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How to teach permaculture? This is a very special episode - my way of celebrating the late Graham Bell - a tribute to a permaculture elder, pioneer, forest gardener, teacher, mentor, author, father, husband, friend. Graham died in early March 2023 after a brief illness. I join the permaculture community around the world in acknowledging his enormous contribution to the field of permaculture, and to teaching permaculture teachers. I send my deepest condolences to his family.Our focus here at the Permaculture Education Institute is about teaching permaculture teachers, and Graham has been teaching for decades too - one of the early pioneers of the movement.  I was keen to talk with him about his insights and experience as an educator. And oh my, what richness is within. I hope you thoroughly enjoy listing to Graham’s story spanning decades and the globe, and his wisdom shared. I actually recorded this episode late 2022 and had been trying to work out how to edit it - Graham and I talked for almost 2 hours. I thought I needed to edit it to about an hour, but I could simply not work out which stories to leave out. In the end, I have decided to simply share the whole conversation with you.You can watch this over in our Sense-Making in a Changing World Youtube channel here.Graham Bell's Books THE PERMACULTURE WAY - Practical Steps To Create A Self-Sustaining World THE PERMACULTURE GARDEN This podcast is supported by Permaculture Education Institute - teaching permaculture teachers globally. We host permaculture courses, as well as free monthly permaculture film club and masterclass events. We broadcast from a solar powered studio in the midst of a permaculture ecovillage food forest. You can also watch Sense-Making in a Changing World on youtube.SUBSCRIBE for notification of each new episode & please leave us a 5 star REVIEW so our show will be recommended to others by the bots (really it does help for these conversations and ideas to myceliate). We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live work and play and pay or respects to elders past and present. We are based on the unceded land of the Gubbi Gubbi .

Our housing system is broken, but where do we look for different ways forward and a theory of change? Come and join me with economist Karl Fitzgerald from Grounded the new Community Land Trust Advocacy (and formerly of Prosper Australia ).  Karl advocates that a saner future awaits when we focus on a community land housing solution that moves us away from the speculative drive and sprawl. He is dedicated to creating and sharing new models and developing housing futures that are intertwined with the permaculture movement.  Listen throughout for how Karl cleverly describes this model of community land trusts through the language of permaculture principles, and describes a community-led `affordable housing option.  So many possibilities presented. Grounded is researching ways forward - to come together. Grow together! GROUNDED FACEBOOKGROUNDED EVENT Karl mentioned:Community land trust UKCornwall CLT Champlain CLT Vermont  Karl also mentioned the First Knowledges series of books . This podcast is supported by Permaculture Education Institute - teaching permaculture teachers globally. We host permaculture courses, as well as free monthly permaculture film club and masterclass events. We broadcast from a solar powered studio in the midst of a permaculture ecovillage food forest. You can also watch Sense-Making in a Changing World on youtube.SUBSCRIBE for notification of each new episode & please leave us a 5 star REVIEW so our show will be recommended to others by the bots (really it does help for these conversations and ideas to myceliate). We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live work and play and pay or respects to elders past and present. We are based on the unceded land of the Gubbi Gubbi .

Welcome to  this Permaculture Writer's Club episode of the Sense-making in a Changing World Podcast hosted Morag Gamble. This series is a chance to explore different forms of permaculture writing and speak with a range of authors and publishers.  Morag is joined here in this conversation by Robyn Rosenfeldt, founding editor and publisher of Pip Magazine.  Come behind the scenes of PIP Magazine - Australia's permaculture magazine, learn what makes a good article or story, what magazine editors are looking for and ways to approach PIP with your story. This podcast is supported by Permaculture Education Institute - teaching permaculture teachers globally. We host permaculture courses, as well as free monthly permaculture film club and masterclass events. We broadcast from a solar powered studio in the midst of a permaculture ecovillage food forest. You can also watch Sense-Making in a Changing World on youtube.SUBSCRIBE for notification of each new episode & please leave us a 5 star REVIEW so our show will be recommended to others by the bots (really it does help for these conversations and ideas to myceliate). We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live work and play and pay or respects to elders past and present. We are based on the unceded land of the Gubbi Gubbi .

