Sustainable World Radio- Ecology and Permaculture Podcast

Jill Cloutier

Learning From and Working With Nature- Interviews, news, and commentary about ecology, permaculture, organic gardening, sustainability, green living, and ethnobotany. Since 2004, Sustainable World has interviewed experts from around the globe; experts who learn from and work with nature. Tune in to discover positive solutions to environmental challenges; solutions that adhere to the Permaculture Ethics of Earth Care, People Care, and Fair Share. Visit us at www.sustainableworldradio.com

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170 episodes
Updated Dec 3, 2023

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Mar 11, 2008 · 40 min
Ray Cirino: The Power of Sustainable Art and Imagination
Episode 10: Ray Cirino is an artist, inventor, and educator, based in Los Angeles, CA. In this interview with Jill Cloutier, Ray talks about some of his many creations, Water Woman, rocket stoves, solar cookers, and his "mother goddess composting toilet." Tune in to learn how art can be used to create a more beautiful and sustainable world. Jill Cloutier interviewed Ray in December of 2007. Visit Ray's website at Permaman.com.
Mar 2, 2008 · 57 min
Simple Prosperity
Episode 9: David Wann is the president of the Sustainable Futures Society, a board member of the Cohousing Association of the U.S., a fellow of the Simplicity Forum, and the recipient of various lifetime achievement awards for his work on sustainability. Wann is the author of many books, including Affluenza, Superbia!- 31 Ways to Create Sustainable Neighborhoods, Reinventing Community, The Zen of Gardening In the High & Arid West, and his new book "Simple Prosperity: Finding Real Wealth in a Sustainable Lifestyle."
Feb 14, 2008 · 28 min
Building Houses and Community with Cob
Episode 8: Workshop participants at a Cob Workshop in Central California share their enthusiasm about building houses and community with Cob. Interviews were done on the last day of a week long workshop with participants and visitors to the building site.
Jan 30, 2008 · 36 min
Ianto Evans - Natural Builder
Episode 7: Ianto Evans is an applied ecologist, landscape architect, inventor, writer, and teacher with building experience on six continents. Cob is traditional in Wales, his homeland. Ianto teaches ecological building and has consulted to USAID, World Bank, US Peace Corps and foreign governments. Ianto is the co-author of The Hand-Sculpted House, the most comprehensive book available about cob building. This interview was conducted at a Cob Bench Building workshop in Santa Barbara, CA.
Jan 30, 2008 · 54 min
Permaculture and Art
Episode 6: Isabela Coelho is the co-founder and co-director of OPA, the Organization of Permaculture and Art. Isabela is an educator and performing artist, who has worked on many art and social projects with youth and adults in Brasil, Nicaragua and the US.
Jan 15, 2008 · 54 min
Chocolate Can Change the World
Did you know that Americans eat 2.8 billion pounds of chocolate every year? Dr. Tom Neuhaus is the co-founder, president, and chocolatier of Sweet Earth Organic Chocolates, Inc: the only Fair Trade Organic artisan chocolate company in the US. Tom Neuhaus is also the president and founder of Project Hope and Fairness, (www.projecthopeandfairness.org) a non-profit NGO dedicated to helping West African cocoa farmers. Learn how your conscientious consumption of chocolate can change the world.
Jan 13, 2008 · 37 min
Maya Food Foresters
The Maya cultivated the forest as a garden for thousands of years. Tune in to hear Maya forest gardeners from El Pilar, Belize, discuss the importance of sustainable cultivation techniques.
Jan 13, 2008 · 50 min
Urban Permaculture with Kat Steele
Kat Steele, is a Permaculture teacher and director of the Urban Permaculture Guild in Oakland, California. Kat is trained in ecovillage design, natural building,and workshop facilitation. In this interview, Kat Steele discusses how to apply Permaculture to your own life and what it was like to be one of Al Gore's 1,000 "foot soldiers."
Jan 12, 2008 · 51 min
Post-Petroleum Survival Guide and Cookbook
Albert Bates is the author of the Post-Petroleum Survival Guide and Cookbook: Recipes for Changing Times and director of the institute for AppropriateTechnology since 1984 and the Ecovillage Training Center since 1994. In this April, 2007 interview, he shares some of his recipes for living a sustainable and rewarding life during this energy-descent time.
Jan 12, 2008 · 1 hr 3 min
How Mushrooms Can Save the World- A Conversation with Paul Stamets
Episode 1: Paul Stamets, founder and president of Fungi Perfecti, has written six books on mushroom cultivation, use, and identification, including the bestseller, Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World. In this interview Paul talks about mycorestoration, what the fungal kingdom has to teach us, and how fungi have a sense of humor. Tune in to learn why you should love the Mycelium running beneath your feet.

Sustainable World Radio- Ecology and Permaculture Podcast

Ray Cirino: The Power of Sustainable Art and Imagination

Simple Prosperity

Building Houses and Community with Cob

Ianto Evans - Natural Builder

Permaculture and Art

Chocolate Can Change the World

Maya Food Foresters

Urban Permaculture with Kat Steele

Post-Petroleum Survival Guide and Cookbook

How Mushrooms Can Save the World- A Conversation with Paul Stamets