Cormac Harkin

Forest Gardening with Pippa Chapman of Those Plant People

https://youtu.be/ZRxNh-8ThVg Pippa is a permaculture designer and educator, forest gardener and author of ‘A plant lovers backyard forest garden’. She is passionate about helping everyone, with even the smallest garden, to grow a forest garden.   https://www.instagram.com/pippachapman_thoseplantpeople/   https://www.youtube.com/@thoseplantpeople530   www.vinepermaculture.com   PDC to Professional Course Information https://vinepermaculture.com/PDC2pro/   The Permaculture Vine Newsletter Sign Up! […]

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Permaculture Roundtable: Education and Training For Permaculture Professionals

https://youtu.be/XBaaUOwHRV4 Cormac Harkin chats with Sarah Spencer, Brandon Moncrief and Sean Jennings about Education and Training For Permaculture Professionals   Sarah Spencer: Developing Lives and Businesses in Regenerative Ways with Sarah Spencer The Think like a Forest regenerative organisation fundamentals programme is a transformational programme for any organisation, leader or coach wanting to know how

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Entrepreneurship, Regenerative Agriculture, and Sustainable Living with Jesse tack of PINA

Cormac Harkin chats with Jesse tack from PINA about his many varied permaculture projects. Jesse has made income with permaculture inspired design in consultancy, education events, growing and selling microgreens, fungi, plants, and organic vegetables. Working as a board-certified Music Therapist (MT-BC) since 2008, Jesse has taught a wide variety of coping skills, expression groups,

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Working at the Boundary of Permaculture and Architecture with Jo Petroni

Jo works at the boundary between permaculture and architecture – Zone 0 and beyond. She is an architect and ecovillage designer. Lately her focus has been of regenerative development projects and what “Regenerative” means for the way we build.   https://www.linkedin.com/in/jo-petroni/ https://jopetroni.substack.com/   PDC to Professional Course Information https://vinepermaculture.com/PDC2pro/   The Permaculture Vine Newsletter Sign

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Urban and Rural Permaculture Homesteading with Kerry Brown of Strong Roots Resources

Kerry Brown has made it his mission to teach others how to understand their landscape and to create a productive property of any size, including urban and suburban lots. Over a 13-year period he turned a small urban lot into a productive space that included edible, medicinal and pollinator gardens, small livestock and wildlife habitat

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PINA: Permaculture Institute of North America

Cormac Harkin talks to Jesse Tack and Sean Jennings about PINA and their permaculture design competition. https://pina.in/ https://www.instagram.com/permaculture_institute_na/ https://www.youtube.com/@permaculture_institute_na https://pina.in/pina-design-contest/ Book A Free 25minute Consult or Chat with Vine Permaculture https://koalendar.com/e/meet-with-vine-permaculture PDC to Professional Course Information https://vinepermaculture.com/PDC2pro/ The Permaculture Vine Newsletter Sign Up! https://vine-permaculture.ck.page/newsletter Permaculture Vine Podcast Spotify: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/eMxAhvMC7yb Fountain FM: The Permaculture Vine Podcast

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Drylands Permaculture Design in the Desert with Daniel Wilson

Daniel Wilson, originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota began his permaculture journey at Jordan’s Greening the Desert site, studying with Geoff Lawton. This experience shaped his interest in dryland permaculture. From there, he headed to Phoenix, Arizona, eager to deepen his dryland permaculture knowledge. Eventually, Daniel and his wife Omina purchased a house on a 2 acre

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Orion Black: Off-Grid Living, Permaculture Design, and Entrepreneurship

Orion has been living off-grid for 7 years. He has overcome adversity including homelessness and has gone on to build many businesses. He currently operates his own permaculture design and consultancy business. He designs food forests, off-grid properties, and farms. He built the tiny house he lives in and installed the solar power system that

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Permaculture Design Meets Landscape Architecture with Ben Dunn

Ben Dunn is currently a Project Consultant with Hoffmann Hayes and a Master of Landscape Architecture student at U of T. He has 6 years of experience working across Canada as a researcher, public speaker, sustainability strategist, and permaculture designer. His intuition for systems thinking has allowed him to thrive while working on technical permaculture

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The Full Permaculture Education Experience with Brandon Moncrief: From woofing to designer to GYGO!

