Scott Horner runs Small Potatoes Farm and Bakery with his partner in Paonia, Colorado. Having started his journey in architecture school Scott and his family have lived all over the U.S., eventually landing in Paonia where they happily call home. Passionate about permaculture, and self-taught in many areas, Scott shared how to design a sustainable farm, his use of technology in doing so, the effects fo the draught on the farming community, and how its members work together to share resources.

[Read more in the show notes](http://theprocess.co/scott-horner-small-potatoes-farm-permaculture/).

Eric Darby is one of the most interesting people I’ve met over the past couple of years. He lives on an earthship on a mesa in North Fork Valley of Colorado completely off the grid with his family. He was trained as a commercial pilot and aircraft mechanic in the military. After serving his obligation, he flew for a little bit for a paycheck but not for very long. He wanted freedom and found it by designing the exact life he wanted, which meant learning how to be incredibly resourceful.

Eric and I went deep on feelings around money, how exactly he raised a happy family on very little, goals for their land, his approach to parenting, living off the grid, creating space and time for processing, relationships, and more.

[Read more in the show notes](http://theprocess.co/eric-darby-living-off-the-grid-earthships/).

Cynthia Houseweart comes from a long line of ranchers but fell into the line of work, and love of it, serendipitously on her own accord. Today, she’s the founder and president of Princess Beef, a ranch providing 100% grass-fed and finished beef from a Colorado centennial farm since 1999. Their goal is “to sustainably and holistically produce the best and healthiest beef and to conscientiously strive to improve the wellbeing and integrity of our animals and that of the environment where they are raised.”

Cynthia shared how she became a rancher and what makes a grass-fed and finished ranch different from others, as well as their relative impacts on the environment. She also shares specific agricultural tactics they employ for conservation and what to look for when shopping for beef and why.

[Read more in the show notes](http://theprocess.co/princess-beef-grass-finished-beef/).

John K. Melvin is an international artist nurturing community dialog around the intersection of art, nature, and community. He typically up-cycles materials that have passed their traditional use. He has created public art exhibitions for over 14 years and has become increasingly involved with works that highlight ecological concerns and the interconnectedness of systems.

He’s worked with organizations on large-scale public art sculptures, such as the New York Council on the Arts, the Chenven Foundation, Arte Fits Foundation in Puerto Rico, the Wurlitzer Foundation in Taos, New Mexico, and many more.

I had the pleasure of being a fellow resident at Elsewhere Studios with John and seeing his beautiful work and incredible process in person. He has a fascinating life story, which we dig into in this episode, as well as consumerism, art’s role in our lives (the good, the bad, the beautiful, and the ugly), history, changing one’s process, and more.

[Read more in the show notes](http://theprocess.co/environmental-artist-john-melvin/).

Rich Rudin has lived in Delta County since the mid-1970s. Today, he oversees irrigation and domestic water – a series of ditches and creeks – on a mesa that 50 families live on in the North Fork Valley of Colorado. This is an important and arguably tricky job, as the Valley is located in the high desert of Colorado where it barely rains.

Originally from New York, Rich let his intuition and love for nature bring him out west. He shares a bit of his back story as well as an inside look into the tension the valley is under in this conversation. We also get into the nitty-gritty of how water rights and distribution work in the Valley, especially during the drought we were experiencing when I was there.

[Read more in the show notes](http://theprocess.co/rich-rubin-north-fork-valley-water-rights/).

Anna Macleod is a visual artist and independent researcher based in Leitrim, Ireland. Her work mediates complex ideas associated with contemporary, historical, and cultural readings of place through a variety of methods, strategies, and processes.

She employs quasi-scientific methods, interdisciplinary collaboration, performance, and socially engaged activism to critique contemporary landscapes and to build metaphoric spaces for re-imagining the future.

I had the pleasure of getting to know Anna and her work throughout the month I spent at Elsewhere. The woman is a wealth of knowledge on all topics surrounding water — it’s usage, history, religious and cultural relevancy across the globe, and more. We dig into all of it, plus how and why she built her socially engaged art practice as a full-time career.

Read more in the show notes.

Hi, hello! Welcome back to The Process. We’re stoked to be back at it. This episode is a quick 10-minute intro sharing what to expect from this season and what we’ve been up to.

These upcoming episodes were recorded when I was a resident at Elsewhere Studios in Paonia, CO. Both of which are magical places. I had the honor and pleasure of recording conversations with my fellow residents and several members of the community. The result was this series of conversations about the conservation of time, energy, creativity, and physical resources. We spoke with socially engaged artists, farmers, water rights administrators, earth ship creators, and more. I walked away from these conversations feeling inspired, renewed, and ready to be more mindful about the way I was moving through life. I hope you take something from them as well.

[Read more in the show notes](http://http://theprocess.co/season-5-sustainability-intro/(opens in a new tab)).

Rick Maguire has been releasing music – both solo and with a band – under the name Pile for over 10 years. Pile has toured hard since day one, gaining a cult following for their thoughtful lyrics and a sound that’s ever-evolving but uniquely theirs.

In this episode, Rick shares what makes their upcoming album, *Green and Gray* different, his experience quitting and drinking and how it’s impacted his work, working on music full-time, being grateful for the journey and weird experiences along the way, the value of growing slowly, lessons in leading a band, and more.

[Read more in the show notes](http://theprocess.co/rick-maguire-pile-interview/).

This episode is brought to you in partnership with the Desert Daze Festival

Beak> is a band from Bristol consisting of Geoff Barrow, Billy Fuller, and Will Young. Each member comes with their own legendary musical history but has collectively thrown themselves into Beak> full-heartedly, and rightfully so. They're making some of the best music out there today and put on one of the most epic live shows.

We talk about touring in the US vs Europe, their take on streaming, some inherent flaws in the music industry and culture today, positive aspects of culture today, Bristol's music scene, and their songwriting process.

[Read more in the show notes](http://theprocess.co/beak-bristol-interview/).

Amanda Guest is the founder and GM of BFF.fm, an internet community radio station based in San Francisco, CA. Amanda has a long history of working in college and community radio while balancing full-time jobs in marketing and publishing. We talk about that, lessons learned in running a community organization, the importance of process and delegation, the future of BFF.fm, the Bay Area music scene, and a whole lot more.

[Read more in the show notes](http://theprocess.co/amanda-guest-bff-fm-interview/ .