Earth Repair Radio

Nov 27 2020 31 ep. 64 mins 495
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Andrew Millison is a Permaculture designer, builder, and teacher. Visit Earth Repair Radio and subscribe at WWW.EARTHREPAIRRADIO.COM

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Episode 031 - Andrew Millison: The Scale of Permaculture We Need

Nov 27 2020 72 mins  
In 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 h

Episode 030 - Marisha Auerbach: Growing Urban Food Security the Permaculture Way

Apr 16 2020 82 mins  
This 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

Episode 029 - Matt Powers: Permaculture Pandemic Resilience

Mar 20 2020 77 mins  
This 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 cours

Episode 028 - Ayana Young: Raining Redwoods, Pandemic Peace

Mar 12 2020 64 mins  
Ayana 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 connecte

Episode 027 - Murad Al-khuffash: Permaculture Under Occupation in the Palestinian West Bank

Oct 23 2019 53 mins  
Hear 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 international

Episode 026 - Raya Cole: Women Transforming Rural India With Permaculture

Sep 17 2019 61 mins  
In 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

Episode 025 - Brad Lancaster: Catalyzing Community Water Harvesting

Aug 23 2019 66 mins  
This 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 thro

Episode 024: Ridhi D'Cruz - Repairing the City's Social Fabric

May 30 2019 61 mins  
In 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 an

Episode 023 - Dr. Alan 'Mushroom' Kapuler: Weaving the Fabric of Biodiversity Through Plant Breeding

Mar 06 2019 50 mins  
In 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 pe

Episode 022 - Zachary Weiss: Repairing the Water Cycle for Climate Stability

Feb 26 2019 69 mins  
In 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