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The Permaculture Vine

Cormac - The Permaculture Vine

We interview permaculture designers, practitioners and educators on how they discovered permaculture, and how they are doing in their permaculture careers and businesses. cormacharkin.substack.com

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112. Marty Ware: Inside the Garden Creator Hub

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2025/11/25

In episode 112 of The Permaculture Vine podcast, Cormac chats withpisode features Marty Ware, horticulturist, long-time gardening educator, and founder of the Garden Creator Hub. Marty began sharing small-space growing, worm farming, and composting online more than 15 years ago while raising his daughter as a single parent. His background includes agribusiness, horticulture, organic production, and early exposure to biodynamics.Marty encountered permaculture concepts during his agricultural studies

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111. Agrivoltaics: Integrating Agriculture and Solar...

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2025/11/12

In this week’s episode of The Permaculture Vine Podcast, Graham Towerton from Permaculture Canada discussed a recent tree-planting project at a solar farm in Adrian, Michigan, and the broader concept of agrivoltaics—incorporating agriculture within solar farms.The Tree Planting ProjectGraham’s team recently completed a $325,000 contract to plant 1,122 Black Hills spruce trees around a solar farm. The project took six weeks and involved replacing trees that a previous contractor had planted, more

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110. Harvest Reflections & Winter Designs

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2025/10/03

Join The Permaculture Vine free Skool community for connection and learning: https://www.skool.com/vine-permaculture-7207/aboutIn Episode 110 of the Permaculture Vine podcast Cormac, Lindsay and Graham chat about their harvest yields and upcoming design work while addressing a growing concern about artificial intelligence in their field.Physical Labour and Tree RestorationGraham’s autumn has cantered on an intensive tree replanting project at a solar farm adjacent to his Michigan property. The job

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109. From Medical Doctors to Permaculture...

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2025/10/02

The Unexpected Path to PermacultureNot every permaculture journey starts in a garden. For Marina and Alexander, founders of Thistle Thorne Permaculture, it began in the sterile halls of medicine—with a growing sense that something was missing.As Marina recalls, “After we were already medical doctors, we were unsatisfied with our career. And we wanted something that we could really dedicate our lives to that was meaningful.”Alexander’s search for meaning led him down an unexpected path. “I was

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Grant Payne: Balancing Permaculture and Production at...

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2025/09/23

In this episode of the Permaculture Vine Podcast, host Cormac Harkin sits down with Grant Payne, the innovative mind behind Christine Acre Farms. Grant shares his inspiring journey from a high school graduate to a passionate farmer embracing permaculture principles. Discover how he creatively utilizes IBC containers for sustainable farming, balances commercial and personal agricultural goals, and navigates the challenges of starting a farm from scratch. Tune in for a deep dive into the world of

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107 Looby Macnamara on Permaculture, People Care &...

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2025/09/16

Join The Permaculture Vine free Skool community for connection and learning: https://www.skool.com/vine-permaculture-7207/aboutwww.cultural-emergence.comIn this episode of the Permaculture Vine podcast, host Cormac Harkin chats with Looby Macnamara, renowned permaculture teacher, author, and co-founder of Applewood Permaculture Centre. Looby shares her inspiring journey from discovering permaculture as a student to becoming one of the UK’s most influential teachers, authors, and cultural change

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106. Homesteader and Designer Brandon Cooper

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2025/09/09

Join The Permaculture Vine free Skool community for connection and learning: https://www.skool.com/vine-permaculture-7207/aboutIn this episode of the Permaculture Vine podcast, host Cormac Harkin interviews Brandon Cooper, a permaculture designer and homesteader. They discuss Brandon's journey into permaculture, his experiences living off-grid, and the challenges he faced while transitioning to a landscaping business. Brandon shares insights on homesteading, community involvement, and the importance

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104. Storytelling and Land use in Irish Mythology

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2025/09/02

In episode 104 of The Permaculture Vine Podcast, inside the Cresol Mastermind Group, Cormac Harkin chats with Neal Hegarty and his siblings Aron and Sorcha from Candldelit Tales. They talk about:* Land use in Irish Mythology* Storytelling from a Cultural Perspective* The Importance of Storytelling Get full access to Cormac Harkin at cormacharkin.substack.com/subscribe

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103. Indoor Growing With Steve Koontz

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2025/08/30

Join our free Skool community for connection and learning: https://www.skool.com/vine-permaculture-7207/aboutIn this episode of The Permaculture Vine Podcast, Cormac Harkin sat down with Steve Kuntz to explore a fascinating side of food production that goes beyond the garden bed—indoor, soilless growing systems. Steve has been working with hydroponics, aeroponics, and especially tower gardens for over a decade, helping schools, families, and communities reconnect with how food is grown.From

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102. Designing to Reality

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2025/08/28

Join our free Skool community for connection and learning: https://www.skool.com/vine-permaculture-7207/aboutIn this episode, Cormac sits down with Dave Spicer to explore his journey through permaculture, earthworks, and design. From his early experiences training with Bill Mollison and Geoff Lawton to years of practical work on farms and landscapes, Dave shares hard-won lessons on water, access, surveying, and the realities of broadacre design.This conversation has insights for beginner and

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101. From Fear to Abundance

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2025/08/21

New Episode: From Fear to AbundanceLast week I had a fantastic conversation on the Permaculture Vine podcast with Lindsay Brandon, and Graham Towerton about turning Shiras gardening anxiety into thriving abundance.Key highlights from this episode:How working with a designer transformed Shira's initial fear into confidenceWhy the collaborative design process makes permaculture accessible for beginnersThe power of community support in permacultureReframing "failure" as valuable learning

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100. Why Would You Need a Permaculture Design?

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2025/08/19

Permaculture is more than just a gardening method—it’s a way of designing systems that work in harmony with nature. In Episode 100 of The Permaculture Vine Podcast, hosts Cormac, Lindsay, and Graham chat about what is permaculture, what problems does a design solve, why hire a designer, and the design process. Defining Permaculture DesignAt its core, permaculture design is about creating sustainable relationships between people and the land. As Lindsay explains:"Permaculture design considers all the

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