From humble beginnings, to leading a permaculture revolution in Malawi, with Luwayo Biswick
Alex got a chance to follow up with Luwayo Biswick in Malawi. Luwayo had been on the Regenerative Skills podcast when it was still Abundant Edge for episode 71 in 2018. As the Founder of the Permac...
5 Des 202557min
From extractive agrobusiness to permaculture abundance, with Ripura Hewicke
In our tour of Sub Saharran Africa, Alex followed a recommendation from Thiang’o to talk with Ripura Hewick. Ripura is based in Namibia, and manages a dryland farm for the non-profit Steps for Childre...
28 Nov 20251h 17min
Crossing milestones and charting a new path forward:
400 episodes down and some big changes coming. It's been almost 9 full years since I started this little show and I'm amazed at the journey that it's accompanied me on, from my apprenticeship in bamb...
20 Nov 202532min
Community Resilience: Farms as Anchors of Local Culture and Community
Welcome back everyone and welcome back to the monthly panel sessions. In this session that I hosted with Climate Farmers, we dive into the lives of three passionate farmers, Julia, Anne, and Mateo, wh...
14 Nov 202554min
What does the process for putting land in a farmer’s trust look like?
You may remember a handful of weeks back when I interviewed Kristina Villa about the work of the Farmer’s Land Trust, and how they’re helping to make farmland affordable as well as giving new options ...
7 Nov 20251h 2min
Developing smallholder reslience, through permaculture education and community, with Thiong’o Gachie
Thiong'o Gachie is a permaculture trainer in Kenya, focused on inspiring smallholder farmers on how to apply permaculture principles, such as crop diversity, to strengthen their yields and build great...
17 Okt 20251h 15min
Why we need to rebug the planet, with Vicki Hird: redux
Though there are only a handful of bugs and invertebrates that humans consider edible, productive, or beautiful, they are an essential element in any healthy ecosystem. All too often the ones that we ...
21 Sep 202553min
Growing fresh produce through the coldest winters, with Catherine Sylvestre: redux
I’ve been so happy to see how popular the concept of growing one’s own food has become in recent years. Especially since the pandemic, a lot of us have connected deeply with the need to build food res...
12 Sep 202555min
