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Growers DailyWhat Restoring Ecology Does for Economies, Communities, Farmers, and Health with John D. LiuWelcome to episode 220 of Growers Daily! We cover: John D. Liu, ecologist, filmmaker, and co-chair of Ecosystem Restoration Communities, joins us to chat about ecological restoration projects around the globe, how ecology can help our communities and relationships, and what it all means for us in ag. We are a Non-Profit! 👇 🙌 DONATE 🙌 https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ALF4MZX26SVSQ https://app.candid.org/profile/16047666 Links for today: The NTG Premier League Fantasy League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/kpu9zv League Code...
2025-08-2045 min
Nine To NoonAndrew Millison: Permaculture lessons from around the worldAndrew Millison has recently visited Africa's 'Great Green Wall' - a massive 8000-kilometre planting project aimed at holding back the spread of the Sahara Desert.
2025-08-0722 min
The joe gardener Show - Organic Gardening - Vegetable Gardening - Expert Garden Advice From Joe Lamp'l426-Global Permaculture & Africa's Great Green WallPermaculture, implemented on a grand scale, restores degraded land and transforms countless lives, as my guest this week, permaculture educator and designer Andrew Millison, knows all too well. Andrew joins me to share his experience visiting permaculture projects all over the globe, like Africa’s Great Green Wall. Podcast Links for Show Notes Download my free eBook 5 Steps to Your Best Garden Ever - the 5 most important steps anyone can do to have a thriving garden or landscape. It’s what I still do today, without exception to get incredible results, even in the most challe...
2025-07-1752 min
In the WoodsEpisode 63: Can Forests Be Perma-Cultural?Exploring Permaculture in Forestry with Andrew Millison | In the Woods Podcast In this episode of 'In the Woods' podcast, hosted by Lauren Grand of Oregon State University's Extension Service, we delve into the application of permaculture principles in forestry. Joined by Andrew Millison, a seasoned permaculture designer and educator, we uncover how permaculture oriented thinking—ranging from road placements to water harvesting and species diversity—can transform forest management for long-term health, productivity, and resilience. Learn about practical examples from Oregon and global insights, including innovative projects in India and Sub-Saharan Africa. Whether you are an ex...
2025-07-0136 min
Talking with TanyaEpisode #8 - Grounded and Growing: The Healing Power of GardeningFrom reducing anxiety and stress to encouraging better eating habits and creating a deeper connection with nature, gardening has become a safe space where I can slow down and grow — inside and out.I also talk about the simple things I've learned so far, my favorite easy-to-grow plant, and how gardening has helped me feel more independent and in tune with myself. Whether you’re curious about starting your own garden or just love stories of healing and self-discovery, this episode is for you.🌻 Let’s grow together — one seed at a time.Andrew Millison Pe...
2025-05-3114 min
The Great Simplification with Nate HagensRestoring Global Ecology: The Great Green Wall and Large-Scale Permaculture in Action with Andrew MillisonIt’s no secret that massive change is needed to restore our planet’s vital ecosystems. Permaculture offers practices to restore local environments by focusing on creating sustainable agricultural systems that mimic patterns found in nature. But how might permaculture initiatives go beyond agriculture to transform some of our largest-scale problems, such as social cohesion, climate stabilization, and even human migration? In this conversation, Nate sits down with permaculture educator Andrew Millison to discuss the Great Green Wall project, a massive ecological initiative aimed at combating desertification in the Sahel region of Africa. They explore the causes of t...
2025-05-211h 03The Great Simplification with Nate HagensRestoring Global Ecology: The Great Green Wall and Large-Scale Permaculture in Action with Andrew MillisonIt’s no secret that massive change is needed to restore our planet’s vital ecosystems. Permaculture offers practices to restore local environments by focusing on creating sustainable agricultural systems that mimic patterns found in nature. But how might permaculture initiatives go beyond agriculture to transform some of our largest-scale problems, such as social cohesion, climate stabilization, and even human migration? In this conversation, Nate sits down with permaculture educator Andrew Millison to discuss the Great Green Wall project, a massive ecological initiative aimed at combating desertification in the Sahel region of Africa. They explore the causes of t...
2025-05-211h 03
Fair Hill Farmstead Life#49: Andrew Millison on Global Permaculture Projects and Wins for HumanityMeet Andrew Millison, permaculture educator at Oregon State University, and owner of the largest permaculture channel on YouTube. He’s known for his instructional videos covering massive projects like greening the Sahara Desert and several different national level projects in India to restore entire watersheds and make rivers flow again. Andrew talks about a series of projects around the world he's covered, things he's learned and lessons for us all. Andrew seeks solutions and then highlights them to spark understanding and seeing the inner connection between the earth, food, health, and society… he finds the places where things are worki...
2025-02-081h 29
Sense-Making in a Changing WorldShifting the Narrative with Andrew Millison and Morag GambleJoin me in conversation with Andrew Millison, an agent for change who shares permaculture wisdom through art, design and multimedia storytelling. In this episode we explore how Andrew is actively weaving stories to shift the narrative from one of scarcity to one of abundance - and how you can too. This episode is part of the recorded series from the International Festival of Ideas, held in May 2024.Andrew has previously been on this podcast, talking about the epic permaculture projects he has been part of and helped to record. The work of sharing the possibilities that permaculture...
2025-01-2936 min
shado in focusWhat is Solarpunk? by Andrew SageWelcome back! Today's article in focus is brought to us by Andrew Sage and is an introduction to Solarpunk: Everything you need to know about Solarpunk, how it connects to climate justice and how to get involved with the movement.Andrew is a writer, artist, organiser, and YouTuber born and raised in Trinidad & Tobago. As an ardent anarchist and firm believer in power to the people, Andrew aims to invigorate imaginations and encourage people to create a better world in the shell of the old.What can you do?...
