Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul Wheaton

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200 – Paul talks with Richard from the PDC in Montana. – Part I

Published 12 years ago in biodynamics , Community , homesteading , hugelkulture , missoula , Permaculture , Podcasts , Sepp Holzer , wild foods

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Paul talks with Richard whom Paul met at the PDC (Permaculture Design Course) in Montana. Richard has listened to all of the podcasts. They discuss a theoretical Permaculture ecoscale, and specifically Pauls definition of the Wheaton ecoscale, and Pauls ad-hoc permaculture ecoscale. The three sections of ecosections of Pauls environmental laboratory: Permaculture, symbiculture and husp […]

Tags: Bullock Brothers , ecoscale , horticulture , hugelkulture , paul wheaton , pdc , permaculture , Permies.com , Sepp Holzer , symbiculture

199 – Inspiration Farm – Biodynamic Farming – Part II

Published 12 years ago in biodynamics , Community , homesteading , hugelkulture , Permaculture , Podcasts

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Paul discusses biodynamic farming, gardening methods and philosophies with Brian Kerkvliet and Alexandra King of Inspiration Farm, an intentional community in Bellingham, Washington. Biodynamics is a spiritual-ethical-ecological and holistic approach to agriculture, food production and nutrition.

Tags: biodynamic farming , ecology , food production , hugelkulture , intentional community , nutrition , permaculture , polyculture

198 – Inspiration Farm – The Challenges of Community Farming – Part I

Published 12 years ago in biodynamics , Community , homesteading , hugelkulture , Permaculture , Podcasts

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Paul discusses the challenges of community farming, living and working with interns and hugelkulture with Brian Kerkvliet and Alexandra King of Inspiration Farm in Bellingham, Washington. Also discussed are the various methods of permaculture, polyculture, hugelkulture, biodynamics, holistic plant & food systems, energy systems, building systems, management, marketing and future projects at Inspiration Farms.

Tags: biodynamics , building systems , community , ecology , energy systems , food production , holistic plant & food systems , hugelkulture , interns , management , marketing , permaculture , polyculture

197 – Paul answers permaculture related questions from Chris Farley at Orca Island

Published 12 years ago in food , homesteading , less toxic living , Listener Questions , Permaculture , Podcasts

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Paul answers questions from Chris Farley at Orca Island about cob building materials, urban permaculture, pond sealing, urban livestock/pets, pest control, water usage and gathering techniques and more.

Tags: cob building , pond sealing , urban livestock , urban permaculture , water usage and gathering

196 – Rocket Mass Heaters w/ Ernie & Erica

Published 12 years ago in homesteading , Permaculture , Podcasts , rocket mass heater , wood heat

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Paul discusses Rocket Mass Heaters with Ernie & Erica prior to the Rocket Mass Heater Workshop (The Rockfest) coming up October 26th through the 28th, 2012 in Missoula, MT. Topics covered include details of the workshop and associated events.

Tags: alternative energy , energy , heat , rocket mass heaters

195 – Geoff Lawton on his Food Forests DVD

Published 12 years ago in food , Permaculture , Podcasts

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Paul Wheaton talks to Geoff Lawton, who will be answering questions at permies.com this week for his Food Forest DVD promotion. Paul and Geoff talk about detractors. Geoff talks about having self-sufficient fun, and the peacefulness and contentment of setting up a permaculture system. They talk about being able to use the word permaculture without […]

Tags: ethics , food forests , Geoff Lawton , permaculture

194 – Surviving Cancer

Published 12 years ago in food , less toxic living , Podcasts

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Paul Wheaton talks to Helen Atthowe again about cancer and the movie, The Beautiful Truth. Helen dislikes the lack of direct communication in the medical world, and shares some of her story with her naturopath. Helen was uninterested in doing radiation. Helen talks about the fear she experienced in the medical world. Helen compares looking […]

Tags: cancer , health , nutrition

193 – Listener Questions and Land

Published 12 years ago in Permaculture , Podcasts

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Paul Wheaton talks to Jocelyn Campbell about listener questions. The German-ish podcast, according to Paul, was a bust. Paul and Jocelyn stop to observe a mullein plant. Paul mentions his kickstarter towards getting land. Paul talks about a permaculture deck of cards. Paul talks about how the Nature Conservancy sprays a lot on their land. […]

Tags: land , permaculture , shampoo

192 – Greening the Sahara Desert

Published 12 years ago in Permaculture , Podcasts

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Paul Wheaton talks to Owen Hablutzel about greening the Sahara Desert. 90% of the challenge with permaculture projects is the social and political dynamics. Owen talks about keeping humans and the ecosystem from being worked with separately. Organic matter does last in the Sahara, because there’s 2 inches of rain on average per year. Thus […]

