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Today's guest is 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.

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During the conversation time talk about international permaculture and the French permaculture movement; what books, materials, and classes are available in that region folks interested in getting involved in Permaculture, including  what staples of the literature have and have not been translated so far; and how that selection of books leads to the search for climate analogues and the authors writing for that region of the world.

Along the way, Perrine shares what it's been like to transition transition to a life of farming, finding permaculture, and with it a way to move forward as a farmer. Together she and Charles are raising their family and food together, while spreading permaculture throughout France and, with the publication of this book, the world.

If you'd like to learn more about their farm, read this case study by François Léger and Sacha Guégan, that details the operations at Bec Hellouin, and the results the

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And then grab yourself a copy of Miraculous Abundance from Chelsea Green.

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Today's episode sees David Bilbrey returning to have a conversation with Trevor Tychon the founder of Connect Africa Ministries, a faith-based non-governmental organization working in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Congo, creating Resource Centers that provide education, training, and community support to create water filtration systems, cisterns, rockets stoves, and eco-toilets.

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Today's episode sees David Bilbrey returning to have a conversation with Trevor Tychon the founder of Connect Africa Ministries, a faith-based non-governmental organization working in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Congo, creating Resource Centers that provide education, training, and community support to create water filtration systems, cisterns, rockets stoves, and eco-toilets.

Trevor and Connect Africa Ministries primary work has been providing clean water since creating the organization, along with his wife Jana, in 2001. Rather than drill wells, which can break due to the failure of a ten-cent part that requires thousands of dollars in resources to fix, they work above ground to capture and clean rainwater.  Originally intended to provide potable water for 5,000, they have touched the lives of over 50,000 by embedding themselves alongside the people they work with, and being and active part of the solution to empower individuals and transform communities.

While working in Africa, Trevor and Jana discovered permaculture and began integrating that into their broader work, so that more people can create resilience where they live. For the Tychon's, this education also includes experimentation, learning to grow something at one Connect Africa Resource Center and sharing that through trials at others.

A longer episode than has been posted in a while, there is a lot of wisdom from the work of Trevor and CAM. Enjoy.

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Recorded live at the Mid-Atlantic Permaculture Convergence, in this episode Michael Judd shares stories of his life in South America picking coffee and meeting Nicaraguan migrant families, resulting in a love of that country that eventually lead him to permaculture and the creation of Project Bona Fide.

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Recorded live at the Mid-Atlantic Permaculture Convergence, in this episode Michael Judd shares stories of his life in South America picking coffee and meeting Nicaraguan migrant families, resulting in a love of that country that eventually lead him to permaculture and the creation of Project Bona Fide.  Six year ago he returned to the United States where he started Ecologia Design and wrote Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist.

Michael is an old friend of the show who continues to do incredible work by modeling what he wants to see in the world, while making permaculture ever more accessible through ideas like the Edible Forest Patch, and creating functional, beautiful designs. Ever step of the way he meets people where they are at so that their needs are forefront to the outcomes of every project.

I also consider his book one of the better introductions to permaculture for someone just getting started because he has provided simple, straightforward projects that can get someone involved within a few days of opening the cover, whether they are interested in the landscape, food, or booze. If you know someone looking to add permaculture to their lives, but don't know where to begin, gift them a copy of Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist.

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Along the way they also touch on someone whose work we could all do to learn a little bit more about, Buckminster Fuller.

Joshua and David mention a number of books, organizations, and thought leaders, which you'll find more extensive than usual links for below.

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