

The Permaculture Podcast
Scott Mann
Caring for Earth, Ourselves, and Each Other.
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Aug 12, 2023 • 10min
Q&A #1 - Is Technology Anathema to Permaculture?
In this Q&A episode, I address a question from Duncan, who reached out and asked:
Is technology anathema to permaculture?
Software That Can Be Used While Designing
Adobe Creative Cloud
AutoCAD
Google Earth
Google Meet
Google Slides
Procreate
ShapeWorks
Sketchup
Two Drones I Like
DJI Air (I flew the 2 for a Summer. The 3 is now out)
Skydio 2+ (Recommended to me by a friend who is a professional drone pilot for a Made-in-the-USA alternative to DJI.)

Aug 7, 2023 • 7min
The News - 07 August 2023
Today’s News of the World includes a rewilding project, a surge in a nation’s move towards renewable energy, and a look at how Unbuilding can help limit the impacts of climate change on our communities.
Resources
Rewilding
How an Iberian rewilding plan aims to repopulate ‘empty Spain’
Rewilding Spain
Books
Eager by Ben Goldfarb
Coyote America by Dan Flores
Bringing Back the Beaver by Derek Gow
Interview: Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter
Renewable Energy and Climate Change
China on course to hit wind and solar power target five years ahead of time
How ‘Unbuilding’ Can Help Weather Climate Disasters

Aug 1, 2023 • 7min
The News - 31 July 2023
Show Notes
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Michael Judd
Replacing Your Lawn? Instead of a Meadow, Consider a Food Forest
Interview: Edible Landscaping
Interview: Starting Out and Getting Involved with Permaculture
Interview: Honoring the Dead and Holding the Dying: Natural Burial
Interview: For the Love of PawPaws
Interview: MAPC Keynote Address
Review: Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist
Rewilding
Prince William to expand Duchy of Cornwall’s temperate Rainforest

Jul 24, 2023 • 8min
The News -24 July 2023
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The 2023 Venie Holmgren Environmental Poetry Prize
Learn More About the Prize and Enter Today!
Ben and bEartha
Watch the Trailer!
The Regenerative Landscaper by Erik Ohlsen
Pre-order today from Synergetic Press
Facing a Future of Drought
Click Here to Access the New Yorks Times Article
Gardening for Dummies Bundle
Brought to us from the great folks at Humble Bundle
Charity:Water
Geoff Christou
GeoffChristou.com
Utopia: A Permaculture Vision
Our Interview: We Are Time Scouts, Designing for the Future

Jul 15, 2023 • 5min
What Holds You Back?
What Holds You Back? Is it:
An issue of education, such as taking a permaculture design course, a bachelor’s degree, or returning to school as a non-traditional student?
An issue of information, such as the right book or resources that helps make sense of an issue you’re stuck on?
A matter of access to land, whether a garden plot, backyard, homestead, or farm, and trying to find land where you live?
A financial problem, such as having the income to support your work or project while it grows, to rent, lease, or buy land, or acquiring the tools you need to work it?
A technical issue, such as setting up the right business structure for your work, or an on-the-ground problem an expert could help you solve?
A community problem, where you don’t have the folks around you or the right social groups to help you overcome your obstacles?
Let me know by sending me a direct message using the contact form.
In your message, tell me about yourself to the extent you are comfortable, answer as many of the questions as you care to, and, if you’re sharing information about a specific project, be sure to include:
The name of the project.
The names of the founder or leadership team
Contact information, including email, phone, and a website if there is one.
A brief description of what the project does.
A list of the project’s needs.

Jul 10, 2023 • 6min
The News - 10 July 2023
Dan Palmer’s Legacy
Watch David Holmgren’s Video: “Dan Palmer’s Legacy”
Interview: David Holmgren’s Design Journey (Part 1)
Interview: David Holmgren’s Design Journey (Part 2)
Interview: Allan Savory - Managing Complexity
David Holmgren’s Live, Online PDC
Class starts on July 13th, 2024, so register today!
Storytelling for Climate Change
Project Drawdown
I’m planning to be there on July 19th at 12 Noon, Eastern, so, register now and I’ll see you there!
Do with Su
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Jul 1, 2023 • 7min
The News - 1 July 2023
The Pemaculture Podcast Patreon
Terraso
Terraso
Terraso’s YouTube Channel
EcoAgriculture Partners
1,000 Landscapes for 1 Billion People
Costa Rican Permaculture
VerdEnergia
Black Sheep Regenerative Resource Management
Interview: Creating a Regenerative Supply Chain - Rewild Organics | Joshua Hughes
Interview: Joshua Hughes - Regenerative Investing
Just Action
The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein
Just Action by Richard Rothstein, Leah Rothstein
Geologist’s Primer
Geologist’s Primer Kickstarter
Interview: Anna Urbanik - Herbalist’s Primer
Scott’s Appearances on The Urban Farm Podcast
743: Scott Mann On The Ripples Of Permaculture Pt 1.
744: Scott Mann On The Ripples Of Permaculture Pt 2.

May 28, 2023 • 36min
Natural Aquaponics
Eddy Garcia of Living Earth Systems joins me to discuss Natural Aquaponics and how we can create beautiful, functioning systems whether we prefer to nerd out on the numbers or learn through observation and experience.
Find out more about Eddy and his work at Living Earth Systems and view these systems in action on Instagram.

May 21, 2023 • 38min
Earth Skills and Wild Abundance
My guest is Natalie Bogwalker, the visionary behind Wild Abundance, a permaculture skills center and homestead near Asheville, North Carolina. As a primary instructor at Wild Abundance, she teaches a variety of classes, including tiny house building workshops, women's carpentry, and permaculture design courses. She likes to share her passion with others to help them live in an empowered and Earth-centered way.
Find out more about Natalie and her classes at WildAbundance.net.

May 18, 2023 • 7min
Changing Direction
After more than a decade producing long-form, guest-driven, interview-based episodes, there are changes coming to The Permaculture Podcast.
Listen to find out what's happening and how you can be a part of this transition.