2024-10-2815 min
Lone Star Deep DiveEpisode 10: Andrew MillisonOn Episode 10 the Lone Star Deep Dive Podcast features Andrew Millison presenting “Practices to Move from Water Scarcity to Water Abundance”, during the Stewarding Our Water Future Conference this year.Andrew Millison is the founder of Oregon State University’s Permaculture Design program, where he introduced a revolutionary ecological design system into the mainstream university establishment, educating tens of thousands of students. His popular YouTube Channel boasts hundreds of thousands of subscribers with tens of millions of views, where he documents the most impactful ecological projects on Earth and presents them in both an artistic and technical manner...
2024-08-1548 min
The Permaculture PodcastIntroducing Andrew TuttleIn this episode, Andrew Tuttle sits down with Mary Marshall as she draws out his story: what brought him to Permaculture and why this work matters; what he’s up to currently, and what he sees in the months and years ahead. Throughout, we hear his stories, directly, in his own, unique voice.
Find out more about Andrew and his design and educational work at EdgePerma.com, and our new community at skool.com/thepermaculturecollective.
Listen to his initial interviews on The Permaculture Podcast, sitting with Mary Marshall as his co-host, using the links below.
2024-07-271h 02
The Permaculture PodcastIntroducing Mary MarshallIn this episode, Mary Marshall sits down with Andrew Tuttle to talk about her history, what brought her to Permaculture and design, and Mary’s thoughts about the future. Along the way, they share the stories from their time together, over many years, as partners in many aspects of life traveling, living, and creating with one another.
Find out more about Mary and her design work with Andrew at EdgePerma.com, and our new community at skool.com/thepermaculturecollective.
Resources
Interviews from Mary and Andrew
Creating a Permaculture Life and Livelihood wi...
2024-07-2448 min
The Permaculture PodcastPodcast Update: July 2024Welcome to the Podcast Update for July 2024. In this episode, I’ll let you know about the future of the show as it currently stands including:
- How things are going with the co-hosts Mary and Andrew of Edge Perma.
- Plans for new episodes.
- Welcoming you to our new, free community.
- An update on my personal recovery.
Resources
The Permaculture Collective
Interviews from Mary and Andrew
Creating a Permaculture Life and Livelihood with Michael Judd
Functional Hedgerows with Jude Hobbs
Exploring Global Permaculture wi...
2024-07-2204 min
Surviving Hard TimesPermaculture: Working With Nature By Stimulating Agriculturally Productive EcosystemsWant to get to know the uses and benefits of permaculture? Look no further than Andrew Millison. Andrew Millison is an instructor of Permaculture at Oregon State University, where he has developed an online instructional course that educates individuals across the globe. Permaculture and land regeneration is an ultra-sustainable approach to environmentalism that few have truly mastered. In this episode, you will learn about this subject from an artistic perspective – perhaps allowing you to absorb the facts and information in a new way… Click play to find out: What defines permaculture. Why land regeneration is s...
2024-07-1952 minThe Permaculture PodcastExploring Global Permaculture with Andrew MillisonToday’s episode is a new interview with Andrew Millison, recorded by Mary Marshall and Andrew Tuttle.
Starting with Andrew's history with permaculture, in 1996 through to the present, first with ecological landscape design and construction in Arizona and how it has bloomed into a broader outreach through not only his teaching, but also through his work as a videographer documenting projects around the world. Throughout, he discusses the problems we face, on global, local, and personal scales and the realities of what it is to do this work, and to do it well.
Re...
2024-06-1556 minThe Permaculture PodcastFunctional Hedgerows with Jude HobbsIn today's episode, co-hosts Mary Marshall and Andrew Tuttle sit down with Jude Hobbs of Cascadia Permaculture to talk about functional hedgerows.
Listen for another new interview from Mary and Andrew, where they talk to Andrew Millison about his work and journey as a content creator and educator. That episode is out in a few weeks.
Until then, spend each day expanding your knowledge and deepening your understanding, while taking care of Earth, yourself, and each other.
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2024-05-2952 min
Regenerative Revolution PodcastUsing Near Death Experiences & Science Fiction as Tools for Deepening our CreativityIt's been a wild ride since my last podcast episode, and I'm so excited to explore how we can use challenging experiences (I've had TWO near-death experiences in the past month and a half - !) and science fiction to greatly deepen our relationship with our creativity and help us use it for good.
Basically, I'm weaving together everything I've learned from my recent wild life experiences and my current Dune obsession - the books, not the movies - to give you juice you can use to fuel the creative aspects of your great work in the world.
2024-03-2415 min
Doomer OptimismDO 188 - Bringing Permaculture to the World with Andrew Millison, Roxanne, and JasonJason and Roxanne (@happyholistichs ) speak with Andrew Millison (@andrewmillison ), who runs the permaculture design course for Oregon State, and who produces a serious of remarkable educational videos on permaculture concepts and on projects all over the world. They talk about the importance of water in landscapes, his journey towards permaculture and education, how he sees the permaculture movement growing, applying permaculture in different cultural contexts, the lost opportunity of designing U.S. political borders around watersheds and bioregions, the economics of permaculture, motivating people to grow food, creative arrangements to enable broad scale land access, cutting edge ideas and...
2023-11-231h 38The Great Simplification with Nate HagensFossil Free Food Systems: Jason Bradford, Andrew Millison, Vandana Shiva, Daniel Zetah | Reality Roundtable #06Show Summary: On this Reality Roundtable, Nate is joined by small-scale farmer Jason Bradford, permaculturist and documentarian Andrew Millison, regenerative agriculture activist Vandana Shiva, and regenerative farmer and educator Daniel Zetah to discuss the feasibility of a food system fully or mostly independent of fossil fuel inputs. While a non-industrialized agriculture system is certainly possible (it was the norm for the majority of human history), what that will look like and how we even begin such a transition is daunting with a population of 8 billion humans to feed. How do we teach people the skills th...