Welcome to a special Permaculture Writer's Club episode of the Sense-making in a Changing World podcast. I am joined by the wonderful permaculture grower, forest gardener, youtuber and author, Liz Zorab who runs Byther Farm with Mr J -  to live a self sufficient, eco friendly life. . She is author of the best-selling book Grounded: A Gardener’s journey to abundance and self-sufficency -  put out by Permanent Publications and is finishing up her second book - the Seasoned Gardener - due out soon.In this episode, Liz shares how she has created 2 amazing permaculture farms and has healed herself in the process - of how she got going on her successful youtube channel and how she has gone about writing her books. Liz is so generous in her sharing. This conversation is full of practical strategies and ideas from paddock to pen.The Permaculture Writer's Club and Sense-Making in a Changing World podcast are hosted by the Permaculture Education Institute - teaching permaculture teachers and hosting a global permaculture graduate learning community called the Permaculture Hive.  You can also find lots of practical permaculture videos on my Our Permaculture Life Youtube Make sure to subscribe so you get notification of these weekly podcast episodes. I’d love for you to leave us lovely 5 star review too (it helps the bots to find our little podcast). You can also watch this podcast on youtube.We  acknowledge the traditional custodians of the unceded lands from which we share this podcast with you, the Gubbi Gubbi, and pay my deep respect to their elders past present and emerging. I’d like to recognise their care for this land, the waters, and biodiversity for so many many thousands of years.Thanks to Kim Kirkman for the music. This podcast is supported by Permaculture Education Institute - teaching permaculture teachers globally. We host permaculture courses, as well as free monthly permaculture film club and masterclass events. We broadcast from a solar powered studio in the midst of a permaculture ecovillage food forest. You can also watch Sense-Making in a Changing World on youtube.SUBSCRIBE for notification of each new episode & please leave us a 5 star REVIEW so our show will be recommended to others by the bots (really it does help for these conversations and ideas to myceliate). We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live work and play and pay or respects to elders past and present. We are based on the unceded land of the Gubbi Gubbi .

Have you ever wanted to become a permaculture writer? Listen in to learn the niches waiting for permaculture writers and insights from our guest's decades of permaculture writing, editing and publishing. I am delighted to welcome you to a the first of our special Permaculture Writer's Club series on the Sense-making in a Changing World podcast. This podcast is an initiative of the Permaculture Education Institute. We teach permaculture teachers around the world and host global permaculture conversations and learning communities. Who better to launch the Permaculture Writer's Club with me than Maddy Harland - writer, editor, publisher extraordinaire.  I love when I get the chance to catch up with her.  Maddy is the cofounder and editor of the brilliant 30+ year old Permaculture Magazine and co-founder too of Permanent Publications - THE major contributor of permaculture books in the world.  Maddy is also an avid beekeeper, no-dig gardener, forest gardener, walker, nature lover and a mother of two amazing daughters. She is a visiting Knowledge Exchange Fellow of the Institute of Theological Partnerships at the University of Winchester in the UK and through her publishing company, a recipient of the Queens Award for entrepreneurship “unfettered dedication to promoting sustainable development internationally.” Maddy and I talk about what kind of writing we need in permaculture now & how we need more diversity of permaculture writing, more writing about fair share and good writing that opens the conversation about what in the world that is possible - sign posting what the future might look like and describe a diversity of practical climate adaptations for all the different regions of the world, and all different contexts. Here's where to make a book submission to Permanent Publications. This podcast is supported by Permaculture Education Institute - teaching permaculture teachers globally. We host permaculture courses, as well as free monthly permaculture film club and masterclass events. We broadcast from a solar powered studio in the midst of a permaculture ecovillage food forest. You can also watch Sense-Making in a Changing World on youtube.SUBSCRIBE for notification of each new episode & please leave us a 5 star REVIEW so our show will be recommended to others by the bots (really it does help for these conversations and ideas to myceliate). We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live work and play and pay or respects to elders past and present. We are based on the unceded land of the Gubbi Gubbi .

In the new episode of Morag Gamble’s podcast, Michael Mobbs shares insights from his 50 + years experience living and breathing environmentalism and sustainability. Starting out as Australia’s first environmental lawyer in 1978, Michael went on to create an off-grid home for his family in the 1990s – right in the heart of Sydney. His passion for sustainability led him to write two books: Sustainable House, and, Sustainable Food. Michael’s off-grid home is featured in Zac Efron’s latest season of Down to Earth on Netflix, and a model of the home is on display in the Powerhouse Museum Sydney. (here's a link to the trailer - Michael is featured in the Eco-Innovators episode) As for the need for climate action, now? Michael says: “The best way through (the climate crisis) is by consuming food that you grow or buying locally grown. And when you grow food, do so with the compost that you create from your food waste. There's no such thing as waste, just a failure of imagination. Don't be without imagination – be with compost, be with the soil, be with plants.” The Sustainable House website with Michael MobbsSustainable House Book by Michael MobbsSustainable Food Book by Michael Mobbs This podcast is supported by Permaculture Education Institute - teaching permaculture teachers globally. We host permaculture courses, as well as free monthly permaculture film club and masterclass events. We broadcast from a solar powered studio in the midst of a permaculture ecovillage food forest. You can also watch Sense-Making in a Changing World on youtube.SUBSCRIBE for notification of each new episode & please leave us a 5 star REVIEW so our show will be recommended to others by the bots (really it does help for these conversations and ideas to myceliate). We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live work and play and pay or respects to elders past and present. We are based on the unceded land of the Gubbi Gubbi .

