A Regenerative Future with Matt Powers

Get the BEST Seed Possible! Key TakeAways: - Select Seed from the Best Plants in the Worst Soils or Conditions - Select Seed from the Earliest Plants and Save Them Separately - Use Disease & Pests to Increase Disease & Pest Resistance - Be a Rough and Messy Seed Saver Learn more about Seed Saving with an online course on permaculture that features seed to table to preservation lessons: http://www.thepermaculturestudent.com/course-signup/the-permaculture-student-online-course

Tigre Pickett and Matt Powers discuss a diversity of topics under the great umbrella tent of Rewilding. Relationships, parenting, health, and more are the mix! Learn more about Tigre & Lola's work here: https://wildplayground.com

Click Here: http://www.thepermaculturestudent.com/course-signup/permaculture-gardening-with-matt-powers Have you followed all the organic gardening advice out there that you can find and are you still not seeing the kind of results you’re looking?  I was there - I wanted a giant garden so I could stop paying huge sums of money for organic food and still provide safe food for my family (my wife is a 3 time cancer survivor and we have two young boys and I was just a substitute teacher at that point - so this HAD to work for me). The deer, wild pigs, ground squirrels, the dead dirt, the drought, the heat. It was all so extreme in the Central Valley of California that most people thought it was impossible to garden there unless you spent more money and time than it was worth. I didn’t have money - I had the ability to research, study, and test the most cutting edge and advanced gardening techniques though - I had access to land and the internet. There are many amazing techniques, methodologies, and disciplines out there, but none of them cut it in the 140°F soils, severe drought, and heavy animal pressure that I was experiencing. It took permaculture design course for me to understand the principles behind my situation, so that I could partner with nature and grow hundreds of pounds of food effortlessly in 2 acre year-round garden without fences while growing feet of soil and astonishing local farmers and enchanting PBS viewers and local visitors. No offsite inputs were used aside from straw, animal feed, manure, and seeds and it was managed with only hand tools.  Is this just for folks in my climate or able-bodied folk like me? No, it’s based on universal natural principles: I’ve taught students how to apply permaculture principles to gardening in all the major climates and on all continents excepting Antartica, helping hundreds of students of all ages and abilities in my online courses over the pasts 2 years. My students are saving gallons of seed, growing hundreds of pounds of food, and growing rampant gardens of unruly beauty - many of my students are also becoming leaders and teachers in their regions and communities, and you can too. You’ve waiting long enough for the garden of your dreams - your time is now: http://www.thepermaculturestudent.com/course-signup/permaculture-gardening-with-matt-powers

Have you ever thought about the magnitude of the Climate Change problem? How many people there are now? How little there is left of pristine nature? Has it ever just eaten up your hope? It’ll ruin your day - it could ruin a week, a month, your everyday - your island might be washing away, BUT the power, rapidity, and awe inspiring capabilities of nature will always inspire those of us willing to observe. HOPE is a product of Observation, research, practice, and reflection. We feel hope when we see a positive future for ourselves and our communities. HOPE is a product of Observation, Research, Practice, and Reflection. We feel hope when we see a positive future for ourselves and our communities.  - Observe Nature - Look at how the ruins of Detroit has been reclaimed by nature. - Research the Power of Nature - The Loess Plateau, Geoff Lawton’s Greening the Desert, Al Baydha Project, & NanoClay. Fungi can eat cigarette butts, Mealworms eat styrofoam, Bacteria eat crude oil, and so much more. - Practice Working with Nature - Permaculture and all regenerative living practices. - Reflection - Hope comes from working ethically with Nature and Observing the results over time. If you are feeling hopeless,  - Get out in Nature - Go for a Hike or Walk and watch the birds closely - Watch Lessons of the Loess Plateau (Youtube), Greening the Desert with Geoff Lawton (Youtube), or From Sand to Soil in 7 hours (TEDtalk) or read The Permaculture Student 2 which features many amazing large-scale examples. - Grow a Garden, Compost All Organic Waste, Use Graywater to Irrigate your Garden, & try adopting the strategies and technology featured in The Permaculture Student 2. - Meditate (Clear Your Mind), Pray (Direct Your Mind), & keep a Gratitude Journal (Frame Your Mind) Learn to live an abundant and hope-filled life with The Permaculture Student 2: http://www.thepermaculturestudent.com/shop/the-permaculture-student-2-pre-order-only

Have you ever wished we could easily recycle styrofoam? Have you ever wondered if there's more than red wigglers to the vermicomposting picture? Join us in a conversation with Hawaii's Eddy Garcia talking about turning surfboards into vegetables, solving pollution, and learning from Mother Nature. Learn more about Eddy's work here: http://livingearthsystems.com Photo Credit: Eddy Garcia 2016

This is the first time running through the 5 Steps to an Abundant Future in front of an audience & with local representatives of the 5 Steps speaking as well. It was AWESOME!! Huge thanks to Frank Golbeck & Golden Coast Mead for hosting this event. The 5 Steps to an Abundant Future 1. Build Soil 2. Grow Forests 3. Restore the Oceans & all Water 4. Restore Biodiversity 5. Rewild Human Culture Do you want to setup one of these in your area? Contact us: Matt@ThePermacultureStudent.com

Have you ever wanted to quit your day job? I SURE DID. My job was unsustainable even though I was tenured and head of the English Dept - I still didn't earn enough for rent in our area! Watch the video to learn how I quit my job with confidence & join us in the journey to help you to do the same: http://www.thepermaculturestudent.com/course-signup/regenerative-entrepreneurs-educators-the-online-course-with-matt-powers

Does this episode feel like it's addressed to you? Well, sit down and get a pen and paper out. - Write it all Down - All your ideas - Prioritize them down to the Top 3 - Write down the Steps to Success - Write DownWhat Can be Done Today Evolve this into a daily reflection on your goals, projects, steps, daily to do, research to do, and brainstorming work. Make time for time... and join Regenerative Entrepreneurs & Educators: Alignment & Best Practices this Sunday: http://www.thepermaculturestudent.com/course-signup/regenerative-entrepreneurs-educators-the-online-course-with-matt-powers

How do we make Lasting Change? In our own lives? In our backyards? It's all about adopting new patterns...

What IF? HOW? With ReWilding, Permaculture, & More Regenerative Practices, we CAN ALL DO THIS!! Adopt the NEW - Abandon the OLD. Join in the Regeneration!! http://www.thepermaculturestudent.com/course-signup/regenerative-entrepreneurs-educators-the-online-course-with-matt-powers