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Permaculture Podcast by Paul WheatonPodcast 712 – Wheaton Labs Aspirations – Part 2Paul and Stephen continue talking about their aspirations for bootcamp and Wheaton Labs, such as seeing a dozen people living at bootcamp all year and learning how to manage their own homestead, before moving onto half-assed holidays, more on sunchokes, and a some more on bootcamp culture. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and […]
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Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul WheatonPodcast 712 – Wheaton Labs Aspirations – Part 2Paul and Stephen continue talking about their aspirations for bootcamp and Wheaton Labs, such as seeing a dozen people living at bootcamp all year and learning how to manage their own homestead, before moving onto half-assed holidays, more on sunchokes, and a some more on bootcamp culture.
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2025-07-2800 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul WheatonPodcast 711 – Wheaton Labs Aspirations – Part 1Paul and Stephen sit down to talk about their aspirations for Basecamp and the Labs, covering how much better the soil is after years of care, the dozens of rockety gizmos around the place, and some basics for new boots, such as letting themselves take a break instead of sprinting to keep up with the […]
2025-07-2546 minHomesteading and Permaculture by Paul WheatonPodcast 711 – Wheaton Labs Aspirations – Part 1Paul and Stephen sit down to talk about their aspirations for Basecamp and the Labs, covering how much better the soil is after years of care, the dozens of rockety gizmos around the place, and some basics for new boots, such as letting themselves take a break instead of sprinting to keep up with the veterans.
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2025-07-2500 minHomesteading and Permaculture by Paul WheatonPodcast 710 – Cancer Delays – Part 2Paul and Samantha continue discussing the differences between Paul’s and Mark Shepherd’s methods before moving on to willow feeders, sewage treatment at Wheaton Labs and in general, and how using greywater safe soaps help even in an apartment.
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2025-07-1700 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul WheatonPodcast 710 – Cancer Delays – Part 2Paul and Samantha continue discussing the differences between Paul’s and Mark Shepherd’s methods before moving on to willow feeders, sewage treatment at Wheaton Labs and in general, and how using greywater safe soaps help even in an apartment. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast on […]
2025-07-171h 00Homesteading and Permaculture by Paul WheatonPodcast 678 – Paul the Snake Oil SalesmanPaul and Katie take another hike up to the caldera, this time discussing how Paul’s advocacy for Rocket Mass Heats can have him coming across as a bit of a snake oil salesman (heck even Katie dismissed them at first) and a few hypotheses as to why that is.
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2024-09-2500 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul WheatonPodcast 678 – Paul the Snake Oil SalesmanPaul and Katie take another hike up to the caldera, this time discussing how Paul’s advocacy for Rocket Mass Heats can have him coming across as a bit of a snake oil salesman (heck even Katie dismissed them at first) and a few hypotheses as to why that is. Support the podcast on Patreon Show […]
2024-09-251h 03Permaculture Podcast by Paul WheatonPodcast 648 – Wheaton Biography – Part 2Paul and Cat 2 continue from part 1, discussing how Paul got into permaculture, his experience with permaculture communities, how good of a boot he’d be, if Paul would have gotten into permaculture if modern courses and materials were available when he were a lad, and finishing off with relationships. Support the podcast on Patreon […]
2023-11-2056 minHomesteading and Permaculture by Paul WheatonPodcast 648 – Wheaton Biography – Part 2Paul and Cat 2 continue from part 1, discussing how Paul got into permaculture, his experience with permaculture communities, how good of a boot he’d be, if Paul would have gotten into permaculture if modern courses and materials were available when he were a lad, and finishing off with relationships.
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2023-11-2000 minHomesteading and Permaculture by Paul WheatonPodcast 647 – Wheaton Biography – Part 1Paul is talking with Cat 2, who came up with the idea that he should do a more biographical kind of podcast. She has a list of questions for Paul and his history, including his inspirations, how he went from a software engineer to the Duke of Permaculture, and how he got into gardening.