This episode of Sense-Making in a Changing World is the final of our 5 part Urban Agriculture series released during Urban Agriculture Month in November 2022.Here, Morag Gamble is joined by Chris Smyth, a coordinator of Community Gardens Australia (WA). They talk about the gardens he co-founded on the Murdoch University Campus, as well as the community gardening movement around the country.Chris, a retired Assoc. Professor and Dean of the School of Media Communication & Culture at Murdoch University, was able to assist students negotiating the university landscape to enable this garden to happen, and link many of the faculties to the project.Community gardens and city farms are places where people come together to grow fresh food, to learn, relax and make new friends. Community Gardens Australia connects and celebrates the growing movement of  city farms and community garden around Australia. It is a community-based organisation linking people interested in city farming and community gardening with each other and other projects. Morag was a founder of this organisation back in the 1990s with just a few dozen projects. Now there are hundreds of active projects. The resources on the website are vast and a go-to place if you are interested in starting a new garden.  All the local coordinators in each state and region are volunteers and love to hear from those wanting to create projects, or from projects that need help.  Urban Agriculture MonthThis special Urban Agriculture series on Sense-Making in a Changing World is brought to you by the Permaculture Education Institute in collaboration with Sustain Australia - celebrating growing food in cities and towns for Urban Agriculture Month. Podcast Host: Morag GambleUrban Agriculture Month Ambassador, Morag Gamble, founder of Permaculture Education Institute & teacher of permaculture teachers, is a passionate advocate for urban permaculture and has been deeply involved in creating, supporting and networking projects and programs for 30 years on 5 continents.  She is cofounder of Northey Street City Farm in Brisbane and the Australian Community Gardens Network. Her blog and youtube channel include loads of urban permaculture content and this podcast features many urban agriculture pioneers. This podcast is supported by Permaculture Education Institute - teaching permaculture teachers globally. We host permaculture courses, as well as free monthly permaculture film club and masterclass events. We broadcast from a solar powered studio in the midst of a permaculture ecovillage food forest. You can also watch Sense-Making in a Changing World on youtube.SUBSCRIBE for notification of each new episode & please leave us a 5 star REVIEW so our show will be recommended to others by the bots (really it does help for these conversations and ideas to myceliate). We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live work and play and pay or respects to elders past and present. We are based on the unceded land of the Gubbi Gubbi .

In this episode of Sense-Making in a Changing World, host Morag Gamble speaks with Buttons Testa - the creator of The Mushroomery - a micro mushroom farm she set up in her Brunswick backyard in Naarm (Melbourne) in a 10m2 growing space.The little farm supplies two restaurants and a farm gate from time to time with tasty oyster mushrooms. She is influenced by the ethics and principles of permaculture. She is working on closing multiple loops of waste within her farm. Being a massive foodie she is keen on making farming more visible in the city to create better understanding around food within the urban bubble. Buttons is also inspired to spread the knowledge of how mushrooms grow and what wonderful benefits they can have for yours and the environments health. Fungi is on the precipice of solving many earthly problems from waste to health. Buttons also loves to show how much food can be grown on small marginal plots of land in the inner city. She believes that we will need to localise our food systems in order to transition to a low-energy sustainable future.  This is part 4 of our 5 part  Urban Agriculture podcast series celebrating Urban Agriculture Month (Nov 2022) Urban Agriculture MonthThis special Urban Agriculture series on Sense-Making in a Changing World is brought to you by the Permaculture Education Institute in collaboration with Sustain Australia - celebrating growing food in cities and towns for Urban Agriculture Month. Podcast Host: Morag GambleUrban Agriculture Month Ambassador, Morag Gamble, founder of Permaculture Education Institute & teacher of permaculture teachers, is a passionate advocate for urban permaculture and has been deeply involved in creating, supporting and networking projects and programs for 30 years on 5 continents.  She is cofounder of Northey Street City Farm in Brisbane and the Australian Community Gardens Network. Her blog and youtube channel include loads of urban permaculture content and this podcast features many urban agriculture pioneers. This podcast is supported by Permaculture Education Institute - teaching permaculture teachers globally. We host permaculture courses, as well as free monthly permaculture film club and masterclass events. We broadcast from a solar powered studio in the midst of a permaculture ecovillage food forest. You can also watch Sense-Making in a Changing World on youtube.SUBSCRIBE for notification of each new episode & please leave us a 5 star REVIEW so our show will be recommended to others by the bots (really it does help for these conversations and ideas to myceliate). We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live work and play and pay or respects to elders past and present. We are based on the unceded land of the Gubbi Gubbi .

