Permaculture Magician Apprenticeship
Hear about a year long apprenticeship with the Center For Bioregional Living with Ben our most recent apprentice, handing off the keys to those who study with us!
Nov 08, 2021•35 min
Permaculture Perspectives Podcast
One of the premier Permaculture teachers and designers in North America with over two decades of experience in the field. His passionate and visionary presentations and curriculum have inspired and motivated teachers and thousands of students since his days as a high school teacher at a open community free school which he graduated from in 86' in Glenmoore, PA.
Andrew lived off the grid in West Virginia for 8 years where he designed and built his Permaculture Ph.d homestead, including a 1600 sq ft strawbale house. He moved to Brooklyn in 2007 and has been applying his knowledge to the urban landscape culminating in a Permaculture Design Certification course, with thousands of graduates in NYC. Andrew and his partner Adriana Magaña are co-directors of The Center for Bioregional Living in Ellenville, NY a 14 acre, hands-on educational campus for students, clients and their daughter Juniper.
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Episodes
Why Go back To Work? What Really Matters?
Some of my personal life philosophy in this broadcast. Why work for works sake is not needed, how do we find meaning and the utter meaninglessness of identifying with your position on vaccinations, organic food, veganism or the sexual politics of meat .
Oct 12, 2021•34 min
Colonialism = Industrialization = Famine
Here I share the history of how Colonialism laid the foundation for industrialization and unprecedented human exploitation of one another and the planet. I read sections from each of these books shown and how the theme of history reveals the patterns of our demise and of our healing solutions.
Jul 22, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Cars & Computers
Permaculture Perspectives on Cars and Computers. Why neither are important parts of our lives.
Jun 03, 2021•13 min
Earth Businesses-Discussion w/ Greg Peterson of Urban Farm
A candid interview with Greg Peterson of Urban Farm.org a old school Permie, kick'in it out in Phoenix AZ for more the 30 years professionally batting for the Earth, don't miss us talking shop about making a living teaching and creating Permaculture and Urban gardening!
Apr 22, 2021•55 min
Adam Smith,Ricarrdo & Malthusian Economics
Here I am explaining the history of specialization and exploitation in the western world starting with it's roots in the economic model of today. This is a synopsis of a great deal of research i have been doing that I am sure you will find valuable and insightful.Thanks for listening!
Apr 08, 2021•24 min
The Dark Ages of Our Times
This podcast is about taking the power back from the hoarders and exploiters of the twentieth century.I read from four different books, to give a sense of perspective and directions for positive growth. This is why we need a decentralized means of production for food first and energy and transportation too.
Dec 27, 2020•1 hr
The Problem With Technology and Creationism
If many of our locally consumed potatoes, onions, squash and beans came from this amazingly rich and fertile field, where those solar panels are going off 209 across from walmart , we would not be letting it happen, it would not have even been considered. This is the fundamental issue I want to put together a master plan for our watershed and our communities, to be more food independent and more energy independent. This dovetails beautifully when the goals of greater local food autonomy year rou...
Nov 16, 2020•22 min
Why I Teach, What I Teach
I go into some toxic legacy information and why I teach and how Upattinas, in Glenmoore,PA. , influenced my educational philosophy. This was a K-12 school that I both graduated from, and then taught at, for a decade and created my trademark ecological literacy curriculum there. I read a dissertation on educational philosophy I wrote in 1998. Please listen and enjoy!
Oct 03, 2020•1 hr 1 min
Why I Am Not Scared Of China!
The worst actor on the global is stage is and has been the United States for the past 70 years we have held the world hostage at gun point with a toxic nuclear bullet to their head. It is racist propaganda to call China anything other then our brother and sister in this struggle on earth to bring the U.S. military under control.
Sep 10, 2020•28 min
Petro-Chemicals and Nuclear Is Killing Us Not Carbon
In this podcast I go into why we need a better social ethic for technology in this country and greater literacy in toxicology to navigate these issues around which ones shall we invite into our world and how and why and which ones shall we eschew and avoid. I also get into why attitude is not what causes cancer or is causing BIPOC people to die from COVID in greater numbers then the privileged white population.
Aug 25, 2020•25 min
Claim Our Autonomy In Our Solidarity
We need to create a future that includes all of the people all of the time not just some of the people some of the time.The Landscapes of permaculture are a pathway to true egalitarian living.
Aug 19, 2020•23 min
Liberation From Police State America
This whole society is substantially, morally and ethically broken and has been for a long time after the utter injustice of colonialism and ethnic genocide against American Indians and a nation built on slavery and exploitation we added industrialization and contamination of our own people. We die at the hands of the police and the military every day and have a sick industrial prison complex full of our ethnic people due to the white supremacists in charge of our government and our economy. Perm...
Jun 03, 2020•33 min
Golden Flower, Vonnegut, Nuclear Colonialism & Vavilov
So much to share and so little time on this Earth! Squandering our window with Nuclear legacies is a travesty and must be stopped. We have to grasp that ethical evolution is essential for the quality of life of future generations. Enjoy these readings on longer cycles of human evolution.