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2023-11-1800 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul WheatonPodcast 647 – Wheaton Biography – Part 1Paul is talking with Cat 2, who came up with the idea that he should do a more biographical kind of podcast. She has a list of questions for Paul and his history, including his inspirations, how he went from a software engineer to the Duke of Permaculture, and how he got into gardening. Support […]
2023-11-1855 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul WheatonPodcast 596 – Permaculture Smackdown 22 – The Paul HOA Session 3 – Part 3Paul continues his call with Mark and Katie on the subject of building rules and regulations on his land, this time mostly discussing willow feeder systems, scalability issues with conventional humanure systems and how the inventor got around them by building a humanure treatment plant. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More […]
2021-11-0544 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul WheatonPodcast 595 – Permaculture Smackdown 22 – The Paul HOA Session 3 – Part 2Paul continues his call with Mark and Katie on the subject of building rules and regulations on his land, this time actually getting to the topic in the title, along with discussion on wofati roof design, willow feeders, and the reasons why Paul doesn’t want humanure. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion […]
2021-11-0353 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul WheatonPodcast 594 – Permaculture Smackdown 22 – The Paul HOA Session 3 – Part 1Paul calls up Mark and Katie to discuss the rules and regs of building on his land, but get sidetracked into talking about progress with the wofati greenhouse, potential future kickstarter projects, and an update on using citric acid as an edible cleaner. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and […]
2021-11-0145 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul WheatonPodcast 584 – Pemaculture Smackdown 20 – The Paul HOA Session 2 – Part 2Paul continues his discussion on the building codes at Wheaton Labs with his usual crew (Mark, Katie, Opalyn, and probably Kyle). They talk about good duff (insulation) materials for wofaties, plans to simplify wofati designs going forward and some dos and don’ts of glass. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information […]
2021-10-1056 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul WheatonPodcast 583 – Pemaculture Smackdown 20 – The Paul HOA Session 2 – Part 1Paul once again sits down with his usual crew (Mark, Katie, Opalyn, and probably Kyle) to discuss the building codes at Wheaton Labs, as well as a chunk on straw. Other topics include wofaties, appropriate duff material, and use of cardboard as duff insulation. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information […]
2021-10-0842 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul WheatonPodcast 580 – Permaculture Smackdown 19 – The Paul HOA – Part 3Paul continues the smackdown with 6 of his patreons (Mark, Katie, Opalyn and Weston were named) on the topic of the ideals that Paul wants people to adhere to when building on his land, such as weather or not urbanite is welcome, and maximum area of a building. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes […]
2021-10-0244 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul WheatonPodcast 579 – Permaculture Smackdown 19 – The Paul HOA – Part 2Paul continues the smackdown with 6 of his patreons (Mark, Katie, Opalyn, and someone from New Zealand whose name was never mentioned) on the topic of the ideals that Paul wants people to adhere to when building on his land. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this […]
2021-09-3051 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul WheatonPodcast 578 – Permaculture Smackdown 19 – The Paul HOA – Part 1Paul sits down with a whopping 6 patreons (Mark and Katie were named) to discuss the ideals that Paul wants people to adhere to when building on his land, although most of this part is talking about philosophy, small eco-communities, and an update on the plumbing at the lab. Support the podcast on Patreon Show […]
2021-09-2842 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul WheatonPodcast 554 – Paul and Dez InterviewedFor the second time this year, Paul finds himself in the interviewee seat, this time for Jan Spencer, and accompanied by Dez Choi at bootcamp. He gets asked the basic quesions, like what is your land like, and more in-depth questions along the lines of SKIP and Paul’s origin story. Support the podcast on Patreon […]
2021-06-181h 00Permaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 526 – Wheaton InterviewedIn an interesting inversion of the usual podcast formula, this time Paul is sat down and interviewed by the Local Leaders of the 21st Century Club of Pleasanton, California. He gets asked questions such as “who are you and Sepp Holzer”, “how do you save energy”, “how can we be more sustainable”, and several more. […]
2021-02-0656 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 508 – PEP Badge Animal Care Session 3 – Part 2Paul Wheaton continues his discussion with Mike Haasl and Ash Jackson about the Badge Bits for the sand badge in animal care. This time covering baling straw and hay, brush piles, toad habitats, mulberry tree planting, snake/lizard habitat, and live mouse traps Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion […]
2020-09-1656 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 507 – PEP Badge Animal Care Session 3 – Part 1Paul Wheaton meets up with Mike Haasl and Ash Jackson again to discuss the Badge Bits for the sand badge in animal care. This time, the “build a bat-house”, and “build an insect hotel” BBs are covered. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast on this […]
2020-09-1449 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 506 – Tiny House RMHs – Part 2Paul Wheaton and Chris McClellan, AKA Uncle Mud, continue discussion of the design of the experimental tiny-house, Gilligan-proof rocket mass heater for the red cabin. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast on this thread at Permies.
2020-09-1241 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 505 – Tiny House RMHs – Part 1Chris McClellan, AKA Uncle Mud, talks with Paul Wheaton about his visit to the labs, the experimental rocket mass heaters in the red cabin, and their flaws. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast on this thread at Permies.
2020-09-1040 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 504 – PEP Badge Animal Care Session 2Paul Wheaton, Mike Haasl, Ash Jackson and Ashley Cottonwood discuss the badge bits for the sand badge in animal care. Specifically, the yellowjacket moving, honey bee catching/rescuing, plant a nectar harvest tree for pollinators, and build a ladybird house BBs. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this […]
2020-09-0845 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 499 – Alexia Allen’s Garden – Part 17 years since their last podcast ,10 since the chicken video and over a million views later, Paul Wheaton sits down to talk with Alexia Allen. Covering subjects such as veganism, community, sleeping an a pizza oven to pay mortgage, and seaweed. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion […]
2020-08-2556 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 498 – Big Black Book Session 3 – Part 3Paul Wheaton and Alan Booker continue their review and discussion of the big black book, Bill Mollison’s Permaculture – a designers’ manual. They’re still discussing the diagram on pages 4 and 5, but finally move on to permaculture in landscape and society Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion […]
2020-08-2048 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 497 – Big Black Book Session 3 – Part 2Paul Wheaton and Alan Booker continue their review and discussion of the big black book, Bill Mollison’s Permaculture – a designers’ manual. This time they are still discussing the diagram on pages 4 and 5. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast on this thread at […]
2020-08-1843 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 496 – Big Black Book Session 3 – Part 1Paul Wheaton and Alan Booker continue their review and discussion of the big black book, Bill Mollison’s Permaculture – a designers’ manual. This time they discuss the diagram on pages 4 and 5 – evolution from contemporary agriculture to permaculture. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this […]
2020-08-1643 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 495 – Big Black Book Session 2 – Part 2Paul Wheaton and Alan Booker continue their review and discussion of the big black book, Bill Mollison’s Permaculture – a designers’ manual. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast on this thread at Permies.