Landscape Architect and urban farmer, Hilary Hoggett - President of Fawkner Food Bowls in Naarm (Melbourne) -  takes  us on a journey into hyper local food systems. This is part 3 of our 5 part  Urban Agriculture podcast series celebrating Urban Agriculture Month (Nov 2022) Fawkner Food Bowls is a community market garden which grows herbs, vegetables, and seedlings for their very local area. They work with volunteers and community members providing culturally relevant food in a thriving growing space where community can learn about urban food growing through sustainable and regenerative growing practices. They strive to address local food security through growing and distributing food, support social cohesion within their diverse community, and build community resilience in the face of climate change.Fawkner Food Bowls started with two local residents who wanted to grow food on a larger scale than their front yards AND find a family-friendly place to relax, enjoy and meet other locals. Their ideas was supported first by the Fawkner Bowling Club and also by The Neighbourhood Project, an urban placemaking initiative of CoDesign Studio - and it has grown from strength to strength - particularly meeting local food and community needs during the long lock-downs in Melbourne.  Urban Agriculture MonthThis special Urban Agriculture series on Sense-Making in a Changing World is brought to you by the Permaculture Education Institute in collaboration with Sustain Australia - celebrating growing food in cities and towns for Urban Agriculture Month. Podcast Host: Morag GambleUrban Agriculture Month Ambassador, Morag Gamble, founder of Permaculture Education Institute & teacher of permaculture teachers, is a passionate advocate for urban permaculture and has been deeply involved in creating, supporting and networking projects and programs for 30 years on 5 continents.  She is cofounder of Northey Street City Farm in Brisbane and the Australian Community Gardens Network. Her blog and youtube channel include loads of urban permaculture content and this podcast features many urban agriculture pioneers. This podcast is supported by Permaculture Education Institute - teaching permaculture teachers globally. We host permaculture courses, as well as free monthly permaculture film club and masterclass events. We broadcast from a solar powered studio in the midst of a permaculture ecovillage food forest. You can also watch Sense-Making in a Changing World on youtube.SUBSCRIBE for notification of each new episode & please leave us a 5 star REVIEW so our show will be recommended to others by the bots (really it does help for these conversations and ideas to myceliate). We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live work and play and pay or respects to elders past and present. We are based on the unceded land of the Gubbi Gubbi .

This episode is all about keeping bees in our backyards. This is part of our 5 part  Urban Agriculture podcast series celebrating Urban Agriculture Month (Nov 2022).  My guest today is Amanda Collins of Ballarat Backyard Beehives and member of the Ballarat Permaculture Guild. Amanda and her partner Scott became accidental beekeepers ten years ago after being gifted a hive and falling in love with the bees. Since then, their passion for beekeeping has grown into a small apiary of 80 hives, delivering beekeeping courses and undertaking formalised training in beekeeping, training and assessment and Agribusiness.  Amanda is the founder of HiveMind Community Apiary, a community apiary established to provide beekeeper training for people at risk of living with a mental illness. The couple are strongly connected to their local community and are advocates for urban farming, verge gardening and sustainability.  Urban Agriculture MonthThis special Urban Agriculture series on Sense-Making in a Changing World is brought to you by the Permaculture Education Institute in collaboration with Sustain Australia - celebrating growing food in cities and towns for Urban Agriculture Month. Podcast Host: Morag GambleMorag Gamble, founder of Permaculture Education Institute & teacher of permaculture teachers, is a passionate advocate for urban permaculture and has been deeply involved in creating, supporting and networking projects and programs for 30 years on 5 continents.  She is cofounder of Northey Street City Farm in Brisbane and the Australian Community Gardens Network. Her blog and youtube channel include loads of urban permaculture content and this podcast features many urban agriculture pioneers. This podcast is supported by Permaculture Education Institute - teaching permaculture teachers globally. We host permaculture courses, as well as free monthly permaculture film club and masterclass events. We broadcast from a solar powered studio in the midst of a permaculture ecovillage food forest. You can also watch Sense-Making in a Changing World on youtube.SUBSCRIBE for notification of each new episode & please leave us a 5 star REVIEW so our show will be recommended to others by the bots (really it does help for these conversations and ideas to myceliate). We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live work and play and pay or respects to elders past and present. We are based on the unceded land of the Gubbi Gubbi .

Welcome to this special Urban Agriculture  podcast series celebrating Urban Agriculture Month (Nov 2022). My first guest is Jacqui Besgrove of Pocket City Farms in central Sydney. Back in 2015, they began the transformation of a disused bowling green into a wonderfully thriving community food hub, and they want to contribute to urban farming becoming a normal part of our society and urban fabric. Local sustainable food production close to where the bulk of our population live - and can connect with and learn from - is integral in securing a healthy future for our communities and our planet. Pocket City Farm is about growing local and organic produce, providing education about food and farming, and creating community connection through being a welcoming place full of fabulous programs. Links: https://www.pocketcityfarms.com.au/ https://www.pocketcityfarms.com.au/events https://www.facebook.com/pocketcityfarms https://www.instagram.com/pocketcityfarms/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/pocket-city-farms Guest: Jacqui BesgroveJacqui Besgrove  is COO at Pocket City Farms and has over 10 years experience working as a permaculture designer as ¼ of Permablitz the Gong!, through her own private consulting practice Earthrise Permaculture and has experience applying permaculture design principles to social enterprise settings with her work at Green Connect. She leads Restorative Ecologies: Permaculture Principles and Practice as part of the UNSW Master of Environmental Management program. She is passionate about urban solutions and promoting permaculture principles and practice within our cities and suburbs to increase resilience and show how much fun radical downshifting can be.Podcast Host: Morag GambleMorag Gamble, founder of Permaculture Education Institute & teacher of permaculture teachers, is a passionate advocate for urban permaculture and has been deeply involved in creating, supporting and networking projects and programs for 30 years on 5 continents.  She is cofounder of Northey Street City Farm in Brisbane and the Australian Community Gardens Network. Her blog and youtube channel include loads of urban permaculture content and this podcast features many urban agriculture pioneers.Urban Agriculture MonthThis special Urban Agriculture series on Sense-Making in a Changing World is This podcast is supported by Permaculture Education Institute - teaching permaculture teachers globally. We host permaculture courses, as well as free monthly permaculture film club and masterclass events. We broadcast from a solar powered studio in the midst of a permaculture ecovillage food forest. You can also watch Sense-Making in a Changing World on youtube.SUBSCRIBE for notification of each new episode & please leave us a 5 star REVIEW so our show will be recommended to others by the bots (really it does help for these conversations and ideas to myceliate). We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live work and play and pay or respects to elders past and present. We are based on the unceded land of the Gubbi Gubbi .

