Living Permaculture

Feb 17 2025 20 ep. 27 mins 99
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Join us every third Monday of the month for Living Permaculture, KDNK's exploration of agriculture, horticulture, and natural science through the lens of Permaculture Design. Permaculture is a design system based on observing Nature and intelligently utilizing multifunctional elements to self-propel your designs. Each month we feature a guest and topic pertinent to sustainability and environmental stewardship in the Roaring Fork Valley of Colorado and the world. Host Vanessa Harmony owns and operates Colorado Edible Forest LLC, a plant nursery and consulting business in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Co-host Jerome Osentowski is Director of Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute (CRMPI), a non-profit organization in Basalt, Colorado.

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Living Permaculture | Emerald Ash Borer

Feb 17 2025 27 mins  
Vanessa continues her interview with the arborists from Establishing Roots to discuss Emerald Ash Borer, an invasive insect that threatens ash trees.

Living Permaculture | Renee and Sherman DeBruhl of Establishing Roots

Jan 20 2025 27 mins  
This 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.

Living Permaculture | Dr. James Sceats

Dec 16 2024 27 mins  
This month on Living Permaculture, Vanessa Harmony and Jerome Osentowski interview local permaculture homesteader and retired neurosurgeon Dr. James Sceats of Glenwood Springs, CO.

Living Permaculture | Thankful for our Guests

Nov 18 2024 27 mins  
The 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.

Living Permaculture | Women, Food & Agriculture

Oct 21 2024 27 mins  
Vanessa 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.

Living Permaculture | Mark Congdon, Director of Agriculture at Gaining Ground

Sep 17 2024 27 mins  
Vanessa 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.

Living Permaculture | David Lipsky Part II

Aug 19 2024 27 mins  
This 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.

Living Permaculture | Author David Lipsky

Jul 15 2024 27 mins  
This 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.

Living Permaculture | Melanie Eggers of Apple Core Project

Jun 17 2024 27 mins  
On 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

Living Permaculture | UpRoot Colorado

May 20 2024 27 mins  
On 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 a