2020-08-111h 02Permaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 494 – Big Black Book Session 2 – Part 1Paul Wheaton and Alan Booker continue their review and discussion of the big black book, Bill Mollison’s Permaculture – a designers’ manual. This time they start on chapter 1.2: Ethics, and discuss the care of people and earth. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast on […]
2020-08-0949 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 493 – Radically Deviant Financial Strategies – Part 2Paul Wheaton and Jennifer Richardson continue their discussion of radically different financial strategies, comparing Jacob Lund Fiskar’s Early Retirement Extreme (ERE) to life at wheaton labs, and respond to comments made on the ERE forum Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast on this thread at […]
2020-07-181h 01Permaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 492 – Radically Deviant Financial Strategies – Part 1Paul Wheaton and Jennifer Richardson discuss radically different financial strategies, including Jacob Lund Fiskar’s Early Retirement Extreme (ERE), why Jen exchanged it for life at wheaton labs, and how the new SKIP badge program can help people develop useful skills. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this […]
2020-07-1657 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 491 – How My Projects Can Help Cancer – Part 2Paul Wheaton, Fred Tyler, Jennifer Richardson and Josiah Kobernik continue their discussion about how Paul’s projects can help resolve childhood cancer and create bricks to build a better world. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast on this thread at Permies.
2020-07-0342 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 490 – How My Projects Can Help Cancer – Part 1Paul Wheaton, Fred Tyler, Jennifer Richardson and Josiah Kobernik discuss the missing ‘brick’ to build a better world, one that may prove to be the foundation stone: How to resolve childhood cancer, and how Paul’s projects can help. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast on […]
2020-07-0142 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 489 – Wofati Greenhouse Q&APaul Wheaton, Jen Richardson and Josiah Kobernik host a live open Q&A about the proposed wofati greenhouse, The Kickstarter is now funded three times over. Three stretch goals have been posted. People are asking for the freezer wofati as a stretch goal. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion […]
2020-06-2855 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 488 – Greenhouse KickstarterPaul Wheaton and Jennifer Richardson talk about the kickstarter for the truly passive wofati greenhouse, which will keep plants active throughout the Montana winter to process greywater. The design is being developed from Mike Oelher’s earth-sheltered solar greenhouse. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast on […]
2020-06-221h 15Permaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 487 – Big Black Book Session 1 – Part 3Paul Wheaton and Alan Booker continue their discussion of the big black book, Bill Mollison’s Permaculture – a designers’ manual. They start on chapter 1, discuss the prime directive of permaculture, and how to change the narrative around landscape regeneration. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this […]
2020-06-2045 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 486 – Big Black Book Session 1 – Part 2Paul Wheaton and Alan Booker continue their review and discussion of Bill Mollison’s the big black book. This episode discusses r/K species selection theory. Originally permaculutre meant permanent agriculture. David Holmgren helped Bill develop the concept. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast on this thread […]
2020-06-1844 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 485 – Big Black Book Session 1 – Part 1Paul Wheaton and Alan Booker intend to do a page by page review of Bill Mollison’s “Permaculture – a designers manual”, also known as the Big Black Book. They discuss the difference between Bill Mollison’s and David Holmgren’s philosophy. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast […]
2020-06-1642 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 481 – codes, insurance, and rocket mass heatersPaul Wheaton and Chris McClellan (Uncle Mud) talk about building codes, insurance companies and rocket mass heaters. Erica and Ernie Wisner have managed to get RMHs added to the building code for Portland, Oregon. Will their safety and economy help them become normalized and accepted by regulators and insurance companies over the coming years? Support […]
2020-04-0746 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 480 – PEP Badge GardeningPaul Wheaton and Mike Haasl have been developing the PEP badges as part of the SKills to Inherit Property initiative. They discuss the current coronavirus situation then look at the four levels of PEP gardening badges and the requirements for gaining badge bits for each level of sand, straw, wood and iron. Support the podcast […]
2020-03-1854 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 479 – Dry Land Ponds – Part 3Paul Wheaton and Ben Lawson finish their discussion about dryland ponds, then switch to dealing with authorities, giving them correct answers, the value of overalls, relationships, polyamory, social permaculture, cryptocurrency and turning Paul into a cartoon. Ben’s website tantrapunk.com hosts 250+ podcasts and much 18+ content, all free. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes […]
2020-03-1652 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 478 – Dry Land Ponds – Part 2Paul Wheaton and Ben Lawson continue their discussion of the creation dryland ponds and chinampa systems without the use of cement or bentonite and avoiding toxins. They discuss ways to harvest water without structures, gleying, fertigation versus irrigation, and the use of plants to clean the water. The Bullock Brothers’ chinampa system is a prime […]
2020-03-1458 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 477 – Dry Land Ponds – Part 1Paul Wheaton and Ben Lawson of tantrapunk.com discuss Ben’s dream to make a dryland pond and chinampa system. All summer events at the lab have been cancelled due to corona virus concerns but planned experiments will continue at bootcamp and be shared by video and podcast. Ben plans a nude PDC. Part 1 of 3 […]
