We modern humans have forgotten something profound about the genesis of our civilization.
19. There is No Time to Waste
If you believe you will do it someday and you’re not working towards it today, then that thing you really want more than anything else will never arrive.
18. Embedded in the Landscape with Micah Wiles of Cedar Creek Farm
Young Kentucky farmer Micah Wiles has a lot to teach us about sustainable living and practical ecological design.
17. Eight Forms of Capital and the Ecology of Value Exchange with Sam Sycamore
When the dominant culture teaches us that the pursuit of money is to be upheld above all other goals in life, how do we justify a day’s work that doesn’t pay us in cash?
16. Start Yesterday with First-Year Urban Farmer Greg Zimmerer
It's time to rethink that pile of excuses you've accumulated for putting off that thing you’d really like to do — whatever it may be.
People haven’t always domesticated plants and animals, but wild nature has always supplied us with food.
14. You Have to Learn How to Take Care of Yourself
You have to understand that the world can only improve when you improve.
11. What is Your Mythology? with Sam Sycamore
Reflecting on the culture we've inherited forces us to confront some uncomfortable truths about the way we were conditioned to view the world.
9. Leaving the Modern World Behind with Sam Sycamore
We can change our world, and we can start right away.
8. Think Globally, Act Intentionally with Sam Sycamore, Live at the Louisville Permaculture Guild
In this live presentation from the Louisville Permaculture Guild, I offer my perspective on permaculture ethics and intentional living.
6. Nature Deficit Disorder and Ecological Literacy with Sam Sycamore
We must cultivate respect and awareness for our natural surroundings through observation and interaction.
5. Good Intentions vs. The Culture of No-Place with Sam Sycamore
It is our responsibility as individuals to set positive intentions for interacting with our environment and our culture.
4. What is a Weed? Or, the Limits of Reductionism with Sam Sycamore
How does our culture relate to wild, unwanted, and invasive species? And what does that say about how we view the world at large?
3. The Value of Voluntary Simplicity with Sam Sycamore
When we discover that we truly need very little, then we are able to revel in the abundance of the natural world.
2. Permaculture Ethics as a Moral Compass with Sam Sycamore
Our increasingly globalized culture is in dire need of a moral compass we can all agree upon.
1. What is a 'Permaculture Lifestyle'? with Sam Sycamore
Introducing the Permaculture Lifestyle podcast and host Sam Sycamore.