Restoring Native cloud forest in southern Mexico, with Jairo Rodriguez of Teyoapa Farms:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-lAJKPsQ0U&t=6s Today I’m going to kick off a new series focusing on reforestation and agroforestry. I’ve been motivated to return to this subject as it seems to ...
25 Okt 20191h 3min
Voices of natural and alternative building, an Abundant Edge special episode
I haven’t done a special episode in a long time, in fact I haven’t done any at all this season and it’s been a while since I’ve done a Regenerative Round Table since I’ve been transitioning from the f...
18 Okt 20191h 27min
Meet the team that’s making cob legal, an interview with members of the Cob Research Institute: 133
Today’s episode is very important in that there’s a limited window of time for those of you, especially in the USA who care about natural building and want to see cob and other natural building materi...
11 Okt 20191h 20min
The essential guide to lime. Plasters, paints and cretes, with Aulya Bingham from “The Mud Home”
I’ve talked about many different building materials through this series, but one of my all time favorites often gets overlooked because it isn’t commonly used as a structural element. Lime in all of i...
4 Okt 20191h
Benito Steen of “The Nito Project” on exploring new natural building techniques and teaching around the world: 131
Today’s guest, Benito Steen is one of the people that I’ve most had requested from you listeners to do an interview with, in large part because of the success of his YouTube channel called “The Nito P...
27 Sep 201954min
The best options for home scale renewable energy with Dan Chiras, author of “The Homeowner’s Guide to Renewable Energy: 130
We’re now well into this on-going series on natural building and design, and we’ve covered bamboo building, rocket stoves, design at the building and community levels, and so much more already. One of...
20 Sep 20191h 3min
Does aircrete have a place in natural building and regenerative living? With Daniel Allen of Tiny Giant Life: 129
Until getting to know Daniel and his understanding of building design and healthy living, I wasn’t sure I wanted to do an episode on aircrete. I’ve focused only on natural building techniques and mate...
13 Sep 201947min
Limecrete and renovating old homes with natural materials, with April Magill of RootDown Design: 128
I finally had the chance to do a follow up session with one of my favorite natural builders, April Magill. She’s not only an accomplished architect, builder, and educator through her company “Root Dow...
6 Sep 201958min
