The Permaculture Podcast

By Scott Mann

Natural Sciences Science & Medicine

What's The Permaculture Podcast about?

Caring for Earth, Ourselves, and Each Other.

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The Fruit Forager’s Companion

01.28.2023

Chef and writer Sara Bir joins me to share her work as a foodie and author of The Fruit Forager’s Companion, from Chelsea Green Publishing.Using her book and those experiences as a place to start, we explore her interest in ...

The Permaculture Podcast episodes:

01.28.2023 The Fruit Forager’s Companion Chef and writer Sara Bir joins me to share her work as a foodie and author of The Fruit Forager’s Companion, from Chelsea Green Publishing.Using her book and those experiences as a place to start, we explore her interest in ...
01.25.2023 Into The Night on Furry Wings This episode is the first in a series of guest permabytes from Shane Sater. Shane, a naturalist and writer based in Montana, USA, has a deep passion for nature and community which he explores through his writing where he brings ...
01.21.2023 The Wild Wisdom of Weeds Katrina Blair shares her work as a forager and the 13 plants she sees as essential for human survival.
01.14.2023 Around the World in 80 Plants Stephen Barstow, author of Around the World in 80 Plants, shares how he grows over 2,000 edible plants, in a small garden space in Norway.
01.07.2023 Plants as People Care Nathan Carlos Rupley shares his thoughts on how plants, and our interactions with them, represent an act of people care within permaculture practices.
12.28.2022 Mushroom Cultivation and Mycoremediation My guest for this episode is Tradd Cotter, a microbiologist, and mycologist who, along with his wife Olga, owns and operates Mushroom Mountain near Greenville, South Carolina. He is also the author of the book Organic Mushroom Farming and Mycoremediation ...
12.21.2022 Eager My guest for this episode is Ben Goldfarb who joins me to talk about his book, Eager: the surprising, secret life of beavers and why they matter. Drawing from his work and our experiences in resource management, conservation, and environmental ...
12.14.2022 Wild Fermentation My guest for this episode is Sandor Katz, author of Wild Fermentation, The Art of Fermentation, and The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved. If you’ve practiced any kind of fermentation and went looking for a recipe, a reference, or just ...
12.07.2022 Surviving the Future The second half of my conversation with Shaun Chamberlin, editor of Lean Logic and Surviving the Future, on the work of David Fleming.
11.30.2022 Lean Logic - The Life and Work of David Fleming Shaun Chamberlin, the editor of Lean Logic: A Dictionary for the Future and How to Survive It and Surviving the Future, joins me to discuss the life, work, and importance of the late David Fleming (1940 - 2010). Resources Lean ...
11.20.2022 Climate Change and the Path Ahead Giulianna Maria Lamanna, of The Fifth World, drops a huge two-part question in this episode: Are there people in the permaculture community talking about climate change and the impact of global warming on invasive species? Is it our responsibility as ...
11.10.2022 The Soil Food Web Today's guest, in an interview recorded by co-host David Bilbrey, is the microbiologist and soil researcher Dr. Elaine Ingham. In this episode they look at: The microbiology of soil The impact of this life on the health of our plants ...
10.31.2022 The Power of Fiction to Create Permanent Culture Over more than a decade, The Permaculture Podcast has explored the landscape-based practices which lead to permanent agriculture, as well as the invisible structures necessary, as individuals and in our community, to create permanent culture.Today’s episode examines our ability to ...
10.21.2022 Rosemary Morrow’s Journey to Permaculture For nearly 40 years, Rosemary’s work as a teacher has brought permaculture directly into the lives of her thousands of students. As an author, she has touched innumerably more. As her students became teachers and other teachers used her works ...
10.14.2022 Farmers Markets, Figs, and The Kale Yard An old friend returns to relax and celebrate the 12th anniversary of The Permaculture Podcast with me, Scott Mann.
10.10.2022 Starting a Small Scale Farm In preparation for a new conversation with my friend Erin Harvey, here is our first interview about how she started her farm The Kale Yard, recorded and released in the Winter of 2013.
10.06.2022 Creating a Miraculous Abundance Perrine Hervé-Gruyer author, along with her husband Charles, of Miraculous Abundance: One-Quarter Acre, Two French Farmers, and Enough Food to Feed the World.
09.30.2022 Wild Fermentation Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged.Market Donate Directly: via PayPal -or- Venmo @permaculturepodcast Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show. My guest for this episode is Sandor Katz, author of Wild Fermentation, The Art ...
09.02.2022 Building Soil Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged.Market In this episode, Natalie Bogwalker shares her technique to quickly build soil for growing food in a temperate climate. You can watch the video of Natalie’s work on soil building at Wild Abundance, which is where ...
08.26.2022 Bee the Change John Kotab discusses his book Bee the Change, a travelogue about his discovery of what we can do to save bees and other pollinators.
08.19.2022 Edible Perennials and Broadscale Permaculture My first conversation with Eric Toensmier from 2012, remastered, as he answers listener questions and we get deep on edible perennials, broadscale permaculture, and climate change.
08.12.2022 Alley Cropping with Eric Toensmeier Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged.Market Donate Directly: via PayPal -or- Venmo @permaculturepodcast Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show. In this episode, Eric Toensmeier returns to share some of his research on alley ...
08.10.2022 Remembering Dan Palmer Remembering Dan Palmer who passed away suddenly the first week of August 2022.
08.05.2022 Natural Farming and Masanobu Fukuoka Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged.Market Donate Directly: via PayPal -or- Venmo @permaculturepodcast Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show. This episode begins with a history lesson on Natural Farming and the work of ...
07.29.2022 Terra Preta and Biochar - Mark Ervin Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged.Market Donate Directly: via PayPal -or- Venmo @permaculturepodcast Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show. The guest for this episode is Mark Ervin of GreenGro Biologicals. He joins me ...
07.22.2022 Rachel Kaplan - Urban Homesteading Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged.Market Donate Directly: via PayPal -or- Venmo @permaculturepodcast Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show. This episode on Urban Homesteading with Rachel Kaplan is the conversation that started me ...
07.15.2022 Chris Salisbury - Wild Nights Out Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged.Market Donate Directly: via PayPal -or- Venmo @permaculturepodcast Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show. Our guest for this episode is Chris Salisbury, author of Wild Nights Out. He ...
