feels of Being Angry at Good Guys – Part 2

Published 3 weeks ago in Podcasts

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Paul, Ash Jackson, Derek T, and Samantha continue discussing a selection of ways in which they see people trying to do the right thing and not quite getting it, such as insisting on heat pumps, or not flying under any circumstances, with some more the decline of communities in urban areas. Support the podcast on […]

Tags: Ash Jackson , community , Derek T , heat , Samantha

Podcast 751 – The Twisted Feels of Being Angry at Good Guys – Part 1

Published 3 weeks ago in Podcasts

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Paul sits down with Samantha, Derek T, and Ash Jackson to weigh in on the native verses non-native plant debate (with the hidden 3rd option to just grow food), lament on Paul’s rep as the light bulb guy, and some on the environmental and ecological effects of cattle and rotational grazing. Support the podcast on […]

Tags: Ash Jackson , cattle , Corn , Derek T , native plants , paddock shift , rotational grazing , Samantha

Podcast 750 – Lab Cats – Part 2

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Paul and Stephen continue talkinging about cats, how the semi-feral cats at the lab are treated, the new cathouses built into the Library and the Solarium for both their safety and casual observation, and how many other people (such as Bill Mollison) have very different standards of cat-care. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes […]

Tags: Cathouse , cats , Natural Pest Control , Stephen

Podcast 749 – Lab Cats – Part 1

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Paul and Stephen sit down to talk about the internet’s favourite topic: cats. And how they fit into permaculture. Honest. From Jocelyn persuading one to clear a chipmunk infestation in a day, Stephen’s favourite Donkey, to Paul’s care plan, there’s a surprising amount to talk about. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion […]

Tags: cats , Natural Pest Control , Stephen , wheaton labs

Podcast 748 – Low input heaters, Hight output gardens – Part 2

Published a couple of months ago in Podcasts

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Paul, the tinpot dictator, continues being interviewed by SuburbanBiology on his Building a Better World book, his experience with the north west power planning council, how drama sabotages almost all intentional communities, SKIP, and what Paul wants his legacy to be. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of […]

Tags: building a better world , community , Interview , SKIP , SuburbanBiology

Podcast 747 – Low input heaters, Hight output gardens – Part 1

Published a couple of months ago in Podcasts

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Suburban Biology created a video of building his RMH which is a copy of the Cooper Cabin RMH. Last March, the channel’s owner visited and interviewed Paul about Rocket Mass Heaters, light bulbs, Paul’s software development chops, and the possibility of AI powered robot gardeners. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More […]

Tags: AI , Artificial Intelligence , fluorescent lightbulbs , lightbulbs , Rocket Mass Heater , SuburbanBiology , youtube video

Podcast 746 – Hugelkultur Smackdown – Part 2

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The hugelkultur smackdown continues with Alan Booker, Andreas, Beau Davidson, and Samantha discussing bio-remediation vs. conventional ways of dealing with toxic gick, water troughs, biochar in sandy or tropical areas, and hugelkultur’s place in livestock rotation. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast on this thread […]

Tags: alan booker , Andreas , Beau Davidson , Biochar , hugelkultur , rotational grazing , Samantha

Podcast 745 – Hugelkultur Smackdown – Part 1

Published a couple of months ago in Podcasts

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Paul has rounded up Samantha, Beau Davidson and Alan booker for a smackdown on hugelkultures, strategies for building them, how (and how much) compost should be added, their orientation in relation to the terrain and sun, and how they’re perhaps not the best idea in the tropics. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and […]

Tags: alan booker , Andreas , Beau Davidson , Cardboard , hugelkultur , Lasagna Gardening , Samantha

Podcast 744 – Organic Bananas – Part 2

Published a few months ago in Podcasts

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Cheryl’s interview continues with the topics moving onto clothes washing, with Paul still using Oasis detergent but is looking for alternatives and Cheryl uses baking soda. And on the topic of things Cheryl’s neighbours find weird – paddock shift systems, of all things. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and […]

