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How do we engage in the world in a positive way? How do we do that with business?

David Bilbrey, of EcoThinkIt.com, returns to the host’s chair to talk with Bryan Welch, the CEO of B the Change Media, to answer these questions. Bryan founded B the Change Media in 2015 to look at how businesses, particularly B Corporations, work to bring about social good.

Bryan is a rancher and entrepreneur. For 19 years he ran Ogden publications, the owner of Mother Earth News, Mother Earth Living, Grit, and several other category leading media companies focused on sustainability, natural health, and rural lifestyle. Bryan is the recipient of numerous awards, including Niche Media’s 2014 Niche Rockstar of the Year, and was honored with a B Corporation 2014 Hal Taussig Award for using business as a force for good.

After listening to this interview, what are your thoughts on B Corporations? Do you see business as a valid agent for change? Can you see how Bryan's observation and engagement of employees lead to greater well being for those individuals, their community and organization? Would you consider moving your work, if you are an entrepreneur, towards a B Corporation?

I'd like to know what you think about all this. Leave a comment below or you can contact me directly.

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Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? 

How do we make permaculture education more affordable?

This is a common question in our community, and today I sit down and speak Jessa Fowler, the Education Director at Allegheny Mountain Institute, about a way AMI creates opportunities through a stipend-supported fellowship program.

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This program stood out for me, and I asked Jessa for this short interview, because the subjects covered are the trifecta of my interests: growing food, taking care of the people around us, and doing so in the framework of permaculture. Many institutes offer farming apprenticeships or community development training or permaculture design certificates, but this fellowship contains all three. The only other similar program I know of operates in California, whereas AMI's location in Virginia is accessible to a wide range of participants along the Eastern seaboard.

Making the fellowship viable for even more folks is that Phase I fellows receive a stipend of $1,000 upon completion, and Phase 2 participants receive $1,5000 per month, removing the financial burden of taking the time to live and learn deeply, embedded in community.

If you or someone you know are interested in this opportunity you can read more in the: AMI Fellowship Outline (PDF)

If you are already ready, get your application in soon, as they are due by February 19, 2017. Apply at:

Allegheny Mountain Institute

Still looking for more information? Contact Jessa:

jessa (at) alleghenymountainschool.org

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In this interview my friend Jen Mendez, of PermieKids.com , speaks with Matt Bibeau of Institute of Permaculture Education for Children (IPEC) .

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They begin with Matt's background, including  his desire to work for the Park Service, which he put aside to dive deep into education for children to found Mother Earth School with his wife Kelly Hogan. This took Matt way from the woods and back to study Sustainable Education from Portland State University.

After this introduction they lead into the first two Zones of the Service and Action for Place-based Social Organization framework. Zone I is the living labratory: the people, activities, and efforts taking place at Jean's Farm in the urban environment of Portland. Zone II, which draws this piece to a close, is the demonstration of the lab, integrating the work of Mother Earth School and IPEC into the local community through various partnerships so that the organization can be as inclusive as possible. This integration is vital to the continued work of IPEC, whether in the home town of Portland, or in any other community they teach.

Expect Part II on February 28, 2017.

Five Zones of Service and Action for Place-based Social Organizations

Zone I: Living Labratory

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Want to listen to more conversations about Permaculture? 

During this conversation, recorded live at the Prairie Festival the 40th celebration of The Land Institute, we join David Bilbrey talks with Fred Kirschenmann, a national and international leader in sustainable agriculture, who shares an appointment as Distinguished Fellow for the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University, and is president of Stone Barn Center for Food and Agriculture in Pocantico Hills, New York.

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We join David and Fred a few minutes into their conversation after Fred shares his encouragment by a former university student to look into organic Agriculture. Fred begins with his decision to convert to organic agriculture and the impacts this has on his farming choices, including the lack of available mentors and markets for this new-old method of farming.

From there, Fred walks David through the transformations one can see from choosing bio-regionalism and farming with a sense of place and the impacts of organic agriculture. They end with Fred's three points for creating viable sustainable farms: by choosing to create regenerative, resilience, and relationship focused agriculture that forms a bond between the farmer, their land, and community.

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