2023-11-121h 31The Great Simplification with Nate HagensFossil Free Food Systems: Jason Bradford, Andrew Millison, Vandana Shiva, Daniel Zetah | Reality Roundtable #06Show Summary: On this Reality Roundtable, Nate is joined by small-scale farmer Jason Bradford, permaculturist and documentarian Andrew Millison, regenerative agriculture activist Vandana Shiva, and regenerative farmer and educator Daniel Zetah to discuss the feasibility of a food system fully or mostly independent of fossil fuel inputs. While a non-industrialized agriculture system is certainly possible (it was the norm for the majority of human history), what that will look like and how we even begin such a transition is daunting with a population of 8 billion humans to feed. How do we teach people the skills th...
2023-11-121h 31
Sense-Making in a Changing WorldEpic Permaculture Projects with Andrew Millison and Morag GambleTune in this week for a conversation with amazing permaculture educator, practitioner, gardener and travelling filmmaker Andrew Millison from the United States.Andrew's passion is travelling the world documenting epic permaculture projects to share inspiration of what's possible. He's filmed in places such as India, Egypt, Mexico, Cuba, and throughout the United States. When I spoke to him, he was about to jump on a plane to head off to Senegal!In this episode, we chat about everything from student power at university & storytelling to permaculture projects around the world & the importance of water in...
2023-09-271h 02
Double CanopyRevealing Harmony with Eco Maps / Ben Missimer DC 8Ben utilizes drone photography, satellite data, and LiDAR technology to create stunning topographic maps. These maps not only showcase the landscape's beauty but also provide vital insights into its hydrology, making them essential for permaculture designers. By meticulously analyzing the terrain's features, such as contour and slope, Ben's maps serve as invaluable tools for understanding water movement. This knowledge guides his permaculture strategies, ensuring a harmonious integration of human design and natural systems that prioritize water conservation and sustainability.
Ben Missimer
https://www.pearlriverecodesign.com
https://www.facebook.com/PearlRiverEcoDesign
youtube...
2023-08-151h 08
Climate Water ProjectIndia's Regenerative Water Movement : Andrew MillisonAndrew Millison is one of the world's most known permaculture teachers. He travelled to India to document what he calls the worlds largest permaculture project, where 8000 villagers participated to build earthworks and reforest the land, which restored the water cycle to help the crops grow, and also brought back the rain. For accompanying article to this podcast https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/p/indias-regenerative-water-movementTime stamps for podcast:1:10 Learning about water Arizona. Curb cut idea of Brad Lancaster6:15 Teaching permaculture and water at Oregon State University. The launch of his videos.16:50 India...
2023-07-171h 02
Song and PlantsWater Systems Around the World with Andrew Millison!In this episode Andrew Millison shares some his knowledge and adventures. His extensive travels and teaching experience give him unique insights into the workings of water systems. Opening music: Waterplant Waltz by Carmen Porter (https://carmenporter.com)Linking up with Andrew Millison:Andrew's website: https://www.andrewmillison.com/Andrew's awesome YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgb_TbreMgfDdLKkr4yYJHwPermaculture Water Summit: https://permaculturesummit.online/Oregon State University Permaculture Design Course: https://workspace.oregonstate.edu/osu-permaculture-design
2023-07-1656 min
Climate Water ProjectIndia's regenerative water movement - Andrew Millison interviewDisplaying pictures of plants, soil and earthworks being drawn on a see-through whiteboard, accompanied with clear and articulate explanations, Andrew Millison’s water and permaculture videos have reached millions of viewers on Youtube, making Andrew one of the most well known permaculture teachers in the world today.Beginning in the desert like conditions of Arizona, Andrew learnt the ways of water wizardry with permaculture teachers like water pioneer Brad Lancaster, before heading to the more lush Oregon. There, a student organized to get him on the faculty at Oregon State University, whereby he soon found himself a Se...
2023-07-151h 02
The Sovereign Homestead PodcastWhat Is Permaculture? [The Millennial Pioneers Podcast] ~Epi-41Today's show is the interview I just did with Jen and Sammy of the Millennial Pioneers Podcast on What Is Permaculture? We talk about the basics of what permaculture is about, and tangible, simple ways to get started integrating permaculture design and mindset into designing our own lives. We are living in a time when the bills racked up over the past centuries and decades of over-taxing our ecological support base, looting our economy and profligately expending energy are coming due. Permaculture design can solve a lot of the problems, or at the very least help us n...
2023-05-011h 08
Ecosystems * Living labs: Film channelHow Trees Bring WaterPermaculture Instructor Andrew millison explains how trees are connected to water in the atmosphere as well as water flowing through the landscape. This video articulates the amazing role that trees play to ecosystem and climate health, and how their removal causes the drought-flood cycle.
There may be some questions about the scientific validity of the concept that forests attract rain. Here are a number of peer reviewed scientific articles to support the hypothesis which suggests that forest cover plays a much greater role in determining rainfall than previously recognized. They explain how forested regions generate large-scale flows...
2023-04-0800 min
Ecosystems * Living labs: Film channelHow Trees Bring WaterPermaculture Instructor Andrew millison explains how trees are connected to water in the atmosphere as well as water flowing through the landscape. This video articulates the amazing role that trees play to ecosystem and climate health, and how their removal causes the drought-flood cycle.
There may be some questions about the scientific validity of the concept that forests attract rain. Here are a number of peer reviewed scientific articles to support the hypothesis which suggests that forest cover plays a much greater role in determining rainfall than previously recognized. They explain how forested regions generate large-scale flows...
2023-04-0800 minEcosystems * Living labs: Film channelHow to Recycle Waste Water Using PlantsPermaculture instructor Andrew Millison presents on waste water recycling using plants.
Links:
Oasis brand Biocompatible Cleaners https://www.bio-pac.com/oasis-biocompatible-cleaners/
Art Ludwig's Branched Drain Greywater System:
https://oasisdesign.net/greywater/brancheddrain/
Dr John Todd building an Ecomachine in my backyard 20 years ago:
• Ecomachine with D...