2020-03-1255 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 476 – Batch Box Casserole DoorPaul Wheaton, Jen Richardson and Josiah Kobernik talk about the experimental use of a casserole lid as a door for a batch box rocket mass heater at Wheaton Labs. Paul no longer recommends them. They also discuss the Annualized Thermal Inertia Test taking place at Allerton Abbey WOFATI. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes […]
2020-02-2454 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 475 – Permaculture Technology Jamboree – Part 3Paul Wheaton, Jen Richardson and Josiah Kobernik round off their discussion about the upcoming Jamboree at Wheaton Labs. Tracks include land and homestead skills which can count towards BB and PEP1 certification. Track 9 lets you hang out with the boots and help with whatever they are doing. Track 10 is spontaneous innovation. Paul’s new […]
2020-02-2246 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 474 – Permaculture Technology Jamboree – part 2Paul Wheaton, Jen Richardson and Josiah Kobernik continue their discussion about the upcoming Jamboree at Wheaton Labs. Topics include humus wells, passive garden heaters, moon gates, a rocket forge, cob kitchen sinks, trombe walls, electric tractors, insulated crock pots, heliostats, permanent solar power systems and the repair cafe. Part 2 of 3 Support the podcast […]
2020-02-2047 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 473 – Permaculture Technology Jamboree – Part 1Paul Wheaton, Jen Richardson and Josiah Kobernik talk about the upcoming Jamboree, formerly called the Appropriate Technology Course, at Wheaton Labs. Tracks include Alan Booker creating a spring terrace, a Fresnel Lens Glass Melter (FLeGM), a roundwood rocket powered sauna, window quilts, Abe Coley’s junkpole fence making machine and a Mike Oeler and John Hait […]
2020-02-1843 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 472 – Berm Shed – Part 3Paul Wheaton and Josiah Kobernik round off their discussion of the design and construction of the roundwood timber-frame earth sheltered berm shed at Wheaton labs. They focus on the tractor mounted gin pole, electric tools, refinements in bracing and joinery techniques, and lessons learned which will help them optimize future builds. Part 3 of 3 […]
2020-02-1648 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 471 – Berm Shed – Part 2Paul Wheaton and Josiah Kobernik continue their discussion about the earth sheltered berm shed on Wheaton Labs. They discuss cost versus work and time to build out of homegrown or intercepted materials, the development of the design, and the value of experimentation. Part 2 of 3. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion […]
2020-02-1453 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 470 – Berm Shed – Part 1Paul Wheaton and Josiah Kobernik talk about the earth sheltered Berm shed. It is a roundwood timber-framed structure used as storage on Wheaton Labs. Ben Law and Sepp Holtzer were inspirations in the creation of the Berm Shed using cheap, locally sourced materials. Part 1 of 3. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and […]
2020-02-1251 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 469 – Gaia’s Garden Chapter 12 – Part 3Paul Wheaton and Alan Booker do a book review of the 12th and final chapter of Gaia’s Garden by Toby Hemenway. Part 3 of 3. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast on this thread at Permies.
2020-01-2553 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 468 – Gaia’s Garden Chapter 12 – Part 2Paul Wheaton and Alan Booker do a book review of the 12th and final chapter of Gaia’s Garden by Toby Hemenway. Part 2 of 3. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast on this thread at Permies.
2020-01-2357 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 467 – Gaia’s Garden Chapter 12 – Part 1Paul Wheaton and Alan Booker do a book review of the 12th and final chapter of Gaia’s Garden by Toby Hemenway. Part 1 of 3. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast on this thread at Permies.
2020-01-2152 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 464 – PEP-Skip Foraging – Part2Mike Haasl and Paul Wheaton talk about PEP and SKIP programs, focusing on Foraging. Part 2 of 2. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast on this thread at Permies.
2020-01-1036 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 463 – PEP-Skip Foraging – Part1Mike Haasl and Paul Wheaton talk about PEP and SKIP programs, focusing on Foraging. Part 1 of 2. Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast on this thread at Permies.
2020-01-0844 minPermaculture Podcast by Paul Wheatonpodcast 431 – LICPaul Wheaton and Shawn Klassen-Koop discuss Labor Investment Collectives (LIC). Support the podcast on Patreon Show notes and discussion More information and discussion of this podcast on this thread at Permies. This podcast was made possible thanks to: Suleiman, Karrie, and Sasquatch Bill Crim Kerry JustTooLazy anonymous Wade Luger Jocelyn Campbell havokeachday thomas adams Sasquatch […]
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Homesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton101 – Letter From a Birmingham JailPaul Wheaton reads Martin Luther King Jr’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail, prefaced by the letter to the editor by local clergy that it is in response to. This letter is very applicable in these times, as well as those in which it was written.
Relavent Threads
Egalitarianism vs. Celebrating Diversity
Paul’s Political Podcast
Relavent Websites
The Letter From the Clergy to Martin Luther King Jr.
The Letter From Birmingham Jail
You can discuss this podcast on this thread at Permies.
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2012-01-161h 03Homesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton093 – Urban Permaculture – Geoff LawtonPaul Wheaton talks to Kane Jamison of Seattle Homestead, Lacia Lynne Bailey, and Jocelyn Campbell, reviewing the Urban Permaculture DVD with Geoff Lawton. Lacia uses a paddock shift system for urban pastured poultry, and raises urban dairy goats. Paul talks about permaculture and lawns. He likes the “mowable meadow.” Lacia calls it the “photosynthesizing gathering space.” Lawton advocates turning urban lawns into foodscapes. They talk about how all you have to do in a mature permaculture system is harvest. “Fedge” is a food hedge that keeps your animals in. Lawton uses lots of vertical space in creative ways, and says, “the m...
