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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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Nationalism and the Permaculture Nation
In this wide-ranging and deeply human conversation, host Geoff Lawton & Ben, Eric and Sam explore nationalism, immigration, borders and belonging through a permaculture lens. Drawing on Bill Mollison’s definition...
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Bioremediation: Healing Sick Land
What if pollution isn’t the end of the story but the beginning of regeneration? In this episode, host Geoff Lawton is joined by Sam Parker-Davis, Ben Missimer and Eric Seider for a grounded conversation on...
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Compost: The Engine of Fertility
Compost isn’t just a pile — it’s the engine that drives soil fertility. In this conversation, Host Geoff Lawton and the regular crew, Sam, Eric, Ben are joined by guest Mohammed to unpack how compost really works, why...
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Artificial Intelligence and Permaculture
Artificial intelligence is being called the biggest change in human history—bigger than the wheel. But what does it mean for those of us designing resilient futures? In this conversation, Host Geoff Lawton and regular...
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