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Living PermacultureLiving Permaculture | Wind Clearwater of Oasis Nursery Ltd.Vanessa Harmony interviews Wind Clearwater, owner and operator of Oasis Nursery Ltd., an organic plant nursery nestled near Hotchkiss, Delta, and Cedaredge serving Delta, Surface Creek, Crawford, the North Fork Valley and beyond. They discuss horticulture, permaculture, soil-building, and Rocky Mountain native and edible plants.2025-05-2027 minLiving PermacultureLiving Permaculture | Robb and Ginger JanssenVanessa and Jerome interview Ginger and Robb Janssen to discuss off-grid living and their business, Basalt Mountain Gardens. Since 1994 the Janssens have been creating, expanding, and enjoying their off-grid paradise on Basalt Mountain.2025-04-2227 minLiving PermacultureLiving Permaculture | Jacob Trumbull, head miller and owner of Roaring Fork MillIn today's Living Permaculture episode, Vanessa and Jerome interview Jacob Trumbull, head miller and owner of Roaring Fork Mill, a family-run stone flour mill in Carbondale, CO.2025-03-1827 minLiving PermacultureLiving Permaculture | Emerald Ash BorerVanessa continues her interview with the arborists from Establishing Roots to discuss Emerald Ash Borer, an invasive insect that threatens ash trees.2025-02-1727 minLiving PermacultureLiving Permaculture | Renee and Sherman DeBruhl of Establishing RootsThis month on Living Permaculture, Vanessa Harmony interviews arborists Renee and Sherman DeBruhl, owners and operators of Establishing Roots, a tree-care and plant-health-care business based in Carbondale, CO focusing on tree health from soil and roots to branches and crown.2025-01-2127 minLiving PermacultureLiving Permaculture | Dr. James SceatsThis month on Living Permaculture, Vanessa Harmony and Jerome Osentowski interview local permaculture homesteader and retired neurosurgeon Dr. James Sceats of Glenwood Springs, CO.2024-12-1727 minLiving PermacultureLiving Permaculture | Thankful for our GuestsThe theme for November's edition of Living Permaculture is "Thankful for our Guests" and will feature previously unaired clips from some of this year's past interviews.2024-11-1827 minLiving PermacultureLiving Permaculture | Women, Food & AgricultureVanessa Harmony interviews two guests: Jules Salinas, Executive Director of the Women, Food & Agriculture Network, and Amber "Stormy" Kennedy of the "Harvesting Our Potential" mentorship program, to reflect on their organization, and a feminist foundation to agriculture.2024-10-2227 minLiving PermacultureLiving Permaculture | Mark Congdon, Director of Agriculture at Gaining GroundVanessa Harmony and Jerome Osentowski interview Mark Congdon, Director of Agriculture at Gaining Ground, a nonprofit organic farm in Concord, Massachusetts. With the help of thousands of community volunteers, Gaining Ground grows vegetables and fruit to donate to meal programs and food pantries to promote equitable access to healthy, sustainably grown produce.2024-09-1727 minLiving PermacultureLiving Permaculture | David Lipsky Part IIThis month on Living Permaculture, we'll air Part II of Vanessa Harmony's and Jerome Osentwoski's interview with New York Times bestselling author, David Lipsky, discussing his non-fiction book entitled, “The Parrot and the Igloo - Climate and the Science of Denial”, and reflecting on permaculture approaches to the challenges ahead.2024-08-2027 min
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2024-07-1745 minLiving PermacultureLiving Permaculture | Author David LipskyThis month on Living Permaculture, Vanessa Harmony and Jerome Osentwoski interview New York Times bestselling author, David Lipsky, to discuss his non-fiction book entitled, “The Parrot and the Igloo - Climate and the Science of Denial”, published in 2023.2024-07-1627 minLiving PermacultureLiving Permaculture | Melanie Eggers of Apple Core ProjectOn the June episode of Living Permaculture, Vanessa Harmony interviews Melanie Eggers of Apple Core Project, a non-profit organization preserving Western Colorado's fruit heritage and rare apple genetics in west San Miguel and Montrose Counties of Colorado. They discuss the importance of preserving apple tree genetics, collaboration with Montezuma Orchard Restoration Project, cider pressing, and national heritage fruit tree mapping efforts.2024-06-1827 minLiving PermacultureLiving Permaculture | UpRoot ColoradoOn this month's episode of Living Permaculture, our guest is Rita Mary Hennigan, co-director of UpRoot Colorado. UpRoot Colorado is a local non-profit organization with the mission of increasing the nutrition security of Coloradans by harvesting and redistributing surplus, nutrient-dense foods while supporting the resilience of farmers. They discuss the term "gleaning" and how it applies to UpRoot's work, and reflect on the roles of consumers and growers in our local community foodshed.2024-05-2127 minLiving PermacultureLiving Permaculture | Claude JolicoeurOn this episode of Living Permaculture, hosts Vanessa Harmony and Jerome Osentowski interview Claude Jolicoeur, a cider maker, apple grower, engineer, and author of multiple books and articles on the topic of cider including, “The New Cider Maker’s Handbook”, and, “Cider Planet”. They discuss the methods behind Claude’s award-winning ciders and explore the role of cider apples and wild apples in making what Claude calls the “Prince of Beverages”.2024-04-1627 minLiving PermacultureLiving Permaculture | Melissa MilesThis month on Living Permaculture, Vanessa Harmony interviews Melissa Miles, who is responsible for introducing Vanessa to permaculture in 2011. Melissa Miles is a Permaculture Designer-Teacher-Consultant and an Environmental Biologist and Conservation Planner in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. They