2011-12-011h 53Homesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton090 – Geoff Lawton Part 2Paul Wheaton continues his conversation with Geoff Lawton. (The first part of the conversation is discussed here). Geoff talks about the importance of cooperation rather than territorialism–we need to promote anybody we can, and offer education wherever possible. It is the opposite of how you might normally think about business. We want to maintain networks and exchanges of information, and give away more than we take. Geoff talks about layers of community (generations, cultures) we need to work in, like layers in a food forest. You find a niche and fill it. Paul mentions edge. Geoff talks about in...
2011-11-161h 24Homesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton070 – Geoff Lawton Food ForestsPaul Wheaton and Helen Atthowe (www.veganicpermaculture.com) watch Geoff Lawton‘s Food Forest video and Helen really loved it. It shows a food forest as they start it, at 6 months, a year, 3 years, 10 years. Paul thinks it is one of the best permaculture videos. Lawton starts by talking about 3 concepts: the layering of systems–there are 7-10 layers of a forest, succession of systems–how nature repairs itself, and time–working with different events (ex: sun, shade, flood) in time. Paul shares Helen’s hesitancy using the word “permaculture.” They also talk about the word “science” and “studies.” Lawton has 1st, 2nd, a...
2011-10-0600 minHomesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton067 – Kelly Ware Spreading PermaculturePaul Wheaton sits down with Kelly Ware, and she wants to explore the topic of how to infect people’s brains with permaculture. Paul explains how Kelly invited him to sit with her at a booth to help her persuade people to understand more about permaculture. After a long talk about how to get permaculture into the brains of people in local communities, Paul squirmed out of the offer by talking about how his efforts were already doing that to some degree, although he admitted it could be better.
Paul asks Kelly about her business model and wh...
2011-10-0100 minHomesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton066 – Kelly Ware Permaculture GatheringsPaul Wheaton and Kelly Ware of the Flathead Lake area talk about Sepp Holzer, and how Sepp is coming to Montana next May, 2012. Sepp will be speaking on topics like: restoring/building wetlands, pond building/aquaculture, mushrooms, reading nature, permaculture economics, and food and meat preservation.
Kelly and Paul talk about the importance of aquaculture, and its timeliness with recent flooding Kelly has seen taking place. Paul brings up the Inland Northwest Permaculture Convergence, where he will be presenting on rocket mass heaters, wofati eco buildings, and replacing irrigation with permaculture.
Paul brings up the...
2011-09-3000 minHomesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton065 – Deviating from the Norm Part 2Paul Wheaton and Jocelyn Campbell talk about where Paul deviates from the permaculture mainstream. Paul first mentions the deliciousness of kale chips. He then talks about how probably 1/2 of permaculture folks are vegan, and he is an omnivore. He has a lot of respect for vegans though. Paul does not use chicken tractors, but prefers the paddock shift system. The way chicken tractors are often used is not very humane for the chickens.
People often draw out land maps for permaculture design, with a time scale, but Paul leaves things very open for change. Paul has differing...
2011-09-2500 minHomesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton064 – Deviating from the Norm Part 1It’s a walk in Paul’s view of permaculture, a quick stroll down his path.
Paul and Jocelyn start from a specific question on where Paul strays from mainstream permaculture and why. Paul starts explaining that he likes the idea that forums should be more for a community or discussion for general permaculture stuff, but that sometimes doesn’t happen on permies.com because Paul does draw some lines in discussions or some threads just don’t grow.
The second topic is on why, on the web you may get nice comments for what you do...
2011-09-2300 minHomesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton063 – Magazine listPaul Wheaton and Jocelyn Campbell continue sharing about writing that has had an impact on Paul, this time, focusing on magazines. Permaculture Magazine and Living Woods Magazine are Paul’s favorites. Paul finds about 2 articles per issue of Permaculture Magazine that he finds interesting.
Living Woods is sort of the “Ben Law magazine” to Paul. It has a lot on green woodworking and living in the woods. Permaculture Activist Magazine focuses more on bringing the social activism aspect into permaculture, which Paul focuses less on.
Acres USA Magazine is a fairly liberal magazine that focuses on sub...
2011-09-1900 minHomesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton062 – Fiction Book ListPaul Wheaton and Jocelyn Campbell host the podcast on the beach (while being laughed at by passerbys for being geeks on their phones) to talk about different fiction books and magazines that are relevant to the permaculture community.
Paul explains he isn’t sure why anyone would want to listen to a podcast with him listing off books he recommends, but because it was asked for time and time again, they made a point of putting together the podcasts (with Jocelyn’s helpful nagging).
They start by talking about Ecotopia by Ernest Callenbach, and Paul conf...
2011-09-1500 minHomesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton061 – Book List Part 2Paul Wheaton and Jocelyn Campbell first share about their tidepooling experience while on the Oregon coast. They then finish going through a list of books, mostly related to gardening and permaculture, that have made an impact on Paul.
Here are the books they discuss: Allan Savory‘s Holistic Management, on reversing desertification through the grazing of large ruminants. Michael Pollan’s The Botany of Desire
The Omnivore’s Dilemma
In Defense of Food
He quotes a lot of Weston A. Price‘s work.
