Continuing our Farming For Health series, today I am again joined by Alasdair Bednall. Alasdair is the chief educator and consultant with Entangled Edible Ecosystems, A syntropic agroforestry, food forest and permaculture consultancy organisation, based near the Blue Mountains in NSW. He joins me today to discuss grasslands and forests. We cover what succession is, why certain farming practices are better suited for either grasslands or forests, why disturbance is so important to the health of a...
Feb 16, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Season 3Ep. 3
The original piece was published at Sacred Lab on Substack. In this piece I go into the beginnings of a daily spiritual practice, with the cornerstone of every practice - the Altar. What is an Altar? Who is it for? What is it for? Remember to like, share, comment and subscribe if you found this episode to be to your liking. As always, thanks to the amazing Maggie Alley for the theme music!...
Feb 09, 2024•10 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Now, this week we are getting into part two of our Farming for Health series, looking at farming through a Syntropic lens with Alasdair Bednall. In the first part of the series we cover what nature wants, what the human ecological niche is and how we can fill it. Part two is about context - the where and how of regenerative practices and why these are important, we also cover the pitfalls of trendy regenerative agriculture, why your neighbours waste stream is a fraught input for your land, what ...
Jan 26, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Season 3Ep. 2
In the first part of our series on Farming For Health, we look through a Syntropic lens with Alasdair Bednall. He takes us through what Nature desires and the Human ecological niche. You can find Alasdair on Instagram @entangled_edible_ecosystems and on Facebook here . Alisdair has upcoming courses on backyard Syntropic Gardening. You will find the information on the facebook page. Substack - https://sacredlab.substack.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/the.sacred.lab Instagram - https://w...
Jan 15, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 1
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Dec 13, 2023•12 min•Season 2Ep. 16
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Dec 11, 2023•11 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Gerry has been involved in the recovery of wasted resources and their reuse for the benefit of community and business for the past 25 years. His experience and skills mean he's widely regarded as a leading edge proponent in innovative resource recovery and economic development and related systems analysis. His experience includes a 21-year period of working in a senior positions in government, initially with the ACT Government Department of Urban Services then for 12 years with the NSW Governmen...
Dec 08, 2023•48 min•Season 2Ep. 14
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Dec 07, 2023•5 min•Season 2Ep. 12
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Dec 07, 2023•8 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Jacob Fry is the head content manager at Christian Youth Camps (CYC) Cowes. Having faced severe challenges in his life with multiple life threatening car accidents and the long road to recovery, you could understand if Jacob was bitter or cruel. But he is anything but those. He is a kind, caring, generous and hilarious individual who embodies the best traits of following Christ. After my own religious experience I only had one person to call, Jacob. He was understanding and receptive to the stra...
Jul 08, 2023•54 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Episode #10 - Dr. Tim Moss Joining me this week is Dr. Tim Moss. Tim is currently the health content manager at Healthy Male, one of Australia’s leading organisations in the Men’s health field. Tim is also an adjunct associate professor at Monash University in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology department. He joins me today to discuss penis sizes, sperm count, raising boys and so much more. Links: Tim’s page at Monash Uni Tim’s article on penis size and sperm count in the context of adverse chemical...
Feb 24, 2023•1 hr 42 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Stephen and co are touring this next year in Australia - find the dates here Buy his books, his music and read his ongoing blog posts from the road here at Orphan Wisdom. Some of the areas we cover: Does the Land grieve? Do lands grieve? What is Love? How to shuck relationship baggage? How do we change? What is the cost of entering a Village? What is being responsible without owning? Are Father's needed now more than ever?...
Dec 12, 2022•49 min
Patrick Jones is an Artist and Activist living on Djaara land, in Daylesford. His property, Tree Elbow, is a staple in the Permaculture world. If you want an example of an incredibly well developed and resilient lifestyle, Meg and Patrick are the folk to talk to. Patrick joins me today and discusses: - Morning Routine - The Flerd run on common and private land - Goat lead regeneration - The issues with conservation and Neoliberalism - Bureaucratic inefficiencies - Working with nature by not deem...
Nov 14, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Tim McNeilly hosts semi-regular Fermenting workshops, having been Fermenting now for 25 years his workshops are very clear and the processes are very simple. You can find out more about Tim and any upcoming dates for his workshops through his facebook page . Next Workshop - 23rd of October and the 4th of December at the Lighthouse Regenerative Farm. Also some others, find out more above. Show notes: 12 years of running workshops. Averaging fortnightly workshops but with recent move to Queensland...
Oct 04, 2022•36 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Show notes (Summarised and not in order): La Nina macro weather system wet season Indian Di-pole - The Monsoon winds Negative Indian Di-pole - Monsoon travelling south into Australia Two types of flood - Slow flood from consistent rain, building up the local creeks and soaking the ground. Fast flood from heavy downpour which moves logs and stones and deposits debris onto plants, suffocating them. Situation of many farmers in Hawkesbury River area walking away from farms until a better time when ...
Sep 11, 2022•2 hr 30 min
I have the great pleasure of speaking with Gerry for a second time. This time I focus on Emergency Response and Preparedness, which will be a consistent theme for this latest run of the Podcast. Go to Gerry's website to find out more about what he has going on and his previous work. Show notes: IBI - International Biochar Initiative https://biochar-international.org/ Biochar water filtration Frank Strie Opportunity over mess - clean water in days, healthy food in weeks with Biochar Contiki Pyrol...
Jul 24, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Show notes with links and key concepts: Interview begins, post ramble, at 7.38 Australasian Permaculture Convergence Third ethic: Fair share/limits to population and growth Permaculture Designer's Manual Ecological footprint - Australia using 3x planet's capacity Energy Audit Bitcoin energy usage Djanbung Gardens Antarctic Beech Forest west of Wauchope anti-logging protests The importance of more political involvement from Permaculture Aquarius Festival 15km radius of Nimbin there are 40 plus In...
Aug 07, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Show notes with links and key concepts: The Waste Between Our Ears from Paper Chain and Acres Magazine City to Soil Focus on engagement and education. Queanbeyan, the location for the first City to Soil program. "We need this stuff really clean because it's going into the soil to grow food to feed your children." Recycling program success is measured by contamination levels. The initial program in Queanbeyan had a contamination level of less than half a percent. With four councils involved, Goul...
May 04, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Eat For Baby, Dr. Hayley's nutrition and wellness company focussing on healthy pregnancy, is now taking Pre-orders for their wellness bites - Lemme Feel Well Bites I am going to provide a bunch of references here (Thanks to Dr. Hayley Dickinson for providing all of the resources): Women’s involvement in clinical trials: historical perspective and future implications Development of a PubMed Based Search Tool for Identifying Sex and Gender Specific Health Literature Drug Safety: Most Drugs Withdra...
Oct 03, 2020•1 hr 59 min•Season 2Ep. 1
I sit down with the very inviting and distinguished Poet, Cameron Semmens. We filled the tank on this one, so no poem or local music.
Apr 08, 2018•59 min
