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It is a new year, and that means it's time to get this little podcast back into action.

This week's episode is with Cees Engelen of Urban Edible Gardens in Torquay. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Cees' ideas on working with people and their gardens using permaculture and sustainable concepts to create spaces full of wonder and delicious produce. 

This is a great podcast for anyone starting out in the gardening business as well; I unpacked a few details relating to work as a gardener with Cees, too. 

0:00-0:10

Pt Addis/Torquay - Sunflowers - Connecting to nature - Starting a gardening business - Surfing - Working with friends - Planning for the future

0:10-0:20

Negotiating with clients - Types of design - Intuition/originality - Natural materials - Companion crops - Hard landscaping - Permaculture zones

0:20-0:30

Permaculture in Kenya/beetles, aquaponics, worm farms, methane harvesting - Sepp Holtzer - Abundance - Global awareness - Waste and consumerism - What you need to be happy

0:30-0:40

Solutions (for not going extinct) - Small changes for big effects - The Dao of self reliance - The Chicken Mansion

0:40-0:50

pH levels in compost - Comfrey press - Seaweed fertilizer - Worm juice - Using specified fertilizers - Edible seaweeds - Tim Low - Green houses

0:50-1:00

Greenhouses and structural security - Wicking beds - Hydro Rocks - Permeable irrigation techniques

1:00-1:10

Hydro Rock applications and solutions - Water tanks - Water pressure - Fertilizing using Hydro Rock technology

1:10-1:20

Rockwool accessibility - Growing grass on Hydro Rock - Favourite plants/ potatoes, squash, carrots - Plant medicine/ calendula