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038 – Art Summer Solstice in Seattle

Published 13 years ago in Podcasts

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A discussion on art and the Summer Solstice in Seattle has already been in progress, butPaul decides it is important enough that it should be recorded. Jocelyn Campbell was invited to a solstice event and Paul asked what sorts of things they were doing at it. She replies about the various visiting, drumming, snacks and […]

Tags: art

037 – Intentional community

Published 13 years ago in Permaculture , Podcasts

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Paul and Jocelyn begin a conversation about all of the possibilities, downfalls and challenges of an intentional community Paul begins with underscoring that any community is about getting along whether it is where you live or on a forum like permies. He describes this podcast as a confluence of potentially helpful observations, beginning with being […]

Tags: community

036 – Aquaculture Community, and Weeds

Published 13 years ago in homesteading , Permaculture , Podcasts , Sepp Holzer

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In this podcast Paul Wheaton sits down to a roundtable discussion with friends Rob, Krista, Suzy, and Caleb at the Iron Horse Pub in Cast Iron cook wear and their shock that the ‘non-stick’ modern cookwear actually seem to stick more. Suzy confirms that she has removed the ‘non-stick’ wear from their kitchen and that […]

Tags: aquaculture , community , weeds

035 – Sepp Holzer Film Presentation Part 2

Published 13 years ago in Permaculture , Podcasts , Sepp Holzer

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The podcasts begins as Sepp Holzer’s Aquaculture movie has concluded. Paul states that the Q&A has to be short. He points out that in the movie, Sepp would talk for a long period, but the translation would be brief. From his own experience with three translators, Sepp uses a lot of language that the translators […]

Tags: Ponds , profit , Sepp Holzer

034 – Sepp Holzer Film Presentation Part 1

Published 13 years ago in food , Permaculture , Podcasts , Sepp Holzer , woodland care

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If aphids are on a plant are they a pest? From a permaculture standpoint, the aphids are decomposing plant material. The aphids indicate that that plant should not be there. Sepp Holzer maximizes diversification by randomly spreading seed. Plants that do not grow so we’ll need to be removed and the aphids help remove the […]

Tags: permaculture , pruning , Sepp Holzer , weeds

033 – Helen Atthowe soil

Published 13 years ago in Permaculture , Podcasts

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This is one great conversation between Paul and Helen Atthowe about dirt, no-till gardens, Masanobu Fukuoka and challenges of growing organically, “naturally” and/or permaculture growing. This podcast is the result of a question Paul received: “How do Fukuoka techniques affect Permaculture and can Permaculture and Fukuoka techniques be combined for something better?” It begins with […]

Tags: carbon , Fukuoka , Helen Atthowe , nitrogen , soil

032 – Helen Atthowe sustainability efficiency

Published 13 years ago in Permaculture , Podcasts

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In this podcast, Paul debates with Helen Atthowe about how sustainability and efficiency as we currently measure it cannot coexist. Helen has decades of hands on experience working directly on sustainable farming in Montana in addition to having been able to learn directly from Fukuoka. She has also been active as a Missoula County Horticultural […]

Tags: food forests , Fukuoka

031 – Missoula Carousel Farmers Market

Published 13 years ago in missoula , Podcasts

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A live podcast from the Missoula Montana’s carousel with Jeff Badnock former director of the Missoula Redevelopment Agency. The carousel naturally is the primary topic of conversation. It was community funded, it’s horses were made locally with hand carved wood by Chuck Kaparich and other members of the community, and it’s apparently quite fast! Plenty […]

Tags: community

030 – Movie review Broken Limbs

Published 13 years ago in Permaculture , Podcasts , Sepp Holzer

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In this podcast Paul and Jocelyn review the movie Broken Limbs produced by Jamie Howell and Guy Evans. The film speaks about the apple growers of Wenatchee, Washington, the “Apple Capital of the World”, and actually gives a view on how the agricultural world in the United States is changing. One thing that actually is […]

Tags: local , permaculture , profit

029 – Round Table at LaBiondo farm

Published 13 years ago in chickens , homesteading , nettles , Permaculture , Podcasts

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In this podcast Paul sits down to a roundtable with Karen Biando at LaBiondo Farm and kitchen on Vashon Island, WA to discuss his tour of the farm. They begin by talking about Karen’s experience with “honor system” farm stands. Karen talks about how she has more invested in the cash box than the structure […]