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https://permaculturedesign.oregonstate.edu/osu-permaculture-design
2023-04-0800 minEcosystems * Living labs: Film channelHow to Recycle Waste Water Using PlantsPermaculture instructor Andrew Millison presents on waste water recycling using plants.
Links:
Oasis brand Biocompatible Cleaners https://www.bio-pac.com/oasis-biocompatible-cleaners/
Art Ludwig's Branched Drain Greywater System:
https://oasisdesign.net/greywater/brancheddrain/
Dr John Todd building an Ecomachine in my backyard 20 years ago:
• Ecomachine with D...
Subscribe to this channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/amillison
Andrew Millison’s links:
https://www.andrewmillison.com/
https://permaculturedesign.oregonstate.edu/osu-permaculture-design
2023-04-0800 minThe Great Simplification with Nate HagensAndrew Millison: "Geomorphology, Permaculture, and The Good Work"On this episode, permaculture expert and educator Andrew Millison joins us to unpack how we can better design our societal infrastructure and agriculture to be more attuned with the water, solar, and “geomorphic” conditions of our surroundings. When critical resources become scarce, it is more important than ever that communities learn to do more with less. By focusing on resiliency and stability through systems thinking, permaculture is a design system which does just that. In a world that often feels beyond our control, how can we use permaculture design to work with the land rather than against it, and rega...
2023-03-291h 24The Great Simplification with Nate HagensAndrew Millison: "Geomorphology, Permaculture, and The Good Work"On this episode, permaculture expert and educator Andrew Millison joins us to unpack how we can better design our societal infrastructure and agriculture to be more attuned with the water, solar, and “geomorphic” conditions of our surroundings. When critical resources become scarce, it is more important than ever that communities learn to do more with less. By focusing on resiliency and stability through systems thinking, permaculture is a design system which does just that. In a world that often feels beyond our control, how can we use permaculture design to work with the land rather than against it, and rega...
2023-03-291h 24
The Forest GardenWinter Gloom Survival pt. 2: Our Favorite YouTube ChannelsWelcome back podcast listeners. In todays episode we are continuing our series on overcoming winter gloom, with some forest garden (or forest garden-adjacent) streamable content. Tune in to hear about some of our favorite youtube channels. Our hope is that you'll discover something new! Maybe a channel that inspires you to try something different this coming spring, or teaches you something you didn't know, or maybe just satisfies your innate need to binge. This episode has something for everyone. Think we missed a notable channel? Let us know with a message to our instagram page @forestgardenpodcast.
Channels covered today:
Weird E...
2023-02-2037 min
Earthly RootsPreparing the Garden and Homestead for More Rain || Earthly Roots Podcast || Ep 6Lately, along with so many others on east coast of Australia we've been struggling with a lot of rain.... With more on the forecast, we thought it fitting to sit down and chat about how we're dealing with water management in our gardens. We chat through some tips on how to prepare for a large rain event, how to manage water during those downpours and what we're focusing on when we can't get outside.
Check out some of our favourite resources regarding water management!
🌿The @Discover Permaculture with Geoff Lawton channel for videos on permaculture designs...
2022-10-1256 min
The Urban Farm Podcast with Greg PetersonAndrew Millison on The Permaculture Water Harvesting Summit.Creating a Hopeful Future Through How We Manage Our WaterIn This Podcast: Andrew Millison, an experienced and enthusiastic permaculture teacher, announces his upcoming online Permaculture Water Summit. He spells out the serious problems facing the world today, then shares his passionate belief that quick action by individuals can turn things around faster than any government. In some parts of the world, deserts are already being turned into lush forests! Learn how to attend this free summit and become part of the exciting changes to come.Andrew is an innovative educator, storyteller and designer. He fou...
2022-09-2736 min
The Urban Farm Podcast Private feed for MembersAndrew Millison on The Permaculture Water Harvesting Summit.Creating a Hopeful Future Through How We Manage Our WaterIn This Podcast: Andrew Millison, an experienced and enthusiastic permaculture teacher, announces his upcoming online Permaculture Water Summit. He spells out the serious problems facing the world today, then shares his passionate belief that quick action by individuals can turn things around faster than any government. In some parts of the world, deserts are already being turned into lush forests! Learn how to attend this free summit and become part of the exciting changes to come.Andrew is an innovative educator, storyteller and designer. He fou...
2022-09-2737 min
Surviving Hard TimesPermaculture: Working With Nature By Stimulating Agriculturally Productive EcosystemsWant to get to know the uses and benefits of permaculture? Look no further than Andrew Millison. Andrew Millison is an instructor of Permaculture at Oregon State University, where he has developed an online instructional course that educates individuals across the globe. Permaculture and land regeneration is an ultra-sustainable approach to environmentalism that few have truly mastered. In this episode, you will learn about this subject from an artistic perspective – perhaps allowing you to absorb the facts and information in a new way… Click play to find out: What defines permaculture. Why land regeneration is so...
2022-09-0652 min
Duel the DayThoughtLoad: Permaculture & Water | NicoWater is the foundation of life and one of the most important design aspects of permaculture. Review the resources below to get an even deeper understanding of how we can manage water to create abundance anywhere!National Geographic Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSPkcpGmflEAndrew Millison YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/amillison'Restoration Agriculture' by Mark Shepard - HERESupport the show
2022-03-0110 min
SolarPunk PermacultureAndrew Millison - Pure SolarPunk Permaculture. Right now, on Planet Earth.Andrew is a Senior University Instructor at the Oregon State University. Teaching mainly online courses at OSU, it's his youtube videos that have helped me and millions of other people around the globe better understand the concepts and principles of Permaculture design. His well-illustrated lightbox clips and the AR sandbox, an augmented reality tool one of his students developed and realised may project Andrew's work forward, suitably positions him as a legitimate SolarPunk and modern Permaculture Educator. On top of discussing what he has dubbed India's 'Water Revolution' and the country's pilgrimage towards Permaculture, we also discussed his philosophies on...
