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How to Set Up Permaculture Community Groups
Local community may be one of the most overlooked forms of resilience we have. In this episode, Geoff, Eric, Ben and Sam discuss how permaculture community groups can help people share skills, grow food locally,...
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Preparing For Hard Times
What happens when fragile supply chains break down? In this episode Geoff and the crew discuss survival gardens, water security, edible weeds, medicinal plants, and practical ways to prepare for uncertain...
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Is Aid Designed to Solve Problems or Manage Them?
In this episode, Geoff and the team unpack the hidden realities of the global aid industry—sharing firsthand stories from refugee camps, war zones, and on-the-ground permaculture projects. From inefficiency and...
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The Weedy Garden Journey
In this conversation, host Geoff Lawton, Ben, Eric, and Sam sit down with David Trood from The Weedy Garden as he shares how he went from knowing nothing about gardening to documenting one of the most compelling...
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Efficiency: Industrial Agriculture Vs Local Food Systems
What does “efficiency” really mean in food production? Host Geoff Lawton and Ben, Eric and Sam discuss the hidden costs of industrial agriculture and explore how regenerative systems can produce more with less by...
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Business in Permaculture
In this episode, Geoff, Ben, Eric and Sam sit down with business coach and permaculture practitioner Bronwyn Chompff-Gliddon to explore how ethical businesses can thrive while spreading permaculture ideas into the...
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Designing in Iran: What the Land and the People Taught Me
In 2007, Geoff was invited by Iran’s Ministry of Agriculture to teach composting and permaculture design to agricultural advisors. What followed surprised him. A single compost demonstration spread across the country...
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Food Forests: Design, Production & the Future of Food
What if our food systems worked like forests? In this episode, host Geoff Lawton and the team explore food forests—long-term, tree-based systems that produce food while restoring ecosystems. From perennials and...
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Invasive Species, Native Myths & the Ethics of Place
In this episode of the Discover Permaculture Podcast, we explore one of the most misunderstood and emotionally charged topics in ecology: invasive species. Are non-native plants and animals always destructive? Or are...
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Drylands: Water, Strategy and Solutions
Drylands are expanding across the planet, putting pressure on water, food systems, and entire communities. In this Podcast, host Geoff Lawton, Eric, Ben and Sam draw on real-world experience from places like Jordan,...
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What is Culture?
What is culture, really? Is it food, clothing, music, beliefs — or something deeper? In this conversation, host Geoff Lawton and the panel explore culture through the lens of permaculture. From local food systems and...
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Wildfires: How to Design a World that Doesn't Burn
Wildfires aren’t just getting bigger — they’re behaving differently. In this episode, Host Geoff Lawton, Eric, Ben and Sam are joined by special guest Matthew Trumm to unpack why modern “mega-fires” burn hotter,...
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