The Permaculture Podcast

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Trees of Power Mar 14, 2023

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My guest today is Akiva Silver of Twisted Tree Farm in Spencer, New York. He joins me to talk about his life and the experiences that lead to his book Trees of Power from Chelsea Green Publishing.
You can find Akiva, his farm, and work at twisted-tree.net and you can find his book, Trees of Power, at chelseagreen.com.
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Twisted Tree Farm
Trees of Power (Chelsea Green)
Tom Brown Jr. Tracking School
The Graves Tree - Arthur Graves Chestnuts
Empire Chestnut Company (Route 9 Cooperative)
Related Interview: Foraging with Sam Thayer

Kochia Mar 07, 2023

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In this guest episode, the final in this series, naturalist and writer Shane Sater, shares his insights and thoughts on kochia as it relates to sparrows; a reflection on how an introduced plant species create novel ecosystems and adaptations.
And that was Shane Sater. You can read more of his nature writing and view the photographs from his journey in the natural world at WhatsGoingOnBlog.org.

The Understory Feb 28, 2023

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In this episode, Chris Knapp, one of the founders of Maine Local Living School in Temple, Maine, returns to talk about their immersive educational experience, The Understory.
During our conversation, Chris shares how this program came to be, his influences, and the knowledge, skills, and encounters he and his fellow instructors seek to impart to students during the multi-week, onsite program.
If you are interested in permaculture and what permaculture education can look like beyond the Permaculture Design Course, or you are an instructor looking to build upon your existing curriculum and offerings, this is an interview to dive into.
Find out more about Chris, the school, and The Understory at MaineLocalLiving.org.

Maine Local Living School Feb 21, 2023

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My guest today is Chris Knapp, an instructor and one of the founders of Maine Local Living School, a homestead and education center in Temple, Maine.

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To Glimpse an Ancient Murrelet Feb 17, 2023

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This is the second in a series of three guest episodes from Shane Sater.
A naturalist and writer based in Montana, USA, Shane shares his deep passion for nature and community through writing and recordings like this one, bringing together his education in environmental science, botany, and field biology with his experiential work in community, integrating the wonder embodied relationship with nature to the human experience. In addition to this work and with a love for all creatures, Shane feels a special affinity for silk moths, stinging nettles, cottonwoods, and meadowlarks.
Read more of Shane's nature writing and view the photographs from his journey in the natural world at WhatsGoingOnBlog.org.

Foraging Feb 14, 2023

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My guest for this episode is Sam Thayer, the expert forager and author.
You can find Sam's personal experience working with wild foods in his books, The Forager's Harvest and Nature's Garden.
Resources
Sam Thayer
The Forager's Harvest
Nature's Garden
Edible Wild Plants: Wild Foods from Dirt to Plate

Beginning Foraging Feb 07, 2023

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My guests for this episode are Violet Brill and her father “Wildman” Steve Brill. Violet and Steve are foragers from New York. Violet assists her father on his plant tours, leading groups of people and teaching them about wild edibles.
You can find out more about Violet and Steve at wildmanstevebrill.com.

The Fruit Forager’s Companion Jan 28, 2023

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Chef and writer Sara Bir joins me to share her work as a foodie and author of The Fruit Forager’s Companion, from Chelsea Green Publishing.
Using her book and those experiences as a place to start, we explore her interest in wild fruit and foods, including first falling in love with the paw paw, and about how shared experiences, in the forest or around the table, bring us together. You can find Sara on her website sausagetarian and her book at Chelsea Green. I also recommend following her on Instagram, if you’re on there, as she posts some really great pictures about food. Just as with her website, you’ll find her there as sausagetarian.
Resources
Sara Bir (sausagetarian.com)
Sara on Instagram
The Fruit Foragers Companion (Chelsea Green)

Into The Night on Furry Wings Jan 25, 2023

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This episode is the first in a series of guest permabytes from Shane Sater.
Shane, a naturalist and writer based in Montana, USA, has a deep passion for nature and community which he explores through his writing where he brings together his training in environmental science, botany, and field biology with his lived experiences in his community, speaking to wonder and the embodied relationship with nature that all of us can have. Throughout his journeys, Shane feels a special affinity for silk moths, stinging nettles, cottonwoods, and meadowlarks - among many other of Earth’s creatures.
Read more of Shane's nature writing at: https://whatsgoingonblog.org/