Seventeen years ago, Rob Pekin decided to radicalise the way we shop for and distribute fresh food. His concept for a new food system was based on community, connection and localisation – and the result is an Australian-wide food systems revolution called Food ConnectBorn and bred on a dairy farm in western Victoria, Rob began to imagine a different kind of food system after he lost the family farm and fell into a depression. “The food connect model started out as a multi-farmer community-supported agriculture project. It was really my attempt as a pretty busted-up dairy farmer, disgruntled with the world and how it worked, saying – well, if I’m going to do something on a solutions side of things, I have to address probably the biggest source of misuse of power, which is in the distribution side of things.” In the latest episode of the Sense-making in a Changing World podcast, I chat with Rob about his journey and the Food Connect vision.  Hear more in this earlier interview with Rob's partner and Food Connect co-creator, Emma Kate Rose. (interviewed on Episode 14)What they’ve created is an is an inspiring  highly networked localised ethical and regenerative  food system -  one that nourishes growers, consumers, producers, the earth and foregrounds indigenous voices. Before we begin, I'd like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the unceded lands from which I’m speaking with you, the Gubbi Gubbi, and pay my deep respect to their elders past present and emerging. I’d like to recognise care for country, the waters and biodiversity for millenia. Don’t forget to give the podcast five stars! Rating the podcast helps promote the podcast to others so we can share the stories of permaculture and the amazing people we interview.This podcast is supported by the Permaculture Education Institute.Thanks to Rhiannon Gamble for editing, and Kim Kirkman for the introductory music. This podcast is supported by Permaculture Education Institute - teaching permaculture teachers globally. We host permaculture courses, as well as free monthly permaculture film club and masterclass events. We broadcast from a solar powered studio in the midst of a permaculture ecovillage food forest. You can also watch Sense-Making in a Changing World on youtube.SUBSCRIBE for notification of each new episode & please leave us a 5 star REVIEW so our show will be recommended to others by the bots (really it does help for these conversations and ideas to myceliate). We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live work and play and pay or respects to elders past and present. We are based on the unceded land of the Gubbi Gubbi .

The topic of ethical fashion is in the media this week because the annual Ethical Fashion Guide has been released. But can fashion ever be ethical? My guest on this week’s Sense-making in a Changing World podcast is Shannon Lohr – a leader in the ethical fashion world. Shannon’s career is defined by her efforts to change the fashion industry, promoting a sustainable approach focused on local production, quality materials and timeless designs. She believes how we dress ourselves is connected to the health of the planet. “There is no such thing as perfectly sustainable fashion. Anytime you're making something new, it's going to have an impact,” Shannon says. “It doesn't matter if you make your clothing with organic cotton if landfill is still overflowing with clothing. The real problem is the culture and marketing system that the fast fashion industry uses which tells consumers: buy a dress, wear it that night, throw it to the back of your closet and never wear it again or put it in the trash. That’s what creates an inherently unsustainable fashion industry.”  Shannon is the founder and director of Factory45 – an online business school that helps sustainable fashion entrepreneurs consider fashion design and manufacturing in a closed loop way. That means considering the life cycle of a garment beyond its immediate use and what the customer will do with it when they’re done wearing it. She’s also a strong advocate for increasing supply chain transparency through sourcing, localisation and storytelling. She’s been named a thought leader for the future of fashion and was nominated as a “Woman of Note” by the Wall Street Journal. This podcast is supported by Permaculture Education Institute - teaching permaculture teachers globally. We host permaculture courses, as well as free monthly permaculture film club and masterclass events. We broadcast from a solar powered studio in the midst of a permaculture ecovillage food forest. You can also watch Sense-Making in a Changing World on youtube.SUBSCRIBE for notification of each new episode & please leave us a 5 star REVIEW so our show will be recommended to others by the bots (really it does help for these conversations and ideas to myceliate). We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live work and play and pay or respects to elders past and present. We are based on the unceded land of the Gubbi Gubbi .