In 2009, Brandon Moncrief received his PDC at the Regenerative Design Institute in Bolinas, California with Penny Livingston-Stark and other great teachers. Here he was an intern for 9 months and met some incredible people. Enjoying wwoofing and being an intern on other farms, he was able to get a real-life snapshot of what it

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Permaculture Farming with Mike Jones of Pensioner Pond Permaculture

Mike Jones from Pensioner Pond Permaculture and Vine shares his permaculture journey. https://www.youtube.com/@UCJn5XW9oeTUL1L6Lgq8p-gw https://www.instagram.com/pensionerpondpermaculture/ https://youtu.be/THm8A-iyNvs Permaculture Vine Podcast Spotify: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/eMxAhvMC7yb Fountain FM: The Permaculture Vine Podcast Youtube @thepermaculturevine Linkedin group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12697534/ Vine Permaculture www.vinepermaculture.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinepermaculture/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083338661143 Twitter: https://twitter.com/@vinepermie Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vine-permaculture/ Youtube @vinepermaculture Newsletter signup: https://vine-permaculture.ck.page/newsletter Cormac Harkin Nostr: npub1zu9ryv52rk0dms6jh7se5cgdmk52rn5zxv0jvlqgr57z7r73qtwsvw7cuc www.cormacharkin.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/CormacHarkin Instagram:

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Developing Lives and Businesses in Regenerative Ways with Sarah Spencer

Sarah is a regenerative mentor, trainer, speaker, helping visionary leaders grow purpose-led enterprises that make an impact, inspired by living-systems success. Permaculture diploma holder, smallholder, tree-lover, author of Think like a Tree: the natural principles guide to life. Sign Up To Sarah’s Newsletter “Inspired By Nature News” @ https://www.thinklikeatree.co.uk/inspired-by-nature-news/ www.thinklikeatree.co.uk Discover your Team’s Impact-Making Mindset

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Permaculture Education and Entrepreneurship in Lesotho, Africa with Ivan Yaholnitsky.

Audio only podcast due to a poor network connection. Ivan Yaholnitsky has been working as an educator in Lesotho since July 1987. Grew up on a family farm in Western Canada, which was based on an agro-business model.   Ivan Yaholnitsky FB.   Permaculture Lesotho FB.   Ivan Yaholnitsky Twitter     https://youtu.be/yrLayam0DJo Permaculture Vine

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Permaculture Education and Community Building in Portugal with Ângela Gonçalves

Ângela Gonçalves is passionate about Permaculture and Ecological design and even more about Teaching, Learning and people. She’s keen on gardening, soils, seeds, fungi, worms and decision-making/ community management tools and methods. Food preservation and cooking have always been part of her everyday life. She has been a language teacher ( Portuguese, English and Spanish)

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Seed Packets

Embark on a journey through the world of gardening as we explore the significance of seed catalogs, the wealth of information hidden within seed packets, the art of reading seed packets, the utility of gardening calendars, and the importance of proper seed storage. Discover how these invaluable resources can enhance your gardening experience and nurture

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Square Foot Gardening

Square foot gardening offers an efficient and organized way to grow a variety of food, mainly vegetables, even if you have only a few square feet of available land. In this blog, we will explore the concept of square foot gardening, its foundation, and how you can create your own square foot garden to enjoy

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Basic Gardening Tools

As a beginner gardener, having the right tools at your disposal is crucial for cultivating a successful and thriving garden. In this blog post, we will explore a range of essential tools that will aid you in both small-scale patio gardens and larger-scale landscapes. From basic hand tools like trowels and forks to larger implements

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Learn to Build A Permaculture Business with Jose Ansoleaga Ayala

Jose is a Father, Multilingual, Geographer, Designer, Artist, Explorer, and Entrepreneur. Jose Ansoleaga is the CEO of Permallorca, promoting Mediterranean Food Forest for Adaptation to Desertification with Syntropic Agroforestry. He is a facilitator on Professional Permaculture and Leading Regeneration. https://www.joseansoleaga.com/ https://www.facebook.com/jose.ansoleagaayala/ https://www.instagram.com/joseansoleagaenglish/ https://www.youtube.com/@joseansoleaga https://www.permallorca.com/ https://youtu.be/kdzgSANxSU8 Permaculture Vine Podcast Spotify: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/eMxAhvMC7yb Fountain FM: The Permaculture Vine

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Practicing permaculture with no land of her own in Germany with Sabine Klee.

