Hey Permies,
For the past couple of years I've been increasingly enthralled by permaculture, horticulture, homesteading, natural building and all the stuff we talk about here on these forums. As I approach 50 years old I guess you could call me a lifelong environmentalist both personally and professionally. But it wasn't until a few years ago that I rediscovered permaculture; I studied it briefly in grad school 20 years ago. At the time I thought it was a bunch of hippy dippy mumbo jumbo, and here's the thing, I consider myself to be a full fledged hippy!
Anyway permaculture has grown and matured quite a bit over the last 20 years and I'm glad to have rediscovered it. Now it's all I can think about, all I want to pursue. The framework that the permaculture principles provide have been incredibly empowering for me. I feel like I now have a practical outlet to do something positive right here and now.
Recently I've been diving deeper into Geoff Lawton's teachings and his videos online. I have to say I got chills when I saw his food forest presentation. Geoff just oozes with enthusiasm and passion. Geoff is one of the best advocates and educatiors in permaculture today. IMHO. I think his voice should be heard by more people. Which brings me to the reason for this post.
The Public Radio International show Living On Earth has been around for a good long time now. If you haven't heard it before it's on a lot of NPR stations and can be downloaded as a podcast.
loe.org I've listened for years and have always found it to be a bit soft but overall I think it's a good quality show.
However I think it would be an excellent addition to have a regular guest segment with someone like Geoff Lawton to discuss the various permaculture principles, practices and techniques.
What do you guys think? Are you familiar with LOE? Would you like to hear a regular permaculture segment on the show?
Not sure how to do this though. I tried to email Geoff but his email doesn't seem to be public. I guess an email to LOE and Steve Curwood, the host, is in order.
Looking for ways to make permaculture a household word.
Thanks for reading
Rich