Welcome to this episode of Sense-Making in a Changing World.  I am delighted to be joined by the wonderful Emma Cutting, creator of The Heart Gardening Project and visionary Melbourne Pollinator CorridorThe Heart Gardening Project is a community initiative that joyfully connects humans to nature through street gardening. Emma revels in connecting the dots between different people and fields of expertise through this project and connecting to the world through her street gardening, getting completely covered in dirt and creating positive change. While she grew up on a farm in Northern NSW, Emma is now based in inner Melbourne and is a full-time mum, piano teacher, pianist, verge gardener, amateur plantswoman and amateur naturalist. She get's called many things -  a community pollinator activist - The Bee Lady. She has recently recovered from a 12 year battle with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome which she says has helped shape her to be the person she is today. I think she is an extraordinary doer, catalyst and connector.Emma's book, the Melbourne Pollinator Corridor Handbook can be found here - a fabulous resource for people wanting to design for pollinator habitat in urban areas.The Melbourne Pollinator Corridor is an 8km community-driven wildlife corridor that will link 2 large green patches that run along the Birrarung (Yarra River), Westgate Park and the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. It is an Australia-first project that she hopes will create a buzz, and be replicated across the country and beyond. Emma is leading a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for this project. Already they have generated enough for the first hub of gardens. Let's help her create all four hubs across the corridor. Here is the link to donate. This podcast is wholly supported by the Permaculture Education Institute  - we teach  permaculture teachers. Check out this link for all of our courses, events and programs.The Permaculture Education Institute would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the unceded lands from which we are broadcasting this show, the Gubbi Gubbi, and pay our deep respect to their elders past present and emerging. We'd also like to recognise their deep care for this land, the waters, and biodiversity for so many thousands of years.Remember to subscribe so you get notification of these weekly podcast episodes, leave a lovely review (it helps the algorithms to find and share our little podcast). This podcast is supported by Permaculture Education Institute - teaching permaculture teachers globally. We host permaculture courses, as well as free monthly permaculture film club and masterclass events. We broadcast from a solar powered studio in the midst of a permaculture ecovillage food forest. You can also watch Sense-Making in a Changing World on youtube.SUBSCRIBE for notification of each new episode & please leave us a 5 star REVIEW so our show will be recommended to others by the bots (really it does help for these conversations and ideas to myceliate). We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live work and play and pay or respects to elders past and present. We are based on the unceded land of the Gubbi Gubbi .

Welcome to the fourth and final part of this special localisation series on Sense-making in a Changing World podcast with internationally claimed localisation activist Helena Norberg-Hodge . We all know that a radical shift in the way humanity is living is essential for our future. Where do we spend our energy as activists to have the most impact possible? Here we explores the concept of Big Picture activism - acting locally and globally simultaneously and what role permaculture can play.  In the first 3 parts we talked about the global economy, localising our food system and the importance of focussing our efforts on building community and restoring ecosystems. Here in part 4 we dive big picture activism.  Helena is the founder and director of  Local Futures, an international nonprofit organization dedicated to renewing ecological and social wellbeing by strengthening communities and local economies worldwide.  Helena has just released a new film, Planet Local: A Quiet revolution. Her first book Ancient Futures, written in 1991 has been translated into 40 languages and sold over 1 million copies. She’s been the subject of hundreds of articles and written many books, including her latest book, Local is Our Future: Steps to an Economics of Happiness which accompanies her award-winning documentary, also called The Economics of Happiness. Helena’s work spans almost five decades, with support and collaboration from leading ecological thinkers. She has been the recipient of a right livelihood award, also known as the alternative Nobel peace prize and also the Goi Peace Prize.  I first met Helena back in 1992 at Schumacher college, and was absolutely inspired by the work that she was doing and subsequently volunteered with her in Ladakh or little Tibet.  So again grab your notebook, listen with friends, follow up by watching Helena’s films and delving into her study group materials and localisation action guide, and feel free to share widely. Before we begin, I’d like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I’m meeting with you today. I’m here on the unceded land of the Gubbi Gubbi people and on the banks of the Moocaboola river.  So sit back and enjoy, and thank you so much for being here as part of this series of conversations with Helena Norberg-Hodge.   This podcast series is hosted by Morag Gamble and brought to you by The Permaculture Education Institute. Please rate and review this podcast in the Apple Podcast app, Spotify, or wherever you listen. By giving this podcast a five-star review, we can help bring Permacultur This podcast is supported by Permaculture Education Institute - teaching permaculture teachers globally. We host permaculture courses, as well as free monthly permaculture film club and masterclass events. We broadcast from a solar powered studio in the midst of a permaculture ecovillage food forest. You can also watch Sense-Making in a Changing World on youtube.SUBSCRIBE for notification of each new episode & please leave us a 5 star REVIEW so our show will be recommended to others by the bots (really it does help for these conversations and ideas to myceliate). We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live work and play and pay or respects to elders past and present. We are based on the unceded land of the Gubbi Gubbi .