The Good Life by Scott and Helen Nearing, who are back to...
2011-09-1400 minHomesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton060 – Book List Part 1Paul Wheaton and Jocelyn Campbell go through a list of books, mostly related to gardening and permaculture, that have made an impact on Paul. He would take notes mostly on the pH certain plants needed and companion planting information. He mentions how different kinds of mulches do well with different kinds of plants. He brings up how cardboard and newspaper are toxic to use in the garden.
Here are the first 27 books discussed: Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew for beginning gardeners with small acreage.
Gaia’s Garden by Toby Hemenway for those with 5 acres or le...
2011-09-1200 minHomesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton059 – Early Retirement ExtremePaul interviews Jacob from earlyretirementextreme.com. (There is also a thread on Early Retirement Extreme (ERE) at permies.com). They talk about Jacob’s experience retiring at 33 (he’s 35 now), and how he got to that point.
There are different levels of “extreme” one can take, depending on what is comfortable, but, as Jacob says, “The point is to look at your entire life, deliberately.” Jacob compares frugality with a small focus to a mindset that is a little more practical. An example they go into is heating and cooling the house or office rather than changing how one dres...
2011-09-0700 minHomesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton056 – Horticulture of the United States of PocahontasPaul Wheaton swings in from the jungle to sit down with Dave Bennett and talk about Horticulture of the United States of Pocahantas (husp). It’s a concept that Paul has made up, and posted about initially on the permies forum.
Paul expresses his aim in permaculture and how it differs from most people, and how he wants to reach a higher place with permaculture and is seeking to find it, and how to get there. He defines husp as his attempt at finding that destination, and that it is all a process which is under development. At...
2011-08-2000 minHomesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton055 – Review of Gaia’s Garden, Chapter 6Paul Wheaton and Jocelyn Campbell sit down to review Toby Hemenway’s Gaia’s Garden – Chapter Six – Plants for Many Uses. Paul opens the podcast looking for praise on his new mullein video. Paul discusses his motivations for making the video and how it all came together. Jocelyn ties the video in with Chapter 6 of Gaia’s Garden, since mullein is in fact a plant with many uses, and Paul’s video provides a lot of information on them. Paul makes the statement that mullein is one of the primary healers of the earth, makes great “cowboy toilet paper,” and has many med...
2011-08-1600 minHomesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton054 – Jack Spirko on Modern SurvivalismPaul Wheaton talks with Jack Spirko of The Survival Podcast. Jack shares about Bill Mollison’s story, as well as about the immunity of self-reliant folks during economically harder times, like the Great Depression. Paul and Jack discuss the productive utilization of permaculture rather than hype. They emphasize creating profit, and how “permaculture” does not have to mean “stoned hippies.”
They share the value of being able to survive in the wild, and how that knowledge gives you back your freedom. When you become aware that everything is a choice, you can find both greater responsibility in that, and...
2011-08-1500 minHomesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton053 – Toby Hemenway on Native PlantsPaul Wheaton and Toby Hemenway, author of Gaia’s Garden, talk about native plants. Toby shares about preferring native, and then, when the native doesn’t do the job, bringing in plants known not to be a problem or take over.
He shares about various exotic plants. Purple loosestrife cleans up pollution, attracts native pollinators–clean the water and it will go away on its own. Kudzu, well-known in the south for taking over, is there to repair the soil, and lets us know there’s a problem that needs to be dealt with. Repair the soils, and the...
2011-08-0900 minHomesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton052 – Toby Hemenway on SciencePaul Wheaton and Toby Hemenway, author of Gaia’s Garden, talk about science. Paul begins by stating they have been discussing “fact, proof, science, and how science rules (and you drool).” Toby used to work for a cancer R&D company, which he considered to be a great job. When they discovered something useful, it went from a small R&D company into a huge drug company. He was able to observe the process of a company move from being run by good and dedicated scientists into a company full of business folks trying to hide the side effects or pre...
2011-08-0800 minHomesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton049 – Discussion With Maddy Harland on Current PermaculturePaul chats with Maddy Harland from Permaculture Magazine. They discuss the latest issue, and Maddy goes into an article on Sepp Holzer explaining how to build round wood shelters in a day and their multifunctional abilities as animal shelters, earth shelters or vegetable cellars. Maddy defends Sepp Holzers use of big machinery on the land, and commends him for being able to transform landscapes for a better purpose, giving the example of how through some of his intensive landscaping Sepp has saved native oak trees, and gotten endangered eagles to return to roost in what was once going into...
2011-08-0100 minHomesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton048 – Discussion on Family, Bugs, Mining, Missoula Paul discusses some company who came to visit early. He and his brother Tim have such different views on politics that it’s hard to believe they’re related. Tim has a passion for politics and is a conservative based on what Paul expresses. Jocelyn
explains how politics are not allowed on Permies. Paul would rather discuss Permaculture than politics. Tim is now interested in building a rocket mass heater to reduce from the six or ten cords they currently use in a season.
Paul feels that by putting out the dailyish email he’s creating someth...
2011-07-3100 minHomesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton047 – Gaias Garden chapter 5Paul Wheaton and Jocelyn Campbell discuss chapter 5 of Gaia’s Garden, by Toby Hemenway. The chapter was on catching, conserving, and using water. Toby writes of “the 5 fold path to water wisdom,” which includes: 1) having rich soil with lots of organic matter, 2) deep mulching 3) locating plants according to water needs 4) planting densely so leaves are shading the ground, and 5) soil contouring.