07.01.2022 Andrew Magazine - Craft Butchery Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged.Market Donate Directly: via PayPal -or- Venmo @permaculturepodcast Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show. This episode is a guest interview from my friend Drew Grim of Schoolhouse Life, ...
06.17.2022 Katy Bowman - Nutritious Movement Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged.Market Donate Directly: via PayPal -or- Venmo @permaculturepodcast Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show. Caring for Earth includes caring for ourselves. To help us find ways to stay ...
06.05.2022 Dr. Dennis vanEnglesdorp - Bees Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged.Market Donate to the Podcast via PayPal -or- Venmo @permaculturepodcastJoin Our Community of Patrons on Patreon Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show. 40% of all insect species have ...
06.05.2022 Dr. Dennis vanEnglesdorp - Bees 40% of all insect species have declined globally in recent decades, and a third of those are considered endangered. The impacts that wild insects have on our lives are incalculable, while the benefit to humanity by domesticated honeybees is measured ...
04.30.2022 Regenerative Media Alliance Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged.Market Donate Directly: via PayPal -or- Venmo @permaculturepodcast Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show. In this episode I sit down with my friends Jill Cloutier, of Sustainable World ...
04.30.2022 Regenerative Media Alliance Donate to The Permaculture Podcast Online: via PayPal Venmo: @permaculturepodcast Browse the Archives. In this episode I sit down with my friends Jill Cloutier, of Sustainable World Radio, and Oliver Goshey, of Regenerative Skills, as we have a round-robin conversation ...
02.03.2022 Together We Can - Recap and Resources Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged.Market Donate Directly: via PayPal -or- Venmo @permaculturepodcast Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show. This episode shares some of what I learned at the Together We Can Conference ...
02.03.2022 Together We Can - Recap and Resources Donate to The Permaculture Podcast Online: via PayPal Venmo: @permaculturepodcast Browse the Archives. This episode shares some of what I learned at the Together We Can Conference from Future Harvest on January 13 and 14, 2022. This includes some reflections ...
02.03.2022 Together We Can – Recap and Resources This episode shares some of what I learned at the Together We Can Conference from Future Harvest on January 13 and 14, 2022. This includes some reflections (or ramblings if you prefer) as they relate to my own experiences and ...
01.24.2022 The Renegade Economist on Right Livelihoods Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged.Market Donate Directly: via PayPal -or- Venmo @permaculturepodcast Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show. This episode is a guest interview from my friend Karryn Olson, continuing the conversation ...
01.24.2022 The Renegade Economist on Right Livelihoods Donate to The Permaculture Podcast Online: via PayPal Venmo: @permaculturepodcast Browse the Archives. This episode is a guest interview from my friend Karryn Olson, continuing the conversation series on right livelihoods.
01.11.2022 State of the Podcast Address Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged.Market Donate Directly: via PayPal -or- Venmo @permaculturepodcast Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show. This episode is the annual update looking at the year ahead, including some announcements ...
01.11.2022 State of the Podcast Address Donate to The Permaculture Podcast Online: via PayPal Venmo: @permaculturepodcast Browse the Archives. This episode is the annual update looking at the year ahead, including some announcements and insights from behind the scenes.
01.11.2022 State of the Podcast Address This episode is the annual update looking at the year ahead, including some announcements and insights from behind the scenes. When it comes to The Permaculture Podcast, I’m trying some different things with the show this year. First, episodes will ...
01.03.2022 Land-Based Culture and New Age Agrarianism - Renard Turner Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged.Market Donate Directly: via PayPal -or- Venmo @permaculturepodcast Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show. My guest today is Renard Turner, an independent, African-American, sustainable farmer. Along with his ...
01.03.2022 Renard Turner - Land-Based Culture and New Age Agrarianism Donate to The Permaculture Podcast Online: via PayPal Venmo: @permaculturepodcast Browse the Archives. My guest today is Renard Turner, an independent, African-American, sustainable farmer. Along with his wife, he raises gourmet goats and squab at Vanguard Ranch Natural Gourmet in ...
12.05.2021 Final Thoughts - Permaculture, Land and Land Access. Episode 7 Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged.Market Donate Directly: via PayPal -or- Venmo @permaculturepodcast Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show. Here we are at Episode Seven, the finale, of the focused exploration of Permaculture, ...
12.05.2021 Final Thoughts - Permaculture, Land and Land Access. Episode 7 Donate to The Permaculture Podcast Online: via PayPal Venmo: @permaculturepodcast Browse the Archives. Here we are at Episode Seven, the finale, of the focused exploration of Permaculture, Land, and Land Access, with my final thoughts as a series of ramblings, ...
12.05.2021 Final Thoughts – Permaculture, Land and Land Access. Episode 7 Here we are at Episode Seven, the finale, of the focused exploration of Permaculture, Land, and Land Access, with my final thoughts as a series of ramblings, reflections, and ruminations stemming from the earlier episodes. If you haven’t listened to ...
11.27.2021 Improving Land Access - Permaculture, Land and Land Access. Episode 6 Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged.Market Donate Directly: via PayPal -or- Venmo @permaculturepodcast Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show. In this episode, we hear from each of the guests in the Permaculture, Land ...
11.27.2021 Improving Land Access - Permaculture, Land and Land Access. Episode 6 Donate to The Permaculture Podcast Online: via PayPal Venmo: @permaculturepodcast Browse the Archives. In this episode, we hear from each of the guests in the Permaculture, Land and Land Access series, as they address the question: What can we do ...
11.22.2021 Reana Kovalcik - Permaculture, Land, and Land Access. Episode 5. Visit Our Sponsor: Foraged.Market Donate Directly: via PayPal -or- Venmo @permaculturepodcast Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? Browse the extensive archives of the show. In this episode, Reana Kovalcik and I discuss direct action and mutual aid to ...
11.22.2021 Reana Kovalcik - Permaculture, Land, and Land Access. Episode 5. Donate to The Permaculture Podcast Online: via PayPal Venmo: @permaculturepodcast Browse the Archives. In this episode, Reana Kovalcik and I discuss direct action and mutual aid to get seeds into the hands of people who want to grow food. Using ...