May 01, 2020•50 min
Avoiding The Mistakes Of Past Civilizations
We need to borrow from the many ingenious examples of cultures who have responded wisely to their ecological impacts, The terraces all over the Mediterranean were built to stem the tide of severe erosion from centuries of overgrazing with goats and sheep. The terraces of Turkey, Spain, and Greece are mostly a polyculture perennial food forest like we describe in permaculture as a truly sustainable agriculture. Another brilliant adaptation to limits are the terraces of the Inca and the Aymara in ...
Apr 15, 2020•43 min
Pandemics And Food Security
A Permaculture and historical view point on the Coronavirus and food security for the long term and near term.
Mar 17, 2020•57 min
Anthropocene & Beyond Violence
Learn about our positive pathways to restoring our self image and the ecological integrity of this planet. Herein I read from Erle Ellis on the Anthropocene, John Reader on the Potato and Krishnamurti on ending violence. Enjoy!
Feb 14, 2020•43 min
Water Water Everywhere But Not a Drop To Drink
Herein I discuss water quality and how to improve it. I read several passages from each book to give you a good sense of my thinking and information resources and share with you my understanding in the water quality work that I am passionately involved in, throughout my life as a permaculture educator.
Feb 06, 2020•39 min
Limits are Good-Hawking was Wrong-Colonization of Space?
Who are we? Where have we come from? Where would we like to go in the future? These are questions to contemplate and explore that I give some viewpoints on Hawking's Genius series and Neal deGrasse Tyson lectures where they touch on these questions, and offer some differing takes for you to enjoy and be buoyed up by and I hope get a laugh from!
Jan 26, 2020•39 min
Our Toxic Legacy And The Solution- A Rossum-Green Amendment Reading-
A Expose piece on toxic realities of the northeast reading from Green Amendment, and my home region of Chester County along with the vision for our way out. Lot's of details you will want to know to fortify your friends family and all those you love from the toxic fall out of our everyday lives.Please contribute to my efforts to create regional scale master plans and watershed models of economic development that encourage energy and Food independence
Jan 09, 2020•47 min
Permaculture For Regional Planning
I wanted to launch into the new year with a vision. A vision of what we would rather see in the world and how to go about doing it! Claiming greater local autonomy by producing more of our food locally year round full diet and more of our energy from diverse, appropriate renewable, distributed systems.
Jan 03, 2020•22 min
Who You Calling Exotic Invasive!
I delve into 2 readings one from Fred Pearce The New Wild an excellent exploration into the dynamic history of introduced species and the character of their behavior. I then read from Ester Boserup batting against Malthus and I offer some narratives in between to connect them all to our Permaculture solution set and viewpoint.
Dec 19, 2019•55 min
Changing Landscapes-Pecans, Cod & Guns-
I do readings from 3 books, the first an excerpt from Kurlansky's, Food of a Younger Nation, The Pecan by Mcwilliams and Vonnegut- Fates Worse then Death. I tie these together with themes of changing landscapes and the roots of the Permaculture Ethics. I explore the solutions that emerge from them.
Dec 05, 2019•36 min
Permaculture Skylarking With Vonnegut
Herein I read selections from a collection of Vonnegut essays in Wampeters Foma & Granfalloons. Ethics and morals that align with the Permaculture solutions and values, enjoy and give feedback!
Nov 19, 2019•40 min
What Is The Purpose of Education!?
Exploring the theme of what does truly purposeful education look like and how the present system is failing us. The real purpose as I see it is outlined herein, listen and enjoy!
Oct 10, 2019•19 min
Andrew's Inner Psychology, Arguments, Ethics and Livelihoods
A little montage of my journeys in values and ethics and some personal communication breakdowns as a portal into a range of topics on education, expression and livelihood choices.Hope you enjoy it and give any feedback insights discussion desired.Thanks for listening!
Aug 03, 2019•32 min
Sam and I - A Slice of My History in Permaculture
We discuss why we moved to Ellenville, NY . How we choose this property and what are some of my personal formative life experiences in Permaculture. Check it out, listen and learn.
Jul 05, 2019•47 min
Water Quality Issues & Solutions - Andrew Faust Permaculture Podcast
Herein I share my frustrations with the present mindset which i often encounter in these meetings and groups involved in water issues in the region. I then go into my response to this condition and how to fully reconfigure our approach to water quality issues in this country, to address foundational and systemic causes. You are sure to learn something powerful about fresh water on planet earth by giving this a full listen.
May 30, 2019•1 hr 8 min
Taoism, Western Philosophy & Consciousness
Exploring the differences and relevance of Eastern philosophy to western philosophy.Defining consciousness and it's dimensions.How to extract ourselves from preconceived notions of who we are and what our true potential is as human beings on Earth.
May 17, 2019•1 hr 8 min
Permaculture Politics and Ethics
Recorded Live at our Brooklyn Permaculture Meetup. A Unapologetic historical review of Permaculture's view on the political realities of our times and how to address them. I outline positions on key topics and the reasoning behind them.
Apr 10, 2019•30 min
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