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In this short interview David Bilbrey, co-host of The Permaculture Podcast and founder of EcoThinkIt.com, sits down for an in-person interview with Joel Solomon, recorded at the ReGen18 conference in May 2018.

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In this short interview David Bilbrey, co-host of The Permaculture Podcast and founder of EcoThinkIt.com, sits down for an in-person interview with Joel Solomon, recorded at the ReGen18 conference in May 2018.

Find out more about Joel, his book, his work, and legacy, at joelsolomon.org. You will, of course, find a link to that and other resources in the resources section below.

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What I like about this brief introduction to Joel and his ideas is that we have an imperative to take action. To not let the perfect be the enemy of the good, but rather engage in the messy work of doing something, whether that means supporting from the sidelines, or getting into the game ourselves, both of which are common themes to recent episode of the podcast, and my own work in particular about finding our passions and stepping up to actively engage in part of the solutions.

What are you doing to make a difference? Whether that is planting a garden and sharing food with your neighbors, organizing a community food forest, or running for elected office, I’d love to hear from you and know how you are working, each day, to create the world you want to live in.

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As this episode is part of an ongoing exploration of the intersection between business, economics, and permaculture, David plans to have longer follow-up interviews with Joel and the other speakers he met at ReGen18. If you have any questions you would like to hear in one of those conversations, reach David directly by emailing: Joel Solomon

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My guest is Victoria Redhed Miller author of Pure Poultry and her latest From No-Knead to Sourdough. These books pull on her experiences as an off-the-grid homesteader in the Pacific Northwest and are available from New Society Publishers.

Our conversation today, however, comes from her second book, Craft Distilling, as we discuss what is involved with legally crafting our own booze at home. With that in mind, we about the lunacy of laws when everything we want to do at home or on our homestead is illegal and what we can do to bring about change, as well as a history of the role of distilling, liquor, and taxation in the founding days of the United States. This is the first of two conversations on distilling with Victoria. We recorded nearly two hours of audio together in a single session, so end here with some of my thoughts on this need for change and how we can engage. The other half of this, out in a few weeks, begins with Victoria walking us through an overview of the distilling process and then diving deeply in. You can find out more about Victoria, Craft Distilling and her other books at victoriaredhedmiller.com, or through her publisher, NewSociety.com. After listening to our discussion about working to make craft distilling legal, what issue matters enough that you would start making some phone calls and writing letters to engage in the political process as a private citizen with a passion for ecological and individual progress? I’d love to hear from you. Email: The Permaculture Podcast Write: The Permaculture Podcast The Permaculture Podcast From here, the next regular interview is a conversation with The Mudgirls, a women-owned and operation Natural Builders Collective in British Columbia, Canada, and the authors responsible for the upcoming Mudgirls Manifesto. Until then, spend each day creating the world you want to live in my getting involved and taking care of Earth, yourself, and each other. Resources Victoria Redhed Miller Craft Distilling New Society Publishers Whiskey Rebellion (Wiki) H.R.2903 - Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015 - The bill we want to be passed! It includes a provision to exempt home distilleries from excise tax and bonding requirements when making liquor for personal or family use.

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In this short interview David Bilbrey, co-host of The Permaculture Podcast and founder of EcoThinkIt.com sits down for an in-person interview with Stuart Cowan, recorded at the ReGen18 conference in May 2018.

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In this short interview David Bilbrey, co-host of The Permaculture Podcast and founder of EcoThinkIt.com sits down for an in-person interview with Stuart Cowan, recorded at the ReGen18 conference in May 2018.

Stuart holds a Ph.D. in Complex Systems, a form of applied mathematics, from the University of California, Berkeley, and uses that background to look for the underlying principles needed to create regenerative economies across local bioregions all the way up to the global biosphere. Stuart explored this emergence in his role as the Director of Regenerative Development at The Capital Institute. David and Stuart use this time together to look at what is emerging from the R&D of The Capital Institute and other regenerative economic projects. Find out more about the work he and David discussed at capitalinstitute.org and in the Resources section below. With his interest in the intersection of business and permaculture, David plans to have a longer follow-up interview with Stuart and the other speakers he met at ReGen18 in the future so if you have any questions you would like to hear in one of those conversations, get in touch: Email: The Permaculture Podcast Or Write: The Permaculture Podcast The Permaculture Podcast From here, the next regular episode is a conversation with Victoria Redhed Miller on the legality of craft distilling, on May 27th for Patreon supporters, and May 30th around the world. Until then, spend each day creating the world you want to live in, by taking care of Earth, yourself, and each other.

Resources: 

Capital Institute

The Regenerative Framework

Beyond Sustainability: The Road to Regenerative Capitalism

John Fullerton: The Emergence of Regenerative Capitalism

Lopez Community Land Trust

The Democracy Collaborative Niagra Share

ReGen18 EcoThinkIt.com

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Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? 

My guest today is Paul Hellier of Fair Food Forager, who joins me to begin an ongoing series of conversations to talk about what we can do reduce waste, change our consumptions patterns, and decrease our ecological footprint.

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