2021-06-121h 51
Earth Repair RadioEpisode 031 - Andrew Millison: The Scale of Permaculture We NeedIn this episode we talk about the scale that permaculture needs to get to get to in order to shift the planetary situation. This episode is different from previous ones, because the interview is conducted by a guest, Andrew Toth, and Andrew Millison is the one being interviewed. Andrew weaves the story of how he found himself teaching permaculture in a major state university, and how that has lead to his current work, documenting the massive scale water harvesting landscapes of India. The episode weaves through many topics, both personal and planetary.
Andrew Millison Links:
https://www.youtube.com/user...
2020-11-281h 12
Earth Repair RadioEpisode 030 - Marisha Auerbach: Growing Urban Food Security the Permaculture WayThis episode explores ways to grow urban food security with permaculture design. Marisha Auerbach describes how she established her thriving and abundant urban permaculture food forest in Portland Oregon. We discuss methods of food production, fertility systems, economic opportunities and more in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. This episode is for those who are stuck at home and wanting to grow a raging permaculture garden!
Marisha's Links:
www.permaculturerising.com
Permaculture Food Forests Online Course:
https://workspace.oregonstate.edu/course/Permaculture-Food-Forests
Online Permaculture Design Course:
https://workspace.oregonstate.edu/course/permaculture-design-certificate-online
Marisha Auerbach full bio:
Marisha Auerbach is an...
2020-04-1600 min
Earth Repair RadioEpisode 029 - Matt Powers: Permaculture Pandemic ResilienceThis episode examines permaculture responses to the Coronavirus Pandemic. We discuss techniques to jumpstart food production, soil fertility, and many other ways that permaculture design can assist in the process of home-based survival. We also discuss how to keep kids engaged and active while your all stuck at home during quarantine. Matt and I both teach online permaculture courses and have large quantities of free permaculture material online, which is linked to below.
Matt's link: www.thepermaculturestudent.com
Andrew Millison's permaculture courses and resources through Oregon State University:
Permaculture Design Course (starts March 30, 2020):
https://pace.oregonstate.edu/catalog/permaculture-design-certificate-online
Permaculture...
2020-03-2000 min
Earth Repair RadioEpisode 028 - Ayana Young: Raining Redwoods, Pandemic PeaceAyana Young shares her planetary perspective on climate change, Redwood forests, and the Coronavirus pandemic. We talk about her "MIllion Redwoods" project, where she is working to preserve and propagate the biodiversity of the old growth Redwood forest. We then journey into the soul of the Coronavirus pandemic, where Ayana has some words of reality from her wide and Earth connected perspective.
Ayana's links: https://forthewild.world/
Ayana Young Full Bio:
Ayana Young is a podcast and radio personality specializing in intersectional environmental and social justice, deep ecology and land-based restoration. Graduating summa cum laude with an undergraduate degree from...
2020-03-1300 min
Regenerative SkillsEven the driest deserts can be regenerated. Here’s how! With Neal Spackman of the Al Baydha project: 141I had the pleasure of catching up again with Neal Spackman, one of the primary designers and organizers of the Al Baydha project in Saudi Arabia.
The Al Baydha project began in 2009 with a long list of lofty ambitions. Among them they aimed to improve the local economy, act as a model for sustainable development in the Arabian Peninsula, reduce dependence on government handouts for the community, and store and harvest rainwater in the landscape through the restoration of the savannah ecosystem which had been desertified in only a few decades. This is the second interview I’ve done with Ne...
2019-12-0653 min
Earth Repair RadioEpisode 027 - Murad Al-khuffash: Permaculture Under Occupation in the Palestinian West BankHear what life is like for a farmer, teacher, and father practicing permaculture under military occupation. Murad Al-khuffash is the founder of Marda Permaculture Farm, which is an internationally recognized NGO, a permaculture demonstration site, and his ancestral home, located in the Palestinian West Bank town of Marda. As a permaculture teacher, Murad has travelled internationally, and has trained a cadre of permaculture practitioners within Palestine and beyond. This episode hears about his life, his projects, and the challenges that he faces living under the difficult conditions that he does.
Murad's links:
https://mardafarm.com/
https://www.facebook.com/murad...
2019-10-2300 min
Earth Repair RadioEpisode 026 - Raya Cole: Women Transforming Rural India With PermacultureIn this episode we talk with Raya Cole about her work with permaculture and water harvesting in many villages of rural India. Raya has worked with Aranya Agricultural Alternatives for five years on the ground teaching, designing, and organizing community efforts to restore water tables and improve nutrition. Raya has a lot of insight into the complicated dynamics of making lasting changes in a region where water, food, and soil have all been critically degraded over the last half-century. Now at a breaking point with depleted water supplies and the failure of chemical agriculture, many rural poor are open to...
2019-09-1700 min
Earth Repair RadioEpisode 025 - Brad Lancaster: Catalyzing Community Water HarvestingThis episode weaves through a number of stories of rainwater harvesting from around the world. This episode focuses more on the community aspect of water harvesting and addresses the question of how large scale water harvesting projects involving multiple stakeholders and communities actually happen? Brad has initiated his own extensive projects, as well as visited many others throughout the world. Please enjoy this lesson on catalyzing community and healing hydrology.
Links referenced in the episode:
Check out Brad's newly revised, full-color editions of his "Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond" books available direct from Brad at deep discount at:
https...
2019-08-2300 min
Earth Repair RadioEpisode 024: Ridhi D'Cruz - Repairing the City's Social FabricIn this episode we dive into the social aspects of using design to repair the fragmented social fabric of the urban landscape. The City Repair Project in Portland, Oregon has been working for a quarter century on making places within the city that help to bring together communities and establish new rituals and celebrations around community empowerment. The results are beautiful and artistic public spaces woven throughout the city, created by residents, and a change in the feel and functionality of neighborhoods towards safer and more cohesive communities. Rhidi explains how the qualities of the village are being brought back...