Paul has a thread at permies on replacing irrigation with permaculture. Paul’s list of things to utilize goes like this: 1) hugelkultur 2) polyculture 3) trees 4) mulch 5) raised humidity or morning dew 6) keyline 7) terraces 8) reducing wind 9) swales 10) less transpla...
2011-07-2900 minHomesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton045 – Water Harvesting, Ponds, and Alternative energyPaul, Caleb, and Krista review Geoff Lawton’s movie, “Water Harvesting”. After a little initial joking about Paul’s ‘water sound effects’, the three of them introduce themselves and then discuss the dinner they had along with having watched the movie. Focusing then on the topic, Paul gives an overview of the events of the movie. This included laying out the pond, building it and a lot of meticulous action on the part of the Trackhoe operator.
Paul notes that they have been looking at Caleb and Krista’s property, where it was originally a gravel pit. They talk abou...
2011-07-2600 minHomesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton044 – Gaias Garden chapter 4Paul Wheaton, Jocelyn Campbell and Dave Bennett sit down to review chapter four of Toby Hemenway’s Gaia’s Garden, which Paul proclaims is the best chapter so far in the book. Jocelyn points out that Paul probably loved the opening quote which led them into discussing “soil” versus “dirt” and Paul points out the difference and how Toby recognizes this as well.
Paul has a lot to say about this chapter, and starts off discussing the comparative pyramid diagram that shows how if you have less soil life you have less of everything else. Paul is ecstatic abo...
2011-07-2400 minHomesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton043 – Gaia’s Garden chapters forward to 3Review of Gaia’s Garden.
Paul and Jocelyn review the first three chapters of the book. The first edition came out in 2000 and the second edition came out in 2009. This podcast covers the forward and the first three chapters but the newer edition does not have a forward. Paul’s edition has a forward by John Todd. The forward discusses how nature always seems to find a way to thrive and how everything will work out just fine as long as there is sunlight. Paul thought it was very fitting to opening to author Toby Hemenway’s book...
2011-07-2000 minHomesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton042 – Intentional Community Part 2Paul visited a few of other people’s podcasts about permaculture and was impressed with how professional they were. Paul liked Carol Steinfelds podcast in particular regarding composting toilets.
Jocelyn mentions that Paul’s podcasts are more conversational. Paul discusses how his podcasts are going out daily and videos every other day and how there is not enough time in a day. Paul knows the three ethics but the 12 principles are not something he has memorized. Paul started doing podcasts because a bunch of people(about 25), begged him to do it. Now Paul wants to share what is i...
2011-07-1800 minHomesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton041 – Planned obsolescencePaul and Jocelyn have both watched the same movie, Pyramids of Waste, a.k.a The Lightbulb Conspiracy. The movie does a good job documenting how companies plan obsolescence. Jocelyn gives a shout out to Eric Kimmitt for finding the movie. Paul discusses his forum post and how the movie really got lots of attention at Reddit.
Jocelyn explains how printers are made stop working after a certain number of print jobs. This equipment has become disposable. These products are international and across many countries, not just here in America. Paul likes how the movie tells this...
2011-07-1700 minHomesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton039 – Atlas Shrugged reviewPaul Wheaton and Jocelyn Campbell review Atlas Shrugged, the movie, as well as its original book, by
2011-07-1239 minHomesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton036 – Aquaculture Community, and WeedsIn this podcast Paul Wheaton sits down to a roundtable discussion with friends Rob, Krista, Suzy, and Caleb at the Iron Horse Pub in Cast Iron cook wear and their shock that the ‘non-stick’ modern cookwear actually seem to stick more. Suzy confirms that she has removed the ‘non-stick’ wear from their kitchen and that no one has even noticed.
Paul then delves into a rather in-depth discussion regarding his experience building cows are owned individually by family but are grazed collectively. Each family houses their own animals on a postage square of land half the size of a cit...
2011-07-0345 minHomesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton034 – Sepp Holzer Film Presentation Part 1If aphids are on a plant are they a pest? From a permaculture standpoint, the aphids are decomposing plant material. The aphids indicate that that plant should not be there. Sepp Holzer maximizes diversification by randomly spreading seed. Plants that do not grow so we’ll need to be removed and the aphids help remove the plants that do not belong there.
Paul suggested on a forum that spreading plants out would help control Colorado Potato Beetles but members at the forum did not quite get what Paul was talking about. A discussion of Sepp Holzer and tr...
2011-06-2935 minHomesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton027 – Review Permaculture Soil Geoff LawtonPaul Wheaton and Jocelyn Campbell review the movie, “Permaculture Soil,” with Geoff Lawton. Paul and Jocelyn thought Geoff did a good job discussing the topic of weeds as symptoms rather than problems. They think he could have done better talking about compost, and recommended Helen Atthowe‘s approaches. Geoff was into turning compost a lot, and his system seemed complex and labor intensive. Paul and Jocelyn make reference to the work of Jean Pain, and using compost for heat and fuel. Paul discusses toxicity and his concerns with newspaper or cardboard as mulch. He mentions the cardboard-turn-garden project by Paul Stamets...
