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Geoengineering, Climate & Living Systems
Geoff and the panel sit down with Dane Wigington to discuss geoengineering, weather modification and the living systems we depend on. The conversation explores atmospheric intervention, rainfall and water cycles, soil...
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Climate Change, Weather & Permaculture Design
How do we design for climate when weather patterns are increasingly variable and difficult to predict? Geoff, Ben, Eric and Sam explore climate, weather, resilience and the practical role permaculture can play in...
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What If Permaculture Became a National Strategy?
What would happen if permaculture principles shaped not just our gardens and farms, but our schools, communities and national policies? Geoff Lawton joins Jim Gale, Katherine Reynolds and the Discover Permaculture...
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Land Access, Ownership & the Future of Settlement
Geoff, Ben, Eric and Sam explore land as an investment versus land as a living system. They discuss community ownership models, eco-villages and practical ways people can gain access through skills, relationships,...
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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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