discuss the evolution of permaculture education and Melissa's career developments over the last decade, the human landscape of permaculture in Southeastern Pennsylvania, and the role of humans in environmentalism.2024-03-1827 minLiving PermacultureLiving Permaculture | New CRMPI director Mathew DavisThis month on Living Permaculture, hosts Vanessa Harmony and Jerome Osentowski interview the new director of Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute, Mathew Davis, regarding his career background and his new role at CRMPI.2024-01-1628 minLiving PermacultureLiving Permaculture | Jackie Skrypnek & Mathew DavisOn this episode of Living Permaculture, hosts Vanessa Harmony and Jerome Osentowski interview a past CRMPI volunteer and discuss the "zero-waste, zero-dollar" garden beds she helped construct, as well as her involvement in a community greenhouse hub project in Alberta.2023-12-1928 minLiving PermacultureLiving Permaculture | Bioregional RegenerationOn this month's Living Permaculture episode host Vanessa Harmony interviews two local "Weavers" of Bioregional Regeneration efforts: Rita Marsh and Gwen Garcelon. They discuss the definition and origin of the term Bioregional Regeneration, and the guests' missions for land, people, and wildlife to live in harmony.2023-11-2128 minLiving PermacultureLiving Permaculture | Amy Kousch of Berchta Botanicals in Fort CollinsOn this month's episode of Living Permaculture, host Vanessa Harmony interviews Amy Kousch of Berchta Botanicals in Fort Collins: northern Colorado’s only specialized medicinal plant nursery and medicinal plant education center.2023-10-1728 minLiving PermacultureLiving Permaculture | Nick Schaffer of Grow Green Now, LLCOn this months show of Living Permaculture, host Vanessa Harmony interviews Nick Schaffer of Grow Green Now LLC, a company based in Basalt, CO offering edible gardens and tree care in the Roaring Fork Valley.2023-09-1928 min
The Permaculture PodcastDrawing Down CarbonHow do we limit the damage of the greatest terrestrial environmental disaster ever, climate change? By drawing down carbon.
How we do that, and the most effective ways possible, form the base of this conversation with Eric Toensmeier, as he shares his ongoing research about the impacts of agriculture and how we can use agroforestry to increase productivity and sequester carbon.
Find out more about Eric at perennialsolutions.org, and The Carbon Farming Solution at ChelseaGreen.com.
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My Own Two HandsCRMPI's Special Use PermitOn this special episode of My Own Two Hands, host Adrian Fielder chats with CRMPI founder Jerome Osentowski, planner Maya Ward, and local expert Michael Thompson about the special use permit relating to Colorado Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 7th at the El Jebel Courthouse at 2:30 pm.2022-05-3130 min
Field, Lab, EarthUrban Food Forests with Dr. James Allen“Urban food forests in the American Southwest” with Dr. James Allen. Food forests are multi-level polycultures where fruit and nut trees, vegetables, shade trees, mushrooms, aquatic plants, and more can all exist in the same urban or rural space. They’re known to have many benefits, both environmentally and socially; however, in more arid climates like the American Southwest, there are a few hurdles urban agroforesters must overcome. In this episode, Dr. Jim Allen discusses a recent survey of Southwestern food forests and how these mini-oases are learning to thrive in more arid climates. Tune in to...2022-04-1549 min
How 2 Build Green: The Sustainability PodcastDIY Greenhouse Heating and CoolingJerome Osentowski and I discuss a greenhouse system called the Climate Battery. This is very simple greenhouse design or diy greenhouse. This system takes hot air in a greenhouse and stores it underground in inexpensive foundation pipes. And during the night when cold temperatures set in, it releases the warm air via small fans back into the greenhouse. It will do the opposite in hot climates! This is a really cool system that will allow you to eat organic and lower your food expenses!2017-03-0923 min
The Urban Farm Podcast with Greg PetersonJerome Osentowski on Growing an Indoor Food ForestJerome Osentowski has spent the last 30 years developing indoor and outdoor forest farming technology at his location in Basalt, Colorado. He is the founder and director of the Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute dedicated to education, research, and demonstration.Visit https://www.urbanfarm.org/2016/07/14/jerome-osentowski/ for show notes and links.2016-07-1442 min
The Urban Farm Podcast Private feed for MembersJerome Osentowski on Growing an Indoor Food ForestJerome Osentowski has spent the last 30 years developing indoor and outdoor forest farming technology at his location in Basalt, Colorado. He is the founder and director of the Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute dedicated to education, research, and demonstration.Visit https://www.urbanfarm.org/2016/07/14/jerome-osentowski/ for show notes and links.2016-07-1444 min
The Manic Gardener Archives - WebTalkRadio.netThe Manic Gardener – Permaculture: Everything CountsThis is an arm of organic gardening that might be accused of taking itself over-seriously—until you realize how serious are the issues it confronts: not just the poisoning of air, earth, and water that organic gardening opposes, but the economic forces that push industries to adopt dangerous practices; forces that transform manure, one of the best and most obvious organic fertilizers around, into a waste; forces that keep most North Americans yoked to fossil fuels even when alternatives would allow us to live well, without poisoning ourselves or our earth.
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