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Andreas, Paul, and Samantha’s talk on motivation reaches into its 3rd hour as they discuss homesteading verses permaculture homesteading, the fact that many people spend too much energy on things that don’t improve short-term quality of life, and some things that can help return gumption in the short term. Support the podcast on Patreon Show […]
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Andreas, Paul, and Samantha continue the smackdown discussing some mistakes they and others have made, such as attempting to buy a homestead on a mortgage and keeping a worky job, Ant Village’s teething issues, and how kids staying around their folks can help build long-term community. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion […]
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Andreas takes the lead! He sits Paul down (later joined by Samantha) to talk about keeping yourself motivated and your homestead going, particularly for city folk looking to start. Easiest way is to experience a working homestead first, like bootcamp, and be part of a group (also like bootcamp). Support the podcast on Patreon Show […]
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Paul, Clay, and Samantha continue discussing soil tests and other ways of quickly building soil. They talk about “Back to Eden Gardening” , it’s use of wood chips and why that may not be the best plan for a couple of reasons, keyline ploughing, and how much mulch is needed. Support the podcast on Patreon […]
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Paul sets out to talk about soil tests with Samantha and Clay, and winds up talking about how most test results just mean “apply mulch”, unless it means “plant alder trees to detox”, Sepp Holzer’s earthworm greenhouse, root exudate, and Paul’s alleged harassment of a friend via mulch. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes […]
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Paul, Beau, and Samantha conclude their discussion on hugelkulturs, by talking about turbulence and preventing it with either windbreaks, holly trees, or making them close together, what wood is best for them, (whatever is around, basically), and a brief on another list of things that didn’t get in the main presentation. Support the podcast on […]
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Paul, Beau, and Samantha continue going over the Hugelkultur slides and talk about weather hugelkultur or mulch is better on their own, what materials are good for mulching, how to get mulch to stay on hugelkulturs, and their effects on a growing season’s length. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information […]
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Paul, Beau, and Samantha sit down to discuss Paul’s favourite topic: Hugelkultur! What it is, how to make it, what to and not to put in it, and why pure lasagna gardening might not be the best addon for it. And, yes, you can use simple dirt to make them if you don’t have enough […]
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Paul continues this week’s smackdown with Mark, Ashley, Katie, and Kyle, and moves on to reviewing his Building a Better World book, chapter 3 which is all about light bulbs, how to save energy, where to use LEDs verses incandescents, and some hazards of excessive blue light. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and […]
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Paul sits down with Mark, Ashley, Katie, and Kyle to discuss a selection of different topics, loosely centered around making Bootcamp more appealing, starting at the basics by asking everyone present what would be a good motivator for them. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast […]
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Paul sits down with Julia, Katie, and Mark to talk about an essay written by Derrek Jensen that became a precursor to Paul’s Building a Better World in your Backyard, and mostly discusses what Derrek derides in his essay, namely personal change that hopes to result in more major change. Support the podcast on Patreon […]
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Paul continues his call with Mark and Katie on the subject of building rules and regulations on his land, this time mostly discussing willow feeder systems, scalability issues with conventional humanure systems and how the inventor got around them by building a humanure treatment plant. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More […]
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Paul continues his call with Mark and Katie on the subject of building rules and regulations on his land, this time actually getting to the topic in the title, along with discussion on wofati roof design, willow feeders, and the reasons why Paul doesn’t want humanure. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion […]
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Paul calls up Mark and Katie to discuss the rules and regs of building on his land, but get sidetracked into talking about progress with the wofati greenhouse, potential future kickstarter projects, and an update on using citric acid as an edible cleaner. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and […]
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Paul continues the latest episode of the Permaculture Smackdown with Katie and Kyle to discuss how to deal with haters without running and hiding. They talk about Paul’s philosophy on dealing with haters, it’s Buddhist origin, and his experience with the Fouch family. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and […]
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Paul sits down for the latest episode of the Permaculture Smackdown with Katie and Kyle to discuss how to deal with haters without running and hiding. They mostly discuss Paul’s approach to moderation, getting thicker skin, and how to move past trolls and haters on other sites. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and […]
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Paul continues his discussion on the building codes at Wheaton Labs with his usual crew (Mark, Katie, Opalyn, and probably Kyle). They talk about good duff (insulation) materials for wofaties, plans to simplify wofati designs going forward and some dos and don’ts of glass. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information […]
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Paul continues the smackdown with 6 of his patreons (Mark, Katie, Opalyn and Weston were named) on the topic of the ideals that Paul wants people to adhere to when building on his land, such as weather or not urbanite is welcome, and maximum area of a building. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes […]
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Paul continues the smackdown with 6 of his patreons (Mark, Katie, Opalyn, and someone from New Zealand whose name was never mentioned) on the topic of the ideals that Paul wants people to adhere to when building on his land. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this […]
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Paul sits down with a whopping 6 patreons (Mark and Katie were named) to discuss the ideals that Paul wants people to adhere to when building on his land, although most of this part is talking about philosophy, small eco-communities, and an update on the plumbing at the lab. Support the podcast on Patreon Show […]