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Living Permaculture

English, Personal/Lifestyle/Family, 1 season, 31 episodes, 14 hours, 12 minutes
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Permaculture is a design system for ecological and sustainable living, integrating plants, animals, buildings, people and communities. Living Permaculture airs on KDNK on the 4th Wednesday of every month.
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Living Permaculture | Claude Jolicoeur

On this episode of Living Permaculture, hosts Vanessa Harmony and Jerome Osentowski interview Claude Jolicoeur, a cider maker, apple grower, engineer, and author of multiple books and articles on the topic of cider including, “The New Cider Maker’s Handbook”, and, “Cider Planet”. They discuss the methods behind Claude’s award-winning ciders and explore the role of cider apples and wild apples in making what Claude calls the “Prince of Beverages”.
2/21/202427 minutes, 58 seconds
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Living Permaculture | New CRMPI director Mathew Davis

This month on Living Permaculture, hosts Vanessa Harmony and Jerome Osentowski interview the new director of Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute, Mathew Davis, regarding his career background and his new role at CRMPI.
1/15/202428 minutes
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Living Permaculture | Jackie Skrypnek & Matthew Davis

On this episode of Living Permaculture, hosts Vanessa Harmony and Jerome Osentowski interview a past CRMPI volunteer and discuss the "zero-waste, zero-dollar" garden beds she helped construct, as well as her involvement in a community greenhouse hub project in Alberta.
12/18/202328 minutes
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Living Permaculture | Bioregional Regeneration

On this month's Living Permaculture episode host Vanessa Harmony interviews two local "Weavers" of Bioregional Regeneration efforts: Rita Marsh and Gwen Garcelon. They discuss the definition and origin of the term Bioregional Regeneration, and the guests' missions for land, people, and wildlife to live in harmony.
11/21/202328 minutes
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Living Permaculture | Amy Kousch of Berchta Botanicals in Fort Collins

On this month's episode of Living Permaculture, host Vanessa Harmony interviews Amy Kousch of Berchta Botanicals in Fort Collins: northern Colorado’s only specialized medicinal plant nursery and medicinal plant education center.
10/16/202328 minutes
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Living Permaculture | Nick Schaffer of Grow Green Now, LLC

On this months show of Living Permaculture, host Vanessa Harmony interviews Nick Schaffer of Grow Green Now LLC, a company based in Basalt, CO offering edible gardens and tree care in the Roaring Fork Valley.
9/18/202328 minutes
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Living Permaculture | Career History and Journey to Permaculture Design

Vanessa Harmony and Jerome Osentowski interview three agricultural interns at Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute to learn about their educational and career histories and their journey in discovering permaculture design.
8/21/202327 minutes, 30 seconds
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Living Permaculture | Vanessa Harmony & Colorado Edible Forest

This month on Living Permaculture, Vanessa Harmony and Jerome Osentowski provide a summer update from their organizations, Colorado Edible Forest, Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute, and Jerome's Organics.
7/17/202327 minutes, 59 seconds
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Living Permaculture | Jared Kerst of Rivendell Farms

On this month's episode of Living Permaculture host Vanessa Harmony interviews Jared Kerst of Rivendell Farms, a regenerative agriculture farm in Glenwood Springs, to "myth bust" reductionist environmentalist perspectives on beef cattle methane production and regional water conservation.
6/19/202328 minutes
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Living Permaculture | Jen Ghigiarelli

This episode of Living Permaculture explores careers in farming and topics affecting our regional farming community. Hosts Vanessa Harmony and Jerome Osentowski examine the career history and current work of Jen Ghigiarelli, Membership Coordinator for Rocky Mountain Farmers Union.
5/15/202327 minutes, 59 seconds
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Living Permaculture | Canada Thistle

This month’s show of Living Permaculture focuses on tactics to address Canada thistle at the Carbondale Nature Park with our guests Gwen Garcelon and Eric Brendlinger.
4/17/202328 minutes
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Living Permaculture | Sarah Montgomery of Garden's Edge

This month on Living Permaculture hosts Jerome Osentowski, and Vanessa Harmony, interview Sarah Montgomery of Garden's Edge, an organization supporting indigenous agricultural initiatives in Guatemala.
3/20/202328 minutes
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Living Permaculture | Eric Toensmeier

This month on Living Permaculture, hosts Jerome Osentowski and Vanessa Harmony speak with Eric Toensmeier, author of “Trees With Edible Leaves” about agroforestry and edible plants.
2/20/202328 minutes
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Living Permaculture | Toadstool Traditions

