Linda Buzzell-Saltzman and Larry Saltzman of Santa Barbara share a love for their garden in more ways than one. Larry is creating a lush food forest and teaches permaculture to promote local food security. Ecotherapist Linda helps people heal their relationship with nature, … [Read more...]
Creating the Impossible – O.U.R. Ecovillage
November 15, 2007 by Leave a Comment
O.U.R. stands for "One United Resource," expressing how interdependence and inclusion undergird this 25 acre demonstration sustainable community on Vancouver Island. This model ecovillage comprises natural buildings, a school, long- and short-term residences, extensive … [Read more...]
City Repair – Permaculture for Urban Spaces
September 13, 2007 by 1 Comment
What happens when citizens apply permaculture principles to a city grid? They create friendly places within the grid that invite people to come together. Mark Lakeman, co-founder of Portland, Oregon's City Repair Project describes these "creative intervention" projects as … [Read more...]
Bullock Brothers Homestead – A 25-Year Permaculture Project
July 19, 2007 by 3 Comments
Take a tour with Joe, Doug and Sam Bullock on their Orcas Island homestead, site of a yearly Permaculture design course. Using nature as their model, they create edges and wildlife habitat, move water through the landscape, promote diversity, and raise an astonishing variety … [Read more...]
Suburban Renewal – One Backyard at a Time
December 14, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Jan Spencer shows his quarter-acre permaculture project transforming a typical suburban lot. Lawn and driveway were replaced with fruit and nut trees, vegetables, brambles, and native habitat, plus a 3500 gallon rainwater catchment system, a sunroom heating the house, and a … [Read more...]
Waking Up to Peak Oil
March 30, 2006 by Leave a Comment
After sisters Loretta and Karen O'Brien learned of peak oil, their lives became transformed as they worked to gather their family, learn permaculture, move towards more self-sufficiency, and deal with emotional challenges. Episode 10. Watch video | iTunes | … [Read more...]
Self-sufficient Small Farms
March 2, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Small acreages can produce a lot! Janet Brisson shows the home-canned and -dried vegetables, fruit, and beans she cultivates along with chickens and bees. Renee Wade talks about practices that suit the land: her drier property is better suited to raising goats. Episode … [Read more...]
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