2019-05-3000 min
Earth Repair RadioEpisode 023 - Dr. Alan 'Mushroom' Kapuler: Weaving the Fabric of Biodiversity Through Plant BreedingIn this episode we dive deeply into the genetic history of life on Earth, and how biodiversity can be encouraged through garden-based plant breeding. Dr. Alan 'Mushroom' Kapuler is a world renowned plant breeder and is considered one of the fathers of the organic seed movement in the USA. This episode reveals some of the background science of evolution that informs Dr. Kapuler's perceptions, philosophy, and ultimately his plant breeding practices and family seed company, Peace Seeds.
Dr. Kapuler's links:
http://www.peaceseedslive.com/
Youtube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrjPAWUfe28&list=PLuEHG0JWKGA3miXvBki7iyPBUdoWk_4LU
Full...
2019-03-0600 min
Earth Repair RadioEpisode 022 - Zachary Weiss: Repairing the Water Cycle for Climate StabilityIn this episode, we dive deep into the global water cycle, and how repairing degraded landscapes and increasing water retention can help to stabilize global temperatures. We talk about Zach's work, where he has worked on projects in over twenty countries, and about the practical nuts and bolts of assessing, planning, and installing large scale permaculture water management projects.
Zach's Links:
www.elementalecosystems.com
We cover a lot of the science behind deforestation, precipitation, and atmospheric circulation. In order to back up many of the assertions in this episode, here is a list of links to scientific papers here:
How...
2019-02-2700 min
Earth Repair RadioEpisode 021 - Michael "Skeeter" Pilarski: Global Earth Repair ConferenceIn this episode we talk to elder of the permaculture movement, MIchael "Skeeter" Pilarski about his life, and the upcoming Global Earth Repair Conference that will be help May 2-5, 2019 in Port Townsend, Washington, USA. Michael has the wisdom of years and experience as someone who has dedicated himself to serving humanity and nature for 50 years. We cover a diversity of topics besides the conference, including politics, right livelihood, the baby boomers, and he even sings. So please enjoy this episode!
Global Earth Repair Conference: https://earthrepair.friendsofthetrees.net/
MICHAEL “SKEETER” PILARSKI is a life-long student of plants and earth repa...
2019-01-1800 min
Earth Repair RadioEpisode 020 - Elham Abbadi: Permaculture Village Revival in the World's Most Water Stressed NationSUBSCRIBE: WWW.EARTHREPAIRRADIO.COM
In this episode we hear firsthand about the ongoing grassroots transformation of a Jordanian village into a resilient food and water secure settlement. Elham Abbadi has been working within her village and the surrounding region with a group of women since 2012 to bring back regenerative agricultural practices to an area that has lost their traditional "permaculture" practices for only a couple of generations. Elham explains the history of her village and how they went from diverse regenerative systems into a vast monoculture of Olive trees, and are now bouncing back to a diversity of food crops...
2018-12-1800 min
Earth Repair RadioEpisode 019 - John D. Liu: Ecosystem Restoration CampsSUBSCRIBE: WWW.EARTHREPAIRRADIO.COM
This episode explores the new movement to regenerate the planet with "Ecosystem Restoration Camps", where groups of people set up temporary camps on degraded lands for education and implementation of ecological rehabilitation and permaculture. The first camp is now up and running in Spain, with many more in the works. John D. Liu, one of the ideas inspirations, shares much about his vision of the camps and movement to restore the planet's degraded lands and stabilize climate change through a massive social and ecological movement.
Show links:
WWW.ECOSYSTEMRESTORATIONCAMPS.ORG
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John...
2018-09-2200 min
Earth Repair RadioEpisode 018 - Gregory Landua: Regenerating the Planet with CryptocurrencySUBSCRIBE: WWW.EARTHREPAIRRADIO.COM
This episode looks at a new economic system being developed using cryptocurrency to promote regenerative agricultural practices. Gregory Landua first guides the listener through a "Cryptocurrency and Blockchain 101" for all of those unfamiliar with these new technologies. (for those listeners who are really familiar, you can skip to the 24 minute mark). He then explains how his new project Regen Network is building a blockchain and cryptocurrency that is based on the monitoring of the effects of regenerative agriculture. The result would be a new economic force on the planet that is rooted in the regeneration of...
2018-06-1200 min
Earth Repair RadioEpisode 017 - Dr. Paul Yeboah: Region-wide Permaculture Economic DevelopmentSUBSCRIBE: WWW.EARTHREPAIRRADIO.COM
This episode looks at the successful and ongoing story of the Ghana Permaculture Institute and their work in creating region-wide economic development using permaculture strategies. Dr. Paul Yeboah has not only restored the fertility and the water table of his 30 acre demonstration site, but he has created a processing system for a number of local crops to add value that is then returned to the farmers, improving their livelihoods and basic standard of living. He has 10,000 farmers growing Moringa, 3,000 producing honey, as well as many others growing other fragrant plants for essential oils that he is...
2018-05-1600 min
Earth Repair RadioEpisode 016 - Natalie Topa: Permaculture and Resilience in Refugee SettingsSUBSCRIBE: WWW.EARTHREPAIRRADIO.COM
This episode takes a hard look at the conditions of refugees and how permaculture is being used to improve their lives in a number of situations. Natalie Topa is the Regional Resilience and Livelihoods Coordinator for East Africa and Yemen for the Danish Refugee Council, with 13 years of experience in East Africa and beyond, so she has a very practical and wizened perspective rooted in on-the-ground realities that she works in every day. Natalie has also taken multiple Permaculture Design Courses, and utilizes her deep permaculture knowledge to influence the conditions of refugees and displaced persons...