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The Permaculture Podcast

What's The Permaculture Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Permaculture Podcast episodes:

The Fruit Forager’s Companion

Into The Night on Furry Wings

The Wild Wisdom of Weeds

Around the World in 80 Plants

Plants as People Care

Mushroom Cultivation and Mycoremediation

Eager

Wild Fermentation

Surviving the Future

Lean Logic - The Life and Work of David Fleming

Climate Change and the Path Ahead

The Soil Food Web

The Power of Fiction to Create Permanent Culture

Rosemary Morrow’s Journey to Permaculture

Farmers Markets, Figs, and The Kale Yard

Starting a Small Scale Farm

Creating a Miraculous Abundance

Wild Fermentation

Building Soil

Bee the Change

Edible Perennials and Broadscale Permaculture

Alley Cropping with Eric Toensmeier

Remembering Dan Palmer

Natural Farming and Masanobu Fukuoka

Terra Preta and Biochar - Mark Ervin

Rachel Kaplan - Urban Homesteading

Chris Salisbury - Wild Nights Out

Andrew Magazine - Craft Butchery

Katy Bowman - Nutritious Movement

Dr. Dennis vanEnglesdorp - Bees

Dr. Dennis vanEnglesdorp - Bees

Regenerative Media Alliance

Regenerative Media Alliance

Together We Can - Recap and Resources

Together We Can - Recap and Resources

Together We Can – Recap and Resources

The Renegade Economist on Right Livelihoods

The Renegade Economist on Right Livelihoods

State of the Podcast Address

State of the Podcast Address

State of the Podcast Address

Land-Based Culture and New Age Agrarianism - Renard Turner

Renard Turner - Land-Based Culture and New Age Agrarianism

Final Thoughts - Permaculture, Land and Land Access. Episode 7

Final Thoughts - Permaculture, Land and Land Access. Episode 7

Final Thoughts – Permaculture, Land and Land Access. Episode 7

Improving Land Access - Permaculture, Land and Land Access. Episode 6

Improving Land Access - Permaculture, Land and Land Access. Episode 6

Reana Kovalcik - Permaculture, Land, and Land Access. Episode 5.

Reana Kovalcik - Permaculture, Land, and Land Access. Episode 5.