Living Permaculture
Living Permaculture airs the third Monday of the month at 4 pm
Join us every third Monday of the month for Living Permaculture, KDNK's exploration of agriculture, horticulture, and natural science through the lens of Permaculture Design. Permaculture is a design system based on observing Nature and intelligently utilizing multifunctional elements to self-propel your designs. Each month we feature a guest and topic pertinent to sustainability and environmental stewardship in the Roaring Fork Valley of Colorado and the world. Host Vanessa Harmony owns and operates Colorado Edible Forest LLC, a plant nursery and consulting business in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Co-host Jerome Osentowski is Director of Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute (CRMPI), a non-profit organization in Basalt, Colorado.
Latest Episodes
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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.
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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.
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Vanessa continues her interview with the arborists from Establishing Roots to discuss Emerald Ash Borer, an invasive insect that threatens ash trees.
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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.
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This month on Living Permaculture, Vanessa Harmony and Jerome Osentowski interview local permaculture homesteader and retired neurosurgeon Dr. James Sceats of Glenwood Springs, CO.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.