In episode three of our four-part conversation for World Localisation Day, Morag Gamble talks with Helena Norberg-Hodge about the central role of community and ecology in our world. And, how localising both of these things can improve the health of people and the planet. Helena is a filmmaker, author and founder and director of the international non-profit organisation, Local Futures. Helena and I first met in 1992, working on the Ladakh Project over the other side of the Himalayas in the Indus Valley. This time we spent together (and since) as well as her film, Ancient Futures, led Evan and me to work in Permaculture. Thirty years later, I’m still inspired and motivated by Helena’s wisdom and mission. In this episode, Morag and Helena discuss: How healthy communities nurture healthy happy children; The pitfalls of modern education systems and consumer cultures that pit children (and adults) against each other; The role of elders in communities; How indigenous knowledge and rural living has been systematically depreciated; The relationship between nature, animals and human happiness; How we can reconnect with place, even when we live away from our ancestral lands; What individualism looks like in modern cities and how we can break away from unhealthy lifestyles. This podcast is brought to you by The Permaculture Education Institute. Please rate and review this podcast in the Apple Podcast app, Spotify, or wherever you listen. By giving this podcast a five-star review, we can help bring Permaculture into other people’s lives. This podcast is supported by Permaculture Education Institute - teaching permaculture teachers globally. We host permaculture courses, as well as free monthly permaculture film club and masterclass events. We broadcast from a solar powered studio in the midst of a permaculture ecovillage food forest. You can also watch Sense-Making in a Changing World on youtube.SUBSCRIBE for notification of each new episode & please leave us a 5 star REVIEW so our show will be recommended to others by the bots (really it does help for these conversations and ideas to myceliate). We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live work and play and pay or respects to elders past and present. We are based on the unceded land of the Gubbi Gubbi .

Welcome to the second of this special 4 part series on Sense-Making in a Changing World podcast. I am talking with a pioneer of the new economy movement - internationally claimed localisation activist Helena Norberg-Hodge about the food system. Relocalising the food system is central to creating a shift in the global economy, restoring communities and regenerating landscapes. Regenerative food systems are locally-adapted biodiverse agro-ecosystems deeply connected to place and community. Helena is the initiator of the global celebration of World Localization Day which is being celebrated on 21 June in 2022. Together with Helena, we are celebrating all month with weekly conversations, but also a screening of her new film  Planet Local: A Quiet Revolution and hosting a Masterclass together. Helena is the founder and Director of Local Futures, an international nonprofit organisation dedicated to renewing ecological and social wellbeing by strengthening communities and local economies worldwide.Helena's first book Ancient Futures has been translated into 40 languages and sold over 1 million copies. She's been the subject of hundreds of articles and written many books, including her latest book, Local is Our Future: Steps to an Economics of Happiness, which accompanies her award-winning documentary, also called the Economics of Happiness. Helena's work spans almost five decades and she collaborates with leading ecological thinkers. She's been the recipient of a Right Livelihood Award, also known as the alternative Nobel Peace Prize and also the Goi Peace Prize for contributing to “the revitalization of cultural and biological diversity, and the strengthening of local communities and economies worldwide.”I first met Helena back in 1992 at Schumacher College, and was absolutely inspired by the work that she was doing and subsequently volunteered with her in Ladakh (Little Tibet). This is the first of our series of conversations about localisation. A new episode will be released each Wednesday  the global economy the food system community and ecology big picture activism So grab your notebook, listen in with friends, fol This podcast is supported by Permaculture Education Institute - teaching permaculture teachers globally. We host permaculture courses, as well as free monthly permaculture film club and masterclass events. We broadcast from a solar powered studio in the midst of a permaculture ecovillage food forest. You can also watch Sense-Making in a Changing World on youtube.SUBSCRIBE for notification of each new episode & please leave us a 5 star REVIEW so our show will be recommended to others by the bots (really it does help for these conversations and ideas to myceliate). We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live work and play and pay or respects to elders past and present. We are based on the unceded land of the Gubbi Gubbi .

Welcome to the first of this special 4 part series on Sense-Making in a Changing World podcast. I am talking with a pioneer of the new economy movement - internationally claimed localisation activist Helena Norberg-Hodge.  She initiated a global celebration of World Localization Day which is being celebrated on 21 June in 2022, but we are celebrating all month with weekly episodes with Helena. Helena is the founder and Director of Local Futures, an international nonprofit organisation dedicated to renewing ecological and social wellbeing by strengthening communities and local economies worldwide.Helena's first book Ancient Futures has been translated into 40 languages and sold over 1 million copies. She's been the subject of hundreds of articles and written many books, including her latest book, Local is Our Future: Steps to an Economics of Happiness, which accompanies her award-winning documentary, also called the Economics of Happiness. Helena has just released a new film, Planet Local: A Quiet Revolution Helena's work spans almost five decades and she collaborates with leading ecological thinkers. She's been the recipient of a Right Livelihood Award, also known as the alternative Nobel Peace Prize and also the Goi Peace Prize for contributing to “the revitalization of cultural and biological diversity, and the strengthening of local communities and economies worldwide.” I first met Helena back in 1992 at Schumacher College, and was absolutely inspired by the work that she was doing and subsequently volunteered with her in Ladakh (Little Tibet). This is the first of our series of conversations about localisation. A new episode will be released each Wednesday  the global economy the food system community and ecology big picture activism So grab your notebook, listen in with friends, follow up by watching Helena's films and delving into her  localisation action guide.Local Futures is also releasing a brand new film this month called Bringing the Economy Home: The Rise of the Worldwide Localization Movement. We will be screening this on June 20 at the Permaculture Film Club. Helena will be joining live in conversation at this event. This podcast is supported by Permaculture Education Institute - teaching permaculture teachers globally. We host permaculture courses, as well as free monthly permaculture film club and masterclass events. We broadcast from a solar powered studio in the midst of a permaculture ecovillage food forest. You can also watch Sense-Making in a Changing World on youtube.SUBSCRIBE for notification of each new episode & please leave us a 5 star REVIEW so our show will be recommended to others by the bots (really it does help for these conversations and ideas to myceliate). We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live work and play and pay or respects to elders past and present. We are based on the unceded land of the Gubbi Gubbi .