On this episode of Living Permaculture, hosts Jerome Osentowski and Vanessa Way chat with Mateo Rader of Toadstool Traditions.
1/16/202328 minutes
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Living Permaculture | CRMPI Updates, Charrettes & More

On this episode of Living Permaculture, hosts Vanessa Harmony and Jerome Osentowski give updates from Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute, we learn about agroforestry, they let us know about a new academy and publications to look out for, and we hear about a permaculture design charrette.
12/19/202224 minutes, 40 seconds
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Living Permaculture | Colorado Edible Forest

On this episode of Living Permaculture, Jerome welcomes Vanessa Harmony of Colorado Edible Forest, a nursery located in Spring Valley in Glenwood Springs with hardy edible perennial plants.
11/21/202228 minutes
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Living Permaculture | Mark Krawczyk

On this episode of Living Permaculture, Jerome Osentowski interviews Mark Krawczyk about his book "Coppice Agroforestry."
10/17/202228 minutes
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Living Permaculture | Healthy School Lunches

On this episode of Living Permaculture, host Jerome Osentowski welcomes Eden and Ben to chat about Colorado voters considering healthy school meals for all.
9/19/202228 minutes
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Living Permaculture | Casey from Seed Peace

On this episode of Living Permaculture, host Jerome Osentowski has a discussion with Casey Piscura of Seed Peace. Among other topics, they discuss recent changes that Seed Peace has gone through.
8/15/202228 minutes
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Living Permaculture | CRMPI's Special Use Permit Update

On this episode of Living Permaculture, Adrian Fielder chats with Central Rocky Mountain Institute's Jerome Osentowski and Stephanie Syson about the latest in the organization's efforts to acquire a special-use permit from Eagle County to continue operations.
7/18/202228 minutes
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Living Permaculture | Reminiscing on Dandelion Day 2022

On this episode of Living Permaculture, host Jerome Osentowski discusses Dandelion Day with the 'queen bee' of the operation, Natalie Rae Fuller.
5/16/202227 minutes, 52 seconds
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Living Permaculture: Permaculture Design Course

Hosts Stephanie Syson and Jerome Ostentowski chat with permaculture student and chef Tiffany about permaculture and a CRMPI design course in Puerto Rico.
3/28/202228 minutes
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Living Permaculture: Highwater Farm in Silt

On this episode of Living Permaculture, host Jerome Ostentowski chats with Sara Tymczyszyn and Rachel Becker from Highwater farm in Silt.
3/21/202226 minutes, 47 seconds
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Living Permaculture: Rabbits, Farm to Table Food and More

In this episode of Living Permaculture recorded in November of 2021, Kenna Crampton and host Jerome Ostentowski talk CRMPI, rabbits, then a chat with Julie Castaldo.
2/21/202228 minutes
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Living Permaculture: Collaboration on Cattle Creek Property in March

Living Permaculture host Jerome Osentowski chats with guests Travis and Karine about an upcoming charrette up Cattle Creek Road related to permaculture design and Jerome talks about the three ethics of permaculture.
1/27/202226 minutes, 30 seconds
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Jerome Talks with Michael Thompson on Living Permaculture

Jerome and Michael Thompson give an update on farming in the winter.
12/22/202126 minutes, 30 seconds
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Living Permaculture: Jerome Gives an Update on CRMPI

Jerome lets listeners know about what is going on at CRMPI (Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute) this winter and next spring, and a project at a new property.
11/24/202126 minutes, 28 seconds
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Emily and Andy Roy on Living Permaculture

Living Permaculture is on the road in Fredrick, Maryland. Emily and Andy Roy have a suburban lot that will open your mind to the possibilities that permaculture offers to land of any size.
10/27/202126 minutes, 28 seconds
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Michael Judd on Living Permaculture

Stephanie and Jerome talk with Michael Judd - author and permaculture expert who specializes in agroecological and whole systems design throughout the americas.
8/25/202126 minutes, 29 seconds
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Kareen Erbe on Living Permaculture

Stephanie and Jerome talk with fellow permaculture teacher Kareen Erbe of Broken Ground Permaculture about this years Permaculture Design Course and cold climate strategies for food production.
7/28/202126 minutes, 31 seconds
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Living Permaculture Interviews Eric Toensmeier

This episode features award winning author and permaculture expert Eric Toensmeier. Stephanie and Jerome talk with Eric about the value of perennial farming methods to help mitigate the climate swings that are becoming more common across the world.
6/23/202126 minutes, 28 seconds