The Permaculture Vine

Hosted by Cormac Harkin

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

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August 27, 202658 min

126. Off-Grid Living, Productive Gardens and Natural Building

Steven Golemboski-Byrne joins Cormac Harkin to discuss developing an off-grid property, growing food and fuel, natural building, renewable-energy systems and permaculture gatherings in Ireland. In episode 126 of The Permaculture Vine Podcast, host Cormac Harkin was joined by Steven Golemboski-Byrne. The conversation covered Steven’s introduction to permaculture, the development of his property in County Down, […]

August 26, 20261 hr 1 min

125. School-Bus Living, Off-Grid Systems and Community Stewardship

Lindsay Brandon joins Cormac Harkin to discuss moving into a school bus, setting up off-grid systems, shared food production, land stewardship and sociocratic community agreements. https://gofund.me/a91f29dd6 In episode 125 of The Permaculture Vine Podcast, host Cormac Harkin was joined by Lindsay Brandon for a Permaculture Canada livestream covering her move from Calgary to an off-grid school […]

August 26, 20261 hr 2 min

124. Permaculture Projects, Off-Grid Living and Community Teams

Lindsay Brandon and Neal Hegarty join Cormac Harkin to discuss current design projects, school-bus living, humanure systems, Lake Atitlán and building effective teams. In episode 124 of The Permaculture Vine Podcast, host Cormac Harkin was joined by Lindsay Brandon of Permaculture Canada and Neal Hegarty from Lake Atitlán in Guatemala. The conversation covered Lindsay’s current design […]

August 16, 202658 min

123. Permaculture Design, Herbal Medicine and Building a Design Business with Maria McKenty

In this episode of The Permaculture Vine Podcast, host Cormac Harkin is joined by Maria McKenty of Permaculture Canada. Maria has been working with permaculture for more than 30 years and currently runs her own design and build company on the west coast of British Columbia. The conversation covers Maria’s introduction to permaculture, her early […]

August 14, 20261 hr 6 min

122. Permaculture Design: Water, Soil, Site Visits & AI

Permaculture Roundtable: Context, Water, Soil and Designing on the Ground In this episode of The Permaculture Vine Podcast Cormac and Graham are joined by Michael Wardle of Saviour Soil Permaculture. The conversation covered what each had been working on, permaculture design and site visits, the use of large language models, water management across different climates and soils, […]

April 9, 202659 min

121. From Allotment to Permaculture Design with John Metcalf

In episode 121, Cormac chats with John Metcalf from Sow and Grow Regenerative about How a Permaculture Designer Builds Gardens, Community, and Regenerative Projects from Scratch John is a permaculture designer, teacher, and regenerative practitioner with several years of experience. Their work includes designing gardens, teaching, and building community projects focused on growing food and […]

April 2, 202653 min

119. Michael Wardle

Fulltime Consulting with Michael Wardle 🌱 Build resilience on your own land. Join my free community, the Permaculture Property Lab, to get instant access to 3 free courses on permaculture design, gardening, and soil health:👉 https://www.skool.com/vine-permaculture-7207 Discovering Permaculture in a Library The journey began with finding permaculture books in a neglected library section. The ideas […]

April 1, 202643 min

118. Ecovillage Tours With Jason Thomas

Ecovillage Tours and Real-World Learning Jason describes ecovillage tours as structured experiences lasting around nine to twelve days.Participants travel in small groups, visiting multiple communities and engaging directly with founders.Each visit includes presentations, Q&A sessions, and site tours.The experience combines education, travel, and group interaction. Comparing Communities in Practice Visiting several communities in a short […]

March 31, 20261 hr 3 min

117. Turning Waste into Fuel, Biochar, and Energy: Inside a Scalable Permaculture-Aligned System

In episode 117 of the Permaculture Vine Podcast, Cormac Harkin is joined by Graham Towerton from Permaculture Canada. Graham chats about the Recircled project, working with waste from the textile industry, and developing processes that turn carbon-based materials into fuel, electricity, and biochar. Free Site Observation Guide → https://vinepermaculture.com/start/ Learn how to understand your property […]