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Permaculture Realized Podcast Episode 27, Air Water Food Shelter Kinship Meaning (Part 1)

by Levi Meeuwenberg | Jan 28, 2017 | Agriculture, Appropriate Technology, Climate Change, Culture, Economics, Foraging/Wildcrafting, Fossil Fuels, Heating Systems, History, Justice, Natural Building, Natural Resources, Oil, Permaculture/Homesteading, Podcast, Politics, TECH, Water Systems, Why Permaculture, Wilderness

There’ll be few main parts to this episode. I’m going to start out by doing a survey of kind of our basic biological human needs. So you know food, energy, shelter, connection, love that type of thing. (our global life support systems) And look at those within the context of how we go about meeting those needs and how that has changed over time especially from pre-agriculture revolution and then after the agriculture revolution and now into modern technological age.

Our Strawbale Passive Solar Greenhouse Folly

by Levi Meeuwenberg | Mar 24, 2016 | Appropriate Technology, Blog, Farm, Heating Systems, Natural Building, Natural Resources, Permaculture/Homesteading

Two years ago, Brenda and I were renting an apartment and I would commute to the farm every day to take care of our pigs, chickens, gardens and plant nursery. This situation quickly made it clear to me how important it is to actually be LIVING on the land you’re farming. This is because farming is really a lifestyle more than it is a job that you can just leave when you’re done. It makes demands of you that no job every would. This was how the adventure of our strawbale passive solar greenhouse began.

Permaculture Realized Podcast Episode 15, Spiral Ridge Permaculture with Cliff Davis

by Levi Meeuwenberg | Jan 26, 2016 | Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Appropriate Technology, Climate Change, Events/Workshops, Farm, Foraging/Wildcrafting, Heating Systems, Natural Building, Permaculture/Homesteading, Plants, Podcast, Water Systems

Today’s guest, Cliff Davis was telling me that having all those pigs and plants to care for makes it hard to leave home and travel to experience new cultures and perspectives. And he values those experiences for personal growth and expansion, plus their a great source for new ideas. But fortunately there’s a continual flow of students and interns coming through his place, Spiral Ridge Permaculture…

Permaculture Realized Podcast Episode 7, The Strawbale Studio, Thatch Roofs, Earth Plaster and Natural Building with Deanne Bednar

by Levi Meeuwenberg | Nov 17, 2015 | Appropriate Technology, Events/Workshops, Heating Systems, Natural Building, Permaculture/Homesteading, Podcast

Today’s guest is Deanne Bednar, who runs the Strawbale Studio, which is a education, and demonstration center for natural building, and natural living.

Upcycled Living, Our Resource Collection Zone i.e. The Junkyard 😉

by Levi Meeuwenberg | Oct 1, 2015 | Appropriate Technology, Farm, Natural Building, Natural Resources, Permaculture/Homesteading

This is an essential element of any sustainable homestead. Basically it’s where you store all the useful crap that you can get your hands on, before that future project comes along when you need it!!

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Permaculture Realized Podcast Episode 27, Air Water Food Shelter Kinship Meaning (Part 1)

Our Strawbale Passive Solar Greenhouse Folly

Permaculture Realized Podcast Episode 15, Spiral Ridge Permaculture with Cliff Davis

Permaculture Realized Podcast Episode 7, The Strawbale Studio, Thatch Roofs, Earth Plaster and Natural Building with Deanne Bednar

Upcycled Living, Our Resource Collection Zone i.e. The Junkyard 😉

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