Welcome to this episode of Sense-Making in a Changing World - being released at a critical moment in history here in Australia - the cusp of the Australian Federal election.A few months ago I interviewed my amazingly talented friend Tim Hollo, author, musician, climate activist, community leader, Director of the The Green Institute  Founder of Green Music, catalyst of so many community initiatives, AND currently a Greens candidate for the seat of Canberra in our current Federal Election. (I knew he was going to be way too busy for such a long and relaxed chat in the weeks leading up to election day). Almost 2 years ago I called a group together here in Australia informally called "Leadership in a Changing World" and it is through this that I came to meet and know Tim, and deeply understand the depth of his scholarship, compassion and action. I wish for our governments at all levels to be filled with people with the heart and thinking that Tim shares, and the practical skills and ideas too - what a different world and kind of democracy we would be experiencing Please take the time to listen - even if you are not in Australia. This is not campaigning - it is deep and thoughtful exploration about what Tim calls Living Democracy - actually the title of his forthcoming book published by UNSW Press . In his book, he offers bold ideas and a positive vision for the future. While it might be the end of the world as we know it, it doesn’t have to be the end of the world. In fact, around the globe, people and communities are beginning a whole new journey.Often we can feel disempowered in the political process, but political will is what we need to bring the changes necessary, and Tim encourages us that the power to change lies within all of us, and change will happen not by working individually, but by working together in communities to re-imagine our local areas that  begin to seed change everywhere through transformative collective action.I wish Tim all the best at the election this weekend, and wish us all a climate safe and just future. This show is hosted by Morag Gamble, founder of the Permaculture Education Institute. Before we begin, I’d like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the unceded lands from which I’m speaking with you, the Gubbi Gubbi, and pay my deep respect to their elders past present and emerging. I’d like to recognise their ability to care for this land, the waters, and biodiversity for so many thousands of years.Remember to subscribe so you get notification of these weekly podcast episodes, leave a lovely review (it helps the algorithms to find and share our little podcast). This podcast is supported by Permaculture Education Institute - teaching permaculture teachers globally. We host permaculture courses, as well as free monthly permaculture film club and masterclass events. We broadcast from a solar powered studio in the midst of a permaculture ecovillage food forest. You can also watch Sense-Making in a Changing World on youtube.SUBSCRIBE for notification of each new episode & please leave us a 5 star REVIEW so our show will be recommended to others by the bots (really it does help for these conversations and ideas to myceliate). We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live work and play and pay or respects to elders past and present. We are based on the unceded land of the Gubbi Gubbi .

In this episode, Morag Gamble talks with Damon Gameau about his latest film, Regenerating Australia. The Permaculture Education Institute's Film Club is hosting a free livestreaming on May 20th. BOOK HERE. Damon Gameau is an award-winning filmmaker, author, father and activist. His 2015 movie, That Sugar Film, broke Australian box office records, and his other feature-length film, 2040, was one of the highest-grossing Australian documentaries of all time. His latest offering, Regenerating Australia, is a short film that explores what Australia could look like in 2030 if we listened to the needs of its people. Based on interviews with a diverse group of Australians about their hopes for the future, the film features well-known voices like Kerry O’Brien, Sandra Sully, Gorgi Coghlan, Tim Flannery, Larissa Behrend and David Pocock. Morag and Damon discuss: Creating a safe space for young people to talk about climate change and take action; The power of storytelling for creating change; The upcoming Australian Federal election; There is no saviour coming to combat climate change – it requires action from the network of changemakers within Australia and the world – our very own mycelial network; What the Northern Rivers flooding in NSW taught us about the importance of localisation and self-governance; How we measure success now and how we might measure it in the future; Kate Raworth’s Doughnut Economics; The problem with apocalyptic storylines; How do we put climate change solutions front and centre so they’re funded; What drives change; Regenerating Songlines Australia, a continent-wide network that connects regenerative projects and practitioners led by First Nations peoples and inclusive of all Australians; The rise of regenerative farming in Australia, contributed partly by Southern Cross University’s Regenerative Agriculture Course; How we can incentivise regeneration of our land; Gregory Landau’s recently formed Regen Network; Australia's reliance on fossil fuels and reluctance to give them up; The power of Indigenous knowledge and the role it can play in healing our planet. This podcast is bought to you by The Permaculture Education Institute. Please rate and review this podcast in the This podcast is supported by Permaculture Education Institute - teaching permaculture teachers globally. We host permaculture courses, as well as free monthly permaculture film club and masterclass events. We broadcast from a solar powered studio in the midst of a permaculture ecovillage food forest. You can also watch Sense-Making in a Changing World on youtube.SUBSCRIBE for notification of each new episode & please leave us a 5 star REVIEW so our show will be recommended to others by the bots (really it does help for these conversations and ideas to myceliate). We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live work and play and pay or respects to elders past and present. We are based on the unceded land of the Gubbi Gubbi .