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Is Regenerative Agriculture Enough?

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2026/10/06

What does “regenerative agriculture” actually mean and is improving industrial agriculture enough? Geoff, Ben, Eric and Sam explore soil, scale, water, biodiversity, technology and the need to redesign food systems around landscapes, ecosystems and local communities. From large-scale agriculture to the simple act of growing food at home, this conversation asks what genuine regeneration could look like and where we start.Watch the video episode here. Key Takeaways: 00:01:15: What does

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62:42

Geoengineering, Climate & Living Systems

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2026/09/08

Geoff and the panel sit down with Dane Wigington to discuss geoengineering, weather modification and the living systems we depend on. The conversation explores atmospheric intervention, rainfall and water cycles, soil and forest health, climate feedbacks, and what individuals can do to build more resilient systems on the ground.Watch the video episode here. Key Takeaways00:02:44: Solar radiation management and stratospheric aerosol injection introduce the wider discussion around attempts

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44:25

Climate Change, Weather & Permaculture Design

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2026/08/23

How do we design for climate when weather patterns are increasingly variable and difficult to predict? Geoff, Ben, Eric and Sam explore climate, weather, resilience and the practical role permaculture can play in building stronger local food systems, soils and communities.Watch the video episode here. Key Takeaways: 00:31: What do we really mean by climate change, and how do we separate long-term climate patterns from short-term weather and natural variability? 03:37: Designing for

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79:07

What If Permaculture Became a National Strategy?

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2026/08/11

What would happen if permaculture principles shaped not just our gardens and farms, but our schools, communities and national policies? Geoff Lawton joins Jim Gale, Katherine Reynolds and the Discover Permaculture podcast team to explore stewardship, bioregional design, education, food systems and the “invisible structures” that shape society before bringing the conversation back to practical action people can take in their own communities. Jim also shares his Stewardship Party campaign and

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66:37

Land Access, Ownership & the Future of Settlement

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2026/07/29

Geoff, Ben, Eric and Sam explore land as an investment versus land as a living system. They discuss community ownership models, eco-villages and practical ways people can gain access through skills, relationships, leasing and direct agreements with landowners.Watch the video episode here. 🎓 Explore Geoff's online courses: https://www.discoverpermaculture.com Key Takeaways: 00:01:49: Land access is not the same as land ownership. Secure access to productive land may matter more than

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57:51

How to Set Up Permaculture Community Groups

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2026/05/16

Local community may be one of the most overlooked forms of resilience we have. In this episode, Geoff, Eric, Ben and Sam discuss how permaculture community groups can help people share skills, grow food locally, support each other through uncertainty and create practical systems that improve everyday life. From portable food forests and school projects through to local governance, youth engagement and resilient local economies, this conversation explores why rebuilding community might be

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49:20

Preparing For Hard Times

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2026/05/03

What happens when fragile supply chains break down? In this episode Geoff and the crew discuss survival gardens, water security, edible weeds, medicinal plants, and practical ways to prepare for uncertain times.Watch the video episode here. 🎓 Explore Geoff's online courses: https://www.discoverpermaculture.com Key Takeaways: 00:00:15 - 00:03:28: Why modern supply chains are fragile and how permaculture creates food security 00:03:28 - 00:04:24: Survival gardens and the power of perennial

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63:54

Is Aid Designed to Solve Problems or Manage Them?

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2026/04/19

In this episode, Geoff and the team unpack the hidden realities of the global aid industry—sharing firsthand stories from refugee camps, war zones, and on-the-ground permaculture projects. From inefficiency and dependency to real solutions that build self-reliance, this conversation challenges the system and explores what actually works. At its core, this episode asks a powerful question: Can we design aid that makes itself unnecessary?Watch the video episode here. Key Takeaways 00:00 –

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52:29

The Weedy Garden Journey

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2026/04/06

In this conversation, host Geoff Lawton, Ben, Eric, and Sam sit down with David Trood from The Weedy Garden as he shares how he went from knowing nothing about gardening to documenting one of the most compelling garden journeys online today. From a lockdown turning point to building a thriving garden from scratch, this episode moves beyond gardening into something deeper — purpose, honesty, and the tension between making a living and staying true to your values.Watch the video episode

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60:29

Efficiency: Industrial Agriculture Vs Local Food Systems

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2026/03/23

What does “efficiency” really mean in food production? Host Geoff Lawton and Ben, Eric and Sam discuss the hidden costs of industrial agriculture and explore how regenerative systems can produce more with less by working with nature, not against it.Watch the video episode here. Key Takeaways: 00:00 – 02:00: Introduces the idea of efficiency in food systems and questions whether yield and labor truly define it. 02:00 – 03:30: Reframes efficiency through an energy audit—measuring all inputs

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78:12

Business in Permaculture

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2026/03/16

In this episode, Geoff, Ben, Eric and Sam sit down with business coach and permaculture practitioner Bronwyn Chompff-Gliddon to explore how ethical businesses can thrive while spreading permaculture ideas into the wider world. Watch the video episode here. Key Takeaways: 00:00:00 – 00:03:30: Permaculture needs profitable businesses to scale beyond small communities. 00:03:30 – 00:06:00: Bronwyn’s journey connects permaculture with real-world business systems. 00:12:30 – 00:18:30:

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73:10

Designing in Iran: What the Land and the People...