2011-06-131h 06Homesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton026 – Listener Permaculture QuestionsPaul Wheaton and Jocelyn Campbell answer the questions asked in the “tinkering” forum at permies.com. Jocelyn explains that on permies.com in the tinkering forum there is a thread where anyone can post some questions or subjects that will eventually be answered in a podcast, or taken as the subject for one. The questions answered in this podcast, as Jocelyn puts it, could nearly all be single podcasts.
Jesse Tack asks a question on: large scale permaculture and finding funding for projects. First one has to understand if we speak of grants or public funding, and Joce...
2011-06-101h 27Homesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton024 – Mac vs. PCPaul gives a history of computers and explains how he is hoping to
find a computer that will last him five years. Back in 2004 Paul bought an IBM
think pad and he reached a point where it did not have enough memory. When Paul
went to replace his think pad he discovered that Lenovo had taken over for IBM.
The Lenovo think pad was nothing but a headache. This computer was
very lemony. The new
2011-06-071h 11Homesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton020 – Thirty tinkerers in thirty minutesThis podcast is a recording of Paul’s Permaculture Tinkerers Presentation A Frank Zappa quote about deviation gets discussed and how we need to deviate from the norm to make changes. Paul explains where he got the inspiration for his thirty minute presentation. Rocket Mass Heaters are briefly discussed. Paul explains how some of the math is manipulated when the government calculates efficiency of wood stoves and why Rocket Mass Heaters are superior in many ways.
Paul then explains WOFATI and what it means. W for woodland O for Oehler’s work F for freaky cheap ATI for...
2011-05-1446 minHomesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton019 – Rocket mass heatersPaul interviews Ernie and Erica Wisner about Rocket Mass Heaters. Paul discusses the videos he made where he makes a RMH. Ernie and Erica review Paul’s portable rocket mass heater design concept of putting a RMH on a trailer pulled by bicycles. Paul asks Ernie to critique his design in a constructively praise like manner. Ernie and Erica discuss the bucket heater. Paul explains that his set up took just about an hour and fifteen minutes to build. Paul explains why he is using rocks in place of sand. Ernie talks about the temperature differential required for long ru...
2011-04-262h 35Homesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton013 – Vanishing of the Bees Movie ReviewIn this podcast Paul and Adrien review the movie Vanishing of the Bees, narrated by celebrity permaculturist, Ellen Page. They discuss how colony collapse disorder is heavily influenced by mono cultures and heavy use of pesticides and miteicides.
Paul thinks that the movies gives a good message. The movie includes the perspective of commercial bee folks so it gives it more credence. Paul wonders that when bees get near certain soy and corn crops they accumulate some of the toxins found in dead bees. He mentions how France banned pesticides back in 1994. Paul discusses how France did...
2011-04-1346 minHomesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton011 – Making the big bucks with permaculture, part 3This podcast is part 3 of a recorded presentation Paul gave in Missoula, Montana about farm income. It concludes his talk about Making the big bucks with permaculture!
Paul continues in this podcast by taking audience questions. A discussion about regulated versus unregulated sale of foods ensues. Paul gives an example of a small town who takes control of their own rules on what small farms can sell to the consumer and how that may create problems at the state and federal level.
He then gives an example of how expensive the equipment can be to...
2011-04-0837 minHomesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton009 – Making the big bucks with permaculture, part 1Paul recorded a presentation he gave on How to make the big bucks with permaculture in Missoula, Montana. He starts by doing a quick show of hands from the audience with regards to who has what experience. Paul discusses how we can use permaculture to make more money. Paul explains how some people want to compete with commercial food producers like Safeway. He also has some ideas on how to increase the profit growing food. Paul notes that he is not uncomfortable talking about making money.
Next, Paul asks the audience if they know who Larry Corn...
2011-03-2947 minHomesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton004 – Diatomaceous EarthDuring this podcast Paul Wheaton and Jocelyn Campbell discuss Paul’s diatomaceous earth article in detail. The number one reason to have it? It is a general insect control that you can eat. Anyone that eats grains. Eats it.
Diatomaceous Earth, or DE, is far more effective than any other pesticide because bugs can’t build resistance to it. It works in two different ways. It is sharp for insects. It cuts and gets caught in the joints of their exoskeleton. It is a desiccant, meaning it dries things out. It turns bugs into little bug jerky.
Paul...
2011-03-1430 minHomesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton003 – ChickensPaul Wheaton and Jocelyn Campbell discuss Paul’s article about raising chickens in detail. In the very beginning Paul mentions his site for java programming. Paul discusses a ranking system that covers several ways he knows to raise and care for chickens.
The six ways that are discussed:
1. Factory raised
2. Coop and Run
3. Chicken Tractor
4. Joel Salatin Pen
5. Free range
6. Paddock Shift System
Paul also covers a metrics system. Each factor has a number scale. 0 represents sucky. And 10 represents awesome.
The factors are:
1. Poop factor. Actually this ca...
2011-03-1247 minHomesteading Videos by Paul Wheaton002 – What is permaculture? What is a permaculture design course?Paul Wheaton and Jocelyn Campbell talk about how permies.com got started. Paul shares about his lawn care article and needing help managing his emails. He then talks about the difference between making nature “your personal bitch” and working with nature. Aligned with nature, you can do 100 times more. He tells how maybe 10,000 years ago, the Sahara used to be a lush jungle until folks chopped down trees to start agriculture. Paul sees permaculture as a direction rather than a specific something. He also wants to emphasize how to be good rather than pointing out what is bad. He and...
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