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This episode of Living Permaculture explores careers in farming and topics affecting our regional farming community. Hosts Vanessa Harmony and Jerome Osentowski examine the career history and current work of Jen Ghigiarelli, Membership Coordinator for Rocky Mountain Farmers Union.

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.

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, the third Monday of each month at 4pm.

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”.

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, the third Monday of each month at 4pm.

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.

On this episode of Living Permaculture, host Jerome Ostentowski chats with Sara Tymczyszyn and Rachel Becker from Highwater farm in Silt.

On this episode of Living Permaculture, host Jerome Osentowski welcomes Eden and Ben to chat about Colorado voters considering healthy school meals for all.

On this episode of Living Permaculture, Jerome welcomes Vanessa Harmony of Colorado Edible Forest, a nursery located in Spring Valley in Glenwood Springs with hardy edible perennial plants.