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2026/03/09

In 2007, Geoff was invited by Iran’s Ministry of Agriculture to teach composting and permaculture design to agricultural advisors. What followed surprised him. A single compost demonstration spread across the country and helped catalyze a national shift toward organic agriculture. In this reflective episode, Geoff describes ancient Iranian technologies like qanats (underground water canals), traditional water-harvesting orchards, desert restoration techniques, and innovative ways farmers

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70:31

Food Forests: Design, Production & the Future of Food

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2026/03/03

What if our food systems worked like forests? In this episode, host Geoff Lawton and the team explore food forests—long-term, tree-based systems that produce food while restoring ecosystems. From perennials and succession to microclimates and legumes, this conversation breaks down why food forests are one of the most stable and productive systems humans have ever designed.Watch the video episode here. Key Takeaways: 00:00 – 01:20: Why food forests matter Food forests challenge short-term

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62:33

Invasive Species, Native Myths & the Ethics of Place

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2026/02/22

In this episode of the Discover Permaculture Podcast, we explore one of the most misunderstood and emotionally charged topics in ecology: invasive species. Are non-native plants and animals always destructive? Or are they often responding to damaged ecosystems—filling gaps, building soil, and restoring function where humans have removed it?Watch the video episode here. Key Takeaways: 00:00 – 02:30: “Invasive species” is more than a scientific term. It carries fear, values, and moral

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66:52

Drylands: Water, Strategy and Solutions

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2026/02/14

Drylands are expanding across the planet, putting pressure on water, food systems, and entire communities. In this Podcast, host Geoff Lawton, Eric, Ben and Sam draw on real-world experience from places like Jordan, Saudi Arabia, California, and Somalia to explore what actually works in arid and semi-arid landscapes.Watch the video episode here. Key Takeaways 00:00–03:00: Drylands are expanding fast, driven by climate instability, land misuse, and poor water strategy. 03:00–05:00:

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60:05

What is Culture?

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2026/02/01

What is culture, really? Is it food, clothing, music, beliefs — or something deeper? In this conversation, host Geoff Lawton and the panel explore culture through the lens of permaculture. From local food systems and ethics to migration, religion, consumerism and identity, the discussion keeps circling back to one core idea: culture emerges from place. When culture is disconnected from land, ecology, and local production, it becomes fragile, conflicted, and easy to manipulate. But when it’s

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98:38

Wildfires: How to Design a World that Doesn't Burn

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2026/01/26

Wildfires aren’t just getting bigger — they’re behaving differently. In this episode, Host Geoff Lawton, Eric, Ben and Sam are joined by special guest Matthew Trumm to unpack why modern “mega-fires” burn hotter, faster, and across vast areas and what land design has to do with it. From degraded ecosystems and fuel loads to wind, water, and soil, this conversation explores how human decisions have reshaped fire behavior. The discussion also looks at Indigenous cultural burning, landscape

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102:22

Nationalism and the Permaculture Nation

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2026/01/18

In this wide-ranging and deeply human conversation, host Geoff Lawton& Ben, Eric and Sam explore nationalism, immigration, borders and belonging through a permaculture lens. Drawing on Bill Mollison’s definition of a nation as a shared ethic — not a geographic boundary — the discussion reframes global challenges around scarcity, migration, labor and wealth. This is not a political debate. It’s a systems conversation about ethics, ecology and what it really means to belong.Watch the

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66:43

Bioremediation: Healing Sick Land

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2026/01/10

What if pollution isn’t the end of the story but the beginning of regeneration? In this episode, host Geoff Lawton is joined by Sam Parker-Davis, Ben Missimer and Eric Seider for a grounded conversation on bioremediation – how living systems clean up humanity’s messes. This is a hopeful, practical conversation about resilience, confidence in nature, and why good biology wins in the end. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by pollution, toxicity, or environmental collapse—this episode offers a

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78:06

Compost: The Engine of Fertility

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2026/01/03

Compost isn’t just a pile — it’s the engine that drives soil fertility. In this conversation, Host Geoff Lawton and the regular crew, Sam, Eric, Ben are joined by guest Mohammed to unpack how compost really works, why biology matters more than recipes, and how the same principles apply from a backyard bin to large-scale farms. From hands-on composting stories to soil biology, bokashi, and scaling systems, this episode explores compost as a living process that feeds soil, plants, and people

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