Tags: berm shed , Cheryl , Laundry , paddock shift

Podcast 743 – Organic Bananas – Part 1

Published a few months ago in Podcasts

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Paul sits down to be interviewed by Cheryl, seeing as he’s started to loose track of what he has and hasn’t talked about and promptly started discussing bananas, why buying organic ones is definitely better, and some of the things Cheryl does that make complete sense to her, but not her normie neighbours. Support the […]

Tags: bootcamp , Cheryl , homesteading , organic food

Podcast 742 – Basecamp Walkies

Published a few months ago in Podcasts

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Paul and Samantha go on a walk around basecamp to plant things along the trail, find some morel mushrooms, and discuss what they’ve been finding, the Native American Camas or Quamash, the blossoming trees, and how the hugelkulturs over at Beacon Food Forest measure up to his own. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes […]

Tags: base camp , Beacon Food Forest , Foraging , Hiking , hugelkultur , Native American , wild foods

Podcast 741 – Eat what you Grow

Published a few months ago in Podcasts

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Paul sits down with Samantha to have a free-for-all on various topics, such as the eat-what-you-grow verses grow-what-you-eat philosophies, with Paul falling into the former camp with his fondness for sunchokes, some on the Gardening Gardeners programme at Bootcamp, and Missoula’s Earth Day event. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information […]

Tags: bootcamp , Gardening , Gardening Gardeners , Missoula , Samantha , sunchokes

Podcast 740 – Sleaze and Anti-sleaze – Part 2

Published a few months ago in Podcasts

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Paul and Samantha continue discussing Spoon theory and how Bootcamp and Permies both avoid being spoon drains and potentially help regenerate spoons, while the upcoming Gardening Gardeners program is being worked on to try and take the load of obligation off of people. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and […]

Tags: Gardening Gardeners , Samantha , Spoon theory

Podcast 739 – Sleaze and Anti-sleaze – Part 1

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Paul sits down for a completely impromptu session with Samantha about the sheer amount of sleaze that has been growing (at least in the states) over the last decade, and how it drains the energy of people exposed to it, in a manner that’s best explained with cutlery? Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes […]

Tags: Samantha , Spoon theory

Podcast 738 – Grow Our Own Food (GOOF) – Part 2

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Paul, Alexandra, Miranda, and M Ljin keep talking about how to get people into growing their own food, lamenting the loss of Alexandra’s local orchards, Ljin’s invading parsnips, food drying and foraging, and Montana’s famous huckleberries. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast on this thread […]

Tags: Alexandra Malecki , Automatic Backyard Food Pump , British Colombia , food dehydrator , Foraging , M Ljin , Minnesota , Miranda , New England , Rocket Mass Heater

Podcast 737 – Grow Our Own Food (GOOF) – Part 1

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Paul’s gotten tired of the whole “gardening is too expensive” thing, so has called in Alexandra, Miranda, and M Ljin to talk about ways to get hundreds of dollars of food for a few hours a week and couple of bucks. Hoop houses? Polytunnels? Experimental Rocket Mass Heaters? Or just use hugelkultur? Support the podcast […]

Tags: Alexandra Malecki , Automatic Backyard Food Pump , British Colombia , M Ljin , Minnesota , Miranda , New England , Rocket Mass Heater

Podcast 736 – 45 Permaculture Solutions – Part 3

Published 6 months ago in Podcasts

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Paul presents a revamped version of 45 permaculture solutions, without the original 45 minute time limit, in company with Samantha and Andreas. The last 14 of Paul’s new 45(6?) Permaculture solutions get a go-over with Andreas and Samantha, with them covering such ideas as cob/adobe, slip straw, STUN gardening, landraces, skiddable structures, wavy deer fences, […]

Tags: Andreas , Automatic Backyard Food Pump , Chop and Drop , cob , Hay Box Cooker , landrace , Samantha , Skiddable structures , Slip Straw , STUN Gardening

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