In episode 121, Cormac chats with John Metcalf from Sow and Grow Regenerative about How a Permaculture Designer Builds Gardens, Community, and Regenerative Projects from Scratch John is a permaculture designer, teacher, and regenerative practitioner with several years of experience. Their work includes designing gardens, teaching, and building community projects focused on growing food and […]

Fulltime Consulting with Michael Wardle 🌱 Build resilience on your own land. Join my free community, the Permaculture Property Lab, to get instant access to 3 free courses on permaculture design, gardening, and soil health:👉 https://www.skool.com/vine-permaculture-7207 Discovering Permaculture in a Library The journey began with finding permaculture books in a neglected library section. The ideas […]

Ecovillage Tours and Real-World Learning Jason describes ecovillage tours as structured experiences lasting around nine to twelve days.Participants travel in small groups, visiting multiple communities and engaging directly with founders.Each visit includes presentations, Q&A sessions, and site tours.The experience combines education, travel, and group interaction. Comparing Communities in Practice Visiting several communities in a short […]

In episode 117 of the Permaculture Vine Podcast, Cormac Harkin is joined by Graham Towerton from Permaculture Canada. Graham chats about the Recircled project, working with waste from the textile industry, and developing processes that turn carbon-based materials into fuel, electricity, and biochar. Free Site Observation Guide → https://vinepermaculture.com/start/ Learn how to understand your property […]

In episode 116 of the Permaculture Vine Podcast, Cormac Harkin is joined by Permaculture Canada and special guest Jeremy Fellows. They speak to Jeremy about building water catchment systems, working with extreme seasonal rainfall patterns, and developing decentralized water filtration projects in a lakeside community facing untreated wastewater challenges. Jeremy shares his journey from Massachusetts […]

In episode 115 of the Permaculture Vine Podcast, Cormac Harkin speaks with Lusi Alderslowe about her background in permaculture, how she came to teaching, and the different ways permaculture design can be applied to education, community work, and working with children. Lusi begins by introducing herself and explaining that she lives in South West Scotland, in Dumfries and […]

In this episode of The Permaculture Vine Podcast, hosted by Cormac Harkin, we focused on permaculture events. The conversation brought together guests from Permaculture Canada, Creasol Permaculture, and Candlelit Tales to discuss their direct experiences with attending, hosting, and creating events connected to permaculture, education, and collaboration. The discussion covered personal experiences of events, challenges in […]

In episode 113 of The Permaculture Vine podcast, Cormac chats with Colin Crawshaw, who lives on a steep farm in Switzerland between 860 and nearly 1,000 metres in elevation. The land had been fallow for 70 years and previously supported families for centuries. Colin frames his move there as part of a commitment to contribute […]

In episode 112 of The Permaculture Vine podcast, Cormac chats withpisode features Marty Ware, horticulturist, long-time gardening educator, and founder of the Garden Creator Hub. Marty began sharing small-space growing, worm farming, and composting online more than 15 years ago while raising his daughter as a single parent. His background includes agribusiness, horticulture, organic production, and early […]

In this week’s episode of The Permaculture Vine Podcast, Graham Towerton from Permaculture Canada discussed a recent tree-planting project at a solar farm in Adrian, Michigan, and the broader concept of agrivoltaics—incorporating agriculture within solar farms. The Tree Planting Project Graham’s team recently completed a $325,000 contract to plant 1,122 Black Hills spruce trees around […]