Working With and Learning From Nature
The Plight of India’s Farmers
Episode 14: Mukesh Ray, a scholar with a Masters in Social Work from the TATA Institute of Social Sciences in India, works in movements working to curb India’s large agrarian crisis that has resulted in the suicidal death of over 140,000 farmers in the…
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Organic Gardening and Permaculture
Episode 13: Loren Luyendyk, the owner of Santa Barbara Organics, has over ten years of experience in the field of permaculture, sustainability and small-scale farming. Loren is a Certified Master Gardener, Certified Arborist and a member of the American Society of Consulting Arborists. In…
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Wonderful Water: Brock Dolman
Episode 12: Brock Dolman is a biologist, innovative design consultant, and nationally recognized permaculture educator. In this interview, Brock speaks about watersheds, Permaculture, and how to create the conditions to slow, spread, and sink water. Dolman, co-founder of the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center (OAEC),…
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Permaculture in Brasil
Episode 11: Interview with Andre Soares and Lucy Legan, co-directors of Ecocentro IPEC, (Instituto de Permacultura e Ecovilas do Cerrado), in central Brasil. Started in 1998, Ecocentro IPEC has become one of the most important reference centers for sustainable living in Latin America. http://traffic.libsyn.com/pdcastsusworldradio/IPEC_BRASIL-1.mp3Podcast:…
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Ray Cirino: The Power of Sustainable Art and Imagination
Episode 10: Ray Cirino is an artist, inventor, and educator, based in Los Angeles, CA. In this interview with Jill Cloutier, Ray talks about some of his many creations, Water Woman, rocket stoves, solar cookers, and his “mother goddess composting toilet.” Tune in to learn how…
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Simple Prosperity
Episode 9: David Wann talks about finding prosperity through simplicity, non-monetary forms of wealth, and how to have a lifestyle that can provide twice the satisfaction for half the resources. David is the president of the Sustainable Futures Society, a board member of the Cohousing Association of the…
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Building Houses and Community with Cob
Episode 8: Workshop participants at a Cob Workshop in Central California share their enthusiasm about building houses and community with Cob. Interviews were done on the last day of a week long workshop with participants and visitors to the building site. http://traffic.libsyn.com/pdcastsusworldradio/Cob_Open_House_Podcast.mp3Podcast: Play in…
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Into Evans – Natural Builder
Episode 7: Ianto Evans is an applied ecologist, landscape architect, inventor, writer, and teacher with building experience on six continents. Cob is traditional in Wales, his homeland. Ianto teaches ecological building and has consulted to USAID, World Bank, US Peace Corps and foreign governments. …
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How Conscientious Consumption of Chocolate Can Change The World
Episode 5: Did you know that Americans eat 2.8 billion pounds of chocolate every year? Dr. Tom Neuhaus is the co-founder, president, and chocolatier of Sweet Earth Organic Chocolates, Inc: the only Fair Trade Organic artisan chocolate company in the US. Tom Neuhaus is also…
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Maya Food Gardeners in Belize
Episode 4: The Maya cultivated the forest as a garden for thousands of years. Maya forest gardeners from El Pilar, Master Gardener Alfonzo Tzul, Traditional Healer Beatrice Waight, and young Entrepreneur Lucas Medina discuss how they conserve and prosper in the Maya forest and the importance…
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How to Apply Permaculture to Your Life
Episode 3: Kat Steele is a Permaculture teacher and director of the Urban Permaculture Guild in Oakland, California. Kat is trained in ecovillage design, natural building, and workshop facilitation. In this interview, Kat Steele discusses how to apply Permaculture to your own life and what…
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