Tags: greening the desert , paddock shift , permaculture , water

191 – Resilience Science

Published 12 years ago in Permaculture , Podcasts

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Paul Wheaton talks to Owen Hablutzel about resilience science and recent International Permaculture Convergence. They talk about work Owen’s done in the Chihuahuan desert, utilizing keyline design in a very dry, cracked clay area. They talk about the Mimbres people who used to live in this area and their connection to willows. They talk about […]

Tags: greening the desert , keyline , permaculture

190 – Raise Cattle Without Hay

Published 12 years ago in Permaculture , Podcasts

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Paul Wheaton talks to Owen Hablutzel about raising cattle without hay. Owen is a certified practioner from Holistic Management International. He also works with permaculture and keyline frameworks. Owen talks about paddock shift system. Holistic management evolved into the paddock shift system. They talk about how you may get more forage regrowth in return for […]

Tags: cattle , hay , holistic management , paddock shift

189 – Getting Land

Published 12 years ago in homesteading , less toxic living , Podcasts

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Paul Wheaton drives to Ernie and Erica Wisner‘s house in the Okanagan Highlands to look at their new innovations in rocket mass heaters. Paul talks about the people who help out at permies.com, and how they are also helping themselves. He makes a few mentions of husp (Horticulture of the United States of Pocahantas). Paul […]

Tags: german , land , permaculture

188 – A Good Road Part 4

Published 12 years ago in homesteading , Permaculture , Podcasts

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Paul Wheaton talks to Neil Bertrando about the book, “A Good Road Lies Easy on the Land,” by Paul Zeedyk, which fits well with keyline design. They have established the concept of induced meandering. They talk about a surrounding circle of rocks and a “one-rock-dam” which keeps big chunks from filling your culvert. Neil shares […]

Tags: farm , homesteading , permaculture , roads

187 – A Good Road Part 3

Published 12 years ago in homesteading , Permaculture , Podcasts

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Paul Wheaton talks to Neil Bertrando about the book, “A Good Road Lies Easy on the Land,” by Paul Zeedyk, which fits well with keyline design. They have established the concept of induced meandering. They talk about rebuilding the crown in the spring. They talk about drainage failures and sediment movement. Paul says to slow […]

Tags: native plants , permaculture , roads

186 – A Good Road Part 2

Published 12 years ago in homesteading , Permaculture , Podcasts

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Paul Wheaton talks to Neil Bertrando about the book, “A Good Road Lies Easy on the Land,” by Paul Zeedyk, which fits well with keyline design. They talk about berms, and good or bad places to put a road. It is good to put roads somewhere called the “tow slope,” which is also a good […]

Tags: homesteading , roads , soil , swale

185 – The Good Road Part 1

Published 12 years ago in homesteading , Permaculture , Podcasts

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Paul Wheaton talks to Neil Bertrando about the book, “A Good Road Lies Easy on the Land,” by Paul Zeedyk, which fits well with keyline design. Paul talks about making dams to form ponds. Neil talks about induced meandering, which allows streams to intentionally erode an area, which reduces the need to bring in heavy […]

Tags: Ben Law , roads , swale , woodlands

184 – Farmageddon

Published 12 years ago in food , Podcasts

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Paul Wheaton talks to Jocelyn Campbell about the movie, Farmageddon, which profiles several small farms that were unfairly raided and destroyed. One family raised raw milk, which cured her son’s allergies. Joel Salatin says that these raids were warrantless, and bad science. They talk about mixed motivations for participating in these raids. They talk about […]

Tags: farm , farmers , legality , organic

183 – Behind the Scenes

Published 12 years ago in Podcasts

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Paul Wheaton talks to Jocelyn Campbell talk about the work that goes into “the empire.” They talk about Paul’s email river, participation in other forums, setting up recent workshops, and priorities for the upcoming west-coast tour. Paul and Jocelyn thank the staff and volunteers helping permies.com, as well as his tech-supporters like Paul Little and […]

Tags: permaculture , Permies Forums , Permies.com

182 Lawn Care

Published 12 years ago in less toxic living , Permaculture , Podcasts

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Paul Wheaton talks about lawn care with Susanne Schneider. She shares about her hugelkultur beds. Susanne has a lot of hawkweed in her yard, which is allelopathic and prefers acidic, compacted soil. Paul would professionally test the soil pH. They talk about earthworms, using lime, and setting your mowers high. Paul talks about his earthworm […]

Tags: hugelkultur , lawn care , lawns

181 – Mason Bees Part 2

Published 12 years ago in Podcasts

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Paul Wheaton talks to Dave Hunter about mason bees and how easy they are to encourage. He distinguishes between social bees and solitary bees. One mason bee can pollinate a lot more than honey bees. Dave talks about what habits we need to shift in order to help mason bees thrive. He describes levels of […]

Tags: mason bees , permaculture

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