2018-03-1900 min
Earth Repair RadioEpisode 015 - Mark Lakeman: Riding the Wave of Sea Level RiseSUBSCRIBE: WWW.EARTHREPAIRRADIO.COM
In this episode we dive deep into climate change projections for sea level rise and insightful solutions to this complex problem. Much of the conversation is focussed on the San Francisco Bay Area and lessons learned from a massive design challenge to address future sea level rise along that area of coastline. But the conversation is relevant for all coastal areas in the world, highlighting the utter urgency to simultaneously halt the melting of glaciers and sea ice, while preparing for the inevitable rise of waters caused by the melting.
Mark Lakeman is very well known...
2018-02-1200 min
Earth Repair RadioEpisode 014 - Erle Rahaman-Noronha: Superstorm ResilienceSUBSCRIBE: WWW.EARTHREPAIRRADIO.COM
In this episode we explore the impacts of tropical superstorms and the permaculture design strategies for mitigating their effects. Between massive winds that defoliate entire islands, flash flooding from torrential rains, and storm surges that devastate coastlines, the damage from category 5 hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones seems to be the new normal. This episode's guest is on the front line of climate change adaptation; farming, teaching, designing and building in the warm waters of the Caribbean Sea. Hear about the lessons learned and design visions from one of the Caribbean's most active permaculture practitioners.
Erle's links:
www...
2018-02-0200 min
Earth Repair RadioEpisode 013 - Aaron Justice Tsatsaku: The Moringa Tree and Ghana's Malnutrition SolutionsSUBSCRIBE: WWW.EARTHREPAIRRADIO.COM
DONATE TO GHANA PERMACULTURE CENTER: https://www.gofundme.com/ghanapdp
In this episode we explore life in Ghana and the amazing attributes of the Moringa tree, Moringa oleifera, which is helping to reverse childhood malnutrition throughout Ghana. Aaron Justice Tsatsaku is a regional representative of the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) Ghana, which has planted Moringa school gardens throughout the country. Aaron talks to us about his projects, life in a rural village, food, water shelter, and his dreams of building a Permaculture demonstration center to train farmers in the 8 eco-strategies of GEN: composting, water catchment, solar...
2017-11-0200 min
Earth Repair RadioEpisode 012 - Tom Ward aka Hazel: The Truth About WildfireSUBSCRIBE: WWW.EARTHREPAIRRADIO.COM
In this episode we explore wildfire with renowned old growth Permaculture teacher and practitioner, Tom Ward, also known as Hazel. With the combination of climate changes and historic forest management, wildfires have reached a new level of threat and explosiveness. But not all wild fires are bad, and in fact, fire is an important element to healthy ecological functioning. So how can we tell a good from bad fire? How did we get to this point? What are some strategies and practices that address this precarious ecological situation that people living in fire-prone ecosystems now face?
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2017-10-0500 min
Earth Repair RadioEpisode 011 - Linnia Hawkins: Forecasting Your New ClimateSUBSCRIBE: WWW.EARTHREPAIRRADIO.COM
Online Permaculture Design Certificate Course: https://pace.oregonstate.edu/catalog/permaculture-design-certificate
In this episode we explore the current state of climate science and how the common person goes about forecasting the changes likely to occur in their area. Our guest Linnia Hawkins works at the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute as a specialist in water, vegetation, and land surface processes, and relates up-to-date information on how climate change is modeled, and how someone can gain access to climate projections for their location. There are a lot of predictions about where our climate is headed in different...
2017-08-2500 min
Earth Repair RadioEpisode 010 - Dave Boehnlein: Permaculture Tools for Climate Change DesignSUBSCRIBE: WWW.EARTHREPAIRRADIO.COM
In this episode we explore the climatic design tools used by Dave's Permaculture design firm, Terra-Phoenix. Dave has been planning Permaculture properties all over the world and has developed methods for assessing the "climate analogue" of an area. He uses his climate analogue identification process to find other places in the world with remarkably similar conditions. This has enabled him to create plant assemblages that are productive and resilient, building designs that are appropriate and efficient, and master plans that will withstand the test of time. We discuss climate change forecasts, invasive and rampant species, and...
2017-08-0400 min
Earth Repair RadioEpisode 009 - Narsanna and Padma Koppula: India's Permaculture StewardsSUBSCRIBE: WWW.EARTHREPAIRRADIO.COM
In this episode we hear from the husband and wife team who have grounded Permaculture in India for the last 30 years. Narsanna and Padma Koppula are the hosts of the upcoming International Permaculture Conference and Convergence in Hyderabad, India in November of 2017 (http://ipcindia2017.org/) and have an incredible wealth of experience working throughout the Indian subcontinent, particularly in the South. They have worked training farmers through their organization Aranya Agricultural Alternatives in the arid Deccan Plateau, the wet tropical coastal regions of India, in mountainous tribal areas, and through government programs, gaining an incredible wealth...
2017-07-0200 min
Earth Repair RadioEpisode 008 - Rhamis Kent: Land Degradation and the Roots of ISISSUBSCRIBE: WWW.EARTHREPAIRRADIO.COM
This episode is a deep exploration into the intersection of land use, religion, and the fragmenting of societies. Rhamis has worked and travelled throughout North Africa, The Middle East, Central Asia and Southern Europe, teaching Permaculture and working on projects throughout the region. In this episode we explore the role that land degradation plays in the destabilization of societies, and how it has been a component in the rise of religious fundamentalism and terrorism. Specifically addressed is the situation in Syria with ISIS and the civil war there.
Rhamis also goes into his view of Islamic...
2017-06-0200 min
Earth Repair RadioEpisode 007 - Rico Zook: Permaculture and India's 400 Million FarmersSUBSCRIBE: WWW.EARTHREPAIRRADIO.COM
In this episode we talk with the renowned itinerant Permaculturist Rico Zook. Rico has spent most of the last 14 year traveling in India teaching farmers about Permaculture, as well as designing and installing ecological systems. Rico has a unique perspective on India as an outsider who has worn a path through nearly every corner of the vast nation, and deeply observed the ways of life from the Permaculture perspective.