Tags: farm , fencing , honor system

028 – Review Fresh the movie

Published 13 years ago in chickens , food , missoula , Permaculture , Podcasts

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In this podcast, Paul and Jocelyn discuss the movie FRESH, a 2009 documentary by Ana Sofia Joanes, which focuses on our food system and its problems, as well as those who are practicing more sustainable alternatives. Paul starts out the podcast by stating that while Fresh was very well done, he was bored stupid, as […]

Tags: Michael Pollan , Salatin

027 – Review Permaculture Soil Geoff Lawton

Published 13 years ago in chickens , less toxic living , Permaculture , Podcasts

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Paul Wheaton and Jocelyn Campbell review the movie, “Permaculture Soil,” with Geoff Lawton. Paul and Jocelyn thought Geoff did a good job discussing the topic of weeds as symptoms rather than problems. They think he could have done better talking about compost, and recommended Helen Atthowe‘s approaches. Geoff was into turning compost a lot, and his system seemed complex […]

Tags: compost , Helen , paddock shift , soil , weeds

026 – Listener Permaculture Questions

Published 13 years ago in Listener Questions , Permaculture , Podcasts

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Paul Wheaton and Jocelyn Campbell answer the questions asked in the “tinkering” forum at permies.com. Jocelyn explains that on permies.com in the tinkering forum there is a thread where anyone can post some questions or subjects that will eventually be answered in a podcast, or taken as the subject for one. The questions answered in […]

Tags: guilds , polyculture , soil

025 – Animal Harvest, Bees, LGD

Published 13 years ago in chickens , food , homesteading , Permaculture , Podcasts , wild foods

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The Podcast begins with much lament about the loss of great video footage in the Pacific Northwest and they go on to talk about taking an animal harvest class with Alexia Allen of Hawthorn Farm. This was a new experience for Jocelyn and largely a new one for Paul who had previously slaughter birds on […]

Tags: bees , livestock guardians , mason bees

024 – Mac vs. PC

Published 13 years ago in Permaculture , Podcasts

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Paul gives a history of computers and explains how he is hoping to find a computer that will last him five years. Back in 2004 Paul bought an IBM think pad and he reached a point where it did not have enough memory. When Paul went to replace his think pad he discovered that Lenovo […]

023 – Organic fast food

Published 13 years ago in food , Podcasts , Sepp Holzer

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Paul’s driving down the road, sharing thoughts for this and other podcasts. He touches on the upcoming Mac vs. PC podcast as well as the organic fast food reference system. Wouldn’t it be great if an independent organization rated fast food based on how truly good the food is? It would be a reference guide […]

022 – Raising Pigs

Published 13 years ago in Permaculture , Podcasts , Sepp Holzer

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Be forewarned that this pod cast has some audio issues that were beyond our technical expertise to repair. Paul and Jocelyn speak about pigs form all points of view. First we must say pigs are considered the best livestock to raise in permaculture and second they are Sepp Holzer’s beloved farm workers. Paul starts from […]

Tags: animal shelters , pigs , Ponds

021 – Keen on Mason Bees With Dave Hunter

Published 13 years ago in Permaculture , Podcasts

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Paul speaks with Dave Hunter, the man keen on bees, about mason bees and the great difference between them and honeybees and how much we don’t know about the bee world. Paul starts by speaking with Dave about the problems that have kept on growing with honeybees, like the colony collapse disorder , CCD, and […]

Tags: bees , hugelkultur , irrigation , mason bees , polyculture

020 – Thirty tinkerers in thirty minutes

Published 13 years ago in Permaculture , Podcasts

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This podcast is a recording of Paul’s Permaculture Tinkerers Presentation A Frank Zappa quote about deviation gets discussed and how we need to deviate from the norm to make changes. Paul explains where he got the inspiration for his thirty minute presentation. Rocket Mass Heaters are briefly discussed. Paul explains how some of the math […]

Tags: hugelkultur , rocket mass heaters , wofati

019 – Rocket mass heaters

Published 13 years ago in missoula , Podcasts , rocket mass heater , wood heat

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Paul interviews Ernie and Erica Wisner about Rocket Mass Heaters. Paul discusses the videos he made where he makes a RMH. Ernie and Erica review Paul’s portable rocket mass heater design concept of putting a RMH on a trailer pulled by bicycles. Paul asks Ernie to critique his design in a constructively praise like manner. […]

Tags: energy , heat , rocket mass heaters

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