Sabine started learning about Permaculture in 2019. Permaculture Certificate in 2020 in Austria. Participated in various workshops in the field since 2020. Founded a community garden in 2019. Started working on a Permaculture related city project in 2021 (still ongoing). Started a food forest project in cooperation with a local farmer in 2021 (still ongoing).

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Building an Exotic Permaculture Homestead with Dr Ian Scott: The Permaculture Vine Podcast Episode 7

Cormac interviews Dr Ian Scott from Grow Your Grass Off. Dr Ian Scott has a passion for growing food and helping others do the same in a logical and regenerative way. He has a diverse background, being a car mechanic, a Chiropractic Physician for many years, before helping others grow food at Grow Your Grass

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Digital Permaculture Design with Leszek Frankiewicz: The Permaculture Vine Podcast Episode 6

Leszek Frankiewicz is a permaculture designer and owner of a farm in Beskid Wyspowy. He graduated from permaculture studies with Geoff Lawton, receiving a PDC designer diploma. He then deepened his knowledge with Daniel Halsey, and since then he has been using advanced IT tools for designing. He is a member of the United Designers

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Swiss Mountain Permaculture Farming with Colin Crawshaw: The Permaculture Vine Podcast Episode 4

Cormac Harkin from Vine Permaculture interviews Colin Crawshaw of Paradischi Driesta about his Permaculture Farm in Switzerland. They talk about the reality of farming on the side of a mountain and what it’s been like for Colin and his wife Claudia in their first year of farming. You can find Colin on youtube @: https://www.youtube.com/@paradischidrieschta

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The Permaculture Vine Podcast Episode 2: Katie Stout

Cormac Harkin of Vine Permaculture interviews Katie Stout about her permaculture journey. She is owner operator of Regenerative Property Management in Parish, NY. Katie is committed to creating food security for generations and glorifying God’s creation! She is dedicated to self-realization and loves sharing what she’s learned over this wild and crazy life so far.

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The Permaculture Vine Podcast Episode 1: Rene Perrine

Cormac Harkin of Vine Permaculture interviews Renee Perrine about her permaculture journey. Renee is based in the Philippines. Renee Araneta-Perrine is a certified Permaculture Designer, teaching in the newly built Tuminugan Permaculture Farm School with the goal of introducing Alternative Nation building through circular economies per bio region. Co-Founder of Hineleban Foundation, Renee has linked

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Water Conservation

Water is an essential resource that sustains all forms of life on our planet. As the global population continues to grow and the effects of climate change become increasingly evident, it is more important than ever to conserve water. Water conservation plays a vital role in ensuring the availability of this precious resource for future

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Water Filtration

Water is an essential resource for life, and access to clean and safe drinking water is crucial for our well-being. However, the increasing pollution and contaminants in water sources have made it necessary to invest in effective water filtration systems.    In this article, we will explore the importance of water filtration and purification, guide

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Water Storage

Water is a precious resource that we rely on for everything from cooking and cleaning to irrigation and drinking. Yet, as climate change and population growth put increasing pressure on our water supplies, it’s becoming more important than ever to find ways to conserve and protect this vital resource. One way to do this is

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Rainwater Collection

Why is Rainwater Collection Important? Collecting rainwater is important because it helps conserve water resources, reduces reliance on municipal water supplies, and provides a sustainable source of water for various purposes such as irrigation and household use. By capturing rainwater, individuals and communities can save money on water bills, mitigate the impact of droughts, and

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6 Ways to Sow Seeds

There are many ways to start seeds. How you start seeds will depend on your circumstances and what you are looking to achieve. All seeds can be started in the ground. This is how they germinate in nature. Seeds will germinate when the conditions are right for each individual seed. We use these additional methods

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What is Social Permaculture?

What is social permaculture? Social permaculture focuses on applying permaculture principles and ethics to social interactions, relationships, and communities. Just as permaculture aims to create sustainable and regenerative systems in the natural environment, social permaculture seeks to create sustainable and regenerative social systems.   Introduction to social permaculture Social permaculture emphasizes principles such as cooperation,

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What is a Worm Farm?

A worm farm is a container filled with worms that can be fed kitchen scraps. This farm produces worm castings that can be added to your garden as a fertilizer. The worm castings are full of microbial life which can give your garden a boost helping plants to grow strong. Benefits of Keeping Worms. Worm

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