Living Permaculture

Vanessa Harmony interviews Katrina Mendrey, a superhero in the realm of North American fruit growing and heritage orchards. Katrina previously oversaw the Montana Heritage Orchard Program and was a founding member of the Heritage Orchard Conference. They discuss Katrina's career path, the value of heritage fruit varieties, fruit tree propagation, and uncommon fruits to try growing in the West. Tune into Living Permaculture on KDNK.org, the third Monday of each month from 4 to 4:30pm.

This is part 2 of a conversation between Vanessa Harmony and Callie Maron. Callie is a licensed professional counselor specializing in mindfulness and nature-based therapy in Boulder, CO. Callie talks about her journey from taking a scientific track to pursue her love for nature, to realizing the critical interconnectedness humans share with Nature and leveraging Nature as a tool for human healing. Part 2 of 2. Tune into Living Permaculture on KDNK.org, the third Monday of each month from 4 to 4:30pm.

Vanessa Harmony interviews Callie Maron, a licensed professional counselor specializing in mindfulness and nature-based therapy in Boulder, CO. They discuss Callie's journey from taking a scientific track to pursue her love for nature, to realizing the critical interconnectedness humans share with Nature and leveraging Nature as a tool for human healing. Part 1 of 2. Tune into Living Permaculture on KDNK.org, the third Monday of each month from 4 to 4:30pm.

Jerome Osentowski and Vanessa Harmony interview Harry Holding, a multi-award-winning landscape designer based in London & Bristol, UK. They discuss Harry's recent travels researching his upcoming book, "Eat Your Garden: Edimentals as a Beautiful, Low-Effort Way to Grow Food" to be published by Chelsea Green, and Harry's approach to landscape design.Tune into Living Permaculture on KDNK.org, the third Monday of each month from 4 to 4:30pm.

Part II of the interview with renowned horticulturist and orchardist, Bob Purvis, of Homedale, ID to discuss his career and travels, nursery and orchard practices, and fruit tree propagation.

On this month's episode of Living Permaculture, Vanessa Harmony interviews renowned horticulturist and orchardist, Bob Purvis, of Homedale, ID to discuss his career and travels, nursery and orchard practices, and fruit tree propagation.

Vanessa Harmony interviews Wind Clearwater, owner and operator of Oasis Nursery Ltd., an organic plant nursery nestled near Hotchkiss, Delta, and Cedaredge serving Delta, Surface Creek, Crawford, the North Fork Valley and beyond. They discuss horticulture, permaculture, soil-building, and Rocky Mountain native and edible plants.

Vanessa and Jerome interview Ginger and Robb Janssen to discuss off-grid living and their business, Basalt Mountain Gardens. Since 1994 the Janssens have been creating, expanding, and enjoying their off-grid paradise on Basalt Mountain.

In today's Living Permaculture episode, Vanessa and Jerome interview Jacob Trumbull, head miller and owner of Roaring Fork Mill, a family-run stone flour mill in Carbondale, CO.

Vanessa continues her interview with the arborists from Establishing Roots to discuss Emerald Ash Borer, an invasive insect that threatens ash trees.

This month on Living Permaculture, Vanessa Harmony interviews arborists Renee and Sherman DeBruhl, owners and operators of Establishing Roots, a tree-care and plant-health-care business based in Carbondale, CO focusing on tree health from soil and roots to branches and crown.

This month on Living Permaculture, Vanessa Harmony and Jerome Osentowski interview local permaculture homesteader and retired neurosurgeon Dr. James Sceats of Glenwood Springs, CO.

The theme for November's edition of Living Permaculture is "Thankful for our Guests" and will feature previously unaired clips from some of this year's past interviews.

Vanessa Harmony interviews two guests: Jules Salinas, Executive Director of the Women, Food & Agriculture Network, and Amber "Stormy" Kennedy of the "Harvesting Our Potential" mentorship program, to reflect on their organization, and a feminist foundation to agriculture.

Vanessa Harmony and Jerome Osentowski interview Mark Congdon, Director of Agriculture at Gaining Ground, a nonprofit organic farm in Concord, Massachusetts. With the help of thousands of community volunteers, Gaining Ground grows vegetables and fruit to donate to meal programs and food pantries to promote equitable access to healthy, sustainably grown produce.

This month on Living Permaculture, we'll air Part II of Vanessa Harmony's and Jerome Osentwoski's interview with New York Times bestselling author, David Lipsky, discussing his non-fiction book entitled, “The Parrot and the Igloo - Climate and the Science of Denial”, and reflecting on permaculture approaches to the challenges ahead.

This month on Living Permaculture, Vanessa Harmony and Jerome Osentwoski interview New York Times bestselling author, David Lipsky, to discuss his non-fiction book entitled, “The Parrot and the Igloo - Climate and the Science of Denial”, published in 2023.

On the June episode of Living Permaculture, Vanessa Harmony interviews Melanie Eggers of Apple Core Project, a non-profit organization preserving Western Colorado's fruit heritage and rare apple genetics in west San Miguel and Montrose Counties of Colorado. They discuss the importance of preserving apple tree genetics, collaboration with Montezuma Orchard Restoration Project, cider pressing, and national heritage fruit tree mapping efforts.

On this month's episode of Living Permaculture, our guest is Rita Mary Hennigan, co-director of UpRoot Colorado. UpRoot Colorado is a local non-profit organization with the mission of increasing the nutrition security of Coloradans by harvesting and redistributing surplus, nutrient-dense foods while supporting the resilience of farmers. They discuss the term "gleaning" and how it applies to UpRoot's work, and reflect on the roles of consumers and growers in our local community foodshed.

On this episode of Living Permaculture, hosts Vanessa Harmony and Jerome Osentowski interview Claude Jolicoeur, a cider maker, apple grower, engineer, and author of multiple books and articles on the topic of cider including, “The New Cider Maker’s Handbook”, and, “Cider Planet”. They discuss the methods behind Claude’s award-winning ciders and explore the role of cider apples and wild apples in making what Claude calls the “Prince of Beverages”.