Rico is gearing up for his substantial role in the upcoming International Permaculture Conference and Convergence that is happening in late November 2017, which he discusses in the...
2017-05-2400 min
Earth Repair RadioEpisode 006 - Pandora Thomas: Building the Garden of Social RelationshipsSUBSCRIBE: WWW.EARTHREPAIRRADIO.COM
In this episode we talk about Social Permaculture and how to cultivate the ecosystem of social connections and potentials in a system. Pandora has done amazing work, notably using Permaculture as a tool for transitioning people coming out of prison back into society in an uplifting way.
Pandora's Link: www.pandorathomas.com
Pandora Thomas full biography
The earth is my employer
Pandora Thomas is a passionate global citizen who works as a caregiver, teacher, writer, designer and speaker. Her work emphasizes the benefits of applying ecological principles to social design.
She studied at Columbia and Tufts...
2017-05-1600 min
Earth Repair RadioEpisode 005 - Jessi Bloom: Thriving in the Business of Earth RepairSUBSCRIBE: WWW.EARTHREPAIRRADIO.COM
Thriving in the business of Earth repair.
Jessi Bloom is a business founder and owner, ecological designer, arborist, consultant, author, speaker, and dedicated Earth steward. In this episode we hear Jessi's story of how she built her successful 18-year-old Permaculture landscaping company and get advice for people who want to earn their livelihood doing beneficial work for the planet. Jessi has a lot of wisdom to share about how to communicate ecological concepts to mainstream society, and how to build relationships with clients and earn a good reputation.
To find out more about Jessi, read from...
2017-05-0400 min
Earth Repair RadioEpisode 004 - Don Tipping: Organic Seed Farming and the GMO StruggleSUBSCRIBE: WWW.EARTHREPAIRRADIO.COM
Don tipping's Permaculture Farm is just about the best one out there. Don has been developing his thriving Permaculture system for 20 years now, and it is really something to behold, he is living the dream! Don is a an organic seed farmer in the Siskiyou Mountains of Southern Oregon, USA. In this episode he talks about his legal battles against GMO pollen contamination, his amazing Permaculture farm, reaching out to the next generation of young farmers, agriculture in the age of climate change, and much much more!
Don's Links:
www.siskiyouseeds.com
www.sevenseedsfarm.com
Video...
2017-03-2300 min
Earth Repair RadioEpisode 003 - Tao Orion: New Ecosystems in a Hotter WorldSUBSCRIBE: WWW.EARTHREPAIRRADIO.COM
In this episode we talk with Permaculturist, ecologist and author Tao Orion.
We discuss her book "Beyond the War on Invasive Species" and what a new paradigm of land management for novel ecosystems in a changing climate looks like. Novel ecosystems are defined as "human-built, modified, or engineered niches of the Anthropocene. They exist in places that have been altered in structure and function by human agency." This means ecosystems that are functioning and have structure, but include non-native species and new combinations of species not seen before. This is especially relevant in a world of...
2017-03-1400 min
Earth Repair RadioEpisode 002 - Neal Spackman: How to Make it Rain in the DesertSUBSCRIBE: WWW.EARTHREPAIRRADIO.COM
In this episode I sit down with the near legendary Neal Spackman.
Neal talks about his work on large scale reforestation on the Arabian Peninsula with the Al Baydha project, and how to increase rainfall using in desert environments. The Al Baydha project lies in an area receiving 0-2 inches of rainfall annually. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia brought Neal in to help establish a productive Permaculture system in this hyper-arid environment in an effort to settle nomadic Bedouin populations in an economically and ecologically sustainable way.
Neal's Links:
http://www.sustainabledesignmasterclass.com/the-sustainable-design-masterclass
http://www.t...
2017-02-2800 min
Earth Repair RadioEpisode 001 - Rhamis Kent: Permaculture's Solution to the Refugee CrisesSUBSCRIBE: WWW.EARTHREPAIRRADIO.COM
Permaculture's Solution to the Refugee Crises
Podcast interview with Rhamis Kent, focussing on land degradation and it's impacts on global security, refugees, and the solutions that can be found through Permaculture. Rhamis has worked in Somalia, Yemen, and throughout North Africa and Southern Europe. He is really tuned into the conditions and challenges of regions that are viewed as "unstable" by the Western world, and has a great deal of insights about how Permaculture can assist people, and solve the refugee crisis through large scale land restoration.
Rhamis's Links:
https://permacultureglobal.org/users/51
http://permaculturenews.org...
2017-02-2500 min
The Urban Farm Podcast with Greg PetersonAndrew Millison on Scaling up Permaculture158: Andrew Millison on Scaling up PermacultureSharing a regenerative design system and the medicine our planet needs.Andrew has been studying, teaching and practicing permaculture since he took his first design course in 1996. He began teaching permaculture design at the college level in 2001 and has been an instructor at Oregon State University in the Horticulture Department since 2009. Andrew currently teaches the Permaculture Design Course at OSU on campus and online.Andrew first learned permaculture design in the drylands of Arizona, where he studied for his undergraduate and master's degrees at Prescott College focusing...
2016-11-1743 min
The Urban Farm Podcast Private feed for MembersAndrew Millison on Scaling up Permaculture158: Andrew Millison on Scaling up PermacultureSharing a regenerative design system and the medicine our planet needs.Andrew has been studying, teaching and practicing permaculture since he took his first design course in 1996. He began teaching permaculture design at the college level in 2001 and has been an instructor at Oregon State University in the Horticulture Department since 2009. Andrew currently teaches the Permaculture Design Course at OSU on campus and online.Andrew first learned permaculture design in the drylands of Arizona, where he studied for his undergraduate and master's degrees at Prescott College focusing...
2016-11-1744 min